UPPSC Prelims Cut Off: UPPCS Prelims Expected Cutoff, Paper 1, 2 Previous Year Cut Off

UPPSC Prelims Cut Off: UPPCS Prelims Expected Cutoff, Paper 1, 2 Previous Year Cut Off

ByTrupti Thool  |  Updated on: May 19, 2023
UPPSC Cutoff 2023 is available here for the Prelims exam which was held on 14th May. Check the expected cut-off for 2023 for the UP PCS exam. Also, go through the previous year's UPPSC cutoff marks for 2022/2021/2020 and more.

UPPSC cutoff is released by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on its website after each stage of the selection process. The UPPSC Prelims GS Paper 1 & Paper 2 have been successfully conducted in Shifts 1 and 2 on 14th May 2023. The expected cutoff for Shift 1 has been shared for the reference of the candidates who just appeared in the Prelims exam. The Mains result for last year's exam was declared in February 2023. The UPPSC cutoff for the same will soon be released with the overall final cutoff marks.

In order to be eligible to appear for the next stage of the UPPSC PCS exam, it is essential for a candidate to obtain the minimum UPPSC cutoff marks in General Studies Paper 1. Since GS 2 (CSAT) is qualifying in nature, therefore, marks obtained in Paper 1 will be used to select candidates for the Mains exam. To give you a brief idea, the UP PCS cutoff is released separately for three stages, Prelims, Mains, and Interviews.

UPPSC Cutoff 2023

UPPSC Cut Off 2023 will be disclosed to you officially by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) for each category of candidates for the exam that was scheduled for the 14th of May 2023. In order to qualify for the UPPSC PCS exam it is highly important to know the UPPSC cutoff so that you get an idea of the minimum marks that you need to score to be able to appear for the next stage of the exam.

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission declared the UPPSC PCS Mains result 2022 on 09 February 2023. Hence, the candidates will be able to check the UPPSC cutoff for Mains, as soon as the final result will be released. Applicants should keep in mind that referring to the previous year cutoff not only gives them better clarity but also helps in preparing a proper and practical study plan. It helps in identifying the most and the least important topics that have been asked in previous years.

Expected UPPSC Cutoff 2023 for Prelims

Our exam experts have provided you with the UPPSC expected cut off marks for each category of candidates for the exam held on 14th May 2023. After analyzing the UPPSC exam conducted in two shifts, our experts have come up with the anticipated cut-off marks for the Prelims exam. You can check the UPPSC expected cut off below for all the categories. The cut-off is decided based on factors such as the difficulty level of the paper, the total number of vacancies, the number of candidates appearing for the exam, and so on.

Note: Candidates can expect a margin of +(-) 5 marks in the expected cutoff.

UPPSC PCS Prelims Expected Cutoff
Category wiseCut Off
General115-120
SC95-100
PwD92-107
OBC112-118
Female Candidates112-117

UPPSC Cutoff 2023- Qualifying Marks

The UPPSC cutoff marks are the minimum marks that are needed to become qualified for the next stage in the examination process. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission decided the minimum qualifying marks for every stage of the selection process, i.e. Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates should know the category-wise minimum qualifying marks for every stage of the UPPSC selection process.

UPPSC Minimum Qualifying Marks

Category

PCS Prelims Qualifying Marks

PCS Mains Qualifying Marks

Other Categories

40%

40%

SC/ST

35%

35%

UPPCS PCS Previous Year Cutoff

UPPSC cutoff of previous years plays a great role in determining the current year cutoff. It enables the aspirants to know how many marks are required to qualify for the exam. Here we have provided the UPPSC PCS previous year cutoff for the Prelims and Mains exam. This will help you in developing the strategy that is needed to qualify for the UPPSC exam.

  • The cutoff marks are the minimum scores that are required to be attained by every candidate in order to move on to the next stage of the selection process.
  • The UPPSC cutoff is released category-wise and stage-wise. Both scores are compulsory to be acquired by the candidates.

The final UPPSC cutoff 2022 is yet to be announced by the Commission. All the applicants who plan to appear in the next recruitment cycle of UP PCS should surely check the UPPSC cutoff for previous years and make a plan which suits their needs.

UPPSC Cutoff 2022

The UPPSC final cut-off for the recruitment held in 2022 has not yet been shared by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. The final Prelims & Mains cutoffs will be updated here as soon as they are released. Here we are sharing the expected UPPSC cutoff for the year 2022.

UPPSC Cut Off 2022 
CategoriesPCS Expected Cut-Off (Out of 200 Marks)
General110 -120
OBC94 -105
SC86 -95
ST81 -90

UPPSC Cutoff 2020

UPPSC 2020 Cutoff marks were announced later by UPPSC on the official website. You can check the PCS Cutoff 2020 for the Prelims and Mains exam below. UP PCS Prelims 2020 was conducted by UPPSC on 11th October 2020 for the recruitment of vacancies like SDM, DSP, ARTO, etc in the state administration. Check the Post wise / category-wise cutoff marks of the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Exam 2020.

