UPSC CSE 2024 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, 2024 (official UPSC English notification).
| Examination | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS (Prelim)* | 87.98 | 85.92 | 87.28 | 79.03 | 74.23 | 69.42 | 65.30 | 40.56 | 40.56 |
| CS (Main)# | 729 | 696 | 702 | 685 | 684 | 663 | 696 | 307 | 361 |
| CS (Final) | 947 | 917 | 910 | 880 | 884 | 876 | 913 | 701 | 461 |
* 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).