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ClearIAS » Civil Services Mains » Marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015 Published: A Quick Analysis

Marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015 Published: A Quick Analysis

Last updated on May 17, 2016 by Alex Andrews George

UPSC published the marksheet of all candidates who took Civil Services Preliminary and Main exam 2015. ClearIAS in this post has included a brief analysis of the trends in UPSC marks for different papers in last few years too. Candidates who took CSE 2015 Prelims/Mains/Interview can post their marks and views in the comment section below.

Download the marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015

  1. Step 1: Check the upsconline.nic.in marksheet link.
  2. Step 2: Enter Your UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015 Roll Number.
  3. Step 3: Select your Date Of Birth.
  4. Step 4: Select if your applied for CSE(P), IFoS or both.
  5. Step 5: Confirm random image and submit.

Note: Marks for UPSC CSE Prelims that would have fetched a mains call is as below. (Marks out of 200).

  • General – 107.34, OBC – 106.00, SC – 94.00, ST – 91.34, PH1 – 90.66, PH2 – 76.66 and PH3 – 40.00.
  • In addition to the minimum qualifying marks stated above for GS Paper 1 (marks out of 200), the candidate has to score above 33% marks for GS Paper 2.

Download the marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2015 – Those who didn’t qualify the mains (written) exam

  • Step 1: Register in the website upsconline.nic.in.
  • Step 2: Check your email for a password from UPSC (it may take 3-5 minutes).
  • Step 3: Login to the website upsconline.nic.in and see/download the marks.

Download the marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2015 – Those who qualified mains (written) exam

  • Step 1: Register in the website upsconline.nic.in.
  • Step 2: Check your email for a password from UPSC (it may take 3-5 minutes).
  • Step 3: Login to the website upsconline.nic.in and see/download the marks.

Note: UPSC would not have indicated the marks of compulsory papers in the mark-sheet of those who qualified the written exam.

Trend Analysis – Marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Main Exam

Trend Analysis – Marksheet of UPSC Civil Services Main Exam

As we have seen in the post about cut-off marks for UPSC CSE 2015, the mains cut-off marks for various categories is as follows: General – 676, OBC – 630, SC – 622, ST – 617, PH1 – 580, PH2 – 627 and PH3 – 504. Marks needed to be included in the final rank list for UPSC CSE 2015 is as below (Marks out of 2025) were General – 877, OBC – 834, SC – 810, ST – 801, PH1 – 802, PH2 – 830 and PH3 – 697.

Essay marks:

UPSC shifted to the pattern of 2 essays per paper from 2014. As we go through the marks of various aspirants and students in 2015, we see a much wider variation in essay marks, when compared to the performance of essay paper in 2014. A score above 120 plus seems good this year and 140+ exceptional.

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GS Paper 1 marks

The valuation was sort of liberal with GS Paper 1, just like last year, with many aspirants scoring above 90 marks.

GS Paper 2 marks

GS Paper 2, was low scoring compared to last year. Many aspirants who scored 90+ marks in the other three GS papers, failed to replicate the same feat in GS Paper 2, possibly due to tight evaluation. As per this year standards, any mark above 85 for GS paper 2 is exceptional.

GS Paper 3 marks

Defying the trends for last 2 years, GS Paper 3 brought relief to most candidates. This paper was high scoring, and many candidates crossed the 100-mark barrier.

GS Paper 4 marks

Compared to 2014, 2015 ethics paper was evaluated on higher standards. Though 100+ marks not uncommon, the frequency is not as high as in 2014. On the negative side, ethics paper spoiled that chances of many, as the average marks came down in the 80’s.

Optional papers

We need more data to analyse the performance/success ratio of different optional subjects (you can add your marks in comments section below), but many promising candidates got only double-digit marks in optionals like Pub Ad, Geography, etc. Literature papers too seem to be badly affected, with poor conversion rate and low marks. Overall, in 2015 CSE, most toppers failed to replicate the success of 2014 by securing 300+ marks. This may be because of the standards set for evaluation or because of the normalization (scaling) effect. UPSC seems to want those who score high for GS to join civil services. They might not want optional paper to be the decider, but General Studies (GS).

