EMRS TGT Result and Cut-Off Marks: Tier-I Cut-offs, Tier-II and Merit

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From the Tier-I paper (14 December 2025) to the first TGT result (9 September 2026, regional languages) was 269 days, and to the latest (1 October 2026, Science and Social Studies) 291 days (our arithmetic). The result for each line arrives when CBSE finalises that post, and each notice says the remaining posts will follow in phases.

These are the cut-off marks printed on 31 January 2026 for selection to Tier-II, one number per category. They have thirds because of the one-third negative marking. The notice does not print the maximum, but Parts I to V carry 100 marks and the bulletin says the language part is excluded, so we read the scale as out of 100 (our inference). Mathematics had the highest cut-off of the six in every category, and Hindi the lowest in every category except ST, where Computer Science was marginally lower (51.667 against 52).

How far below the unreserved cut-off the reserved ones fell is a simple measure of competition inside each line. By our arithmetic the OBC cut-off sat between 4.7 and 8.7 marks below UR, SC between 8.7 and 12.7 and ST between 11.0 and 19.3 (Computer Science). The table gives each gap.

These lines show the widest spread. Librarian was close to the core subjects (UR 72.667), PET (Male) was moderate and PET (Female), Music and Art were low, with negative cut-offs in some categories. A negative figure can only mean that candidates with a net score below zero, after negative marking, were still shortlisted; our reading is that where few candidates applied against many posts, the line was effectively open.

Regional language lines are small, and the notice prints a 0 for most reserved cells: 52 of the 70 language and category cells (our count) are 0. Our reading is that a 0 means no minimum applied in that cell, in other words everyone in that category who appeared and qualified Part VI was shortlisted, because the shortlisting ratio of 1:10 against one or two posts was not binding. The notice does not explain the zeros, so treat that as inference. Where a UR figure above zero is printed, it ranges from 20.667 (Telugu) to 55 (Manipuri).

For TGT the bulletin says the merit list is prepared on Tier-II performance only. To be considered at all a candidate needs 30% (General, OBC, EWS) or 25% (SC, ST, PwBD) of Tier-II marks. Candidates are then called for document verification in the ratio 1:3 against vacancies, and only the eligible ones form the panel, which the bulletin says is valid for two years from publication and is operated as vacancies arise. The 2023 cut-off notice adds the tie-break used then: equal marks are resolved in favour of the candidate senior in age. The 2025 bulletin states the date-of-birth tie-break for Principal only, so for TGT we treat it as likely, not confirmed.

In the 2023 TGT cycle NESTS published the marks of the last recommended candidate by category, which is the real selection cut-off. They were on a single exam of 120 objective marks plus a qualifying language test (the bulletin prints that structure; the cut-off notice does not print a maximum, so scale is our inference). The first notice is dated 15 May 2024 and a second set after the waitlist was released followed on 6 May 2025, nearly a year later, which shows both how long a panel stays alive and that candidates lower down can be called. Use the numbers as a sense of the scale of a final cut-off, not as a forecast for Tier-II.

Two points in the 2023 data. TGT Mathematics had the highest final cut-off (81.25 for UR) and TGT Science the lowest of the five core subjects (63.75), while PET (Female) was at 28.25 and fell to 9.75 after the waitlist. And after the waitlist the core-subject UR cut-offs were 1.5 to 3 marks lower (for example English 74.25 to 72.75), while Music and PET (Female) each fell by 18.5; lower cut-offs after a waitlist are what you would expect when selected candidates do not join. NESTS posted joining instructions on 3 June 2024 and a notice to report for joining on 1 August 2024; a notice on the ESSE-2023 page says no request to change the place of posting was being considered.