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ClearIAS » Civil Services Interview » Upto Which Rank Can An Aspirant Get Into IAS, IPS or IFS?

Upto Which Rank Can An Aspirant Get Into IAS, IPS or IFS?

Last updated on April 5, 2020 by Alex Andrews George

Last Rank IAS

Around 10 lakh aspirants apply for UPSC Civil Services Exam, every year. But what is the last rank that can fetch an aspirant the prestigious IAS (Indian Administrative Service)?

The answer lies in the number of vacancies reported for each year and the category an aspirant belongs.

2018: The last Rank to get IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS etc

As per the last allocation statistics (2018),

  • IAS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IAS was 92.
  • IFS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IFS was 134.
  • IPS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IPS was 236.
  • IRS (IT) – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 239.
  • IRS (C&CE) – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 265.

At the time of the announcement of the final results, there were 812 vacancies. Out of the 812 vacancies, 759 candidates are recommended in the first rank list. 53 remaining posts were filled from the consolidated reserve list maintained by UPSC. After multiple rounds of allocation, DoPT allocated around  709 candidates in 2018-19. Those candidates who failed to produce certificates or medical fitness were not allocated.

2018 CSE Allocation by DoPT (Final Rank – Category-wise)

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Service
GENERAL
OBC
S. C
S. T
IAS
92
457
492
528
IFS
134
450
468
603
IPS
236
480
638
645
IRS(IT)
239
485
602
674
IRS (C&CE)
265
515
649
680
IAAS
263
521
657
683

Note: The above data is based on the fourth iteration done by DoPT for allocation – which included the main list as well as reserve list.

2017: The last Rank to get IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS etc

As per the last allocation statistics (2017),

  • IAS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IAS was 105.
  • IFS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IFS was 152.
  • IPS – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IPS was 245.
  • IRS (IT) – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 329.
  • IRS (C&CE) – The last rank of a general category candidate allocated to IRS (IT) was 358.

In 2017, as per the UPSC notification, there were only 980 vacancies for all 24 civil services. However, vacancies increased to 1058 at the time of announcement of UPSC results. Names of 990 candidates were mentioned in the main list, out of which 867 candidates were allocated by DoPT for various services.

2017 CSE Allocation by DoPT (Final Rank – Category-wise)

Service
GENERAL
OBC
S. C
S. T
IAS
105
517
629
594
IFS
152
602
717
616
IPS
245
632
792
867
IRS(IT)
329
706
859
886
IRS (C&CE)
358
726
864
896
IAAS
379
740
876
903

2015: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

UPSC CSE 2015 Final Allocation Details

The figure marked in ‘black’ is the final rank while the figure in ‘red’ is the total marks of the candidate. In 2015, 96 was the last all-India rank, which fetched a candidate belonging to the general category IAS. The candidate had secured 930 out of 2025 marks. At the same time, the last OBC candidate who secured entry into IAS had an all-India rank of 446 with a total 886 marks out of 2025. The last rank which fetched IAS was 595 and 620 for SC and ST respectively.

2014: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2014 UPSC CSE final ranks

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The figure marked in ‘black’ is the final rank while the figure in ‘red’ is the total marks of the candidate. In 2014, 95 was the last all-India rank, which fetched a candidate belonging to the general category IAS. The candidate had secured 953 out of 2025 marks. At the same time, the last OBC candidate who secured entry into IAS had an all-India rank of 466 with a total of 905 marks out of 2025. The last rank which fetched IAS was 650 and 773 for SC and ST respectively.

2013: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2013 UPSC CSE final ranks

In 2013, 91 was the last all-India rank, which fetched a candidate belonging to the general category IAS. At the same time, the last OBC candidate who secured entry into IAS had an all-India rank of 384. It was 534 and 802 for SC and ST respectively.

2012: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2012: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

In 2012, 116 was the last all-India rank, which fetched a candidate belonging to the general category IAS. At the same time, the last OBC candidate who secured entry into IAS had an all-India rank of 266. It was 619 and 720 for SC and ST respectively.

2011: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2011: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2010: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2010: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

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2009: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2009: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2008: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2013: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2007: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

2007: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.

