SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025 for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Exams
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025: The Staff Selection Commission of India will release the SSC CGL detailed notification PDF announcing huge vacancies for various Group B and C posts on 9th June 2025. The SSC CGL 2025 Exam will be held in two stages: Tier-1 and Tier-2. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be compulsory for all candidates. For the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam, there will be Paper 1, 2, and 3, whereas Paper I is Compulsory for all posts, Paper II is for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III is for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. Let’s have a look at the exam pattern for all these stages of the SSC CGL Recruitment process one by one.
The candidates must note that the SSC CGL Tier 1 is qualifying in nature and Tier 2 is scoring in nature. The marks scored in SSC CGL Tier 2 will be considered for final selection for the vacancies announced through the SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025. The Tier-I (Computer-Based Examination) is tentatively scheduled for 13th to 30th August 2025 as per the SSC Calendar 2025.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025
SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2025
SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam will be conducted online, comprising 4 sections with 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in total and with a maximum of 200 marks. The entire exam needs to be completed in a time span of 60 minutes. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be of a qualifying nature and marks will not be counted in the final selection.
The questions asked in the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2025 are from the following sections:
- General Intelligence & Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
| SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||
| S.No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time Allotted |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | A cumulative time of 60 minutes
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| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 | ||
A Penalty for Wrong Answer: There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised)
The SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2025 will be conducted in 2 phases- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 | ||
| S.No. | Papers | Time Allotted |
| 1 | Paper I: (Compulsory for all posts) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 2 | Paper II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator Gr. II | 2 hours |
The detailed SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025 for Tier 2 Exam has been discussed below, along with the changes made by SSC this year.
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 [Paper 1] | |||||||
| Sessions | Sections | Modules | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Weightage | Duration |
| Session I | Section I | Module-I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 23% | 1 hour |
| Module-II | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | 23% | |||
| Section II | Module-I | English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 135 | 35% | 1 hour | |
| Module-II | General Awareness | 25 | 75 | 19% | |||
| Section III | Module-I | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 60 | Qualifying | 15 minutes | |
| Session II | Module-II | Data Entry Speed Test | One Data Entry Task | Qualifying | 15 minutes | ||
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 [Paper 2] | ||||
| Papers | Sections | No. of question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Paper II | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 2 hours |
Penalty for Wrong Answer: There is 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 Exam Pattern 2025
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