UPSC Cut Off 2025: Prelims, Mains & Final (Category-wise)
Every category's cut-off for CSE 2025, how many candidates made it through each stage, and what changed from 2024. Read it as a map of the road, not a wall.
UPSC 2025 at a glance
UPSC 2025 cut-off by category
| Category | Prelims / 200 | Mains (written) / 1,750 | Final / 2,025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 92.66 | 739 | 963 |
| EWS | 89.34 | 706 | 926 |
| OBC | 92.00 | 717 | 931 |
| SC | 84.00 | 700 | 905 |
| ST | 82.66 | 694 | 902 |
| PwBD-1 | 76.66 | 703 | 917 |
| PwBD-2 | 54.66 | 708 | 944 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.66 | 536 | 804 |
| PwBD-5 | 40.66 | 451 | 631 |
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 2025: 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 2025 are shown as —.
Selected by category, 2025
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | 104 | 306 | 158 | 73 | 958 |
Main result-day list. Candidates added later from the reserve list are not included.
What changed from 2024
- The General Prelims cut-off moved to 92.66 from 87.98 (up 4.68). A higher line usually means a more scoring paper, where accuracy decided who got through.
- Mains (written) for General: 739 against 729 (up 10). The final cut-off: 963 against 947 (up 16).
- EWS Prelims: 89.34 (was 85.92). OBC: 92.00 (was 87.28). SC: 84.00 (was 79.03). ST: 82.66 (was 74.23).
- Vacancies: 1,087, 42 fewer than 2024 (1,129). 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 2025 questions below and you will see exactly where those marks came from.
UPSC Prelims 2025 question paper with answers
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What was the UPSC Prelims cut-off in 2025?
General 92.66, EWS 89.34, OBC 92.00, SC 84.00 and ST 82.66 out of 200 (GS Paper I; CSAT is qualifying).
What was the UPSC Mains and final cut-off in 2025?
For General, 739 in Mains (written) out of 1,750 and 963 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 2025?
958 candidates were recommended in the final result of CSE 2025 against 1,087 vacancies.