SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2026: Download Link for Response Sheet PDF

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 will release the SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key after the conclusion of 5 to 10 days of an examination. The Tier 1 exam is expected to be conducted in May-June 2026. Candidates will be able to download their provisional answer key by visiting at ssc.gov.in or through a direct link provided on this page as well once it is released.

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer key 2026 on the official portal at ssc.gov.in. Candidates required their login credentials to download including the registration number and password to access the provisional answer key. Along with the response sheet will also be released.

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.

The Commission released the SSC CGL Tier 1 Final Answer Key on January 9, 2026.

The candidates can download the SSC CGL answer key by using their user ID, which is the exam roll number and password given on the admit card.There is no other way to get the answer key.

The candidates can see below the SSC CGL marking scheme

Marks Awarded for Right Answer	Marks Deducted for Wrong Answer (Negative Marking)
+2	-0.50

The final marks of the candidates are calculated after the normalization process.

The SSC CGL result is not prepared based on the tentative answer key. The result is declared based on the final answer key for the exam after considering valid objections and incorporating them into the final result. The Staff Selection Commission release the final answer key after considering the representations against the incorrect answers mentioned in the tentative answer key.

No, there are no sectional cutoff marks in the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam. The candidates should note that the Commission does not state anything about it and the time limit for each section. The candidates have to clear the exam as a single unit.

The Staff Selection Commission provides a dedicated window for sending representations against the incorrect questions/answers given in the official SSC CGL answer key. The candidates can see here the steps to challenge the SSC CGL tentative answer key.

• Log on to the official website of SSC – ssc.gov.in
• Click on the answer key notification link available on the Home page
• Click on the answer key link given in the notification
• Enter user ID and password
• Click on Login
• Go to the tab for raising objections
• Follow the instructions and challenge the respective question/answer
• Pay fee of INR 50 per question/answer in online mode

The candidates should note that there is no way to challenge the final answer key.

Yes, candidates have to pay INR 50 per question as the fee for challenging the answer key. The Staff Selection Commission first releases a tentative SSC CGL answer key. In case any candidate is not satisfied with the answer to a question, she or he can challenge it in the prescribed format on the official website of the commission. However, to raise objections against one question, candidates have to pay Rs 50 as the fee in online mode.

Candidates can check and download the SSC CHSL Answer key using the process shared below-

• Visit ssc.gov.in.
• Go to the 'the latest News' section.
• Click on the SSC CHSL answer key 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.

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 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

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 SSC CGL eligibility is set by the Staff Selection Commission. It is hard to change the eligibility for the CGL exam. The eligibility consists of the information related to the age limit, educational qualification and nationality or citizenship. To know more about the SSC CGL Eligibility click the link as provided: https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/ssc/articles/ssc-cgl-eligibility-criteria-educational-qualification-age-limit-reservations-more-blogId-25015

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

Candidates qualifying for the paper are then called to appear for the next stage of the exam - tier 2. If all stages of the exam are over and candidates have successfully qualified all the stages of the exam then they are allotted posts in various departments of the Government of India as per the available SSC CGL vacancies. The candidates need to wait for the official intimation regarding the appointment dates and location. As per the new notification, the candidates need to report for the Document Verification at the indented department.

No, the SSC CGL cutoff varies as per the category (your, SC, ST, OBC, PH) of candidates. They are different for each post group. It is different for all categories within the same post group. The candidates need to score equal to or more than their category cutoff to qualify for the next stage of the exam. The CGL cutoff depends on the difficulty level of the question paper and the number of vacancies in the exam.

SSC CGL cutoff is the minimum marks that a candidate needs to qualify for their respective stage/tier of the exam. In other words, we can say that the SSC CGL cutoff is the marks of the last selected candidate in a particular category. These marks differ for each post group. SSC CGL cutoff depends on the number of vacancies in the exam. A higher number of vacancies means a lower cutoff for each stage of the exam because the Commission will be required to select a higher number of candidates in each stage.

No, the cutoff is not released region-wise. It is released centrally on the official website of the commission. The SSC select the candidates based on the test conducted at the all-India level. The regional offices come into the picture for the release of admit cards and document verification only.

Except SSC CGL admit card, all the official communication regarding the SSC CGL exam is released by the central website of the Commission which is ssc.gov.in.