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OPSC Cutoff — How to Check

The OPSC cutoff is the last qualifying mark for a stage, set where merit meets vacancies for each category. This page explains how it is determined and how to use official cutoff trends sensibly.

Facts last verified 16 July 2026

1. Open the result/cutoff notice on opsc.gov.in for your stage.
2. Read the category-wise qualifying marks table in the official notice.
3. Compare your score from the final answer key or scorecard against your category's mark.
4. Study previous cycles' official cutoff notices to understand the trend.
5. Plan the next stage (or the next cycle) based on where you stand against the trend.

The cutoff is the last qualifying mark for a stage, set by where merit meets vacancies for each category.

OPSC cutoffs are published category-wise, usually with or after the result, and vary by cycle with paper difficulty and vacancies.

Vacancy count, applicant strength and paper difficulty are the three levers — a harder paper or larger vacancy pool pulls the qualifying mark down, and the reverse pushes it up.

Normalisation, where multiple shifts run, adjusts raw scores before the cutoff is applied, so compare normalised — not raw — marks against it.

Official cutoff notices from earlier cycles on opsc.gov.in are the only reliable trend source — coaching estimates published before the official notice routinely miss by a wide margin.