The Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Graduate Level Examination annually to recruit to select eligible and suitable candidates to the Group B and Group C posts in various departments of the Government of India. As the commission has earlier released the official notification regarding CGL Recruitment in December 2020, the Tier 1 examination was scheduled to be held in May 2021. However, it is now postponed due to the pandemic situation in the country. But, the candidates shall expect the revised examination date any time soon. So, here, we have SSC CGL Cut Off score for you, to make your preparation easier.
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SSC CGL Expected Cut-off Scores
This year, the SSC CGL Tier 01 examination was scheduled to be held from 29th of May 2021 to 07th of June 2021. However, the commission has released a notification stating the exam postponement. In the previous year, SSC CGL preliminary stage exams were started on March 03, 2020. More than 10 lakh candidates appear for this recruitment exam across India. Last year only 18% of candidates get qualified for the Tier-02 of the selection process. Let’s have a look at the SSC CGL expected cut-off scores based on exam level and previous year analysis.
Let’s check the previous year’s cut-off scores for SSC CGL Preliminary stage examinations.
SSC CGL Previous Year Cut-off Score
Cut Off 2016
| Category | Cut Off Scores |
| SC | 114.00 |
| ST | 103.00 |
| OBC | 125.50 |
| OH | 97.00 |
| HH | 20.00 |
| UR | 137.00 |
| Ex-S | 92.00 |
| VH | 68.00 |
2017 Cut-off
| Category | Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) | Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II) | Remaining Posts |
| UR | 148 | 146.5 | 126.5 |
| OBC | 135.5 | 135.5 | 110 |
| SC | 125.5 | 123.5 | 98 |
| ST | 119 | 114.5 | 88.5 |
| Ex.S | – | – | 69 |
| OH | 111.5 | 102 | 84.5 |
| HH | 75 | 61 | 38 |
| VH | – | 116 | 89.5 |
2018 Cut-off Score
| Category | Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) | Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II) | Remaining Posts |
| UR | 170 | 165.96 | 137.07 |
| OBC | 165 | 162.35 | 131.18 |
| SC | 148.97 | 140.11 | 111.1 |
| ST | 141.86 | 129.56 | 103.22 |
| Ex.S | – | – | 40 |
| OH | 132.9 | 112.48 | 95.55 |
| HH | 102.45 | 51.99 | 40 |
| VH | – | 64.57 | 70.25 |
2019 Cut-off Scores (Preliminary Stage)
| Category | Cut-off Scores |
| SC | 114 |
| ST | 103 |
| OBC | 124 |
| UR | 136 |
| VH | 68 |
Candidates, please note that the above given cut-off scores for SSC CGL for your reference only. This year the cut off score will be completely different based on the number of attendees and number of available vacancies. SSC is expected to release the official cut-off scores after the examination is conducted. We will update you with the official scores once they are out.
How to Check the SSC CGL Cut Off ?
The steps to check SSC CGL cut off marks are given below:
- Visit the official website
- Candidates will find the result link on the home page
- Clicking the link, a PDF will open
- The PDF file will contain the category-wise SSC CGL cut off marks
- Candidates can check the cut off marks and save the file for future reference.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2021
SSC CGL Preliminary Examination
| SL No | Subject/Topic | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
- Exam Duration: 60 minutes.
SSC CGL 2019 Tier-02 Exam
| SL No | Subject/Topic | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
| 1 | English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 02 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 100 | 200 | 02 hours |
| 3 | Finance and Economics | 100 | 200 | 02 hours |
| 4 | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 02 hours |
- Statistics – Only for Junior Statistical Officer Posts.
- Finance and Economics – Only for Assistant Auditor and Accountant Posts.
SSC CGL Tier-03
SSC CGL Tier-03 exam is a descriptive test. Here the candidates will ask to write an Essay, Precis, Letter or Application. The question paper will be bilingual, English and Hindi. Exam Duration is 60 minutes ( 01 hours) and maximum marks are 100.
SSC CGL Tier-04
Tier- 04 is a computer skill test. This test has two sections: Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) and Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)
- DEST- Candidates are required to type 2000 words in 15 minutes on a computer in English.
DEST is only for Tax Assistants positions.
- CPT- It is to check the candidate’s proficiency in Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Only for the posts under the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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