UPSC has released UPSC Prelim Result 2018. Candidate can download their UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination Result. The UPSC preliminary exam result is available on the official website of UPSC www.upsc.gov.in. The candidates who had appeared for the exam are now waiting for the result. The exam was conducted in the 73 centers all over India. The UPSC exam was organized in two phases i.e Paper I and Paper II.
The Much-Awaited UPSC Prelims Result 2018 has been uploaded on official website of Union Public Service Commission. As per the Official result PDF, around 10000 candidates have been selected for IAS Mains 2018. To help you check your IAS Prelims result, we are providing you with the direct link to download official result PDF. Below given is the direct link to check IAS Prelims 2018 Result PDF
IAS Prelims Result 2018: Direct Link to Download PDF
More than 3 lakh candidates had appeared for country’s biggest exam but around 10000 candidates able to make it for the next level that is IAS Mains exam. The next hurdle is the IAS Mains Examination 2018 which is to be scheduled in the month of September- October.
Note- Official cut off will be announced after the final result in the month of March-April.
UPSC Preliminary Exam Result Latest Update –
The candidates who had appeared for the UPSC preliminary exam are eagerly waiting for the UPSC preliminary exam Result. Though the official announcement regarding the UPSC preliminary exam is not available but the expected date of result for UPSC preliminary exam is 104h July 2018.
UPSC Preliminary Examination 2018 Important Dates
- Date of Application Process – 7th February 2018
- Last date to apply – 6th March 2018
- Admit Card released- 7th May 2018
- Date of Examination – 3rd June 2018
How to download the UPSC preliminary Examination Result?
We know how candidates suffer during the examination. To help them and to reduce their anxiety and stress, below we are providing the step by step procedure to download the UPSC preliminary examination.
- Visit the official website of UPSC. – www.upsc.gov.in
UPSC Prelims Result
- ON the right side, search for “UPSC preliminary examination result” 2018.
- Click on that Link
- Enter the asked details on the screen like registration number, Date of Birth etc.
- Click submit and the result will be displayed on the screen
- Download and take the print out of the result for the future use.
After the UPSC Preliminary examination result is released, the candidates then wait for the UPSC Mains examination. In the below paragraph, we are providing the timetable for the UPSC Mains examination.
UPSC Civil Service Prelim Result 2018
UPSC Prelim Result 2018
UPSC Mains Examination 2018 Important Dates
| Dates/ Day | Forenoon Session | Afternoon Session |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 28.09.2018 (friday) | Paper I
Essay |
NO PAPER |
| 29.09.2018 (Saturday) | Paper II
General Studies I |
Paper III
General Studies II |
| 30.09.2018 (sunday) | Paper IV
General Studies III |
Paper V
General Studies IV |
NEXT WEEKEND
| 06.10.2018 | Paper A
Indian Language (Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/Gujrati/ Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/Konkani/ Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskri/Santhali/ Sindhi/(Devanagri/Arabic Script)/Tamil/ Telugu/Urdu) |
Paper B
English
|
| 07.10.2018 | Paper VI
Optional Paper I
{Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/ English} |
Paper VII
Optional Paper II {Agriculture/Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/Anthropology/ Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/ Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/ Electrical Engineering/Geography/ Geology/History/Law/Management/ Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/ Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/ Political Science & International Relations/Psychology/Public Administration/Sociology/Statistics/ Zoology/Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/ Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/ Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/ Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/ Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/ English |
The above tables give the readers the important dates for UPSC Mains examination. for any further Information regarding the UPSC Mains examination, the candidates can visit the official website of UPSC.
UPSC Prelims Result | Expected Cut off Score
As per the latest report paper was difficult, on some topics the difficulty level was more than the previous years. Considering the difficulty, this year the cutoff is likely to drop by few points at least. Last year, the general category cutoff was 105.3. This year, cut-off score for Prelims 2018 comes down to 100/200 or even lower.
| Category | Expected Cut off Score |
| General | 100-105 |
| OBC | 95-100 |
| SC | 90-95 |
| ST | 90-95 |
About UPSC Examination
Union Public Service Commission is a Central Agency which organizes various exams for different posts Civil Service Exam, NDA, CDS etc.. The Civil Services exam is one of the most chosen exams among the candidates and it requires a lot of hard work and patience to crack the examination. About crores of the candidates apply for a small number of posts released and there remains a huge competition among the candidates. Only a few of the hard working candidates get success in this examination.
UPSC Prelims Result | Selection Process
The Civil Services Examination comprises two stages.
- Preliminary Examinations
The preliminary examination is held for two hours and total marks for the same is 200 marks for each paper. Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions). Only those aspirants who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for Main Examination.
2. Mains Examination
The Main Examination will consist of written examination and an interview test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects given in notification out of which two papers will be of qualifying nature. Each paper will be of three hours duration.
The interview will carry 275 marks. The candidate will be interviewed by the UPSC Board.
3. Final Selection
Marks obtained by the aspirants in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking. Aspirants will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and Posts.