SSC CHSL Cut Off Marks: Tier 1, Tier 2 & Final Results (2015-2026)

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) examination is a highly competitive recruitment process for various government posts. Understanding the cut-off marks for each stage – Tier 1, Tier 2, and the final selection – is crucial for aspirants. This article provides a detailed breakdown of SSC CHSL cut-off marks across multiple years, from 2015 to the upcoming 2026 examination cycle, offering valuable insights into selection trends and performance benchmarks.

Understanding SSC CHSL Examination Stages and Cut-offs

The SSC CHSL exam typically comprises multiple tiers, including Tier 1 (Computer-Based Examination), Tier 2 (Descriptive Paper), and a Skill Test or Typing Test. Cut-off marks are released separately for each tier, reflecting the minimum score required to advance to the next stage or be considered for final selection. These cut-offs vary based on factors such as the number of vacancies, the difficulty level of the exam, and the performance of candidates across different categories.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut-Off Analysis Across Years

The Tier 1 examination serves as the initial screening. Below is a consolidated view of SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut-off marks for various years, highlighting the category-wise scores. This data can help aspirants gauge the competitive landscape.

Categories	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
UR	153.91142	157.72984	140.18226	141.88710	159.52	135.6	143.5	127.5	119
SC	136.41166	135.46972	112.86061	114.16235	136.1	110.09	122.5	108	99
ST	124.52592	125.79702	104.78368	108.88518	127.32	99.09	112	99	89.5
OBC	152.26953	153.25024	140.1237	139.42190	156.1	133.74	139	120	110
EWS	151.09782	151.02975	131.40838	117.59855	149.98	127.25	NA	NA	NA
ESM	102.47651	97.98679	55.5861	72.06370	87.32	56.11	NA	NA	NA
EXS	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	83	64.5	45.5
OH	132.44172	122.72118	107.63592	106.37481	124.36	102.75	111.5	97.5	88
HH	94.08797	86.70978	65.89994	63.80870	81.08	58.43	73.5	65	55
VH	132.21752	138.31927	89.87114	93.81684	123.78	84.87	95.5	96	83.5
PwDOthers	115.27865	83.24763	56.41375	51.12050	74.32	50	NA	NA	NA

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam for 2024 was conducted from July 1st to July 11th, 2024, with the result declared on September 6th, 2024. The cut-off marks for LDC/JSA in 2024 were UR: 157.36168, SC: 139.68408, ST: 129.44568, OBC: 156.61665, EWS: 150.51731, ESM: 78.23008, OH: 124.70219, HH: 81.06810, VH: 123.78593, and PwD–Other: 72.53530.

For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade A in 2024, the cut-off marks were UR: 176.27042, SC: 166.67647, ST: 165.07894, OBC: 176.27042, EWS: 176.27042, ESM: 133.93856, and OH: 166.25113. For more detailed information, refer to the SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut-Off 2024 Write-Up (PDF).

In 2023, the SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut-off was released on September 27th, 2023, alongside the result. A total of 16227 candidates appeared for the SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier 2 exam in 2023. The Tier 1 cut-off for LDC/JSA in 2023 was UR: 153.91142, SC: 136.41166, ST: 124.52592, OBC: 152.26953, EWS: 151.09782, ESM: 102.47651, OH: 132.44172, HH: 94.08797, VH: 132.21752, and PwD–Other: 115.27865. You can check the official PDF write-up here.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025: LDC/JSA and DEO

For the 2025 examination cycle, a significant number of candidates were selected for different posts. A total of 37520 candidates were selected for Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)/Clerk-cum-Typing Test posts. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025 for LDC/JSA/Clerk-Cum-Typist was as follows: UR: 144.25, SC: 125.40, ST: 115.25, OBC: 143.83, EWS: 141.42, ESM: 68.26, OH: 112.15, HH: 75.38, VH: 82.72, and PwD–Other: 55.33. Additionally, 1630 candidates were selected for Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Science Stream posts for the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam in 2025. The Tier 1 cut-off for DEO (Science Stream) in 2025 was: UR: 169.54, SC: 157.72, ST: 152.78, OBC: 169.49, EWS: 169.54, ESM: 128.52, and HH: 118.61. Under the science stream in 2025, 1767 candidates were declared qualified.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025 (LDC/JSA/Clerk-Cum-Typist)

Category	Cut Off Marks	Candidates Available
UR	144.25	5070
SC	125.40	7098
ST	115.25	3210
OBC	143.83	11051
EWS	141.42	5550
ESM	68.26	3675
OH	112.15	486
HH	75.38	482
VH	82.72	472
PwD – Other	55.33	426
Total		37520

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025 (Data Entry Operator - Science Stream)

Category	Cut Off Marks	Candidates Available
UR	169.54	82
SC	157.72	156
ST	152.78	51
OBC	169.49	157
EWS	169.54	68
ESM	128.52	50
HH	118.61	50
Total		614

SSC CHSL Tier 2 and Final Cut-Offs

The SSC CHSL Tier 2 is a descriptive paper, and cut-off marks are determined based on the aggregate scores from Tier 1 and Tier 2, along with performance in the Skill Test/Typing Test.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut-Off 2026 and Candidate Qualification

For the 2025 examination (results announced in 2026), the SSC released the SSC CHSL Tier-II Cut-Off 2026 on August 17th, 2026. A total of 3515 candidates scored equal to or more than the cut-off marks and qualified in the Tier 2 exam, being shortlisted for Identification Verification. The SSC CHSL Tier 2 Result 2026 and cut-off marks were released at www.ssc.gov.in. You can access the official write-up for the SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut-Off 2026 (PDF).

