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UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025: Check Expected and Previous Years Cut Off Trends

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) conducted the UPPSC PCS Preliminary Exam 2025 on 12th October 2025 at 1,400+ exam centres in the state. More than 6 lakh candidates turned up for the exam, making it yet another year of cutthroat competition for the state’s most coveted administrative services.
The aspirants are now impatiently awaiting the UPPSC Cut Off 2025, which will decide whether they are eligible for the next round — Mains Examination.
UPPSC Cut Off is the minimum marks that the aspirant has to secure to move to the subsequent round of the selection process. The cut-off marks category-wise and stage-wise (Prelims, Mains, and Interview) are published along with the result on the official UPPSC website — uppsc.up.nic.in.

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UPPSC Cut Off 2025

UPPSC Cut Off 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) held the PCS Prelims Exam 2025 on 12th October. The General category cut-off is expected to be 115–120 marks, while for OBC and EWS, it is likely to be between 110–118 marks. For SC/ST, the cut-off is expected to be around 85–100 marks. The official UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025 will be announced shortly on the official website — uppsc.up.nic.in.

Particulars Details
Conducting Body Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)
Exam Name Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Exam 2025
Exam Date 12 October 2025
Mode of Exam Offline (OMR-based)
Total Centres 1,435
Total Candidates Appeared Over 6 lakh
Selection Stages Prelims, Mains, and Interview
Official Website uppsc.up.nic.in

UPPSC Qualifying Marks

Candidates must obtain UPPSC qualifying marks in order to qualify for the examination. Candidates who receive less than the prescribed minimum score will be disqualified. The minimum qualifying marks for UPPSC are as follows:

UPPSC Qualifying Marks
Category PCS Prelims Qualifying Marks PCS Mains Qualifying Marks
SC/ST 35% 35%
Other Categories 40% 40%

The commission specifies the criteria for resolving tie cases, and if there are any cases of a tie, i.e. when two or more candidates have received the same number of marks, the necessary action will be taken by the concerned authorities.

UPPSC Answer Key 2025

UPPSC Cut Off 2025 (Prelims) Expected

The following table provides the expected UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025 based on this year’s exam difficulty level, vacancy count, and previous trends.

Category Expected Cut Off (Out of 200 Marks)
General (UR) 115 – 120
OBC 113 – 118
SC 96 – 100
ST 85 – 90
PwD 92 – 107
Female Candidates 112 – 117
EWS 110 – 120

Note: These are expected cut off marks based on expert analysis. The official cut off will be released by UPPSC along with the Prelims Result 2025.

How to Check UPPSC Cut Off 2025

Once released, candidates can check the UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025 by following these steps:

  1. Visit the official UPPSC website — uppsc.up.nic.in

  2. Click on the ‘UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025’ link on the homepage.

  3. Enter your login details such as Registration ID, Date of Birth, and Password.

  4. The category-wise and post-wise cut off PDF will appear on the screen.

  5. Download and save it for future reference.

UPPSC Cut Off Trends – Last 5 Years (2019–2023)

The following table presents the UPPSC PCS Prelims Cut Off for the past five years, giving an overview of how the competition and difficulty have evolved:

Category 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
General 125 110–111 110–112 110 117
OBC 128 113–114 106–108 110 116
SC 112 95–99 95–97 95 99
ST 109 90–91 90–92 77 77
EWS 129 113–114 109–111 112 117
Female (General) 124 106–109 106–108 104
Ex-Servicemen 104 93–95 100
PwD (Combined) 99 81–123 108–109

From this trend, it’s clear that the UPPSC cut off fluctuates depending on exam difficulty and competition levels. The 2025 cut off is expected to be slightly lower than 2023, as the GS Paper was moderately difficult this year.

UPPSC Previous Years Cut Off Marks

The previous year’s UPPSC cut-off marks are given for candidates to understand the trend followed over the years.

UPPSC Prelims Cut off 2024

The expected cut-off for UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 is based on previous year trends, exam difficulty level, and candidate performance. Here are the projected category-wise cut-offs:

Category Expected Cut-Off (Out of 200)
General 120-125
OBC 115-120
SC 100-105
ST 95-100
EWS 118-123
PwD 85-90
Female 110-115

UPPSC PCS Prelims Cut-off 2023

Candidates who appeared for the UPPSC Prelims 2023, which was conducted on 14th May 2023 by UPPSC, can check the UPPSC Prelims final Cut Off 2023 in the table below. The cut-off marks are determined by the difficulty level of GS Papers 1 and 2 (CSAT). The UPPSC cut-off marks for the PCS 2023 preliminary exam are listed below.

UPPSC Prelims Official Cut Off 2023
Category of Candidates UPPSC Prelims Cut Off Marks
Unreserved 125
OBC 128
SC 112
ST 109
PwD 99
Female Candidates 124

UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2022

Category Cut Off (Out of 200 Marks)
General 110 – 120
EWS 105 – 115
OBC 95 – 105
SC 85 – 95
ST 80 – 90

UPPSC Prelims Cut Off 2021

Category  UPPSC 2021 Cutoff Marks
General 115-120
OBC 113-118
SC 96-100
ST 85-100
PwD 92-107
Females 112-117

UPPSC Cut Off 2020

Category Cut Off Marks
Unreserved 110
OBC 110
SC 95
ST 77
EWS 112
Female 104
Ex-Servicemen 100
PwD – OA 96
PwD – PB 81
PwD – PD 86

UPPSC Cut-Off 2019

PCS Prelims Cut Off – 2019
Category UPPCS Previous Year Cut Off
Unreserved Category 117
SC 99
ST 77
OBC 116
EWS 117

Factors Affecting UPPSC Cut Off 2025

Several factors determine the UPPSC PCS Cut Off each year. The main ones include:

  1. Number of Vacancies: Fewer vacancies lead to a higher cut-off.

  2. Number of Applicants: Higher participation increases competition.

  3. Difficulty Level of Paper: A tougher paper can reduce the cut-off.

  4. Normalization Process: Ensures uniform scoring across different shifts.

  5. Reservation Policy: Category-wise reservation significantly affects the final list.

  6. Overall Candidate Performance: Average score trends across the exam also matter.

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UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2023 FAQs

Is UPPSC Prelims Paper 2 qualifying?

In case of (Upper) the 'Cut-off' is decided on the basis of General Studies (Paper I) (as Paper II is CSAT qualifying only).

How many marks are there in UPPSC PCS prelims?

As per the UP PCS exam pattern, there will be two General Studies papers in the Prelims carrying 200 marks each.

What is the passing marks for prelims paper 2?

Candidates need to score at least 33% or at least 66 marks to qualify for this paper.

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