SSC CHSL Cut off 2026: Check SSC CHSL Previous year Cut off for Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam

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By Smartkeeda
23 Mar 2026

The SSC CHSL cut off is announced after the SSC CHSL Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams take place. The SSC CHSL cut off decides if a candidate qualifies for each part of the selection process, Tier I and Tier II. The Staff Selection Commission officially released the SSC CHSL 2025-26 Tier 1 cutoff marks for all categories on February 27, 2026.

In this article, we provide detailed SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off trends to help candidates understand the competition and predict this year's cutoff.

SSC CHSL Cut Off 2026

The Staff Selection Commission has announced the SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut-off on its official website. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check the cut-off marks online. The cut-off is published separately for different posts and categories. For a clearer understanding, refer to the table below.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off 2025 LDC/JSA/Clerk-Cum-Typist

Category

Cut-off Marks

UR

144.25858

SC

125.4025

ST

115.25399

OBC

143.83055

EWS

141.42492

ESM

68.26439

OH

112.15049

HH

75.38893

VH

82.7293

PwBD - Others

55.33338

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off for 2025 DEO (Science Stream)

Category

Cut-off Marks

UR

169.54438

SC

157.72055

ST

152.78518

OBC

169.49507

EWS

169.54438

ESM

128.52723

HH

118.61338

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off 2025 DEO (Other than Science Stream)

Category

Cut-off Marks

UR

165.26551

SC

158.6339

ST

150.43132

OBC

165.26551

EWS

163.76792

ESM

112.53459

HH

120.21716

PwD Others

108.00288

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025

SSC officially announced the SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off for 2025 and results on February 27, 2026. Candidates can find the post-wise and category-wise breakdown on the official website. Aspirants preparing for the upcoming SSC CHSL  Exam, check the table below to see the latest SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off marks

SSC CHSL Cut Off 2024-25 for Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)

For the LDC( Lower Division Clerk ), JSA(Junior Secretariat Assistant), and Clerk-cum-Typist posts, the Staff Selection Commission has shortlisted 37,520 candidates. Aspirants can find the category-wise SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut-Off 2025 for these specific roles in the table below.

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

The Staff Selection Commission has selected 1,630 candidates for the Tier 2 examination for the posts of DEO and DEO (Science Stream). The official category-wise SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off for these candidates are listed below

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025 for 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 1 Cut Off 2025 for DEO (Other than Science Stream)

The Staff Selection Commission has declared 1,767 candidates qualified under the Science Stream. You can find the breakdown of the category-wise SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off marks in the following table

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2025 for Data Entry Operator (Other than Science Stream)

Category

 Cut Off Marks

Candidates Available

UR

165.26

289

SC

158.63

169

ST

150.43

104

OBC

165.26

483

EWS

163.76

270

ESM

112.53

350

HH

120.21

51

PwD Others

108.00

51

Total

1767

 

SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off

For effective preparation, candidates should review the SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off trends provided by the Staff Selection Commission. Looking at the SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off helps candidates grasp the competition levels and the scores required to qualify for the exam.

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

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off 2024

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off for the year 2024, released by the Staff Selection Commission, is provided below.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2024 for Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2024 for Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)

Category

Cut Off Marks

Candidates Available

UR

157.36168

6362

SC

139.68408

7003

ST

129.44568

2950

OBC

156.61665

10887

EWS

150.51731

6656

ESM

78.23008

3698

OH

124.70219

763

HH

81.06810

532

VH

123.78593

583

PwD – Other

72.53530

401

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2024 for Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade A

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off 2024 for Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade ‘A’

Category

Cut Off Marks

Candidates Available

UR

176.27042

408

SC

166.67647

276

ST

165.07894

65

OBC

176.27042

486

EWS

176.27042

192

ESM

133.93856

150

OH

166.25113

53

 

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut off 2024

Final selection for the SSC CHSL is based on the combined marks from Sections I and II of the Tier-II exam, provided the candidate passes both modules of Section III. The official SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off scores for the 2024 cycle are provided below.

