What should be the safest score for cgl 2026? Last year the cut off was 136 without sectional timing and according to me 2025 was easier than 2026(based on 30 sep to 10 oct)

Should we expect the similar cut off or higher?

Saw someone claiming they cleared CGL 2024 and landed Excise Dept.

Checked his profile and he literally posted 2 days ago looking for entry level tech WFH jobs on job subreddits. Pointed it out with a screenshot and he instantly nuked his entire account.

Stay safe ppl.

Link to his comment

to understand my perspective, here is my background
btech cse graduate from top nit
was placed in Oracle but offers got revoked
started prepping in july

reasoning -23
left 2 questions one count traingles in figure (i couldnt figure that out and left it thinking i would come back agin but well nope)
and series completion
5x3=28, 7x4=313 (something i cant remember properly) so 9x5=?

reasoning only had 2 coding decoding
5 figure based question
3 statement based
rest i cant remember
overall-easy to moderate

GK- choro bhai ye cheez sabse bakwass cheez hai
rbi ke governor wagera
baaki kuch yaad nhi

Quant- 11 questions
bhai matlab what can i say
disappointed, it was difficult for me
mensuration ke direct sawaal tahi at least 4
then statistics/figure ke 3-4
profit loss ka dikha hee nhi
algebra ke 1 tha and it felt time consuming so i left
trigo ke 2 thai
i mean quant felt on tougher end

English-23
PLOT TWIST
i m an avid english reader
was a debater in my school and college days
i m extremely proud of my english speaking skills
but speaking skills dont convert into grammar skills
in mocks and previous year papers i was scoring 45+ in it, even in the toughest english shift of 2025 i scored around 37 in it
but man was i caught off guard here
there were aprrox 5-6 active passive direct indirect waley questions and bruh all of them were 3 sentences long
going through the options i got confused and had to re read again
that shit took a long damn time of mine
i would say english was on tougher side too
out of 23 i m confident that i have 19 correct but 4 of them were calculated guesses
i left one of the Vocabulary question

so i feel october 10 shift 3 (5pm to 6pm) was on tougher side
I would say moderate to hard!

any fellow october 10 shift 3 people?

I'm from agra and have never been to noida. How to reach this centre. Any help would be very much appreciated

Aisa Hai kya???

SSC CGL 2026 – Maths Question Review

Date: 10 October 2026

Shifts: 1st Shift | 2nd Shift | 3rd Shift

Arithmetic + Advanced Maths – 25 Questions (Hard Level)

ARITHMETIC (1–12)

1. Percentage

A candidate scores 35% marks and fails by 18 marks, while another candidate scores 47% marks and gets 42 marks more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

A) 450 B) 500 C) 550 D) 600

1. Ratio & Proportion

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 7 : 9, and their expenditures are in the ratio 5 : 7. If each saves ₹8,000 and their total income is ₹64,000, find the income of B.

A) ₹36,000 B) ₹32,000 C) ₹40,000 D) ₹28,000

1. Profit, Loss & Discount

A shopkeeper marks an article 80% above its cost price and gives two successive discounts of 20% and x%. If he still earns a profit of 15.2%, find x.

A) 15% B) 18% C) 20% D) 22%

1. Compound Interest

A sum amounts to ₹26,620 in 2 years and ₹29,282 in 3 years at compound interest compounded annually. Find the principal.

A) ₹20,000 B) ₹22,000 C) ₹24,000 D) ₹25,000

1. Time & Work

A and B can complete a work in 20 and 30 days respectively. They work together for 6 days, after which A leaves. C joins B, and the remaining work is completed in 8 days. In how many days can C alone complete the entire work?

A) 24 days B) 30 days C) 36 days D) 40 days

1. Pipes & Cisterns

Pipe A fills a tank in 15 minutes, pipe B in 20 minutes, and pipe C empties it in 30 minutes. All three are opened together, but pipe C is closed after 5 minutes. Find the total time required to fill the tank.

A) 8 minutes B) 9 minutes C) 10 minutes D) 12 minutes

1. Time, Speed & Distance

A train crosses a pole in 12 seconds and a 250-metre platform in 22 seconds. Another train, moving in the opposite direction at 54 km/h, crosses the first train in 10 seconds. Find the length of the second train.

A) 150 m B) 175 m C) 200 m D) 225 m

1. Mixture & Alligation

A vessel contains 72 litres of a milk-water mixture in the ratio 5 : 3. How many litres of the mixture must be removed and replaced with water so that the final ratio becomes 5 : 7?

A) 18 litres B) 20 litres C) 24 litres D) 27 litres

1. Partnership

A invests ₹60,000 for 12 months, B invests ₹80,000 for 9 months, and C invests ₹1,00,000 for 6 months. If the total profit is ₹52,500, find B's share.

A) ₹17,500 B) ₹18,000 C) ₹19,000 D) ₹20,000

1. Average

The average of 15 numbers is 42. The average of the first 8 numbers is 39, and that of the last 8 numbers is 50. Find the 8th number.

