UPSC CSE 2025 cut off marks will be available once the results are declared. The minimum qualifying mark, however, set for the Mains from the Prelims examination is 33% marks. To appear in the personality test/ interview from the Mains exam, candidates must obtain 25% qualifying marks. The cut off marks depend on the difficulty level of the paper, the previous year’s cut off marks, and the number of vacancies available. Last year, a total of 14624 and 813 students qualified for the Mains and Personality test. Read the article to check the last few years’ UPSC CSE cut off trends.
UPSC CSE 2023 Cut Off
The category-wise UPSC CSE 2023 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations are as follows:
| Categories | Preliminary Cut Off | Mains Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| General/ UR | 75 | 741 |
| OBC | 74 | 712 |
| PwD | 33-47 | 396-718 |
| EWS | 68 | 706 |
| SC | 59 | 694 |
| ST | 47 | 692 |
UPSC CSE 2022 Cut Off
The category-wise UPSC CSE 2022 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations are as follows:
| Categories | Preliminary Cut Off | Mains Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| General/ UR | 88 | 748 |
| OBC | 87 | 714 |
| PwD | 40-58 | 351-706 |
| EWS | 82 | 715 |
| SC | 74 | 699 |
| ST | 69 | 706 |
UPSC CSE 2021 Cut Off
The category-wise UPSC CSE 2021 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations are as follows:
| Categories | Preliminary Cut Off | Mains Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| General/ UR | 87 | 745 |
| OBC | 89 | 707 |
| PwD | 43-67 | 388-712 |
| EWS | 80 | 713 |
| SC | 75 | 700 |
| ST | 70 | 700 |
UPSC CSE 2020 Cut Off
The category-wise UPSC CSE 2020 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations are as follows:
| Categories | Preliminary Cut Off | Mains Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| General/ UR | 92 | 736 |
| OBC | 89 | 698 |
| PwD | 40-70 | 300-699 |
| EWS | 77 | 687 |
| SC | 74 | 680 |
| ST | 68 | 682 |
UPSC CSE 2019 Cut Off
The category-wise UPSC CSE 2019 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations are as follows:
| Categories | Preliminary Cut Off | Mains Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
| General/ UR | 98 | 751 |
| OBC | 95 | 718 |
| PwD | 44-61 | 374-698 |
| EWS | 90 | 696 |
| SC | 82 | 706 |
| ST | 77 | 699 |
UPSC CSE 2025 Cut Off Determining Factors
The factors on which UPSC CSE 2025 cut off for both the Preliminary and the Mains examinations will be based are as follows:
- Number of candidates who have appeared and qualified for the prelims, mains, and the personality test/ interview.
- Number of vacancies available across all the wings.
- UPSC CSE 2025 question paper difficulty level.
