SSC CGL cut-off marks are the minimum qualifying marks determined by the Staff Selection Commission for shortlisting candidates at different stages of the Combined Graduate Level Examination. As per SSC result notices, cut-off marks are decided based on:

• Number of candidates appearing
• Total vacancies reported by user departments
• Difficulty level of examination
• Normalization formula applied by SSC
• Reservation policy of Government of India
• Post preference submitted by candidates

SSC clearly mentions in its official result write-ups that Tier-1 is only qualifying in nature, while Tier-2 performance determines final merit and post allocation.

This page presents the SSC CGL cut-off exactly in the same logical structure used in SSC result notices so students can rely on it as a decision document rather than just a marks list.

According to SSC result methodology:

Cut off marks mean the minimum marks secured by the last qualified candidate in a particular category and post group.

SSC uses separate qualifying lists such as:

List-1 → AAO/AAA
List-2 → JSO
List-3 → Statistical Investigator
List-4 → Other posts

This structure comes directly from SSC result formatting practice.

SSC explicitly states that final merit is prepared based on Tier-2 marks.

Observation:

Tier-1 cut off fluctuates only slightly because SSC uses it only as a screening mechanism.

SSC allocates posts based on:

Merit rank
Category
Post preference
Vacancy

Example:

If UR candidate scores 330:

AAO possible
ASO possible

If candidate scores 305:

Income Tax likely

If candidate scores 275:

Auditor likely

This explains why students should target marks above cut off rather than just cut off.

Based on cut off trend:

Students preparing seriously should target:

Tier-1: 165+

Tier-2: 300+

This gives strong selection probability.