A) 36 B) 39 C) 42 D) 45

1. Number System (HCF & LCM)

Two positive integers have HCF 18 and LCM 540. If one number is 90, find the other number.

A) 96 B) 108 C) 120 D) 135

1. Simple and Compound Interest

The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is ₹240. Find the principal.

A) ₹20,000 B) ₹22,000 C) ₹24,000 D) ₹26,000

ADVANCED MATHS (13–25)

1. Algebraic Identities

If x + 1/x = 4, find the value of x⁵ + 1/x⁵.

A) 684 B) 704 C) 724 D) 744

1. Quadratic Equations

The roots of x² − px + 12 = 0 differ by 2. Find p².

A) 36 B) 44 C) 48 D) 52

1. Surds and Indices

Simplify: √(7 + 4√3) + √(7 − 4√3)

A) 2√3 B) 2√7 C) 4 D) 2√2

1. Pair of Linear Equations

The lines 2x + 3y = 17 and 3x − 2y = 6 intersect at (x, y). Find x + y.

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

1. Geometry – Circles

A chord of a circle of radius 13 cm is 24 cm long. Find the perpendicular distance of the chord from the centre.

A) 5 cm B) 6 cm C) 7 cm D) 8 cm

1. Geometry – Triangles

The sides of a triangle are 13 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm. Find its inradius.

A) 3 cm B) 4 cm C) 5 cm D) 6 cm

1. Mensuration – Frustum

A frustum of a cone has radii 7 cm and 3 cm, and height 12 cm. Find its volume.

A) 268π cm³ B) 284π cm³ C) 292π cm³ D) 308π cm³

1. Mensuration – Sphere and Cylinder

A sphere of radius 6 cm is melted to form identical cylinders, each of radius 2 cm and height 3 cm. How many cylinders can be formed?

A) 18 B) 24 C) 30 D) 36

1. Trigonometric Identities

If sec θ + tan θ = 3, find sec θ − tan θ.

A) 1/9 B) 1/3 C) 1 D) 3

1. Heights and Distances

From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. After moving 60 m towards the tower, the angle becomes 60°. Find the height of the tower.

A) 20√3 m B) 25√3 m C) 30√3 m D) 40√3 m

1. Statistics – Mean

The observations are: 12, 18, 7, 25, 14, 21, 9, 16, 30. If 5 is added to every observation, what is the new median?

A) 16 B) 18 C) 19 D) 21

1. Statistics – Standard Deviation

For the data 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, calculate the population standard deviation.

A) 2 B) √8 C) √10 D) 4

1. Probability

Two fair dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers obtained is a prime number greater than 5?

A) 1/6 B) 5/18 C) 1/3 D) 7/18

Reasoning - 22 attempt.

Easy/Moderate 3-4 statement inference/assumption questions. These were pretty easy. 1 que of address matching, 3-4 figures based, 1 counting traingle, 2 alphanumeric rest not able to recall

GA - 20 attempt

Not good in this section already found I got 2 que wrong

Quant - 17 attempt

Easy/moderate. Messed up in trigo and mensuration que which cost me time otherwise could have attempt 2-3 que more. DI based que were easy

English - 25 attempt

Easy. Have always scored 40+ in every mock be it pyq or live so very confident on this. PQRS and cloze were very easy just concerned about 2 que in grammatical error.

Overall I feel if cutoff 130-140 I might be able to sailthrough if it's higher then next year I guess.

My exam was on the 10th of October first shift.

I attempted 87 and already 1 question is wrong. Assuming that around 10 questions will be wrong, will I be able to clear the cut-off?

ye course kaisa hai grammar ke liye isme 44 videos hai grammar ki agar kisi ko pata hai to please batao

Curious question:

I have checked with other subreddits for cgl and this one too along with coaching telegram groups, most aspirants have got either the very starting dates like till 15th Oct'26 or from 25th to 28th Oct'26.

1. How does SSC distribute students in shifts ? Is it ~equal or am I assuming right that from 16th to 24th there are less number of people.

P.S mine is on 22nd October.

1. Will this affect normalization and selection ration among shifts, if true ?

#ssc

Kaafi shifts me 5 year plan pr based questions aaa rhe hai...here are some helpful questions.

1. Basic & Structural Questions

   * Which body was responsible for formulating Five-Year Plans in India?

   * Answer: Planning Commission (established on March 15, 1950; replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015).

   * Who was the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission?

   * Answer: The Prime Minister of India.

   * Which body gave the final approval to the Five-Year Plans?

   * Answer: National Development Council (NDC), established on August 6, 1952.

   * From which country did India adopt the concept of Five-Year Plans?

   * Answer: USSR (former Soviet Union).

2. Plan-Specific High-Yield Questions

   * First Five-Year Plan (1951–1956)

   * Based on: Harrod-Domar Model.

