Maharashtra Talathi Cut Off: Previous Cycle and How to Benchmark

The Maharashtra Talathi cut off is the minimum score needed to move ahead at each stage of the selection. For the 2026 cycle, no official cut-off exists yet, because the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) preliminary exam for Talathi (Gram Mahsul Adhikari) has not been held. It is now scheduled for 3 January 2027, and MPSC will publish the result and the qualifying level for the mains only after that.

This page explains what was official in the previous cycle, what affects a cut-off, and how you can build your own safe target in the meantime. Please treat every earlier figure as a benchmark only. Expected cut-offs on other websites are estimates, not official numbers.

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Is There an Official Cut-off for 2026?

No. MPSC has not released a cut-off for the Talathi posts in the Group-C Services Joint Preliminary Examination 2026 (Advertisement No. 017/2026). The preliminary exam is reported to be a screening test of 100 marks with negative marking, and the cut-off will be declared after the exam together with the list of candidates who qualify for the mains. Watch the notices section of the official MPSC website for it.

• Official MPSC website: https://mpsc.gov.in/

What the Previous Cycle Published

The 2023 Talathi recruitment was run by the Revenue Department and was a different exam: a 200-mark online test with district-wise vacancies. It did not publish one state-wide cut-off. Instead, the result in January 2024 came as district-wise merit lists with normalised scores, and candidates were shortlisted for document verification as per their category and district.

Because the formats differ, the 2023 scores cannot be compared directly with the new 100-mark prelims. They show the type of competition in a Talathi exam, not the marks you need now.

What Affects the Cut-off

• Paper difficulty: A harder paper lowers the scores of everyone, so the cut-off falls.

• Vacancies and category reservation: More posts in a category usually means a lower cut-off for that category.

• Number of applicants and attendance: A large and well-prepared candidate pool pushes the cut-off up.

• Negative marking: With a deduction for wrong answers, careless attempts lower the net score.

How to Set Your Target Score

Since there is no official benchmark yet, build one from your own practice. The rule below is a practical suggestion and not an official figure.

1. Take at least 10 full-length mocks in the 100-question, 60-minute format and note your net score in each.

2. Use your average, not your best score, as your real level.

3. Add a safety margin by aiming to score well above the level you think is safe, since negative marking and nervousness can cost marks on exam day.

4. Keep accuracy above 85 percent on attempted questions.