UPSC Cut off 2024: IAS Expected Cutoff, Previous Year Cutoff Marks, Category-wise Cutoff

UPSC Cut off 2024 for prelims, mains, and interview rounds is announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) once the UPSC CSE exam process is completed. The UPSC 2023 prelims cutoff for the General Category is 75.41, while the mains cutoff was 741. Candidates must know that UPSC considers only mains and interview marks for the final merit list.

Read More: UPSC CSE Result 2024

The UPSC IAS cutoff is continuously declining as the difficulty level of the question paper is increasing. The UPSC prelims cutoff 2020 was 92.51 for the general category, while in 2021 it was 87.54. This implies that the difficulty level of the UPSC prelims paper is increasing every year. 

However, it should be observed that the IAS cutoff is not simply determined by the level of the paper; it is also determined by the number of UPSC vacancies and candidates taking the examination. Candidates may get more information on the IAS cutoff in the article below.

UPSC Cut off 2024

The UPSC IAS cutoff for prelims examination determines the number of students who are qualified to take the mains examination. Similarly, the UPSC IAS Mains cutoff determines how many applicants are allowed to participate in the interview round. The UPSC final cutoff determines whether or not an applicant is selected for any post.

UPSC Cut off 2023

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC Cut off 2023 on its official website. Students can check the minimum cut off marks in the table below:

UPSC IAS Prelims Cutoff 2022

UPSC Prelims Cutoff 2021

In the year 2021, the UPSC released the prelims cutoff out of 198 marks as one question was dropped by the commission. The IAS prelims cutoff 2021 may be found here, as stated in the official announcement.

UPSC Prelims Last Five-year Cutoff

The UPSC Prelims' previous five-year cutoff can assist candidates in understanding the cutoff trend. The cutoff for the previous five years is shown below. The table below shows that the UPSC Prelims cutoff for General and OBC category candidates is steadily falling.

UPSC Mains Cut off 2022

The UPSC CSE Mains Cutoff for the year 2022 can be checked in the table below:

UPSC Mains Cut off 2021

The UPSC CSE Mains cutoff for the year 2021 is tabulated below:

UPSC Mains Last Five-year Cutoff

UPSC Final Cut off 2022

UPSC Final Cut off 2021

UPSC Last Five year Final Cutoff

Candidates can check the last five year UPSC Final Cutoff in the table below:

UPSC Cut Off 2020

The UPSC IAS 2020 cutoff was higher than the 2021 cutoff and lower than the preceding years. Candidates can check the table below to learn more about the UPSC cutoff 2020:

Conclusion

The UPSC previous year cutoffs give insight to aspiring candidates about the level they have to achieve to clear the examination. Candidates must prepare for the examination keeping in mind the past cutoff trends. However, they should also make sure that they score the maximum marks possible in the examination.