# SSC CGL Official Cut-Off Marks, Qualifying % & Tier-I Scheme

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- **Scope:** SSC CGL 2025 & 2024 official Tier-I write-ups (including the 14 January 2026 corrigendum) and SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I scheme.
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## SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I Marking & Timer Rules

- **Sections & Max Marks:** 4 sections · 200 marks — 100 questions (4 × 25 questions, 50 marks each) [5]
- **Total Exam Duration:** 60 minutes — 80 minutes for candidates eligible for scribe [5]
- **Sectional Timer:** 15 minutes / section — Introduced in the SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I notice [5]
- **Wrong Answer Penalty:** -0.50 marks — Deducted for each wrong answer in Tier-I [5]

## Official SSC CGL Tier-I Cut-Off Marks (2024 vs 2025)

Normalised marks out of 200 published in SSC Tier-I result write-ups and subsequent corrigenda, ordered oldest to newest.

### All other posts

| Category | SSC CGL 2024 (Normalised / 200) | SSC CGL 2025 (Incl. 14 January 2026 corrigendum) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UR | 152.97275 *(Corrected on 17 January 2025 from 153.18981)* [1] | 136.40215 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 136.83159)* [2] |
| EWS | 141.82144 *(Corrected on 17 January 2025 from 142.01963)* [1] | 127.41630 [2] |
| OBC | 146.23244 *(Corrected on 17 January 2025 from 146.26291)* [1] | 130.36617 [2] |
| SC | 126.42235 *(Corrected on 17 January 2025 from 126.45554)* [1] | 115.02843 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 114.97063)* [2] |
| ST | 111.85520 *(Corrected on 17 January 2025 from 111.88930)* [1] | 106.38576 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 106.36936)* [2] |
| ESM | 69.92674 [3] | 92.82040 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 92.80460)* [2] |
| OH | 113.10008 [3] | 100.87394 [2] |
| HH | 64.79156 [3] | 68.79973 [2] |
| VH | 102.97465 [3] | 72.05369 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 72.00006)* [2] |
| Other-PWD | 45.74000 [3] | 40.17527 *(Corrected on 14 January 2026 from 41.70541)* [2] |

### Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)

| Category | SSC CGL 2024 (Normalised / 200) | SSC CGL 2025 (Incl. 14 January 2026 corrigendum) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UR | 167.02061 [3] | 153.46108 [4] |
| EWS | 161.73406 [3] | 151.58638 [4] |
| OBC | 160.65216 [3] | 153.46108 [4] |
| SC | 143.53855 [3] | 137.29518 [4] |
| ST | 135.23007 [3] | 136.40211 [4] |
| OH | 133.35717 [3] | 125.16130 [4] |
| HH | 95.45162 [3] | 104.04315 [4] |
| VH | 122.51903 [3] | 134.15850 [4] |
| Other-PWD | — | 91.01367 [4] |

### Statistical Investigator Grade-II

| Category | SSC CGL 2024 (Normalised / 200) | SSC CGL 2025 (Incl. 14 January 2026 corrigendum) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UR | 170.65672 [3] | 152.47231 [4] |
| EWS | 163.50858 [3] | 152.14666 [4] |
| OBC | 161.13462 [3] | 150.51402 [4] |
| SC | — | 137.16184 [4] |
| ST | 134.49545 [3] | 130.16987 [4] |
| OH | — | 127.48052 [4] |
| HH | 60.66162 [3] | 112.62423 [4] |
| VH | 92.05218 [3] | — |
| Other-PWD | 40.30795 [3] | — |

> Note: SSC does not publish a separate post-group cut-off row where zero vacancies or separate lists were notified for that category in a cycle.
> Note: Marks shown are normalised scores across multi-shift Computer Based Examinations under para 13.2 of the SSC notice.

