SSC does not publish a cut-off in advance. It publishes cut-offs when results are declared. This page reproduces the official figures from the last cycle we can read (CHSLE 2025) and the 2026 vacancy figure, then explains how to use them. Every number below is from an SSC notice linked in the sources. Nothing is estimated. Percentages and ranges are our arithmetic and are marked.
Tier-I cut-off, CHSLE 2025 (shortlisting for Tier-II)
Tier-I of CHSLE 2025 was held from 12 to 30 November 2025. The result was declared on 27 February 2026. Marks were normalised because the exam ran in several shifts. Out of 200 marks. SSC fixed separate category-wise cut-offs for three lists, which matter for the post you are aiming at.
List 1: LDC / JSA / Clerk-cum-Typist
| Category | Cut-off marks | Candidates available |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 144.25858 | 5,070 |
| SC | 125.40250 | 7,098 |
| ST | 115.25399 | 3,210 |
| OBC | 143.83055 | 11,051 |
| EWS | 141.42492 | 5,550 |
| ESM | 68.26439 | 3,675 |
| PwD: OH | 112.15049 | 486 |
| PwD: HH | 75.38893 | 482 |
| PwD: VH | 82.72930 | 472 |
| PwD: Others | 55.33338 | 426 |
| Total shortlisted | 37,520 |
The write-up adds that, beyond the UR number shown, further reserved-category candidates who qualified at the UR cut-off (1,168 SC, 231 ST, 9,007 OBC, 4,466 EWS and smaller numbers of others) are counted under their own categories.
List 2: DEO / DEO Grade A in the three departments that require Science with Mathematics (Consumer Affairs, Staff Selection Commission, Culture)
| Category | Cut-off marks | Candidates available |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 169.54438 | 82 |
| SC | 157.72055 | 156 |
| ST | 152.78518 | 51 |
| OBC | 169.49507 | 157 |
| EWS | 169.54438 | 68 |
| ESM | 128.52723 | 50 |
| PwD: HH | 118.61338 | 50 |
| Total shortlisted | 614 |
List 3: all other DEO / DEO Grade A
| Category | Cut-off marks | Candidates available |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 165.26551 | 289 |
| SC | 158.63390 | 169 |
| ST | 150.43132 | 104 |
| OBC | 165.26551 | 483 |
| EWS | 163.76792 | 270 |
| ESM | 112.53459 | 350 |
| PwD: HH | 120.21716 | 51 |
| PwD: Others | 108.00288 | 51 |
| Total shortlisted | 1,767 |
Across the three lists that is 39,901 candidates (arithmetic). The write-up also says 10 candidates with withheld results were allowed to sit Tier-II provisionally.
Minimum qualifying marks (a floor under the cut-off, per the notice): UR 30%, OBC and EWS 25%, all others 20%. On 200 marks that is 60, 50 and 40. The UR cut-offs for LDC/JSA were about 72% of 200 (arithmetic), and for the DEO lists 83% to 85%.
Last-selected marks, CHSLE 2025 (first round of allocation)
After Tier-I, Tier-II was held on 10 April and 22 April 2026. SSC's First Round of Tentative Allocation (FRTA) of 17 August 2026 considered 13,395 candidates who submitted preferences and provisionally recommended 3,515 candidates against 3,522 vacancies (UR 1,674 of 1,675; EWS 337 of 337; SC 487 of 490; ST 251 of 252; OBC 766 of 768). Merit is the aggregate of Tier-II Sections I and II, which is out of 360; Section-I alone is out of 180.
The notice lists the last selected candidate for every post and category. A selection of UR rows for large posts follows. These are first-round figures: SSC then ran a sliding process for unfilled vacancies, and we did not find the final result.
