UPSC Cut Off Marks - UPSC Prelims 2022 Cut Off

UPSC Prelims 2022 took place on June 5, 2022. The expected UPSC Cut Off For Prelims this year is 90-95 marks. The cut-off marks for UPSC Prelims 2021 are out and for the General Category candidates the cut-off came out to be 87.54. This year, we are expecting the prelims cut off 2022 to be between 90-95. 

UPSC Cut Off 2021 was released on 30th May 2022, on the same day when the Union Public Service Commission had announced the UPSC Final Result of Civil Services 2021.

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 2021-22; how is UPSC Cut-Off calculated; and the year-wise official cutoff of the civil services exam. 

Check the UPSC Cut Off 2021:

• UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2021
• UPSC Mains Cut Off 2021
• UPSC Final Cut Off 2021

Interested candidates can get their hands on IAS Prelims Question Papers 2020 and IAS Answer Key 2020 from the below-given links:

• UPSC Prelims 2022 Question Papers
• UPSC Answer Key 2022

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 2022 for CSE Prelims 2022

Candidates took Civil Services Prelims 2022 examination on 5th June 2022. The examination took place in two sessions – 9:30 AM -11.30 AM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Candidates can download the question papers and answer keys from the below-given links:

• UPSC Prelims General Studies Question Paper 2022
• UPSC Prelims CSAT Question Paper 2022

The UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2022 – 90-95

Note – The Official Cut Off will be released by the Commission after the whole 2022 recruitment process is completed.

For UPSC Cut Off Marks 2021, read below.

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:

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:

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

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Mains 2021

UPSC Cut Off – IAS Final 2021

UPSC Cut Off 2021:-Download PDF Here

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.