SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Cut Off 2026: Expected Cutoff, Previous Year Cutoff and Qualifying Marks

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has not released the Phase 14 cutoff yet. It will be published post-wise and category-wise with the result. For reference, in Phase 13 (2025) the middle half of posts had a UR cutoff of 147 to 179 out of 200 at Matriculation level, 126 to 171 at Higher Secondary level and 101 to 134 at Graduation & Above level. The full range across all posts was wider, as shown below.

The Phase 14 Computer Based Examination was held from 16 to 26 September 2026 for all three levels. The cutoff figures on this page are taken from SSC’s official Phase 13 result write-ups, and the rules from the Phase 14 notice (Advertisement No. Phase-XIV/2026/Selection Posts).

SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Cut Off 2026 Highlights

SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Exam Pattern

All three levels have the same structure, with questions set at the level of each qualification:

The exam lasts 60 minutes, with a sectional timer of 15 minutes for each part (80 minutes for candidates eligible for a scribe). Every cutoff on this page is out of 200.

SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Expected Cut Off 2026: Previous-Year Reference

SSC does not publish an expected cutoff, and no reliable single figure is possible, because Selection Post has a separate cutoff for every post code and category. The most useful reference is what happened in Phase 13. The table below does not show the full range. It shows where the middle half of posts fell in Phase 13 (from the 25th to the 75th percentile of post-wise cutoffs), with the median post in brackets. A quarter of posts had cutoffs below this band and a quarter above it; the lowest and highest cutoffs are in the full-range table further down.

Middle half of posts (25th to 75th percentile) with the median; not the full range. Marks out of 200 (normalised), calculated from the post-wise cutoffs in SSC’s Phase 13 result write-ups. This is a previous-year reference, not a prediction for Phase 14.

What this means for Phase 14:

• Cutoffs do not rise with the qualification level. In Phase 13, Matriculation posts had the highest cutoffs and Graduation & Above the lowest. This is likely because questions are set at the level of each qualification, so the Graduation paper is harder.
• Your own post matters more than any average. A post with more vacancies or fewer applicants usually has a lower cutoff than a popular post with one or two vacancies.
• Raw scores are not the final score. Cutoffs are applied to normalised marks, so a raw score worked out from the answer key can move up or down after normalisation.

To estimate your raw score, use the tentative answer key and response sheet; see the SSC Selection Post answer key page.

SSC Selection Post Phase 13 Cut Off 2025 (Previous Year)

The Phase 13 Computer Based Examination was held from 24 July to 2 August 2025 and on 29 August 2025, and the results were declared in February 2026. SSC published the cutoff separately for each post code and category in Annexure-I of each level’s result write-up.

Phase 13 Full Cut Off Range: Lowest to Highest

This table shows the full range: the lowest and highest post-wise cutoff in each category, out of 200. It is wider than the middle-half band in the reference table above, because it includes the posts with unusually low or high cutoffs.

PwBD and ex-servicemen categories had much lower cutoffs, often close to the minimum qualifying marks, because all such candidates who meet the minimum are shortlisted.

Highest Phase 13 UR Cut Offs

The Part-A, Part-B and Part-C marks and the date of birth in the official table are the tie-break details of the last candidate shortlisted. To find the cutoff for your own post, search for your Phase 13 post code in the write-up for your level.

SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Minimum Qualifying Marks

The Phase 14 notice (Para 19.7) sets these minimum marks. Candidates scoring below them are not considered for the next stage, whatever the post-wise cutoff:

The minimum qualifying marks are only a floor. The actual cutoff for a post is set by merit and is usually much higher: in Phase 13, the median UR cutoff was 161 at Matriculation level, against a minimum of 60.

How Many Candidates Are Shortlisted

As per Para 19.8 of the notice, SSC shortlists candidates for the next stage (document scrutiny) post-wise, in this ratio:

So the cutoff for a post is simply the normalised score of the last candidate who falls inside this shortlist. The more candidates compete for a post with few vacancies, the higher it goes.

Factors That Decide the SSC Selection Post Cut Off

Normalisation in SSC Selection Post

As per Para 15.3 of the Phase 14 notice, marks from multiple shifts are normalised using the procedure in SSC’s notice dated 2 June 2025, and these normalised scores decide the final merit and cutoff. This is why Phase 13 cutoffs have decimals, such as 181.32997.

Tie-Break Rule

When candidates have the same total score, SSC breaks the tie in this order (Para 20 of the notice):

1. Total normalised marks in the CBE
2. Marks in Part-A (General Intelligence)
3. Marks in Part-B (General Awareness)
4. Marks in Part-C (Quantitative Aptitude)
5. Date of birth, with the older candidate placed higher
6. Alphabetical order of names

This is why the official cutoff tables also show Part-A, B and C marks and a date of birth for each cutoff.

How to Check the SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Cut Off

1. Visit ssc.gov.in and open the Result section.
2. Select the RHQ tab, which lists Selection Post results.
3. Open the Phase-XIV/2026/Selection Posts result for your level.
4. Download the write-up PDF, not the list of candidates. The cutoffs are in its annexure.
5. Search for your post code and read the cutoff for your category.

Result updates are on the SSC Selection Post result page.

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