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UPSC Prelims Score Predictor 2026
The UPSC Prelims Score Predictor 2026 forecasts your General Studies Paper 1 score in the Civil Services Examination Preliminary stage. Mark the options you chose in the exam — the predictor applies the official UPSC marking scheme (+2.020 per correct, −0.673 per wrong, 0 unattempted — per UPSC's 2026 scheme after question cancellation) and shows your projected total against answer keys from nine coaching institutes. It's free, takes 60 seconds, and saves your prediction so you can revisit it as institutes correct their keys.
Prelims-focused
Built specifically for the UPSC Prelims GS Paper 1 forecast.
UPSC 2026 negative marking
−0.673 deduction applied automatically (after UPSC redistributed cancelled-question marks).
Auto-updates
When institutes revise keys, your prediction updates without resubmitting.
Privacy-safe
Mobile OTP only — no email, no spam, no data sold.
Why use a UPSC Prelims Score Predictor?
The Prelims is the most numbers-driven stage of UPSC — you either clear the cutoff or you don't. Until UPSC declares the final result, your projected score is the only signal of where you stand. The predictor gives you:
- A precise GS Paper 1 marks total with negative marking
- A breakdown of how many questions you got right, wrong, and skipped
- A view across 9 institute keys to see where they agree and disagree
- A distribution chart showing where you sit in the cohort (after 100+ submissions)
What the UPSC Prelims Score Predictor doesn't do
Honesty matters. Here's what the predictor can't tell you with certainty:
- The exact 2026 cutoff — UPSC decides that after the final result.
- Whether you'll clear — it can only place your score in the historical cutoff range, which has varied by 15+ marks year to year.
- Your Mains performance — only the objective Prelims stage is forecastable; Mains is descriptive.
It does give you a defensible, data-grounded estimate — far better than guessing.
Frequently asked questions
Is this UPSC Prelims Score Predictor accurate?
The score it computes from each institute's key is mathematically exact. Where institutes disagree on tricky questions, you'll see different numbers across the 9 keys — that range is itself useful information about how much uncertainty exists.
How is this different from a UPSC Prelims Marks Calculator?
A calculator just outputs a number. A predictor places that number in context: against historical cutoffs, against the live cohort distribution, and across multiple institute interpretations. It tells you what your score means, not just what it is.
Does the predictor work for both GS and CSAT?
GS Paper 1 is supported by default — that's what decides your Prelims rank. CSAT (Paper 2) is a qualifying paper toggled on/off by our admin; when on, the predictor also shows whether you've crossed the 66.67-mark CSAT qualifying threshold.
When should I use the predictor?
Right after the exam — preferably the same day. Early submission gives you the cleanest read; later, your score updates automatically as institutes refine their keys.
Ready to see your score?
Open the calculator, mark the options you picked in the exam, and get your projected UPSC Prelims 2026 score in 60 seconds — with negative marking already applied.
Start now — it's free