SSC JHT 2024 Cut Off: Expected & Previous Year Cut Off Marks

SSC Junior Hindi Translator 2024 ( SSC JHT )

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Anangsha PatraDeputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Mar 20, 2024 17:54 IST

SSC JHT Cutoff 2024: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) releases SSC JHT cut off along with the result. The cutoff is made available category-wise. Based on the SSC JHT cutoff marks, candidates are selected for appointment. SSC JHT exam is conducted for selection to the post of Junior Hindi Translator, Senior Hindi Translator in various Ministries/Departments/Organizations of the Government of India

How to check SSC JHT cut off?

The steps to check the cut off marks are given below.

  • Visit the official website
  • Click the result link
  • The result PDF contains the category-wise cut off marks
  • Check the cut off marks and download the PDF

 

SSC JHT Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SSC JHT 2024 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates

18 Oct '23

SSC JHT Paper 1 Answer Key 2023

18 Oct '23 -

20 Oct '23

SSC JHT Paper 1 Answer Key Objection tracker

06 Oct '22

SSC JHT Paper 1 answer key 2022

What are the factors that determine SSC JHT cut off?

The cut off marks are determined based on the following factors:

  • Number of vacancies
  • Number of test-takers
  • The difficulty level of exam

SSC JHT Qualifying cutoff 2024

The qualifying cutoff marks of SSC JHT are given below as per different categories.

Category Qualifying cutoff (In per cent)
UR 30
OBC/EWS 25
Others 20

Stages of SSC JHT Cut off 2024

The cut off is released for the following stages:

SSC JHT Cut off for Paper 1

Paper 1 is conducted for 200 marks. On the basis of the cut off marks, candidates are shortlisted for the next round of the selection process. Candidtes can check below previous years' SSC JHT cutoff.

SSC JHT 2020 Cutoff for Paper 1

The table below highlights the category-wise SSC JHT cutoff marks.

Category Cutoff marks
SC 116.00
ST 114.00
OBC 128.00 
EWS 110.00
UR 140.00
OH 88.00
HH 71.00
VH 73.00
Other 40.00

Candidates can check below the previous years' cut off marks for Paper 1. 

SSC JHT 2019 Final Cutoff 

 

Post code

Total marks    of last selected candidate

Paper-II marks    of last selected candidate

Part-1 (Paper-I) marks    of last selected candidate

A

251.50

114

91.25

A

243.00

120

89.25

A

229.50

112

71.25

A

234.75

115

86.25

A

236.50

100

81.50

A

253.50

115

91.25

A

212.50

90

82.50

A

-

-

-

A

275.50

110

88.00

D

238.50

116

64.25

D

238.75

120

91.75

D

222.50

120

74.25

D

256.50

118

83.50

D

270.75

116

92.75

D

268.50

115

85.00

D

232.25

114

78.75

D

242.00

102

79.50

D

217.50

89

87.50

D

230.00

115

69.25

D

249.25

120

76.25

D

267.50

123

80.00

D

281.75

137

79.25

D

217.50

109

65.00

D

252.75

131

62.25

D

266.50

115

89.00

D

241.25

105

82.50

D

240.00

95

76.50

D

219.00

118

74.00

D

251.25

134

68.75

D

197.00

94

68.00

D

270.25

141

80.25

D

229.25

103

83.25

D

248.75

125

83.75

D

240.25

100

77.50

D

230.00

100

79.50

D

253.50

125

82.75

D

-

-

-

D

264.75

120

83.00

SSC JHT Paper 1 Cut off 2019

Candidates can check below the official cut off of SSC JHT Paper 1. 

Category  Cutoff marks 
SC 105.25
ST  94.00
OBC  114.00
EWS 104.75 
UR 128.75
OH 110.25 
HH  53.25 
VH  102.50
Others Pwd 40.75

SSC JHT 2018 Cut off

Category

Cut off marks

SC

100.50

ST

86.50

OBC

113.75

UR

117.75

OH

89.00

HH

66.00

VH

93.25

Others

40.00

SSC JHT 2017 Cut off

Category Cut off marks 
UR 140.00
SC 128.75
ST 114.75
OBC  132.00

SSC JHT 2016 Cut off

Category Cut off marks 
UR 122
SC 108
ST 85
OBC  110.50

SSC JHT Cut off for Paper 2

Paper 2 is a descriptive type paper. The category-wise cut off for this stage is decided out of 200 marks. Candidates declared successful in the exam are called for document verification. Candidates can check below the previous years' SSC JHT Paper 2 cut off marks. 

SSC JHT Paper 2 2020 Cutoff

Category Cutoff marks
SC 230.00
ST 221.75
OBC 235.75
EWS 178.75
UR 254.50
OH 174.75
HH 119.00
VH 156.50
Pwd Others 229.75

SSC JHT Cut off 2019-20 for Paper 2

Category Cut off marks 
UR 245.50
EWS 207.50
SC  151.50
ST 150.00
OBC  248.00
OH 204.75
HH 86.50
VH 165.50
Others PwD 86.5

SSC JHT Cut off 2018

Category Cut off marks

SC

257.00

ST

238.75

OBC

251.75

UR

273.75

OH

237.00

VH

187.25

SSC JHT Cut off 2017

Category Cut off marks 
UR  135.00
OBC  119.00
SC  108.00
ST 65.00

SSC JHT Cut off 2016

Category Cut off marks 
SC 105
OBC  107
ST  65

SSC JHT Final Cut off

The final cut off is the total marks of the last selected candidates. The final cut off is calculated based on Paper 1 and 2. Candidates qualifying the exam as per the final cut off are selected for the appointment.

