Civil Services Examination 2023 - Cutoffs

Civil Services Examination 2023 – Minimum Qualifying Marks

The table below shows the minimum qualifying marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at each stage of the Civil Services Examination 2023:

*Cut off marks based on GS Paper-I only. GS Paper-II was qualifying with 33% marks required.
#Subject to securing minimum 10% marks in each of the seven competitive papers.

Tie-Breaking Principles:
1. Candidate with higher aggregate marks in the Compulsory Papers and Personality Test is ranked higher.
2. If marks are equal based on the above, the candidate senior in age is ranked higher.

Compulsory Papers include Essay, General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Studies-III and General Studies-IV.