SSC CGL Cut Off 2018: The Staff Selection Commission has released the Official Final Revised Answer Key for Combined Graduate Level Tier I Exam. SSC had successfully conducted SSC CGL Tier I 2017 exam from 5th August 2017 to 23rd August 2017. Previously, the SSC CGL Result was announced on 30th October 2017. Later, a revised result was declared on 11th January 2018. Following this, the Final Revised Answer Keys are out! The candidates can take a print out of their respective Question Paper(s) along with the Final Answer Keys till 23rd February 2018 up to 5:00 PM. Read this article to know more about Final Revised SSC CGL Answer Key along with question papers. Moreover, know more about SSC CGL Exam to boost your preparation.
What is SSC CGL Revised Final Answer Key?
The SSC CGL final answer key represents the final answers declared by the Staff Selection Commission in order to ensure greater transparency in the examination system. After accepting the challenges from the candidates in the tentative answer key, SSC has released the final answer key to clear all the doubts of the students. Previously, a final Answer Key was released by SSC. But, due to the declaration of a Revised Result for Tier I, SSC now had to release a new Revised Final Answer Key for the same.
Official Notification of SSC CGL Answer Key
Revised SSC CGL Cut Off 2017 for Tier I
- List-I: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-IV (General Studies (Finance & Accounts) and Tier-III
| Category |
Initial
Cut Off |
Revised
Cut Off |
| SC |
129.00 |
125.50 |
| ST |
123.00 |
119.00 |
| OBC |
140.50 |
135.50 |
| OH |
113.50 |
111.50 |
| HH |
79.00 |
75.00 |
| UR |
152.50 |
148.00 |
- List-II: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I, Pape- II, Paper -III(Statistics) & Tier III
| Category |
Initial
Cut Off |
Revised
Cut Off |
| SC |
127.50 |
123.50 |
| ST |
117.00 |
114.50 |
| OBC |
140.00 |
135.50 |
| OH |
104.50 |
102.00 |
| HH |
62.00 |
61.00 |
| VR |
116.00 |
116.00 |
| UR |
151.00 |
146.50 |
- List – III: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I & Paper-II & Tier III)
| Category |
Initial
Cut Off |
Revised
Cut Off |
| SC |
103.00 |
98.00 |
| ST |
93.00 |
88.50 |
| OBC |
115.00 |
110.00 |
| Ex- S |
73.50 |
69.00 |
| OH |
87.00 |
84.50 |
| HH |
40.00 |
38.00 |
| VR |
89.50 |
89.50 |
| UR |
131.00 |
126.50 |
Official Notice for Revised SSC CGL Cut Off 2017
How is the SSC CGL Cut Off Calculated?
The SSC CGL Cut Off score is finalized by officials of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) keeping the following 5 factors in mind –
- The total number of applicants appearing for the exam.
- Total number of vacancies issued for 2017
- Region Wise vacancies issued for 2017
- Complexity Level of the exam
- Trends for past 3 years SSC CGL Cut Off.
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SSC CGL Cut Off: Important Dates
| Events |
Dates |
| CGL Tier 1 Exam |
5th August to 23rd August 2017 |
| SSC CGL Tier I Result |
30th October 2017 |
| CGL Tier 2 Exam |
17th February to 22nd February 2018 |
| SSC CGL Tier II Result |
March 2018 |
| CGL Tier 3 Exam – Descriptive Paper |
31st March 2018 |
| Final SSC CGL Cut Off |
March 2018 |
Previous Years SSC CGL Cut Off:
SSC CGL Cut Off 2016: Official SSC CGL Cut Off for Tier I
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| General |
46422* |
137 |
| OBC |
56192 |
125.5 |
| SC |
24227 |
114 |
| ST |
11352 |
103 |
| EX.S |
4965 |
92 |
| OH |
2742 |
97 |
| HH |
2008 |
20 |
| VH |
1411 |
68 |
| Total |
149319 |
Note: OBC – 28171*, SC – 5057, ST – 1257, Ex.S – 475, OH – 186, HH – 28 and VH – 23 candidates are provisionally qualified at UR cut off.