Check here SSC JHT 2020 final cutoff

Click here to check SSC JHT 2018 Final Cut off

Click here to check SSC JHT 2017 Final Cut off 

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SSC JHT Cut off 2024 FAQs

Candidates can check below SSC JHT cut off 2024 FAQs.

Q:   What is the salary structure of SSC JHT?

A:

The salary structure of SSC JHT is given below.

Name of Post

Pay Scale

Junior Translator in Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS)

Level-6 (INR 35400 - 112400)

Junior Translator in M/o Railways (Railway Board)

Level-6 (INR 35400 - 112400)

Junior Translator in Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ)

Level-6 (INR 35400- 112400)

Junior Translator/Junior Hindi Translator in subordinate offices who have adopted Model RRs of DoP&T for JT/JHT

Level-6 (INR 35400 - 112400)

Senior Hindi Translator in various Central Government Ministries/Departments/Offices

Level-7 (INR 44900 - 142400)

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Q:   What is the minimum qualifying marks for SSC JHT exam?

A:

The minimum qualifying marks prescribed for both Paper I and II are given below:

CategoryQualifying Marks (In Per cent)
UR30 
OBC/EWS25
Others20
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Q:   What is SSC JHT salary?

A:

The structure of SSC JHT salary is given below:

CodePost NamePay LevelPay Scale
AJunior Translation Officer (JTO) in Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS)Level-635400- 112400
BJunior Translation Officer (JTO) in Armed Forces Headquarters  (AFHQ)Level-635400- 112400
CJunior Hindi Translator (JHT)/ Junior Translation Officer (JTO)/Junior Translator  (JT) in various Central Government Ministries/ Departments/ OrganisationsLevel-6Rs.35400- 112400
DSenior Hindi Translator (SHT)/ Senior Translator (ST) in various Central Government Ministries/ Departments/ OrganisationsLevel-7Rs.44900- 142400
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Q:   What is the in-hand salary of SSC JHT?

A:

According to the official 7th pay commission pay matrix, SSC JHT employees receive a monthly in-hand salary of INR 35,400 as in-hand income after deduction of contributionary funds and addition of perks and allowances. 

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Q:   How many candidates qualify SSC JHT exam?

A:

The table below highlights the number of candidates who appeared and qualified in SSC JHT exam in the last four years. 

YearNumber of AppearedCandidates Qualified

2020

-

Paper 1: 1,688

Paper 2: 1070

2019

12,359

Paper 1: 1,977

Paper 2: 1,360

Final: 325

2018

15,573

2,041

2017

10,353

2,042

2016

7,353

1,502

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Q:   What is SSC JHT marking scheme?

A:

The marking scheme of SSC JHT is given below:

  • For wrong answers in Paper 1, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a penalty
  • For correct answers, candidates score one mark
  • The score of candidates is calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers
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Q:   What is normalisation of SSC JHT marks?

A:

SSC has decided to normalize SSC JHT scores of candidates to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different shifts since the exam is conducted in multiple sessions. The normalization is done based on the fundamental assumption that in multi-shift exam, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the shifts. Calculation of marks will be done up to 5 decimal places.

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Q:   How to fill the post preferences for SSC JHT?

A:

Posts of Junior Translator in BRO has stringent requirement of physical and medical standards including Physical Efficiency Test (Detail available at Annexure-XIV). Examination of such physical and medical standards is conducted after the final selection of candidates by BRO. If candidates fails in such tests, their candidature is
not considered for any other post/department. Candidates are therefore advised to thoroughly go through these requirements and give their considered preference of posts. SSC JHT exam is conducted for multiple posts for various Ministries/ Departments/Offices. 

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Q:   What is SSC JHT selection process?

A:

Based on the marks scored in the Paper-I.e. Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Paper-II. Based on the performance in Paper 1+Paper 2, candidates are shortlisted for document verification. 

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Q:   What is the allotment process of SSC JHT?

A:

The allotment process of SSC JHT is given below:

  • The Commission makes the final allotment of posts on the basis of merit-cum-preferences of Posts/Departments given by the candidates and once a post is allotted, no change of posts will be made by the Commission due to non-fulfillment of any post specific requirements of physical/medical/ educational standards.
  • SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such candidates will be accommodated against the general/ unreserved vacancies in the post as per their position in the overall merit or vacancies earmarked for their category, whichever is advantageous to them. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD candidates.
  • SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD candidates who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards viz., age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances, extended zone of consideration, etc., irrespective of his/ her merit position, is to be counted against reserved vacancies and not against un-reserved vacancies. Such candidates may also be recommended at the relaxed standards to the extent of number of vacancies reserved for them, to make up for the deficiency in the reserved quota, irrespective of their rank in the order of merit. In so far as cases of Ex-Serviceman are concerned, deduction of the military service rendered from the age of Ex-Servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption will not be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age. Similarly for PwD candidates, relaxation of 10 years in the upper age limit will not be termed as a relaxed standard.
  • A person with a disability who is selected on his/ her own merit can be appointed against an unreserved vacancy provided the post is identified as suitable for Persons with Disability of the relevant category.
  • Candidates, who are appointed on the basis of this examination, shall be on probation for a period of two years and during the period of probation, the candidates would be required to undergo such training or pass such examinations as prescribed by the Controlling Authority. On successful completion of the period of probation, the candidates shall, if considered fit for permanent appointment, be confirmed to their post by the Controlling Authority.
  • Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India i.e. all these posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL)
  • Candidates on final selection may be allotted a State/ UT/ Zone by the concerned User Ministry/ Department/ Organization. Such candidates may be required to acquire the proficiency in local language of the allotted State/ UT/ Zone for confirmation of the candidates to the allotted posts by the concerned User Ministry/ Department/Organization.
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