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The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC prelims cutoff 2024 after the declaration of final result. The UPSC Cutoff will be the marks of the last selected candidate in a particular category. The Commission will release the cutoff for all the categories of the candidates. The UPSC prelims exam 2024 was conducted on June 16, 2024. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC Prelims result 2024.
The Commission will select around 12,000 candidates for the UPSC main exam 2024. The candidates shared the difficulty level of the paper which was moderate and some questions were factual. Considering these factors, the UPSC Cutoff 2024 is expected to remain high.
Also Read: UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2024 Live Updates
The marks secured in first session will decide the qualification in the UPSC prelims 2024 exam. The candidates are required to score 10 per cent marks in all the papers of the prelims exam irrespective of their category cutoff. The candidates should analyse the previous year's UPSC cutoff in the light of their corresponding question papers to know the difficulty level of the question paper. The UPSC Cutoff is the marks secured by the last selected candidate in a particular category.
Q: What is the expected UPSC Cutoff 2024?
The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC CSE Prelims exam on June 16, 2024. The UPSC question papers was moderate with various easy and factual questions. The candidates who appeared in the paper rated the some sections as easy and most sections as moderate.
Considering the difficulty level of the question paper and the number of vacancies we can expected that the UPSC Cutoff 2024 will remain high.
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Q: Is the UPSC CSE (IAS) Cutoff 2023 released?
Yes, The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2023 cutoff for the prelims and main exam. The UPSC cutoff 2023 was released for all the categories. The Commission released the IAS cutoff 2023 for all the categories and for all the exam stages separately.
The Candidates should note that for all the major categories, the UPSC Cut off 2023 remain little lower than its 2022 counterpart.
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The candidates should note to clear the UPSC prelims exam, they will be required to breach their category cutoff. The candidates will be required to score equal to or more then their category cutoff. The candidate should note that the UPSC Cutoff depends on the difficulty level of the question paper and the number of vacancies. Keeping in mind the difficulty level of the UPSC Prelims exam, the UPSC 2024 expected cutoff is given below:
| Category |
UPSC IAS Prelims Cut off 2024 |
|---|---|
| General |
85+6 |
| EWS |
81+6 |
| OBC |
83+7 |
| SC |
71+4 |
| ST |
68+6 |
| PwBD1 |
54+4 |
| PwBD2 |
52+4 |
| PwBD3 |
52+4 |
| PwBD5 |
51+3 |
UPSC 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPSC 2024 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
16 Jun '24 | UPSC Prelims Exam 2024 |
15 Sep '23 - 28 Sep '23 | UPSC Main Exam 2023 Dates |
28 May '23 | UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 |
UPSC Prelims Cutoff Trend
The candidates can see here the UPSC prelims cutoff of previous years to know the trend of UPSC prelims exam. The UPSC cutoff trend for prelims exam is given below:
| Category |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
75.41 |
88.22 |
87.54 |
92.51 |
98.00 |
98.00 |
105.34 |
116.00 |
107.34 |
205 |
| EWS |
68.02 |
82.83 |
80.14 |
77.55 |
90.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| OBC |
74.75 |
87.54 |
84.85 |
89.12 |
95.34 |
96.66 |
102.66 |
110.66 |
106.00 |
204 |
| SC |
59.25 |
74.08 |
75.41 |
74.84 |
82.00 |
84.00 |
88.66 |
99.34 |
94.00 |
182 |
| ST |
47.82 |
69.35 |
70.71 |
68.71 |
77.34 |
83.34 |
88.66 |
96.00 |
91.34 |
174 |
Q: Is the UPSC CSE Cutoff 2023 Dipped in comparison to previous year?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CSE 2023 Cutoff on April 18, 2024. The Commission released the UPSC Civil Service Exam cutoff for all the categories and stages of the exam separately.
After analysing the UPSC Cutoff 2023, we can say that the UPSC CSE 2023 cutoff was dipped marginally in comparison to the previous year that is 2022.
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The UPSC cutoff depends on various factors but the most important among them are
- Number of Vacancies
- Difficulty Level of the Paper
- Number of Candidates appeared in the exam
UPSC 2023 Prelims Cutoff
The candidates can see below the expected cutoff for the UPSC 2023 prelims exam:
| Category |
IAS Prelims Cut off 2023 |
|---|---|
| General |
75.41 |
| EWS |
68.02 |
| OBC |
74.75 |
| SC |
59.25 |
| ST |
47.82 |
| PwBD1 |
40.40 |
| PwBD2 |
47.13 |
| PwBD3 |
40.40 |
| PwBD5 |
33.68 |
The candidates should note that the UPSC CSE 2023 Cutoff for all the categories is dipped marginally expect for the PwD.
UPSC Main Cutoff 2023
The candidates can see below the UPSC CSE Main Cutoff 2023
| Category |
IAS Mains (written) Cut off (Out of 1750) |
inal Cutoff (Out of 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
741 |
953 |
| EWS |
706 | 923 |
| OBC |
712 | 919 |
| SC |
694 | 890 |
| ST |
692 | 891 |
| PwBD1 |
673 | 894 |
| PwBD2 |
718 | 930 |
| PwBD3 |
396 | 756 |
| PwBD5 |
445 | 589 |
The cutoff across all the categories was dipped marginally except for PwBD category.
