UPSC exam is the process of selecting eligible candidates for the three services of the Indian Government namely IAS, IFS, and IPS. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) published the IAS cut off 2019 on their official website. Cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks required to get through to the next round. UPSC uses the term Minimum Qualifying Marks instead of cut-off marks.

Multiple factors such as the number of candidates appearing, the difficulty level of the question paper, no. of seats available and marking scheme of the year affect the overall cut off score in UPSC prelims and mains exams. Candidates scoring minimum UPSC IAS cut off marks are then eligible for the next level of recruitment in the exam.

UPSC Prelims Cut Off for 2019

In the Civil Services Examination 2019, the minimum qualifying marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under:

  • General category – 98 marks
  • OBC – 96.66 marks
  • SC – 84 marks
  • ST – 83.34 marks
  • PwBD1 – 73.34 marks
  • PwBD2 – 53.34 marks
  • PwBD3 – 40 marks
  • PwBD5 – 45.34 marks

UPSC Previous Year Cut Off

The following chart shows the previous year UPSC prelims cut off marks out of 200.

Category 2018 2017 2016 2015
General 98.00 105.34 116.00 107.34
SC 84.00 88.66 99.34 94
ST 83.34 88.66 96.00 91.34
OBC 96.66 102.66 110.66 106
PwD 1 73.34 85.34 75.34 90.66
PwD 2 53.34 61.34 72.66 76.66
PwD 3 40.00 40.00 40.00 40
PwD 5 45.34

Also Read : UPSC Exam Paper Pattern: UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern

Civil Services Exam-2018 Cut Off

In the Civil Services Examination 2018 , the minimum qualifying marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under:-

Category Vacancy Recommendation of  PwBD Candidates Vacancy after the recommendation of PwBD candidates  Recommendation of 

Candidates

 

(Non‐PwBD) 

UPSC 2018 cut off

(Out of 200)

Cut off for Written Exam 

(Out of 1750)

Marks  secured 

by  the  last 

recommended 

Candidate  

[Final Stage]

  

(Out of 2025)

General 414 28 386 333 98 774 982
OBC 209 05 204 204 96.66 732 938
SC 128 02 126 126 84 719 912
ST 61 01 60 60 83.34 719 912
Total 812 36 776 723

 

Category Vacancy Recommendation of  PwBD Candidates UPSC 2018 cut off

(Out of 200)

Cut off for Written Exam 

(Out of 1750)

Marks  secured 

by  the  last 

recommended 

Candidate  

[Final Stage]

  

(Out of 2025)

PwBD‐ 1 11 (10 Gen, 01 OBC) 73.34 711 899
PwBD‐ 2 12 (09 Gen, 02 OBC, 01 ST) 53.34 696 908
PwBD‐ 3 11 (08 Gen, 02 OBC, 01 SC 40.00 520 754
PwBD‐ 5 02 (01 Gen, 01 SC) 45.34 460 718
Total 36 (28 Gen, 05 OBC, 02 SC,  01 ST)

*Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. However, GS Paper-II was qualifying with 33% marks (Rule-15 of Civil Services Examination, 2018)

# 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.

Reserve List
General OBC SC ST Total
53 45 07 01 106

Conclusion

Hopefully, this article will clear all your doubts regarding the UPSC cut off. You can find the UPSC previous year cut off here, this will help you understand the exam format better. You can keep this in mind while you prepare for the exam.

Also Read: A Detailed IAS Planner 2020 for Beginners: Guide to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

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