UPSC CSE Cutoff 2022 has been released by the Union Public Service Commission. The cutoff has been released category-wise for Prelims, Mains, and Interview round. The IAS Cutoff 2022 for prelims and mains for the general category stood at 88.22 and 748, respectively. The IAS final cutoff 2022 for the general category student is 960 (out of 2025 marks).
IAS cutoff 2023 for prelims, mains, and interview rounds is announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) once the UPSC CSE exam process is completed. The IAS cutoff is projected to stay low this year due to the increasing difficulty level of the exam and more vacancies than in previous years. The UPSC 2021 prelims cutoff for the General Category was 87.54, while the mains cutoff was 745. Candidates must know that UPSC considers only mains and interview marks for the final merit list. Read More: UPSC CSE Result 2023
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 IAS Cutoff
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 IAS Expected Cutoff 2023
UPSC IAS cutoff is influenced by a number of factors, making it difficult to predict. According to previous trends, the cutoff for the UPSC prelims examination may be somewhere between 85 and 100. The UPSC expected cutoff for 2023 is shown below:
Stages
|
UPSC Cutoff
|
Prelims
|
87.5±5
|
Mains
|
745±10
|
Final
|
932±10
|
UPSC IAS Prelims Cutoff 2022
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
|
UPSC IAS 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.
Categories
|
IAS Prelims Cut off
|
General
|
87.54
|
EWS
|
80.14
|
OBC
|
84.85
|
SC
|
75.41
|
ST
|
70.71
|
PwBD1
|
68.02
|
PwBD2
|
67.33
|
PwBD3
|
43.09
|
PwBD5
|
45.80
|
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.
Year
|
General
|
EWS
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
2021
|
87.54
|
80.14
|
84.85
|
75.41
|
70.71
|
2020
|
92.51
|
77.55
|
89.12
|
74.84
|
68.71
|
2019
|
98
|
90
|
95.34
|
82
|
77.34
|
2018
|
98
|
_
|
96.66
|
84
|
83.34
|
2017
|
105.34
|
_
|
102.66
|
88.66
|
88.66
|
UPSC IAS Mains Cutoff 2022
The UPSC CSE Mains Cutoff for the year 2022 can be checked in the table below:
Category
|
IAS Mains Cut off (Out of 1750)
|
General
|
748
|
EWS
|
715
|
OBC
|
714
|
SC
|
699
|
ST
|
706
|
PwBD1
|
677
|
PwBD2
|
706
|
PwBD3
|
351
|
PwBD5
|
419
|
UPSC IAS Mains Cutoff 2021
The UPSC CSE Mains cutoff for the year 2021 is tabulated below:
Category
|
IAS Main cut off
(Out of 1750)
|
General
|
745
|
EWS
|
713
|
OBC
|
707
|
SC
|
700
|
ST
|
700
|
PwBD1
|
668
|
PwBD2
|
712
|
PwBD3
|
388
|
PwBD5
|
560
|
UPSC Mains Last Five-year Cutoff
Year
|
General
|
EWS
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
2021
|
745
|
713
|
707
|
700
|
700
|
2020
|
736
|
687
|
698
|
680
|
682
|
2019
|
751
|
696
|
718
|
706
|
699
|
2018
|
774
|
_
|
732
|
719
|
719
|
2017
|
809
|
_
|
770
|
756
|
749
|
UPSC IAS Final Cutoff 2022
Category
|
IAS Final Cutoff (Out of 2025)
|
General
|
960
|
EWS
|
926
|
OBC
|
923
|
SC
|
893
|
ST
|
900
|
PwBD1
|
879
|
PwBD2
|
913
|
PwBD3
|
632
|
PwBD5
|
590
|
UPSC IAS Final Cutoff 2021
Category
|
IAS Final Cut off
(Out of 2025)
|
General
|
953
|
EWS
|
916
|
OBC
|
910
|
SC
|
886
|
ST
|
883
|
PwBD1
|
892
|
PwBD2
|
932
|
PwBD3
|
689
|
PwBD5
|
701
|
UPSC Last Five year Final Cutoff
Candidates can check the last five year UPSC Final Cutoff in the table below:
Year
|
General
|
EWS
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
2021
|
953
|
916
|
910
|
886
|
883
|
2020
|
944
|
894
|
907
|
875
|
876
|
2019
|
961
|
909
|
925
|
989
|
893
|
2018
|
982
|
_
|
938
|
912
|
912
|
2017
|
1006
|
_
|
968
|
944
|
939
|
UPSC IAS 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:
Exam
|
Gen
|
EWS
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
PwBD-1
|
PwBD-2
|
PwBD-3
|
PwBD-4
|
Prelims
|
92.51
|
77.55
|
89.12
|
74.84
|
68.7
|
70.06
|
63.94
|
40.82
|
42.86
|
Mains
|
736
|
687
|
698
|
680
|
682
|
648
|
699
|
425
|
300
|
Interview
|
944
|
894
|
907
|
875
|
876
|
867
|
910
|
675
|
465
|
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.