JCJ Telangana Cut-Off: Qualifying Marks at Every Stage

JCJ Telangana cut-off works differently from many exams. The Telangana High Court publishes qualifying percentages for each stage and then releases lists of hall ticket numbers that move ahead, but in the 2025 cycle (Notification No. 45/2025-RC) the notices we reviewed carry no category-wise cut-off score. This page gives you the official minimum marks at every stage and shows how to turn them into a target.

Treat every figure here as a floor set by the notification, not as a predicted cut-off.

Official qualifying marks by stage

After the written exam, candidates who qualify are called for the viva voce in the ratio of 1:3 of the vacancies. If more than one candidate has identical cut-off marks, all of them are called. The same tie rule applies at the screening stage. Final selection is on the aggregate of Papers I and II and the viva voce, out of 230 marks.

What was published in the 2025 cycle

The High Court released the screening test result on 28 March 2026 as a list of hall ticket numbers of candidates provisionally eligible for the written exam. The written exam result of 17 September 2026 was again a list of hall ticket numbers, qualified for the viva voce held from 5 October 2026 to 8 October 2026. The provisional selection list followed on 15 October 2026. None of these notices states a cut-off score, so any number you see elsewhere for this cycle is unofficial.

Trend and previous cycle

For the 2024 cycle (Notification No. 87/2024-RC for 150 posts), the High Court hosted marks lists on its website through a notice dated 29 December 2025. They show the marks candidates secured in each written paper, and the viva voce marks awarded after interviews held in April 2025. Reading the spread of marks there is the most reliable way to see how much margin successful candidates had over the minimum. We have not summarised those lists, and no official year-on-year cut-off trend is published.

What affects the cut-off

• Vacancies: both shortlisting ratios (1:10 and 1:3) are tied to the number of vacancies, so more posts mean a lower rank cut.

• Difficulty: a tougher paper pulls scores down, but the category minimums stay fixed.

• Number of applicants: a larger pool raises the score needed to stay inside the ratio.

• Category and reservation: minimums differ by category, and reservation rules, including horizontal reservation for women, are applied to the merit list.

How to set your target

Cut-offs change every cycle with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass.

1. Screening test: do not plan for 40. Aim to score well above it in mock tests, because only the top ranks in the 1:10 ratio move ahead.

2. Papers I and II: work back from your category minimum, 60, 55 or 50 in each paper, and add a margin of at least 10 marks in each so one weak answer does not end your attempt.

3. Paper III: practise until you clear 15 in the translation part and 35 in the essay, grammar and vocabulary part with room to spare.

4. Viva voce: plan for at least 20 of 30, since 15 is only the floor for most candidates.

Official notices are on tshc.gov.in.