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The CT Cut Off is the one number that decides whether a D.El.Ed seat in Odisha comes to you or moves on to the next name on the list. SCERT Odisha publishes a separate cut off for every state quota round, for the Arts and the Science stream, and for each reservation category. This page pulls those figures together for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020 and 2019 so you can read them in one sitting instead of hunting through old notices.

Below you get the year wise tables, the quota wise merit list and slide up PDFs, and a simple explanation of why the numbers move each round. Whether you are matching a result you already hold or fixing a target score before the exam, the CT Cut Off marks here give you an honest benchmark rather than guesswork.

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CT Cut Off 2025 (1st & 2nd State Quota Cut Off Mark)

The 2025 counselling ran in two state quota rounds. Read the first round table as the opening bar and the second round table as the softened bar after seats were released by candidates who did not join. Arts and Science are ranked separately, so compare yourself only against your own stream.

CT Cut Off 2025 – 1st State Quota

2025 – 2nd State Quota Marks

Between the two rounds the UR Arts mark slipped from 38.52 to 36.76 and the UR Science mark from 43.64 to 41.41. That gap of roughly two marks is the room a waiting candidate gets in the second round, which is why nobody should give up after the first CT Cut Off list is published.

CT Cut Off 2024 (1st & 2nd State Quota Cut Off Mark)

The 2024 session followed the same two round pattern. The tables below carry the exact category wise marks for both rounds, and they sit a little lower than 2025 in almost every row.

2024 – 1st State Quota Marks

2024 – 2nd State Quota Marks

Look at the ST row for a moment. In Science it fell from 24.67 in the first round to 22.33 in the second, the widest single drop in the 2024 CT Cut Off tables. Reserved category aspirants therefore gain the most from waiting for the later rounds.

CT Cut Off 2023 (1st & 2nd State Quota Cut Off Mark)

2023 produced the highest marks on this whole page. If you want a worst case target before you sit the entrance test, treat the 2023 figures as your ceiling and plan to clear them comfortably.

CT Cut Off 2023 – 1st State Quota

2023 – 2nd State Quota Marks

The General Science mark of 49.25 in the first round is the single highest value recorded in every table listed here. A candidate who prepares for that level will clear a normal year of CT Cut Off marks without any anxiety about the final list.

CT Cut Off 2020 (All Four State Quota Rounds)

2020 went to four state quota rounds, so it is the best year to study if you want to see how a cut off behaves over a long counselling season. Each of the four tables below is reproduced exactly as SCERT released it.

2020 – 1st State Quota Marks

2020 – 2nd State Quota Marks

2020 – 3rd State Quota Marks

2020 – 4th State Quota Marks

Notice that the fall is not a straight line. The General Arts mark went 33, then 31.5, then 30.50, and then rose slightly to 31.25 in the fourth round. Seat withdrawals and fresh vacancies can push a CT Cut Off back up, so a later round is not automatically an easier round.

CT Cut Off 2019 (All Four State Quota Rounds)

2019 also ran across four rounds. These tables are the oldest set kept on this page and they are useful mainly as a trend line, because the paper and the seat matrix have changed since then.

2019 – 1st State Quota Marks

2019 – 2nd State Quota Marks

2019 – 3rd State Quota Marks

2019 – 4th State Quota Marks

The ST Science figure of 14.00 in the fourth round is the lowest number anywhere on this page. It shows how far a reserved category CT Cut Off can travel once the popular seats are gone and only a handful of vacancies remain.

CT Cut Off and Merit List 2019 PDF Download (Quota Wise)

The table below holds the original SCERT files for the 2019 counselling: the cut off sheet, the merit list and the slide up list for each state quota round, plus the separate special category and institute wise lists. Open any link in a new tab and save the PDF for your records.

↔ On a phone, swipe this table sideways to see the Cut Off, Merit List and Slide Up columns.

A blank box simply means that particular sheet was never uploaded for that category in that round. The slide up column only carries files for the 1st and 2nd state quota, because slide up movement was closed by the time the later rounds finished.

Subject Wise CT Entrance and B.Ed Previous Year Question PDF

Knowing a cut off is only half the job. The other half is scoring above it, and the fastest way to do that is to solve the actual papers. The subject wise question banks below cover the CT entrance, B.Ed Arts and B.Ed Science tests, and each one carries a free demo file so you can check the quality first. You can also read our full CT Previous Year Question collection for the year wise papers.

