UPSC CSE 2025 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, 2025 (official UPSC English notification).
| Examination | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD-1 | PwBD-2 | PwBD-3 | PwBD-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS (Prelim)* | 92.66 | 89.34 | 92.00 | 84.00 | 82.66 | 76.66 | 54.66 | 40.66 | 40.66 |
| CS (Main)# | 739 | 706 | 717 | 700 | 694 | 703 | 708 | 536 | 451 |
| CS (Final) | 963 | 926 | 931 | 905 | 902 | 917 | 944 | 804 | 631 |
* 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).