SSC CGL CUT OFF

SSC CGL Cut Off 2022-23: The Staff Selection Commission releases SSC CGL Cut Off along with the announcement of the result. The commission is yet to conduct the Combined Graduate Level Exam 2022 because the official recruitment notification for the same is not yet released.

Since the SSC CGL 2021 recruitment is underway, students can go through SSC CGL Cut Off 2021 and previous years Combined Graduate Level Cut Off Marks to get an estimation of the standard of cut off marks.

Factors Affecting SSC CGL Cut Off 2022

The SSC CGL cut off is calculated by taking into consideration the following criteria: 

  • Average marks scored by the candidates who have appeared for the SSC CGL exam
  • Total number of vacancies as per the category of the candidates
  • The difficulty level of paper
  • Previous year cutoff trend
  • Normalization of marks for the papers that were held in multiple shifts

SSC CGL Cut Off 2021

The Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CGL Exam in four phases for which the cut-off marks are released for each stage separately along with the result after each stage on the official website ssc.nic.in. The SSC CGL Cut Off marks are decided on the basis of the difficulty level of the exam, no. of vacancies released and no. of candidates who appeared for the exam.

SSC CGL Tier I Cut Off 2021

The shortlisted candidates who have appeared in Tier I are eligible to sit for the Tier II exam. So, candidates must have a good understanding about how many marks they need to score in order to pass the exam. Below, we have given the SSC CGL Tier I cut off for 2021-22:

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2021– Finance & Accounts, AAO:

CategoryFinance & Accounts Candidates Available
UR159.072162
OBC153.363738
SC136.762062
ST131.61989
EWS156.801513
OH124.29207
HH101.81150
Others-PWD65.27150
Total__10971

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2021– Statistics & JSO:

Tier I SSC CGL Cut Off 2021 for Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III (Statistics)] and Tier-III for the post of Junior Statistical Officer the table below:

CategoryStatisticsCandidates Available
UR162.48790
OBC162.48669
SC139.09803
ST125.58784
EWS162.48490
Total—3536

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2021– Statistics & Statistical Investigator Gr. II:

Tier I SSC CGL Cut Off 2021 for Candidates short-listed in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III (Statistics)] and Tier-III.

CategoryFinance & Accounts Candidates Available
UR114.844026
OBC95.1110496
SC75.775694
ST62.813243
EWS104.633544
OH47.42582
HH40199
VH40179
Others-PWD4069
Total—28032

Given below are the Tier I SSC CGL 2021 Cut Off for Candidates short-listed in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Tier III for all the other available positions have been shortlisted for the Tier 2 exam.

CategoryFinance & Accounts Candidates Available
UR130.1815904
OBC117.8732563
SC94.5822355
ST81.5212784
EWS109.6417979
ESM42.547897
OH77.221792
HH401359
VH64.77841
Others-PWD40374
Total—113848

SSC CGL Previous Year Cut Off

Candidates might use the previous year’s cut off as a guide to gain an idea of the anticipated increase or drop in this year’s cut off. The aspirants can assume any variation in the anticipated cut off based on the SSC trend. As a result, the data from the previous year can be used to determine the anticipated cut off for the year 2021.Candidates should keep in mind that this year Normalization is a significant aspect in determining the Cut Off when projecting the cut offs. We have provided the SSC CGL Cut Off of previous years to understand how you need to attempt the question paper that will increase your chances of getting selected.

SSC CGL Cut Off 2020

SSC CGL Cut Off 2020 – Tier I and Tier II

The Commission has released the SSC CGL cut off marks 2020 for Tier I and Tier II along with the result declaration on 26th November 2021 and 26th April 2022, respectively. Aspirants of SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam can go through the CGL cut off marks and do the preparations accordingly.

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020:

CategoryFinance & AccountsCandidates AvailableStatisticsCandidates AvailableOther PostsCandidates Available
SC145.28912970124.618242241100.9307921663
ST140.97604465122.4054795893.7556910351
OBC161.367481784147.632013395119.2327836611
EWS164.00018728146.010501925109.2111015718
UR167.459631228153.082452544132.3726020572
OH135.76854102120.1729211485.990741759
HH109.04331101108.730073540.000001357
VH————95.75915488
ESM————74.874785216
Others-PWD95.1263351——40.00000400
Total__5429__11212____

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier II 2020:

