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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam 2025 ( SSC CGL )

Rachit Kumar Saxena
Updated on Jan 9, 2026 00:56 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct SSC CGL exam 2026 in May-June 2026. The Commission will release the SSC CGL answer key with the question papers within a week of the exam. The candidates will be able to download their question paper where the answers will be marked. They are suggested to solve th SSC CGL previous year question papers in the time bound manner to get the real feel of the exam. This will also help the candidates to get accustum to the type of questions asked in the exam.

The Staff Selection Commission released SSC CGL question papers and answer key in the form of candidate's response sheet. But this year, the Commission taken an undertaking from the candidates that they cannot share their answer key to anybody. If the questions or answers is found in the public domain, the candidature of the candidate can be cancelled by the Commission. This prohibition will lead to the non-availability of SSC CGL 2025 question paper.

 

 

Table of contents
  • SSC CGL Question Papers 2025
  • How to download SSC CGL Question Paper?
  • SSC CGL Tier 1 Previous Years Question Papers
  • SSC CGL 2024 Question Papers
  • Download SSC CGL Tier 1 Questions Papers 2020
  • SSC CGL Previous Year Question Papers
  • SSC CGL Question Paper 2025 FAQs
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SSC CGL Question Papers 2025

The Staff Selection Commission will conduc the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam 2026 on January 18 and 19 based on the syllabus notified in the notification. The Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam based on SSC CGL syllabus notified in the official notification. The candidates must read and understand the exam pattern for the exam so that they will not be surprised at the time of the real examination. The candidates must practice with the previous year question papers to increase their speed of solving the questions and score better marks in the exam. 

Staff Selection Commission released SSC CGL 2025 question papers and candidates' response sheets with the answer key. The candidates were able to download their question papers from the official website after logging in with their credentials. The candidates can see here SSC CGL General Awareness questions of previous years with official answers

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How many questions are there in each section of the SSC CGL question paper?
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The candidates can see below the SSC CGL Tier 1 paper structure as mentioned in the official notification:

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

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How to download SSC CGL Question Paper?

Staff Selection Commission releases the question paper for the candidates who had appeared in the exam behind the login window. The question papers remain available for one month only.  The candidates can download the SSC CGL question paper and the correct answers in the following manner.

  • Go to the official website of SSC- ssc. gov.in
  • Click on the notice given for the exam question paper
  • Follow the link given in the notice
  • Log in with the registration number and password

After logging in, the candidates can download the question papers with correct answers

The question paper notice will be available for one month only and after that, the question papers will not be accessible.

Officially, the candidates can download their question paper only. But here they can download various papers of previous years.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How can I download the SSC CGL question paper?
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The candidates can download the SSC CGL question paper in the following manner:
* Go to the portal - ssc.gov.in.
* Click on the notice given for the exam question paper.
* Follow the link given in the notice.
* Log in with your registration number and password.
* After logging in, you can download the question papers with correct answers.

The Commission release the SSC CGL question paper in the form of Candidates response sheet.

Q:   What are the topics under General awareness for SSC CGL exam?
A: 

The official notification mentions the topics in the General Awareness syllabus but the candidates need to read between the lines and workout the expansion of all the topics given in the official syllabus. Here the candidates can see here details of topics that are required to cover under the General Awareness topics.

The SSC CGL 2025 was conducted in from 12 to 26 September and on 14 October at the designated exam centres.

Q:   What are the different sections in the SSC CGL question paper?
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The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam is different from Tier 2 exam. The SSC CGL exam pattern can fully explain the difference. The candidates should note that the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam consists of four sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning. General Awareness. Quantitative Aptitude. English Comprehension.

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SSC CGL Tier 1 Previous Years Question Papers

SSC CGL previous year papers are a very important source of preparation. The question paper provides insight into the exam. The demand of the question, the time required to solve the questions and the topics which are mostly asked in SSC CGL Tier 1 exam. The previous year's papers show SSC CGL exam pattern.

The candidates should note down the questions asked from each topic so that they can calculate the weightage of each of the topics. This exercise can be done for the paper of various shifts and across various years so that an average weightage of the topic can be ascertained. The other important aspect of the paper is to know the difficulty level of the questions. The candidates should note down the difficulty level of the questions asked in the actual paper.

In addition to this, they can also note down the time required to solve each of the questions so that they can ascertain whether they should work upon the concepts or on the speed of calculations. SSC CGL question papers also provide information about the distribution of topics given in SSC CGL syllabus. Though the questions differ from set to set, the candidates can get the difficulty level of the questions that can help them immensely in their preparation.

