UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination 2020 was held on 4 October 2020. Prelims in UPSC civil Services Examination plays an important role as the score gained in this exam decides who will be more near to his or her dreams and give the mains exam.
Here we are providing the expected Cut-Off of UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 along with the official UPSC CSE Cut-Off marks of previous years including 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
After discussing with the experts we are providing the expected Cut-Off of UPSC CSE Prelims 2020. As there is less time for the Main exam, with this expected Cut-Off, aspirants of UPSC will get an idea and can start their preparation, revision for mains examination.
But those candidates who are found themselves at the boundary line may remain at the dilemma. Thousands of aspirants, every year miss UPSC CSE Prelims just by one or two marks and therefore one or two marks also matters a lot. We have also provided the answer key for the UPSC aspirants so that they can calculate their score.
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UPSC CSE Prelims Expected Cut-Off 2020
In 2019, the Cut-Off of UPSC CSE Prelims Exam was 98 and as per the experts this year also it will remain almost the same as the paper is unconventional.
| Category | UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 Expected Cut-Off |
| General | 98 ± |
| EWS | 90 ± |
| OBC | 95.34 ± |
| SC | 82 ± |
| ST | 77.34 ± |
| PwBD-1 | 53.34 ± |
| PwBD-2 | 44.66 ± |
| PwBD-3 | 61.34 ± |
| PwBD-5 | 61.34 ± |
After the declaration of UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 Result, the official Cut-Off will be provided here.
UPSC CSE Previous Years Exam Cut-Off
Here we are providing the official Cut-Off of UPSC CSE 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 for reference.
UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 Cut-Off
| Category | UPSC CSE Cut-Off |
| General | 98 |
| EWS | 90 |
| OBC | 95.34 |
| SC | 82 |
| ST | 77.34 |
| PwBD-1 | 53.34 |
| PwBD-2 | 44.66 |
| PwBD-3 | 54.66 |
| PwBD-4 | 61.34 |
UPSC CSE Mains 2019 Cut-OffÂ
| Category | UPSC CSE Cut-Off |
| General | 751 |
| EWS | 696 |
| OBC | 718 |
| SC | 706 |
| ST | 699 |
| PwBD-1 | 663 |
| PwBD-2 | 698 |
| PwBD-3 | 374 |
| PwBD-4 | 561 |
UPSC CSE Final 2019 Cut-Off
| Category | UPSC CSE Cut-Off |
| General | 961 |
| EWS | 909 |
| OBC | 925 |
| SC | 898 |
| ST | 893 |
| PwBD-1 | 861 |
| PwBD-2 | 890 |
| PwBD-3 | 653 |
| PwBD-4 | 708 |
Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature with 33% marks as per Rule-15 of Civil Services Examination, 2019.
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.
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UPSC CSE Prelims 2018 Cut-Off Marks
| Category | UPSC CSE Prelims Cut-Off Marks (out of 200) |
| General | 98 |
| OBC | 96.66 |
| SC | 84 |
| ST | 83.34 |
| PwBD – 1 | 73.34 |
| PwBD – 2 | 53.34 |
| PwBD – 3 | 40 |
| PwBD – 5 | 45.34 |
UPSC CSE Mains 2018 Cut-Off Marks
Those candidates who have secured a minimum of 774 marks (49%) in the mains written exam would have cleared it.
UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Official Cut-Off Marks
In the Civil Services Examination 2017, the minimum qualifying standards/marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under:-
UPSC CSE Prelims 2016 Official Cut-Off Marks
In the Civil Services Examination 2016, the minimum qualifying standards/marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under:-
UPSC CSE Prelims 2015 Official Cut-Off Marks
In the Civil Services Examination, 2015 the minimum qualifying standards (marks)/marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under :
UPSC CSE Prelims 2014 Official Cut-Off Marks
The minimum qualifying standards /marks in various categories at various stages are as under:-
With the help of these Cut-Off Marks, IAS aspirants can make their future strategy of preparation accordingly. Aspirants those who will clear UPSC CSE Prelims this year will give mains exam and those who don’t have to give mains exam next year. So, make a proper strategy and mains preparation its part.
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