Cut-off is the minimum marks that a candidate needs to score in the written exam to be eligible for the next stage i.e. Interview. UPESSC will soon announce official category-wise, gender-wise, and subject-wise cut-off marks at www.upessc.up.gov.in. Till then, candidates can check the expected cut off marks and previous year cut off marks given below.
UP PGT Cut Off 2026
UP PGT Result 2026 has been declared on 2nd June 2026 along with the merit list of candidates shortlisted for the next round. Now the candidates must be waiting for the release of UP PGT Cut Off marks. The cut-off marks for each subject, category (General/UR, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) and gender (Male & Female) will be released separately.
UP PGT Expected Cut Off Marks
The official cut-off has not been announced yet. The expected cut off out of 425 marks subject wise and category wise based on last year trends and exam analysis is given below.
| Subjects | General (UR) | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
| Physics | 345–355 | 325–335 | 290–300 | 270–280 |
| Chemistry | 355–365 | 335–345 | 280–290 | 250–260 |
| Biology | 340–350 | 325–335 | 285–295 | 275–285 |
| Mathematics | 305–320 | 295–305 | 270–280 | 240–250 |
| English | 290–305 | 280–295 | 260–275 | 230–240 |
| Hindi | 305–325 | 295–310 | 275–285 | 245–255 |
| Sanskrit | 375–385 | 360–370 | 330–345 | 300–315 |
| Geography | 343–374 | 326–346 | 299–323 | 272–289 |
| History | 320–330 | 305–315 | 275–285 | 250–260 |
| Civics | 323–340 | 312–326 | 289–306 | 258–278 |
| Economics | 333–346 | 316–330 | 292–310 | 245–265 |
| Sociology | 346–360 | 326–343 | 299–320 | 272–285 |
| Psychology | 343–357 | 323–340 | 295–312 | 265–282 |
| Commerce | 326–343 | 312–323 | 285–299 | 255–268 |
| Education | 305–315 | 290–300 | 270–280 | 250–255 |
| Art | 312–330 | 299–316 | 272–289 | 245–258 |
| Agriculture | 340–355 | 320–335 | 295–310 | 260–270 |
| Home Science | 325–335 | 300–310 | 280–290 | 255–265 |
UP PGT Previous Year Cut-Off Marks
Checking previous year cut-off marks is very helpful to set a target score. The table below shows an indicative range based on past UP PGT exam trends for the General (UR) category.
UP PGT 2016 Cut Off
| Post Name | Gen. | OBC | SC | ST |
| Physics बालक वर्ग | 412.9711 | 394.1674 | 361.1756 | |
| Physics बालिका वर्ग | 386.0733 | 217.0796 | ||
| Chemistry बालक वर्ग | 372.0448 | 354.5446 | 289.3357 | |
| Chemistry बालिका वर्ग | 344.1695 | 299.6691 | 308.8359 | |
| English बालक वर्ग | 338.9611 | 326.0861 | 305.1692 | 251.7104 |
| English बालिका वर्ग | 331.2526 | 307.2108 | 280.6272 | |
| Biology बालक वर्ग | 352.3997 | 342.1884 | 328.9119 | |
| Biology बालिका वर्ग | 332.5785 | 299.2369 | 299.9361 | |
| Commerce बालक वर्ग | 401.9711 | 387.7400 | 361.9875 | |
| Maths बालक वर्ग | 360.3208 | 338.1838 | 296.5765 | |
| Maths बालिका वर्ग | 317.5253 | |||
| History बालक वर्ग | 422.3838 | 416.7171 | 398.4732 | |
| History बालिका वर्ग | 409.0179 | 373.5858 | ||
| Civics बालक वर्ग | 393.8108 | 381.5759 | 376.7589 | |
| Civics बालिका वर्ग | 375.2753 | 362.8245 | 333.7727 | |
| Economics बालक वर्ग | 399.2400 | 388.8819 | 360.4741 | 246.9479 |
| Economics बालिका वर्ग | 375.2152 | 305.7881 | ||
| Pedagogy बालक वर्ग | 442.1304 | 431.1632 | 411.7452 | |
| Pedagogy बालिका वर्ग | 429.8955 | 425.7452 | ||
| Psychology बालक | 372.4735 | 358.9499 | 335.3309 | |
| Psychology बालिका | 372.4260 | 338.9976 | 352.9499 | |
| Agriculture बालक वर्ग | 360.2535 | 350.9770 | 336.0664 | |
| Geography बालक वर्ग | 359.4737 | 348.5690 | 327.4739 | 293.5694 |
| Geography बालिका वर्ग | 345.9976 | |||
| Sociology बालक वर्ग | 447.9622 | 439.8788 | 433.0037 | |
| Sociology बालिका वर्ग | 440.0037 | 424.8785 | ||
| Urdu बालिका वर्ग | 421.7535 | |||
| Music Instrumental बालिका वर्ग | 421.4667 | 364.1333 | 388.733 | |
| Music vocal बालक वर्ग | 431.1333 | 415.9333 | ||
| Music vocal बालिका वर्ग | 432.7333 | 387.9333 | ||
| Defence Study बालक वर्ग | 379.4615 | 228.7935 | ||
| Reasoning बालक वर्ग | 440.8627 | 349.5896 |
Factors Affecting the Cut-Off
The UP PGT Cut Off 2026 is not fixed – it changes every year depending on several factors. Here’s what influences it:
- Total Vacancies Available: Usually, the lower the vacancies, the higher the cut-off.
- Number of candidates appeared: Higher competition, higher cut-off.
- Difficulty level of the exam: A tougher paper implies a lower cut-off.
- Category of the candidate: The cut-off for SC, ST and OBC candidates is lower than that of the General category.
- Gender: The cut-off for females is usually a few marks lower than the cut-off for males.
- Subject chosen: Cut off varies greatly from subject to subject.









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