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.
2017: 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 IFS 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.
How many vacancies in total?
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.
Comparative Analysis of Ranks Required for Various Serivces – 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 present 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 9 years (from 2007-2015).
2015: Final Rank Allocated for IAS, IPS, IFS etc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2010: 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.
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.
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 consolidated reserve list (supplementary list) here.
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.
Dharmendra Pandey says
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waqar says
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john says
August 14, 2015 at 8:34 pmsource of this post???
Somdutt Sharma says
April 3, 2016 at 7:19 pmDo you assess it discriminatory ? if so why
Sandeep Dhamdhere says
May 6, 2016 at 4:14 pmWhich criteria upsc exam category SC\ St
xyz says
December 15, 2016 at 9:40 pmthere is no any criteria for u..
I N D I A N says
May 13, 2016 at 3:57 pmwhy there is disrimination with general caste till now after so many years of independence?
Amit Sharma says
July 1, 2016 at 8:32 amBecause general category did extortion of other categories for hundreds of year b4 Independence
Another INDIAN says
October 22, 2016 at 5:43 pmAnd also because general categories are doing it till today.
Rohit shrivas says
December 17, 2017 at 12:47 amAb caste system khatm krna padega nhi to iska result bhut bura hoga kuch dino bad
Agyany says
June 11, 2017 at 12:19 pmIm amused by your answer amit sharma
Another INDIAN says
October 22, 2016 at 5:42 pmBecause there still is discrimination with lower caste after so many years of independence…..
LOGICAL INDIAN says
November 3, 2016 at 6:41 pmBecause there is much more descrimination against sc/st in society which is more worse,let us remove caste system along with reservations and give it for the poor who deserve it.
AG says
August 24, 2018 at 11:36 pmDiscrimination has been started by general as well many years ago now the difference is that then it was led by generals and now it is by our country’s people and administration
Bushra Khan says
June 20, 2016 at 1:05 amThis reservation would lead to world war 3 india.
Vishwajeet Kumar says
July 25, 2016 at 9:46 amSir 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.
Kanwar says
August 8, 2016 at 6:37 pmBhai main b.a first year m hu main bhi tyari karna chata hu please contact me 8930213534
paialang khongnoh says
July 29, 2016 at 7:37 pmI 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..
Manpreet says
August 3, 2016 at 10:06 pmthat’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
Another INDIAN says
October 22, 2016 at 6:05 pmExactly 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 pmTrue. 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 pmReservation 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 pmReservations 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 amBullshit
BETTER HUMAN says
March 20, 2018 at 11:48 pmidiot 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.
Raj says
August 3, 2016 at 11:34 pmThat’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..
Hemendrasinh Ramlavat says
August 7, 2016 at 7:35 pmYou 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 pmAnd 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 amYe tumari soch he sirf reservation pane ke liye bs agar reservation lena he to ek bar lo bar bar kyo lete ho
Abhishek says
August 28, 2016 at 7:17 amDear sir does they reduce the upper age limit.
saurav dholakia says
March 18, 2017 at 4:21 pmEvery year upsc exam?
Abdul hasib says
April 10, 2017 at 10:25 amSir 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
Pri says
August 3, 2017 at 6:30 pm96 is the last rank alloted to general category candidate, and 180 includes all the categories based candidates who are selected for IAS.
The Confused one says
April 10, 2017 at 10:27 amSir 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
ClearIAS.com says
April 10, 2017 at 10:49 amFinal rank. The total vacancies for IAS including reservation are only 180.
Abdul hasib says
April 10, 2017 at 11:04 amThe final rank for obc is around 4.. something does it mean that all above that are selected
Shubh Baisla says
April 28, 2017 at 4:50 pmI 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
Rajahuli says
May 18, 2017 at 11:19 pmWat 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
Rohit shrivas says
December 17, 2017 at 12:55 amDesh ko barbad kr dega ek din ye aarkshan kyoki ek din sabhi log aaps me ladege aur marenge
Syed shaad says
October 10, 2018 at 5:47 pmRohit sir, I respect your thinking and you are totally right…….
Mann says
October 17, 2018 at 5:22 pmYou are absolutely right… right.
rahul says
February 20, 2018 at 3:47 pmi 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
Harish says
May 12, 2018 at 10:42 amSir 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…
Rajeshwari Pathulothu says
June 5, 2018 at 12:01 amSir, 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
balipawar says
June 22, 2018 at 4:58 pmi have doubt that i score in fybsc less marks and in sybsc and ty i score good marks any difficulty occured for ias exam
balipawar says
June 22, 2018 at 5:00 pmhow many marks required for ias exam for obc category
hkv says
June 25, 2018 at 2:18 pmin 2015 there is no any st student for IFS.why?
Tanveer Malik says
August 10, 2018 at 6:23 pmCan I choose Agronomy as my optional subject?
AG says
August 24, 2018 at 11:39 pmDoes our posts depends on our marks obtained including final interview???
Santhosh says
September 17, 2018 at 1:08 pmsir 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 ?
Shabrin taj says
January 25, 2019 at 2:38 pmWhich rank is get to district collector? please tell me
Jari Abidi says
June 28, 2019 at 9:43 amwhat is required upsc rank to become IAS for handicapped person(locomotor disability) ??????