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UPSC Cut Off: IAS & IPS Exam
Every year, the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) to shortlist candidates for various services including All India Services (AIS), namely Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Forest Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS).
Candidates have to stand out in the three stages of the selection process to take up the service. The selection of the candidates will start with the screening round, i.e., Civil Services Preliminary (CSP). After taking the Preliminary examination, most of the candidates will be very eager regarding the probable cut off marks. One who secures the UPSC Cut off score in the Preliminary is only eligible for the Main Examination which will be held in September.
The UPSC will be announcing the IAS cut off score only after a year. Aspirants are a bit confused about whether to start the preparation for Main Exam or not before the release of the Preliminary result. Hence, we bring you the expected UPSC cut off marks for General Studies (Paper-I), which is only considered for merit.
UPSC conducts the IAS Exam 2022 to recruit eligible candidates for the post of IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and other Exams. The candidates who have appeared for the examination are eagerly waiting for UPSC Prelims Cut off 2022. The preliminary exams is the first stage of the IAS recruitment process, the other stages are Mains Examinations and Interview.
The candidates who have appeared for the IAS Examination can check the minimum qualifying marks for different categories here. Candidates can also check what are the factors affecting the cut-off of UPSC IAS Prelims Cut Off.
UPSC Cut Off Score 2022 (Expected)
IAS Exam 2022 Cut Off will be released by UPSC on its official website.
The Commission has released the Civil Services Examination 2021 Cut-off score after declaring the final result. We have listed the expected minimum qualifying standards/ marks in various categories stages.
| Category | IAS Prelims Cut-off |
| General | 94-106 |
| EWS | 84-96 |
| OBC | 92-104 |
| SC | 77-90 |
| ST | 77-89 |
| PwBD-1 | 65-76 |
| PwBD-2 | 48-58 |
| PwBD-3 | 35-45 |
| PwBD-5 | 47-58 |
IAS Cut-off: Important Points
- The UPSC will release the IAS cut-off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only.
GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature with 33% marks in Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
- As per the official sources, subject to 10% marks in each of the seven competitive papers i.e. Essay, GS-I, GS-II, GS-III, GS-IV, Optional-I and Optional-II.
IAS Tie-Breaking Rules
In case two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in Civil Services Exam, the tie will be resolved based on below principals.
(i) Marks in the Compulsory Papers and the Personality Test put together is to be ranked higher.
(ii) In case the marks mentioned above are equal, the candidate senior in age is to be ranked higher.
(iii) In case the above two points are the same, candidate getting more marks in the compulsory papers is to be ranked higher.
What After UPSC Preliminary Cut Off Score?
After taking the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam, candidates need to assess their expected score with the help of the question booklet. If candidates feel that they are expecting a good UPSC cut off marks and stand above the previous years' cut off, they should start preparing for the UPSC Main Examination.
The Commission will release the UPSC Prelims result after a month from the exam date. Those who have qualified in the IAS Prelims need to submit an online Detailed Application Form-I (DAF-I) along with scanned documents for the UPSC Main Exam.
UPSC Cut Off: Civil Services Preliminary Exam (Out of 200)
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| General | 98.00 | 92.51 | 87.54 | 88.22 |
| EWS | 90.00 | 77.55 | 80.14 | 82.83 |
| OBC | 95.34 | 89.12 | 84.85 | 87.54 |
| SC | 82.00 | 74.84 | 75.41 | 74.08 |
| ST | 77.34 | 68.71 | 70.71 | 69.35 |
| PwBD - 1 | 53.34 | 70.06 | 68.02 | 49.84 |
| PwBD - 2 | 44.66 | 63.94 | 67.33 | 58.59 |
| PwBD - 3 | 40.66 | 40.82 | 43.09 | 40.40 |
| PwBD - 5 | 61.34 | 42.86 | 45.80 | 41.76 |
UPSC Cut Off: Civil Services Main Exam (Out of 1750)
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| General | 751 | 736 | 745 | 748 |
| EWS | 696 | 687 | 713 | 715 |
| OBC | 718 | 698 | 707 | 714 |
| SC | 706 | 680 | 700 | 699 |
| ST | 699 | 682 | 700 | 706 |
| PwBD - 1 | 663 | 648 | 668 | 677 |
| PwBD - 2 | 698 | 699 | 712 | 706 |
| PwBD - 3 | 374 | 425 | 388 | 351 |
| PwBD - 5 | 561 | 300 | 560 | 419 |
UPSC Final Cut Off Score (Out of 2025)
UPSC Final Cut Off 2022 has been prepared by considering the marks obtained in the UPSC Mains Exam & Interview Round.