## Minimum Qualifying Marks in SSC CGL Tier-I (Notice Floor)

Statutory minimum percentage specified in the SSC CGL 2026 notice. Shortlisting for Tier-II uses the higher cycle cut-off above.

| Category | Qualifying Percentage | Equivalent Marks (out of 200) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UR | 30% [5] | 60 / 200 (Share of 200 Tier-I marks) |
| OBC | 25% [5] | 50 / 200 (Share of 200 Tier-I marks) |
| EWS | 25% [5] | 50 / 200 (Share of 200 Tier-I marks) |
| All other categories | 20% [5] | 40 / 200 (Share of 200 Tier-I marks) |

> Note: Clearing the minimum qualifying percentage makes a candidate eligible for consideration; actual Tier-II shortlisting depends on the category and post cut-off.

## SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I Examination Scheme

Section-wise question count and maximum marks printed in para 13.8 of the SSC CGL 2026 notice.

| Section | Questions | Maximum Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 [5] | 50 [5] |
| General Awareness | 25 [5] | 50 [5] |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 [5] | 50 [5] |
| English Comprehension | 25 [5] | 50 [5] |

> Note: Summed across the four printed sections: 100 questions and 200 marks (SSC prints each section row without a summed total row).

## 5 Validated Sample Questions with Setter-Trap Warnings & In-Test AI Hints (+2.00 correct · -0.50 negative · 60 min / 100 Qs)

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### Q1. [Quantitative Aptitude — Successive Discounts & Marked Price] (+2.00 / -0.50 · Target 35s · MEDIUM)

A trader marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on the marked price. What is his net gain or loss percentage?

- **(A)** 10.0% gain *(Common Setter Trap)*
- **(B)** 0.8% gain *(Correct Answer)*
- **(C)** 12.0% gain
- **(D)** 0.8% loss

- **In-Test AI Hint · Level 1 Nudge (Concept Nudge (No Spoiler)):** The 20% and 10% discounts apply sequentially to the Marked Price (140), not to the Cost Price (100). Multiply the scale factors: 1.4 × 0.8 × 0.9.
- **Setter-Trap Warning (Why Option A Traps Aspirants — Additive Percentage Trap (Picked by ~41% of test-takers)):** Examiners place 10.0% gain as Option A because rushed candidates compute 40% - (20% + 10%) = 10%. Discounts apply to 140, not 100.
- **Correct Answer (B) & Fast Exam-Hall Shortcut:** Multiplier chain in 8 seconds: CP = 100 → MP = 140 → SP = 140 × (4/5) × (9/10) = 1.4 × 72 = 100.8 → +0.8% gain.
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### Q2. [Quantitative Aptitude — Trigonometric Identities (sec θ + tan θ)] (+2.00 / -0.50 · Target 25s · MEDIUM)

If sec θ + tan θ = 5 (where 0° < θ < 90°), then what is the value of sin θ?

- **(A)** 12 / 13 *(Correct Answer)*
- **(B)** 5 / 13 *(Common Setter Trap)*
- **(C)** 12 / 5
- **(D)** 13 / 12

- **In-Test AI Hint · Level 1 Nudge (Concept Nudge (No Spoiler)):** Use the conjugate identity: sec²θ - tan²θ = 1 implies (sec θ - tan θ) is the reciprocal of (sec θ + tan θ).
- **Setter-Trap Warning (Why Option B Traps Aspirants — Last-Second cos θ vs sin θ Swap):** Adding sec θ + tan θ = 5 and sec θ - tan θ = 1/5 gives sec θ = 13/5. Under 30-second pressure, candidates invert 13/5 to 5/13 and click Option B, forgetting 5/13 is cos θ.
- **Correct Answer (A) & Fast Exam-Hall Shortcut:** Direct formula: if sec θ + tan θ = k, the right triangle has sides (k² - 1), 2k, and hypotenuse (k² + 1). For k = 5: sin θ = (25 - 1)/(25 + 1) = 24/26 = 12/13.
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### Q3. [General Intelligence & Reasoning — Syllogism (Definite vs Possibility)] (+2.00 / -0.50 · Target 30s · MEDIUM)

Statements: All Audits are Reports. Some Reports are Ledgers. No Ledger is a Draft.
Conclusions:
I. Some Reports are not Drafts.
II. Some Audits are Ledgers.