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut-Off 2026 (Section 3 - Section 1)

Category	Cut-off Marks
SC	9
ST	9
OBC	11.25
EWS	11.25
ESM	9
OH	9
HH	9
VH	9
PWD-others	9
UR	13.5

SSC CHSL Final Result and Cut Offs

The SSC CHSL 2019-20 Tier-I exam aimed to recruit 4893 vacancies. The Tier-II (Descriptive paper) of the SSC CHSL 2019 exam was conducted on February 14th, 2021. The SSC CHSL 2019 final cut off was released along with the final result on May 10th, 2022. For 2023, the SSC CHSL Final Result for Tier 2 was announced on August 7th, 2023. Candidates can check the SSC CHSL Final Result 2023 and the SSC CHSL Final Cut Off 2023 (PDF).

SSC CHSL Final Cut Off 2019 (UR Category for LDC/JSA & PA/SA)

Ministry/Department/ Organisation	LDC/ JSA/ JPA and PA/ SA (SSC CHSL 2019 Final Cut Off for UR Category)
Archaeological Survey of India (Ministry of Culture)	243.27365
Central Bureau of Narcotics	260.60622 (OBC)
Central Passport Office (Ministry of External Affairs)	259.37462
Controller General of Defence Accounts	243.85849
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	268.09309
Department of Fisheries (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying )	245.40010
Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)	243.91331
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Ministry of Commerce & Industry)	247.45649 (EWS)
Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (Ministry of Jal Shakti)	243.79858
Directorate General of Health Services (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)	251.41926
Election Commission of India	186.99254 (ESM)
Enforcement Directorate (Department of Revenue)	147.33540 (ESM)
India Meteorological Department (Office of the Director General of Meteorology)	253.33602
Intelligence Bureau	257.05351
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (Department of Personnel & Training)	273.41534
Ministry of Culture	254.25563
Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts)-(PA-Admn)	246.50751
Ministry of Defence (Office of the JS & CAO) AFHQ	258.29556
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change	255.29882
Ministry of External Affairs	271.23389
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs	230.17466 (VH)
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting	248.74756
Ministry of Labour & Employment	254.93635
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	267.90806
Vice-President’s Secretariat	277.88532
Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts)-SPN	237.40862

Skill Test and Typing Test Cut-off Details

The final selection also depends on performance in the Skill Test (for DEO Grade 'A') and Typing Test (for LDC/JSA/PA/SA/Court Clerk). The percentage of error allowed varies by category.

Category-wise Cut-off on Percentage of Error/Mistakes Allowed in Typing Test (for LDC/JSA/JPA)

• SC: 10%
• ST: 10%
• OBC: 10%
• EWS: 10%
• ESM: 10%
• OH: 10%
• HH: 10%
• VH: 10%
• PWD-others: 10%
• UR: 7%

Category-wise Cut-off on Percentage of Error/Mistakes Allowed in Skill Test (for DEO Grade ‘A’)

• SC: 7%
• ST: 7%
• OBC: 7%
• EWS: 7%
• ESM: 7%
• OH: 7%
• HH: 7%
• VH: 7%
• PWD-others: 7%
• UR: 5%

Previous Year Trends and Insights

Examining past cut-offs can provide valuable insights into the difficulty level and competition each year. For instance, the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam for 2021-22 was conducted from May 24th to June 10th, 2022. The SSC CHSL 2018-19 Tier 1 exam result was released on September 12th, 2019, with a massive 13.17 Lakh candidates appearing.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2023 (LDC/JSA)

Category	Cut off Marks	Candidates Available
UR	153.91142	2890
SC	136.41166	3290
ST	124.52592	1450
OBC	152.26953	5405
EWS	151.09782	2536
ESM	102.47651	878
OH	132.44172	245
HH	94.08797	199
VH	132.21752	265
PwD – Other	115.27865	37
Total		17495

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2023 (LDC/JSA)

Category	Cut off Marks	Candidates Available
UR	157.72984	5496*
SC	135.46972	7414
ST	125.79702	3189
OBC	153.25024	12960
EWS	151.02975	7132
ESM	97.98679	2247
OH	122.72118	729
HH	86.70978	455
VH	138.31927	347
PwD – Other	83.24763	255
Total		40224