UPPSC Cutoff 2020 for Prelims [Executive Group]

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released the UPPSC PCS Prelims cutoff 2020 on 13th April 2022. You can check out the cutoff below for each category of candidates along with the number of candidates who were selected.

CategoryMarks of Last Selected Candidate (Out of 200)Number of Selected Candidates
Unreserved1101545
Scheduled Caste of Uttar Pradesh95701
Scheduled Tribes of Uttar Pradesh7752
OBC of Uttar Pradesh1101015
EWS 112362
Dependant of Freedom Fighter of Uttar Pradesh10630
Female104653
Ex-Serviceman of Uttar Pradesh10039
Differently Abled Persons of Uttar Pradesh  
OA9613
PB8127
PD8613
OA/OL/PB/PD/BA10813
OA/OL/PB/PD10913

Download: UPPSC Prelims Cut Off 2020

UPPSC Mains Cutoff 2020

Given below is the UPPSC cutoff for the Mains exam held in 2020.

uppsc cut off

Download: UPPSC Cutoff 2020 (Final)

UPPSC Cutoff 2019 (Prelims & Mains)

UPPSC PCS cutoff 2019 was released by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission for the Prelims and Mains exam on its website. We have provided the UPPSC cutoff marks below along with the official PDF.

UPPSC Prelims Cutoff 2019 [Executive Group]

Given below is the UPPSC Prelims cutoff 2019 for the Executive group. Check the category-wise cut-off below.

CategoryCut Off
Unreserved Category117
Scheduled Castes (SC) of UP99
Scheduled Tribes (ST) of UP77
Other Backward Classes (OBC) of UP116
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)117

UPPSC PCS Mains Cutoff 2019

Here is the category-wise UPPSC PCS Mains cutoff for each category of the candidate.

S.NoCategoryMax / Min Marks
1Unreserved123-128
2SC103-107
3ST92-97
4PWD99-104
5OBC121-126
6Female Candidates119-124

UPPSC Cutoff 2018

The UPPSC PCS cutoff 2018 which is of great importance to every UP PCS aspirant has been presented here. Check out the category-wise previous year UPPSC cutoff 2018 for the Prelims and Mains exam. In addition to this, you can also download the official cutoff PDF of the UPPSC exam.

UPPSC 2018 Cut Off (Prelims)

Here is the category-wise UPPSC PCS cutoff 2018 for the Prelims exam. Besides knowing the cutoff marks, candidates can also download the cutoff pdf that is given below here.

UPPSC PCS Cutoff 2018 for Prelims
PostGeneralOBCSCST
Executive12612611290
Agriculture (Group B)107 (M) 80 (W)107 (M) 80 (W)10066
Food Security Officer12012010380
Labour Officer139139135-
District Information Officer11511597-
ACF/ RFO136136123-

UPPSC PCS Prelims 2018 Cut Off

UPPSC PCS 2018 Final Cutoff

Here is the UPPSC PCS 2018 final cutoff that was released by UPPSC on its website on 21st January 2021. The commission conducted the interviews in August 2020 for a total of 2669 candidates for 984 vacancies. The recruitment was for Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services General selection/ Divyanjan Backlog Recruitment-2018. Candidates can check out the category-wise final cutoff below. We have further provided you with the UPPSC cutoff 2018 PDF for better understanding.

UPPSC PCS Final Cut Off 2018
Post GeneralSCSTOBC
Max.Min.Max.Min.Max. Min.Max. Min.
Deputy Collector1014954952892834827971924
DSP955927884867819818921903
Assistant Commissioner Commercial Tax945921891869--919913
Assistant Divisional Transport Officer953950891889--921921
Block Development Officer923917868860--913907
District Commandant Home Guards916916865865--909909
Superintendent Prison919913878878--903903
Executive Officer Category 1 Written Examination Only890890------
Accounts Officer Written Examination only874874----862854
Commercial tax officer920895856825809809896877
Treasurer954923886885--916915
Assistant controller, legal metrology, Grade 1------892890
Download: UPPSC Cut Off 2018 [Final]

UPPSC PCS Cut Off - Previous Years UPPSC Cutoff Marks

For a far-sighted idea, candidates can check out the UPPSC PCS previous years' cutoff marks to get a fair idea of the examination process in this long duration. Check out the cutoff scores of UPPSC 2015 & 2016.

