UPSC Prelims Cut Off Last 5 Years (2021-2025): Category Wise Trends & Lowest Cut Off Analysis

Candidates can check the last 5 years’ cut off marks to understand how the UPSC Prelims cut off changes each year.

General: 92.66 (2025), 87.98 (2024), 75.41 (2023), 88.22 (2022), 92.51 (2021)

OBC: 92.00 (2025), 87.28 (2024), 74.75 (2023), 87.54 (2022), 89.12 (2021)

EWS: 89.34 (2025), 85.92 (2024), 68.02 (2023), 82.83 (2022), 80.14 (2021)

SC: 84.00 (2025), 79.03 (2024), 59.25 (2023), 74.08 (2022), 75.41 (2021)

ST: 82.66 (2025), 74.23 (2024), 47.82 (2023), 69.35 (2022), 70.71 (2021)

PwBD 1: 76.66 (2025), 69.42 (2024), 40.40 (2023), 49.84 (2022), 68.02 (2021)

PwBD 2: 54.66 (2025), 65.30 (2024), 47.13 (2023), 58.59 (2022), 67.33 (2021)

PwBD 3: 40.66 (2025), 40.56 (2024), 40.40 (2023), 40.40 (2022), 43.09 (2021)

PwBD 5: 40.66 (2025), 40.56 (2024), 33.68 (2023), 41.76 (2022), 45.80 (2025)

The lowest UPSC Prelims cut off in the last 5 years was in 2023. The General category cut off dropped to 75.41, while OBC and EWS cut offs were 74.75 and 68.02 respectively.

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