Indian Economic Service Exam Cutoff
The cutoff is the minimum marks of last candidate recommended for appointment of the services. The IES exam has 6 papers - 4 Economics, 1 English and 1 General Studies. 20% minimum marks are required in each of the six subject papers (10% for PH candidates).
IES 2018 Cutoff
| Category | Written Exam | Written Exam | Final Cutoff |
| Minimum Marks Required | Out of 1000 | Out of 1200 | |
| General | 20% | 447 | 608 |
| OBC | 20% | 364 | 499 |
| SC | 20% | 359 | 538 |
| ST | 20% | 374 | 536 |
| PH-3 | 10% | 200 | 290 |
IES Cutoff for 2016
Minimum Marks in 4 Economic Papers (out of 800 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 282 |
| OBC | 253 |
| SC | 190 |
| ST | 202 |
| PH-1 | |
| PH-2 | |
| PH-3 |
Minimum Marks in All Six Papers (out of 1000 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 334 |
| OBC | 308 |
| SC | 225 |
| ST | 272 |
| PH-1 | |
| PH-2 | |
| PH-3 |
Minimum Marks of Last Recommended Candidate (out of 1200 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 497 |
| OBC | 453 |
| SC | 385 |
| ST | 483 |
| PH-1 | |
| PH-2 | |
| PH-3 |
IES Cutoff for 2015
IES has 6 papers - 4 Economic, 1 English and 1 General Studies. 15% minimum marks are required in each of the six subject papers.
Minimum Marks in 4 Economic Papers (out of 800 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 259 |
| OBC | 221 |
| SC | 189 |
| ST | 158 |
| PH-1 | NA |
| PH-3 | NA |
Minimum Marks in All Six Papers (out of 1000 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 338 |
| OBC | 279 |
| SC | 242 |
| ST | 213 |
| PH-1 | NA |
| PH-3 | NA |
Minimum Marks of Last Recommended Candidate (out of 1200 marks)
| Category | Marks |
| General | 489 |
| OBC | 385 |
| SC | 407 |
| ST | 334 |
| PH-1 | NA |
| PH-3 | NA |