UPSC IAS Cut off 2026 - Check Expected & Previous year Cutoff Marks

UPSC IAS Cutoff 2026 Overview

UPSC IAS Cut Off 2026 Dates

There are some important dates pertaining to the UPSC IAS 2026 cut off listed in the table below. Candidates are encouraged to take note of the IAS exam date 2026 below so as not to miss any important events.

UPSC exam date 2026

UPSC IAS Expected Cut off 2026

Based on previous years' cut off and UPSC CSE 2026 exam analysis, Careers360 has predicted the expected UPSC IAS cutoff for 2026. Check the expected UPSC Civil Services cut off in the table below.

Expected UPSC CSE Cut off 2026

Quick Links

• UPSC IAS Answer Key 2026
• How to Prepare for UPSC IAS 2026?

How to Check the UPSC IAS Cut Off 2026?

• Visit the official UPSC website - upsc.gov.in

• On the homepage, click on 'Examinations'.

• Under that, click on 'Cut-off Marks'

• Search for the UPSC CSE 2026 cut off links. Click on it.

• The UPSC Civil Services cut off PDF file will be displayed on the screen

• Check the category wise UPSC IAS cut off in the cutoff PDF

• Download and save the UPSC IAS cut off PDF for future reference

UPSC IAS Cut Off 2026 - Factors Affecting IAS Cut Off

Various factors are taken into consideration for determining the actual UPSC IAS 2026 cut off and expected cut off. The factors responsible for determining the UPSC Civil Services cut off 2026 are -

• Number of candidates appearing for the UPSC IAS exam 2026

• The difficulty level of the IAS 2026 question paper

• Number of IAS vacancies and more.

• Past years cut off trends.

UPSC IAS Cut Off 2026

UPSC will provide the category-wise UPSC cut off separately for each stage of the IAS exam. With the help of previous year's UPSC cut off, candidates who are appearing for UPSC IAS 2026 exam will get an idea about how much they need to score. Check the previous year's UPSC cut off stage-wise from the table that is given below.

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UPSC IAS Cut off 2026 - Stages of IAS Cut off & Previous Years Cut Off

UPSC Civil Services exam has three stages - CSE prelims exam 2026, mains and personality test. The UPSC IAS 2026 cut off is released separately for all the stages of the UPSC CSE exam.

UPSC IAS Prelims Cut Off 2026

UPSC will release the UPSC IAS prelims cut off 2026 during the declaration of the final result. Some eminent coaching institutes release the expected UPSC CSE cut off on the same day of the IAS preliminary exam. The CSE prelims exam 2026 has two papers - General Studies 1 and 2.

General studies paper 2 minimum qualifying cut off are prescribed by the UPSC in the UPSC IAS notification. Candidates need to secure 33% marks to clear the prelims GS paper 2. A total of 12 to 13 times the number of candidates qualify for the UPSC IAS 2026 prelims cut off to appear for the mains exam. Check the table below for previous years official IAS cut off.

UPSC IAS Previous Years Prelims Cut Off Marks

UPSC IAS Mains Cut Off 2026

Candidates clearing the UPSC IAS cut off 2026 prelims are eligible to appear for the UPSC Civil Services mains examination. UPSC IAS mains exam has 9 papers in a total of 1750 marks. The UPSC IAS mains cut off marks are determined out of 1750.

Only 3 times the number of candidates qualify for the IAS mains exam and are eligible to appear for the UPSC IAS personality test. The marks of Indian language and English language are not considered for determining the UPSC IAS mains cut off but candidates need to secure 25% marks in them to clear the CSE mains stage. Check the table below for previous years' official UPSC IAS mains cut offs.

UPSC IAS Previous Years Mains Cut Off Marks

UPSC IAS Final Cut off 2026

The final UPSC IAS 2026 cut off marks is prepared on the basis of marks secured by candidates in the IAS mains exam and personality test. On the basis of the final IAS cut off various Group A and B services like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc. are allotted to the candidates. Check the table below previous year's official final UPSC Civil Services cut off.

UPSC IAS Previous Years Final Cut Off

More Relevant Links

• UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2026

• UPSC IAS Syllabus 2026

• UPSC IAS Selection process 2026

UPSC IAS Result 2026

Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC IAS result at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC IAS 2026 result is released in PDF format. The final UPSC CSE result 2026 is released after the conclusion of the selection process is over. The final UPSC IAS result 2026 is based on the marks obtained by candidates in the mains exam and personality test.