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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