The selection process for the EPFO Social Security Assistant (SSA) exam comprises three phases i.e. the preliminary exam, main exam and the Computer Data Entry Test. After each phase of the SSA exam, the EPFO releases the cut-off marks along with the results. The EPFO SSA exam was last notified in 2019 and the final results were declared on 21 January, 2021. Candidates who are planning to write the upcoming SSA exam should be aware of the minimum qualifying marks and the overall cut-off marks. More details regarding the cut-off marks for different regions is given below. Candidates can also visit the official website (epfindia.gov.in) of the EPFO to get recent updates on upcoming EPFO SSA exams.

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Cut-off Marks for the Posts of EPFO SSA

The EPFO conducts the Social Security Assistant (SSA) exam in three phases:

  • Phase I- Preliminary Exam 
  • Phase II- Main Exam
  • Phase III- Computer Data Entry Test/Computer Skill Test

Phase 1 and Phase 3 are of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in Phase II only will be considered for final selection. The region-wise cut-off marks for various phases are given in the following sections.

Phase I EPFO SSA Preliminary Exam Cut-off

The EPFO SSA 2019 preliminary examination was conducted on 31 August, 2019. The Phase 1 cut-off marks for different regions were published on 21 October, 2019. More information regarding the EPFO SSA 2019 cut-off marks is given in the tables below. 

EPFO SSA Subject-wise Preliminary Examination Cut-Off 2019
Name of Test Maximum Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks for SC/ST/OBC/NCL/PwBD/Ex-SM Minimum Qualifying Marks for UR/EWS
English Language 30 10.50 (35%) 12 (40%)
Reasoning Ability 35 12.25 (35%) 14 (40%)
Numerical Aptitude 35 12.25 (35%) 14 (40%)

 

EPFO SSA Region-wise and Category-wise (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS & UR) Preliminary Examination Cut-Off 2019
Name of the Region SC ST OBC-NCL EWS UR
Andhra

Pradesh

 – – 81.25 82.00 85.50
Bihar 58.25 – 79.75 76.75 87.50
Chhattisgarh 58.25 38.25 – 45.00 77.50
Delhi 65.25 59.75 59.75 44.75 85.50
Gujarat – 39.00 – 53.00 –
Goa – 51.50 – – 51.50
Himachal

Pradesh

 37.25 62.50 37.50 50.00 72.25
Haryana 38.00 – 37.50 46.75 79.00
Karnataka 65.00 62.50 62.75 48.00 74.75
Kerala &

Lakshadweep

 65.00 – – 72.25 83.00
Maharashtra – 42.25 63.75 43.75 77.25
Madhya

Pradeh

 65.75 43.75 – 46.75 70.50
North East

Region

 – 55.50 65.00 58.25 74.00
Odisha 62.75 49.75 – 80.75 82.50
Punjab &

Chandigarh

 – – – – 86.25
Rajasthan 59.75 58.50 – 69.25 84.00
Telangana 73.75 – 78.00 74.50 83.75
Uttarakhand 43.00 57.75 46.25 47.25 82.50
Uttar

Pradesh

 55.75 – 66.25 70.25 81.25

 

EPFO SSA Region-wise and Category-wise (PwBD & Ex-SM) Preliminary Examination Cut-Off 2019
Name of the Region PwBD Ex-SM

 
A B C D & E
Andhra

Pradesh

 69.25 63.00 66.00 – 59.75
Bihar 68.75 55.50 52.75 42.50 52.00
Chhattisgarh 71.25 – – – 45.50
Delhi 48.50 41.75 – 59.25 38.00
Gujarat 60.00 – 45.00 – 51.25
Goa – – – – 52.25
Himachal

Pradesh

 60.50 69.00 – 60.75 45.25
Haryana 65.50 46.50 – 68.75 41.50
Karnataka 44.25 54.75 47.00 – 40.75
Kerala &

Lakshadweep

 – – – – –
Maharashtra 45.50 54.50 40.25 56.00 36.50
Madhya

Pradeh

 65.25 61.75 – 53.25 41.25
North East

Region

 – – – – 44.25
Odisha 50.50 – – 46.50 56.50
Punjab &

Chandigarh

 58.50 – 59.25 – 48.75
Rajasthan 81.75 – 46.25 – 41.25
Telangana 71.00 39.75 72.75 – 39.00
Uttarakhand – – – – 39.50
Uttar

Pradesh

 51.00 47.50 – 59.25 42.00

Phase II EPFO SSA Main Exam Cut-off

A total of 22229 candidates were shortlisted for the Phase-II (Main) examination. The Phase-II examination for the recruitment of EPFO Social Security Assistant was conducted on 14 November, 2019 . Region-wise cut-off for Phase II EPFO SSA Main exam is given below.

Minimum Qualifying Marks for Phase 2 EPFO SSA Exam, 2019
Category Test Names
T1 T2 T3 T4 Total
SC 21.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 21.00 

(35%)

 70.00 

(35%)
ST 21.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 21.00 

(35%)

 70.00 

(35%)
OBC  21.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 21.00 

(35%)

 70.00 

(35%)
General  24.00 

(40%)

 16.00 

(40%)

 16.00 

(40%)

 24.00 

(40%)

 80.00 

(40%)
PWD  21.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 21.00 

(35%)

 70.00 

(35%)
XS (Ex-serviceman)  21.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 14.00 

(35%)

 21.00 

(35%)

 70.00 

(35%)
Any other (EWS) 24.00 

(40%)

 16.00 

(40%)

 16.00 

(40%)

 24.00 

(40%)

 80.00 

(40%)

 

