BPSC TRE cut-off marks: every round, by subject and category

If you have been searching for BPSC TRE cut-off marks, you have found plenty of pages with tables on them. What you probably have not found is a page that tells you what the numbers are out of — and without that, the tables are close to meaningless.

The arithmetic that proves the 120 base

You do not have to take the notice on trust. The tables prove it themselves.

Minimum qualifying percentages — rules, not cut-offs

These two things get confused constantly. The qualifying percentage is a floor written into the rules that you must clear whatever else happens. The cut-off is where the last selected candidate actually landed in a given round, which depends on how many posts there were and how everyone scored. The cut-off is almost always well above the floor.

TRE 3.0 (2024) — the most recent published cut-offs

These are the numbers to reason from, because TRE 3.0 is the most recent completed round. All marks are out of 120.

Classes 11-12 (PGT) — language subjects

Classes 11-12 (PGT) — science and social science subjects

Classes 9-10 (TGT)

Classes 6-8 (middle school)

Classes 1-5 (primary)

The outliers — where the cut-offs went strange

The averages are less instructive than the extremes. These are the results that should change how you think about subject choice.

Why a high candidate-to-post ratio does not mean a high cut-off

This is the most common reasoning error, and the TRE 3.0 data disproves it cleanly.

The Sanskrit result is stranger still and worth understanding. Class 6-8 Sanskrit left 885 of its 1,826 posts unfilled, yet the unreserved cut-off held at 77 while reserved cut-offs collapsed to the 39-42 range. Shortfalls do not lower the unreserved bar — they empty out the reserved sub-pools. If you are an unreserved candidate, an under-subscribed subject does not help you nearly as much as you would think.

TRE 1.0 (2023)

Classes 11-12 (PGT), unreserved, by subject

We are publishing only the unreserved column for this level. The category-wise grid for TRE 1.0 Class 11-12 is reproduced inconsistently across sources — Physics Wallah heads it "(Female)" while Oliveboard gives the same values as its male column — and we are not going to pick one and present it as settled.

What this implies for TRE 4.0 — and what we will not tell you

We are not going to give you a predicted cut-off. Nobody can produce one honestly: the paper structure may change, the phase count is unresolved, and TRE 4.0 is the first round with a domicile condition, which alters the candidate pool in a way no past round can model. What we can give you is the basis to reason for yourself.

One published figure we cannot explain

In the TRE 3.0 Class 11-12 tables, Physics closes at 40 out of 120 for unreserved candidates — 33.3%, which is below BPSC’s own 40% unreserved floor. No source we found explains it. A relaxation in a subject with a severe shortfall of qualified candidates is the obvious hypothesis, but we have nothing supporting it, so we are recording the anomaly rather than resolving it. If you are relying on that specific number, verify it against the result notice.

Are BPSC TRE cut-off marks out of 150 or 120?

Out of 120. The paper is 150 marks, but Part I (Language, 30 questions) is qualifying only at 30% and is excluded from the merit list. BPSC’s notice states the merit list is prepared on the remaining 120 questions. A cut-off of 75 therefore means 62.5%, not 50%.

What was the highest BPSC TRE cut-off ever published?

Class 9-10 Mathematics in TRE 3.0, at 102 out of 120 for unreserved candidates — 85%. Backward Class also closed at 102, EWS at 101 and EBC at 99.

What was the lowest BPSC TRE cut-off?

Class 11-12 Physics at 40 out of 120 for unreserved candidates in TRE 3.0, with Chemistry at 41. Both were 39 for unreserved women. The Physics figure sits below BPSC’s own 40% unreserved qualifying floor and no source explains why.

What is the minimum qualifying percentage for BPSC TRE?

As announced in December 2023: 40% unreserved, 36.5% Backward Class, 32% for SC, ST, SC/ST women and persons with disability, applied to the 120-mark merit base. The EBC figure is disputed — one report groups it with BC at 36.5%, another gives 34%.

Will the BPSC TRE 4.0 cut-off be higher or lower?

We will not predict it, and you should be sceptical of pages that do. Posts have fallen to 32,388 from 87,774, which generally pushes cut-offs up — but TRE 4.0 is also the first round with a domicile condition, which may shrink the applicant pool and pull the other way. Two large effects in opposite directions make any specific number guesswork.

Are women’s cut-offs always lower in BPSC TRE?

No. They are separate sub-list cut-offs and are sometimes higher than the corresponding category cut-off. In TRE 3.0, Class 9-10 Hindi closed at 54 for ST and 69 for ST women; Class 6-8 Sanskrit closed at 47 for ST and 68 for ST women.

Does a subject with unfilled posts have a lower cut-off?

Not for unreserved candidates. Class 6-8 Sanskrit left 885 of 1,826 posts unfilled in TRE 3.0, yet the unreserved cut-off held at 77 while reserved cut-offs fell to 39-42. Shortfalls empty the reserved sub-pools rather than lowering the unreserved bar.

Where can I find the official BPSC TRE cut-off PDF?

On bpsc.bih.nic.in, in the result notices — the TRE 3.0 Class 1-5 and 6-8 notice of 15 November 2024, and the Class 11-12 notice of 6 March 2025. We recommend checking the figures on this page against those annexures: every number here is an aggregator transcription, not a reading of the original document.