SSC CGL 2026: Notification (Soon), Application Form, 2025 Tier 2 Result (Anytime), Cutoff, Syllabus & News

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.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 1 result online only on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 result, mentioning the name and roll number of the candidate. The candidates need to check their roll number in the SSC CGL result pdf.

No, you can check the result on the official website without logging into an account. The result is released in the form of a PDF. The Commission releases the CGL result pdf online only and the candidates can check and download the SSC result pdf without any login. The candidates need to log in to download their SSC CGL scorecard.

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 result was released on December 18, 2025 at ssc.gov.in. The Commission also released the Cutoff for all the categories and post groups. The Staff Selection Commission released the official answer key on October 16.

 

The CGL online applications will start in March at ssc.gov.in. The candidates can apply for the exam in the manner given below:

1. Visit at ssc.gov.in.
2. Login with the SSC OTR.
3. Fill the CGL 2026 application form on ssc.gov.in.
4. Pay the fee (as notified in the notification).
5. Submit the SSC CGL online application form.

The last date for the applications will be given in the notification.

The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level 2025 applications were started on June 9, 2025 on its official website. The candidates got less than a month to fill out the SSC CGL 2025 applications. The last date to apply for the SSC CGL online application 2025 was July 4, 2025. The application correction facility was available till 11, 2025.

The Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 notification on June 9, 2025. The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 online applications with the release of official notification. The Commission mentioned all the information related to exam such as the vacancies, dates, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern and the likes.

The Commission conducted the SSC CGL 2025 from September 12 to 26.

The Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2026 application form date in its exam calendar. The Commission will release the application form in March 2026 The SSC CGL 2026 exam will be conducted in May-June.

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL 2026 age cutoff dates in the notification. The Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL notification 2026 in March 2026, on its portal.

The Commission will mention the age cutoff date for the SSC CGL 2026 exam ain the official notification once released. The Commission will conduct the SSC CGL 2026 exam in May or June 2026.

The Staff Selection Commission mention the age-relaxation to all the categories of candidates in the official notification. The candidates can see below the age-relaxation mentioned in the official notification in the previous years.

The age relaxations for different categories in SSC CGL 2026 are as follows:

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 Discipline
• Age Limit - It is defined separately for each SSC CGL post.

Candidates who possess a Bachelor's degree can apply for the SSC CGL exam. The Diploma holders are not eligible to apply for the exam. The candidates who are in the last year of their graduation can apply for the exam under the 'result awaited category' but they need to acquire their graduation degree before the last date of application which is considered as the cutoff date. There is no bar of minimum percentage in the Graduation exam. Candidates with any percentage can apply for the SSC CGL exam. The Commission provides a level playing field to all the candidates.

No. the Staff Selection Commission did not change the SSC CGL syllabus in 2025 and continued with the existing one.

The Commission release the SSC CGL syllabus every year with the notification that governs the exam of that year. The Commission can change the syllabus anytime even after the release of notification through an addendum. The syllabus mentioned in the syllabus form the basis of the paper for that year. The SSC CGL 2025 syllabus was mentioned in the official SSC CGL notification.

A: SSC CGL syllabus will be defined separately for all the tiers of exam. The SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus has the following sections.

1. English Intelligence & Reasoning.
2. General Awareness.
3. Quantitative Aptitude.
4. English Comprehension.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribed the SSC CGL syllabus 2025 in the official notification. The SSC CGL 2025 syllabus was notified in the official notification. The Commission mentioned all the topics in the official notification, but the Commission do not mention the weightage to the topics.

The best way to prepare SSC CGL is to make an effective plan and second is to execute the same with honesty and consistency. Effective plans mean the candidate should prepare a study plan based on pragmatic considerations. The affinity of the candidates should be addressed in the plan. The plan should cover all the topics of the SSC CGL syllabus, its revision and the practice of mock test papers.

The second most important factor is honesty and consistency. Consistency will make the plan effective. 

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.

The candidates can score better marks in the general awareness section of the SSC CGL exam by preparing in a planned way with right resources. The candidates are suggested to break the topics given in the SSC CGL syllabus into its micro parts to prepare them in a better way.

The key lies in the practice with the previous year question papers.

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.

 

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.

Yes, the candidates can download the SSC CGL admit card from the official website of Staff Selection Commission - ssc.gov.in. The SSC CGL admit card is released by the Central website of the Commission. Earlier, it was released by the regional website.