Module 1 of Section 3 [Category-wise cut off]

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-others

UR

Cut-off marks

9

9

11.25

11.25

9

9

9

9

9

13.5

 

Module 2 of Section 3 [Category-wise cut off on Percentage of Error/ Mistakes allowed in Typing Test]

 

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-others

UR

Cut-off marks

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

7%

 

Module -II of Section III) for the post of DEO Grade ‘A [Category-wise cut-off on Percentage of Error/mistakes allowed in DEST]

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-others

UR

Cut-off marks

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

5%

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off  2023

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut Off for the year 2023 is provided below.

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2023 for LDC/JSA

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 for CAG & DCA

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2023 (CAG & DCA)

Category

Cut off Marks

Candidates Available

UR

169.92585

342

SC

157.67965

165

OBC

169.92585

247

Total

 

754

 

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2023 for Other Posts

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2023 (Other Posts)

Category

Cut off Marks

Candidates Available

UR

169.28877

323

SC

157.32139 

227

OBC

168.77506

378

ST

154.58030

65

EWS

169.28877

164

ESM

126.84662

100

HH

115.87954

50

Total

754

 

SSC CHSL Cut off for Tier 2 in 2023

The Staff Selection Commission released the category-wise SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off for the 2023 cycle, which was published alongside the final result PDF. Official figures indicate that 16,227 candidates reached this stage and completed the Tier 2 examination.

(i) Category-wise cut-off in Module-I of Section III (i.e. CKT) :

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-Others

UR

Cut-off marks

9

9

11.25

11.25

9

9

9

9

9

13.5

 

(ii) Category-wise cut-off on Percentage of Error/mistakes allowed in Typing Test (Module II of Section III) for the post of LDC/JSA/JPA:

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-Others

UR

Cut-off on percentage of mistakes

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

7%

 

(iii) Category-wise cut-off on Percentage of Error/mistakes allowed in DEST (Module II of Section III) for the post of DEO Grade 'A':

 

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

ESM

OH

HH

VH

PWD-Others

UR

Cut-off on percentage of mistakes

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

5%

 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off 2022

The detail category wise SSC CHSL Tier 1 Cut off for 2022 is provided below

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2022

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 2 Cut off 2022

The Staff Selection Commission announced the CHSL 2021 Tier-II results on 16 December 2022. Following the declaration, 35,023 candidates were shortlisted to appear for the Typing Test. In addition, 4,374 candidates qualified for the Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) for the post of DEO in CAG, while 1,511 candidates were shortlisted for the DEST for the DEO posts other than CAG.

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2022

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 Cut Off for Tier 1 in 2021

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam for the 2021–22 cycle took place between 24 May and 10 June 2022. The SSC later announced the CHSL Result 2021–22 along with the official Tier 1 cut-off. Aspirants can check the category-wise cut-off marks in the table given below.

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off 2021

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 2 Cut off 2021

The SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut off 2021 is provided below.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut Off for the posts of LDC/JSA and PA/SA

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 2 Cut-Off for the posts of DEO

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

--

 

Key Factors Affecting the SSC CHSL Cut Off

Several factors affect the final SSC CHSL cut off, which changes each year based on administrative and performance-based factors. The Staff Selection Commission determines the final SSC CHSL Cut Off based on the following important factors. 

Total Number of Vacancies: The number of vacancies changes each year, and it directly impacts the final SSC CHSL Cut Off. A lower number of vacancies drives the cut-off higher due to increased competition, whereas a larger number of vacancies can lead to a lower cut-off.

Number of Applicants: The overall registered candidates for the exam also dictates the overall competition level and, as a result, affects the cut-off score.

Difficulty Level of the Paper: The paper's difficulty level plays a major role.  If a particular exam shift is tough, average scores fall, which lowers the cut-off. An easier paper results in higher average scores, which raises the cut-off.

Normalization Process: Since the Tier 1 exam is held across multiple shifts with varying difficulty levels, the SSC applies a statistical normalization formula. This process adjusts candidates' raw scores to ensure fairness, which directly alters the final cut-off calculations.