Haryana Judiciary Cut Off: Qualifying Marks and Previous Trends

In most exams, the cut-off is set by competition. In the Haryana Judiciary exam, a fixed minimum often matters just as much. The Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) scheme sets qualifying marks at the prelims, Main and final stages, and candidates who miss the final 50 percent mark (45 percent for relaxed categories) are not recommended even when posts are vacant.

This page explains the Haryana Judiciary cut off at each stage, using the rules of HPSC Advertisement No. 1/2024 and the official final result of that cycle. Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants, so treat past figures as a benchmark only.

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Minimum Qualifying Marks by Stage

At the Main and final stages, the 45 percent threshold applied to SC, BC, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates (not their dependants). EWS candidates were not included in this relaxation.

These are qualifying minimums, not the actual cut-offs. At the prelims, the real cut-off is the score of the last candidate in each category's shortlist of up to ten times the vacancies, which can sit above the minimum. The commission has not published category-wise prelims cut-offs in a form we could verify, so we do not list unofficial figures here.

2024 Cycle: What the Final Result Shows

Two points stand out. First, the topper scored 58 percent, so the gap between the top of the list and the 50 percent line is narrow. Second, fewer candidates were recommended than posts advertised. In a 2026 Supreme Court matter, a candidate who missed the SC threshold by under two marks sought relaxation, and it was submitted that around 30 SC vacancies remained unfilled.

For you, this means the final cut-off is effectively the qualifying line itself. Clearing 550 (or 495) matters more than outscoring a particular rival.

What Affects the Cut-off

• Paper difficulty: A tough prelims paper pulls the shortlist cut-off down; a tough Main exam makes the 50 percent line harder to reach.

• Number of vacancies: More posts mean a larger shortlist at the prelims, which can lower the prelims cut-off.

• Number of applicants: Larger applicant pools push the prelims shortlist score up.

• Language papers: English and Hindi carry 300 of the 900 written marks, and a paper below 33 percent adds nothing. A weak language score can pull an otherwise sound aggregate below the line.

• Viva performance: With 200 marks at stake, an average viva can pull a borderline written score below the final line.

How to Set Your Target Score

1. Main exam target: Aim for at least 500 out of 900 (about 55 percent). That leaves room for an average viva while still crossing 550 overall.

2. Paper-wise floor: Plan for at least 45 to 50 percent in every paper, including Hindi, rather than relying on one strong law paper.

3. Prelims benchmark: Treat the 150 minimum as irrelevant. In mocks, aim for steady scores well clear of it, with accuracy above 75 percent.

To check where you stand, take full-length Haryana Judiciary online tests on Testkart in the 125-question format and compare your net score after negative marking across several attempts. Testkart's topic-wise analysis also shows which acts pull your score down most. Official results are published on https://hpsc.gov.in/ and https://highcourtchd.gov.in/.