The candidates can download the SSC CGL admit card from the central website after logging in with their SSC OTR number and password.

You can re-generate your password by clicking on the Forgot Password link on the portal of the commission. It has devised simple steps to regenerate the SSC password and continue to login.

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.

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.

The Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 1 answer key(tentative) on October 16. The Commission also released the candidate's response sheet with the official answer key. The last date to send objection against the incorrect answers was October 19, 2025.

Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL answer key after the declaration of the final result. The Commission will mention the Official questions, candidates' responses and the official answers in the SSC CGL answer key. The candidates should calculate their marks from the answer key and compare them with the average of last five years.

The Commission also releases the tentative answer key and invites the representations against the incorrect answers. After considering the valid objections, the Commission prepare the final result and releases the result based on the final answer key.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025 on October 16. The last date to send objections against the answer key was October 19, 2025.

SSC CGL recruitment notification is released for about 34 Group-B and C posts available in different ministries, departments and organisations of the Government of India. The Staff Selection Commission releases the official notification and mentions the post-list separately under the candidate's information. Some of the best posts in the SSC CGL exam are Assistant Account Officer (AAO), Income Tax Inspector (IT) GST Inspector. 

This year, the Income Tax Inspector post was re-classified as Group B post.

Yes,the Staff Selection Commission conducted the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam 2025 till October 14.The SSC CGL 2025 exam was conducted as CBT at the designated exam centres.

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

The Commission will release the category-wise SSC CGL post list on its portal- ssc.gov.in. These will be the tentative numbers and the SSC CGL vacancies can be increased anytime before the declaration of final result.

The Staff Selection Commission will notify vacancies in the SSC CGL 2026 notification. The Commission will also release the SSC CGL 2026 vacancy list PDF, that mentions the category-wise and post-wise vacancies for the candidates. The Commission will release the final number of vacancies before the declaration of final result.

The SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 exam will be conducted in May or June 2026.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL Vacancy List PDF on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The candidates can download the SSC CGL vacancy list PDF here from Shiksha.com. The candidates will get here the final SSC CGL vacancy list PDF too as and when released by the Commission.

The SSC CGL vacancy list PDF mention the category, post-name, salary, age limit too.

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL 2026 vacancy list PDF on its portal ssc.gov.in. The Commission will release the category-wise and post-wise vacancy list for the candidates. The Commission will release the final number of SSC CGL vacancies just before the final result to calculate the cutoff as per the final number of SSC CGL vacancies. 

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:

The Commission reduced the number of Tiers in the exam from 4 to 2 under new exam pattern. The Commission reduced the number of tiers to expedite the exam process because of the Central Government Mandate to increase recruitment in the Government. The SSC CGL exam is conducted to recruit candidates for the following posts:

• Group ‘B’ Gazetted
• Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted
• Group ‘C’

SSC CGL 2025 exam will be conducted in two stages only. The candidates need to clear both stages to get appointed. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) revised the exam pattern of the SSC CGL to expedite the recruitment procedure. The DEST is merged with the Tier 2 exam and the descriptive Tier 3 is not there in the exam process. It is not clear whether this is a temporary or permanent change in the SSC CGL exam pattern.

The SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam was conducted from September 12 to 26 and on October 14.

The Staff Selection Commission mention the list of SSC CGL Post, vacancies, their eligibility and basic salary in the official notification. The SSC CGL posts are governed by the Central Government rules. Recently, the Government of India increased the Dearness Allowance of the Central Government Employees. The Current Dearness Allowance for the Central Government enployees is 58 % of Basic Pay. 

The Staff Selection Commission mentions the names of the SSC CGL posts and the corresponding salary in the official notification. The SSC CGL posts and their salaries are governed by the Central Government rules and regulations. The Commission mentions the Pay levels for each of the Post groups in the official notification. The candidates can see below the SSC CGL Post with their corresponding pay levels.

SSC CGL Pay Levels	SSC CGL Pay Scales (INR)
4	25,500-81,100
5	29,200-92,300
6	35400-1,12,400
7	44,900-1,42,400
8	47,600-1,51,100

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.

The Basic Pay is the fixed component of the SSC CGL Salary while Travelling Allowance (TA) depend on the place of posting and it is not fixed. The highest TA is provided for the "X" class cities.

