As a part of preparation strategy, Cut-off marks give a rough idea about the current trends at various stages of the examination.
Before commencing preparation for Civil Services Examination, majority of candidates keeps an eye on Cut-off for current as well as previous years that helps them in formulating preparation-plan.
Minimum Qualifying Marks (Cut-off marks) for Civil Services Examination 2016 have been released by Union Public Service Commission.
It indicates the cut-off for various stages of the examination i.e. Preliminary Examination, Main Examination (Written) and the Final cut-off for various categories.
The aspirants for forthcoming Civil Services Examination would be immensely benefited with this information as it clearly gives an idea about the minimum qualifying standards/Marks secured by the last recommended candidate in various categories at various stages of the examination.
The minimum qualifying marks at various stages for various communities have been as under:
|
Exam |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PH-1 |
PH-2 |
PH-3 |
|
CS Prelims* |
116.00 |
110.66 |
99.34 |
96 |
75.34 |
72.66 |
40.00 |
|
CS Mains # |
787 |
745 |
739 |
730 |
713 |
740 |
545 |
|
CS Final |
988 |
951 |
937 |
920 |
927 |
951 |
817 |
* Cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only. However, GS Paper-II was qualifying with 33% (66.66 marks)
# 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.
The Cut-off for final selection in Civil Services Examination 2016 has witnessed a steep surge. For General category candidates it stood at 988 showing an increase of 111 marks over CSE 2015 Cut-off (877).
Even, minimum qualifying marks for Preliminary as well as Main Examination have also gone up.
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