UPSC CSE Cut Off Marks 2023

Jan 05, 2023, 16:45 IST

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the UPSC CSE 2023 Exam Date. The Civil Servant exam (CSE) is conducted by the Commision every year for different officer rank posts which include IPS, IAS, IRF, IFS etc. Different factors of exam every year define the expected cutoff marks of the exam which include different Tier of the exam .

UPSC Prelims result 2023 cut-off. The expected cutoff depends on the different factors like

  • Total number of Candidate appearing in the exam
  • Number of Vacancies
  • The difficult level of question paper
  • Different Categories of General, OBC, EWs etc.

UPSC CSE starts with the Preliminary section which includes objective exams, after clearing the first stage. The candidates go for the Second stage of Main exam, which is the written exam and By clearing the Second stage the candidates reach the last and the final stage which is the final Stage that is the interview round. Also the Cutoff marks of UPSC CSE are defined in the three stages.

  • The Prelims Cutoffs
  • The Mains Cutoffs
  • The Final Cutoffs

UPSC CSE 2022 Cutoff - Expected

UPSC Prelims 2022 held on June 5 2022. By analyzing the previous year results. The Physics Wallah academic team predicted the expected Cut off of UPSC CSE Prelims 2022. Aspirants of UPSC should know that Cutoffs for IPS, IAS and IFS will remain the same.

Categories IAS Prelims expected cutoff 2022
General 92-96
EWS 90-94
OBC 91-95
SC 82-89
ST 75-81
PwBD-1 52-62
PwBD-2 42-62
PwBD-3 57-67
PwBD-5 57-67

It is an expected cutoff of UPSC prelims 2022. The main cutoff will be soon released by the Commission on the official site.

UPSC CSE 2023 exam date has been released, Aspirants should register them on the official site of UPSC. Also check the UPSC CSE Registration 2023.

UPSC CSE 2023 cutoffs will be released by the Commission after the exam, But the candidates should go through from the previous year cut offs to understand the Cutoffs pattern.

UPSC CSE 2021 Cut-off

Official site of UPSC has released the 2021 cutoff. The UPSC Prelims 2021 was held on 10th October 2021. Only those candidates who scored above UPSC CSE Prelims Cutoff are eligible for the Mains exam. Before preparing for the prelims exam aspirants should check their eligibility UPSC CSE Eligibility Criteria 2023

UPSC CSE 2021 Cutoff Marks released  by the official site for the various categories are given below-

UPSC 2021 Prelims cut-offs

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

UPSC 2021 Mains cut-offs

The Mains Cutoff has been released by the official commission.

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 2021 Finals cut-offs

The Final Cutoff has been released by the official commission.

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

UPSC CSE 2020  Cutoff Marks released by the official site for the various categories are given below

UPSC CSE 2020 Prelims cut-off marks

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

UPSC CSE 2020 Mains cut-off marks

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 CSE 2020 Finals cut-off marks

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

Aspirants preparing for UPSC CSE 2023 should analyze the previous year cutoffs for better scoring in the exam. The cut off helps the candidates in scoring according to their categories. For example analyzing UPSC CSE 2020 exam cut off marks of general categories score in different section of exam

  • Prelims – 92.51 out of 200 (46.25%)
  • Mains736 out of 1750 (42.05%)
  • Interview - 944 out of 2025 (46.61%)

By Scoring approx 50% in different tiers of Upsc cse candidates can qualify for the toughest exam. But scoring 50% needs the toughest preparation also with the vast syllabus. Also check UPSC CSE Syllabus

UPSC CSE 2019 cutoff marks released by the official site of the Commission are given below.

UPSC CSE 2019 Prelims cut-off marks

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

UPSC CSE 2019 Mains cut-off marks

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 CSE 2019 Finals cut-off marks

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 CSE 2018 Cutoff Marks released by the official site of the Commission are given below

UPSC CSE 2018 Prelims cut-off marks

Category UPSC Cut Off
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 CSE 2018 Mains cut-off marks

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 774
OBC 732
SC 719
ST 719
PwBD – 1 711
PwBD – 2 696
PwBD – 3 520
PwBD – 5 460

UPSC CSE 2018 Finals cut-off marks

Category UPSC Cut Off
General 774
OBC 732
SC 719
ST 719
PwBD – 1 711
PwBD – 2 696
PwBD – 3 520
PwBD – 5 460

The different year’s cut offs show that the cutoff marks vary every year, Aspirants should know the cut off variation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. Does every year the UPSC CSE cutoff remains the same?

Ans. No, every year the cutoff did not remain the same as the cut off depends on the different factors.

Q2. How is the UPSC CSE Cutoff Prepared?

Ans. UPSC CSE cut off every year depends on various factors like number of applicants, number of vacancies, difficult level of question paper etc.

Q3. How many marks are required to become an IAS officer?

Ans. As we know, the marks vary for qualifying any exam but for IAS, Aspirants need to score at least 50% marks in each qualifying paper.

Q4.  When will the UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 cutoff be released?

Ans. The UPSC CSE 2023 cutoff will be released after the exam is conducted, The exam date of prelims 2023 is May 28 2023.

Q5. What is the minimum cutoff for UPSC CSE 2023?

Ans. The minimum prelims cutoff is expected to be somewhere between 98-102.

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