Government & Defence Entrance Exam

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.

The Staff Selection Commission charges a very nominal fee for the SSC CGL exam. The candidates have to pay INR 100 only for the Tier 1 exam. In addition to that, various reserved category candidates are exempted from paying any application fee. The candidates can see the categories which are exempted from paying the SSC CGL application fee. The last date to apply online for SSC CGL 2025 is July 4, 2025.

The following categories are exempted from paying the SSC CGL application fee:

• Female candidates of any category
• SC/ST
• PwD
• Ex-Servicemen

The Staff Selection Commission will release the official SSC CGL 2025 notification on June 9, 2025. With the release of official notification, the Commission also activate the SSC CGL application link for the candidates. The SSC CGL 2025 application correction dates will be mentioned in the official notification. The last date to apply online for the SSC CGL 2025 exam is July 4, 2025.

The SSC CGL 2025 application correction may start on July 6, 2025.

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 will release the SSC CGL 2025 notification on June 9, 2025. The candidates should note that they will be required to fill out the SSC CGL application form online only. The candidates will be required to pay the SSC CGL application fee with the application form. 

In case of any technical glitch, the Commission can extend the SSC CGL 2025 application dates. But the candidates should not wait for such extension and fill the application form as early as possible.

The SSC JE 2025 Tier Answer Key will be released on the official website after the conduction of a Tier 1 exam. The Tier 1 exam is tentatively scheduled to be conducted from October 27 to 31, 2025. The answer key will be released in the form of a PDF, along with the question papers and candidates' response sheets.

No, the interview of UPSC IES exam is not qualifying in nature. The number of candidates to be summoned for Personality Test will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The Personality Test will carry 200 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks). Marks obtained by the candidates in the Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination and Personality Test would determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the several services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preference expressed by them for the various services/posts as per the official notification.

UPSC appoints a panel of experts to conduct the personality test for the IES or ESE examination. The panel includes senior officers and technical experts. The personality test or interview is a crucial stage of the UPSC IES selection process. It is conducted at the UPSC Bhawan in New Delhi.

The commission allocated 200 marks for the UPSC IES 2025 personality test or an interview. This is the third stage, or the final stage, of the UPSC IES exam. The first stage is the preliminary examination, and the second stage is the Mains examination.