MP SET Cut Off 2026, Subject-wise Cut Off Marks

The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has successfully conducted the Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test 2026 (MP SET 2026) on 1st March 2026. The subject-wise cut-off marks for the exam will be released by 16th April 2026, along with the result, at the MPPSC official website www.mppsc.mp.gov. The cut-off marks are the minimum marks that candidates must score to be declared qualified in the exam.

MP SET Cut Off 2026

The MP SET Cut Off 2026 for the Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test 2026 will be released category-wise and subject-wise along with the MP SET Result 2026. The cut-off marks will vary for each subject and category, including General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS. They will be determined based on factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates who appeared, and overall performance trends.

MP SET Expected Cut Off 2026

Till the cut-off marks are released by the officials, candidates can refer to the expected cut-off marks prepared based on the previous year’s trends, competition level, and subject-wise performance patterns.

Subjects	UR	OBC	SC	ST
English	185 – 190	165 – 175	150 – 160	140 – 150
Hindi	180 – 188	165 – 172	150 – 160	140 – 150
Physics	182 – 190	168 – 176	155 – 165	145 – 155
History	182 – 190	168 – 176	155 – 165	145 – 155
Law	188 – 192	175 – 180	160 – 170	150 – 158
Chemical Science	182 – 188	168 – 175	155 – 165	145 – 155
Geography	185 – 190	170 – 180	155 – 165	140 – 150
Commerce	180 – 186	165 – 172	150 – 160	140 – 150
Economics	185 – 192	170 – 178	158 – 168	148 – 158
Home Science	170 – 178	155 – 165	158 – 165	145 – 150
Life Science	185 – 192	170 – 178	158 – 168	148 – 158
Mathematical Science	180 – 188	168 – 175	155 – 165	145 – 155
Music	165 – 175	150 – 160	140 – 150	130 – 140
Philosophy	172 – 180	158 – 168	148 – 158	138 – 148
Defence & Strategic Studies	170 – 178	155 – 165	145 – 155	135 – 145
Political Science	185 – 192	170 – 178	158 – 168	148 – 158
Sanskrit	175 – 183	160 – 168	150 – 160	140 – 150
Sociology	178 – 186	165 – 172	150 – 160	140 – 150
Urdu	168 – 176	155 – 165	145 – 155	135 – 145

MP SET Previous Year Cut Off Marks

The Previous Year Cut Off Marks, released by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, help candidates understand the minimum qualifying marks from past exam cycles of the Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test. By analysing subject-wise and category-wise cut-off trends, candidates can get a clear idea about the level of competition, expected score range, and performance standards across different subjects.

MP SET 2025 Cut Off

Below, we have provided the cut-off marks released by the officials last year. Candidates can refer to the cut-off marks, whether they cleared the cut-off or not, as per the category they fall under.

MP SET Cut Off 2025
	UR		OBC		SC		ST		EWS		PH
Subject	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	OH	HH	VH
English	68	24	39	14	45	16	31	11	25	09	05	05	05
	70	40	49	23	46	19	37	12	25	15	05	06	05
	186	186	166	152	152	152	142	140	164	164	130	112	112
Geography	45	16	21	07	28	10	36	13	18	06	03	03	03
	52	21	22	11	31	12	38	14	21	07	03	00	03
	188	188	178	178	162	156	150	138	172	170	124	0	116
Home Science	12	04	03	01	04	01	11	04	02	01	01	01	01
	15	06	03	03	04	03	11	09	02	02	01	00	01
	176	176	160	160	164	164	146	146	158	158	112	00	108
Law	36	13	11	04	19	07	16	06	10	06	02	02	02
	40	23	13	06	20	10	16	07	13	07	02	00	00
	190	190	178	178	162	162	152	152	172	170	154	00	00
Library and Information Science	22	08	12	04	12	04	11	04	09	03	02	02	02
	24	08	15	07	13	06	11	04	10	05	02	02	00
	184	182	172	172	156	156	152	146	164	164	142	110	00