Cut-off marks – UPSC Civil Services Exam

The above-mentioned data are regarding the final ranks. But if you are looking for the Cut-Off Marks for UPSC Civil Services Exam – Prelims, Mains, and Interview, you may find our trend analysis interesting.

Comparative Analysis of Ranks Required for Various Services – General vs OBC vs SC vs ST

A comparative analysis will help aspirants get a good idea about the cut-off ranks for IAS, IPS or IFS.

In this post, we have presented the final ranks for six services (IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS-IT, IRS-C&CE and IAAS) from each of the categories – general, OBC, SC, and ST – for last 10+ years.

Understanding the DoPT allocation details

It should be noted that the details mentioned above are based on the allocation of candidates to different services based on the first rank list. We have not included the allocation from the consolidated reserve list (supplementary list) in the years before 2018 – when it was delayed by around a year.

However, now DoPT allocates candidates in the main list and reserve list much faster, and hence our recent data includes candidates from both lists.

To understand the same better, consider the 2015 case.

  • Though the total vacancies were 1164, UPSC in its first list recommended for allocation only 1078 aspirants and put 86 candidates on the reserve list.
  • Out of 1078, due to various reasons, DoPT, considered for allocation only 1055 candidates, which we have mentioned in each of the tables as ‘Total number of candidates’. This should be understood as the total number of candidates considered for allocation.
  • Again, it should be noted that in 2015, out of the total 1055 candidates considered for allocation, DoPT allocated only 969 candidates, due to various reasons like medical, lack of certificates etc.
  • In short, getting into any of the 24 services is not easy! But we feel a proper understanding of these details will help aspirants to understand ground realities and prepare harder with a clear mind and sharp goals.
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  1. Dharmendra Pandey says

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  2. waqar says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:13 pm

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  3. john says

    August 14, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    source of this post???

    Reply
  4. Somdutt Sharma says

    April 3, 2016 at 7:19 pm

    Do you assess it discriminatory ? if so why

    Reply
  5. Sandeep Dhamdhere says

    May 6, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Which criteria upsc exam category SC\ St

    Reply
    • xyz says

      December 15, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      there is no any criteria for u..

  6. Bushra Khan says

    June 20, 2016 at 1:05 am

    This reservation would lead to world war 3 india.

    Reply
    • MONICA says

      November 8, 2020 at 11:20 am

      might be INDIA WAR 2

  7. Vishwajeet Kumar says

    July 25, 2016 at 9:46 am

    Sir I’m a b.sc first year aspirant for this year and I want to start preparation for civil services from right now please guide what steps should I follow to get better outcomes for the bingo and I’m pursuing b.sc stats(hons) will it make any issue for the preparation or in any other conditions.

    Reply
    • Kanwar says

      August 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm

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  8. paialang khongnoh says

    July 29, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    I really want to prepare for the UPSC examination already from 1st year of my degree courses..but now i have golden oppurtunity for having a free coaching class for this examination..in my 2nd year..so please tell me how to prepared it..

    Reply
  9. Manpreet says

    August 3, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    that’s why india is not progressing. .. If you select 766 of SC IAS and select 97 ranked IRS of general … It is totally a caste discrimination. For you hard work doesn’t matter? you will simply allocate a 766 as IAS and 97 of general. what is mistake done by the general category only that he belongs to general. that’s why America is far ahead than india only because india doesn’t give the appropriate rank according to talent. It give according to CASTE

    Reply
    • Another INDIAN says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:05 pm

      Exactly Manpreet…… You are absolutely right… A person who of all odds became highly educated, who became first Indian to complete a doctorate degree overseas, whose phd thesis gave rise to our reserve bank of India, who is behind various big projects in India from which millions are benefited, who brought labour laws and gave powers to the workers than of the owners, who made working hours from 14 to 8, who gave every Indian women the right to inherit her father’s property just like the son’s do, who never wanted the reservation system to run in, who eventually became the first law minister of independent India and later wrote the holy grail we are so proud of named as “The Indian constitution”. Denied and rejected by many people of whom he considered his own country men just because of his caste….. He was a dalit in today’s world that comes under SC category later he accepted Buddhism… Many people like him still denied, reason-“lower caste”… And people literally dumb and no idea of whatsoever given higher status, reason-“higher caste”.. Yup you are correct.. India doesn’t give rank according to talent but according to caste.

