UPSC Cut Off 2023: Prelims, Mains & Final (Category-wise)
Every category's cut-off for CSE 2023, how many candidates made it through each stage, and what changed from 2022. Read it as a map of the road, not a wall.
UPSC 2023 at a glance
UPSC 2023 cut-off by category
| Category | Prelims / 200 | Mains (written) / 1,750 | Final / 2,025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 75.41 | 741 | 953 |
| EWS | 68.02 | 706 | 923 |
| OBC | 74.75 | 712 | 919 |
| SC | 59.25 | 694 | 890 |
| ST | 47.82 | 692 | 891 |
| PwBD-1 | 40.40 | 673 | 894 |
| PwBD-2 | 47.13 | 718 | 930 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.40 | 396 | 756 |
| PwBD-5 | 33.68 | 445 | 589 |
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 2023: 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 2023 are shown as —.
Selected by category, 2023
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | 115 | 303 | 165 | 86 | 1,016 |
Main result-day list. Candidates added later from the reserve list are not included.
What changed from 2022
- The General Prelims cut-off moved to 75.41 from 88.22 (down 12.81). A lower line usually means a tougher paper. If you found the paper hard, so did everyone else.
- Mains (written) for General: 741 against 748 (down 7). The final cut-off: 953 against 960 (down 7).
- EWS Prelims: 68.02 (was 82.83). OBC: 74.75 (was 87.54). SC: 59.25 (was 74.08). ST: 47.82 (was 69.35).
- Vacancies: 1,143, 121 more than 2022 (1,022). 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 2023 questions below and you will see exactly where those marks came from.
UPSC Prelims 2023 question paper with answers
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What was the UPSC Prelims cut-off in 2023?
General 75.41, EWS 68.02, OBC 74.75, SC 59.25 and ST 47.82 out of 200 (GS Paper I; CSAT is qualifying).
What was the UPSC Mains and final cut-off in 2023?
For General, 741 in Mains (written) out of 1,750 and 953 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 2023?
1,016 candidates were recommended in the final result of CSE 2023 against 1,143 vacancies.