UPSC Cut-off 2025 for Prelims, Mains and Final Out
Check the UPSC Cut-off 2025 for Prelims, Mains, and Final, along with the marks required by candidates under different categories like General, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, and PwBD.
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Key Highlights:
UPSC 2025 cut-offs released for Prelims, Mains & Final.
Category-wise marks for General, OBC, EWS, SC, ST & PwBD.
Final cut-off = Mains + Interview scores.
Compare with past years to spot trends.
Factors: difficulty, vacancies, reservation & normalization.
The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Cut-off 2025 for Prelims, Mains and Final. UPSC total marks and cut off play a crucial role in a UPSC aspirant’s journey towards their goal of joining the administrative services.
The Prelims examination consists of two General Studies papers: General Studies I and General Studies II. While GS paper I is important for merit ranking, GS Paper II is merely qualifying in nature having minimum qualifying marks set at 33%.
The Mains examination consists of nine papers but only seven of them contribute to merit ranking. The English Language paper and Indian language paper are qualifying in nature and therefore do not contribute to final ranking.
The UPSC CSE Cut off has been released in PDF Format on the official website. The UPSC cut off 2025 PDF can be downloaded from the link below:
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The UPSC Prelims cut-off determines the minimum marks required by candidates to successfully qualify for the Mains Examination.
In the 2025 cycle, the UPSC cut-off marks for Prelims were:
92.66 for General
89.34 for EWS
92.00 for OBC
Lower cut-offs for other categories like SC, ST and PwBD.
The category-wise breakdown of the cut-off marks is provided below:
UPSC CSE Prelims Cut-off 2025 | |
Category | CS (Prelims) Cut-off |
General | 92.66 |
EWS | 89.34 |
OBC | 92 |
SC | 84 |
ST | 82.66 |
PwBD-1 | 76.66 |
PwBD-2 | 54.66 |
PwBD-3 | 40.66 |
PwBD-5 | 40.66 |
The UPSC Mains Cut-off provides the minimum marks candidates need in Mains examination in order to move onto the Personality Interview Stage.
The UPSC cut-off for 2025 was:
739 marks for General
717 for OBC
706 for EWS
Comparatively lower qualifying marks for SC, ST & PwBD.
For category-wise Mains cut-off marks, the table is provided below:
UPSC Mains Cut-off 2025 | |
Category | CS (Mains) Cut-off |
General | 739 |
EWS | 706 |
OBC | 717 |
SC | 700 |
ST | 694 |
PwBD-1 | 703 |
PwBD-2 | 708 |
PwBD-3 | 536 |
PwBD-5 | 451 |
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The UPSC Final Cut-off 2025 is the score required in order to bag a position in the final merit list after combining marks from Mains Examination and Personality Interview test.
The final cut-off in 2025 is:
963 marks for General
931 for OBC
926 for EWS
The UPSC Final cut-off for all categories is provided in the table below:
UPSC CSE Final Cut Off 2025 | |
Category | CS (Final) Cut-off |
General | 963 |
EWS | 926 |
OBC | 931 |
SC | 905 |
ST | 902 |
PwBD-1 | 917 |
PwBD-2 | 944 |
PwBD-3 | 804 |
PwBD-5 | 631 |
Studying the past year cut-offs can provide a comparative analysis and trends in UPSC Cut-offs
The table below provides UPSC prelims cut-off 2024 category-wise:
Category | Prelims Cut-off 2024 |
General | 87.98 |
EWS | 85.92 |
OBC | 87.28 |
SC | 79.03 |
ST | 74.23 |
PwBD-1 | 69.42 |
PwBD-2 | 65.30 |
PwBD-3 | 40.56 |
PwBD-5 | 40.56 |
The category-wise UPSC cut-off for the Mains examination in 2024 is provided below for reference and comparison with 2025 cut-offs:
Category | Mains Cut-off 2024 |
General | 729 |
EWS | 696 |
OBC | 702 |
SC | 685 |
ST | 684 |
PwBD-1 | 663 |
PwBD-2 | 696 |
PwBD-3 | 307 |
PwBD-5 | 361 |
The Final cut-off is determined by combining the marks scored in the UPSC Mains Examination and the final interview score.
The category wise breakdown of UPSC cut-off 2024 is provided below:
Category | UPSC Final Cut Off 2024 |
General | 947 |
EWS | 917 |
OBC | 910 |
SC | 880 |
ST | 884 |
PwBD-1 | 876 |
PwBD-2 | 913 |
PwBD-3 | 701 |
PwBD-5 | 461 |
In the last five years, there have been variations in the UPSC cut-off based on competition and vacancies.