CategoryAAOCandidates AvailableJSOCandidates AvailablePosts other than AAO and JSOCandidates Available
SC 369.29454300319.43087512331.524375253
ST 368.36577145323.84052245309.876812490
OBC 435.94647540390.93987676381.1241511109
EWS 471.35718255394.22602418366.475055521
UR 471.35718362*445.23886439*433.617075448*
OH 388.8470532372.3074216287.10506427
HH 301.7111015309.8002503133.20774245
Others-PWD 331.6614603____148.9485850
ESM________204.786381285
VH________317.48815118
Total__1652__2309__31946

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier III 2020:

The Staff Selection commission announced the Tier III CGL Cut Off 2020 on July 7th 2022. Given below are the SSC Combined Graduate Level Cut Off marks for 4 posts of SSC CGL i.e. Assistant Audit Officer (AAO), Junior Statistical Officer (JSO), Posts requiring CPT, and all other Posts (including DEST) –

SSC CGL Cut Off 2020 Tier III – Assistant Audit Officer (AAO):

SSC CGL Tier III Cut Off 2020 – List 1

CategoryCut-off MarksCandidates available
SC518.67605197
ST510.3323294
OBC568.10931438
EWS567.25389228
UR625.56375219*
OH492.0358721
HH344.7111015
Other PWD374.661463
Total__1215

SSC CGL Cut Off 2020 Tier III – Junior Statistical Officer (JSO):

SSC CGL Cut Off Marks – 2020 List 2 Tier III

CategoryCut-off MarksCandidates available
SC369.43087504
ST367.29098244
OBC428.93987668
EWS444.86507406
UR491.36372435*
OH411.3161015
HH339.8002503
Total__2275

SSC CGL Cut Off 2020 Tier III – All Posts requiring CPT:

SSC CGL Cut Off Marks – 2020 List 3 Tier III

CategoryCut-off MarksCandidates available
SC435.375001956
ST417.54931972
OBC486.324234602
EWS488.685782121
UR527.843482157*
OH383.45344187
HH251.84424180
VH460.7566122
Other PWD235.5333135
Total__12232

SSC CGL Cut Off Marks – 2020 List 4 Tier III

CategoryCut-off MarksCandidates available
SC418.235432797
ST398.197961324
OBC460.934047102
EWS464.277693149
UR512.036033198*
ESM197.698581201
OH321.01969389
HH173.68964226
VH360.89894110
Other PWD183.7846644
Total__19540

SSC CGL Cut Off 2019

The SSC CGL Cut Off marks are extremely beneficial to understand what you need to prepare for the exam and how you can strategize to score high marks.

SSC CGL Cut Off 2019 – Assistant Audit Officer (AAO):

Candidates qualified in Tier-II for evaluation of Tier-III for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO)

CategoryCut-off Marks (Tier 1) + Tier-II (Paper-I+II+IV))Candidates available
SC422.99783364
ST377.74693196
OBC456.79650836
EWS504.58172339
UR517.46992596*
OH449.2009936
HH385.7057731
Others-PWD306.9320020
Total__2418

SSC CGL Cut Off 2019– Post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator Grade. II:

Candidates qualified in Tier-II for evaluation of Tier-III for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator Gr. II–

CategoryCut-off Marks (Tier 1)+ Tier-II (Paper-I+II+III))Candidates available
SC359.87503376
ST343.80764188
OBC423.83991605
EWS457.41940361
UR488.00000307*
OH422.2876110
HH302.891528
VH320.6408929
Others-PwD375.170633
Total__1887

Candidates qualified in Tier-II for evaluation of Tier-III for the posts other than Assistant Audit Officer (AAO), Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator (Gr. II)–

CategoryCut-off Marks (Tier 1)+ Tier-II (Paper-I+II))Candidates available
SC434.684076864
ST405.126413493
OBC478.8230314664
EWS466.422056904
UR528.384628674*
ESM365.986011424
OH392.96950610
HH259.90917538
VH422.76404211
Others-PwD120.00000149
Total__43531

SSC CGL Cut Off 2018

The SSC CGL Cut Off marks are extremely beneficial to understand what you need to prepare for the exam and how you can strategize to score high marks.

