BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 – The cut off of BPSC Civil Services is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates will have to score to qualify the exam and become eligible for next round. BPSC Civil Services cutoff is applied for preliminary, mains exam and Interview. Candidates securing equal to or more than BPSC Civil Services 2018 cutoff as per their categories in the preliminary examination will be selected for the mains examination. The qualifying cutoff for preliminary exam has been announced by the Commission. The qualifying cut off of preliminary examination is 40 % for general category while it is 36.5 % for OBC. Candidates will have to secure the qualifying cutoff as per their category to qualify the exam.
BPSC Civil Services cutoff 2018 will be determined based on factors like difficulty level of exam, number of candidates appeared for the exam and number of vacancies. The exam dates of BPSC Civil Services 2018 is yet to be announced by BPSC. For more details on BPSC Civil Services cutoff including the previous years cutoff marks candidates can read this article below.
BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 Dates
The dates related to the release of Bihar CCE cutoff are given below. These dates are tentative and will be changed once the exam dates are announced.
Dates related to Bihar CCE Cut off
Events | Dates |
BPSC Civil Services prelims exam | October 2018 |
Announcement of BPSC Civil Services prelims cutoff | December 2018 |
Mains exam of BPSC Civil Services | February 2019 |
Release of mains cutoff | April 2019 |
Personality Test | May 2019 |
Final cutoff | July 2019 |
How to check BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018?
Click on the link ‘BPSC Civil Services Cutoff’ to be provided here
In a new page, the PDF file of the cutoff will open
The cutoff will be available as per different categories
Candidates must check the cutoff and save the PDF file
Factors affecting BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018
The cutoff of BPSC Civil Services will depend on the following factors.
Number of candidates appeared for the exam
Number of vacancies
Difficulty level of exam
Types of BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018
Qualifying cutoff – To qualify the BPSC Civil Services Prelims exam, candidates need to secure the qualifying marks as prescribed by the exam conducting authority. Qualifying marks denotes the minimum score that one should obtain to qualify the exam. Securing the qualifying marks in the preliminary exam does not guarantee that the candidates will be selected for the mains exam unless they score the overall qualifying marks.
Overall Cutoff – The overall cutoff is minimum marks required to get selected in the mains exam. It is calculated based on factors such as difficulty level, number of vacancies and number of candidates appeared for the exam. The overall cutoff is determined out of the total marks of the exam.
Stages of BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018
The cutoff of BPSC Civil Services is applied for the following stages of exam.
BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 of Preliminary Exam
The preliminary examination of BPSC Civil Services contains questions from general studies. Total marks allotted for the exam is 150 marks. Candidates are required to secure qualifying as well as overall BPSC Civil Services cutoff in the preliminary exam.
How to calculate BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 of Preliminary exam?
Total marks of prelims exam is 150
There is no negative marks
Each question carries 1 marks
BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 of Preliminary Exam – Qualifying Marks
Categories | Qualifying cut off |
General | 40% |
OBC | 36.5% |
Extremely Backward Class | 34% |
SC/ ST/ Women/ PwD | 32% |
Previous Years’ BPSC Civil Services Cutoff
Candidates can check below the previous years’ BPSC Civil Services cutoff of preliminary exam.
BPSC Civil Services 2017 Cutoff
Categories | BPSC Civil Services cutoff |
General (Male) | 97 |
General (Female) | 86 |
SC (Male) | 83 |
SC (Female) | 68 |
ST (Male) | 89 |
ST (Female) | 78 |
Extreme OBC (male) | 89 |
Extreme OBC (female) | 75 |
OBC (male) | 93 |
OBC (female) | 81 |
Visually handicapped | 74 |
Dumb | 73 |
Physical deformities | 86 |
Ex-Serviceman | 82 |
BPSC Civil Services 2016 Cutoff
Categories | BPSC Civil Services cutoff |
General | 87 |
SC | 72 |
ST | 70 |
EBC | 76 |
BC | 82 |
BCL | 73 |
Disabled (OH) | 73 |
Disabled (VI) | 58 |
Disabled (DD) | 45 |
BPSC Civil Services Cutoff 2018 of Mains exam
The mains exam of BPSC Civil Services comprises General Hindi, General Studies Paper I and II and optional paper. Total marks allotted for mains exam is 900. In Hindi paper, candidates are required to secure 30 % I,e 30 marks. The general Hindi paper is qualifying in nature.
Bihar Civil Services Cutoff of 53th to 55th exam
Categories | BPSC Civil Services cutoff |
General | 725 |
SC | 648 |
ST | 642 |
EBC | 674 |
BC | 700 |
BCL | 667 |
Bihar Civil Services Cutoff 2018 of Personality Test
Qualified candidates from mains exam will appear in the personality test. This test carries 120 marks. Candidates will have to secure minimum marks in this test to qualify the exam.
Bihar Civil Services Final Allotment Cutoff 2018
Final merit list will be prepared based on the total marks obtained in mains and personality test out of 1020 marks. On the basis of Bihar Civil Services Final Allotment Cutoff 2018, candidates will be offered appointment. Candidates can check below previous years’ Bihar Civil Services cutoff.
Bihar Civil Services Cutoff of 53th to 55th exam
Categories | BPSC Civil Services cutoff |
General | 832 |
SC | 770 |
ST | 767 |
EBC | 803 |
BC | 820 |
BCL | 806 |
