UPSC Cut Off 2024 was released on April 22, 2025. UPSC Prelims Cut-Off 2024 increased to 87.98 this year for the general category, while the mains cut-off fell to 729 compared to the previous year (Prelims 75.41 and Mains 741, respectively). The authority to decide the UPSC Cut Off 2024 or minimum qualifying marks for all three stages of the UPSC IAS exam lies with the Union Public Service Commission. Following the UPSC Final Result 2024, the UPSC Cut Off 2024 for Prelims, Mains, and Interview was declared on ‘upsc.gov.in’ on the same day.
The Commission has released the UPSC Final Cut Off for Civil Service Examination 2024 on its official website, along with the final UPSC Result 2024. Candidates who have qualified for the UPSC Exam 2024 can check the minimum qualifying marks secured by the last recommended candidate as well the final total marks obtained by UPSC Toppers 2025 in the following table
UPSC Prelims Cut Off 2024 | |
Category | Cut off Marks |
General | 87.98 |
EWS (Economically Weaker Section) |
85.92 |
OBC (Other Backward Classes) | 87.28 |
SC (Schedule Caste) | 79.03 |
ST (Scheduled Tribe) | 74.23 |
PwBD 1 (Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, acid attack victims, etc.) | 69.42 |
PwBD 2 (Blindness and low vision) |
65.30 |
PwBD 3 (Deaf and Hard of Hearing) | 40.56 |
PwBD 5 (Multiple disabilities) | 40.56 |
UPSC Mains Cut Off 2024 | |
Category | Cut off Marks |
General | 729 |
EWS | 696 |
OBC | 702 |
SC | 685 |
ST | 684 |
PwBD 1 | 663 |
PwBD 2 | 696 |
PwBD 3 | 307 |
PwBD 5 | 361 |
UPSC Final Cut off 2024 | |
Category | Cut off Marks |
General | 947 |
EWS | 917 |
OBC | 910 |
SC | 880 |
ST | 884 |
PwBD 1 | 876 |
PwBD 2 | 913 |
PwBD 3 | 701 |
PwBD 5 | 461 |
The UPSC Cut Off 2024 is also known as the minimum qualifying mark. Candidates must obtain this score to be eligible for the next round. This cut off is prepared after each stage of the UPSC exam which is prelims, mains, and interviews. However, the UPSC Cut Off PDF is released till the final result. The previous year UPSC Cut Off is as follows:
Category |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
General |
947 |
953 |
960 |
953 |
944 |
961 |
EWS |
917 |
923 |
926 |
916 |
894 |
909 |
OBC |
910 |
919 |
923 |
910 |
907 |
925 |
SC |
880 |
890 |
893 |
886 |
875 |
898 |
ST |
884 |
891 |
900 |
883 |
876 |
893 |
PwBD-1 |
876 |
894 |
879 |
892 |
867 |
861 |
PwBD-2 |
913 |
930 |
913 |
932 |
910 |
890 |
PwBD-3 |
701 |
756 |
632 |
689 |
675 |
653 |
PwBD-5 |
461 |
589 |
590 |
701 |
465 |
708 |
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