IES Cutoff 2022: Check Expected & Previous Years’ Cutoffs, Passing Marks

IES Cutoff 2022: The Union Public Service Commission releases IES Cut Off on its official website for various branches such as Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical

Cut off marks are the minimum marks required to pass an exam, and they help you know if you’ve advanced to the next round. They also help the candidate estimate whether he or she is qualified for further rounds. Every year, the UPSC releases cutoff marks for all stages of the exam on its official website.
The UPSC IES exam is divided into three stages, with cutoffs for each stage published separately on the UPSC website in PDF format.
Engineers who are preparing to take this difficult exam, we are here to assist you by providing the previous year’s UPSC IES Prelims Expected Cut off marks. Continue reading this article to learn more about it.

Steps to Check UPSC IES Cutoff

Candidates must follow the steps outlined below to determine the IES cut off:

• Go to the UPSC’s official website, Upsc.gov.in
• On the homepage, look for the cutoff link for your discipline.
• Download and save the UPSC IES Cutoff PDF once it has opened.
• Print out the cutoff PDF for future reference.

Steps to calculate UPSC IES Marks

• Step 1: Both Prelims and Mains make up the UPSC IES Exam.
• Step 2: A total of 250 questions of 500 marks are asked in the prelims.
• Step 3: For each correct answer, reward two marks.
• Step 4: Each incorrect answer will result in a 1/3 marks deduction.
• Step 5: Total Marks = (Number of Correct Answers *1 – Number of Correct Answers x ⅓)

Factors Affecting UPSC IES Cutoff Marks 

The UPSC IES cut off marks are determined by a number of factors, which we have listed below for your convenience.

• The number of people who are taking the exam
• Cutoff marks from the previous year
• The examination marking scheme
• The conducting authority determines the level of difficulty of the examination.
• Number of available seats

Expected Cutoff IES Prelims 2022

Here is the category-wise IES Prelims expected 2022 cutoff details given below in the table:

Engineering Disciplines	General	Other Backward Classes	Schedule Caste	Schedule Tribes
Civil	260-270	250-260	220-230	220-230
Mechanical	280-290	270-280	230-240	220-230
Electrical	250-260	240-250	210-220	200-210
Electronics & communications	270-280	260-270	220-230	210-220

Previous Years Cut-offs for IES Exam

UPSC IES 2020 Cutoff

We have provided the detailed 2020 cutoff for candidates to have an idea of expected cutoffs. Each discipline has its own set of cutoffs.

For Civil Engineering

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	238	651	807
EWS	238	600	759
OBC	238	576	762
SC	202	486	688
ST	227	575	725
PwBD‐1	160	365	567
PwBD‐3	062	180	371

For Mechanical Engineering

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	262	624	800
EWS	255	575	752
OBC	250	577	748
SC	214	545	698
ST	202	506	653
PwBD‐1	160	382	521

For Electrical Engineering

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	238	578	746
EWS	226	548	693
OBC	229	550	718
SC	187	496	663
ST	194	510	655
PwBD‐1	153	412	571
PwBD‐3	058	141	309

For Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering

Category	Prelims Cutoff (Out of 500)	Mains Cutoff (Out of 1100)	Final Cutoff (Out of 1300)
General	245	516	677
EWS	226	459	606
OBC	245	491	645
SC	205	451	598
ST	202	442	554
PwBD‐2	091	190	381

UPSC IES 2019 Prelims Cutoff

The UPSC IES Prelims cutoffs for each discipline and category are listed in the table below.

Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST
Civil Engineering (CE)	188	185	143	159
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	187	187	166	169
Electrical Engineering (EE)	221	211	191	172
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ECE)	226	221	176	165

UPSC IES 2019 Mains Cutoff

Candidates who pass the IES Stage 1 (Prelims) appear for the Stage 2 (Mains) exam.

Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST
Civil Engineering (CE)	541	500	453	482
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	539	529	450	487
Electrical Engineering (EE)	547	481	466	417
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ECE)	539	502	458	427

UPSC IES 2018 Prelims Cutoff

The IES 2018 cutoffs were announced for six different categories, each of which required a minimum score to qualify for the Mains exam.

Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST	PH-1	PH-3
Civil Engineering (CE)	207	194	169	188	114	87
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	256	255	220	223	138	98
Electrical Engineering (EE)	230	218	190	191	127	71
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ECE)	213	206	173	155	125	(-)

Note: Subject to candidates (general, OBC, SC, and ST) achieving a minimum of 15% in each of the two objective papers and PH candidates achieving a minimum of 10% in each of the two objective papers.

UPSC IES 2018 Mains Cutoff

The IES Mains Admit Card is only given to candidates who meet the minimum cutoffs in the Prelims exam. Getting through the Mains stage of the exam and into the Interview stage.

Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST	PH-1	PH-3
Civil Engineering (CE)	546	502	467	513	308	161
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	611	611	542	564	374	288
Electrical Engineering (EE)	541	488	452	481	303	(-)
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ECE)	504	476	405	403	301	(-)

UPSC IES 2018 Personality Test Cutoff

Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST
Civil Engineering (CE)	710	679	609	425
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	767	782	699	699
Electrical Engineering (EE)	711	691	603	624
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ECE)	660	648	567	524

Points to Consider: UPSC IES Exam

• The Commission releases the IES cutoffs after the qualifying candidates’ IES results are released.
• The IES qualifying preliminary exam cut off for 2022 will be 15% of total marks, or 75 out of 500 for general and reserved category candidates, and 10% of total marks for PH category candidates.
• UPSC shortlists candidates 6-7 times the total number of vacancies for the IES 2022 main examination based on the preliminary exam’s cutoff score.
• Candidates in the General, OBC, SC, and ST categories must score at least 20% in the main exam, while PH candidates must score at least 10%.
• For the final stage, a personality test/interview, UPSC will shortlist candidates twice the number of vacancies.
• The IES 2022 cutoff will be determined by the commission based on the marks obtained by the last qualified candidate in each stage, as determined by the commission’s selection criteria.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques. What are the IES Prelims exam minimum qualifying marks for the General Category?

Ans. The minimum qualifying marks for General category candidates in the IES Preliminary are 15%. It’s important to remember that qualifying marks are not the same as cutoff marks.

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Ques. Will there be a single cutoff or a cutoff for each category?

Ans. The IES cutoff will differ depending on the category of candidates. It also varies depending on the candidates’ chosen discipline.

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Ques. What information is included on the scorecard?

Ans. The candidate’s name, roll number, and the marks scored on each paper are all listed on the IES Scorecard. To download the scorecards, the candidates will need their unique credentials.