Civil Services Examination, 2014
Prelim Paper-II marks were counted in Mains-selection.
The minimum qualifying standards /marks in various categories at various stages are as under: –
| Exam | General | OBC | SC | ST | PH-1 | PH-2 | PH-3 | Maximum Marks |
| CS(Prelim)* | 205 | 204 | 182 | 174 | 167 | 113 | 115 | 385 |
| CS(Main)# | 678 | 631 | 631 | 619 | 609 | 575 | 449 | 1750 |
| CS(Final) | 889 | 844 | 830 | 811 | 816 | 778 | 713 | 2025 |
*Subject to minimum of 40 marks in Paper-I and 70 marks in Paper-II
# Subject to 10% marks in each of the seven competitive papers i.e. Essay, GS-I, GS-II, GS-III, GS-IV, Optional-I and Optional-II.
Civil Services Examination, 2013
Prelim Paper-II marks were counted in Mains-selection.
The minimum qualifying marks for various communities have been as under:-
| Exam | General | OBC | SC | ST | PH-1 | PH-2 | PH-3 | Total |
| CS (Prelim)* | 241 | 222 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 184 | 163 | 400 |
| CS (Main)# | 564 | 534 | 518 | 510 | 510 | 502 | 410 | 1750 |
| CS(Final) | 775 | 742 | 719 | 707 | 725 | 718 | 613 | 2025 |
*Subject to minimum of 30 marks in Paper-I and 70 marks in Paper-II.
#Subject to 10% marks in each of the seven competitive papers i.e. Essay, GS-I, GS-II, GS‑
III, GS-IV, Optional –I and Optional-II.