↔ On a phone, swipe this table sideways to see the B.Ed Arts and B.Ed Science columns.

Bonus – All Odisha Combo Question Banks

What Is the CT Cut Off in the D.El.Ed Entrance Exam?

The CT Cut Off is the lowest score at which a candidate still received an admission offer in a given round. It is not fixed in advance by anyone. It is simply the mark of the last person admitted, so it appears only after the entrance results and the seat allotment are finished.

D.El.Ed, the two year Diploma in Elementary Education, is the teacher training course commonly called CT in Odisha. Admission runs through SCERT, which is part of the state education department, and only candidates who have passed +2 or an equivalent examination may apply. You can see the eligibility rules and the form dates on our CT Online Apply guide.

Because the mark is produced by the list and not by a rule, every category, every stream and every round ends up with its own value. That is why one page needs fourteen separate tables to describe five admission years. The official notices are always posted on the SCERT Odisha official website, and the tables here reproduce those published figures.

State Quota Rounds and How the CT Cut Off Changes

Odisha fills D.El.Ed seats in successive state quota rounds. The first round is drawn from the full merit list, so it takes the strongest candidates and sets the highest bar. After that round some selected students never report, some take a seat elsewhere, and a few slide up to a better college.

Every one of those movements frees a seat, and the freed seats are offered to the next names waiting below. That is the mechanism behind a falling CT Cut Off. Nothing about the paper or the evaluation changes between rounds; only the supply of empty seats changes.

Read the five year record on this page and the pattern is easy to see. The first state quota round generally carries the highest figure of the year and later rounds usually settle lower, though 2020 shows that a fourth round can edge back above a third round when a fresh batch of vacancies appears.

Slide up is worth understanding separately. A slide up list moves an already admitted candidate to a college they preferred more, which empties their old seat for someone else. The slide up PDFs in the merit table above show exactly how that shuffle was recorded in 2019.

CT Cut Off Trend: Arts Stream Versus Science Stream

Arts and Science candidates never compete against each other, and the numbers make the difference obvious. In every table on this page the General or UR Science mark sits above the matching Arts mark, and the same is true for the SCBC/OBC row without a single exception.

The ST row reverses that habit. In all fourteen tables the ST Arts figure is higher than the ST Science figure, and the SC row swings back and forth by a fraction of a mark. So a blanket sentence like “Science is always tougher” is only correct for the unreserved and OBC groups.

One rule does hold everywhere: the ST category records the lowest CT Cut Off in every single table, in both streams and in every round. General or UR sits at the top, SCBC/OBC follows very close behind, SC comes next, and ST closes the list.

The same stream and category split appears in the Odisha B.Ed Cut Off tables, so if you are applying to both courses you can compare the two sets of marks side by side before you decide which entrance deserves more of your study time.

Factors That Decide the CT Cut Off Every Year

• Number of seats – more sanctioned seats in the D.El.Ed institutes push the bar down, fewer seats push it up.
• Number of applicants – a heavier application year means more candidates crowding the same score band.
• Difficulty of the paper – an easy paper lifts everyone, and the CT Cut Off rises with the crowd.
• Category and stream – every reservation category and each of the two streams is settled on its own list.
• Round of counselling – the later the round, the more likely the mark has already dropped from its opening level.
• Reporting behaviour – candidates who skip document verification release seats and soften the next list.

None of these can be predicted with certainty before the notification, which is why any figure quoted for a future session is an estimate. Use the published tables above as your evidence and treat everything else as opinion.

Safe Score Target Based on Past CT Cut Off Marks

A sensible target is the highest first round figure your category has recorded in the last five sessions, plus a small cushion. For a General or UR Science candidate that means aiming above 49.25, the peak value in the 2023 first round table.

General or UR Arts aspirants can read 42.25 from the same 2023 round as their ceiling. SCBC/OBC candidates should look at 40.5 in Arts and 47.25 in Science, while SC candidates can take 35.25 and 36.25 from the same table as their reference marks.

ST candidates have the widest breathing space, with the highest recorded first round figures being 29.13 in Arts and 27.39 in Science, both from 2025. Even so, aiming only at the CT Cut Off is risky, because a single easy paper can lift the whole list by several marks.

Add five to eight marks over your category ceiling and you convert a borderline case into a first round selection. Practising with the CT Mock Test series is the cheapest way to find out whether you are actually near that number.

