UPSC IAS Cut off 2020 - Check IAS Expected & Previous Year Cutoff
UPSC IAS Cut off 2020: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the UPSC IAS cut off 2020 for prelims exam after the declaration of the result. The cut off marks have will be in PDF for all stages separately. After the IAS prelims exam is conducted on October 04, some leading coaching institute will release the unofficial cutoff of UPSC IAS 2020 exam. Official UPSC cut off 2020 will be released by UPSC when the complete recruitment process is over. The official UPSC prelims cut off 2020 for IAS will be released in pdf format on the official UPSC website. The UPSC IAS cutoff is the minimum marks needed by the aspirant to qualify a particular stage of the exam. The UPSC IAS 2020 cutoff will be released separately for all the stages - prelims, mains and final selection. The UPSC Civil Services 2020 cutoff will be declared category wise. Apart from the cutoff candidates must also check the UPSC CSE result. The UPSC IAS 2020 is conducted for a total of 796 vacancies. Read the article to check the expected and previous year's UPSC cut off.
Latest- UPSC IAS result 2020 has been declared on October 23 at the official website.
UPSC Civil Services 2020 Prelims Exam Cut Off Marks Has Been Released. UPSC IAS answer key 2020 released.

UPSC IAS Cut off 2020 - Prelims Exam (Expected)
UPSC CSE 2020 prelims exam has been conduced on OCtober 4 in offline mode. After the conclusion of the exam, candidates are curius to know the expected cut off marks and their chnces to clear the exam. For the ease of candidates, UPSC IAS expected cut off is mentioned in the table given below.
UPSC CSE 2020 Expected Cut off
Category
UPSC Prelims cut off 2020
General
92-107
EWS
82-102
OBC
92-102
SC
82-92
ST 77-82
PwBD-1
52-62
PwBD-2
42-62
PwBD-3
57-67
PwBD-5
57-67
Category | UPSC Prelims cut off 2020 |
General | 92-107 |
EWS | 82-102 |
OBC | 92-102 |
SC | 82-92 |
ST | 77-82 |
PwBD-1 | 52-62 |
PwBD-2 | 42-62 |
PwBD-3 | 57-67 |
PwBD-5 | 57-67 |
UPSC IAS Cut Off 2019
Category | UPSC Prelims cut off 2019 | UPSC Mains cut off 2019 | Final Cut off |
General | 98 | 751 | 961 |
EWS | 90 | 696 | 909 |
OBC | 95.34 | 718 | 925 |
SC | 82 | 706 | 898 |
ST | 77.34 | 699 | 893 |
PwBD-1 | 53.34 | 663 | 861 |
PwBD-2 | 44.66 | 698 | 890 |
PwBD-3 | 61.34 | 374 | 653 |
PwBD-5 | 61.34 | 561 | 708 |
UPSC IAS Cut off 2020 Stages
Applicants who appear in the Civil Services exam should know that the UPSC CSE cut off 2020 will be released in three stages. The cut-off UPSC IAS 2020 will be released separately
1- UPSC IAS Prelims Cut off 2020
2- UPSC CSE Mains Cut off 2020
3- UPSC IAS Final Cut off 2020
UPSC IAS Prelims Cut off 2020
UPSC will release UPSC IAS cutoff 2020 prelims in pdf format after the final result. Though some of the leading coaching institutes will release UPSC IAS unofficial cutoff 2020 on the same day after the conclusion of the exam. The cutoff of UPSC IAS prelims 2020 will be released only out of 200 marks of General Studies Paper 1. Applicants should note that there are qualifying cut off marks for General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT). Candidates have to secure 66 or 33% UPSC Civil Services cut off marks out of total 200 in CSAT paper. Candidates 12-13 times of total vacancies will be shortlisted in UPSC IAS 2020 prelims exam.
Note: Aspirants should note that those who do not clear the UPSC CSE prelims cutoff marks in the CSAT paper, there will be disqualified and their General Studies Paper 1 will not be evaluated. Candidates can check previous year UPSC prelims cutoff in the table below.
