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Punjab PCS Cut Off: The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has released the Punjab PCS Cut Off for the Punjab PCS 2025-26 Preliminary Examination on its official website, ppsc.gov.in. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now check the cutoff marks to understand their qualifying status.
The cutoff has been determined based on factors such as the total number of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam, and the number of available vacancies. By reviewing the released cutoff, candidates can better assess their performance and plan their next stage of preparation accordingly.
PPSC PCS Prelims Cutoff 2025-26 Out
The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has released the cutoff marks for the Punjab Civil Services (PCS) examination for 331 vacancies. The Punjab PCS Cut Off marks are the minimum required scores that candidates must achieve to move to the next stage of the selection process. Now, Candidates who score above the cutoff in the Preliminary exam have been considered qualified and will proceed to the Mains exam.
Punjab PCS Cut Off 2025-26: Category Wise Marks
The PPSC has released the PPSC PCS Cut off Marks along with the result on its official website @ppsc.gov.in. All candidates who have given the prelims written exam can check the cut off marks based on category-wise from the table given below
| Category Code | Category Name | Open | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | General | 100 | 100 |
| 72 | ESM, Punjab | 38 | 38 |
| 73 | LDESM, Punjab | 104 | 56 |
| 74 | Wards of Freedom Fighter, Punjab | 62 | 62 |
| 76-A | Blind and Low Vision | 40 | 40 |
| 76-B | Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 46 | 46 |
| 76-C | Locomotive Disability | 72 | 72 |
| 76-D | Intellectual Disability | 48 | 48 |
| 77 | SC Others, Punjab | 88 | 84 |
| 78 | SC ESM, Punjab | 42 | 42 |
| 79 | SC LDESM, Punjab | 44 | 40 |
| 80 | SC Sports Person, Punjab | 38 | 38 |
| 81 | Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh, Punjab | 72 | 72 |
| 82 | Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh ESM, Punjab | 42 | NA |
| 83 | Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh LDESM, Punjab | 38 | 30 |
| 84 | Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh Sports Person, Punjab | 54 | 52 |
| 85 | BC, Punjab | 92 | 88 |
| 86 | BC ESM, Punjab | 40 | NA |
| 87 | BC LDESM, Punjab | 42 | 42 |
| 92 | General Economically Weaker Section, Punjab | 76 | 76 |
PPSC Punjab PCS Cut Off 2025-26: Qualifying marks
Based on the PPSC Notification 2025, the PPSC PCS Preliminary exam cut-off was set according to the number of candidates selected for the Mains exam, which was 13 times the number of vacancies. For the Mains exam, candidates selected for the Interview were not more than three times the number of vacancies. The PPSC also set the following minimum qualifying cut-off:
| Category | Qualifying Marks in PPSC Mains | Qualifying marks in Individual Mains Papers |
| General | 45% | 25% |
| SC/ST | 40% | 25% |
After the Interview stage, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) sets an overall minimum mark requirement for candidates.
| Category | Qualifying Overall Marks(Including Interview) |
| General | 45% |
| SC/ST | 40% |
PPSC PCS Prelims Previous Cutoff: Overview
You can check the previous year’s cut-off regarding the PCS prelims exam, which was conducted in previous years. Below are the cut-off marks for the prelim exam.
| PPSC PCS Prelims Cutoff 2020-21 | |
| Category | Cut Off (2020-21) |
| General | 244.5 (Female=237.5) |
| ESM Punjab | 160.5 (Female=137.5) |
| Sportsperson Punjab | 132.5 (Female=131.5) |
| Blind & Low Vision | 151 |
| SC other Punjab | 216.5 |
| SC ESM Punjab | 118 |
| SC Sportsperson Punjab | 135.5 |
| Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh Punjab | 189.5 |
| Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh ESM Punjab | 140 |
| Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh Sportsperson Punjab | 111.5 |
| BC Punjab | 243.5 (Female=207.5) |
| BC ESM Punjab | 135.5 |
| EWS | 205.5 (Female=195.5) |
Previous Year PPSC Cut Off – 2013
| Category | Cut off |
| General | 740.33 |
| Ex-Servicemen | 627 |
| Freedom Fighter Punjab State | 776.33 |
| Sportsperson Punjab | 782.33 |
| PH (Hearing) | 623.67 |
| PH (Ortho) | 661.83 |
| PH (Visual) | 623.67 |
| SC | 712.67 |
| BC | 721.00 |
Previous Year PPSC PCS Cutoff- 2015
| Category | Cut off |
| General | 535 |
| Ex-Servicemen | 286.40 |
| Freedom Fighter Punjab State | 565.50 |
| Sportsperson Punjab | 470.20 |
| Physically Handicapped | 520.90 |
| SC | 518.80 |
| BC | 500.33 |
| Related Article | |
| Punjab PCS Notification | Punjab PCS Salary |
| Punjab PCS Previous Year | Punjab PSC Selection process |
| Punjab PCS Syllabus | |
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