UPSC Cut Off 2017: Prelims, Mains & Final (Category-wise)
Every category's cut-off for CSE 2017, how many candidates made it through each stage, and what changed from 2016. Read it as a map of the road, not a wall.
UPSC 2017 at a glance
UPSC 2017 cut-off by category
| Category | Prelims / 200 | Mains (written) / 1,750 | Final / 2,025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 105.34 | 809 | 1,006 |
| OBC | 102.66 | 770 | 968 |
| SC | 88.66 | 756 | 944 |
| ST | 88.66 | 749 | 939 |
| PH-1 (locomotor) | 85.34 | 734 | 923 |
| PH-2 (visual) | 61.34 | 745 | 948 |
| PH-3 (hearing) | 40.00 | 578 | 830 |
Prelims cut-off is on GS Paper I only; CSAT needed 33%. Mains needed at least 10% in each of the seven ranked papers. Final marks are those of the last recommended candidate.
UPSC 2017: from application to selection
- Applied
- Appeared in Prelims
- Qualified for Mains
- Appeared in Mains
- Called for interview
- Recommended
Bar lengths use a log scale so the last stages stay visible.
In CSE 2017, 48% of applicants actually sat Prelims. About 1 in 34 of them reached Mains, 1 in 5 Mains writers got an interview call, and 41% of those interviewed were finally recommended.
Category-wise numbers, 2017
| Category | Applied | Appeared | Qualified for Mains | Appeared Mains | Interviewed | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 3,86,775 | 1,88,661 | 6,803 | 6,682 | 1,176 | 524 |
| OBC | 2,40,427 | 1,25,815 | 3,519 | 3,446 | 815 | 291 |
| SC | 2,36,340 | 1,04,524 | 2,112 | 2,044 | 397 | 166 |
| ST | 84,186 | 37,625 | 932 | 888 | 176 | 75 |
What changed from 2016
- The General Prelims cut-off moved to 105.34 from 116.00 (down 10.66). A lower line usually means a tougher paper. If you found the paper hard, so did everyone else.
- Mains (written) for General: 809 against 787 (up 22). The final cut-off: 1006 against 988 (up 18).
- Applications fell 16% to 9,47,728, and 4,56,625 actually sat the paper (from 4,59,659).
- Vacancies: 1,058, 151 fewer than 2016 (1,209). Fewer seats usually push the final cut-off up.
Cut-offs are a moving line, and that is good news: they reward the candidate who prepares for any paper, not the one who guesses the number. Practise with the real 2017 questions below and you will see exactly where those marks came from.
UPSC Prelims 2017 question paper with answers
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What was the UPSC Prelims cut-off in 2017?
General 105.34, OBC 102.66, SC 88.66 and ST 88.66 out of 200 (GS Paper I; CSAT is qualifying).
What was the UPSC Mains and final cut-off in 2017?
For General, 809 in Mains (written) out of 1,750 and 1006 in the final list out of 2,025. Category-wise numbers are in the tables on this page.
How many candidates appeared in UPSC 2017?
9,47,728 applied for CSE 2017 and 4,56,625 appeared in Prelims. 13,366 qualified for Mains, 13,060 wrote it, 2,568 were called for interview and 1,056 were recommended.