A large number of candidates appear every year in the BPSC Prelims Exam. Due to stiff competition, the cut-off fluctuates every year. The BPSC will conduct the Prelims Exam 2020 on 27 December. The result of the Prelims Exam has is expected to be declared in February. In this article, we have provided the cut-off of the previous exams conducted by the BPSC.
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For 65th BPSC (2019), the cut-off for different categories is given below. The Cut-Off is out of 150 marks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| UR | 97 |
| UR (Female) | 91 |
| EWS | 92 |
| EWS (Female) | 87 |
| SC | 89 |
| SC (Female) | 79 |
| ST | 89 |
| ST (Female) | 80 |
| EBC | 98 |
| EBC (Female) | 86 |
| BC | 94 |
| BC (Female) | 88 |
| BCL | 86 |
| Disabled VI | 82 |
| Disabled DD | 81 |
| Disabled OH | 89 |
| Disabled MD | 53 |
| Grandchildren of the Freedom Fighters of Bihar | 88 |
In the 64th BPSC that was held on 16 December 2018; 19109 candidates have been declared qualified for the Main exam. A total of 295444 candidates appeared in the Preliminary exam. For 64th BPSC, the cut-off for different categories is given below. The Cut-Off is out of 150 marks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| UR | 97 |
| UR (Female) | 86 |
| SC | 85 |
| SC (Female) | 69 |
| ST | 89 |
| ST (Female) | 80 |
| EBC | 90 |
| EBC (Female) | 76 |
| BC | 93 |
| BC (Female) | 82 |
| BCL | 79 |
| VI | 74 |
| DD | 63 |
| OH | 84 |
| MD | 50 |
| Grandchildren of the Freedom Fighters of Bihar | 82 |
In the 63rd BPSC that was held on July 1, 2018; 4353 candidates have been declared qualified for the Main exam. A total of 90697 candidates appeared in the Preliminary exam. For 63rd BPSC, the cut-off for different category is given below. The Cut-Off is out of 150 marks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| UR | 96 |
| UR (Female) | 86 |
| SC | 84 |
| SC (Female) | 73 |
| ST | 89 |
| ST (Female) | 78 |
| EBC | 88 |
| EBC (Female) | 77 |
| BC | 93 |
| BC (Female) | 84 |
| VH | 74 |
| HH | 72 |
| OH | 83 |
| Grandchildren of the Freedom Fighters of Bihar | 81 |
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In 60-62nd BPSC that was held on February 12, 2017; 160086 candidates appeared in the Preliminary exam and out of this, 8282 candidates were declared qualified for the Main exam. For 60-62nd BPSC, the cut-off for different category is given below. The Cut-Off is out of 150 marks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| UR | 97 |
| UR (Female) | 86 |
| SC | 83 |
| SC (Female) | 68 |
| ST | 89 |
| ST (Female) | 78 |
| EBC | 89 |
| EBC (Female) | 75 |
| BC | 93 |
| BC (Female) | 81 |
| VH | 74 |
| HH | 73 |
| OH | 86 |
| Grandchildren of the Freedom Fighters of Bihar | 82 |
In 56-59th BPSC that was held on March 15, 2015; there were 247273 candidates in the Preliminary exam, out of which 28308 candidates were declared qualified for the Main exam. For 56-59th BPSC, the cut-off for different category is given below. The Cut-Off is out of 150 marks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| UR | 87 |
| SC | 72 |
| ST | 70 |
| EBC | 76 |
| BC | 82 |
| BC (Female) | 73 |
| VH | 58 |
| DD | 45 |
| OH | 73 |
Here is a comparative representation of the Cut-off of the UR category out of 150 marks in the previous year’s BPSC exams:
The cut-off in the exam is decided by a number of factors like the number of candidates in the exam, a number of vacancies, level of difficulty of the exam, provision of negative marks in the exam etc. One can see the fluctuation in the BPSC cut-off. Therefore, it is advised to the candidates that they should keep all these factors in their mind that affect the cut-off. Though any prediction is difficult yet on analyzing the previous trends we can estimate the safe score.
Also Read: BPSC (Bihar PCS) Prelims Exam 2020: Special Study Material
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