MP SET 2023 Cut Off

Subjects	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS
Commerce	57	32	28	32	22
	68	33	31	40	23
	178	162	140	134	158
Home Science	13	5	5	15	1
	17	5	7	16	1
	174	168	146	146	172
Library and Information Science	31	15	13	15	11
	34	19	13	17	11
	186	176	168	142	172
Mathematical Science	70	53	35	25	27
	76	65	37	26	27
	174	152	140	130	152
Physical Education	29	10	11	10	8
	32	11	13	10	8
	192	178	162	146	172
Sanskrit	14	8	8	6	10
	18	8	8	7	12
	174	158	138	130	154
Hindi	115	62	87	79	59
	130	65	99	90	63
	192	182	164	142	176
History	94	38	51	74	44
	110	45	61	79	46
	194	186	168	152	182
Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Theatre)	1	1	1	1	1
	2	1	1	1	1
	194	150	150	156	158
English	82	44	53	37	29
	89	44	57	42	34
	188	164	140	140	160
Life Sciences	143	72	103	131	33
	166	79	107	141	42
	176	166	132	132	0
Music	5	2	2	0	2
	5	3	2	0	2
	192	172	166	0	0
Philosophy	4	1	2	6	1
	4	1	3	6	1
	202	0	180	0	0
Marathi	1	0	0	1	0
	1	0	0	1	0
	144	0	0	132	0
Chemical Sciences	86	54	45	49	29
	86	54	48	51	30
	184	168	148	134	168
Criminology	1	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1	1
	176	160	124	142	148
Defense and Strategic Studies	2	1	1	1	1
	3	3	1	1	1
	184	140	152	128	170
Earth Atmospheric, Ocean, and Planetary Sciences	8	4	3	8	2
	8	5	4	8	2
	184	176	166	138	182
Urdu	2	2	0	0	1
	2	3	0	0	1
	180	166	0	0	174
Electronic	1	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1	1
	176	160	152	116	120
Law	35	9	17	22	10
	38	11	19	24	13
	184	172	164	150	170
Political Science	98	48	63	91	41
	109	54	64	98	43
	194	184	172	144	178
Environmental Sciences	3	1	1	3	1
	3	1	1	3	2
	184	178	182	168	154
Sanskrit Traditional Subjects	1	1	1	0	1
	1	1	1	0	1
	178	112	148	0	166
Physical Sciences	39	28	16	11	17
	40	32	17	11	18
	166	150	138	130	148
Psychology	11	4	4	3	3
	11	4	4	3	3
	208	170	166	150	186
Public Administration	7	2	3	6	2
	7	4	5	6	3
	200	188	174	168	186
Economics	38	22	29	66	15
	41	26	33	70	17
	178	164	146	132	160
Visual Arts	3 *	1	2	1	1
	2	1	2	1	1
	204	166	164	162	174
Sociology	52	24	35	73	17
	56	24	37	81	17
	196	186	166	146	182
Social Work	19	8	14	34	07
	25	9	19	41	07
	176	172	150	134	168
Computer science	32	19	12	8	11
	35	24	15	8	12
	172	160	150	144	160
Yoga	8	4	2	3	2
	8	4	2	3	2
	206	188	160	132	190
Geography	41	21	28	37	15
	44	24	34	38	16
	182	..	154	140	170

MP SET 2018 Cut Off

Subjects	UR	OBC	SC	ST	PWBD
Chemical Science	92	31	29	36	04
Commerce	74	17	16	21	03
Defence & S. Studies	02	01	01	01	—
Economics	27	09	14	36	02
English	41	08	09	05	01
Geography	19	09	12	23	01
Hindi	64	24	28	22	03
History	36	08	11	11	01
Home Science	12	03	03	10	01
Law	46	04	08	04	01
Life Science	132	36	52	67	06
Mathematical Science	60	18	11	08	02
Music	04	01	01	01	01
Philosophy	02	01	01	01	00
Physics	45	15	07	03	01
Political Science	26	08	14	18	01
Sanskrit	14	02	03	02	01
Sociology	20	08	11	20	01
Urdu	02	01	00	00	01

MP SET 2017 Cut Off

Subjects	UR	OBC	SC	ST	PWBD
Life Sciences	63.43	57.14	56.00	54.86	53.14
Political Science	65.14	60.57	56.00	56.00	54.86
Chemical Sciences	63.43	56.00	54.29	51.43	55.43
Sociology	70.29	64.00	61.71	60.00	61.71
Hindi	69.14	62.29	62.29	57.14	59.43
Physical Sciences	64.57	56.00	53.14	61.71	58.29
Commerce	65.14	57.14	54.86	52.57	55.43
Geography	70.86	63.43	60.57	57.71	62.86
Mathematical Sciences	66.29	58.86	52.00	55.43	46.86
English	69.71	61.14	60.57	62.29	61.14
Law	72.57	68.00	65.71	61.71	63.43
Economics	68.00	60.57	58.86	57.71	55.43
Home Science	64.57	60.00	57.14	57.14	57.14
History	70.86	65.71	61.71	58.29	62.86
Sanskrit	69.14	59.43	60.00	61.71	57.71
Urdu	76.00	70.29	—	—	44.00
Defence & S. Studies	7343	64.00	73.14	42.29	—
Philosophy	72.00	64.57	69.71	66.29	68.00
Music	67.43	61.71	60.57	66.29	61.14

Factors Affecting MP SET Cut Off 2026

Here are several factors that influence the determination of Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test (MP SET) Cut Off Marks:

Number of Candidates:
(i) More candidates = higher competition
(ii) This usually pushes the cut-off marks upward
Difficulty Level of Exam:
(i) Tough paper → lower cut-off
(ii) Easy paper → higher cut-off
Subject and Paper:
(i) Different subjects have different difficulty levels
(ii) So, cut-offs vary subject-wise
Previous Year’s Cut-Off:
(i) Acts as a benchmark
(ii) Current trends often follow past patterns (with some variation)
Reservation Categories:
(i) Cut-offs differ for categories like General, SC, ST, OBC, etc.
(ii) Reserved categories typically have lower cut-offs than General
Minimum Qualifying Marks:
(i) Candidates must meet the minimum marks in each paper/section
(ii) This baseline affects the final cut-off determination

MP SET Cut Off 2026, Subject-wise Cut Off Marks