Previous years UPSC IAS Cut off for Prelims – (Out of 200 marks)
Category | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
General | 98.00 | 105.34 | 116.00 | 107.34 |
SC | 84.00 | 88.66 | 99.34 | 94 |
ST | 83.34 | 88.66 | 96.00 | 91.34 |
OBC | 96.66 | 102.66 | 110.66 | 106 |
PwD 1 | 73.34 | 85.34 | 75.34 | 90.66 |
PwD 2 | 53.34 | 61.34 | 72.66 | 76.66 |
PwD 3 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40 |
PwD 5 | 45.34 | - | - | - |
UPSC IAS 2014, 2013 Cut off for Prelims - (Out of 400 marks)
The calculation of UPSC Civil Services cut off before 2015 was done out of 400 marks. However, the cut off marks obtained in the prelims was not added in the preparation of final cutoff.
Category | 2014 | 2013 |
General | 205 | 241 |
SC | 182 | 207 |
ST | 174 | 201 |
OBC | 204 | 222 |
PwD 1 | 167 | - |
PwD 2 | 113 | - |
PwD 3 | 115 | - |
PwD 5 | - | - |
UPSC IAS Mains Cut off 2020
Candidates securing the prescribed UPSC IAS Cut Off 2020 or more in prelims will be shortlisted for mains exam. UPSC IAS mains comprises a total of 9 papers. Candidates should note that UPSC Civil Services cut off 2020 marks for mains exam will be decided out of 1750 marks. Candidates 3 times of total vacancies will be shortlisted in mains exam as per UPSC IAS cut off. Applicants should note that the papers on Indian languages and English (Paper A and Paper B) will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking. It is important for the candidates to secure the minimum 25 % marks in these papers.
Previous year’s UPSC IAS Cut off for Mains - (Out of 1750)
Category | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
General | 774 | 809 | 787 | 676 | 678 | 564 |
SC | 719 | 756 | 739 | 622 | 631 | 518 |
ST | 719 | 749 | 730 | 617 | 619 | 510 |
OBC | 732 | 770 | 745 | 630 | 631 | 534 |
PwD 1 | 711 | 734 | 713 | 580 | 609 | - |
PwD 2 | 696 | 745 | 740 | 627 | 575 | - |
PwD 3 | 520 | 578 | 545 | 504 | 449 | - |
PwD 5 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
UPSC IAS Final Cut off 2020
The final UPSC IAS cutoff 2020 will be prepared on the basis of the marks secured by the candidate in the mains exam and interview. Candidates obtaining equal to or more than the final prescribed cutoff will be assigned posts in various services of Union Public Service Commission including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Revenue Services (IRS), Indian Police Services (IPS) etc. Candidates can check previous years’ UPSC Civil Services final cutoff below:
Previous years’ UPSC Civil Services Cutoff (Final) - (Out of 2025)
Category | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
General | 982 | 1006 | 988 | 877 | 889 | 775 |
OBC | 938 | 968 | 951 | 834 | 844 | 742 |
ST | 912 | 939 | 920 | 801 | 811 | 707 |
SC | 912 | 944 | 937 | 810 | 830 | 719 |
PwD 1 | 899 | 923 | 927 | 802 | 816 | - |
PwD 2 | 908 | 948 | 951 | 830 | 778 | - |
PwD 3 | 754 | 830 | 817 | 697 | 713 | - |
PwD 5 | 718 | - | - | - | - | - |
UPSC IAS Cut Off 2020- Steps to check
Step 1: Visit the official website- www.upsc.gov.in
Step 2: First click on the “Examination” tab
Step 3: Click on UPSC CSE 2020 cut off marks
Step 4: UPSC IAS cut off marks 2020 Pdf file be opened in new window
Step 5: Download the file and save it for future reference
UPSC IAS Cut Off 2020- Factors Affecting
Applicants should note that the below-mentioned points play a vital role in deciding UPSC IAS 2020 cut off marks.
