UPSC IAS Exam Cut off 2021 | Check Expected and Previous Year Cut Off

UPSC IAS Exam Cut-off depends on the number of vacancies. UPSC IAS exam is one of the most prestigious exams. The candidates are selected according to the cut-off lists. These UPSC IAS cut off are released after the completion of the UPSC IAS Exam process.

This year also the cut-off will be released after the examination process will get complete. These cut-off marks for the IAS exam after the declaration of the final result. Every year it was observed that these cut off are increasing.

Expected UPSC IAS Exam Cut off 2021

If we look over the previous year, then UPSC has released the cut-off Examination 2020 in the month of August. This year the examination will be conducted on June 27, 2021, so it is expected that the UPSC will release the cut-off in the month of August.

However, these cut off are the tie-breaking resolution principle for the IAS Exam 2020. So now let’s look over the expected cut for 2021.

Category	IAS Prelims Expected Cut Off (out of 200)
General	105±5
OBC	100±5
SC	87±5
ST	83±5
EWS	95±5
PwBD1	55±5
PwBD2	47±5
PwBD3	43±5
PwBD4	65±5

How to Determine UPSC IAS Exam Cut off?

These cut off are released by UPSC on the basis of these factors. Such as:-

•  The number of applications that appeared in the exam
• The number of vacancies in the exam
• The difficulty level of the question paper.

This means that if the question paper is very difficult then the cut-off will be high. But when it comes to the vacancies in the examination, the cut-off is low. This means that when there are more vacancies then the cut-off is low.

UPSC IAS Exam Cut off and Minimum Qualifying Marks

The UPSC IAS Exam Cut off is different from the minimum qualifying marks as marked by the UPSC. These minimum marks are already decided before the exam is conducted and written in the IAS notification.

But when it comes to releasing of cut off it is determined on the above-discussed factor. UPSC releases cut-off for each stage of the exam. As the exam is conducted in three phases Preliminary, Mains, and Interview.

These cut off are the recreation of competition and the difficulty level of the examination. So now let’s look at how these cut off are determined by the UPSC.

Check UPSC IAS Previous Year cut off

Here is the list of UPSC IAS preliminary 2019 cut off

Category	Cut off
General	98
EWS	90
OBC	95.34
SC	82
ST	77.34
PwBD-1	53.34
PwBD-2	44.66
PwBD-3	54.66
PwBD-4	61.34

Must-Read UPSC IAS Exam Mains 2019 Cut off  

Category	Cut off
General	751
EWS	696
OBC	718
SC	706
ST	699
PwBD-1	663
PwBD-2	698
PwBD-3	374
PwBD-4	561

Calculation of UPSC IAS Exam Cut off

This section will give you an idea of how the UPSC IAS Exam Cut off is calculated. So look over these points:-

1.  The UPSC preliminary cut-off marks are calculated on the basis of General Studies-I only.
2. The General Studies- II or you can say it as CSAT paper which marks are not included while calculating the cut-off marks.
3. But it is mandatory for the candidate to score at least 33% in it to be eligible for the mains.
4. The UPSC cut-off marks indicate the marks of the last candidate who was selected based on the number of vacancies in the particular category.

Selection of Candidates Based on Cut-Off

There are three cases which are described the UPSC while making a selection of the candidates. These cases are described below:-

1. The first case is that if two candidates score equal aggregate marks in the examination then the Commission evolves the tie by allotting a higher rank to the candidate who secures more marks in compulsory papers.
2. The second case is that if two candidates score equal marks in the compulsory papers. Then the UPSC personality test marks are out together. Also in this case the candidate who will be senior in age will be allotted a higher rank.
3. Now comes the third case in the selection of the candidate. This case if two scores equally in both compulsory papers and UPSC CSE interview, and also are same in age. In this case, the UPSC selects the Candidate who would have secured more marks in the only compulsory papers. And this candidate will. later be allotted with the higher rank in the examination.

Preparation Books for UPSC IAS Exam

Here are few books which will help you in the study process:-

1. see the latest syllabus
2. general studies
3. previous year
4. English grammar

UPSC IAS Exam Cut off: Increasing

As it was observed that from past years strata the cut of UPSC IAS Exam Cut off has been increasing. Either it is UPSC IAS Prelims Exam or UPSC IAS Mains Examination the cut has been increased.

The reason behind this increase in cut off is that the UPSC vacancies are declining over these past years. However, this is the fact that the number of vacancies always influences the IAS Cut off.

Final UPSC IAS 2021 Vacancies

This year UPSC has notified that there are 712 vacancies in the IAS 2021 notification. However, this notification was released on March 4, 2021. As UPSC IAS is the top All India Service in India.

It requires the highest marks to get the services. The marks required for getting the IAS Also depends on the category of the candidate. According to the data, it was observed that the number of IAS selected each year is 180. The number usually depends on the requirement received from the Department of Personnel.

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