What term describes the minimum score required to pass a division?

• A. Cut score
• B. Passing percentage
• C. Minimum threshold
• D. Eligibility index

Answer: (A)

The minimum score needed to pass a division is called the cut score. This threshold is the official pass boundary set through standard-setting processes and applied to a scaled scoring system, so it remains comparable across different versions of the division and exam forms. In practice, you don’t pass by a fixed percentage of correct answers; instead, you must reach or exceed this cut score on the division’s scored result.

Passing percentage, while sometimes quoted informally, is not the formal boundary because exams use scaled scores rather than a simple raw percent. Minimum threshold is too generic a term and isn’t the specific designation used in exam scoring. Eligibility index relates to prerequisites for sitting or progressing, not to the division’s passing score.