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2022

Category	Cut off Marks
UR	140.18226
SC	112.86061
ST	104.78368
OBC	140.12370
EWS	131.40838
ESM	55.58610
OH	107.63592
HH	65.89994
VH	89.87114
PwD – Other	56.41375

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020-21

Category	Cut off Marks
UR	141.88884
SC	114.16301
ST	108.88563
OBC	139.46324
EWS	117.59934
ESM	72.10346
OH	106.37516
HH	63.80870
VH	93.81684
PwD – Other	51.12050

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off 2020-21 - LDC/JSA & PA/SA

Category	Cut off Marks
UR	209.54686
EWS	181.92068
SC	178.16070
ST	174.53067
ESM	128.31607
OH	165.94100
HH	121.97676
OBC	199.66606
VH	162.33906
PWD Other	98.82648

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020-21 - DEO

Category	Cut off Marks
UR	260.53826
EWS	243.35344
SC	225.62596
ST	225.62596
ESM	225.62596
OH	--
HH	--
OBC	252.85025
VH	--
PWD Other	--

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2019-20 (LDC/JSA/PA/SA)

Category	Cut Off Marks
UR	159.52
SC	136.10
ST	127.32
OBC	156.10
EWS	149.98
ESM	87.32
OH	124.36
HH	81.08
VI	123.78
Other PwD	74.32

SSC CHSL Tier 1 & Tier 2 Combined Cut Off 2019

Category	Cut-Off Marks (Tier-I + Tier-II)
UR	222.77406
SC	197.54617
ST	190.10796
OBC	215.03081
EWS	206.77609
ESM	146.48798
OH	184.73248
HH	136.64462
VI	184.33209
Other PwD	131.70117

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2015-19

	Cut-Off Marks SSC CHSL Tier-I 2015	Cut-Off Marks SSC CHSL Tier-I 2016-17	Cut-Off Marks SSC CHSL Tier-I 2017-18	Cut-Off Marks SSC CHSL Tier-I 2018-19
UR	119	127.50	143.5	135.60
SC	99	108.00	122.5	110.09
ST	89.50	99.00	112	99.09
OBC	110	120.00	139	133.74
Ex. S	45.50	64.50	83	56.11
OH	88	97.50	111.5	102.75
HH	55	65.00	73.5	58.43
VH	83.50	96.00	95.5	84.87

SSC CHSL Cut Off Marks by Year and Category (DEO, PS/SA, Court Clerk, LDC)

CATEGORY	YEAR	DEO In C&AG	PS/ SA	Court Clerk	LDC
UR[cat. no.-9]	2015	202.25	185.75	–	182
	2016	202.5	192.5	203.5	188
	2017-18	227.50	199.00	–	199.00
OBC[cat. no.-6]	2015	197.5	181.75	–	180.5
	2016	194	188	201.5	185.5
	2017-18	224.50	192.00	–	192.00
SC[cat. no.-1]	2015	179.25	160.75	–	160.5
	2016	182.5	170.5	186	169
	2017-18	210.50	174.50	–	174.50
ST[cat. no.-2]	2015	173.5	151.25	–	149.75
	2016	173.5	155	177	150.5
	2017-18	206.50	167.00	–	167.00

What Next After Checking Your SSC CHSL Cut Off?

Candidates who meet or exceed the cut-off marks for Tier 1 are eligible to appear for Tier 2. Those who qualify in Tier 2 and the subsequent Skill/Typing test will be considered for final selection. It is advisable for candidates to regularly check the official SSC website (ssc.gov.in) for further announcements regarding results, admit cards for subsequent tiers, and important dates. Familiarize yourself with the official SSC CHSL 2026 exam details and prepare diligently for all stages of the examination.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. What did SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off 2026 show?

The SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off for all posts and categories for the 2025 examination (results released in 2026) has been released on August 17th, 2026. A total of 3515 candidates qualified for further stages.

Q2. Does SSC release SSC CHSL cut-off for Tier 1 and Tier 2 separately?

Yes, the cut-off marks for each stage of the SSC CHSL Exam - Tier I and Tier II are released separately. The final cut-off is then determined based on the combined scores.

Q3. From where can I check SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off 2026?

Candidates can check the SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off 2026 from the official SSC website (ssc.gov.in) or from reliable educational portals that host the official notifications. The provided SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut-Off 2026 Write-Up (PDF) is also a direct source.

Q4. What was the SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2024 for UR category?

For the SSC CHSL Tier 1 2024 examination, the cut-off marks for the UR (Unreserved) category for LDC/JSA posts were 157.36168. For DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’, the UR cut-off was 176.27042.

Q5. How do the Skill Test and Typing Test cut-offs work?

For the Typing Test (LDC/JSA/JPA) and Skill Test (DEO Grade ‘A’), a certain percentage of error/mistakes is allowed, which also acts as a cut-off. For UR candidates, the allowed error percentage is 7% for the Typing Test and 5% for the Skill Test. Other categories generally have a higher allowed error percentage (e.g., 10% for Typing Test, 7% for Skill Test).