Punjab Police Constable Cut-off 2026: Those candidates who appeared for the Punjab Police Constable exam 2026, which was held from July 1 to 31, 2026, are now eagerly waiting for the result and the cut-off marks to be released by the official recruitment board. Before the result and the cutoff marks are released, candidates can check the expected cutoff marks and the previous year's cutoff marks to understand what the score could be to qualify for the Physical Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT). The Punjab Police Constable exam 2026 was conducted to fill 3298 vacancies. The Punjab Police Recruitment Board conducted the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the recruitment of constables in the District Police and Armed Police Cadres across multiple shifts.
Punjab Police Constable Cutoff Marks 2026 Overview
The Punjab Police Constable cut-off marks are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates have to score to be qualified for Stage II of the selection process, i.e., the Physical Screening Test and Physical Measurement Test. Candidates will have to clear the overall paper cut-off marks, while also meeting the mandatory qualifying marks in the Punjabi language test (Paper 2). There are two important scoring criteria in the selection process that the candidates will have to qualify:-
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Qualifying Paper
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It is important for the candidate to score 50% qualifying marks in Paper 2 (mandatory qualifying paper of Punjabi language), which is qualifying in nature and is not included in the merit calculation.
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Stage I Cutoff Marks
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The overall marks scored out of 100 in Paper 1 are required to qualify for the Physical tests, which vary according to cadre, gender, and category (General, EWS, BC, SC, Ex-Servicemen).
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Punjab Police Constable Expected Cutoff Marks
The exam conducting authority will release the official cutoff marks along with or shortly after the Punjab Police Constable results are declared. The result and the cutoff marks will be released on the official website, i.e., www.punjabpolice.gov.in. Until then, candidates can check the expected category-wise cutoff marks for the Punjab Police Constable exam 2026.
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Category
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Cutoff Marks for Female
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Cutoff Marks for Male
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General
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69-73
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74-77
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Backward Classes of Punjab
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65-68
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73-75
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EWS Punjab
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55-59
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59-61
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Ex-Servicemen (General)
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41-43
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57-61
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SC
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60-63
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65-67
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Candidates should note that the above-mentioned marks are only expected and are out of 100 marks. The official cutoff marks might differ.
Punjab Police Constable Previous Year Cutoff Marks
Given below are the Punjab Police Constable previous year cutoff marks category-wise, which play an important role in determining the cutoff marks for the current cycle:-
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Punjab Police Constable Exam Cutoff 2025 (District Cadre)
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Category
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Male
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Female
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General/UR
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77.74
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74.03
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Backward Classes (BC)
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74.43
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68.31
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SC (Ramdasia & Others)
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73.69
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68.86
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SC (Balmiki / Mazhabi)
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67.75
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64.33
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EWS
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61.61
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59.3
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Some key takeaways from the Punjab Police Constable exam cutoff marks 2025 (District Cadre) are as follows:-
- The general category set the highest cutoff marks across both male (77.74) and female (74.03) candidates, showing fierce competition for the open merit positions.
- The Backward Classes closely followed the UR cutoff marks for the male candidates (74.43) and for the female candidates (68.31), also indicating strong performance.
- There was a significant difference of 6 marks (approximately) in the cutoff between the two SC sub-categories.
- The EWS category also saw a noticeable drop in the qualifying standards as compared to the UR and other categories.
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Punjab Police Constable Exam Cutoff 2024 (District Cadre)
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Category
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Male
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Female
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General/UR
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71.7
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65.15
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Backward Classes (BC)
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68.83
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59.79
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SC (Ramdasia & Others)
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68.17
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59.93
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SC (Balmiki / Mazhabi)
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61.78
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55.58
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EWS
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64.41
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55.57
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Some key takeaways from the Punjab Police Constable exam cutoff marks 2024 (District Cadre) are as follows:-
- The UR category in the 2024 cycle also set the highest benchmark of cutoff scores at 71.70 for male candidates and 65.15 for female candidates.
- The Backward Classes and SC category candidates shared similar cutoff marks in the 2024 cycle. The Backward Classes (BC) scored 68.83 (males) and 59.79 ( females), and the SC scored 68.17 (males) and 59.93 (females).
- As compared to the 2025 cycle, the male EWS Cutoff marks (64.41) were higher than both SC sub-categories in 2024, showing higher competition among EWS candidates that year.
Factors Determining the Punjab Police Constable Cutoff Marks
There are several factors that influence the determination of the final cutoff marks every recruitment cycle. Given below are the factors that influence the determination of the cutoff marks:-
- Number of Vacancies:- The total number of vacancies announced for the given vacancies play a direct role in determining the cutoff marks. The higher the vacancies, the more moderate the cutoff marks.
- Difficulty Level of the Exam:- The difficulty level of the exam across multiple shifts also plays a role in raw average scores. Tougher shifts' papers result in lower overall cutoff marks.
- Total number of Exam Takers:- A larger candidate volume increases competition, driving the qualifying cutoff marks upward.
- Normalisation Process:- Since the CBT is conducted across multiple shifts and days, Punjab Police will apply the standard normalisation process to adjust the raw scores based on the relative shift difficulty.