SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Details

The Staff Selection Commission is going to conduct the SSC CGL 2025 examination for the recruitment of various graduate level posts. To prepare for the upcoming examination, the candidates must get familiar with the SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025 for Tier 1 and Tier 2. It is the structure of the examination which includes the section wise number of questions, marking scheme, and duration of the paper. The Tier 1 examination includes one paper and Tier 2 examination includes Paper 1 and Paper 2.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025

The SSC CGL Tier-1 exam is objective in nature, while the Tier-2 exam consists of 2 papers—Paper 1 and Paper 2. For all the candidates, Paper 1 is mandatory, whereas the Paper 2 is specifically for those applying for the Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) position in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Also, the Paper 3 will not be conducted this year, as there are no vacancies for the Assistant Audit Officer. Here, we have discussed the details of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025 for the reference of the candidates.

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Stages- Highlights

Candidates interested in the SSC CGL 2025 Exam, are required to go through the following stages:

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2025

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2025 comprises 100 questions in total with a maximum mark of 200. The first stage, which is the Tier 1 examination includes 100 questions from four sections including the following:

1. General Knowledge
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. General Reasoning
4. English Comprehension

The Schema of the SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam pattern is explained in the table given below:

Note:- For every wrong question there is a negative marking of 0.50 marks also.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025

For all the posts, Paper 1 is compulsory, whereas Paper II is for only those who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

1. It is mandatory to for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.
2. Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II) will consist of Objective Type, multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I.
3. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension module in Section II of Paper I.

Here, we have discussed the SSC CGL Exam Pattern for the Tier 2 for the candidates.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 Paper 1

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern for the Paper 1 has been mentioned in the table given below.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 Paper 2

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2 for the JSO posts has been mentioned in the table given below.

Note: For every wrong question There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II, and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I and 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II.

SSC CGL Data Entry Speed Test

The SSC CGL Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) will be conducted by SSC and it is mandatory for all posts. It is included under the Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I and the duration is 15 minutes. Check the DEST details below.

SSC CGL Negative Marking

The SSC CGL Negative marking will be done on Tier 1 and Tier 2 papers for every wrong answer. The candidates appearing in the examination must be careful towards the negative marking as it will lead to the deduction of their marks.

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