The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination is a very competitive examination that offers one of the best opportunities of obtaining prestigious job positions in Jharkhand State Government. If you took the JPSC Prelims in March 2024, you’re undoubtedly eager to find out your results. This extensive guide will discuss all you need to know about the JPSC Prelims 2024 Results date, expected cut-off marks, how the evaluation works and steps to check your scores.
JPSC Prelims Exam
JPSC Prelims is the first stage of the multi-tiered Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Exam. It screens out candidates based on their preliminary knowledge base & aptitude base for civil service roles. The exams comprise:
- General Studies I: A test meant for assessing an applicant’s knowledge on Indian history, geography, politics, economy, current affairs and general science.
- General Studies II: A test meant for testing an applicant’s understanding ability, analytical skills, logic reasoning and decision-making skills.
Anticipated JPSC Prelims 2024 Release Date
Though no official information has been provided by the JPSC on when it will announce these results but according to previous patterns it would be released around last week of April or first week of May 2024. Keep checking at https://jpsc.gov.in/ official website for any recent update or announcement.
JPSC Prelims Expected Cut-Off Marks
Cut-offs are minimum marks required by a candidate to qualify for next round i.e. Mains Examination conducted by JPSC. There are few factors that determine these cut-offs which include:
- Number of vacancies: Generally, more the vacancies, lower will be cut-offs.
- Difficulty level of the exam: For instance, a tougher exam would result in lower cut-offs
- Candidate performance: In other words, Overall performance of candidates in this exam also affects to the cut-offs.
- Category-wise reservations: JPSC has reservations for different categories to ensure fairness.
Tentative JPSC Prelims Expected Cut-Offs (2024)
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
| General & EWS | 40% |
| Backward Classes | 36.7% |
| EBC Categories | 34.2% |
| SC, ST & Female | 31.8% |
| Primitive Tribal Group | 29.5% |
How the JPSC Prelims Results are Determined
- Answer Key: After examination, provisional answer key is released by JPSC so that students can calculate their scores and also raise objections if any wrong answers are found.
- Evaluation: OMR sheets are checked based on finalised answer key and marks obtained by candidates are calculated.
- Cut-Off Determination: Cut-off marks for selection into various civil service posts discussed earlier are determined through these mechanisms
- Merit List: The list containing roll numbers of all such candidates who have cleared the cut off marks is prepared.
- Result Announcement: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission announces its results for Preliminary Examination on its official website only as stated above
How to Check Your JPSC Prelims 2024 Result
- Go to https://jpsc.gov.in/ which is an official website of JPSC
- Look for a link titled “JPSC Prelims 2024 Result” in the “News” or “Results” section
- Click on that link, usually a PDF file will open.
- CTRL+F and find your roll number.
- If your roll number is there then you have qualified for the JPSC Mains Exam.