UPSC CSE Cut Off Marks: Check Previous Year Cut Off Marks for Prelims & Mains
UPSC CSE Cut Off 2025: UPSC is soon going to release the official UPSC CSE cut off for Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The UPSC has conducted the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims on 25 May 2025, Mains was conducted between 22 August to 31 August 2025, and Interviews were conducted in two phases from 8-19 Dec 2025, and 5 Jan to 27 Feb 2026. The final result is also expected to be released anytime soon and with it the official cut off marks will also be released. The candidates who have appeared for the CSE 2025 can check the official UPSC CSE cut off 2025 along with the previous years cut off in this article.
Key Points
- UPSC Cut Off 2025 determines eligibility for further selection stages.
- Cut offs for Prelims, Mains, & Interview are released with the final result.
- Previous years' cut offs (2020-2024) help candidates refine study strategies.
UPSC Previous Year Cut Off: The UPSC Cut off 2025 are the official cut off marks that the candidates are required to obtain in order to be considered eligible for the further selection stages. The cut off marks are the minimum marks that are set to be the benchmark for the candidates to acquire to be selected for the further stages of the recruitment process. The cut off marks of the Prelims, Mains, and Interview are all published along with the final UPSC CSE result 2025. Meanwhile the candidates who have appeared for the UPSC CSE 2025 and the aspiring candidates can check the previous year cut off marks.
UPSC CSE Official Cut Off 2025
The UPSC will release the official CSE cut off 2025 with final results in its website- www.upsc.gov.in. The candidates who are preparing for the UPSC CSE exam can check the official cut off marks from the website. Those who are in their preparation stages and those who have just begun their preparation for UPSC CSE must check the previous year cut off trends as these cut off marks will help you prepare in a more aligned manner.
UPSC CSE Previous Year Prelims Cut Off
Examining past trends in UPSC cut off marks offers valuable insight into their annual variations, which are influenced by the difficulty level of the examination and the applicant numbers. Having a look at the previous year cut off will also help candidates to refine their study strategies in accordance with their performance. The table below presents the cut off marks for the UPSC Prelims examinations from 2024 to 2020, based on a maximum score of 200 for the General Studies Paper 1.
| Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| General | 87.98 | 75.41 | 88.22 | 92.51 | 98.00 |
| OBC | 87.28 | 74.75 | 87.54 | 89.12 | 95.34 |
| EWS | 85.92 | 68.02 | 82.83 | 80.14 | 90.00 |
| SC | 79.03 | 59.25 | 74.08 | 75.41 | 82.00 |
| ST | 74.23 | 47.82 | 69.35 | 70.71 | 77.34 |
| PwBD 1 | 69.42 | 40.40 | 49.84 | 68.02 | 53.34 |
| PwBD 2 | 65.30 | 47.13 | 58.59 | 67.33 | 44.66 |
| PwBD 3 | 40.56 | 40.40 | 40.40 | 43.09 | 61.34 |
| PwBD 5 | 40.56 | 33.68 | 41.76 | 45.80 | 61.34 |
How to Check UPSC CSE Cut Off 2025?
After the official UPSC CSE cut off marks are published, applicants can access and download the PDF document from the UPSC's website by following these instructions:
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Navigate to the official UPSC website at upsc.gov.in.
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Locate and select the link titled "UPSC Civil Services Cut Off 2025," which can be found under the "Examination" section.
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A PDF file containing the category-wise cut-off marks for Prelims, Mains, and the final selection will appear on the screen.
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Save this PDF for your records.
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