Post Name : UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024: Category-wise Prelims and Mains Cut Off Marks
Post Date : 17 May , 2024
Post Description : The Union Public Service Commission has published the minimum qualifying for the Indian Forest Examination 2023. The IFS test cut off scores were reduced across all categories, similar to the UPSC cut off. The UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024 is 93.60 in the general category.
Indian Forest Service Cut Off
The UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024 represents the minimum qualifying standards/marks obtained by the last recommended candidate across all categories. After a few days of announcing the Indian Forest Service final result, the UPSC IFS Cut Off PDF is released on the official website.
- Candidates must note that Indian Forest Service cut-off prelims are only prepared for GS Paper-I since GS II is a qualifying paper.
- The UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024 for mains is subject to a minimum of 5% marks in each paper.
Here is the latest UPSC Cut off for IFoS exam:
UPSC IFS Prelims Cut Off 2024
The UPSC IFS Prelims is conducted with the UPSC CSE Prelims exam. Here exam format and everything is the same, except the cut-off is prepared separately based on the number of vacancies in the Indian Forest Service and Civil Services. The pass criteria of Paper II in the UPSC IFS exam is also 33% i.e. 66.67 marks out of 200.
The category-wise UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024 for Prelims is mentioned below:
| UPSC IFS Cut-Off 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Category | IFS Prelims Cut off |
| General | 93.60 |
| EWS | 92.93 |
| OBC | 93.60 |
| SC | 82.83 |
| ST | 78.79 |
| PwBD-1 | – |
| PwBD-2 | 51.17 |
| PwBD-3 | 45.1 |
Also check : UPSC IFS Previous Question Papers
UPSC IFS Mains Cut Off 2024
The UPSC IFS cut off for Mains is prepared out of 1400 marks. Candidates are required to secure a minimum of 5% marks in each paper against total marks to be eligible for the cut-off. The category-wise UPSC IFS Cut off for the Mains stage is provided in the below table as per the latest data:
| UPSC IFS Cut-Off 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Category | IFS Mains Cut off |
| General | 640 |
| EWS | 596 |
| OBC | 608 |
| SC | 577 |
| ST | 591 |
| PwBD-1 | – |
| PwBD-2 | 491 |
| PwBD-3 | 448 |
Also check : UPSC IFS Cut Off 2019
Final UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024
The final cut off for the Indian Forest Service decides who will be recommended in the merit list. The UPSC Final cut-off is prepared out of 1700 marks after adding 300 marks of the interview stage to 1400 marks of the mains stage. The category-wise final UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024 has been announced and is presented below:
| UPSC IFS Cut-Off 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Category | Cut off |
| General | 903 |
| EWS | 859 |
| OBC | 846 |
| SC | 800 |
| ST | 803 |
| PwBD-1 | – |
| PwBD-2 | 787 |
| PwBD-3 | 598 |
Steps to Check UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024
The procedure to check the cut-off for the Indian Forest exam is simple. The process to check the UPSC Cut Off 2024 PDF at the official website of the commission is as follows:
Factors Affecting UPSC IFS Cut Off 2024
It has been observed that the UPSC IFS Cut Off varies almost every year. This is due to a few factors which influence the cut-off marks for the Indian Forest Service examination. The cut-off UPSC IFS 2024 exam is affected by the following factors:
- Number of Candidates Appearing: The number of candidates appearing for the examination is a critical factor as a high number of candidates compared to the available vacancies tends to increase the cut-off.
- Number of Vacancies: The availability of vacancies is another crucial factor since the total IFS vacancies are low, the cut off is relatively on the higher side than the UPSC CSE cut off and can increase further.
- Toughness of Question Paper: The difficulty level of the question paper directly influences the cut-off. For example, the 2023 question paper was challenging, hence the Cut Off was lower compared to 2022.
