UPSC Cut Off 2019: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2019 cut-off marks, every category

How 2019 compares with 2018

Prelims. General 98.00 (unchanged), OBC 95.34 (down 1.32), SC 82.00 (down 2.00), ST 77.34 (down 6.00). The biggest move was ST, down 6.00 marks.

Mains. General 751 (down 23), OBC 718 (down 14), SC 706 (down 13), ST 699 (down 20). The biggest move was General, down 23 marks.

Final. General 961 (down 21), OBC 925 (down 13), SC 898 (down 14), ST 893 (down 19). The biggest move was General, down 21 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2019

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.