How Many Student Apply for SSC CGL 2023
How many candidates applied for SSC CGL 2022? Staff Selection Commission has released the number of candidates that applied and attempted for SSC CGL 2023. SSC CGL 2023 Application window was closed on 3rd May 2023. The number of applicants is the important deciding factor for the cut-off. Candidates who are willing to appear for the SSC CGL 2023 must be aware of the total number of candidates who have applied for the examination.
SSC CGL Total Applicants 2023
After the closing application window, SSC has released the total number of candidates who have applied for the SSC CGL 2023 Recruitment. The SSC CGL Total Applicants 2023 are:
- 24,74,030
Category-wise SSC CGL Applicants 2023
We have mentioned below the category-wise number of applicants for the SSC CGL 2023.
| Categories | Number of Applicants |
| SC | 534968 |
| ST | 218875 |
| OBC | 947864 |
| EWS | 188902 |
| UR | 583421 |
Total Number of Applied Candidates in 2022
We have mentioned below the total number of candidates who applied for the SSC CGL 2022 and the number of candidates who appeared in the examination.
| Particulars | Number of Candidates |
| Total Applicants | 33,55,194 |
| Total Candidates appeared in the Exam | 16,16,687 |
| Absent Candidates | 17,38,507 |
Also, we have mentioned below the region-wise details for the candidates who have appeared in the examination. Let’s take a look at the region-wise data.
| Regions | Appeared Candidates |
| Western Region | 108429 |
| MP Sub-Region | 105704 |
| Central Region | 464534 |
| North Eastern Region | 37816 |
| North Western Region | 53617 |
| Southern Region | 187042 |
| Eastern Region | 230763 |
| North Region | 347496 |
| KKR Region | 81286 |
| Total | 16,16,687 |
Candidates Appeared in Previous Years
Candidates must be aware of the previous year’s pattern of the SSC CGL Examination. We have provided below the data on the number of candidates who appeared in the SSC CGL Examination in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc. These numbers will help candidates in having a better understanding of the competition level of the examination.
| Year of Examination | 2022-2023 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017 | 2016 |
| No. of Registered Candidates | 33,55,194 | To be updated | – | 25,97,000 | 30,26,598 | 38,04,000 |
| No. of Appeared Candidates | 16,16,687 | To be updated | 9,78,103 | 8,37,000 | 15,43,962 | 14,82,000 |
| Overall % of Attendance | (48.18%) | To be updated | – | 32.23% | 51.01% | 38.95% |
| No. of Candidates Qualified in Tier I | To be updated | 1,14,135 | 1,25,279 | 1,50,396 | 1,89,838 | 1,49,319 |
| % of Candidates named in Final Merit List | To be updated | To be updated | 12.8% | 17.96% | 12.29% | 10.07% |
| Number of Vacancies | 20,000 (tentative) | 7035 | 8,421 | 11,105 | 8,121 | 10,661 |
We hope this blog provides you with all the details regarding how many candidates applied for SSC CGL 2022. To read more such blogs, visit the Oliveboard website!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ans. 16,16,687 candidates appeared in the SSC CGL 2022.
Ans. SSC CGL 2022 Final result will be released soon on the official website of the SSC.
Ans. 24,74,030 candidates have applied for the SSC CGL 2023.
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