UPSC Civil Services Exam Mains Optional Paper 1 Cut Off Marks 2026 & Previous Year Cutoff Trends

UPSC Civil Services Exam Mains Optional Paper 1 Cut Off Marks

Updated 2026

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) does not publish separate, subject-specific cut-off marks for individual Optional Papers (Paper I or Paper II) of the Civil Services (Main) Examination. Official cut-off marks are released only as aggregate scores for the Written Examination (Mains) and the Final Selection (Mains + Personality Test) based on the total marks obtained across all papers.

UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination: Official Cut-off Policy

As per the official result write-ups published by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), cut-off marks are determined based on the total aggregate score of the seven merit-ranking papers in the Main Examination and the total aggregate score including the Personality Test. There is no official provision or historical record of cut-off marks being assigned to individual Optional Papers.

Examination Stage	Cut-off Determination Basis	Availability of Optional Paper Cut-offs
Civil Services (Main) Examination	Aggregate of 7 Merit Papers (Essay, GS I-IV, Optional I & II)	Not Published / Not Applicable
Final Selection	Aggregate of Mains + Personality Test	Not Published / Not Applicable

Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination Result Write-ups and Examination Rules published annually by the Union Public Service Commission (upsc.gov.in).

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