UPSC CAPF Cut Off 2025: Category-wise Cutoff, Previous Year Cutoff Marks
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UPSC CAPF Cut-Off 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the cut-off marks for the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 exam soon. The UPSC CAPF cutoff 2025 marks will be released category-wise for General, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and Ex-Servicemen. The UPSC CAPF cutoff 2025 PDF download link will be provided here. The UPSC CAPF result 2025 is expected soon.
The Commission releases the cut-off marks separately for the written exam and the final cutoff (written+personality test). Candidates can take the average of the last five years to get the approximate cutoff for the written and final stage of the exam. Along with the CAPF cut-off marks, UPSC also releases the reserve list for the exam which remains valid till the release of the next notification.
- How to check UPSC CAPF Cutoff 2025?
- UPSC CAPF 2025-2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- UPSC CAPF Cut off 2025
- Factors Determining UPSC CAPF (AC) Cutoff
- UPSC CAPF Previous Years' Cut off
How to check UPSC CAPF Cutoff 2025?
The candidates can check the UPSC CAPF (AC) cutoff 2025 in the manner given below:
- Go to the official website of UPSC
- Click on the examination tab given on the top navigation
- A drop-down list will appear
- Click on the cutoff of examinations
- A new page will appear mentioning the cutoff of various examination
- Click on the CAPF 2025 cutoff
The UPSC cut-off for the CAPF exam is released after the results. It is a trend followed by the UPSC to release the cutoff for each stage of the exam only after the result. It helped in reducing the number of litigations related to the question paper and cut off.
Commonly asked questions
The UPSC CAPF result 2025 was released on October 10, 2025 for the written exam. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announces the results on its official website- upsc.gov.in. Candidates can check their results using the login details on the link activated on the official website. The direct UPSC CAPF result 2025 link is shared here - https://www.shiksha.com/exams/upsc-capf-exam-results. The CAPF AC exam was held on August 3, 2025.
The UPSC CAPF exam cutoff is different for each stage and category. Have a look at the details below-
UPSC CAPF Written Exam Cutoff
The minimum qualifying marks in Paper 2 are 25 per cent for General/ OBC/ SC/ ST candidates and 10 per cent for Ex-Servicemen.
The overall qualifying cutoff for Paper 1 + Paper 2 combined (out of 450 marks) is 25 per cent for all categories.
UPSC CAPF Final Cutoff
The final cutoff is calculated out of 600 marks, combining the written exam and interview/personality test.
UPSC CAPF 2025-2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPSC CAPF 2025 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 16 Jun ' 25 | UPSC CAPF 2024 Final Result Date |
| 24 Sep ' 24 | UPSC CAPF 2024 Result Date |
| 16 Sep ' 22 | UPSC CAPF 2022 Result Date |
UPSC CAPF Cut off 2025
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
Soon |
Soon |
Soon |
| EWS |
Soon |
Soon |
Soon |
| OBC |
Soon |
Soon |
Soon |
| SC |
Soon |
Soon |
Soon |
| ST |
Soon |
Soon |
Soon |
| Ex-S |
Soon |
Soon | Soon |
Commonly asked questions
The candidates who clear the written exam will be called for the Physical/ Medical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Ministry of Home nominates one of the agency to conduct this exam. This year the exam will be conducted by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC CAPF result pdf on its official website. The Commission will release the names and the roll numbers of the qualified candidates. These candidates will be called for the Physical examinations. The candidates will be required to qualify in the Physical Efficiency Test (PET).
After the PET, the qualified candidates will be called for the interview process.
There is no limit to the number of attempts in the UPSC CAPF exam. However, candidates who have been posted in the forces through the CAPF AC exam once cannot appear for the exam again.
Factors Determining UPSC CAPF (AC) Cutoff
The candidates need to score a minimum qualifying mark in paper II of the UPSC CAPF written exam. After securing the minimum qualifying marks, the candidates will be eligible to compete for the name in the result. The qualifying marks specified in the UPSC CAPF notification itself differ from the cutoff marks. The cut-off marks are arrived at after the exam and the qualification marks are decided before the exam. The UPSC CAPF (AC) cut-off marks are the interplay of three important factors.
