UPSC Cut Off 2020: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2020: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2020 cut-off marks, every category

How 2020 compares with 2019

Prelims. General 92.51 (down 5.49), EWS 77.55 (down 12.45), OBC 89.12 (down 6.22), SC 74.84 (down 7.16), ST 68.71 (down 8.63). The biggest move was EWS, down 12.45 marks.

Mains. General 736 (down 15), EWS 687 (down 9), OBC 698 (down 20), SC 680 (down 26), ST 682 (down 17). The biggest move was SC, down 26 marks.

Final. General 944 (down 17), EWS 894 (down 15), OBC 907 (down 18), SC 875 (down 23), ST 876 (down 17). The biggest move was SC, down 23 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2020

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.