SSC CGL Cut Off Tier II – Assistant Audit Officer
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks Tier I+ Tier II (Paper I + II + IV) |
| GEN |
1829 |
536 |
| SC |
707 |
454 |
| ST |
333 |
427 |
| OBC |
1775 |
493.75 |
| OH |
78 |
411 |
| HH |
74 |
264 |
| Total |
4796 |
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SSC CGL Cut Off Tier II– Junior Statistical Officer
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks Tier I+ Tier II (Paper I + II + III) |
| GEN |
442 |
502 |
| SC |
190 |
423 |
| ST |
89 |
397 |
| OBC |
495 |
471 |
| OH |
13 |
364 |
| HH |
13 |
230.25 |
| VH |
12 |
267.5 |
| Total |
1254 |
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Cut Off for SSC CGL 2016 Tier II
DEST for all posts (except AAO, ASO/Assistant (in MEA and CSS) and Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II)
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks Tier I+ Tier II (Paper I + II + III) |
| GEN |
13388 |
422 |
| SC |
4715 |
363.25 |
| ST |
2139 |
341 |
| OBC |
12604 |
397 |
| OH |
415 |
333 |
| HH |
312 |
216 |
| VH |
89 |
336 |
| Ex. S |
1427 |
287.5 |
| Total |
35089 |
Candidates Qualified for SSC CGL 2016 Tier II: On the basis of SSC CGL Tier I following the number of candidates qualified for different papers of Tier II exam:
Qualified Candidates for SSC CGL Cut Off: Tier 2 (2016)
| Paper |
Qualified Candidates |
| Paper I & II |
75,792 |
| Paper III |
28,234 for Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II)/Compiler |
| Paper IV |
45,293 for Assistant Audit Officer in CAG |
Candidates qualified for Paper III (Statistics) of Tier 2
| Category |
Candidates Available |
| General |
10053 |
| OBC |
11351 |
| SC |
4236 |
| ST |
1703 |
| EX.S |
329 |
| OH |
262 |
| HH |
168 |
| VH |
132 |
| Total |
28234 |
Candidates Qualified for Paper IV (General Studies Finance and Economics) of Tier 2
| Category |
Candidates Available |
| General |
16002 |
| OBC |
16667 |
| SC |
7186 |
| ST |
3301 |
| EX.S |
706 |
| OH |
753 |
| HH |
438 |
| VH |
240 |
| Total |
45293 |
SSC CGL cut off 2017 (Tier 1 exam) is to be used to shortlist candidates for appearing in Tier 2 exam. SSC CGL 2017 Tier 2 exam will have four papers and each paper will be of two hours duration. Among the four papers of SSC CGL Tier 2 exam, two papers i.e. Paper-I (Quantitative Ability) and Paper-II (English Language & Comprehension) is compulsory for all candidates. While paper III (Statistics) is for those candidates who have applied for the post of Statistical Investigator. The paper IV (Finance & Accounts and Economics & Governance ) will be applicable for only those candidates who have applied for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) in Comptroller and auditor general (CAG).
SSC CGL Cut off 2015 of Tier 1 Exam
Candidates can check category-wise SSC CGL Cut Off 2015 for Tier 1 from the table given below:
SSC CGL Cut Off of Tier 1 Exam for Paper I and II
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| General |
41084 |
102.25 |
| OBC |
58137 |
89.5 |
| SC |
23624 |
80.25 |
| ST |
11087 |
74.25 |
| EX.S |
4648 |
67.75 |
| OH |
2859 |
69 |
| HH |
2021 |
20 |
| VH |
1412 |
51 |
| Total |
144871 |
SSC CGL Cut Off Tier 1 Exam for Paper – III (Statistics)
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| General |
7322 |
102.25 |
| OBC |
9628 |
89.5 |
| SC |
3285 |
80.25 |
| ST |
1212 |
74.25 |
| EX.S |
268 |
67.75 |
| OH |
234 |
69 |
| HH |
140 |
20 |
| VH |
113 |
51 |
| Total |
22202 |
SSC CGL Cut Off 2015 for Tier 2 Exam
Candidates can check category-wise SSC CGL Cut Off 2015 for Tier II cut off from the table given below:
SSC CGL Cut Off Tier 2 Exam for All Interview Posts
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| General |
2688* |
430.75 |
| VH |
51 |
332 |
| SC |
844 |
373 |
| ST |
443 |
359.25 |
| OBC |
2276 |
411 |
| Ex.S |
137 |
358 |
| OH |
105 |
344.75 |
| HH |
94 |
253 |
| Total |
6638 |
Note:* In addition to the number of Unreserved (UR) category candidates shown above, 798 OBC, 36 SC and 10 ST candidates are also meeting the cut-off for Unreserved (UR) category.
SSC CGL Cut Off Tier 2 Exam for Posts of Statistical Investigator/ Complier
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| SC |
5 |
468.25 |
| ST |
0 |
* |
| OBC |
10 |
523 |
| General |
17 |
554.75 |
| Total |
32 |
Note: * No vacancy for ST category
SSC CGL Cut Off Tier 2 Exam for Non-Interview Posts
| Category |
Candidates Available |
Cut off Marks |
| General |
6242* |
410.25 |
| OBC |
6042 |
387 |
| SC |
2482 |
345 |
| ST |
1222 |
327.5 |
| Ex.S |
1399 |
255 |
| OH |
222 |
323.5 |
| HH |
211 |
210.5 |
| VH |
223 |
259 |
| Total |
18043 |
Note: * In addition to the no. of UR (Unreserved) category candidates shown above, 2354 – OBC, 126 – SC and 31 – ST candidates are also meeting the cutoff for Unreserved category.
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SSC CGL Cut Off 2017 of Tier 1
| The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will comprise of General Intelligence Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Comprehension. The SSC CGL Tier 1 will carry total 200 marks. The SSC CGL Cut Off Tier 1 will be decided based on total marks, the number of vacancies and candidates available as per category. Only those candidates who will score above the cutoff marks will be allowed to appear in the Tier 2 examination. The SSC CGL Cut Off 2017 of Tier 1 will be taken into account to select candidates for Tier III and for the final ranking. Candidates who have opted for the post of Statistical Investigator will only be considered for Paper III. All these candidates will be called by Regional Offices to appear for Paper-III along with Paper-I+II. On the other hand, candidates who have applied for the post of Assistant Audit officer will be considered for Paper-IV (Finance and Economics) of Tier II. |
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SSC CGL Cut Off Calculation Criteria
| Criteria 1 |
Total number of applicants this year. |
| Criteria 2 |
Total number of vacancies this year. |
| Criteria 3 |
Level of ease or difficulty of the exam. |
| Criteria 4 |
Moderation and answer keys |
