How can I download previous year's results of IAS exam?

The Union Public Service Commission releases the IAS result after the completion of IAS interview stage. The Commission releases the IAS result PDF on its official website. The Commission releases the rank, name and the roll number of the candidates in the final result. The Commission maintain the UPSC IAS result pdf for two months after the declaration of result. The Commission can remove the UPSC IAS result pdf after some times when it thinks fit. The candidates can download the IAS result of previous year's from Shiksha.com.

How many vacancies are notified in IAS 2024 exam?

The Union Public Service Commission notifed 1056 vacancies in the Civil Service Exam (CSE) 2024 notification on February 14, 2024. The Commission notifies the tentative number of Civil Service vacancies for the exam. The Commission can increase or decrease the number of vacancies in the final result. In normal circumstances, the Civil Service vacancies increase because the Commission includes the requisition received from the Central Government Ministries till the prelims exam is conducted.

Is there any Sectional Cutoff in the IAS Prelims Exam?

The IAS Prelims exam is conducted offline in the pen and paper mode. There is no sectional cutoff in the IAS prelims exam because the number of questions from a section is not fixed and they vary year to year.

Is there any Minimum Qualifying Marks in the IAS Prelims General Studies Paper?

No, the Commission do not mention any Minimum Qualifying Marks for the General Studies Paper 1. But there is a criteria of Minimum 33 % for the General Studies Paper 2 (Aptitude) paper.

What is IAS Prelims Cutoff?

The IAS prelims cutoff means the minimum marks required to clear the prelims exam in the category of the candidate. The Union Public Service Commission conduct the IAS prelims exam to filter the candidates and limit the numbers for the main (written) exam. The Commission conduct the prelims in offline mode.

What is the IAS Main (written) Cutoff?

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service (IAS) main (written) exam offline in pen and paper mode. This exam is a descriptive type exam where the candidates are required to breach this cutoff score to get a call for the interview phase.

IAS Cutoff 2025 OUT: Cutoffs for SC, ST, OBC & General

182 Students Q&A

Updated on Dec 22, 2025 00:48 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The UPSC Civil Service (IAS) exam Cutoff 2025 will be released next year after the declaration of final UPSC Exam Result 2025. The Commission will release the UPSC IAS result 2025 for all the categories and stages of the exam separately on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Union Public Service Commission released the Civil Service Exam Cutoff 2024 on its official website - upsc.gov.in after the declaration of result. The Commission released the UPSC IAS result on April 22, 2025. The Commission mentioned the names of the candidates selected in the exam. Shakti Dubey from Prayagraj appeared on the top of the UPSC Toppers list. She secured the All India Rank 1. The Commission released the Category-wise UPSC CSE cutoff 2025 for all the stages of exam.

The candidates can see here the IAS cutoff trends of previous years so that they can anticipate the effort required to clear the Civil Service (IAS) exam. The candidates can see here the previous year's IAS cutoff for prelims and mains exam. We are summarizing the previous year's cutoff for the UPSC prelims exam. The IAS cutoff varies with the number of Civil Service Vacancies and the difficulty level of the question paper.

Also Read: UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Analysis

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