The total score of UPSC Mains in 1750 & the total marks of the interview round is 275.
UPSC Cutoff will be decided from the total score of 2025 is Mains & Interview round.
| Exam | General | EWS | OBC | Sc | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-3 |
| CS (Prelims)* | 88.22 | 82.83 | 87.54 | 74.08 | 69.35 | 49.84 | 58.59 | 4.40 | 41.76 |
| CS (Mains)* | 748 | 715 | 714 | 699 | 706 | 677 | 706 | 351 | 419 |
| CS (Final) | 960 | 926 | 823 | 893 | 900 | 879 | 913 | 632 | 590 |
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| General | 961 | 944 | 953 | 960 |
| EWS | 909 | 894 | 916 | 926 |
| OBC | 925 | 907 | 910 | 823 |
| SC | 898 | 875 | 886 | 893 |
| ST | 893 | 876 | 883 | 900 |
| PwBD - 1 | 861 | 867 | 892 | 879 |
| PwBD - 2 | 890 | 910 | 932 | 913 |
| PwBD - 3 | 653 | 675 | 689 | 632 |
| PwBD - 5 | 708 | 465 | 701 | 590 |
How UPSC Cut Off Score Prepared?
The Commission will announce the Civil Services cut off score after the declaration of the final results i.e., interview. It will prepare the IAS cut off score based on the factors such as the number of candidates who had appeared, the total number of vacancies, reservation and other details. Aspirants should note that the IAS Prelims cut off is the minimum mark one should obtain to attain eligibility to appear for the Main exam.
IFS Cut Off 2019
The UPSC releases the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cut off marks after declaring the final result and marks of recommended candidates.
Aspirants are advised to check the IFS cut off marks which help them to get familiar with the marks required to qualify in each phase of the selection process. The cut off for IFS vary from year to year. One should note that the cut off is different for both IFS Prelims cut off and IFS Mains cut off. Aspirants are also advised to check the marks secured by the last recommended candidate (final stage) out of 1700 category-wise.
| Indian Forest Service (IFS) Cutoff 2019 | |||
| Category | IFS Prelims (Out of 200) Minimum Qualifying Standards | IFS Mains (Out of 1400) Minimum Qualifying Standards | IFS Final Stage (Out of 1700) Marks secured by the last recommended candidate |
| General | 116 | 686 | 918 |
| EWS | 112.66 | 615 | 839 |
| OBC | 114.66 | 661 | 876 |
| SC | 101.34 | 609 | 832 |
| ST | 101.34 | 598 | 849 |
Note: The IFS Preliminary cut off marks will be based on the General Studies (Paper I) only because the GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature. Aspirants should obtain a minimum of 5% marks in each paper to qualify in the IFS Mains Examination.
How UPSC IFS Cut Off Score Prepared?
Aspirants should note that whenever two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in IFS Exam, the tie(s) will be considered with the principles approved by UPSC. Candidates who secure more marks in compulsory papers and the personality test (interview) put together will be ranked higher. In case the marks are equal, the senior in age will be ranked higher.
UPSC Cut-off For Various Exams
The UPSC will also release the cut-off score for various examinations that include CDS exam, CAPF, NDA, Combined Medical Service, Combined Geo-scientist and CISF exam.Candidates are advised to visit the official website of UPSC to check the cutoff scores.