SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2026: AnswerKey Out

• Age Limits As On: 01 August 2025
• Minimum Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Age: 27 Years 
• Age Relaxation: Extra as per SSC rules.

Candidates must carefully check post-specific educational, physical, medical and computer/typing requirements before submitting post preferences. Computer Knowledge Test and Data Entry Speed Test are mandatory for Tier-II Paper-I but are qualifying in nature, with higher standards applicable for certain posts. DEST generally involves about 2,000 key depressions in 15 minutes.

Pay Scale / Salary: Pay Level-8: ₹47,600–₹1,51,100; Pay Level-7: ₹44,900–₹1,42,400; Pay Level-6: ₹35,400–₹1,12,400; Pay Level-5: ₹29,200–₹92,300; Pay Level-4: ₹25,500–₹81,100, depending on the post.
Eligibility / Post-Specific Requirement: Candidates must satisfy the educational and age requirements prescribed for the particular post. Certain posts such as Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Inspector/Sub-Inspector in specified departments, CBI/NIA posts and certain other posts have specific Physical Standards, Physical Tests and/or Medical Standards. Candidates must check post-specific requirements before giving post preferences.
Selection Process: Tier-I Computer Based Examination → Tier-II Computer Based Examination → Document Verification and post-specific Computer Proficiency/DEST/other applicable requirements → Final selection/allocation on the basis of merit and post preferences. Tier-II Paper-I is compulsory for all posts; Paper-II is for JSO/Statistical Investigator Grade-II posts and Paper-III is for Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer posts.
Exam Pattern: Tier-I consists of 100 objective questions for 200 marks: General Intelligence & Reasoning 25 questions/50 marks, General Awareness 25/50, Quantitative Aptitude 25/50 and English Comprehension 25/50. Duration is 1 hour with sectional timing of 15 minutes per subject. There is a negative marking of 0.50 mark for each wrong answer. Tier-II Paper-I consists of Mathematical Abilities, Reasoning & General Intelligence, English Language & Comprehension, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge Test and Data Entry Speed Test. Paper-II Statistics is 100 questions/200 marks and Paper-III General Studies (Finance & Economics) is 100 questions/200 marks for the respective posts.
Syllabus: Tier-I covers General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. Tier-II covers Mathematical Abilities, Reasoning & General Intelligence, English Language & Comprehension, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, Data Entry Speed Test, Statistics for Paper-II and Finance & Economics for Paper-III. The detailed syllabus includes Number System, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Average, Interest, Profit & Loss, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistics, Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Series, Venn Diagrams, English grammar/vocabulary/comprehension, current affairs, History, Culture, Geography, Economy, General Policy, Scientific Research, Computer basics, MS Office, Internet, e-mail, networking and cyber security.
Reservation / Horizontal Reservation: Reservation for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, Ex-Servicemen and PwBD candidates will be applicable as determined by the concerned Ministries/Departments/Offices/Cadres under prevailing Government Orders. ESM reservation is applicable to Group “C” posts only.

Important Note: This information has been prepared from the official SSC CGL Examination 2026 notification. Candidates should read the complete notification and check the official SSC website for updated vacancies, examination schedules, admit card and other subsequent notices. Exams247.in is not responsible for any error or change in the recruitment process.