    • Pri says

      August 3, 2017 at 6:17 pm

      True. I think reservation should be only given to poor people which can include both sc/st/obc & General category. The reason is sometimes a rich sc/st/obc person gets 1st rank only because of reservation despite of having comforts (expensive coaching, best accommodation, best study material and much more), and on the other hand the poor general category person gets nothing despite of doing so much hard work with meagre resources.

    • Adesh Sirsat says

      February 5, 2018 at 10:41 pm

      Reservation is given for the upliftment of the deprived classes who have suffered untouchablity from ages, so they deserve reservation for equal share of power in the society and on the other hand the condition of poor people belonging to general category should be improved by proper implementation of government schemes.

    • Aryan says

      August 7, 2018 at 11:35 pm

      Reservations in India are not given on economic basis ….they are their to uplift socially and make people of lower caste of equal standing in society …so others atleast bother about them and they can see eye to eye to everyone upper caste etc

    • Willson says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:53 am

      Bullshit

    • BETTER HUMAN says

      March 20, 2018 at 11:48 pm

      idiot even getting 700 in not that easy in IAS. whoever gets it knows . its people like you who are using caste system as a topic to start a pointless debate . i am an IITian and here at one of the best colleges in India , i meet all kinds of people . i myself am an under 300 rank gen and still i respect 1500 gen rank(when in sc/st is 150) because i know if he got 1500 in gen ranking that means he deserves to be here . reservation are not there to pit different caste against each other but is a handy tool given to backward people to get back in the race . you might be thinking why not let the top gen rankers get the jobs , they will do better for country overall but its not about scoring 35-50 more more marks in exam , its about to keep diversity in all fields of life . even in engineering , a single product is made by efforts of people from different fields and not just cs (as most Indians think). in the end , its not just about marks and merits , never forget that you are a human and ethics matter as much as knowledge. so don’t post these cheap comments and do some study yourself instead of blaming your nation’s policies.

  10. Raj says

    August 3, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    That’s why india is not progressing because; the poor people who belongs in SC/ST category doesn’t get proper equality in the society… allow them to come up to the main stream of the society from ignorance and poverty … if so that we can imagine.. India can became a developed country within a short period… look at Gujrat and UP … What a pity against poor people of the society….. shame on you..

    Reply
    • Hemendrasinh Ramlavat says

      August 7, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      You are really dumb one Mr. RAJ and you really want to be the eligible upsc candidate. In Gujarat we are far mature than you. First clear your mind that you don’t care about ratio of beneficiaries from last 68 years. it’s simply base on politics not on SC – ST uddhar. It can make it in different ways.

    • Pri says

      August 3, 2017 at 6:20 pm

      And what about the poor general category based public? What about their rights? If people should be treated as “equal”, then the reservation should be entirely removed.

    • Rohit shrivas says

      December 17, 2017 at 12:51 am

      Ye tumari soch he sirf reservation pane ke liye bs agar reservation lena he to ek bar lo bar bar kyo lete ho

  11. Abhishek says

    August 28, 2016 at 7:17 am

    Dear sir does they reduce the upper age limit.

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  12. saurav dholakia says

    March 18, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    Every year upsc exam?

    Reply
  13. Abdul hasib says

    April 10, 2017 at 10:25 am

    Sir i’m confused after seeing this..in the first pic..its been displayed that ‘selected for IAS -180’
    But there are lot of ranks displayed in IAS…cant get it, I mean general- 96 and so on…after adding that its crossing limit..
    Wether those ranks denote the final rank of an aspirant who got selected…or someother else

    Reply
    • Pri says

      August 3, 2017 at 6:30 pm

      96 is the last rank alloted to general category candidate, and 180 includes all the categories based candidates who are selected for IAS.

  14. The Confused one says

    April 10, 2017 at 10:27 am

    Sir i’m confused after seeing this..in the first pic..its been displayed that ‘selected for IAS -180’
    But there are lot of ranks displayed in IAS…cant get it, I mean general- 96 and so on…after adding that its crossing limit..
    Wether those ranks denote the final rank of an aspirant who got selected…or someother else

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      April 10, 2017 at 10:49 am

      Final rank. The total vacancies for IAS including reservation are only 180.

