SSC CGL 2025 Final Result Declared: 15,118 Candidates Recommended Across 57 Posts

The Staff Selection Commission has officially declared the final result of the Combined Graduate Level Examination 2025 on 14th May 2026, marking the culmination of one of India's most competitive central government recruitment exams. A total of 15,118 candidates have been provisionally shortlisted for appointment across various ministries and departments of the Government of India.

Background: From FRTA to Final Result

The journey to the final result began with the declaration of the First Round of Tentative Allocation (FRTA) on 8th April 2026. Following this, candidates were required to mandatorily participate in the Sliding/Identity Verification (IV) process through the Commission's designated login module. This crucial step was conducted from 13th to 22nd April 2026 for the Northern Region, and from 13th to 18th April 2026 for all other Regional Offices.

Candidates who failed to attend the sliding process physically were treated as absent and excluded from the final result, in accordance with Para 16 of the FRTA write-up.

Category-wise Vacancy Breakdown

The total 15,118 vacancies have been distributed across vertical and horizontal reservation categories as follows:

Vertical Grade C & D Categories:

• Unreserved (UR): 6,458
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 2,221
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 1,132
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 3,832
• Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): 1,475

Horizontal Categories:

• Ex-Servicemen (ESM): 354
• Orthopedically Handicapped (OH): 162
• Hearing Handicapped (HH): 155
• Visually Handicapped (VH): 154
• PwD-Others: 148

Among the major post groups, "All Other Posts" accounted for the lion's share with 14,751 vacancies, followed by Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) with 249 posts and Statistical Investigator Grade II (SI) with 118 posts.

Fix, Float, and New Allocations

The sliding process resulted in the following distribution of allocations:

• FIX (candidates retaining FRTA allocation): 10,165
• FLOAT (candidates open to upgrades): 4,501
• New Allocations (against absent candidates): 452

This brings the total to 15,118 candidates who have been provisionally recommended for appointment.

Notable Cut-Off Highlights

read here Official notification 

The cut-off marks reveal the intensely competitive nature of CGLE 2025. Some standout cut-offs include:

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO – C37):

• UR: 394.50
• EWS: 391.50
• OBC: 388.50
• SC: 373.50
• ST: 356.50

Statistical Investigator Gr. II (SI – C36):

• UR: 384.00
• OBC: 372.50
• EWS: 368.50
• SC: 366.00
• ST: Ph.D. admission 342.50

Inspector of Income Tax (B15) – CBDT:

• UR: 342.00
• OBC: 334.00
• EWS: 334.00

Assistant Enforcement Officer (B05) – Enforcement Directorate:

• UR: 362.00 (one of the highest cut-offs among all posts)

Sub Inspector, CBI (B13):

• UR: 330.00
• OBC: 329.00

Cross-Category Qualifications

An interesting feature of this year's result is the cross-category qualification: 1 EWS, 1 ST, and 1 OBC candidate from the horizontal category qualified against Unreserved (UR) vacancies. Additionally, the UR category includes 818 EWS, 41 SC, 8 ST, and 1,556 OBC candidates who qualified at UR standard – a strong reflection of merit-based competition across reservation categories.

Major Recruiting Departments

The CGLE 2025 recruitment spans numerous prestigious central government departments and ministries, including:

• Ministry of Finance: CBIC (Excise, Customs, Preventive Officer), CBDT (Income Tax Inspector, Tax Assistant, Office Superintendent), Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Narcotics
• Ministry of Home Affairs: Intelligence Bureau (IB), Narcotics Control Bureau, NIA, RGI
• Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions: CBI (Sub Inspector), CSS (ASO)
• Ministry of External Affairs
• Ministry of Defence: AFHQ, CGDA, DGDE, Border Roads Questions and Answers Organization
• Ministry of Communications: Department of Posts (Inspector, Accountant)
• Election Commission of India
• Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG)
• EPFO, TRAI, NIC, and many more

The largest single allocation goes to Tax Assistants in CBDT (D55) with thousands of vacancies, followed by Tax Assistants in CBIC (D43) and Office Superintendents in CBDT (B33).

Tie-Breaking Criteria

In case of identical scores, the Commission applied the following criteria in order:

1. Marks scored in Paper-II of Tier-II (for JSO/SI posts)
2. Marks scored in Section-I of Paper-I of Tier-II
3. Date of birth (older candidate ranked higher)
4. Alphabetical order of names

Important Legal Note

In compliance with the Supreme Court order dated 23rd February 2026 in SLP (C) No. 7246/2026, any allocations or appointments that fall under the subject matter of WP (C) No. 1733/2026 (Pramod Kumar Rai and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.) pending before the Delhi High Court will be subject to the final outcome of that writ petition.

Withheld Results & Next Steps

The results of 106 candidates have been withheld due to various reasons, Karnataka SSLC Result as detailed in List-3 of the official notification.

For the selected candidates, the next phase involves Document Verification and appointment formalities conducted directly by the allocated user departments. The Commission has clarified that:

• Fresh ranks have been allotted, superseding the FRTA ranks
• If candidates don't hear from their allocated department within 6 months, they should contact the department directly
• The Commission will not entertain correspondence regarding document verification or appointments
• No Reserve List or Waiting List will be maintained – unfilled vacancies will be carried forward to subsequent years
• Dossiers will be compiled electronically and made available via the e-dossier module on the SSC website

Final Answer Keys and Marks

The Commission has confirmed that final answer keys and detailed marks of both selected and non-selected candidates will be uploaded on the SSC website in due course, allowing aspirants to review their performance.

Conclusion

The declaration of the SSC CGL 2025 final result marks a life-changing moment for 15,118 aspirants who have secured coveted positions in the central government. With representation across virtually every major ministry – from Finance and Home Affairs to External Affairs and Defence – this recruitment continues to be a cornerstone of bureaucratic intake in India.

For lakhs of aspirants who could not make it this time, the journey continues with CGLE 2026 on the horizon. As the saying goes in the SSC community – the dream of a government job is built one tier at a time.