Cut-Off

Competitive exams, especially state competitive exams recruiting candidates for government jobs, are designed in a way that the best talents are resourced from the masses. Government jobs require special abilities of retention and recall and a high degree of capability and responsibilities. Exam cut-off for the exam of 2019 was released. The result for the 2019 batch exam has been released. The candidates who appeared for this round of exams can check their results, Merit List and Rank List on the official website of Kerala PSC. These results are for the candidates who gave exams for the job of Village Extension Officer.  Exams based on government jobs are highly competitive for this reason and there are many parameters that aspirants have to meet to be eligible for a gazetted position in the government sector. Cut-off marks are the minimum number that a candidate is expected to secure to be eligible. Elements such as:

• Cut off percentage
• Extensive syllabus
• Negative marking

These elements are applied to most sections of competitive exams, especially in Kerala PSC due to the high number of candidates that apply every year for the limited number of vacancies available for certain posts. The exam of Village Extension Officer is a little different from other exams because candidates are chosen from SC/ST/OBC categories predominantly. 

Exam Cut-Off Kerala PSC for Village Extension Officer Exam

Recently, the results for the 2019 Kerala PSC Village Extension Officer exams have been released. The Rank List has also been released. All these elements depend on the score secured by the candidates and whether or not they have secured the minimum or the cut-off marks scored higher than that. The Village Extension Officer shortlist will be published after candidates have successfully passed their exams and results have been announced. Shortlist has the registration number on it and those candidates selected in the shortlist will be called for an interview. After the interview is done, the Rank List will be published where the candidates can check online. The evaluation is done based on the answers given by the students on the OMR sheets. The cut-off marks prescribed by the Kerala PSC have to be secured as a minimum requirement for the candidate to be eligible for consideration. Candidates must aim to score above the cut-off marks. The cut-off marks are usually the same every year but they can change and the main website has the relevant information regarding exam cut-off marks.  The cut-off marks for the village extension officer exam are the same as the rest of the exams under Kerala PSC. 40% is the cut-off mark on average. But for the Village Extension Officer, as the recruitment is done on an individual district basis, the cut-off marks differ according to regions within the state. The slab or marks allotment determines how Kerala PSC can take on candidates as the vacancy is small.

The Cut-Off Marks for Village Extension Officer in Kerala PSC for 2019 batch 

The cut-off mark for 2022 aspirants has not yet been released. Candidates must keep regular checks with Kerala PSC. 

Checking Kerala PSC Village Extension Officer Cut-Off Marks

Follow the guidelines to check the cut-off marks from the main website:

• Click on the result link on the main website of Kerala PSC
• Click Short Lists Option
• Fill in with your details same as the ones given at the time of registration
• Cut-Off marks page will be shown. This is downloadable in a PDF

The Purpose

In most competitive exams, cut-off marks are implemented because the vacancy is limited and the work requirement is highly specialized. Also, as the number of candidates applying for a very limited vacancy is huge, such competitive exams need to select the very best through a long and comprehensive screening process. So, the negative marking and cut-off marks act as filters during these exams. For 2022, it can either remain the same or change. Information on 2019 cut-off marks for Village Extension Officer has been given since its results are the recent ones.