NCERT Non Teaching Cut Off: Previous Marks and Benchmarks

The NCERT non teaching cut off has two parts. The first is a sectional minimum that every candidate must clear in the Computer Based Test (CBT). The second is the final cut-off, which NCERT publishes after results as the CBT score of the last candidate selected for each post and category. NCERT calls these jobs "non-academic" posts.

For Advertisement No. 01/2025/Non-Academic, no cut-off notice had appeared on NCERT's vacancies page when this page was checked on 19 October 2026. Until it does, the best guide is the official qualifying rule below and the cut-offs NCERT declared for its earlier non-academic recruitment. Treat those earlier figures as a benchmark only.

Qualifying Marks in the 2025 Scheme

NCERT's scheme sets the same rule for every CBT post: at least 40% in each section for unreserved candidates and at least 35% in each section for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates. Candidates are treated as qualified only if they clear the minimum in each section separately. The marks below are worked out from those percentages and the section marks in the scheme.

Qualifying is only the first step. Because NCERT may raise or lower the qualifying or final cut-off marks, the marks that actually get a post are usually higher than these minimums.

Previous Cut-off Marks

These figures come from NCERT notices for its earlier non-academic recruitment (Advertisement F. No. 11-4/2019-20), declared in August 2024 and June 2025. They are CBT scores of the last candidates selected or offered the post after document verification, not marks out of a fixed total, and that cycle's scheme may differ from the 2025 scheme.

For some categories NCERT recorded that no suitable candidate was found or none qualified in the CBT, for example ST for Lab Assistant and ST for Technician Grade-I. Where a category is missing from the table, NCERT did not advertise that vacancy.

Trend

Two notices from one earlier recruitment are not enough to call a trend. What they do show is the gap between posts: accounts posts closed well above 100 marks in the CBT, while Lab Assistant and Technician closed at around 45 to 55. Reserved categories closed lower than unreserved ones in most rows, but not in every case, so do not assume a fixed gap.

What Affects the Cut-off

• Difficulty of the paper: Technical Section B papers vary by post and shift.

• Vacancies in the category: Posts with one or two vacancies per category close at the score of the last selected candidate, which can swing sharply from year to year.

• Number of applicants: Lower Division Clerk drew far more applications than any other post in the 2025 cycle, so competition there differs from niche technical posts.

• Document verification: Candidates who fail verification drop out, and the cut-off moves to the next candidate on the list.

How to Set Your Target

1. Pick the post and category, then read its sectional minimums in the table above.

2. Add a clear margin above the earlier cut-off for that post, rather than aiming for a bare pass.

3. Set separate targets for Section A and Section B, and keep both above the minimum in every practice test.

4. Track accuracy as well as score, because one-fourth negative marking cuts into guesses.

Cut-offs change every cycle with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last cycle's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them. For timed practice, you can attempt online practice tests on Testkart and check section-wise scores against your target.