UPPSC PCS Prelims 2025 Find Details About Attempts, Result, Expected Cutoff 

The UPPSC PCS prelims 2025 exam was conducted on 12th October 2025. For instance, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) organized this exam at various centers across the state. 

Furthermore, we tried to find the level of the exam. Therefore, as we got from students’ feedback, the level of prelims exam was moderate to difficult. 

Moreover, the good attempts suggest that candidates were able to answer 115 to 120 questions in paper 1. Similarly, the number goes to 120-124 questions in paper 2. Now the aspiring candidates are eagerly waiting for the UPPSC Cut Off 2025. The commission will release the official cut off after two or three weeks of the exam on its official website 

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UPPSC PCS Cut Off 2025, Depending Factors for the Prelims Result 

The UP Public Service Commission Prelims 2025 exam has been conducted on 12th October 2025. The candidates who have appeared on the exam are concerned for the expected cut off for the next round. The cut off marks determine the minimum marks that candidates must score to be eligible to participate in the further stages of selection. Similarly, the cut off marks depend on various factors like available vacancies, difficulty of exam papers, number of candidates, etc. 

UPPSC Expected Cut Off for Prelims 2025 

For the convenience of candidates here given expected cut off marks category-wise approximate scores required to be eligible for the UPPSC PCS Mains 2025 based on the past cut off tends, the latest paper review and number of vacancies. This is beneficial for the the aspirants to plan their preparation ahead even before the official cut off  details are released. So take view of the following expected cut off marks summary. 

UPPSC Expected Cut Off For Prelims 2025 

Category & Expected cut off (Out of 200) 

General: 128-130 

OBC: 127-130 

SC: 113-116 

ST: 110-112 

EWS: 127-130 

PwD: 91-95 

Female: 124-127 

Key Factors Affecting UPPSC Cut Off Marks 2025 

Cut off marks for each competition exam depends on multiple factors. The UPPSC Prelims also depends on multiple factors such as the number of vacancies, the difficulty level of exam, number of candidates appearing in exam and the use of normalization, the category of the candidate, etc,influence the cut off marks. Key factors those influence the UPPSC cut of is as follows:

Number of Applicants: When the number of candidates increases, the competition will be greater and become the reason for higher cut off.

Question Paper difficulty Level: If the exam paper is relatively easy, more candidates score higher, causing a higher cut off. However, when the paper is tough, the cutoff automatically reduces due to less competition.

Number of Vacancies:  As each competition exam the UPPSC Prelims 2025 affected the cut off marks if the vacancies are fewer and the applicants are in lager number the cut off will higher since only a limited number can qualify but, in its opposite, if the vacancies are increased the cut off generally get down.

Normalization or Scaling (If applied): If the exam has been conducted in multiple shifts or sets, the authorities use the normalization of scores to ensure fairness. This can also affect the cut off.

When will the Official cut off for UP PCS Prelims 2025 be released? 

The commission will declare the official cutoff pdf on its official website. Moreover, you can also view the complete result and the roll numbers of successful candidates. You can check the cutoff from the official website. Similarly, we will also attach the direct link here to access your results. 

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Find Important Summary (Key Points) Related to the Examination

Name of examination: UPPSC Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services(PCS) 

Exam Conducting Body: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) 

Admit Card Release date: September 30, 2025 

UPPSC PCS Prelims date: October 12, 2025 

Mode of Exam: Offline (OMR Based) 

Prelims Result date: October last/ Earlier November 2025 

Official website: https:www.uppsc.up.nic.in 

UPPSC PCS Prelims 2025: Exam Pattern 

The UPPSC organized PCS Prelims exam 2025 on 12 October 2025 in offline mode (OMR-based) having 2 Papers in different shifts. The total marks allotted for each paper is 200 and the total time allotted for the completion of each Paper of Prelims exams of 2 hours. The total number of questions in Paper-1 (General Studies 1) are 150 while Paper-2 is of 100 marks 

 Key Points:- It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in both the papers of the Preliminary exam. 

Paper 2 of Preliminary Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum marks fixed at 33%. 

The commission will determine the merit of the candidate on the basis of marks obtained in paper-1 of the prelim’s examination.

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