Interview

Interview evaluation too was on a tigher side. This year UPSC board members seem to restrict themselves from awarding very high marks. This is evident from the fact that the highest mark awarded for the interview this year is 209 out of 275, and not 220 like last year. Also, the minimum qualifying marks for selection of general category candidates came down by 22 marks to 877.

Overall trend summary

2013 CSE was very low scoring for both GS and optional paper. Then, those who scored high on optional paper easily secured top ranks. 2014 CSE results surprised many as both GS and optional paper turned high scoring. 2015 results seem to be a mix of both – GS remained high scoring, but optional paper marks came down to 2013 standards! Nobody knows what surprise UPSC has been keeping for coming years!

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Comments

  1. Jeetekno Forestry says

    May 14, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    Thanks for the update and knowledge.

    Reply
  2. CSE 2017 TOPPER says

    May 14, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    So, by seeing the trends from clearias, it is not surprising if optional is removed for CSE 2017! 😀 Admin please reply!

    Reply
    • Nhi bta sakta says

      May 14, 2016 at 9:28 pm

      Shi kha beti

  3. Ashraf says

    May 14, 2016 at 11:05 pm

    For those who could not qualify prelims, how will i come to know how much i scored

    Reply
    • Vishal Azad says

      June 7, 2016 at 11:15 pm

      U can check by using your roll no. and date of birth.

  4. Rural Aspirant says

    May 15, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    Total – 431
    Essay marks:
    100
    GS Paper 1 marks
    60
    GS Paper 2 marks
    47
    GS Paper 3 marks
    64
    GS Paper 4 marks
    58
    Optional papers
    Paper I – 24
    Paper II – 78

    Reply
    • Rural Aspirant says

      May 15, 2016 at 8:18 pm

      Geography Optional

    • ClearIAS.com says

      May 15, 2016 at 8:22 pm

      Keep trying. You can do better this time. All the best!

    • saneep says

      May 16, 2016 at 2:58 pm

      what is your optional subject

    • Rural Aspirant says

      May 16, 2016 at 6:31 pm

      Geography

  5. rahul says

    May 15, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    essay -110
    gs1 -76
    gs2 -59
    gs3-72
    gs4- 70 attempted 250/250

    sociology optional
    paper 1 – 71
    paper 2 -73 , attempted 250/250

    Reply
  6. Ballu says

    May 17, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    Its not working….http://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/upsc_ac2/csp_premark_2015/login.php
    showing wrong DOB

    Reply
  7. Kartar Singh says

    May 17, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    Good analysis …. Nice information ….. Thanx … Keep it on please

    Reply
  8. Nilmadhab says

    October 10, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    essay -94
    gs1 -98
    gs2-64,
    gs 3-84
    gs 4-68
    optional
    geography 1-73,
    geography 2-118

    Ethics n essay was bad…

    Reply
  9. Aakash says

    October 17, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    I am from General category. How much out of 2025 i should get to qualify for IAS.

    Reply
  10. MANASH KUMAR BHADRA says

    November 26, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    essay 105
    gs1-61
    gs2-44
    gs-3-57
    gs-4-56
    mech1-100
    mech2-44

    Reply
    • Kalpesh says

      May 20, 2017 at 9:36 pm

      Hoe is mech engg as an optional?

  11. Brij kishor Verma says

    July 2, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    I m from obc category so how much marks, i have to gain out of 2050.

    Reply
  12. Rinki says

    January 15, 2018 at 11:25 am

    How can one check mains mark sheet
    If not qualify

    Reply
  13. Sushant Wagh says

    March 14, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Which subject is best for optional, History or Geography?

    Reply

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