UPSC conducts the All-India Exam, Civil Services Examination (CSE) every year. The exam takes place in three stages – Prelims, Mains and the Interview. To pass each stage, the candidates are required to score marks above the UPSC Cut Off that is decided by the Commission. For the understanding of the IAS Exam, this article will provide you information on the UPSC Cutoff marks for IAS Prelims 2019; how is UPSC Cut-Off calculated; and the year-wise official cutoff of the civil services exam.Â
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Our experts have calculated the UPSC Prelims 2020 Cut-Off after their analysis of the questions and the poll we conducted. The UPSC Prelims 2020 Cut-Off is estimated to be 95 – 98 (+/- 3).
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Official UPSC Cut Off 2019 has been released by the Commission on 7th August 2020 (after three days of the final result declaration.) Civil Services Examinations Final Result 2019 was declared on 4th August 2020. Candidates can UPSC Result 2019 in the linked article.
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Facts about UPSC Cut Off
The following points can clear doubts on how UPSC Cut Off is calculated:
- The UPSC prelims cut off marks are based on General Studies I only. The General Studies II or the CSAT paper is not counted for merit ranking and is only qualifying in nature. The GS II paper requires candidates to score at least 33% in it to be eligible for the mains. To read in detail how IAS Cutt Off is decided, check —Â How Does the UPSC Decide the Cutoff for UPSC Prelims Exam?
- The UPSC cut off marks indicate the marks of the last candidate who was selected based on the number of vacancies in a particular category. The UPSC releases the cut off marks for both Prelims and Mains only after the final result of the Civil Services Exam for that specific year is declared.
- UPSC has cleared a few things with regards to the selection of candidates based on cut off:
- Case 1 – If two candidates score equal aggregate marks in the Civil Services Examination, the Commission resolves the tie by allotting a higher rank to that candidate who secures more marks in compulsory papers, and IAS Interview put together.
- Case 2 – If two candidates score equal also in compulsory papers and UPSC personality tests put together, the candidate who will be senior in age will be allotted a higher rank.
- Case 3 – If two candidates who score equally in both compulsory papers and UPSC CSE Interview; and also are same in age; then the candidate who would have secured more marks in only compulsory papers will be allotted a higher rank.
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2019
The UPSC Prelims 2019 was conducted on June 2, 2019, and as analysed by the BYJU’S, UPSC Prelims cutoff score is in the range of 95-100 for the general category. Only those candidates who scored above the UPSC Prelims cutoff had qualified for the Mains stage of the exam.
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The table below mentions the official UPSC Cut-Off 2019 for all the categories:
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2019 |
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Category | UPSC Cut Off |
General | 98 |
EWS | 90 |
OBC | 95.34 |
SC | 82 |
ST | 77.34 |
PwBD-1 | 53.34 |
PwBD-2 | 44.66 |
PwBD-3 | 54.66 |
PwBD-4 | 61.34 |
Candidates should know that cutoff for IAS, IPS and IFS remains the same.
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2019
The IAS Mains 2019 cut off that has been officially announced by the Commission is given below:
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2019 |
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Category | UPSC Cut Off |
General | 751 |
EWS | 696 |
OBC | 718 |
SC | 706 |
ST | 699 |
PwBD-1 | 663 |
PwBD-2 | 698 |
PwBD-3 | 374 |
PwBD-4 | 561 |
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2019
UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2019 |
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Category | UPSC Cut Off |
General | 961 |
EWS | 909 |
OBC | 925 |
SC | 898 |
ST | 893 |
PwBD-1 | 861 |
PwBD-2 | 890 |
PwBD-3 | 653 |
PwBD-4 | 708 |
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UPSC Cut off 2018 Prelims
The cutoff marks for the UPSC prelims exam 2018 is 98 for the general category. The category-wise minimum qualifying marks for prelims of IAS Exam are given in the following table.
Category | UPSC Prelims Cutoff Marks(out of 200) |
General | 98 |
OBC | 96.66 |
SC | 84 |
ST | 83.34 |
PwBD – 1 | 73.34 |
PwBD – 2 | 53.34 |
PwBD – 3 | 40 |
PwBD – 5 | 45.34 |
UPSC Cutoff Marks 2018:-Download PDF Here
A general candidate needed only 98 out of 200 marks in the GS I paper to clear the 2018 IAS prelims. If you analyse, this is lower than the cutoff marks of both the 2017 and 2016 UPSC Prelims exams. While it was 105.34 in 2017, it was 116 in 2016.
UPSC Mains Cut Off 2018
The cutoff marks for the IAS mains (written) exam 2018 is 774 for the general category candidates. Take a look at the next table; it gives the mains (written) exam cut off marks in the various categories.