Studying these trends can enable candidates to determine what score to aim for in the Prelims.
The table below provides UPSC Prelims cut-off in the last 5 years:
Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
General | 87.98 | 75.41 | 88.22 | 87.54 | 92.51 |
EWS | 85.92 | 68.02 | 82.83 | 80.14 | 77.55 |
OBC | 87.28 | 74.75 | 87.54 | 89.12 | 89.12 |
SC | 79.03 | 59.25 | 74.08 | 75.41 | 74.84 |
ST | 74.23 | 47.82 | 69.35 | 70.71 | 68.71 |
PwBD-1 | 69.42 | 40.4 | 49.84 | 68.02 | 70.06 |
PwBD-2 | 65.3 | 47.13 | 58.59 | 67.33 | 63.94 |
PwBD-3 | 40.56 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 43.09 | 40.82 |
PwBD-5 | 40.56 | 33.68 | 41.76 | 45.8 | 42.86 |
UPSC Mains Cut-off Last 5 Years
Candidates who successfully qualify in the Prelims, gear up to prepare for the Mains examination.
Comparing the UPSC Mains cut-off patterns in the last 5 years can provide a clear picture of the marks required to qualify for the final Interview.
The UPSC Mains cut-off in the last 5 years for different categories can be seen below:
Category
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
GENERAL
729
741
748
745
736
EWS
696
706
715
713
687
OBC
702
712
714
707
698
SC
685
694
699
700
680
ST
684
692
706
700
682
PwBD-1
663
673
677
688
648
PwBD-2
696
718
706
712
699
PwBD-3
307
396
351
388
425
PwBD-5
361
445
419
560
300
UPSC Final Cut-off Last 5 years
The UPSC Final Cut-off provides the final threshold for aspirants in order to qualify in the UPSC Civil services examination.
Based on the rank attained by the successful candidates, their preferences and availability of vacancies.
In the last 5 years, the UPSC Final Cut-off has been as follows:
Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
General | 947 | 953 | 960 | 953 | 944 |
EWS | 917 | 923 | 926 | 916 | 894 |
OBC | 910 | 919 | 923 | 910 | 907 |
SC | 880 | 890 | 893 | 886 | 875 |
ST | 884 | 891 | 900 | 883 | 876 |
PwBD-1 | 876 | 894 | 879 | 892 | 867 |
PwBD-2 | 913 | 930 | 913 | 932 | 910 |
PwBD-3 | 701 | 756 | 632 | 689 | 675 |
PwBD-5 | 461 | 589 | 590 | 701 | 465 |
Factors that influence UPSC Cut-off
There are multiple factors that affect the UPSC cut-off and these influence the number of successful candidates who qualify all stages of the UPSC examination.
The key factors that influence the UPSC Cut-off are:
Difficulty level: The UPSC Cut-off tends to be relatively lower when the level of questions is challenging as candidates may not be able to score high marks. On the flip side, when the exam questions are easier, the cut-off is on the higher side.
Number of vacancies: When the number of vacancies is higher, the UPSC can accommodate a large number of candidates and hence the cut-off is relatively lower.
Reservation: There is a reservation policy for categories like OBC, SC, ST, etc. The cut-off marks for different categories varies as per the number of candidates and the number of seats reserved for them.
Normalisation: In the Prelims examination, the UPSC follows the process of normalisation in order to ensure fair calculation of cut-offs. The marks of candidates are adjusted across different question papers with variance in difficulty level.
Frequently asked question (FAQs)
When will the category-wise UPSC cut off 2025 be released?
What is the UPSC Prelims 2025 Cut Off?
What is the UPSC Mains 2025 Cut Off?
What is the UPSC CSE Final cut-off 2025?
Who is the UPSC topper in 2025?
The UPSC cut-off released after the UPSC Final Result 2025 throws light on:
How intense the competition was
Relative difficulty level of the examination
The margin between the score of qualified candidates and those who were not selected
Performance of candidates category-wise
Therefore, the UPSC CSE cut-off serves as invaluable data for the aspirants who are in their preparation stage of the UPSC journey.
The UPSC Toppers List along with marks and cut-off provide a comprehensive view of the performance of candidates in UPSC CSE 2025.
Gajendra Singh Godara is an IIT Bombay graduate and a UPSC aspirant with 4 attempts, including multiple Prelims and Mains appearances. He specializes in Polity, Modern History, International Relations, and Economy. At PadhAI, Gajendra leverages his firsthand exam experience to simplify complex concepts, creating high-efficiency study materials that help aspirants save time and stay focused.
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