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Note:

  1. The UPSC Prelims Cut-Off Marks (*) are based on GS Paper-I only. GS Paper-II is qualifying with the requirement of 33% marks (66.67/200).
  2. The UPSC Mains Cut-Off (**) is subject to ten percent marks in each of the seven competitive papers. These include the Essay, GS-I, GS-II, GS-III, GS-IV, Optional-I, and Optional-II papers.
  3. If two or more candidates secure equal total marks in UPSC Civil Services Examination, UPSC resolves the tie by using the following principle:
  4. (i) Candidates who secure more marks in the Compulsory Papers and the Personality Test combined are to be ranked higher; and
  5. (ii) If the marks mentioned at (i) above are equal, the candidate senior in age will be ranked higher.
  6. The abbreviations denote the categories of candidates attempting the Examination. GL, EWS, SC, ST, OBC and PwBD stand for General, Economically Weaker Sections, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, respectively are used for.
  7. UPSC MainsCompulsory papers include General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Studies-III, and General Studies-IV and Essay.

The table below highlights the marks secured by the candidates belonging to different categories at different stages:

Sr. No.
Year

* PRELIMS CUT-OFF (Out of 200 marks)

** MAINS CUT-OFF (Out of 1750 marks)

MAINS + INTERVIEW CUT-OFF (Out of 2025 marks)

2013

GL

241/400

564

775

OBC

222/400

534

742

SC

207/400

518

719

ST

200/400

510

707

2014

 

 

 

 

GL

205/400

678

889

OBC

204/400

631

844

SC

182/400

631

830

ST

174/400

619

811

2015

GL

107.37

676

877

OBC

106

630

834

SC

94

622

810

ST

91.34

617

801

2016

GL

116

787

988

OBC

110.66

745

951

SC

99.34

739

937

ST

96

730

920

2017

GL

105.34

809

1006

OBC

102.66

770

968

SC

88.66

756

944

ST

88.66

749

939

2018

GL

98

774

982

OBC

96.66

732

938

SC

84

719

912

ST

83.34

719

912

2019

GL

98

751

961

EWS

90

696

909

OBC

95.34

718

925

SC

82

706

898

ST

77.34

699

893

2020

GL

92.51

736

944

EWS

77.55

687

894

OBC

89.12

698

907

SC

74.84

680

875

ST

68.71

682

876

2021

GL

87.54

745

953

EWS

80.14

713

916

OBC

84.85

707

910

SC

75.41

700

886

ST

70.71

700

883

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