Category | UPSC Mains Cut off Marks (out of 1750) |
General | 774 |
OBC | 732 |
SC | 719 |
ST | 719 |
PwBD – 1 | 711 |
PwBD – 2 | 696 |
PwBD – 3 | 520 |
PwBD – 5 | 460 |
Check the image to get the UPSC Cut Off 2018 (Mains) details below:
Candidates who scored a minimum of 774 marks (which is 49%) in the mains written exam would have cleared it. This is subject to the candidates securing at least 10% marks in each of the seven papers namely, Essay, GS I, GS II, GS III, GS IV, Optional I and Optional II. And of course, the candidates would also have had to qualify the language papers (English and Indian language) with at least 25% of the marks.
The UPSC has also released the total marks secured by the last person in every category. The next table gives you those numbers:
Category | Marks Secured by the Last Recommended Candidate (out of 2025) |
General | 982 |
OBC | 938 |
SC | 912 |
ST | 912 |
PwBD – 1 | 899 |
PwBD – 2 | 908 |
PwBD – 3 | 754 |
PwBD – 5 | 718 |
Year-Wise UPSC Prelims Cut-Off (2011-2016)
Aspirants can refer to the table below to check out the trends in cutoff for the years 2011-2016:
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2016
UPSC Cut Off 2016 |
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Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 116 |
OBC | 110.66 |
SC | 99.34 |
ST | 96 |
PH1 | 75.34 |
PH2 | 72.66 |
PH3 | 40 |
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2015
UPSC Cut Off 2015 |
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Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 107.34 |
OBC | 106 |
SC | 94 |
ST | 91.34 |
PH1 | 90.66 |
PH2 | 76.66 |
PH3 | 40 |
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2014
UPSC Cut Off 2014 | |
Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 205 |
OBC | 204 |
SC | 182 |
ST | 174 |
PH1 | 167 |
PH2 | 113 |
PH3 | 115 |
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2013
UPSC Cut Off 2013 | |
Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 241 |
OBC | 222 |
SC | 207 |
ST | 201 |
PH1 | 199 |
PH2 | 184 |
PH3 | 163 |
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2012
UPSC Cut Off 2012 | |
Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 209 |
OBC | 190 |
SC | 185 |
ST | 181 |
PH1 | 160 |
PH2 | 164 |
PH3 | 111 |
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2011
UPSC Cut Off 2011 | |
Category | Expected Cut Off |
General | 198 |
OBC | 175 |
SC | 165 |
ST | 161 |
PH1 | 135 |
PH2 | 124 |
PH3 | 96 |
Year-Wise UPSC Mains Cut-Off (2005-2015)
Aspirants can refer to the table below to check out the trends in cutoff for the years 2005-2015:
Year | Mains Cut-off (GEN) | Mains Percentage of the Last Candidate | Mains + Interview Marks (GEN) | Mains + Interview Percentage of the Last Candidate |
2015 | 676/1750 | 38.62 | 877/2025 | 43.30 |
2014 | 678/1750 | 38.74 | 889/2025 | 43.90 |
2013 | 562/1750 | 32.1 | 775/2025 | 38.27 |
2012 | 700/2000 | 35 | 936/2300 | 40.69 |
2011 | 842/2000 | 42.1 | 1090/2300 | 47.39 |
2010 | 904/2000 | 45.2 | 1134/2300 | 49.3 |
2009 | 899/2000 | 44.95 | 1127/2300 | 49 |
2008 | 954/2000 | 47.7 | 1161/2300 | 50.47 |
2007 | 1005/2000 | 50.25 | 1210/2300 | 52.6 |
2006 | 975/2000 | 48.75 | 1179/2300 | 51.26 |
2005 | 986/2000 | 49.3 | 1203 | 52.3 |
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Madam/sir,
here iam looking the cutoff marks for prelims.
but came to know that prelims paper I and II are just qualify in nature. candidates need to score 33% to 40% in prelims for writing mains paper. if only qualifying is enough to write mains then why cutoff?
Hi Pratibha
In Prelims, there are two papers. General Studies and CSAT. CSAT is qualifying in nature. However, marks scored in the General Studies paper are used to decide cut-off.
Is cutoff of 33% to 40% cumulative marks scored in GS and CSAT or is it individual? Meaning individually we need to score more than 40 % in GS and CSAT. Same for Language papers, we need to score 25 % individually in both or is it okay if we score 60% in English and 10 % in Local language?
Hi
You have to score a minimum of 33 percent in CSAT paper of Prelims. And, you have to score a minimum of 25 percent in each language paper, i.e. you have to score a minimum of 75 marks in each of it.