SSC CGL Answer Key 2025: Download Link for Response Sheet PDF

Q: How can I check the SSC CHSL answer key?

You can check SSC CHSL answer key by using details such as your user ID, roll number, and password. Steps to check the CHSL Answer key are provided below: Log on to the official website of SSC - ssc.gov.in. Go to the 'the latest News' section Click on the SSC CHSL answer key 2024 Notice Read the notice and click on the link given at the bottom of the notice Select the name of exam and proceed Login with the Registration Number and Password Download and save the answer key and response sheet

Q: What is the SSC MTS Answer Key?

SSC MTS answer key is a formal document which mention all the answers to the questions asked in the exam. The Staff Selection Commission release the answers to the questions asked in the official answer key. The Commission releases the official answers to all the questions asked in the SSC MTS exam. The SSC MTS answer key is released online with the candidate's response sheet. The candidates can see their answers and the official answers alongside. The SSC MTS answer key helps the candidates to calculate their marks and also to raise objections against the incorrect answers mentioned in the official answer key.

Q: What is the minimum qualifying percentage for the Tier 1 Exam?

The Commission mentioned the minimum qualifying percentage in the official notification. The candidates can see below the minimum qualifying marks as mentioned in the official notification: Category Qualifying Marks Minimum Marks UR 30% 60 OBC/ EWS 25% 50 All other categories 20% 40 The candidates are required to score the above minimum marks to become eligible for the selection in the SSC CGL Tier 1 result. The minimum qualifying marks must not be confused with the Cutoff. The SSC CGL Cutoff is different from minimum qualifying marks.

Q: What is the minimum passing marks for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam?

The Staff Selection Commission can change the passing marks required for clearing the SSC CGL Tier 2. The minimum passing marks for the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam vary based on categories. For the UR category, the minimum qualifying marks are 30%, for OBC/EWS it is 25%, and for all other categories, it is 20%.

Q: Is there a sectional cutoff in the SSC CGL exam?

No, there are no sectional cutoff marks in the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam. The candidates should note that the Commission does not mention anything about the sectional cutoff and the time limit for each section. The candidates have to clear the exam as a single unit. The candidates should understand that the Staff Selection Commission can change the exam pattern in any exam but it will be mentioned in the official notification.

Q: What is the official website of SSC to download the SSC CGL answer key?

The Staff Selection Commission has changed the address of their official website. The new SSC website will be responsible for all the communications done by the Commission. The new official website of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to download the answer key is ssc.gov.in

Q: How to download SSC CGL answer key?

The Staff Selection Commission is expected to conduct the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam in October/November 2025. The Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key within a week from the exam end date. The candidates can see below the steps to download SSC CGL 2025 answer key: Step 1: Visit the official website of SSC – ssc.nic.in Step 2: Click on the answer key notification Step 3: Click on the answer key link given in the notification Step 4: Click on the Submit button Step 5: Enter user ID (roll number mentioned on the admit card) and password (mentioned on the admit card) Step 6: Click on the Login button Step 7: Check, download and print the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 answer key

Q: What details are required to download the SSC CGL answer key?

You can download the SSC CGL answer key by using user ID, which is the exam roll number and password given on the admit card. Candidates cannot download the SSC GD answer key without their login credentials. The following login credentials are required to download the answer key: User ID Password Captcha code

Q: What is the maximum marks for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam?

The Staff Selection Commission mention the SSC CGL exam pattern in the official notification. The Commission released the official notification for the SSC CGL on June 9, 2025. As per the official notification, the Commission did not change the exam pattern and current SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will be conducted as per the existing exam pattern. The SSC CGL Tier 1 has the following exam structure: SSC CGL Tier-I Sections & Subjects Number of Questions Marks A: General Intelligence Reasoning 25 50 B: General Awareness 25 50 C: Quantitative Aptitude 25 50 D: English Comprehension 25 50 Total 100 200

Q: Does SSC release the final answer key for the SSC CGL exam?

Yes, the commission releases the final SSC CGL answer key once it receives all the objections against the tentative answer key. Staff Selection Commission forms a review committee to consider the objections raised by the candidates. After considering the valid objections, this committee suggest the changes required in the answer key and marks to be awarded against the correct answer of such questions.

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Exam On - 14 Oct '25

Updated on Sep 29, 2025 01:09 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL Tier 1 answer key 2025 by October 20. The Commission will release the SSC CGL 2025 answer key on its dedicated platform digialm but under the candidate's login. The candidates will be required to login with their SSC OTR and password to download their answer key and SSC CGL question paper. The Commission will conduct the SSC CGL exam on October 14 for the leftover candidates.

