UPSC Cut Off 2023: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2023 cut-off marks, every category

How 2023 compares with 2022

Prelims. General 75.41 (down 12.81), EWS 68.02 (down 14.81), OBC 74.75 (down 12.79), SC 59.25 (down 14.83), ST 47.82 (down 21.53). The biggest move was ST, down 21.53 marks.

Mains. General 741 (down 7), EWS 706 (down 9), OBC 712 (down 2), SC 694 (down 5), ST 692 (down 14). The biggest move was ST, down 14 marks.

Final. General 953 (down 7), EWS 923 (down 3), OBC 919 (down 4), SC 890 (down 3), ST 891 (down 9). The biggest move was ST, down 9 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2023

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.