UPSC declares CSE 2025 prelims, mains and final cut-off; check category-wise marks here

UPSC CSE 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the cut-off marks for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 for all three stages. These include the preliminary examination, the mains examination, and the final result after the personality test.

Prelims cut-off

According to the commission, the cut-off for the preliminary examination has been calculated only on the basis of General Studies (GS) Paper 1.

The General category cut-off is 92.66 marks. Category-wise prelims cut-off marks are as follows:

• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 89.34
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 92.00
• Scheduled Castes (SC): 84.00
• Scheduled Tribes (ST): 82.66

For candidates in the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) categories, the cut-off marks range from 76.66 to 40.66.

The commission said that GS Paper 2, also known as the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), is qualifying in nature. Candidates must secure at least 33% marks in this paper.

Mains cut-off

The cut-off required to qualify for the personality test (interview) after the mains examination is as follows:

• General: 739
• EWS: 706
• OBC: 717
• SC: 700
• ST: 694

Final cut-off

The final cut-off is calculated using the marks obtained in the mains examination and the personality test.

The final category-wise cut-off marks are:

• General: 963
• EWS: 926
• OBC: 931
• SC: 905
• ST: 902

Total candidates recommended

A total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointment to services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and other central services.

The UPSC CSE 2025 final result was declared on March 6, 2026.

The commission also said that the marks obtained by candidates, which is the marksheet or the scorecard, will be available on the official website within 15 days of the result declaration, which means they will be released by March 20.

Tie-breaking rules

UPSC has also explained the rules used when two or more candidates get the same total marks.

First, the candidate with higher marks in the compulsory papers of the written examination and the personality test is ranked higher. These compulsory papers include Essay, General Studies Paper 1, General Studies Paper 2, General Studies Paper 3 and General Studies Paper 4.

If the tie still remains, the candidate with higher marks in the compulsory written papers alone is placed higher. If the marks remain equal even after this, the candidate who is older in age is ranked higher.

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