UPSC Cut Off 2022: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2022: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2022 cut-off marks, every category

How 2022 compares with 2021

Prelims. General 88.22 (up 0.68), EWS 82.83 (up 2.69), OBC 87.54 (up 2.69), SC 74.08 (down 1.33), ST 69.35 (down 1.36). The biggest move was EWS and OBC, each up 2.69 marks.

Mains. General 748 (up 3), EWS 715 (up 2), OBC 714 (up 7), SC 699 (down 1), ST 706 (up 6). The biggest move was OBC, up 7 marks.

Final. General 960 (up 7), EWS 926 (up 10), OBC 923 (up 13), SC 893 (up 7), ST 900 (up 17). The biggest move was ST, up 17 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2022

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.