UPSC Cut Off Marks - UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2023

Union Public Service Commission released the Prelims exam result on 12th June 2023. Candidates can refer to the official website to check the UPSC Prelims 2023 result.

UPSC Cut Off 2022
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UPSC Prelims 2023 took place on May 28, 2023. The expected UPSC Cut Off 2023 For Prelims this year is 82-85 marks. The UPSC Prelims 2023 cut-off will be out for all candidates once the final exam results are published.

 

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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 with information on the UPSC Cutoff marks for IAS Prelims 2023-24; how is UPSC Cut-Off calculated; and the year-wise official cutoff of the civil services exam. 

Interested candidates can get their hands on IAS Prelims Question Papers 2023 and IAS Answer Key 2023 from the below-given links:

Facts about UPSC Cut Off

The following points can clear doubts on how UPSC Cut Off is calculated:

  1. 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 — How Does the UPSC Decide the Cutoff for UPSC Prelims Exam?
  2. 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.
  3. 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 2023 for CSE Prelims 2023

Civil Services Prelims 2023 examination was conducted on 28th May 2023. The examination took place in two sessions – 9:30 AM -11.30 AM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

UPSC Prelims cut off 2023 will be released officially on the UPSC website. The UPSC Prelims expected cut off for 2023 is 82 to 85. UPSC Prelims Cut Off category-wise marks will be for each stage separately. The UPSC 2023 Prelims cut off  Exam will only include marks for General Studies-I as the CSAT paper is only qualifying in nature.

To know the trend of difficulty level followed by Union Public Service Commission in terms of Prelims, Mains & Interview Round, knowing the UPSC CSE Previous Year Cut Off Marks will be beneficial. Check year-wise Previous Year UPSC Prelims cut off 2022, Mains & Final Round for your reference.

For the monent, candidates can download the previous year question papers and answer keys from the below-given links:

Additionally they can also see the  UPSC Cut Off Marks 2022 below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2022

The UPSC Prelims 2022 was conducted on June 5th 2022. Now, the official notice has declared that CSE Cut Off for Prelims 2022. Only those candidates who scored above the UPSC Prelims cutoff had qualified for the Mains stage of the exam. According to the Official Cut-Off list, marks for various category of candidates is as given below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2022
Category UPSC Cut Off
General 88.22
EWS 82.83
OBC 87.54
SC 74.08
ST 69.35
PwBD-1 49.84
PwBD-2 58.59
PwBD-3 40.04
PwBD-4 41.76

Candidates should know that cutoff for IAS, IPS and IFS remains the same.

Check the image of the Cut-off 2022 released by the UPSC:

UPSC Cut Off 2022

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2022

The IAS Mains 2022 cut off that has been officially announced by the Commission is given below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2022

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 748
EWS 715
OBC 714
SC 699
ST 706
PwBD-1 677
PwBD-2 706
PwBD-3 351
PwBD-4 419

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2022

The final cut off for UPSC 2022 is as follows:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2022

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 960
EWS 926
OBC 923
SC 893
ST 900
PwBD-1 879
PwBD-2 913
PwBD-3 632
PwBD-4 590

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2021

The UPSC Prelims 2021 was conducted on 10th October 2021. BYJU’S had analysed that the IAS Prelims Cut Off 2021 would be around 95-100 (+/-2). Now, the official notice has declared that CSE Cut Off for Prelims 2021. Only those candidates who scored above the UPSC Prelims cutoff had qualified for the Mains stage of the exam. According to the Official Cut-Off list, marks for various category of candidates is as given below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2021
Category UPSC Cut Off
General 87.54
EWS 80.14
OBC 84.85
SC 75.41
ST 70.71
PwBD-1 68.02
PwBD-2 67.33
PwBD-3 43.09
PwBD-4 45.80

Candidates should know that cutoff for IAS, IPS and IFS remains the same.

Check the image of the Cut-off 2021 released by the UPSC:

UPSC 2021 Cut off marks

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2021

The IAS Mains 2021 cut off that has been officially announced by the Commission is given below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2021

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 745
EWS 713
OBC 707
SC 700
ST 700
PwBD-1 668
PwBD-2 712
PwBD-3 388
PwBD-4 560

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2021

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2021

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 953
EWS 916
OBC 910
SC 886
ST 883
PwBD-1 892
PwBD-2 932
PwBD-3 689
PwBD-4 701

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UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2020

The UPSC Prelims 2020 was conducted on 4th October 2020. BYJU’S had analysed that the IAS Prelims Cut Off 2020 would be around 95-98 (+/-3). Now, the official notice has declared that CSE Cut Off for Prelims 2020. Only those candidates who scored above the UPSC Prelims cutoff had qualified for the Mains stage of the exam.

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2020

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 92.51
EWS 77.55
OBC 89.12
SC 74.84
ST 68.71
PwBD-1 70.06
PwBD-2 63.94
PwBD-3 40.82
PwBD-4 42.86

Candidates should know that cutoff for IAS, IPS and IFS remains the same.

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2020

The IAS Mains 2020 cut off that has been officially announced by the Commission is given below:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2020

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 736
EWS 687
OBC 698
SC 680
ST 682
PwBD-1 648
PwBD-2 699
PwBD-3 425
PwBD-4 300

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2020

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2020

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 944
EWS 894
OBC 907
SC 875
ST 876
PwBD-1 867
PwBD-2 910
PwBD-3 675
PwBD-4 465

UPSC Cut Off 2020:
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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.

Check UPSC Answer Key 2019 here.

The table below mentions the official UPSC Cut-Off 2019 for all the categories:

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Prelims 2019

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

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

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

UPSC Cut Off Marks 2019
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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 the 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
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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:

UPSC Cut Off 2018 (Mains)

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

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

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

Candidates who are preparing for UPSC 2023 must know that the cut-off every year varies on the difficulty of the examination and the number of aspirants appearing for it, along with some other minor factors. The one factor a candidate can control is the preparation level, and that can easily be done by covering the entire UPSC syllabus thoroughly. A candidate must be aware of the topic-wise syllabus and prepare accordingly from the right reference books.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Really helpful website, thank you

  4. I wanna cut off marks for 2020 preliminary exam .
    How can I get ..??

  5. How many marks will get to qualify for UPSC preliminary 2023 GS-1 paper for SC (pass marks).
    For example For qualify the GS -2 have to get 33% like this is there any percentage for preliminary GS-1.

    • Hi Anil, Please note that there are no passing marks for UPSC GS Paper 1. The cut off marks are determined after the Prelims is held.