- **(A)** Only Conclusion I follows *(Correct Answer)*
- **(B)** Both Conclusions I and II follow *(Common Setter Trap)*
- **(C)** Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
- **(D)** Only Conclusion II follows

- **In-Test AI Hint · Level 1 Nudge (Concept Nudge (No Spoiler)):** Look at the intersection of Reports and Ledgers: since NO Ledger is a Draft, can that shared slice of Reports ever be a Draft?
- **Setter-Trap Warning (Why Option B Traps Aspirants — Single-Diagram Overlap Trap):** When students draw "All Audits are Reports" and "Some Reports are Ledgers", their circles accidentally touch. Because "Some Audits are Ledgers" does not carry "is a possibility", it is false.
- **Correct Answer (A) & Fast Exam-Hall Shortcut:** 15-second check: Reports ∩ Ledgers ≠ ∅ and Ledgers ∩ Drafts = ∅ ⇒ those specific Reports cannot be Drafts (I holds). Audits & Ledgers have no forced link (II fails).
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### Q4. [English Comprehension — Subject-Verb Agreement with Correlative Conjunctions] (+2.00 / -0.50 · Target 20s · EASY)

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error:
"Neither the Chief Auditor nor the two regional directors / was informed about the revised / statutory compliance deadline / before Friday evening."

- **(A)** Neither the Chief Auditor nor the two regional directors
- **(B)** was informed about the revised *(Correct Answer)*
- **(C)** statutory compliance deadline
- **(D)** No error (because "Neither" always takes a singular verb) *(Common Setter Trap)*

- **In-Test AI Hint · Level 1 Nudge (Concept Nudge (No Spoiler)):** With "Neither A nor B", check which noun sits closer to the verb: the singular "Chief Auditor" or the plural "two regional directors"?
- **Setter-Trap Warning (Why Option D Traps Aspirants — Mechanical "Neither = Singular" Rule Trap):** Many aspirants memorize "Neither/Either takes a singular verb". That applies to "Neither of the directors WAS", not to "Neither X nor Y", where the proximity rule requires "were informed".
- **Correct Answer (B) & Fast Exam-Hall Shortcut:** Proximity rule in 10 seconds: after "nor", the subject is "the two regional directors" (plural) → replace "was informed" with "were informed".
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### Q5. [General Awareness — Indian Polity — Money Bill vs Financial Bill (Articles 108 & 110)] (+2.00 / -0.50 · Target 20s · MEDIUM)

Which of the following statements regarding a Money Bill under Article 110 of the Constitution of India is CORRECT?

- **(A)** The President can summon a Joint Sitting of both Houses under Article 108 if the Rajya Sabha rejects a Money Bill. *(Common Setter Trap)*
- **(B)** The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill within 14 days, and the Lok Sabha may accept or reject any of its recommendations. *(Correct Answer)*
- **(C)** A Money Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament by a Union Minister.
- **(D)** The President may return a Money Bill once for reconsideration of the Houses under Article 111.

- **In-Test AI Hint · Level 1 Nudge (Concept Nudge (No Spoiler)):** Since a Money Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha only with prior recommendation of the President, does the Rajya Sabha have equal veto power to trigger a deadlock?
- **Setter-Trap Warning (Why Option A Traps Aspirants — Article 108 Joint Sitting Overreach Trap):** SSC frequently pairs "Rajya Sabha rejects a bill" with "Joint Sitting under Article 108". For Money Bills, no deadlock can exist: after 14 days, the bill passes automatically even if Rajya Sabha does not agree.
- **Correct Answer (B) & Fast Exam-Hall Shortcut:** Memory anchor "L-14-NoJ-NoR": Lok Sabha only, 14-day Rajya Sabha window, No Joint Sitting (Art. 108), No Return by President (Art. 111).
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## Official Normalisation & Scoring Rules (Verbatim)