SSC CGL Cut Off 2018 Tier I-:

The SSC CGL Cut Off Tier I 2018 for different posts are mentioned below:

CategoryAssistant Audit Officer-AAOJunior Statistical Officer- JSO (Grade-II)Other Posts
SC148.97140.11111.10
ST141.86129.56103.22
UR170165.96137.07
OBC165162.35131.18
OH132.90112.4895.55
HH102.4551.9940.00
VH–64.5770.25
Ex-S––40.00

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier II 2018- Assistant Accounts Officer and Assistant Audit Officer:

The SSC CGL Cut Off marks for Tier II paper for the posts of Assistant Accounts Officer and Assistant Audit Officer are as mentioned below:

CategoriesSSC CGL Cut-off 2018 Tier I+ Tier-II (Paper I+II+IV)Number of Candidates
SC463.15841
ST460.21421
OBC510.921,724
UR572.511,762
OH409.26111
HH347.35100
PwD168.0450
Total__5,009

SSC CGL Cut Off 2018 Tier II – JSO Post:

The candidates who qualified for appearing in SSC CGL Tier III 2018 exam for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer, their cut-off marks are mentioned below:

CategoriesSSC CGL Cut-off 2018 Tier 1+Tier-II (Paper I+II+IV)Number of Candidates
SC433.95478
ST403.95301
OBC517.76583
UR535.86955
OH348.50112
HH223.46106
VH267.51121
PwD165.0416
Total__2,672

SSC CGL Cut Off Marks 2018 – Other SSC CGL Posts:

The Cut Off marks for SSC CGL posts other than Assistant Accounts Officer, Assistant Audit Officer, and Junior Statistical Officer for the year 2018 are given below:

CategoriesSSC CGL Cut-off 2018 Tier 1+Tier-II (Paper I+II+IV)Number of Candidates
SC354.748,050
ST327.054,022
OBC400.3315,359
UR433.0017,439
Ex-S255.123,244
OH302.50859
HH165.73777
VH280.98404
PwD122.5886
Total__50240

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-III 2018

The Staff Selection Commission has announced the SSC CGL Tier-III Result 2018. Along with the result, the cut off marks have also been released by the commission. We have provided the detailed cut off for posts like A.A.O, J.S.O, etc in the table below. A total of 41803 candidates had appeared for the exam.

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-III 2018– Assistant Audit Officer (A.A.O.):

Candidates qualified in SSC CGL Tier III 2018 for appearing in Document Verification for the post of Assistant Audit Officer:

CategoryCut Off MarksCandidates Available
SC602.90120225
ST586.19412110
OBC656.39436420
UR686.28548581*
OH574.2439324
HH475.4517324
Others-PWD285.6661024
Total__1408

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-III 2018– Junior Statistical Officer (J.S.O.):

Candidates qualified in SSC CGL Tier III 2018 for appearing in Document Verification for the post of Junior Statistical Officer :

CategoryCut Off MarksCandidates Available
SC484.18283443
ST454.22337290
OBC560.97883564
UR584.70778937*
OH393.82574101
HH269.4224497
VH321.30548114
Total__2546

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-III 2018– CPT and Document Verification:

Candidates qualified in SSC CGL Tier III 2018 for appearing in CPT and Document Verification-

CategoryCut Off MarksCandidates Available
SC467.931092436
ST439.801051305
OBC520.582824104
UR539.320916453*
OH409.16313313
HH292.38905340
VH439.5611372
Others-PWD198.6496961
Total__15084

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-III 2018-DEST and Document Verification:

Candidates qualified in SSC CGL Tier III 2018 for appearing in DEST and Document Verification-

CategoryCut Off MarksCandidates Available
SC431.870425018
ST407.112782399
OBC477.721619242
UR512.4438411090*
ESM288.120002805
OH374.85996576
HH256.55850480
VH379.65441198
Others-PWD172.5689968
Total__31876

SSC CGL Cut Off 2017

The CGL cut off list for candidates shortlisted in Tier I of SSC CGL exam 2017 to appear for the Tier II exam is below. The information will help you through SSC CGL Tier-I Cut off 2017. Check the category wise details from the details below.

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-I 2017:

CategoryAssistant Audit Officer -AAOJunior Statistical Officer -JSO (Grade-II)Other Posts
SC125.50123.5098.00
ST119.00114.5088.50
OBC135.50135.50110.00
UR148.00146.50126.50
HH75.0061.0038.00
OH111.50102.0084.50
Ex.S––69.00
VH–116.0089.50

The table below mentions the SSC CGL Cut off marks for Tier I and Tier II exam i.e. the candidates who were called for SSC CGL Tier III 2017 exam.

