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GENERAL TREND - CUT-OFF MARKS & USEFUL STATISTICAL DATA


The following statistical data gives an insight about the cut-off marks as well the topper's scores in both the Preliminary and the Main examinations for different subjects. This also mentally prepares budding aspirants and make them aware as to what is the score that they have to aim for in the qualifiers and Main examination in order to get a good ranking and also secure their position in the top segment.
Note that the cut-off marks, topper's scores and the corresponding ranking of the candidates varies every year depending on the number of vacancies and the complexity of the examination during that particular year.
You may visit the http://upsc.gov.in to get the final ranks of candidates and the services allotted to them.
  • UPSC Preliminary Exam Cutoff Marks for the year 2010 and 2011
  • General Trend of Scores for Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Interview (with negative marking)
  • Cut-Off Marks for the Preliminary Examination (with negative marking)
  • Toppers' Marks - Civil Service Mains Examination 2003
  • Percentage of marks obtained by Toppers
  • Statistical Trend - Vacancies (vs) Selection

    Cut-Off Marks for the Preliminary Examination (with negative marking) in 2010 & 2011


    CategoryMinimum Cut-off marks for preliminary exam - 2010
    General248
    OBC240
    SC231
    ST225
    PH 1227
    PH 2211
    PH 3182
    CategoryMinimum Cut-off marks for preliminary exam - 2011
    General198
    OBC175
    SC165
    ST161
    PH 1135
    PH 2124
    PH 396

    General Trend of Scores for Preliminary Examination (with negative marking), Main Examination and Interview

    The Indian Civil Services examinations conducted before the year 2011 had no negative marking. With the introduction of the system of negative marking for the IAS exams from the year 2011, the cut-off marks has gone down further. The basic trick to score well in the IAS examinations is to not risk answering those questions which you are not completely sure of. Instead of guessing the answer and losing marks, it is better to gain the maximum score by only answering the questions for which you are sure about the correct answer.
    Going by the trend during the recent years, a score of more than 1050 is recommended to ensure a decent place in the final listing of selected candidates. The range of scores for the Main examination is between 50% - 55%. The key here is to choose an optional subject of your interest and score well to be the top segment of those subjects that you have chosen. The qualifying scores vary between optionals and the number of students finally selected from each optional subject is proportionate to the number of students appearing for a particular optional subject.
    General Trend for Preliminary Exam - Qualifying Scores - With Negative Marking
    CategoryMarks
    General195+
    OBC180+
    SC165+
    ST150+
    General Trend for Main examination - Cut-off Scores for Interview Call
    CategoryMarks
    General980+
    OBC960+
    SC950+
    ST920+
    In the case of personality test (interview), a decent score ranges between 150 to 180. The final interview plays a vital role in your final ranking and also in the placement process for a particular civil service. The interview scores generally vary between 50 to 240.
    General Trend - Final Scores - Cut-off Marks for Final Selection
    CategoryMarks
    General1200+
    OBC1175+
    SC1150+
    ST1120+
    General Trend - Final Scores - Based on Ranking
    CategoryMarks
    Top 20 ranks1300+
    Top 50 ranks1280+
    Top 100 ranks1250+
    Top 200 ranks1225+

    Cut-Off Marks for the Preliminary Examination (with negative marking)



    Optional subjectMinimum number of questions that need to be correct for Paper IMinimum number of questions that need to be correct for Paper II
    General65+130+
    OBC60+120+
    SC55+110+
    ST50+100+

    Toppers' Marks - Civil Service Mains Examination 2003

    SubjectMaximum Marks1st Rank13rd Rank26th Rank37th Rank4
    Essay200125132119108
    General Studies - Paper I300192197179154
    General Studies - Paper II300147164180127
    Optional I - Paper I300173173165174
    Optional I - Paper II300180171180183
    Optional II - Paper I300190166181205
    Optional II - Paper II300157191200185
    Interview300230180174201
    Total marks23001394137413381337

    Percentage of marks obtained by Toppers

    SubjectMaximum Marks1st Rank13rd Rank26th Rank37th Rank4
    Essay10062.5066.0059.5054.00
    General Studies - Paper I10064.0065.6759.6751.33
    General Studies - Paper II10049.0054.6760.0042.33
    Optional I - Paper I10057.6757.6755.0058.00
    Optional I - Paper II10060.0057.0060.0061.00
    Optional II - Paper I10063.3355.3360.3368.33
    Optional II - Paper II10052.3363.6766.6761.67
    Interview10076.6760.0058.0067.00
    Total marks10060.6159.7458.1758.13
     

    Statistical Trend - Vacancies (vs) Selection


    The following table highlights the number of candidates who applied for the preliminary examination (vs) the number of candidates who actually appeared for the examination from 1995 - 2002.
    Year of Preliminary ExamNo. of Candidates
    AppliedAppeared
    19972,65,7611,30,198
    19982,71,5171,22,363
    19993,09,5011,35,086
    20002,25,5551,19,398
    20012,56,6731,38,240
    20023,01,5851,57,486

    The following table highlights the number of vacancies for various posts against the number of candidates recommended for various civil services from 1995 - 2002.
    Year Of ExamVacanciesCandidates Recommended during Final Selection
    SCSTOBCGENTOTALSCSTOBCGENTOTAL
    1995984916533364510149192303645
    19961255717438373913859212330739
    199789431663236219446215266621
    199853281142754706030142238470
    19995327972344116330127191411
    200054291002444275834128207427
    20014739972344175242131192417
    2002382288162310382288138286

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