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Union Public Service Commission has released the final cut off marks for UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2019. The cut off marks for CSE 2019 includes the final cut off score of selected candidates for UPSC CSE 2019.
The category wise breakup of the cut off
Categories
Prelims Cut Off (Out of 200)
Mains Cut Off (Out of 1750)
Final Cut Off (Out of 2025)
General
98
751
961
EWS
90
696
909
OBC
95.34
718
925
SC
82.00
706
898
ST
77.34
699
893
PwBD-1
53.34
663
861
PwBD-2
44.66
698
890
PwBD-3
40.66
374
653
PWBD-5
61.34
561
708
Note:
- Cut off marks are declared on the basis of GS Paper-I only.
- GS Paper-II was of qualifying nature with 33% marks as per Rule-15 of Civil Services Examination, 2019.
- Marks obtained in Mains are 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.
- PwBD is Person with Benchmark Disability. A person with disability would be considered to have benchmark disability if she has at least 40% disability as per the certificate issued by a government authority.
The cut-off for GS Paper-I (out of 200 marks) over previous years' for all categories:
- General category: (2018- 98 marks), (2017- 105.34 marks), (2016- 116 marks) and (2015- 107.34 marks).
- OBC: (2018- 96.66 marks), (2017-102.66 marks), (2016- 110.66 marks) and (2015- 106 marks).
- SC: (2018- 84 marks), (2017- 88.66 marks), (2016- 99.34 marks) and (2015- 94 marks).
- ST: (2018-83.34 marks), (2017- 88.66 marks), (2016- 96 marks) and (2015- 91.34 marks).
- PwBD-1: (2018- 73.34 marks), (2017- 85.34 marks), (2016- 75.34 marks) and (2015- 90.66 marks)
- PwBD-2: (2018- 53.34 marks), (2017- 61.34 marks), (2016- 72.66 marks) and (2015- 74.66 marks).
- PwBD-3: (2018- 40 marks), (2017- 40 marks), (2016- 40 marks) and (2015- 40 marks).
UPSC CSE-2019: Category Wise Appointment Breakup
A total of 829 candidates from various categories have been recommended for the appointment in the Civil Services. The break-up of the total number of successful against each category is given below:
Category
GENERAL
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total number of successful candidates
Number of candidates selected
304
78
251
129
67
829
The break-up of the total numbers against each post
While UPSC shortlisted 829 candidates, the number of vacancies flagged by the government, which the UPSC itself notified, stood at 927, according to its own official list. In fact, each year, UPSC selects fewer candidates than the positions it notifies. Along with the first list that the commission declares, it maintains a ‘reserve’ list — a waiting list of sorts — of candidates.This year the number of waitlisted candidates is 182.
Services
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
IAS
72
18
56
25
13
180
IFS
12
02
06
03
01
24
IPS
60
15
42
23
10
150
Central Services Group ‘A’
196
34
109
64
35
438
Group ‘B’ Services
57
14
42
14
08
135
Total
397
83
251
129
67
927
The Commission is maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of candidates as under:
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
91
09
71
08
03
182
