WBHRB Staff Nurse Previous Year Cut-Off: Category-Wise Cut-Off & Safe Score Analysis

4 September 2026 min read

Candidates preparing for the next WBHRB Staff Nurse Grade-II CBT often ask:

“Previous year cut-off কত ছিল?”

The answer is not as simple as one category-wise number.

In the latest WBHRB Staff Nurse recruitment, candidates went through:

CBT → Interview Shortlisting → Interview → Final Panel

Therefore, there are two different benchmarks:

CBT Shortlist Cut-Off — the normalized CBT marks required to reach the interview.
Final Panel Cut-Off — the total marks of the last candidate finally empanelled after the complete selection process.

These should never be treated as the same score.

The latest GNM CBT was conducted on 31 December 2025 and 1 January 2026, and WBHRB's scorecard displayed raw marks, pro-rated marks out of 85, normalized marks and the minimum marks secured by the last shortlisted candidate in the candidate's category.

WBHRB Staff Nurse Cut-Off: Quick Summary

The final GNM panel was published on 16 February 2026. WBHRB reported 2,831 female candidates and 433 male candidates empanelled against the revised vacancy structure, with some PwD vacancies remaining unfilled.

Most Important Point: Raw Marks and Cut-Off Are Not the Same

GNM candidates appeared in multiple shifts.

WBHRB therefore used:

Raw Marks out of 100

then:

Pro-Rated Raw Marks out of 85

and also:

Normalized Marks

for comparison and interview shortlisting.

The official scorecard notice specifically says the candidate scorecard contained all three values plus the “Minimum Marks secured by the last shortlisted candidate for interview, as per category.”

So if someone says:

«“OBC cut-off was 44”»

that does not automatically mean 44 raw marks out of 100.

It may be a normalized cutoff.

Verified GNM Female CBT Shortlist Cut-Off Example

A publicly available copy of an official WBHRB scorecard provides one useful confirmed example.

For a:

GNM Female — OBC Category-A

candidate, the scorecard showed:

Raw CBT Marks: 43.00/100
Pro-rated Raw Marks: 36.55/85
Normalized Marks: 45.61
Minimum marks of last shortlisted OBC-A candidate: 44.12

Therefore:

OBC-A GNM Female Interview Shortlist Cut-Off = 44.12 normalized marks

in that recruitment.

This example also proves why candidates should not compare raw score directly with another shift's cutoff.

Why Aren't All CBT Category Cut-Offs Listed Here?

WBHRB did not publish a simple publicly indexed table saying:

“UR = X, SC = Y, ST = Z…”

Instead, the category-wise minimum interview-shortlisting mark was displayed in the individual candidate scorecard.

WBHRB's official scorecard notice explicitly confirms this system.

Therefore, publishing random tables found on coaching websites as “official WBHRB cut-off” would be misleading.

For category-wise historical comparison, the final panel's last-selected marks are much easier to verify.

WBHRB GNM Female Final Panel Cut-Off 2026

The following figures represent the total marks of the last empanelled candidate in the GNM Female non-PwD category panels.

These are FINAL PANEL benchmarks — not CBT-only cut-offs.

Category| Revised Vacancy| Last Selected Final Total Marks UR| 1,113| 67.35 SC| 665| about 56.10 ST| 169| 50.78 OBC-A| 339| about 58.8 OBC-B| 185| 61.33 EWS| 266| 52.48

The public copy of the WBHRB panel shows the final UR entries ending at 67.35, SC at around 56.10, ST at 50.78, OBC-A around 58.8, OBC-B at 61.33, and EWS at 52.48.

Note on OBC-A

The public text extraction of the panel contains a minor ordering/OCR inconsistency near the final few OBC-A entries, so around 58.8 is safer than claiming an over-precise decimal as unquestionable.

What Does “Final Panel Cut-Off” Mean?

Suppose the final UR panel has:

1,113 vacancies.

Candidate number 1,113 in that UR panel finished with:

67.35 total marks

That makes approximately 67.35 the last-selected final-panel benchmark for the UR GNM Female panel.

It does not mean:

“You needed 67.35 raw CBT marks to qualify for interview.”

The final total includes the selection components after CBT and interview.

GNM Female Previous Final Cut-Off Analysis

UR — 67.35

The Unreserved category showed the highest final benchmark among the major categories.

A future UR candidate should therefore not prepare with the mindset:

«“60 marks will definitely be enough.”»

Competition and vacancy levels can change considerably.

OBC-B — 61.33

OBC-B finished considerably closer to UR than some other reserved categories.

This demonstrates why candidates should not assume every reserved-category cutoff will be dramatically lower than General.

OBC-A — Around 58.8

The OBC-A final benchmark was lower than OBC-B in the latest GNM Female panel.

The actual CBT interview-shortlisting cutoff was also lower; one official scorecard confirms an OBC-A normalized interview threshold of 44.12.

SC — Around 56.10

The final SC panel extended to approximately 56.10 total marks.

EWS — 52.48

The previous EWS final panel went substantially lower than UR, ending at approximately 52.48.

ST — 50.78

The ST final panel reached:

50.78 total marks.

Again, none of these values should be converted directly into a future CBT guarantee.

GNM Female Revised Vacancy Distribution

The latest GNM Female vacancy structure was:

The final panel notice shows that all non-PwD category vacancies listed above were filled in the panel, while only 94 of 163 UR-PwD vacancies and none of the 26 SC-PwD vacancies were filled at that stage.

How Many GNM Candidates Were Called for Interview?

WBHRB shortlisted candidates broadly at approximately:

2.5 times the category-wise vacancy

subject to candidate availability.

The GNM interview shortlist included thousands of candidates across Female and Male pools.

This is important because the interview-shortlisting cut-off is naturally much lower than the final-selection mark.

For example:

Interview shortlist

A category may call 2.5 candidates for every one vacancy.

Final panel

Only approximately one candidate per vacancy ultimately gets the panel position.

Therefore:

Interview cutoff < Final selection cutoff

in normal circumstances.

GNM Male Cut-Off: Do Not Use Female Cut-Off Blindly

WBHRB had a completely separate male GNM vacancy pool.

The revised GNM Male vacancies were:

The final WBHRB notice shows 433 male candidates empanelled, with some PwD posts unfilled.

Because:

Vacancy numbers differ
Number of male applicants differs
Category competition differs
Merit distribution differs

the GNM Female final marks should not be labelled as GNM Male cut-offs.

B.Sc Nursing Cut-Off Is Also Separate

The Basic B.Sc./Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing recruitment was not part of the same GNM merit pool.

Its CBT was held separately on:

21 December 2025

and candidates were shortlisted separately.

A publicly available copy of the WBHRB shortlist confirms that Basic B.Sc. candidates were shortlisted for interview based on this separate CBT.

So these comparisons are incorrect:

«“GNM UR cutoff 67.35, therefore B.Sc UR cutoff was also 67.35.”»

or:

«“One cut-off applies to every Staff Nurse qualification.”»

They had separate examinations and candidate pools.

Why B.Sc Cut-Off Can Behave Very Differently

The previous Basic B.Sc. recruitment had:

2,800 revised vacancies

while the pool of candidates shortlisted for interview was substantially different from GNM.

Post Basic B.Sc. had:

280 revised vacancies

but candidate availability was relatively limited in the final selection process.

Therefore, vacancy-to-candidate ratio can dramatically affect cut-off.

A category with many vacancies but fewer eligible candidates can have a lower last-selected mark than a category with very heavy competition.

What Is a Safe Score for the Next WBHRB Staff Nurse CBT?

Important:

The following is analysis for preparation purposes only.

It is not an official WBHRB cutoff prediction.

The safest approach is to set a mock-test target comfortably above historical competition rather than prepare merely to “touch the previous cutoff.”

Because the latest CBT used:

50 questions
100 raw marks
Negative marking
Multiple-shift normalisation for GNM
85 marks final CBT weightage

a realistic preparation target would be:

GNM Female — Practical Raw CBT Target

Category| Competitive Preparation Target| Safer Mock-Test Target UR| 65–70+| 72–75+ OBC-B| 62–67+| 70+ OBC-A| 60–65+| 68+ SC| 58–63+| 65+ ST| 52–58+| 60+ EWS| 55–62+| 65+

These are not predicted cut-offs.

They are study targets designed to give candidates a reasonable margin above the previous final-panel environment.

Why Should UR Candidates Target 70+?

The previous UR GNM Female final-panel total ended at around 67.35.

Since:

Interview marks affect final merit
CBT difficulty may change
Number of vacancies may decrease
Applications may increase
Normalization may move your score
Future selection rules may change

aiming only for:

would provide virtually no safety margin.

For preparation:

70+ should be treated as competitive.

72–75+ is a stronger mock-test target.

This does not mean 70 will definitely be the next official cutoff.

Is 60 Marks Safe for WBHRB Staff Nurse?

It depends heavily on category.

For a future GNM Female recruitment:

60 would not be a score I would call “safe” based on the previous final-panel competition.

OBC-A/OBC-B

60 may be competitive depending on paper difficulty, normalization and vacancies, but it is not safely above historical competition.

60 could be competitive based on the previous final-panel environment.

ST/EWS

60 would have been above the previous final-panel benchmark, but future cutoff movement can change this.

The correct strategy is:

Never stop preparing because your mock score merely crossed last year's final mark.

Is 70 Marks a Good Score?

For a 100-mark CBT:

Yes, 70+ is a strong preparation benchmark.

For UR/OBC candidates, 70+ gives a much healthier margin than aiming at the historical borderline.

For many reserved categories, a genuine 70+ performance would generally put the candidate well above the previous final-panel marks.

However, because the actual selection uses normalization and an interview stage:

70 raw marks still cannot be called a guaranteed selection score.

Is 75+ a Safe Score?

A candidate consistently getting:

75+ raw marks in realistic full-length mocks

with proper negative marking is in a strong preparation position.

But no website can legitimately promise:

«“75 guarantees WBHRB selection.”»

Before the next exam, no one knows:

How difficult the paper will be
How many vacancies will be announced
How many candidates will appear
Whether the exam will have multiple shifts
What normalization will do
Whether WBHRB changes selection rules

So use 75+ as a preparation goal, not a guaranteed cutoff.

How to Calculate Your Raw CBT Score

In the latest Staff Nurse CBT:

Correct Answer = +2

Wrong Answer = −0.5

Therefore:

Raw Score = (Correct × 2) − (Wrong × 0.5)

Example 1

35 correct 5 wrong 10 unattempted

Correct marks:

35 × 2 = 70

Negative marks:

5 × 0.5 = 2.5

Final raw score:

67.5/100

Example 2

38 correct 4 wrong 8 unattempted

38 × 2 = 76

4 × 0.5 = 2

Raw score:

74/100

This second attempt pattern gives a much stronger competitive position.

Accuracy Matters More Than Attempting All 50

Consider two candidates.

Candidate A

40 correct 10 wrong

Score:

80 − 5 =

Candidate B

35 correct 2 wrong 13 unattempted

Score:

70 − 1 =

Candidate A still performs better because enough extra correct responses offset the negative marks.

But blindly attempting all questions becomes dangerous when accuracy falls.

A good preparation target is:

80–90% accuracy

with controlled attempts.

Raw Score vs Pro-Rated Score

The CBT was out of:

100 raw marks

but its final selection contribution was:

85 marks

Therefore, WBHRB converted raw CBT performance to an 85-mark component.

For example:

70 raw

70 × 0.85 =

59.50/85

75 raw

75 × 0.85 =

63.75/85

80 raw

80 × 0.85 =

68/85

However, in a multi-shift examination, normalization can further affect the comparable score used in the selection process.

The GNM scorecard explicitly contained both pro-rated raw marks and normalized marks.

What Is Normalisation?

When candidates sit different shifts, one paper may be slightly easier or harder than another.

WBHRB therefore used normalization for the multi-shift GNM CBT.

This means:

Candidate A

Raw score: 60

may receive one normalized value,

while:

Candidate B

Raw score: 60

from another shift may receive a different normalized value.

A real WBHRB scorecard provides a clear example:

Raw marks: 43
Pro-rated marks: 36.55
Normalized marks: 45.61

The OBC-A interview cutoff shown in the same scorecard was 44.12.

This is why “my raw mark is above someone's cutoff screenshot” does not automatically prove qualification.

Final Interview Can Change the Selection Borderline

The interview carries:

15 marks

That is enough to significantly change final ranking between candidates who have similar CBT scores.

For example:

Candidate A

CBT component: 60/85 Interview: 5/15

Final:

65/100

Candidate B

CBT component: 56/85 Interview: 12/15

Final:

68/100

Candidate B can move ahead despite having the lower CBT component.

So:

“CBT cutoff” and “final selection cutoff” must always be discussed separately.

Why Did OBC-B Cut-Off Go Higher Than OBC-A?

The latest GNM Female final-panel data show approximately:

OBC-A — around 58.8

versus:

OBC-B — 61.33.

This is completely possible.

Reservation does not create a fixed hierarchy such as:

UR > OBC > SC > ST every year.

The actual final cutoff depends on:

Number of vacancies
Number of eligible candidates
Candidate performance
Competition inside that category
Interview performance
Candidate movement into UR merit

Therefore, category cutoffs can move independently.

Can Reserved Candidates Be Selected in UR Merit?

Yes.

The end of the GNM Female UR panel includes candidates whose own caste/category may be SC/OBC but whose merit placed them within the Unreserved panel.

For example, the final UR entries around the last panel positions include reserved-category candidates selected at UR-level merit.

This is another reason category-wise final panel analysis is more complicated than simply counting candidates of each caste.

Why Previous Cut-Off May Not Repeat Next Time

Several things could push the cutoff up:

Fewer Staff Nurse vacancies
More applicants
Easier question paper
Better prepared candidates
Lower negative-marking impact
Different normalization outcome

Several things could push it down:

More vacancies
Difficult CBT
Fewer eligible candidates
Higher negative marking
Low attendance
Category-specific shortage of eligible candidates

Therefore:

Previous cutoff = benchmark

not:

Future cutoff = guarantee.

Safe Score for Basic B.Sc Nursing

Because Basic B.Sc. Nursing had a separate CBT and separate vacancy pool, do not simply copy GNM cutoff values.

For preparation purposes, a sensible target is:

Competitive target: 65+ raw

Stronger target: 70+ raw

Very strong mock target: 75+

Again, these are preparation benchmarks—not an official future cutoff forecast.

A fresh notification could alter the selection pattern entirely.

Safe Score for Post Basic B.Sc Nursing

Post Basic B.Sc. had a very different candidate-to-vacancy situation in the previous recruitment.

Therefore, historical final marks are less useful for predicting the next competitive cutoff.

A candidate should still aim for:

65–70+ raw marks

rather than deliberately preparing for a low borderline score.

If the next recruitment has significantly more eligible candidates, competition could change quickly.

GNM Male Safe Score

GNM Male candidates should not use the GNM Female table as an official cutoff.

For preparation:

65+ should be a minimum strong target

and:

70+ should be the safer goal

for UR/OBC-level competition.

Reserved-category candidates should also aim as high as possible instead of deliberately lowering their target because of previous category cutoffs.

With only 437 revised male vacancies in the previous recruitment, relatively small changes in applicant numbers can move category cutoffs sharply.

Previous Cut-Off vs Safe Score

This distinction should be clear.

Previous Cut-Off

The score of the last candidate who:

qualified for interview, or
entered the final panel

in a completed recruitment.

Safe Score

A practical preparation target set above historical competition.

A safe score is:

not official

not guaranteed

not a result prediction.

It is simply a useful study benchmark.

Common Cut-Off Mistakes Candidates Should Avoid

Comparing Raw Marks With Normalized Cut-Off

Wrong.

Compare normalized values with normalized thresholds.

Calling Final Panel Marks “CBT Cut-Off”

Wrong.

Final panel marks include later selection stages.

Using GNM Female Cut-Off for GNM Male

Wrong.

They are separate vacancy pools.

Using GNM Cut-Off for B.Sc Nursing

Wrong.

They had separate CBTs and merit pools.

Believing Generic Internet Tables

Charts saying:

“General 80, OBC 75, SC 70”

are not automatically official WBHRB cutoffs.

Treating Previous Cut-Off as Guaranteed Future Cut-Off

Recruitment conditions change every cycle.

Best Target for Serious Aspirants

Instead of asking:

«“What is the minimum mark I need?”»

a better question is:

“Can I consistently score 70–75+ with high accuracy?”

For the latest 50-question format:

35 correct = 70 marks before penalty

38 correct = 76 marks before penalty

40 correct = 80 marks before penalty

This means a candidate does not necessarily need to attempt all 50 questions to build a strong score.

Accuracy and clinical concept clarity matter more.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the WBHRB Staff Nurse previous year cut-off?

There were separate CBT interview-shortlisting cutoffs and final-panel marks.

For GNM Female, publicly verifiable final panel benchmarks include approximately:

UR — 67.35
SC — 56.10
ST — 50.78
OBC-A — around 58.8
OBC-B — 61.33
EWS — 52.48

These are final total marks, not raw CBT cutoffs.

What was the OBC-A CBT cutoff?

One verified official GNM Female OBC-A scorecard shows the minimum normalized mark for interview shortlisting as:

44.12

in that recruitment.

Was 44.12 out of 100 raw marks?

No.

It was the normalized score shown as the category interview-shortlisting threshold.

Is 60 marks enough for GNM?

It may be competitive for some categories based on the previous recruitment, but it should not be considered a universal safe score.

UR/OBC candidates should aim higher.

Is 70 a safe score?

70+ is a strong preparation target.

But it cannot be guaranteed as a final-selection score before the next exam occurs.

Is 75 a good score?

Yes.

Consistently scoring 75+ in realistic mocks with negative marking would place a candidate in a strong preparation position based on previous competition.

Is the GNM cutoff the same for male and female?

No.

Male and female GNM had separate vacancies

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