UPSC Cut Off 2024: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2024 cut-off marks, every category

How 2024 compares with 2023

Prelims. General 87.98 (up 12.57), EWS 85.92 (up 17.90), OBC 87.28 (up 12.53), SC 79.03 (up 19.78), ST 74.23 (up 26.41). The biggest move was ST, up 26.41 marks.

Mains. General 729 (down 12), EWS 696 (down 10), OBC 702 (down 10), SC 685 (down 9), ST 684 (down 8). The biggest move was General, down 12 marks.

Final. General 947 (down 6), EWS 917 (down 6), OBC 910 (down 9), SC 880 (down 10), ST 884 (down 7). The biggest move was SC, down 10 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2024

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.