SSC CGL Cut Off Tier-II 2017:

The table given below explains the SSC CGL cut off for Tier 2 Exam 2017. It contains cut off marks for various categories and the total number of candidates who appeared in the SSC CGL Tier-II exam in the respective categories–

CategoryCut-off MarksAssistant Audit OfficerCut-off MarksFor J.S.OCut-off Marks CPT/DEST
SC500.50563200.00655338.257669
ST479.00275200.00394311.253792
OBC538.001456240.001914379.7516045
OH458.0057200.0082294.00756
HH348.2555200.0082191.00521
EX-SM––––263.502394
UR573.001313280.001723415.5015053
VH––––311.00190
TOTAL__3719__4850__46420

SSC CGL Cut off Tier III 2017:

Candidates can refer to the table below to understand the SSC CGL Cut Off marks for the SSC CGL 2017 exam. It explains the cut off marks for each post in detail where you can even find the cut off marks for individual categories-

CategoryCut Off MarksAssistant Audit OfficerCut Off MarksFor JSOCut Off MarksFor CPT & DVCut Off MarksFor DEST & DV
SC571.00473450528441.753066380.756891
ST547.25229425331418.5015233803032
OBC607.0012195101376494.754770451.2512491
UR642.501161*5151569*496.509990*488.2513260*
OH528.754542556396.50338375485
HH418.504435030295272288301
ExSM––––492.2523292.251956
VH––––433.5067388146
TOTAL__3082__3804__19349__35674

SSC CGL Cut Off 2016

SSC CGL Cut Off 2016 Tier-I:

The minimum cut off for SSC CGL 2016 exam Tier I projected by the Commission is as mentioned below:

CategoriesMinimum Cut Off Marks
UR137.00
OBC125.50
SC114.00
ST103.00
Ex.S92.00
OH97.00
HH20.00
VH68.00

SSC CGL Tier-II Cut Off 2016:

The SSC CGL Tier-II cut off 2016 is the combined merit of tier I and tier II and dominates the selection process-

CategoriesJSO (Grade-II) Tier I-Tier II Paper I+II+IIIAAO Tier I -Tier II Paper I+II+IVASO CSS and AO MEA Tier I – Tier II Paper I+IIOther Posts Tier I -Tier II Paper I+II
SC423.00454.00389.00363.25
ST397.00427.00370.00341.00
OBC471.00493.75424.50397.00
UR502.00536.00449.00422.00
HH230.25264.00262.00216.00
VH267.50–364.50336.00
OH364.00411.00366.50333.00
Ex.S––––

SSC CGL Cut Off Marks Important Deciding Factors

The cut-off marks for CGL are the basis of qualification for the next round i.e. the candidate must obtain the minimum cut off marks in Tier I exam as decided by the Commission in order to appear for SSC CGL Tier-II exam.

Similarly, candidates who score the minimum SSC CGL cut off marks in Tier-II are called for Tier III of the examination. The Commission declares the cut off marks of SSC CGL separately for each stage, category and post.

There are a number of factors that affect SSC CGL cut off. These following factors are involved while determining the SSC CGL cut off:

  • Number of candidates writing the exam
  • Number of vacancy for each post
  • Region-wise vacancies issued
  • Candidates performance in the exam
  • The difficulty level of the exam
  • Use of SSC normalization rule

How to Calculate SSC CGL Tier I Cut Off?

Candidates willing to appear for SSC CGL Tier I exam have to score the overall cut off to pass CGL prelim exam.

Anyone can calculate the SSC CGL cut off Tier I. Candidates can calculate the cut-off marks following the below-mentioned process:

  • Sum up the total marks obtained in each section of the exam i.e. English + Quantitative Aptitude + General Reasoning + General Awareness.
  • Remember, the sum obtained in step one must be arrived after applying the negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong attempt.
  • The number now arrived will be the minimum qualifying marks for SSC CGL examination.

Note:- Candidates appearing for other SSC exams can go through the links for assistance:

Ans.  SSC CGL tier 1 cut off varies every year depending on various factors. However, based on the cut off trends of previous years, SSC CGL 2020 tier 1 expected cut off for UR category can be between be 172-178 for AAO post, 165-172 for JSO (Grade-II) post and 142-148 for other remaining posts on the basis of vacancies and difficulty level of the exam.

Ans. Based on the trend, SSC CGL cutoff for the post of Assistant Audit Officer – AAO is the highest followed by Junior Statistical Officer – JSO and other posts.

Ans. No, the Staff Selection Commission releases SSC CGL Cut Off centrally on the official Website, it is not released region-wise.

Ans. Yes, there are different cut off for AAO, JSO, and other posts.

Ans. You may determine the anticipated SSC CGL cut off for 2022 by computing and examining the cutoff scores from the previous year. For your reference, we have listed the SSC CGL previous year cut off marks in this article.

Ans. There are many factors affecting the SSC CGL Cut Off list such as the number of applicants, reservation of seats, the number of test takers, previous year cut off trends etc.