The Commission will release the tentative answer key first and ask the candidates to send the objections against the incorrect answers. Recently, the Staff Selection Commission has reduced the objection fee to INR 50 only. The Commission will soon activate the objection fee refund process to refund the fee to the candidates where their objection is found true. The SSC CGL final answer key will be released after the declaration of result.

Table of content

How to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2025?
SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule
Direct Link to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2025
Negative Marking in SSC CGL Exam
How to Calculate Scores through SSC CGL Answer Key?
How to Challenge SSC CGL Answer Key?
SSC Answer Keys 2025 - Other Exams
SSC CGL Answer Key 2025 FAQs

How to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2025?

Step 1: Visit the official website of SSC – ssc.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the answer key notification

Step 3: Click on the answer key link given in the notification

Step 4: Click on the Submit button

Step 5: Enter user ID (roll number mentioned on the admit card) and password (mentioned on the admit card)

Step 6: Click on the Login button

Step 7: Check, download and print the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 answer key

The candidates should check their answers and calculate their marks in the SSC CGL exam. The candidates should then compare their marks with the SSC CGL cutoff of previous years.

Direct Link to Download SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025 will be released after its official debut

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to download SSC CGL answer key?

Q: What details are required to download the SSC CGL answer key?

SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SSC CGL 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Oct ' 25	SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025 TENTATIVE

Direct Link to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2025

DeskCalendar Answer Key: Oct ' 25

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam 2025 in September/October, at the designated exam centres. The Commission will soon release the SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025 after the exam.

Direct Link to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2025 will be available here after its official release.

SSC CGL 2025 Answer Key Details

The SSC CGL answer key contains correct answers for all the questions asked in the exam. Some of the details mentioned in the answer key are:

Candidate’s name	Candidate’s roll number
Exam name	Paper/tier number
All the questions of the paper	Correct answer options of all the questions

The SSC CGL exam 2025 will be conducted as a Computer-Based Exam(CBE) at the designated exam centres.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the maximum marks for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam?

Q: Does SSC release the final answer key for the SSC CGL exam?

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Negative Marking in SSC CGL Exam

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the SSC CGL exam be it Tier 1 exam or Tier 2. The quantum of negative marking is one by four.

Negative Marking in SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam

The candidates can see here the negative marking quantum in the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam

Questions	Marks Allotted
Marks allotted for Correct Question	2 marks
Marks allotted for Incorrect Question	0.50 marks

Negative Marking in SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam

The Commission changes the exam pattern and the marks assigned to each question. Consequently, the quantum of negative marking was also changed in the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam. The candidates can see here the negative marking in the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam

SSC CGL Tier-II	Marks Awarded per Question	Negative Marking
Paper 1	3 Marks	1 marks
Paper 2	2 Marks	0.50 marks
Paper 3	2 marks	0.50 marks

The proportion of the negative marking remains same. The candidates can see here the details about the SSC CGL exam pattern.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the quantum of negative marking in the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam?

Q: Is there any negative marking in the SSC CGL exam?

How to Calculate Scores through SSC CGL Answer Key?

To calculate the correct score that candidates can score in the exam, they need to keep the marking scheme in mind. SSC CGL tier-I marking scheme is such that two marks are awarded for each correct answer and 0.5 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer. This means that at the time of tallying the response sheet with the answer key, candidates have to give themselves +2 for each correct answer, -0.5 for each incorrect answer and 0 for each attempted question. The maximum number of marks that candidates can score in the exam is 200. If the candidate secures the marks more than the SSC CGL Tier 1 cutoff of their category, they will be declared qualified for the next stage.

It may be noted that bonus marks got by candidates will be additional. Therefore, candidates can use the formula given below to calculate the correct score that they can score in the tier-I exam:

(Number of correct answers x 2) - (Number of incorrect answers x 0.5) = Marks scored in SSC CGL Tier-I 2025

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is the SSC CGL result is prepared based on tentative answer key?

Q: How can I calculate my marks using the SSC CGL answer key?

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How to Challenge SSC CGL Answer Key?

The Staff Selection Commission first releases the tentative SSC CGL mains answer key. This means that in case, a candidate is not satisfied with the answer of any question, s/he can challenge it on the official website of the commission in the prescribed format. However, the candidate has to pay INR 100 per question as fee for challenging the tentative answer key. Steps to raise objections against SSC CGL answer key are mentioned below: