PPSC Test Marks Calculator
Calculate your Punjab Public Service Commission screening test score with the official 0.25 negative marking per wrong MCQ. Enter your correct and wrong answers to get your net score, percentage and estimated merit band, then plan how many questions you need for your target score.
How to use
- Enter the total MCQs in your paper, how many you answered correctly and how many you answered wrongly.
- Keep the negative marking at 0.25 per wrong answer (the standard PPSC value) or adjust it if your paper uses a different scheme.
- Press Calculate score to see your net marks, percentage and merit band.
- Use the shortlist planner below to find how many correct answers you need for a target percentage.
Test answers
100 (no marks, no deduction)
Net score
0
0.00%
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Score breakdown
| Marks from correct answers | 0 |
| Deduction from wrong answers | 0 |
| Unattempted (0 marks) | 0 |
| Net score | 0 |
Shortlist planner
Find how many correct answers you need to reach a target percentage, assuming a given number of wrong answers.
PPSC screening test pattern notes
- Most PPSC screening tests have 100 MCQs to be solved in 90 minutes.
- Each correct MCQ carries 1 mark; each wrong MCQ deducts 0.25 marks.
- Leaving a question blank gives 0 marks with no deduction, so avoid blind guessing.
- Qualification is usually based on the paper percentage; PPSC then calls a fixed ratio of top candidates for the next stage.
- The official cutoff is announced by PPSC for each post — this tool only estimates your score.
Frequently asked questions
In PPSC screening tests each correct MCQ gives 1 mark and each wrong MCQ deducts 0.25 marks. Unattempted questions give 0 marks and no deduction.
Net score equals correct answers minus 0.25 multiplied by wrong answers. Percentage equals net score divided by total MCQs multiplied by 100.
As a rough guide only, 85 percent and above is excellent, 75 to 85 percent is strong and 65 to 75 percent is borderline. The real cutoff changes for every post and every test.
Yes. Set the total number of MCQs and your target percentage, and the planner tells you how many correct answers you need for a given number of expected wrong answers.