SSC CGL question papers can be used as the question bank for exam preparation. The candidates can use them as mock papers after preparation so that they can predict their chances of success in the real SSC CGL exam.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Where to find SSC CGL Question Paper?
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The Staff Selection Commission releases the question papers of the candidate with the official answers. The candidates are asked to send the objections in case of incorrect answer given by the Commission. The Commission releases the final answer key after considering the objections send by the candidates. The Commission prepares the SSC CGL result based on the final answer key released by the Commission after the result. 

The candidates can get here the SSC CGL Question Papers of Previous Years

Q:   Is the SSC CGL Tier 1 final Answer Key 2025 Released?
A: 

Yes, the Staff Selection Commission released the final SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025 PDF on January 9, 2026. The candidates can download it after login with their SSC OTR and Password. The tentative one was released on October 16, 2025.

Download previous year SSC CGL question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download SSC CGL previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.

SSC CGL 2024 Question Papers

SSC CGL Tier 1 Question Paper 2024

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Download SSC CGL Tier 1 Questions Papers 2020

SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-12-April-2022-1st-Shift-English
SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 Question Paper 12 April 2022 1st Shift Hindi
SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 Question Paper 12 April 2022 2nd Shift English
SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 Question Paper 12 April 2022 2nd Shift Hindi
SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 Question Paper 12 April 2022 3rd Shift English
SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 Question Paper 12 April 2022 3rd Shift Hindi
SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-11-April-2022-1st-Shift English
SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-11-April-2022-1st-Shift-Hindi
SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-11-April-2022-2nd-Shift
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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-11-April-2022-3rd-Shift-English
SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1-Question-Paper-11-April-2022-3rd-Shift-Hindi

SSC CGL Previous Year Question Papers

SSC CGL Model Question Paper
SSC-CGL-Question-Paper-13-August-2021-1st-Shift-in-English
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 13 Aug Shift 2
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 13 Aug Shift 3
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 16 Aug Shift 1
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 16 Aug Shift 2
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 16 Aug Shift 3
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 17 Aug Shift 1
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 17 Aug Shift 2
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 17 Aug Shift 3
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 18 Aug Shift 1
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 18 Aug Shift 2
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 18 Aug Shift 3
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 20 Aug Shift 1
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 20 Aug Shift 2
SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I 23 Aug Shift 1
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SSC CGL Question Paper 2025 FAQs

The candidates can see here important questions for SSC CGL question papers.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is General awareness in SSC CGL exam?
A: 

General Awareness is a section in the SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam. It  became the most important section of the SSC CGL exam because it is introduced in the Tier 2 exam in the current notification and its weightage in the whole exam increased.

The SSC CGL general awareness questions expect the candidates to prepare all the aspects of general awareness, which includes static general knowledge and current affairs.

Q:   Is the SSC CGL Tier 1 Result 2025 released?
A: 

The Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL Tier 1 result 2025 on its portal - ssc.gov.in. The Commission mentioned the roll number and names of the qualified candidates in the result PDF.

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Answered a week ago

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL Tier 2 Result in February 2026. The Commission conducted the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam (Tier 2) till January 19 in online mode as a Computer-Based Exam.

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Raj Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

Yes, the Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 2 admit card 2026 on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The candidates downloaded their Tier 2 hall ticket by logging in with their SSC OTR and password.

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Akanksha

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

The Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL Tier 2 intimation slip on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The candidates can login with their SSC OTR and password to check their exam city. The admit card was released on January 15.

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Akanksha

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

The Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 2 admit card 2025 on its website - ssc.gov.in. The Staff Selection Commission conducted the Tier 2 exam on January 18 and 19.

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Vipra Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 exam on January 18 and 19, 2026. The Commission released the complete schedule on its Central Portal - ssc.gov.in.

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Nitesh Singh

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission mention the SSC CGL eligibility criteria in the notification for the exam. The Commission mention all the details a candidates require to fulfill for the exam. The two most important factors under the SSC CGL eligibility are

  • Educational Qualification - A Graduate in Any

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Akanksha

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The SSC CGL exam is a Premiere exam of the Staff Selection Commission conducted annually to recruit the candidates for the following Group pf Posts

  • Group B Gazetted
  • Group B Non-Gazetted
  • Group - C

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Raj Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The candidates should note that the SSC CGL exam is conducted to recruit the candidates for the following posts:

  • Group B gazette
  • Group B non-gazette
  • Group C

The highest salary is notified for the SSC CGL AAO post which is central pay level 8 having the INR 47,600-1,51,100.

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Vipra Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

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