- Number of Vacancies
- Difficulty Level of the question paper
- Number of candidates applied for the exam
The number of vacancies is a very important factor in deciding the cutoff marks (keeping the other two factors constant). The higher the number of vacancies, the lower the cutoff marks. The difficulty level of the question paper is another important factor in arriving at the cut-off. In an easy paper, every candidate scores well so the cutoff will automatically shoot up to select the candidates appropriate for the number of vacancies.
The third factor is a very rare phenomenon. It will be very rare that the number of candidates applying for the exam will be less than the number of vacancies.
See Here: UPSC CAPF exam pattern
Commonly asked questions
The Union Public Service Commission releases the Physical Test result in the PDF on its official website. The Commission will mention the roll number and names of the qualified candidates. The candidates are suggested to download the UPSC CAPF result pdf for future reference.
UPSC CAPF Previous Years' Cut off
The category-wise cut-off of the UPSC CAPF exam is released after the exam process is over. The UPSC cut-off for the previous years is as follows.
UPSC CAPF Cut Off 2024 (Final)
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
97.44 |
182 |
311 |
| EWS |
85.34 |
167 |
292 |
| OBC |
97.44 |
182 |
308 |
| SC |
84.68 |
164 |
283 |
| ST |
86.03 |
168 |
286 |
| Ex-S |
25.54 |
66 | 155 |
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut-Off 2020
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General* |
117.34 |
205* |
325 |
| EWS |
110.00 |
197* |
305 |
| OBC* |
117.34 |
205* |
319 |
| SC* |
101.34 |
186* |
297 |
| ST* |
99.34 |
181* |
293 |
| Ex-S& |
25.34 |
59* | 159 |
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut Off 2018
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General* |
95.04 |
166 |
282 |
| OBC* |
93.66 |
163 |
281 |
| SC* |
78.51 |
142 |
255 |
| ST* |
76.45 |
136 |
251 |
| Ex-S& |
25.48 |
58 |
169 |
*Subject to a minimum of 25% (50 marks) in Paper II
& Subject to a minimum of 20% (40 marks) in Paper II
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut Off 2017
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General* |
123.65 |
206 |
316 |
| OBC* |
123.65 |
206 |
316 |
| SC* |
111.55 |
189 |
295 |
| ST* |
109.54 |
189 |
299 |
| Ex-S& |
38.31 |
84 |
183 |
*Subject to a minimum of 25% (50 marks) in Paper-II
& Subject to a minimum of 20% (40 marks) in Paper-II
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut Off**nbsp;2016
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General* |
114 |
188 |
290 |
| OBC* |
113 |
187 |
288 |
| SC* |
97 |
167 |
266 |
| ST* |
97 |
166 |
261 |
| Ex-S& |
38 |
80 |
163 |
* Subject to a minimum of 25% (50 marks) in Paper-II
& Subject to a minimum of 20% (40 marks) in Paper-II
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut Off**nbsp;2015
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General* |
111 |
172 |
275 |
| OBC* |
110 |
170 |
270 |
| SC* |
95 |
153 |
251 |
| ST* |
95 |
149 |
245 |
| Ex-S& |
38 |
68 |
204 |
*Subject to a minimum of 25% (50 marks) in Paper-II
& Subject to a minimum of 10% (20 marks) in Paper-II but 15% in aggregate i.e. Paper I+ Paper II
UPSC CAPF (AC) Cut Off**nbsp; 2014
| Category |
Paper-I(Out of 250) |
Paper-II(Out of 450) |
Final Cut off(Out of 600) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
115 |
190 |
294 |
| OBC |
114 |
190 |
296 |
| SC |
101 |
180 |
253 |
| ST |
101 |
174 |
262 |
Subject to 30% (60 Marks) minimum qualifying marks in paper II.
See Here: UPSC CAPF question papers
Commonly asked questions
The Union Public Service Commission mention the roll number and names of the qualified candidates. The candidates will be required to search their roll number/name in the final result In addition to this, the Commission also mention the rank and category of the candidates in the final result.
The rank and category play important role in force allocation.
The Union Public Service Commission release the UPSC CAPF cutoff after the declaration of final result. Folloiwng factors influence the UPSC CAPF Cutoff :
- Number of Vacancies
- Difficulty Level of the question paper
- Number of Applicants
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