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SSC CGL Final Merit Score Calculator
Combine your Tier 1 and Tier 2 weighted marks to compute your total merit aggregate and post preference readiness.
Aggregate Merit: Tier 1 (Qualifying) + Tier 2 (390 Marks)
Live Calculation
Tier 1100 Qs / 200 Max Marks (+2 / -0.5)Score: 146 M
Tier 2130 Qs / 390 Max Marks (+3 / -1.0)Score: 278 M
Final Merit Basis: Tier 2 (390 Marks)Tier 1 is qualifying for final rank
TOTAL COMBINED SCORE● Competitive Merit Band
424/ 590 Marks
Tier 2 Merit Score: 278 / 390 Marks
Tier 1 Raw:146 / 200 M
Tier 2 Raw:278 / 390 M
Total Positive:+446 M
Negative Penalty:-22 M
Tier 1 Score
146 M
73% of 200 Marks
Tier 2 Merit
278 M
71% of 390 Marks
Combined %
72%
Of 590 Aggregate
Total Penalty
-22 M
Negative Marks Lost
Official Reference Guide & Scoring Scheme
Official Marking Formula, Cutoff Scheme & Guidelines
Standard evaluation rules, penalty parameters, and normalization criteria issued by the commission.
Commission Marking Scheme Breakdown
Official score calculation formula applied on answer key sheetsCorrect Response+2 Marks (or as per exam tier)
Negative Marking-0.50 Marks (1/4th or 1/3rd penalty)
Unattempted Questions0 Marks
Important Guidelines for Candidates:
Verify with the official answer key response sheet PDF released on the commission portal.
Normalization shift variations depend on average shift difficulty scores across all exam days.
Category-wise cutoffs (UR, OBC, EWS, SC, ST) vary each year based on vacancies and candidate count.
Final Selection & Merit Calculation
Enter your normalized or raw marks across sections to see your total score out of 390 and post readiness.
How is SSC CGL final merit prepared?
Final merit ranking is based solely on Section 1 and Section 2 scores in Paper 1 of Tier 2 (390 marks).