How to Score Above the CT Cut Off in the Entrance Exam

Start with the official syllabus rather than a random book list. Our CT Exam Syllabus page sets out the topics and the exam pattern released by SCERT, and every hour you spend outside that list is an hour that will not raise your score.

Next, solve full papers under a clock. Reading solved questions feels productive but it hides your real weaknesses. Sitting a complete paper in one stretch tells you where the time goes and which section is quietly costing you the marks you need to clear the CT Cut Off.

Keep a written error log. Note every wrong answer, the topic it came from, and the reason you missed it. Reviewing that log once a week is worth more than starting a new book, and the CT Exam Notes collection will help you close the gaps you record.

Finally, revise in short repeated cycles instead of long single sessions. General Knowledge and teaching aptitude reward frequent contact, and a candidate who revises small blocks daily nearly always finishes above a candidate who crams the week before the test.

Important CT Exam Links and Study Resources

These are the companion pages and archives for the D.El.Ed entrance. They cover the application, the syllabus, the notes, the test series and the older question archives that go with the CT Cut Off data above.

If you are also weighing the B.Ed route, the Odisha B.Ed Syllabus page covers the pattern SCERT uses for that entrance.

CT Cut Off – Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CT Cut Off 2025 for the Arts stream?

In the first state quota round of 2025 the UR Arts mark was 38.52 and the SCBC/OBC Arts mark was 37.04. The second round brought those down to 36.76 and 36.53. SC and ST Arts candidates were admitted at 33.26 and 29.13 in the first round.

Which category records the lowest CT Cut Off?

ST candidates do, in every table on this page and in both streams. The lowest figure anywhere in this record is 14.00, the ST Science mark of the fourth state quota round in 2019. General or UR always sits at the top of the same table.

Is the Science cut off always higher than the Arts cut off?

For UR, General and SCBC/OBC candidates, yes, in every year shown here. For ST candidates the opposite is true, because the Arts figure is higher than the Science figure in all fourteen tables. The SC row is close enough that it changes direction from year to year.

Why does the CT Cut Off fall in later state quota rounds?

Selected candidates who do not report, who join another course, or who slide up to a preferred college leave their seats empty. Those seats go to the next names on the merit list, which pulls the qualifying mark down. It is a supply effect, not a change in the paper.

Where can I download the cut off and merit list PDF?

The quota wise table on this page carries the SCERT files for 2019, split into cut off, merit list and slide up columns. Special category and institute wise lists such as Urdu, Telugu, Olchiki, Christian, Umerkote and Kandhamal have their own rows.

What is the highest cut off mark shown on this page?

49.25, recorded for General Science in the first state quota round of 2023. The matching General Arts figure that round was 42.25. Both are the peak values across all five admission years listed here.

Does SCERT publish a separate list for every institute?

Not for every institute, but separate lists do exist for special language and minority categories and for a set of named institutes. The 2019 table above shows rows for Telugu, Urdu, Olchiki, Christian, Umerkote, Gunupur, Kuanrmunda, Gorumahisani, Kandhamal and Nawarangpur.

How should I use these marks to set a target score?

Take the highest first round figure your category has recorded in the last five sessions and add a cushion of five to eight marks. That converts a borderline result into a comfortable first round selection even if the paper turns out easier than expected.

Are these CT Cut Off figures official?

They are compiled from the cut off and merit lists released for each counselling round and reproduced here without change. Always confirm against the current notice on the SCERT Odisha website before you take any admission decision.

When will the CT Cut Off 2026 be published?

It can only appear after the 2026 entrance results and the first seat allotment are completed, because the figure is the score of the last candidate admitted. No reliable number exists before that stage, so treat any pre result prediction as guesswork.

Do the marks change again after the slide up round?

The published round figure itself does not change, but a slide up empties seats and those vacancies feed the next round list. That is why the slide up PDFs are worth reading alongside the merit list for the same round.

Conclusion

You now have every published CT Cut Off figure for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020 and 2019 in one place, along with the 2019 merit list and slide up PDFs and the subject wise question banks. Read the tables against your own category and stream, and remember that the first round always sets the hardest bar of the season.

Use the numbers as a target rather than a prediction. Pick your category ceiling, add a cushion of a few marks, and build your study plan around the official syllabus and full length practice papers. Bookmark this page, because each new CT Cut Off list released by SCERT will be added here as soon as it is published.