UPSC Cut Off 2021: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2021 cut-off marks, every category

How 2021 compares with 2020

Prelims. General 87.54 (down 4.97), EWS 80.14 (up 2.59), OBC 84.85 (down 4.27), SC 75.41 (up 0.57), ST 70.71 (up 2.00). The biggest move was General, down 4.97 marks.

Mains. General 745 (up 9), EWS 713 (up 26), OBC 707 (up 9), SC 700 (up 20), ST 700 (up 18). The biggest move was EWS, up 26 marks.

Final. General 953 (up 9), EWS 916 (up 22), OBC 910 (up 3), SC 886 (up 11), ST 883 (up 7). The biggest move was EWS, up 22 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2021

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.