UPSC Releases CSE 2025 Cut-Off Marks for Prelims, Mains and Final Selection

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued the official cut-off scores for the Civil Services Examination 2025 after releasing the final results this month. The cut-offs categorized by each category for the preliminary test, main written test, and final selection have been put up on the commission's official website.

Here are a few facts from the same. The Prelims Examination cut-off for the General category is 92.66 marks out of 200 in the General Studies Paper-I. Besides, candidates are required to score at least 33 per cent in the CSAT paper which is qualifying in nature.

For prelims, the cut-off for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) was at 89.34, while Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates required 92.00 marks for the qualification. Scheduled Castes (SC) cut-off was at 84.00 and Scheduled Tribes (ST) at 82.66, respectively.

According to category, for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) categories, prelims cut-off marks ranged from 76.66 to 40.66.

The commission revealed the cut-off marks for the Mains written examination, which serve as a guide in deciding who qualifies for the personality test or interview stage. For the General category, the cut-off was 739 out of a total of 1750 marks, while for the EWS category, it was 706. The cut-off marks for OBC candidates stood at 717, for SC - 700, and for ST - 694. Ultimately, points from the mains examination and personality test (which total 2025 marks) are combined, the final cut-off was 963 for the General category. Final cut-offs were 926 for EWS, 931 for OBC, 905 for SC, and 902 for ST candidates. Civil Services Examination (CSE) is organized annually by UPSC to select candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and other.

Those who are going to prepare for the next session may obtain detailed cut-off files by downloading them from the official UPSC website. Specialists have acknowledged that the released marks offer significant references to candidates who are gearing up for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026, where the level of rivalry is expected to be high.