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.
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