    • Abdul hasib says

      April 10, 2017 at 11:04 am

      The final rank for obc is around 4.. something does it mean that all above that are selected

  15. Shubh Baisla says

    April 28, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    I m d student of class 12 of humanities stream n I want to be an IAS what should I do or suggest me how to start preparation for it

    Reply
  16. Rajahuli says

    May 18, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    Wat abt for physically challenged people.. They have reservation.. Y they have nt displayed the result….wat s the cut off rank for physically challenged people

    Reply
  17. Rohit shrivas says

    December 17, 2017 at 12:55 am

    Desh ko barbad kr dega ek din ye aarkshan kyoki ek din sabhi log aaps me ladege aur marenge

    Reply
    • Syed shaad says

      October 10, 2018 at 5:47 pm

      Rohit sir, I respect your thinking and you are totally right…….

    • Mann says

      October 17, 2018 at 5:22 pm

      You are absolutely right… right.

    • Ashok says

      March 3, 2021 at 2:46 am

      Open category civil servants are as or even more corrupt than SC/ST candidates. Here they get equal opportunity and they never fail to exploit it.

  18. rahul says

    February 20, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    i am currently pursuing engineering but i have absolutely no clue on how to start my ias preparations so kindly send me something so that i can get a clear cut idea because im not able to come to a conclusion.will reallly help a lot.thanks

    Reply
  19. Harish says

    May 12, 2018 at 10:42 am

    Sir in Upsc cse ..ex crevice man of army. Ka cut off prelims and mains me general category ke cut off de kitna Less hota hai…

    Reply
  20. Rajeshwari Pathulothu says

    June 5, 2018 at 12:01 am

    Sir, I have done my graduation. I would like to prepare for IAS….which is my goal to fulfill it how should I prepare Nd can u please tell me the good academy with less expenses pls sir it’s my life ambition to become an IAS officer Nd to serve our nation…I hope u will give me a good suggestion

    Reply
  21. balipawar says

    June 22, 2018 at 4:58 pm

    i have doubt that i score in fybsc less marks and in sybsc and ty i score good marks any difficulty occured for ias exam

    Reply
  22. balipawar says

    June 22, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    how many marks required for ias exam for obc category

    Reply
  23. hkv says

    June 25, 2018 at 2:18 pm

    in 2015 there is no any st student for IFS.why?

    Reply
  24. Tanveer Malik says

    August 10, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Can I choose Agronomy as my optional subject?

    Reply
  25. AG says

    August 24, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    Does our posts depends on our marks obtained including final interview???

    Reply
  26. Santhosh says

    September 17, 2018 at 1:08 pm

    sir I need your help !! I saw vacancy 0 for ST category in Indian foreign service ….what will happen if I have given my first preference as IFS ? How did they calculate these vacancies? I think percentages of distribution comes from 55 % 27% 11% n 7% …. correct me Iam wrong .: look into IFS allocations
    oc: 25 ; obc: 13 ; sc: 7 ; ST: 0 but according to %wise it should be 25 ; 12; 5 ;3 ….Am belong to ST category I prefer to foreign service ☝️ What should I do now ?

    Reply
  27. Shabrin taj says

    January 25, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    Which rank is get to district collector? please tell me

    Reply
  28. Jari Abidi says

    June 28, 2019 at 9:43 am

    what is required upsc rank to become IAS for handicapped person(locomotor disability) ??????

    Reply
  29. VIJAY KUMAR says

    April 2, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    Those who want to become an IPS can contact me through my mobile number 8317570808

    Reply
  30. naveen says

    May 2, 2020 at 7:52 pm

    thanks for your work sir realy helpful while studying for upsc to fix targets and so please update 2016 batch result

    Reply
  31. Bhartiya Nagrik says

    August 16, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    Government needs to form polies to uplift everyone to the same level. Reservation is temporary solution and government is chosing the easy way. The ones who get selected by reservation should help others of their caste by giving them information , knowledge so that they are at par with others. Eventhough I would also be affected by reservation but i see the other side too and want everyone to contribute to the society.
    Because if we always see the deeds of ancestors and judge present generation we should fine or enslave the British . But if someone offers you a free trip to UK . Would you go happily or remember the deeds of their ancestors ?

    Reply

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