UPSC IAS 2021: What after the prelims exam; Check cutoff and result release date

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has successfully conducted the UPSC IAS prelims 2021 exam on October 10 in offline mode. The IAS 2021 prelims exam was conducted in two shifts. This year, around 10 lakh candidates registered for the UPSC IAS 2021 exam. UPSC will release the UPSC IAS prelims result 2021 tentatively by October 29, 2021.

Candidates who will get shortlisted in UPSC IAS 2021 prelims exam are eligible for the UPSC IAS main exam. According to the UPSC IAS exam dates 2021, the IAS main 2021 exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2022. This year, the UPSC IAS prelims exam was conducted at Leh for the first time. According to the UPSC IAS exam analysis 2021 , provided by the candidates who appeared in the exam, the prelims exam was moderately difficult for both GS and CSAT paper.

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What after the UPSC IAS prelims exam 2021?

Some important points students need to keep in mind as the UPSC IAS prelims exam 2021 is over now.

• UPSC will release the prelims result of UPSC IAS 2021 in PDF format on the official website - upsc.gov.in

• The UPSC IAS prelims result 2021 will contain the roll number of the shortlisted candidates.

• Shortlisted candidates are eligible for the mains stage of UPSC IAS exam.

• The UPSC IAS main admit card 2021 will be released tentatively by the third week of December 2021.

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UPSC IAS 2021: Expected cut off

UPSC will release the official UPSC IAS cut off 2021 along with the final result of UPSC IAS 2021. However, candidates can check the IAS expected cut off based on the previous years statistics.

UPSC IAS expected cut off for prelims exam 2021

The UPSC IAS prelims exam 2021 is qualifying in nature. Candidates need to secure IAS cut off 2021 for GS paper whereas for CSAT paper, it is mandatory to secure 33% to qualify the exam.