### Marks across shifts are normalised [5]

> "13.2 Marks scored by the candidates in Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the procedure published by the Commission vide Notice dated 02-06-2025 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks."
> — *SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026, notice, uploaded 21 May 2026* (para 13.2, PDF p.24)

## Official Timeline & Release Dates

- **SSC CGL 2026 — Tentative Tier-I answer key notice:** 4 November 2026 *(Confirmed)* [6]
- **SSC CGL 2026 — Answer-key objection window:** 4 November 2026 to 7 November 2026 (09:00 PM IST) *(Confirmed)* [6]
- **SSC CGL 2025 — Tentative Tier-I answer key notice:** 16 October 2025 *(Confirmed)* [7]
- **SSC CGL 2025 — Answer-key objection window:** 16 October 2025 to 21 October 2025 (11:00 AM IST) *(Confirmed)* [8]

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What was the official SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I cut-off for UR, OBC, EWS, SC and ST?

For all posts other than JSO and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I, the official normalised cut-off marks out of 200 were 136.40215 (UR), 130.36617 (OBC), 127.41630 (EWS), 115.02843 (SC), and 106.38576 (ST), including SSC's 14 January 2026 corrigendum.

### Has SSC published the SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I cut-off yet?

SSC publishes Tier-I cut-off marks with the Tier-I result write-up after the tentative answer-key challenge window closes and multi-shift scores are normalised. Until SSC releases the 2026 Tier-I result write-up, compare your score against the official 2025 and 2024 Tier-I cut-offs on this page.

### What is the negative marking and sectional time limit in SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I?

Under para 13.8 of the SSC CGL 2026 notice, Tier-I deducts 0.50 marks for each wrong answer, runs for 60 minutes total, and enforces a 15-minute timer per section across the four 25-question sections.

### Is clearing the 30% UR minimum qualifying floor enough to reach Tier-II?

No. The 30% UR (25% OBC/EWS, 20% other categories) figure in the SSC notice is the statutory minimum qualifying floor. Candidates are shortlisted for Tier-II using the cycle cut-off fixed by SSC for each category and post group.

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## Official Sources Cited

1. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2024, additional Tier-I result with revised cut-offs, 17 January 2025** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Writeup_Additional%20result_17012025.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20250209220027id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Writeup_Additional%20result_17012025.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `b5629d6636eaf0fa…`)*
2. **SSC: corrigendum to the Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2025, result write-up, 14 January 2026** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Corrigendum.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260811013553id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Corrigendum.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `c052e02d6cba9dd3…`)*
3. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2024, result write-up, 5 December 2024** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Result%20Write-up%20CGLE%202024%20Tier%20I_51224.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20250408063328id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Result%20Write-up%20CGLE%202024%20Tier%20I_51224.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `df0018cc92284911…`)*
4. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2025, result write-up, 18 December 2025** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/Results/writeup_181225.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260615024336id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/Results/writeup_181225.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `aae772a841a3b0bb…`)*
5. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026, notice, uploaded 21 May 2026** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_cgl_2026.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `54a01dda220cb883…`)*
6. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2026, tentative answer keys notice, 4 November 2026** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/writeup_04112026.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261104133656id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/writeup_04112026.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `ace3291a6c175b9a…`)*
7. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2025, tentative answer keys notice, 16 October 2025** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Writeup_AnswerKey_Tier-I_CGLE_25.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260610065708id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Writeup_AnswerKey_Tier-I_CGLE_25.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `3565df11ce8c8efe…`)*
8. **SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I), 2025, extension of the answer key challenge window, 17 October 2025** — [Official document](https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Extension_Writeup_CGLE_2025_Tier_I_Answer%20Key17102025.pdf) · [Archive copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260615021650id_/https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Extension_Writeup_CGLE_2025_Tier_I_Answer%20Key17102025.pdf) *(read 11 November 2026, sha256 `542ffece9582769d…`)*