Civil Services Examination trend of Previous Years Cut off Marks
Civil Services Examination trend of Previous Years Cut off Marks
Cut off is applied at all three stages, known as prelims, mains and personal interview. If score of any candidate is less than the cutoff marks, he/she shall not be entitled for the next round of recruitment process.
- Preliminary – the candidates who qualify in prelims exam go for mains examination.
- Mains Exam – the candidates who qualify in mains exam go for personal interview.
- Final Stage – the candidates who qualify at final stage will be selected for recruitment for the services.
There are several factors which decides the cut off marks are – number of candidates appeared , number of posts available, question paper difficulty level, marking pattern followed (inside issue) and reservation.
Cut off Marks in 2015
In 2015, a total of 4,65,882 candidates took the civil services preliminary examination as compared to 4,51,602 examinees last year, an increase by 14,280.
In the Civil Services Examination, 2015 the minimum qualifying standards (marks)/marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages are as under :
Exam |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH-1 |
PH-2 |
PH-3 |
Total Marks |
CS (Prelim)* |
107.34 |
106.00 |
94.00 |
91.34 |
90.66 |
76.66 |
40.00 |
200 |
CS (Main)# |
676 |
630 |
622 |
617 |
580 |
627 |
504 |
1750 |
CS (Final) |
877 |
834 |
810 |
801 |
802 |
830 |
697 |
2025 |
* Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. However, GS Paper-II was qualifying with 33% (66.66) marks(Rule 15 of Civil Services Examination, 2015).
# 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.
PRELIMS EXAM 2015 GENERAL STUDIES QUESTION PAPER ANALYSIS
General Studies (Paper - 1):
Topic Name |
Questions Asked |
Art and Culture |
3 |
Environment |
9 |
Polity |
13 |
GK |
15 |
History |
11 |
Geography |
15 |
Economy |
13 |
General Science |
7 |
Current |
14 |
CSAT Paper -2:
Topic Name |
Questions Asked |
Reading Comprehension |
30 |
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability |
18 |
Numerical Ability |
32 |
Cut off Marks in Civil Services Examination 2014
The minimum qualifying marks for various communities at various stages are as under:-
Exam |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH-1 |
PH-2 |
PH-3 |
Maximum Marks |
CS (Prelim)* |
205 |
204 |
182 |
174 |
167 |
113 |
115 |
385 |
CS (Main)# |
678 |
631 |
631 |
619 |
609 |
575 |
449 |
1750 |
CS(Final) |
889 |
844 |
830 |
811 |
816 |
778 |
713 |
2025 |
*Subject to minimum of 40 marks in Paper-I and 70 marks in Paper-II
#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.
Cut off Marks in Civil Services Examination 2013
The minimum qualifying marks for various communities have been as under:-
Exam |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH-1 |
PH-2 |
PH-3 |
Total Marks |
CS (Prelim)* |
241 |
222 |
207 |
201 |
199 |
184 |
163 |
400 |
CS (Main)# |
564 |
534 |
518 |
510 |
510 |
502 |
410 |
1750 |
CS(Final) |
775 |
742 |
719 |
707 |
725 |
718 |
613 |
2025 |
*Subject to minimum of 30 marks in Paper-I and 70 marks in Paper-II.
#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
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