UPSC prelims cutoff analysis 2024 will determine the changing trends in UPSC prelims exam. Prelims cutoff marks is the minimum marks a candidate has to score to be eligible for the subsequent stage of the exam. UPSC Prelims Cutoff Analysis 2024 will help you understand the changing trends of this exam and will be useful for candidates planning to appear next year.
Overview of UPSC Prelims 2024
UPSC conducted prelims exam on June 16,
2024 across India. The exam consists of two papers: General
Studies Paper 1 and CSAT-General Studies Paper 2. The
marks scored in the General Studies paper will determine if a candidate is
eligible for UPSC CSE mains examination.
The CSAT paper is qualifying in nature and a
candidate has to score 66.67 marks to qualify this
paper.
The details about UPSC prelims 2024 is given below
in the table:
|
Type |
General Studies Paper 1 |
GS Paper II- (CSAT) |
|
Questions |
100 Objective Types |
80 Objective Type |
|
Marks |
200 Marks |
200 Marks |
|
Negative Marking |
+2 Marks/Question and -0.66 Negative Marks/Question |
+2.5 Marks/Question /Question and -0.83 Negative Marks/Question |
|
Duration Of Exam |
2 Hours |
2 Hours |
|
Qualifying Marks |
Cut-Off List |
Minimum 33% (66.67) |
|
Languages |
English and Hindi |
English and Hindi. |
UPSC Prelims Cutoff 2024
UPSC has released the cutoff marks for UPSC prelims
2024 on (to be updated). The cutoff for the General category is (to be
updated), while it is (to be updated) for OBC, SC and ST
categories respectively.
The detailed list of cutoff for each category is
given in the table below:
UPSC Prelims Cutoff 2023
Analysis
UPSC unveiled the cutoff marks for UPSC prelims
2023 on April 18, 2024. Candidates applying in different categories will have
different cutoff marks. After analyzing the cutoff marks for prelims 2023, we
can safely say that they were the lowest in UPSC prelims history.
The significant drop in cutoff marks is due to a
multitude of factors, with the main factor being an increase in the difficulty
level of the question paper. The category-wise cutoff marks for UPSC prelims
2023 are given below:
|
Category of Candidates |
Cutoff Marks |
|
General |
75.41 |
|
EWS |
68.02 |
|
OBC |
74.75 |
|
SC |
59.25 |
|
ST |
47.82 |
|
PwBD 1 |
40.40 |
|
PwBD 2 |
47.13 |
|
PwBD 3 |
40.40 |
|
PwBD 5 |
33.68 |
