OPSC Cut-Off 2023: Check OPSC Qualifying Marks, Previous Year Cut-off for Different Posts

OPSC Cut-off 2023: The OPSC cut-off marks list is released by the Odisha Public Service Commission on its official website. The cut-off is usually released after the declaration of the result. The OPSC is an exam conducting body which conducts exams for several posts offered under the government of Odisha. Since the OPSC exam has three stages - prelims, mains and interview, the cut-off for all three stages will be released separately. Candidates must know that in order to get recruited, they have to score a minimum qualifying percentage in all three stages. 

OPSC cut-off is a term used for the minimum qualifying percentage required to score by the candidates in order to qualify for the examination. The cut-off for the examination is released differently for candidates belonging to different categories. Aspirants who score an equal qualifying percentage or above are considered qualified for the specific round. 

Further, there are several factors that might affect the cut-off. However, candidates must note that these factors vary each year. The  OPSC results are also uploaded on the official website, and later the recruitment body releases the cut-off. The OPSC has released the official notification regarding the Odisha Civil Services exam 2023. A total of 683 seats will be filled through this recruitment drive. 

OPSC Cut-off 2023

OPSC cut-off is an important document for candidates as it determines whether the candidate has qualified for the examination or not. Candidates who will be able to score equal to or more than the cut-off for the prelim stage of the exam will be then eligible to appear for the OPSC mains exam. Similarly, candidates have to score equal to or above the cut-off in order to clear the OPSC mains and later appear for the personality test. 

Further, candidates must note that the OPSC qualifying marks are different compared to the cut-off. Aspirants need to score both minimum qualifying marks and cut-off to clear the exam. Also, the exam conducting body will release different cut-offs for different posts. 

Steps to Download OPSC Cut-off 

The OPSC cut-off will be released on the official website along with the results. Candidates can find the cut-off for their respective posts by looking at the links in the What's new section on the homepage. Aspirants can also follow the given steps to download the cut-off 

Step 1: Candidates need to go to the official website of the OPSC 

Step 2: On the homepage, candidates have to look for What's New Section 

Step 3: Once found, candidates have to scroll down to look for the link of the cut-off for the post for which they have applied 

Step 4: Once the candidate finds the cut-off, click on it and  a PDF will open which will contain the cut-off marks for different categories 

Different Factors Affecting the OPSC Cut-Off 

There are a bunch of factors which determine the OPSC cut-off. However, all these factors vary each year and are not constant. Candidates can check the following factors that affect the OPSC cut-off : 

• Total number of vacancies offered by the OPSC for a specific post 
• Candidates who took the exam in total
• Difficulty level of exam 
• Candidate's performance in exam 

OPSC  Previous Year Cut-Off of Different Posts 

Since OPSC conducts several exams for different positions, the cut-offs are also different in number. Candidates can take a look at different cut-offs for different positions 

Cut-off Marks of Candidates For Post of Assistant Fisheries Officer 2021-22 ( Document Verification and Interview) 

OPSC OAS Cut Off for 2020

OPSC VV Test Cut-off 2018-19 

Candidates can take a look at the following cut-off for the VV test

OPSC OAS Cut-off for Prelims 2021 

Minimum Qualifying Marks 

There is a difference between the minimum qualifying marks and cut-off and aspirants should not get confused between both. 

While the minimum qualifying marks are determined by the OPSC exam board commission and are considered as the minimum marks needed to pass the test. Even if the selection process is merit-based, it should be standard practice to achieve higher than the cutoff marks.

Candidates can take a look at the minimum qualifying marks for language papers such as Odia and English