UPSC Cut Off 2025: Prelims, Mains and Final, Category-wise

These are the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025: the lowest marks with which candidates in each category moved on to the next stage, as published by UPSC after the final result.

CSE 2025 cut-off marks, every category

How 2025 compares with 2024

Prelims. General 92.66 (up 4.68), EWS 89.34 (up 3.42), OBC 92.00 (up 4.72), SC 84.00 (up 4.97), ST 82.66 (up 8.43). The biggest move was ST, up 8.43 marks.

Mains. General 739 (up 10), EWS 706 (up 10), OBC 717 (up 15), SC 700 (up 15), ST 694 (up 10). The biggest move was OBC and SC, each up 15 marks.

Final. General 963 (up 16), EWS 926 (up 9), OBC 931 (up 21), SC 905 (up 25), ST 902 (up 18). The biggest move was SC, up 25 marks.

The numbers behind CSE 2025

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.