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The UPSC Cut Off 2024 will remain confidential as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) only releases the cutoffs once all the stages of recruitment are complete. In such a case, candidates appearing in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024 are doubtful of the expected UPSC Cut Off to qualify for the next stage. This article shall give an idea about the expected cutoff for UPSC CSE Prelims 2024 based on the previous year UPSC Cut Off trends.
UPSC Cut Off 2024 (Expected)
The commission has successfully conducted the UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 2024 for the GS and CSAT papers across various centers on 16th June 2024. According to the various feedback provided by the candidates and the analysis done by our experts, we are able to provide the candidates with the expected range of the cutoff for each category.
| Category | UPSC Prelims Cutoff 2024 |
| UR | 110 – 120 |
| OBC | 100 – 110 |
| SC | 90 – 100 |
| ST | 85 – 95 |
| EWS | 110 – 120 |
Over the last 9 years i.e. from 2015 to the present, the UPSC CSE Prelims Cut Off for the General category has remained within the range of 75 to 116 marks out of 200. For other categories, the minimum and maximum cutoffs are 47.82 and 110.66, respectively.
For Mains and Final Cut Off, the ranges for the General category are 676 to 809 out of 1750 marks and 877 to 1006 out of 2025 marks, respectively. Considering these cutoff trends, candidates can prepare themselves accordingly for the UPSC CSE 2024.
Previous Year UPSC Cut Off 2023
The following table shows the latest category-wise data on the UPSC Cut Off for Prelims, Mains, and Final merit list. Candidates should note that the cutoff may vary from year to year depending on the level of exam, competition, vacancies, and other factors.
| Previous Year UPSC Cut Off 2023 | |||
| Category | Prelims | Mains | Final |
| General | 75.41 | 741 | 953 |
| EWS | 68.02 | 706 | 923 |
| OBC | 74.75 | 712 | 919 |
| SC | 59.25 | 694 | 890 |
| ST | 47.82 | 692 | 891 |
| PwBD-1 | 40.40 | 673 | 894 |
| PwBD-2 | 47.13 | 718 | 930 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.40 | 396 | 756 |
| PwBD-5 | 33.68 | 445 | 589 |
Previous Year UPSC Cut Offs for Prelims
The previous year UPSC Cut Offs for UPSC CSE Prelims are shown in the graph and table below. Candidates from all categories can use this 9-year trend as a reference to set their aim in the UPSC Exam 2024. A strategic approach to study, revision, and mock tests can surely help achieve the desired score in the UPSC Prelims 2024.
| Previous Year UPSC Prelims Cut Off (Out of 200 Marks) | |||||||||
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| General | 107.34 | 116.00 | 105.34 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 92.51 | 87.54 | 88.22 | 75.41 |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | 90.00 | 77.55 | 80.14 | 82.83 | 68.02 |
| OBC | 106.00 | 110.66 | 102.66 | 96.66 | 95.34 | 89.12 | 84.85 | 87.54 | 74.75 |
| SC | 94.00 | 99.34 | 88.66 | 84.00 | 82.00 | 74.84 | 75.41 | 74.08 | 59.25 |
| ST | 91.34 | 96.00 | 88.66 | 83.34 | 77.34 | 68.71 | 70.71 | 69.35 | 47.82 |
Previous Year UPSC Cut Offs for Mains
The UPSC Mains exam constitutes four General Studies (GS) Papers along with two Optional Papers. There are also 2 language papers and an Essay Paper. As the language papers are qualifying, the UPSC Mains Cut Off is based on 1750 marks (250 * 7 Papers). So far, the maximum UPSC Mains Cut Off has been 809 marks out of 1750. Candidates may find the Mains cutoff trend for the last 9 years below.
| Previous Year UPSC Prelims Cut Off (Out of 1750 Marks) | |||||||||
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| General | 676.00 | 787.00 | 809.00 | 774.00 | 751.00 | 736.00 | 745.00 | 748.00 | 741.00 |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | 696.00 | 687.00 | 713.00 | 715.00 | 706.00 |
| OBC | 630.00 | 745.00 | 770.00 | 732.00 | 718.00 | 698.00 | 707.00 | 714.00 | 712.00 |
| SC | 622.00 | 739.00 | 756.00 | 719.00 | 706.00 | 680.00 | 700.00 | 699.00 | 694.00 |
| ST | 617.00 | 730.00 | 749.00 | 719.00 | 699.00 | 682.00 | 700.00 | 706.00 | 692.00 |
Previous Year Final UPSC Cut Offs
The final UPSC cut offs are based on the cumulative score obtained in the Mains and Interview stages. Thus, the maximum marks are 2025. From the past 9 years, candidates can observe that the maximum final cutoff for the General category has been only 1006 marks out of 2025. Thus, candidates require only around 49.68% in the UPSC CSE exam to become a part of various Government Administrative Services.
| Previous Year UPSC Final Cut Off (Out of 2025 Marks) | |||||||||
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| General | 877.00 | 988.00 | 1006.00 | 982.00 | 961.00 | 944.00 | 953.00 | 960.00 | 953.00 |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | 909.00 | 894.00 | 916.00 | 926.00 | 923.00 |
| OBC | 834.00 | 951.00 | 968.00 | 938.00 | 925.00 | 907.00 | 910.00 | 923.00 | 919.00 |
| SC | 810.00 | 937.00 | 944.00 | 912.00 | 898.00 | 875.00 | 886.00 | 893.00 | 890.00 |
| ST | 801.00 | 920.00 | 939.00 | 912.00 | 893.00 | 876.00 | 883.00 | 900.00 | 891.00 |
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