Q: What is UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 Cutoff?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC Cutoff 2023 on April 18, 2024. The Commission mentioned the category-wise UPSC CSE 2023 Cutoff in the following manner:
Category | IAS Prelims Cut off 2023 |
|---|---|
General | 75.41 |
EWS | 68.02 |
OBC | 74.75 |
SC | 59.25 |
ST | 47.82 |
PwBD1 | 40.40 |
PwBD2 | 47.13 |
PwBD3 | 40.40 |
PwBD5 | 33.68 |
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The candidates can see below the UPSC cutoff of previous years to know the regular trend of the question paper and the efforts required to pass the exam amid the high competition.
UPSC Cutoff 2022
The Commission has notified 1,011 vacancies in the UPSC 2022 exam. This was the reason that the Commission selected over Thirteen Thousand candidates for the main exam. UPSC 2023 exam will be notified on February 1 and the prelims exam will be conducted on May 28. The candidates can see here the UPSC cutoff 2022 for all the categories.
UPSC Prelims Cutoff 2022
The Commission released the prelims cutoff for all the categories which is summarised as below:
| Category |
IAS Prelims Cut off 2022* |
|---|---|
| General |
88.22 |
| EWS |
82.83 |
| OBC |
87.54 |
| SC |
74.08 |
| ST |
69.35 |
| PwBD1 |
49.84 |
| PwBD2 |
58.59 |
| PwBD3 |
40.40 |
| PwBD5 |
41.76 |
*Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature with 33% marks as per Rule-15 of Civil Services Examination, 2022.
UPSC Main Cutoff 2022
The candidates can see here the UPSC main cutoff for written and final exam.
| Category |
IAS Mains (written) Cut off (Out of 1750)& |
IAS Final Cutoff (Out of 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
748 |
960 |
| EWS |
715 | 926 |
| OBC |
714 | 923 |
| SC |
699 | 893 |
| ST |
706 | 900 |
| PwBD1 |
677 | 879 |
| PwBD2 |
706 | 913 |
| PwBD3 |
351 | 632 |
| PwBD5 |
419 | 590 |
UPSC cutoff 2022 was released on May 24.,2023. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the Civil Service (IAS) exam cutoff and answer key after the completion of the exam process to avoid any unnecessary litigation against the answer key and consequently on cutoff. UPSC cutoff 2022 was released for all the categories and stages of the exam separately. There are three separate cutoff for the IAS exam and all of them are released separately. These are
- UPSC IAS prelims cutoff
- UPSC IAS main (written) cutoff
- UPSC IAS final cutoff
The Union Public Service Commission releases the cut off after exam results. UPSC cut off is a useful component for the UPSC preparation because the cut-off presents a clear Insight into the minimum marks required to get selected in the UPSC exam.
UPSC cut off is released for all the categories separately and each category cut-off depends upon the number of vacancies in the category.
Cut Offs of Other UPSC Exams
The UPSC Cut off of various exams are as follows.
UPSC cut-off is arrived at by the interplay of the aforesaid three factors. The standard of UPSC question papers remains almost the same every year. This is the reason that the previous year question papers of UPSC exams are helpful in the UPSC Preparation.
The number of vacancies influences the UPSC cut-off because it can be said that keeping all the other factors equal to the previous year, higher the vacancies will reduce the UPSC cut-off. After all, the UPSC has to take more candidates from the merit list and hence the cutoff mark will be lowered.
The third factor is not so important because the number of candidates appearing in the UPSC exams remains almost similar each year. There could be two conditions when this factor will affect the UPSC cut off, which are as follows.
- The higher number of candidates will compete more fiercely and the UPSC cut off will rise.
- There can be a case when the number of applicants will be less than the vacancies notified by the UPSC. In our country, this is very difficult to happen.
The standard of UPSC question paper and the number of applicants who appear in the exam remains almost equal each year. UPSC also releases its answer key after the exam. So the candidates can check their answers and cut off in hand, they can plan their strategy for next year in a better-informed way.
UPSC conducts various exams and each exam has various stages. Hence, the UPSC cut off is released for each stage of the exam. UPSC cut-off for the medical examination is not released because the candidates need to qualify it and there are no marks attached to it.
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UPSC Cutoff 2024 FAQs
The candidates can see here important questions related to UPSC cutoff.
Q: What is the Expected Cutoff for IAS 2023 Prelims?
The expected cut-off for the UPSC Prelims 2023 is 82-85 marks. The official cut-off will be announced once the final exam results are published.
The UPSC Prelims 2023 was held on May 28, 2023. The difficulty level of the question paper was reported to be moderate to difficult.
The UPSC Prelims cut-off for 2022 was 88.22 for the General Category. The UPSC Final Cut Off 2022 for the General Category was 960.
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