UP lekhpal cut off: PET shortlist and mains marks

What the lekhpal cut off decides

Think of a cut off as the score of the last person in your category who squeezed onto a list. Lekhpal hiring produces two of those lists. The first uses your UPSSSC PET normalised score to pick who is allowed to sit the mains. The second ranks mains scores to call people for document verification, where certificates, category and domicile proofs are checked before the final selection.

Clearing a cut off does not mean you are selected. It means you are still in the race. The final lekhpal list is made from mains merit within each category after the document stage, so the closing marks of the final list can sit a little above the shortlisting marks.

UP lekhpal cut off for the mains shortlist (PET based)

Reports of this eligibility result put the number of shortlisted candidates at 3,66,712, which works out to roughly 46 candidates for every post. Notice that four categories share one figure. When the commission shortlists a fixed multiple of posts and the pool is huge, the lowest score that fills each category's quota can land at the same point.

Lekhpal mains cut off by category, 2025 round

For some disability groups and outstanding sportspersons, the notice did not fix a mark and called all eligible candidates up to the posts available. Reports put the number of candidates cleared for document verification in this round at a little over 28,000.

What earlier rounds suggest

In the previous lekhpal round, whose main exam was held on 31 July 2022, the commission declared 27,455 candidates qualified for document checks. Cut off figures reported for that round were far higher, with unreserved marks in the mid seventies out of 100, though reports differ on whether those figures belong to the shortlist or the final list. Use them only as a sign that the paper and competition were different then.

The drop to the high fifties in the latest round lines up with the new mains pattern, which spreads marks across more sections, including Uttar Pradesh GK and computer, and keeps the quarter mark penalty. A harder or broader paper lowers raw scores for everyone, so the cut off falls even when competition is intense.

Pass mark or closing mark: which applies to lekhpal

Lekhpal does not work on a fixed pass mark in the way a school exam does. The PET score is a gate, and the mains cut off is relative: it depends on how others in your category scored. A score of 58 might be comfortable in one round and short in the next.

What will move the next lekhpal cut off

• Number of posts: more vacancies in a category usually lower its closing mark.
• Paper difficulty: a tough data interpretation or UP GK section pulls every score down.
• PET pool: how many candidates pass PET, and how high they score, shapes the first filter.
• Negative marking: careless guessing costs a quarter mark each time, which compresses scores near the cut off.
• Reservation layout: horizontal quotas for women, ex-servicemen and divyang candidates have their own closing marks.

Do not trust anyone who quotes an exact next cut off. Prepare to clear the last unreserved figure with a margin of five to eight marks; that keeps you safe in most scenarios.

How to check the official lekhpal cut off

The commission publishes cut off marks with each result notice on the UPSSSC website. Open the results section, find the notice for the lekhpal advertisement, and download the result file. The cut off table is usually at the end of the notice, listed category by category, along with the roll numbers of shortlisted candidates.

To plan your preparation around these numbers, read the UP lekhpal syllabus and the UPSSSC PET syllabus, because a weak PET score shuts the mains door before it opens. Candidates who also sit village level exams can compare with the UP VDO syllabus, and other state cut off pages are listed under state exams.