The cutoff marks for each stage in the SSC CGL 2017 is crucial for a candidate to qualify for the next stage. Tier-I of the national level exam has been held in August. The SSC CGL 2017 cutoff has been released for the Tier-I exam. Subsequently, Tier-II will be conducted in November for which separate cutoffs will be issued. Overall, there will be four stages where candidates need to qualify each stage’s cutoff to get through to the next stage. This article provides insights into SSC CGL 2017 cutoffs for Tier-I.
SSC CGL 2017 Cutoff for Tier-I Released
The following table shows the category-wise list of cutoff released for SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I exam:
Category | Cut off Marks |
General | 131.00 |
OBC | 115.00 |
SC | 103 |
ST | 93 |
EX.S | 73.50 |
OH | 87 |
HH | 40 |
VH | 89.5 |
- Number of candidates applied
- Number of vacancies available
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Pattern-related changes in exam (e.g. reducing time limit from 75 to 60 minutes in Tier-I)
- Statistics of previous years’ recruitment
The cutoff for Tier-II will be released in December 2017 while the final cutoff will be out in April 2018 on the basis of which candidates will be allotted positions.
The table below shows the trends of Tier-I cutoff category-wise:
Category | Cut-off marks (out of 200) | ||||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
SC | 114 | 80.25 | 77 | 77 | 64 |
ST | 103 | 74.25 | 69.5 | 69 | 62 |
OBC | 125.50 | 89.50 | 82 | 85 | 70 |
Ex-Servicemen | 92 | 67.75 | 62 | 25 | 25 |
OH | 97 | 69.00 | 68.75 | 67 | 60 |
HH | 20 | 20.00 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
VH | 68 | 51.00 | 40 | 61 | 25 |
GEN | 137 | 102.25 | 96.5 | 102 | 82 |
Category | Cut-off marks (out of 600) | |||||||
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2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
SC | 373 | 365.5 | 359.25 | 284 | 345 | 331.5 | 334 | 251 |
ST | 359.25 | 349.75 | 345.75 | 282 | 327.50 | 308.5 | 314 | 242 |
OBC | 411 | 398.75 | 395.75 | 319 | 387 | 365 | 368.5 | 281.5 |
Ex-Servicemen | 358 | 361 | 345 | 308 | 255 | 288 | 226 | 211 |
OH | 344.75 | 340 | 345 | 274 | 323.50 | 307 | 305.75 | 227 |
HH | 253 | 231 | 228 | 191 | 210.50 | 182 | 201.5 | 123 |
VH | 332 | 359 | 315.25 | 261 | 259 | 307 | 300.25 | 225 |
Unreserved | 430.75 | 426 | 424.5 | 349 | 410.25 | 397.25 | 401 | 313 |
SSC CGL 2017, like previous years, will be released along with the result for each stage separately. Candidates are advised to keep an eye on the official link at all times.