UPPSC 2015 Final Cutoff

Posts

General

OBC

SC

ST

Female

Executive

897.04

893.84

831.35

776.44

883.76

Agriculture (Group B)

835.15

837.26

733.64

-

755.7

Commerce (Group C)

856.7

844.08

782.49

771.95

847.94

UPPSC 2016 Mains Cutoff

Posts

General

OBC

SC

ST

Female

Agriculture (Group B)

916.42

903.64

800.74

-

-

Executive

913.07

898.18

841.02

797.44

889.74

How is UPPSC PCS Cutoff Calculated?

A number of factors contribute to arriving at the final UPPSC cutoff marks. Some of the factors through which the UP PCS cutoff is decided have been discussed below.

  • The foremost factor while deciding the UPPSC cutoff scores is always the difficulty level of the exam, as the difficulty level enables the cutoff tends to decrease.
  • Another important factor while deciding the expected cutoff is the number of vacancies that have been released by UPPSC, which for the year is 173, considerably lower than in previous years.
  • Another factor while giving our expected cutoff we take into account is the inputs from students and their expected scores, which gives a general idea of how the performance has been for the year.

Suggested: UPPSC PCS Salary

UPPSC Cutoff 2023 - Stages of PCS Cutoff

As per the UPPSC exam pattern, the exam is held in three phases, Prelims, Mains, and Interview, therefore, the UPPSC PCS cutoff is declared stage-wise. The stages of UPPSC cutoff are as follows:

  • UPPSC PCS cutoff Prelims 2023: UPPSC will release the UPPSC Prelims cutoff after the declaration of the final UPPSC PCS results for 2022. The UPPSC PCS is scheduled for 14th May 2023, thus, you will be able to check the expected cutoff here. You must note that Prelims has two papers, GS 1 and GS 2. GS 2 (CSAT) is qualifying in nature, i.e. candidates have to score at least 33% marks in it. 
  • UPPSC Mains Cutoff 2023: The candidates who will obtain the cutoff marks in Prelims will be appearing for the UPPSC PCS Mains exam. The Mains exam has 8 papers for a total of 1500 marks. You can go through the UPPSC syllabus for better clarity on it. English paper's marks will be excluded from the Mains cutoff.
  • UP PCS Final Cutoff 2023: The UPPSC shall declare the final cutoff marks that are calculated on the basis of the marks scored in Mains and Interviews. Candidates securing higher marks in the result list will be appointed to Group A and B services in UPPSC.

UPPSC Qualifying Cutoff 

UPPSC PCS qualifying marks are the minimum qualifying marks that a candidate must score to qualify. It has been set by the UPPSC as follows:

CategoryQualifying Marks in PrelimsQualifying marks in Mains Paper
SC/ST35%35%
Other Categories40%40%

UPPSC PCS Cut Off FAQs

  • UPPSC PCS cutoff is the minimum mark that a candidate has to score to be able to move to the next stage of the selection process. The cutoff is released as per the category of the candidate. UPPSC releases the cutoff for Prelims and Mains which is followed by the final cutoff which is decided by combining the marks of Mains and Interviews.

  • As per the UPPSC paper analysis, it is expected that the UPPSC cutoff shall be 115-120 marks for the General category of candidates. The expected cutoff provides an idea to the candidates regarding the further stages.

  • UPPSC Prelims cutoff is the marks obtained by a candidate in General Studies 1. Only the marks scored by the candidate in Paper 1 are used to calculate the Prelims cutoff. The UPPSC Paper 2 (CSAT) is qualifying in nature. A candidate needs to score at least 33% of the total marks on the CSAT paper.

  • The UPPSC cutoff for Mains 2022 is yet to be released by the Commission. The Mains result has already been declared on 9th February which will soon be followed by the cutoff marks and final merit list.

  • You can check the UPPSC cutoff for Prelims and the final cutoff here as per the category of the candidates. Candidates can check the UPPSC PCS cutoff of previous years for 2021, 2020 and more. In addition to this, you can also download the official cutoff PDF to get the good clarity that is needed to crack the UPPSC PCS exam.

  • UPPSC PCS final cut off is the mark of the recommended candidates suitable for appointment as PCS officers in the state. The final cut off is calculated by combining the marks of Mains and Interview.

  • The UPPSC PCS Cut off is calculated on the basis of marks scored in the Prelims, Mains and Interview. The cutoff is released category-wise on the basis of the difficulty level of the exam.

  • There can be various factors that determine the cutoff marks in the UPPSC exam. Some of the major factors are:

    • Number of vacancies
    • Level of difficulty in each stage of the UPPSC recruitment process
    • The number of applicants along with the number of appearing candidates also makes a big difference in determining the UPPSC cutoff marks
  • It is estimated that the number of candidates selected for the various UPPSC positions is almost 13 times the total number of UPPSC vacancies. The candidates with the highest scores are placed at the top of the merit list and so on.

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