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UPSC Civil Services Exam Mains GS 3 Cut Off Marks 2026

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UPSC Civil Services Exam Mains GS 3 Cut Off Marks

Updated 2026

The following data represents the official cut-off marks for the UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination. Please note that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) publishes cut-off marks for the total Civil Services (Main) Examination (out of 1750 marks) and the Final Selection (out of 2025 marks); individual subject-wise cut-offs (such as GS Paper III) are not released by the Commission.

UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination Cut-off Marks (Out of 1750)
Year General EWS OBC SC ST
2023 741 706 712 694 692
2022 748 715 714 699 706
2021 745 713 707 700 700
2020 736 687 698 680 682
2019 751 696 718 706 699
2018 774 N/A 732 719 719
2017 809 N/A 770 756 749
2016 787 N/A 763 739 730

Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination Result Write-up PDFs (Annual Cut-off Disclosure).

Important Clarification

The Union Public Service Commission does not declare or publish separate cut-off marks for individual General Studies papers (GS I, GS II, GS III, GS IV) or Optional subjects. The cut-off marks provided above represent the minimum qualifying marks secured by the last recommended candidate in the Main Examination stage (written part) out of a maximum of 1750 marks.

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