Minimum Qualifying Marks in EPFO SSA Phase 2 Descriptive Paper, 2019  
SC  ST  OBC  GENERAL  PWD  XS 

(Ex-serviceman)

 Any Other  

(EWS)
10.50 

(35%)

 10.50 

(35%)

 10.50 

(35%)

 12.00 

(40%)

 10.50 

(35%)

 10.50 

(35%)

 12.00 

(40%)

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Andhra  

Pradesh 

 –  –  114.84  131.51  139.96  146.43  –  122.33  –  96.55

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Bihar Region  106.96  –  120.68  127.30  161.21  163.42  –  111.71  –  95.92

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- 

SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Chhattisgarh 

Region

 94.46  98.63  –  129.01  133.38  149.58  –  –  –  102.38

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Delhi Region  98.30  102.26  99.68  123.34  154.80  118.09  –  –  139.05  91.42

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Gujarat 

Region

 –  105.13  –  115.46  –  119.05  –  –  –  109.80

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- 

SM
A  B  C  D & E
Goa Region  –  –  –  –  113.51  –  –  –  –  123.13

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- 

SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Haryana 

Region

 102.05  –  103.18  117.92  136.21  129.84  101.42  –  –  96.05

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Himachal 

Pradesh 

Region

 108.68  113.75  104.13  $  114.34  –  123.21  –  –  104.92

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- 

SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Karnataka 

Region

 110.96  108.01  95.38  –  116.58  144.80  –  120.67  –  98.63

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM 
A  B  C  D & E
Kerala &  Lakshadweep  Region 106.92  –  –  – 140.84  –  –  –  –  –

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS UR PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Madhya 

Pradesh 

Region

 108.25  –  –  –  108.25  176.13  100.21  –  152.05  93.80

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Maharashtra Region –  88.46  91.38  – 107.05  118.58  109.42  108.50  125.42  92.30

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS UR PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
North East Region –  90.76  110.50  – 124.84  –  –  –  –  96.58

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS   UR PwBD category  EX- 

.SM
A  B  C  D & E
Odisha Region  108.63  92.80  –  – 140.46  111.09  –  –  136.00  99.83

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS U  UR PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Punjab & Chandigarh 

Region

 –  –  –  –  155.71  139.71  –  129.63  –  106.46

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Rajasthan 

Region

 99.55  102.50  –  122.63  147.05  –  –  141.83  –  105.92

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Telangana 

Region

 105.55  –  137.84  128.50  151.05  102.55  –  123.88  –  90.33

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM
A  B  C  D & E
Uttar 

Pradesh 

Region

 95.34  –  97.63  103.17  128.38  119.63  –  –  –  89.92

 

Name of the  

Region

 SC  ST  OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR  PwBD category  EX- SM 
A  B  C  D & E
UTTARAKHAND REGION 100.63  104.01  103.59  120.30  139.17  –  –  –  –  100.93

Phase III EPFO SSA Computer Data Entry Test Cut-off

The EPFO conducted the Phase III EPFO SSA Computer Data Entry Test, 2019 on 25 December, 2020. The final results of the EPFO SSA, 2019 exam were declared on 21 January, 2021. EPFO SSA, 2019 region-wise and category-wise cut-off marks are given in the tables below. The EPFO SSA 2019 exam cut-off marks given below are out of a total of  230.

Chhattisgarh  Region 

SC  ST  OBC 

NCL 

 EWS  UR PwBD EX- SM
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
138.55  98.63 –  129.01  165.46  – – –  – 102.38

Haryana Region

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
122.13  –  148.71  154.00  165.80  129.84  –  –  –  96.05

Delhi Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
138.84  115.71  150.25  136.25  –  140.30  –  –  –  91.42

Himachal  Pradesh  Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
126.75  136.50  136.88  141.84  161.05  –  123.21  –  –  109.83

Karnataka Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
136.08  123.25  147.63  141.59  154.43  144.80 –  131.33  –  103.30

Kerala & Lakshadweep Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
135.93  –  –  158.09  166.43  –  –  –  –  –

 Maharashtra  Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  104.92  149.80  111.05 159.21  150.71  132.13 133.46  125.42  92.30

Madhya  Pradesh  Region

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
131.88  –  –  154.38  161.92  –  100.21 –  152.05 93.80

Punjab & Chandigarh Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  –  –  –  187.00  139.71 –  129.63  –  106.46

North East Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  90.76 139.21  151.21  155.05  –  –  –  –  112.84

Odisha Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
125.01  92.80 –  167.25  174.30  145.71  –  –  136.00  115.55

Rajasthan  Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
119.93  121.88  –  159.26  169.17  –  –  141.83  –  105.92*

Andhra  Pradesh  Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX- SM
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  –  158.46  161.05  166.55  180.93  –  172.21  –  122.80

Bihar Region  

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX- SM
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
116.09  –  161.68  161.63  186.46  –  –  139  –  101.88

Goa  Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  –  –  118.76  142.34  –  –  –  –  –

Gujarat Region

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
–  105.13 –  144.33  –  119.05  –  –  –  109.80

Telangana  Region

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
146.63  –  160.21  160.08  166.43  166.75  –  148.83  –  90.33

Uttar  Pradesh  Region 

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
119.59  –  146.51  153.05  161.38  140.30  –  –  –  89.92

Uttarakhand Region

SC  ST OBC 

NCL

 EWS  UR PwBD EX 

SM 
CAT-A  CAT-B  CAT-C CAT 

D&E
114.71  127.67  136.75  138.25  164.96  –  –  –  –  115.80

EPFO Social Security Assistant (SSA) Cut-off Marks 2022
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