UPSC has declared the official cutoff marks for Civil service exam 2013 (Prelims, mains and interview stage)
Original source: http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/cut-off%20marks/2013/cs/Cut%20off%20cs.pdf
You wont find above link on the FrontPage of UPSC website but if you click on “Examination” section & then scroll down to “cutoff marks”, you’ll see it.
*assume no MCQs is wrongly attempted.
PS: unlike Bank exams there is no sectional cutoffs within an individual paper. (This is confirmed via RTI many times)
*UPSC officially mentioned these minimum passing marks of language papers, in the Notification of CSE-2014.
PS: In 2011 and 2012, UPSC did not have two options and two GS papers, so comparative table of 2011 vs 12 vs 13 is meaningless. Because entire mains system is changed.
Original source: http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/cut-off%20marks/2013/cs/Cut%20off%20cs.pdf
You wont find above link on the FrontPage of UPSC website but if you click on “Examination” section & then scroll down to “cutoff marks”, you’ll see it.
Official cutoffs for CS
Exam | CS (Prelim)* | CS (Main)# | CS(Final) |
---|---|---|---|
General | 241 | 564 | 775 |
OBC | 222 | 534 | 742 |
SC | 207 | 518 | 719 |
ST | 200 | 510 | 707 |
PH-1 Ortho | 199 | 510 | 725 |
PH-2 Visual | 184 | 502 | 718 |
PH-3 Hearing | 163 | 410 | 613 |
Total | 400 | 1750 | 2025 |
- *Subject to minimum of 30 marks in Paper-I and 70 marks in Paper-II.
- #Subject to 10% marks in each of the seven competitive papers i.e. Essay, GS-I, GS-II, GS‑III, GS-IV, Optional –I and Optional-II.
Minimum passing marks: Prelims
- From the above * and # , now we know UPSC’s official system of “minimum passing marks” (this was never disclosed in RTIs so far).
- it implies that if you failed to reach minimum passing marks in any one paper then they won’t select you for next stage, even if you get best marks in other papers.
- BUT overall merit list prepared by combing scores of both GS + Aptitue paper.
MAX marks | Minimum passing marks |
Must get atleast __ MCQs correct* |
|
---|---|---|---|
CSAT (GS) | 100 Q x 2 = 200 | 30 | 15 |
CSAT (Aptitude) | 80 Q x 2.5= 200 | 70 | 28 |
total | 400 |
PS: unlike Bank exams there is no sectional cutoffs within an individual paper. (This is confirmed via RTI many times)
Prelim Cutoffs: Comparing last 3 years
out of 400 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|
GEN | 198 | 209 | 241 |
OBC | 175 | 190 | 222 |
SC | 165 | 185 | 207 |
ST | 161 | 181 | 200 |
PH1- Ortho | 135 | 160 | 199 |
PH2-Visual | 124 | 164 | 184 |
PH3-Hearing | 96 | 111 | 163 |
Minimum Passing Marks Mains
Subject | Max. Marks |
MINIMUM PASSING MARKS |
---|---|---|
Compulsory English | 300 | 75* |
Compulsory Indian Language | 300 | 90* |
Essay | 250 | 25 |
GS1 | 250 | 25 |
GS2 | 250 | 25 |
GS3 | 250 | 25 |
GS4 | 250 | 25 |
OPT.PAPER1 | 250 | 25 |
OPT.PAPER2 | 250 | 25 |
TOTAL (ignoring Compulsory papers, they’re not counted in merit) | 1750 |
PS: In 2011 and 2012, UPSC did not have two options and two GS papers, so comparative table of 2011 vs 12 vs 13 is meaningless. Because entire mains system is changed.