UPSC Result 2020 Cut Off: Prelims, Mains & Overall Cut-Off For 2020 Released

UPSC Prelims 2020 cut-off along with the cut-off for the various levels of recruitment has been released on upsc.gov.in. Marksheet for UPSC Result 2020 will also be released soon.

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UPSC Civil Services 2020 Result was released on September 24, 2021. After the final results were released, UPSC has released the cut-off list for UPSC Prelims 2020 as well as the overall cut-off list for mains and the overall cut-off list for selection. As per the rules, UPSC Marksheet 2020 for preliminary, mains, and overall for all candidates will also be released on the official website upsc.gov.in.

According to guidelines, candidates' marks are issued 15 days after the final results are released. Accordingly, the UPSC Marksheet will be made available on upsc.gov.in by October 9, 2021.

UPSC Civil Services 2020 Prelims, Mains, and Overall Cut-Off

Category	Prelims Cut off	Mains Cut off	Overall Cut off
General	92.51	736	944
EWS	77.55	687	894
OBC	89.12	698	907
SC	74.84	680	875
ST	68.71	682	876
PwBD-1	70.06	648	867
PwBD-2	63.94	699	910
PwBD-3	40.82	425	675
PwBD-5	42.86	300	465

UPSC Prelims Cut Off Decline in 2020

Interestingly, the UPSC Prelims Cut off saw a sharp drop in 2020 in comparison to 2019. In 2019, the candidates required a minimum of 98 marks whereas in 2020 it was reduced to 92.5. The dip was also seen in cut-off for mains and overall. The cut-off for UPSC Mains in 2019 was 751 and overall was 961.

UPSC would be conducting the UPSC Civil Services 2021 on October 10, 2021, after the May exam was postponed due to the pandemic. Around 10 lakh candidates register every year for the UPSC Prelims examination.