SSC CGL

Staff Selection Commission — Combined Graduate Level Examination · conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

100questions in the paper

200total marks

60minutes

27,352practice questions here

The paper

Section by section, as the conducting body sets it.

Section	Questions	Correct	Wrong
Tier 1 — General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	+2	0.5
Tier 1 — General Awareness	25	+2	0.5
Tier 1 — Quantitative Aptitude	25	+2	0.5
Tier 1 — English Comprehension	25	+2	0.5

What we have to practise with

27,352 questions matched to this syllabus, by subject.

Geography 7,423 questions

Mathematics 7,196 questions

English 5,665 questions

Political Science 4,240 questions

History 2,828 questions

Drawn from class 11, 12, 10, 9 material. Open any of it in the chapter library.

Before you apply

Who can sit itBachelor's degree (any). Age 18–32 (post-wise; relaxations for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/ex-servicemen).

How oftenAnnual. Tier 1 (CBT) → Tier 2 (CBT, descriptive component) → Tier 3 (skill test for some posts).

Next windowTier 1: Aug–Sep 2026. Notification ~Apr 2026.

What it admits you toGroup B & C posts in central govt: Income Tax Inspector, CBI Inspector, Asst Audit Officer (CAG), Asst Section Officer (CSS/MEA), Inspector (Central Excise/Customs), Statistical Investigator, etc.

What changed recentlyTier 2 restructured (2022 onwards): Paper 1 (Maths + Reasoning + English + GA + Computer Knowledge + Data Entry), Paper 2 (Statistics — for JSO post), Paper 3 (Finance & Economics — for AAO post). Tier 3 dropped for most posts.

Dates and rules change every cycle. The conducting body is the only source that is current: ssc.gov.in/

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