| Post code and department | UR vacancies | Last selected: Tier-II total (of 360) | Section-I (of 180) | Tier-I marks (of 200) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L16 LDC/JSA, Border Roads Organisation (male candidates only) | 265 | 294 | 161 | 146.40 |
| L31 LDC/JSA, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | 185 | 299 | 166 | 154.73 |
| L20 LDC/JSA, Controller General of Accounts | 134 | 302 | 164 | 147.88 |
| L35 LDC/JSA, Controller General of Defence Accounts | 131 | 300 | 172 | 145.47 |
| L02 LDC/JSA, Intelligence Bureau | 127 | 300 | 160 | 153.13 |
| L04 LDC/JSA, Canteen Stores Department | 111 | 296 | 172 | 150.98 |
| L42 LDC/JSA, Armed Forces HQ | 79 | 306 | 172 | 161.12 |
| L12 LDC/JSA, CBI | 58 | 300 | 168 | 164.89 |
| L53 Junior Health Administrative Assistant, CGHS | 40 | 302 | 168 | 149.46 |
| L10 LDC/JSA, Department of Posts | 12 | 308 | 172 | 150.28 |
| D55 DEO Grade A, Controller General of Accounts | 13 | 317 | 164 | 166.92 |
Things to read from this table:
- The Tier-II totals are tightly bunched. Across the 53 LDC/JSA-type post codes with a UR row, the last-selected UR totals run from 294 to 322; for the 30 posts with 10 or more UR vacancies, 294 to 317 (arithmetic from the FRTA table). That is roughly 82% to 88% of 360 (arithmetic).
- Section-I marks of last-selected UR candidates ran from 157 to 176 out of 180 for those same 30 posts (arithmetic). Section-I is the first tie-break, so it matters beyond its own share.
- Category gaps are large on one post. For the Intelligence Bureau (L02) the last-selected totals were UR 300, OBC 297, EWS 296, SC 288, ST 276, OH 278, HH 233 and ESM 192.
- Not every vacancy was filled in round one. For DEO Grade A in the Staff Selection Commission (D54), 5 of 6 UR vacancies were allocated, and the last selected total was only 211.
The full post-wise, category-wise table is in the official FRTA notice. SSC's corrigendum of 19 August 2026 clarifies that L20 is LDC/JSA and L53 is Junior Health Administrative Assistant.
Vacancies
- CHSLE 2026 (notice of 7 September 2026): approximately 2,536 tentative vacancies. State-wise and zone-wise vacancies are not collected by SSC.
- CHSLE 2025: the notice of 23 June 2025 said about 3,131 tentative; SSC's final list of 18 June 2026 shows 3,522: UR 1,675, SC 490, ST 252, OBC 768, EWS 337 (ESM 301, OH 35, HH 43, VH 39, PwD-others 37 counted within). The largest lines were LDC/JSA in the Border Roads Organisation (392), the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (361), the Controller General of Defence Accounts (321), the Intelligence Bureau (316) and the Canteen Stores Department (295).
The 2026 tentative figure is lower than the 2025 final one. A smaller vacancy count can push cut-offs up, other things equal. Treat that as a reasoning aid, not a forecast: the tentative figure is likely to be revised, and paper difficulty and the number of candidates matter as well.
How to use these numbers
- Convert the cut-off to a mock target. The 2025 UR shortlisting cut-off for LDC/JSA was 144.26 out of 200, about 72%. Aim for a buffer above it in your mocks, not at it.
- Do not read Tier-I as the goal. It only shortlists. In 2025, 39,901 candidates were shortlisted across the three lists, and 13,395 submitted preferences after Tier-II. Selection is decided by Tier-II marks, so start Tier-II subjects (statistics, probability, Computer Knowledge) early.
- Find your list. If you want DEO, the Tier-I cut-offs were far higher than for LDC/JSA, and the three Science-with-Maths departments were higher still.
- Work out your category's number, not the UR number. The tables show the spread; a UR and an SC candidate are shortlisted at marks about 19 apart in List 1 (arithmetic).
- Check your percentile, not just your score. On Pareeksha everyone in a cohort sits the same fixed paper, so your percentile is a like-for-like comparison. See how fixed-paper percentile works.
- Plan for the skill test. It is qualifying, but a failed typing or skill test removes you from selection however high your marks. See exam pattern.
What this page does not have
- Earlier years (2024 and before) are not included. We only publish figures we have read from an SSC notice.
- A CHSL 2025 final-result cut-off. The latest notice we found is the first round of allocation; the sliding round's results are not on this page.
- Category-wise last-selected marks for every post, and the Tier-II marks of all candidates. These are in the official FRTA notice; we have shown a selection.
- Any 2026 cut-off. Tier-I of CHSL 2026 has not been held yet; SSC's notice of 1 October 2026 proposes 30 November to 31 December 2026.
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