SSC CGL Expected Cut Off 2026: Tier-I & Tier-II Analysis

Current status — verified 14 September 2026: SSC CGL Tier-I 2026 is scheduled from 30 September to 30 October 2026. The examination has not started, so no shift-wise difficulty data, response-sheet evidence or official 2026 cut-off exists yet. Any exact figure published before the first shift is a planning estimate, not an official cut-off.

Direct answer: SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I and Tier-II cut-offs are not released. A Tier-I pre-exam planning range can be derived from official 2024–2025 history, while the post-exam expected range must be recalculated from 2026 shift evidence. Tier-II and final-selection targets must remain separated by post, category and applicable paper. Use official 2024–2025 Tier-I data as historical context, not as a guaranteed 2026 score.

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Direct answer:

SSC has not released the 2026 Tier-I cut-off. This transparent pre-exam planning range uses official 2024 and 2025 Tier-I cut-offs for all posts other than JSO and Statistical Investigator Grade-II. It is a previous-trend estimate—not an official or guaranteed 2026 cut-off.

How to use this table: Treat the upper end as the minimum preparation reference, not as a promise of qualification. Mahendras will recalculate the expected range after sufficient 2026 shift evidence becomes available.

The following figures are official Tier-I shortlisting cut-offs for posts other than Junior Statistical Officer and Statistical Investigator Grade-II. They are historical references—not the 2026 prediction.

The difference between the two years demonstrates why copying one previous cut-off as the “2026 expected cut-off” is unreliable. Vacancies, paper difficulty, candidate performance, normalisation and shortlisting requirements can move the threshold materially.

Only candidates who applied for JSO and satisfied the applicable eligibility conditions were considered for the JSO list in the official result write-ups.

Post-specific lists must not be mixed with the “all other posts” list. A single headline figure cannot accurately represent every SSC CGL candidate.

The minimum qualifying percentage is only an eligibility floor; it is not the actual shortlisting cut-off. In the official 2024 and 2025 Tier-I result write-ups, the minimum qualifying marks were stated as 30% for UR, 25% for OBC/EWS and 20% for all other categories. Actual category-wise shortlisting cut-offs were higher and differed by list.

No score can be called “safe” before the paper and official result. A practical preparation target should sit above your recent mock average and above the relevant historical category band, while maintaining accuracy. Candidates should not force extra attempts merely to reach a viral target number; negative marking can turn an aggressive attempt strategy into a lower score.

The detailed SSC CGL 2026 notification tentatively places Tier-II in December 2026, but the exact date and official 2026 Tier-II/final cut-offs are not available as of 14 September 2026. Final cut-offs are post- and category-specific, so the broad range below is a preparation benchmark—not one universal selection cut-off.

SSC CGL Tier-II 2026 Trend-Based Planning Range

For all posts other than JSO and Statistical Investigator Grade-II, merit is based on Tier-II Paper-I Sections I and II, subject to the prescribed qualifying requirements. These rounded working bands are out of 390, derived from official 2025 final-result patterns across multiple all-other post groups and cross-checked against the official 2024 pattern. High-demand or low-vacancy posts can finish above these bands.

Important: JSO/SI use Paper-I plus Paper-II and therefore need a separate benchmark. ESM and PwBD cut-offs vary sharply by post and vacancy volume, so one narrow pre-exam number for them would be misleading.

Tier-I marks are used for shortlisting candidates to Tier-II. The official 2026 notice states that the final merit list is prepared on the basis of Tier-II performance, subject to the applicable qualifying requirements. Therefore, a Tier-I safe-score discussion and a Tier-II final-selection target answer different student questions and must be labelled separately.

Before Tier-II, use mock percentiles and error trends rather than a fabricated fixed number. After the examination, Mahendras will separate Paper-I evidence from any applicable Paper-II or Paper-III evidence and will label every range as provisional until SSC publishes official marks and cut-offs. The page will then preserve both the expected analysis and the official outcome with a clear update time.

After the examination begins, this page should be updated only with evidence. The update sequence will use shift-wise difficulty, student-reported attempts, question mix, response-sheet evidence when available, vacancy information and official SSC notices. Early-shift numbers will be labelled provisional; the estimate will be revised as the sample improves. Once SSC publishes the result write-up, the expected range will be replaced by the official category-wise cut-off.

Official SSC CGL Tier-I 2025 Result Write-Up

Official SSC CGL Tier-I 2024 Result Write-Up

Official SSC CGL 2025 Final Result and Post-Wise Cut-Off

Official SSC CGL 2026 Notification

Prepared by: Mahendra’s SSC Exam Content Desk.

Last verified: 14 September 2026.