Total number of vacancies
The difficulty level of exam
Number of candidates appeared in the UPSC IAS exam
Candidates selection ratio for the respective stage- prelims, mains and interview
UPSC IAS Result 2020
UPSC has released IAS result 2020 at its official website on October 23. Union Public Service Commission has declared the result of UPSC IAS for each stage of the examination separately in online mode. The UPSC IAS result 2020 will include a merit list that comprises the roll numbers of all qualified candidates. Authorities will also release the scorecard after the final declaration of the IAS result. Applicants can also check UPSC IAS answer key 2020 after the declaration of the final result. Candidates who are shortlisted in UPSC IAS 2020 prelims will be eligible to appear for the next stage of UPSC IAS selection process 2020.
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - UPSC IAS Cut off 2020 - Check IAS Expected & Previous Year Cutoff
Question: What are the minimum marks to qualify in UPSC Prelims 2020?
Answer:
Candidates have to secure the minimum qualifying marks in General Studies paper 2 (CSAT) as 33% while merit will be decided from General Studies paper 1.
Question: What is the minimum prelims qualifying mark for IAS exam?
Answer:
The minimum qualifying cut off marks are the marks to secure your selection to the next stage of recruitment process.
Question: How much rank should one get to get into IAS
Answer:
IAS is the most demanding job of UPSC Civil services and Candidates have to secure rank rank under 100 though it varies as per category and number of posts.
Question: What was the cut off of UPSC Prelims 2018?
Answer:
UPSC Civil Services cut off 2018 for For General, OBC, SC and ST categories were respectively 98, 96.66, 84.00 and 83.34.
Question: What is the cut off for SC/ST candidate in an IAS exam?
Answer:
The cut off of SC/ST varies every year in exam but for 2018 year it was 912 final UPSC IAS cut off marks for both categories.
Question: What is the cutoff for IAS?
Answer:
The cut off of UPSC IAS is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure to qualify Civil Services exam.
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what study in 10th class to become an ias
Hi.
In order to understand how to become an IAS, you need to understand about the UPSC Civil Services Examination. UPSC on Union Public Service Commission is the body responsible for conducting the Civil Services Examination.
For UPSC Civil Services, candidates must be an Indian Citizen who has completed his or her graduation (any course) from a recognized university in the country and is between the age group of 21 to 32 years. The age is calculated as on 31 August of the year of notification. Also, upper age limit is relaxed as per the government rules for reserved categories.
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what to study in 10th class to become an ias
Hello,
To become an IAS officer, you need to qualify the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam (CSE). The exam itself is conducted as a means to recruit civil servants to one of the 25 services that comprise of the All India Services, Central Services and Group B services.
For being eligible to sit in this examination, you must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognized universities.
You can start preparing for this examination if you want to right from this time. You can work on yoyr general knowledge and vocabulary.
Hope it helps.
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Which is the best school in india for 11th & 12th and in that school we prepare for ias exam
Hey!
To become IAS, you must satisfy the qualification criteria for same and that involves an undergraduation degree with minimum age of 21 years. You canapply for IAS exam only after you have completed your undergraduation degree. Also, the syllabus of IAS exam includes the syllabus of undergraduation degree generally. So, you must prepare well for your 11th and 12th exams. And later on, when you are pursuing your UG degree then you can do preparation for IAS exam side by side. For more information, you can check this article:
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam
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Hello Folks,I am in 6th sem.My birt date is 13/08/2000. Am i eligible for 2021 exam???
Dear Aspirant
A candidate must be between 21 to 32 years of age as on August 1, 2021. UPSC also provides age relaxations to candidates belonging to reserved category. From the following table, candidates can check the relaxation policy as per the category.
IAS Age Relaxation 2021
Categories |
Age relaxation |
General/UR |
No age relaxation |
OBC |
3 years |
SC, ST |
5 years |
Defense Services Personnel, who got disabled during operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence |
3 years |
Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers (CO) and ECOs/SSCOs who will render at least five years Military Service as on August 1, 2021, and have been released |
5 years |
ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August 2021 |
5 years |
In the following cases:
|
10 years |
Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1989. |
5 years
|
For more information use the link
UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Check Age Limit, Attempts, Qualification (careers360.com)
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is it possible to get good rank in ias exam in the first attempt
Yes, provided , if you get guided in the right manner.
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