HTET 2026 Cut Off / Qualifying Marks – Category-wise Minimum Marks
People search for “HTET cut off” out of habit, carried over from exams that publish a rank-based cut off. HTET does not work that way, and understanding this early saves you from misreading your own scorecard.
HTET 2026 Qualifying Marks
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| General, OBC, and EWS | 60% (90 marks) | 150 |
| SC, ST, and PH (Haryana domicile) | 55% (82 marks) | 150 |
| SC, ST, and PH (outside Haryana) | 60% (90 marks) | 150 |
These figures have stayed consistent across recent HTET cycles. The relaxed 55% threshold applies specifically to SC, ST, and PH candidates who hold Haryana domicile; the same categories from other states are held to the general 60% mark.
Why HTET Does Not Have a “Cut Off” in the Usual Sense
A cut off, as most competitive exam candidates use the word, is a rank-based number that shifts every year depending on how many people took the exam and how difficult the paper was. HTET is not like that. It is a fixed qualifying-marks system: cross the percentage above and you pass, regardless of how many other candidates crossed it too, and regardless of how easy or hard the paper felt. If ten candidates or ten thousand candidates cross 60%, all of them pass; nobody gets excluded to keep the pass rate at a certain number.
How This Differs From Recruitment Cut Offs
Confusion usually comes in at the recruitment stage, not the HTET stage. When HSSC or the Education Department later recruits teachers, that recruitment process can have its own rank-based cut off, built from your academic marks, HTET score, and sometimes an additional written exam or interview. That recruitment cut off changes every year based on vacancies and competition. It is a completely different number from the HTET qualifying mark discussed on this page. See our HTET 2026 Selection Process guide for how the two connect.
Do Qualifying Marks Ever Change?
They can, through a notification revision, though the 60% / 55% structure has held steady across the cycles reviewed for this page. Always confirm against the current notification rather than assuming last year’s figure automatically applies, particularly if BSEH changes the exam pattern in a future cycle, such as adding a fifth answer option or adjusting the marking scheme. Visit bseh.org.in or htet.eapplynow.com once the result link is active.
Quizzes (Subject Wise)
Practice free HTET-pattern MCQ quizzes, subject by subject. Pick a subject below to start.
| Subject | Quiz |
|---|---|
| Haryana GK | Haryana GK HTET Online Quiz  |
| Math | Math Quiz – TGT/PGT HTET |
| Reasoning | Reasoning Quiz – HTET |
| English Grammar | English Grammar Quiz –1 |
| Hindi Grammar | Hindi Grammar Quiz – 15 Difficult Questions |
| Psychology | Psychology HTET PGT Quiz |
| Computer Science | Computer Science Practice Set |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | CDP Practice Set |
Frequently Asked Questions
If I score exactly 90 out of 150 as a General candidate, do I pass?
Yes, 90 marks equals exactly 60%, which meets the qualifying threshold for General, OBC, and EWS candidates.
Does scoring well above the qualifying mark help me get a teaching job faster?
Not directly within HTET itself, since HTET only certifies pass or fail. A higher score can matter later only if a specific recruitment notification says it will use HTET marks as part of its own selection formula.
Is the qualifying mark the same for PRT, TGT, and PGT?
Yes, the 60% / 55% structure applies uniformly across all three levels; the subject content differs by level, but the passing threshold does not.
Can BSEH lower the qualifying marks in a difficult exam year?
This is not standard HTET practice, since it is a criterion-based qualifying exam rather than a normalised, rank-based one. Any change to the qualifying mark would need to be explicitly announced in the notification, not assumed from a difficult paper.