UPSC ESE Mains Cutoff 2027 – Previous Year Cutoff Marks
Nikhil Rajput
UPSC ESE Mains Cutoff 2027: UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2026 candidates can check previous years’ cut-off marks to understand qualifying trends and competition levels. Candidates can compare the ESE 2024 and ESE 2025 cut-off marks for the Mains Examination. In ESE 2025, the General category final cut-off was 719 in Civil, 758 in Mechanical, 686 in Electrical, and 661 in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. Check the previous two years’ cut-off marks in the tables below.
Previous Year UPSC ESE Mains Cutoff 2027– UPSC Engineering Service Main Exam 2024
Civil Engineering Exam Cutoff
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
ESE Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
50
02
48
174
510
691
EWS
10
–
10
167
478
641
OBC
31
01
30
172
480
667
SC
15
01
14
151
411
576
ST
07
–
07
160
437
626
Total
113
04
109
–
–
–
PwBD Candidates
PwBD Category
Vacancy
Recommendation
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
PwBD-1
04
04 (02 General, 01 OBC, 01 SC)
71
202
391
Total
04
04
–
–
–
Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
21
02
16
–
03
42
Minimum qualifying marks: 15% in each paper for non-PwBD candidates and 10% for PwBD candidates in the Preliminary Examination. For the Written Examination, the minimum is 20% for non-PwBD candidates and 10% for PwBD candidates.
Mechanical Engineering Exam UPSC ESE Mains Cutoff 2027
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
ESE Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
10
–
05
217
537
725
EWS
02
–
02
202
519
702
OBC
06
–
06
217
521
701
SC
03
–
03
184
450
658
ST
02
–
02
153
348
491
Total
23
–
23
–
–
–
Mechanical Engineering Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
05
–
05
–
–
10
Minimum qualifying marks: 15% in each paper for the Preliminary Examination and 20% in each paper for the Written Examination.
Electrical Engineering Exam Cut-Off Marks
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
ESE Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
14
01
10
199
489
655
EWS
03
–
03
180
432
632
OBC
07
01
06
198
444
625
SC
02
–
02
178
415
601
ST
03
–
03
159
407
568
Total
29
02
24
–
–
–
PwBD Candidates
PwBD Category
Vacancy
Recommendation
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
PwBD-1
01
02 (01 General, 01 OBC)
106
231
361
PwBD-3
01
Not recommended
77
203
–
Total
02
02
–
–
–
Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
03
01
01
01
–
06
Minimum qualifying marks: 15% in each paper for non-PwBD candidates and 10% for PwBD candidates in the Preliminary Examination. For the Written Examination, the minimum is 20% for non-PwBD candidates and 10% for PwBD candidates.
UPSC ESE Mains Cutoff 2027: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Exam Cut-Off Marks
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
ESE Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
39
03
23
129
343
546
EWS
09
–
07
82
280
461
OBC
16
–
15
129
343
545
SC
14
–
14
76
225
426
ST
08
–
08
76
230
389
Total
86
03
67
–
–
–
PwBD Candidates
PwBD Category
Vacancy
Recommendation
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
PwBD-1
02
02 General
54
159
499
PwBD-2
01
01 General
62
318
455
PwBD-5
01
Not available
–
–
–
Total
04
03
–
–
–
Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
12
–
11
01
–
24
Minimum qualifying marks: 15% in each paper for non-PwBD candidates and 10% for PwBD candidates in both the Preliminary and Written Examinations.
PwBD Disability Categories
The UPSC has used the following codes for different Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) categories:
PwBD Code
Disability Category
PwBD-1
Locomotor disability, including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy
PwBD-2
Blindness and low vision
PwBD-3
Deaf and hard of hearing
PwBD-4
Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
PwBD-5
Multiple disabilities
Tie-Breaking Rules in ESE 2024
If two or more candidates secured equal aggregate marks in the Engineering Services Examination 2024, the UPSC resolved the tie according to the following rules:
Candidates securing higher marks in subject/technical papers combined with Personality Test marks were ranked higher.
If the marks in subject/technical papers and Personality Test were also equal, the older candidate was given a higher rank.
Important Notes
One PwBD-5 vacancy in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering will be carried forward to the next recruitment year as a backlog vacancy due to the non-availability of a suitable candidate.
In Electrical Engineering, one PwBD-3 backlog vacancy was interchanged with PwBD-1 as per the applicable DoP&T instructions.
UPSC Engineering Service Main Exam Cutoff 2025
Civil Engineering Exam Cutoff
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
127
07
71
233
498
719
EWS
26
02
24
210
443
662
OBC
54
03
51
230
498
704
SC
26
03
23
210
441
633
ST
18
–
18
216
466
664
Total
251
15
187
–
–
–
PwBD Candidates
PwBD Category
Vacancies
Recommendation
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
PwBD-1
08
08 (04 General, 01 EWS, 02 OBC, 01 SC)
77
237
449
PwBD-3
07
07 (03 General, 01 EWS, 01 OBC, 02 SC)
78
150
271
Total
15
15
–
–
–
Civil Engineering Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
49
09
35
01
04
98
Mechanical Engineering Cutoff
Category
Vacancies
PwBD Recommendations
Non-PwBD Recommendations
Prelims Cut-Off (500)
Written Exam Cut-Off (1100)
Final Cut-Off (1300)
General
33
03
19
238
570
758
EWS
05
–
05
208
419
632
OBC
21
–
21
236
511
709
SC
10
–
10
197
425
662
ST
03
–
03
211
468
698
Total
72
03
58
–
–
–
UPSC Engineering Service Cutoff For PwBD Candidates
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Reserve List
General
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
Total
16
02
13
01
–
32
PwBD Disability Categories
The following disability codes have been used in the ESE 2025 recommendation details:
PwBD Code
Disability Category
PwBD-1
Locomotor disability, including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy
PwBD-2
Blindness and low vision
PwBD-3
Deaf and hard of hearing
PwBD-4
Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
PwBD-5
Multiple disabilities
Tie-Breaking Rules in ESE 2025
If two or more candidates secured equal aggregate marks in the Engineering Services Examination 2025, the UPSC resolved the tie according to the following principles:
Candidates securing higher marks in subject/technical papers plus Personality Test marks were ranked higher.
If the marks under the first rule were equal, the candidate securing higher marks in subject/technical papers was ranked higher.
If the marks under both the above rules were also equal, the older candidate was ranked higher.
