UPSC CSE 2023 cut-off marks
Prelims, Mains & Final — category-wise (official)
Minimum qualifying standards / marks secured by the last recommended candidate in each category at Prelims, Mains (written), and Final — Civil Services Examination, 2023 (official UPSC English notification).
| Examination | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS (Prelim)* | 75.41 | 68.02 | 74.75 | 59.25 | 47.82 | 40.40 | 47.13 | 40.40 | 33.68 |
| CS (Main)# | 741 | 706 | 712 | 694 | 692 | 673 | 718 | 396 | 445 |
| CS (Final) | 953 | 923 | 919 | 890 | 891 | 894 | 930 | 756 | 589 |
* Cut-off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. CSAT (GS Paper-II) is qualifying in nature (33% marks) as per the applicable Rules.
# Minimum marks secured by the last recommended candidate at the Main (written) stage, subject to scoring at least 10% in each of the seven competitive papers (Essay, GS-I–IV, Optional-I and Optional-II).
Minimum aggregate marks secured by the last recommended candidate at the final stage (Mains written + Interview).