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UPSC CSE-2021: the Sacred Cutoffs of Prelims, Mains and Interview & the significance of accuracy
Prelims- lowest cutoff in recent history
Prelims |
General |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH (various categories) |
Total Marks |
2021 |
87.54 |
80.14 |
84.85 |
75.41 |
70.71 |
43.09-68.02 |
200 |
2020 |
92.51 |
77.55 |
89.12 |
74.84 |
68.71 |
40.82-70.06 |
200 |
2019 |
98 |
90 |
95.34 |
82 |
77.34 |
40.66-53.34 |
200 |
2018 |
98 |
N/A |
96.66 |
84 |
83.34 |
40 to 73.34 |
200 |
2017 |
105.34 |
N/A |
102.66 |
88.66 |
88.66 |
40 to 85.34 |
200 |
2016 |
116 |
N/A |
110.66 |
99.34 |
96 |
40 to 75.34 |
200 |
2015 |
107.34 |
N/A |
106 |
94 |
91.34 |
40 to 90.66 |
200 |
2014 |
205 |
N/A |
204 |
182 |
174 |
113 to 167 |
400* |
2013 |
241 |
N/A |
222 |
207 |
201 |
163 to 199 |
400* |
Mains-Not lowest cutoff in recent history
Mains |
General |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH (Various categories) |
Total Marks |
2021 |
745 |
713 |
707 |
700 |
700 |
388-712 |
1750 |
2020 |
736 |
687 |
698 |
680 |
682 |
300-699 |
1750 |
2019 |
751 |
696 |
718 |
706 |
699 |
374-698 |
1750 |
2018 |
774 |
N/A |
732 |
719 |
719 |
460-711 |
1750 |
2017 |
809 |
N/A |
770 |
756 |
749 |
578 -734 |
1750 |
2016 |
787 |
N/A |
745 |
739 |
730 |
545-740 |
1750 |
2015 |
676 |
N/A |
630 |
622 |
617 |
504-627 |
1750 |
2014 |
678 |
N/A |
631 |
631 |
619 |
449-609 |
1750 |
2013 |
564 |
N/A |
534 |
518 |
510 |
410-510 |
1750 |
Final (Mains + Interview)
Final Selection |
General |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH |
Total Marks |
2021 |
953 |
916 |
910 |
886 |
883 |
689-932 |
2025 |
2020 |
944 |
894 |
907 |
875 |
876 |
465 to 910 |
2025 |
2019 |
961 |
909 |
925 |
898 |
893 |
653-890 |
2025 |
2018 |
982 |
N/A |
938 |
912 |
912 |
718-908 |
2025 |
2017 |
1006 |
N/A |
968 |
944 |
939 |
830-948 |
2025 |
2016 |
988 |
N/A |
951 |
937 |
920 |
817-951 |
2025 |
2015 |
877 |
N/A |
834 |
810 |
801 |
697-830 |
2025 |
2014 |
889 |
N/A |
844 |
830 |
811 |
713-816 |
2025 |
2013 |
775 |
N/A |
742 |
719 |
707 |
613-725 |
2025 |
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