SSC Stenographer Cut-Off: Grade C and Grade D
Official CBT cut-offs for the skill test call, grade by grade and category by category.
The SSC Steno cut-off is the lowest normalised CBT score that earned a call to the skill test. SSC sets it separately for Grade C and Grade D, and for each category, and prints it in the CBT result notice. Grade C, the higher post, has the higher line.
The figures below come from SSC's own result notices for the 2025 and 2024 exams. None is a forecast.
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How SSC Sets the Steno Cut-Off
- Minimum qualifying marks
- The floor: 30% for UR (unreserved), 25% for OBC and EWS, 20% for all other categories. Out of 200, that is 60, 50 and 40.
- Normalisation
- The CBT runs in several shifts, so SSC adjusts raw marks to even out shift difficulty, using its formula notice of 02.06.2025. Cut-offs are on these normalised marks.
- Grade-wise lists
- You choose Grade C, Grade D or both in the application. SSC shortlists category-wise for the skill test of each grade you applied for.
- Skill test is qualifying
- The shorthand test does not add marks. Those who pass it are ranked on CBT merit for final allocation.
Grade C: CBT Cut-Off for the Skill Test (Out of 200)
UR
2025
142.43
2024
148.58
OBC
2025
141.77
2024
148.58
EWS
2025
137.83
2024
148.58
SC
2025
135.44
2024
138.17
ST
2025
120.38
2024
114.73
OH
2025
119.94
2024
108.57
VH
2025
95.28
2024
77.62
HH
2025
73.62
2024
40.17
Others PwD
2025
No figure given
2024
40.21
Candidates called
2025
8,624
2024
9,345
| Category | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 142.43 | 148.58 |
| OBC | 141.77 | 148.58 |
| EWS | 137.83 | 148.58 |
| SC | 135.44 | 138.17 |
| ST | 120.38 | 114.73 |
| OH | 119.94 | 108.57 |
| VH | 95.28 | 77.62 |
| HH | 73.62 | 40.17 |
| Others PwD | No figure given | 40.21 |
| Candidates called | 8,624 | 9,345 |
Grade D: CBT Cut-Off for the Skill Test (Out of 200)
UR
2025
132.31
2024
130.94
OBC
2025
129.22
2024
130.63
EWS
2025
125.13
2024
117.85
SC
2025
117.77
2024
109.72
ST
2025
105.75
2024
85.13
OH
2025
107.45
2024
86.94
VH
2025
80.23
2024
62.90
Others PwD
2025
51.95
2024
40.21
ESM
2025
40.27
2024
40.04
HH
2025
40.20
2024
40.21
Candidates called
2025
22,456
2024
26,610
| Category | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 132.31 | 130.94 |
| OBC | 129.22 | 130.63 |
| EWS | 125.13 | 117.85 |
| SC | 117.77 | 109.72 |
| ST | 105.75 | 85.13 |
| OH | 107.45 | 86.94 |
| VH | 80.23 | 62.90 |
| Others PwD | 51.95 | 40.21 |
| ESM | 40.27 | 40.04 |
| HH | 40.20 | 40.21 |
| Candidates called | 22,456 | 26,610 |
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Reading the Two Grades Side by Side
Grade D calls far more candidates to the skill test, but its CBT line is lower by roughly 10 marks for UR in 2025. If you apply for both grades, your one CBT score is checked against both lines.
SSC's notices list reserved-category candidates who clear the UR line under their own category. When many do, a category's last qualifier can land on the UR figure: in 2024 the Grade C OBC, EWS and UR lines were all 148.58.
The cut-off only gets you into the skill test room. In the 2025 final result SSC recommended 232 candidates for Grade C and 1,483 for Grade D, and it printed post-wise marks of the last selected candidate for each department. Those post-wise marks sit above the skill-test call line.
How the Exam Tests This
Cut-offs rise and fall with paper difficulty: the Grade C UR line fell about 6 marks from 2024 to 2025 while Grade D UR rose about 1.4. The marks that move you above the line come mostly from English, which is 100 of the 200 marks. A rule of thumb from the deduction: each wrong answer costs 0.25, so four wrong guesses erase one right answer.
FAQs
What was the SSC Steno Grade C cut-off in 2025?expand_more
For the skill test call, SSC's notice of 28.11.2025 gives 142.43 for UR, 141.77 for OBC, 137.83 for EWS, 135.44 for SC and 120.38 for ST, out of 200 normalised marks.
What was the SSC Steno Grade D cut-off in 2025?expand_more
132.31 for UR, 129.22 for OBC, 125.13 for EWS, 117.77 for SC and 105.75 for ST, out of 200.
Does the skill test change the cut-off?expand_more
No. The skill test is qualifying. Final allocation goes by CBT merit among those who pass it, and the post-wise final marks are published in the final result.
Where does SSC publish the Stenographer cut-off?expand_more
In the CBT result write-up PDF on the Results and Notice Board pages of ssc.gov.in.
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