UPSC Cut Off 2018: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2018: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2018 cut-off marks, every category

How 2018 compares with 2017

Prelims. General 98.00 (down 7.34), OBC 96.66 (down 6.00), SC 84.00 (down 4.66), ST 83.34 (down 5.32). The biggest move was General, down 7.34 marks.

Mains. General 774 (down 35), OBC 732 (down 38), SC 719 (down 37), ST 719 (down 30). The biggest move was OBC, down 38 marks.

Final. General 982 (down 24), OBC 938 (down 30), SC 912 (down 32), ST 912 (down 27). The biggest move was SC, down 32 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2018

How to read these cut-offs

• Prelims is GS Paper I alone, out of 200. CSAT (GS Paper II) only has to be passed with 33% and does not add to the score.
• Mains is the total of the seven written papers that count, out of 1,750. The two language papers only have to be passed.
• Final adds the personality test (out of 275) to the written total (out of 1,750): the final is out of 2,025.

To see every year side by side, with a chart and a score checker, go to UPSC cut-off for the last ten years.