No, the candidates can only check the result in online mode. The Commission release the SSC CGL result online and no separate intimation is sent to the candidates (of any kind) regarding the SSC CGL result. The candidates are required to download and check their SSC CGL results online only. The Commission releases the SSC CGL Tier 1 result within a month from the completion of the exam.

Hello, Thanks for asking. The main difference between SSC CGL & CAT is - SSC CGL is easier than CAT. CAT is famous for its unpredictability. In SSC CGL, you have to prepare for - Quantitative Aptitude, English, reasoning, GK, trigonometry, geometry, algebra. Preparation for SSC CGL will help you in preparing for basics required for CAT. Once your basics are strong, application of them should be learn for CAT. The 4 major sections of CAT Exam - Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation Quantitative Aptitude Verbal & Reading Comprehension.

Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL Tier 1 and 2 Marks and Scorecard at its central website. The Commission releases the marks and scorecard online only. The SSC CGL Scorecard mention the raw marks and the normalised marks of the candidates.  It also mention the sectional marks of the candidates.

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL cutoff. SSC is the exam conducting body for Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam. The Commission conducted the exam every year and releases the cutoff for each of the post groups separately. The Commission releases the SSC CGL cutoff for each category and stage separately. SSC is the exam conducting body and is responsible for all the official communication regarding the exam.

The Staff Selection Commission does not release the SSC CGL admit card release date in the notification. However, the admit card for SSC CGL is released about one week before the exam. The SSC CGL admit cards was not released by the regional websites. The admit card is released four days before the exam date of the candidate.

SSC CGL 2025 exam was conducted till September 26.

The Staff Selection Commission, the conducting body for the exam, releases the SSC CGL notification. The Commission releases the official notification online only which serves as the rule book for the exam. The Commission can change/amend the SSC CGL notification anytime before or even after the declaration of the exam result. 

The SSC CGL 2025 notification was released online on June 9 and the last date to apply online was July 4, 2025. The Commission notified 14,582 vacancies for the SSC CGL 2025 exam.

Yes, the regional websites also release the SSC CGL notification but they release a copy of the original notification released by the central website. Except for the admit card, all the official notices and notifications are released by the Central website only. The Central website of SSC releases the exam calendar mentioning the dates of all the important events and follows the same. The SSC admit card dates are not mentioned in the official calendar and they are released by the regional websites only.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 apply online link on June 9, 2025. List of documents which were handy while applying for the SSC CGL exam.

• Matriculation (10th) certificate (for name, DOB, and roll number)
• Valid mobile number and email ID
• Scanned copy of passport-size photograph (20 KB to 50 KB, JPEG format)
• Scanned signature (10 KB to 20 KB, JPEG format)
• Valid ID proof (Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN, Passport, etc.)
• Disability certificate (if applicable)

The Staff Selection Commission provide all the avenues to pay the SSC CGL application fee in online as well as offline mode. The candidates can see below the mediums to pay the SSC CGL 2025 application fee

• BHIM UPI
• Net Banking
• Credit/Debit Cards
• SBI Challan (offline)

The SSC CGL application fee is INR 100. The last date to apply online for the SSC CGL 2025 was July 4, 2025.

Yes, candidates can pay the application fee in offline mode through the SBI challan. The last date to submit the SSC CGL application fee offline is always one day after the fee submission date online. The Commission provides the opportunity to submit the application fee online also. The candidates should note that they are required to generate an offline fee payment challan from the official website of the SSC. The fee can be paid through this challan only.

The candidates get their registration ID on their mobile and the email account provided at the time of SSC One-Time registration.If you forget your Registration ID or Password:

• Go to the SSC login page
• Click on “Forgot Registration ID/Password”
• Enter your registered email ID or mobile number and date of birth
• You will receive an OTP to reset your credentials

Yes, it is mandatory to get the One-Time Registration (OTR) Number before applying for the SSC CGL exam. The candidates require OTR to login at ssc.gov.in. Without One Time Registration, the candidates won't be able to login and hence no application will be visible to them. OTR is independant to the exam, and the candidates can apply for any number of SSC exams with one OTR only.

No, the SSC CGL application fee, once paid is non-refundable. The fee once paid cannot be refunded at any point in time. The Commission mentioned that the application fee will not be refunded even when the candidates withdraw their applications. The Commission does not refund the application fee under any condition. There is no provision provided for the refund of application fee. Such facility was provided by UPSC earlier under the application withdrawal scheme.