SSC JE Electrical Cut-off: Previous Year Marks and Trend

The SSC JE Electrical cut-off is not a single number. SSC publishes one cut-off to shortlist candidates for Paper-II, and another set of cut-offs when it allocates posts, and both change every year. This page uses the official notices of the Junior Engineer Examination 2025 cycle, which is the latest completed cycle, to show what candidates needed. The 2026 cycle has not reached its result stage yet, so no 2026 cut-off exists.

Cut-offs are published for the Electrical and Mechanical group together, because the two streams share one merit list. Use these figures as a benchmark only.

Paper-I cut-off for shortlisting (2025 cycle)

SSC declared the Paper-I result on 6 March 2026 and shortlisted 4,014 candidates from the Electrical and Mechanical group for Paper-II. The marks below are normalised Paper-I marks for the last shortlisted candidate in each category.

Paper-I carries a minimum qualifying mark of 30% for UR, 25% for OBC and EWS and 20% for the rest. The shortlisting cut-offs above are well above that minimum, so qualifying alone is not enough.

Allocation cut-off for electrical posts (2025 cycle)

When SSC allocated posts, it published the total marks of the last allocated candidate for each post. The notice does not state the maximum for the total marks column, so compare these figures with each other rather than with a fixed total. Three large electrical recruiters are shown below.

These come from the first round of tentative allocation notice of 9 July 2026. Later rounds of the sliding process can change the final cut-off for a post, so check the final result documents on the SSC website for the last word.

What affects the cut-off

• Difficulty of the paper: A harder paper lowers the marks needed. Normalisation adjusts scores across shifts, so the cut-off reflects relative performance.

• Number of vacancies: Vacancies differ by post and category, and the closing mark for each is set by where the last vacancy is filled.

• Number and quality of applicants: A larger pool of strong candidates pushes the cut-off up.

• Post preference: Candidates choose posts in order of preference, so popular departments tend to close at higher marks.

How to set your target

1. Pick the departments you want, such as CPWD or MES, and note their last cut-offs for your category.

2. Aim for a clear margin above that figure rather than a bare match, since the next cycle can be tougher.

3. Split the target between papers. Paper-I needs a safe shortlisting score, and Paper-II is where merit is decided.

4. Track your mock scores. When your average is consistently above the benchmark, with accuracy to match, you are on track.

Official results and notices are on the SSC website.