UPSC Cut Off 2022: Prelims, Mains & Final (Category-wise)
Every category's cut-off for CSE 2022, how many candidates made it through each stage, and what changed from 2021. Read it as a map of the road, not a wall.
UPSC 2022 at a glance
UPSC 2022 cut-off by category
| Category | Prelims / 200 | Mains (written) / 1,750 | Final / 2,025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 88.22 | 748 | 960 |
| EWS | 82.83 | 715 | 926 |
| OBC | 87.54 | 714 | 923 |
| SC | 74.08 | 699 | 893 |
| ST | 69.35 | 706 | 900 |
| PwBD-1 | 49.84 | 677 | 879 |
| PwBD-2 | 58.59 | 706 | 913 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.40 | 351 | 632 |
| PwBD-5 | 41.76 | 419 | 590 |
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 2022: 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. Stage counts UPSC has not yet published for 2022 are shown as —.
Selected by category, 2022
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 99 | 263 | 154 | 72 | 933 |
Main result-day list. Candidates added later from the reserve list are not included.
What changed from 2021
- The General Prelims cut-off moved to 88.22 from 87.54 (up 0.68). A higher line usually means a more scoring paper, where accuracy decided who got through.
- Mains (written) for General: 748 against 745 (up 3). The final cut-off: 960 against 953 (up 7).
- EWS Prelims: 82.83 (was 80.14). OBC: 87.54 (was 84.85). SC: 74.08 (was 75.41). ST: 69.35 (was 70.71).
- Vacancies: 1,022, 273 more than 2021 (749). More seats usually ease the final cut-off.
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 2022 questions below and you will see exactly where those marks came from.
UPSC Prelims 2022 question paper with answers
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What was the UPSC Prelims cut-off in 2022?
General 88.22, EWS 82.83, OBC 87.54, SC 74.08 and ST 69.35 out of 200 (GS Paper I; CSAT is qualifying).
What was the UPSC Mains and final cut-off in 2022?
For General, 748 in Mains (written) out of 1,750 and 960 in the final list out of 2,025. Category-wise numbers are in the tables on this page.
How many candidates were selected in UPSC 2022?
933 candidates were recommended in the final result of CSE 2022 against 1,022 vacancies.