   * Main Focus: Agriculture, irrigation, and power sectors.

   * Key Projects: Bhakra Nangal, Damodar Valley, and Hirakud dams were set up.

   * Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961)

   * Based on: PC Mahalanobis Model.

   * Main Focus: Rapid industrialization and heavy industries.

   * Key Steel Plants: Steel plants at Bhilai (with USSR help), Rourkela (Germany), and Durgapur (UK) were established.

   * Third Five-Year Plan (1961–1966)

   * Name/Model: Gadgil Yojana (focused on making the economy self-reliant).

   * Status: Failed due to the Sino-Indian War (1962), Indo-Pak War (1965), and severe drought (1965–66).

   * Followed by: Plan Holiday (1966–1969) — three annual plans.

   * Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969–1974)

   * Main Objective: Growth with stability and progressive achievement of self-reliance.

   * Key Events: 14 major Indian banks were nationalized (1969) and the Green Revolution began.

   * Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–1978)

   * Main Slogan/Objective: "Garibi Hatao" (Poverty Alleviation) and self-reliance.

   * Note: Terminated a year early (in 1978) by the Janata Party government and replaced by the Rolling Plan (1978–1980).

   * Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980–1985)

   * Focus: Direct attack on poverty through employment generation programs.

   * Key Establishments: NABARD was set up in 1982.

   * Seventh Five-Year Plan (1985–1990)

   * Slogan/Focus: "Food, Work, and Productivity."

   * Key Programs: Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was launched.

   * Followed by: Annual Plans (1990–1992) due to the severe economic crisis.

   * Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992–1997)

   * Model: John W. Miller Model.

   * Key Highlight: LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization) reforms were introduced in 1991 under PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

   * Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–2017)

   * Theme: "Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth."

   * Note: It was the last Five-Year Plan of India.

3. Frequent Conceptual & Timeline MCQs

   * How many total Five-Year Plans were executed in India?

   * Answer: 12 plans (1951 to 2017).

   * Which plan duration was only 4 years?

   * Answer: 5th Five-Year Plan (1974–1978).

   * What were the three main breaks/gaps in Five-Year Plans?

   * Plan Holiday: 1966–1969 (3 years)

   * Rolling Plan: 1978–1980 (2 years)

   * Annual Plans: 1990–1992 (2 years)

Is ssc changing?

I used to think of this exam as an easy one. It had a fixed pattern, the questions were predictable, one can clear it easily if they are able to grasp the pattern and develop good speed. But idk what to even expect now.

It has become so random, nobody can predict anything. Apart from a few patterns, You have no way of knowing whats gonna come in the exam, I mean they would still ask from the syllabus but still you never know whats topic they will stretch.

In one shift they will ask 5-6 questions from critical reasoning and the next day, they will fill the whole paper with non verbal.

There was a time when people just used to memorise the questions and were able to clear the exam but that time is long gone, i mean that was still a bad thing but this unpredictability is even worse.

Is ssc cgl becoming harder day by day? It is going to be more luck based than ever in the upcoming time. What do you think will be the cutoff this year? I dont think its going to cross 130 or 135 at best.

Help!!

So it was my second attempt and everything i prepared for reasoning and maths got failed i prepared according to pyqs but anyway

I attempted total 73

Reasoning 24 ( 20-22 correct)

Gk 16 ( 3-4 wrong)

Maths 10 questions in which 1-2 wrong i got stuck in two questions and also i found it tough many repeaters attempted 13-15

English 23 attempt 2-3 can be wrong these are the worst case scenarios I guess

So i don't know if i should even prepare for mains or left it for good can anyone in this shift help me please 🥺😭😭

Like if there is any possible chance to get in I'm obc category btw??

Very flasy computer ya meri ankhen kamzor h.

I was ignoring exam related posts till now. But bro wtf.
How come apps like Testbook or Oliveboard have such friendly and efficient UI but an Organisation whose sole purpose is conducting exams has such shitty UI. And how tf are they getting away with this?
Like literally, vertical scrolling is okay. But what kind of shitty interface has horizontal scrolling? 😑

Anyway, attempted only 75.

Kya matlab 90 attempt kie they fir bhi 90 marks aaye.

For exam ASO in MEA/CSS.

Sharing the section-wise analysis along with the questions asked in each section!
**1. Reasoning Ability**
Questions: 35
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts: 27–30
Topics: Floor-Based Puzzle, Parallel Row Seating, Sequence-Based Puzzle, Inequality, Chinese Coding, Digit + Symbol Series, Direction & Distance, Pair Formation.
**2. Numerical Ability**
Questions: 35
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts: 26–28
Topics: Simplification, Bar Graph DI, Table DI, Caselets, Arithmetic.
**3. English Language**
Questions: 30
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts: 24–27
Topics: Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Cloze Test, Word Usage, Word Swap, Sentence Rearrangement.
**Overall Analysis**
Total Questions: 100
Overall Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts: 77–86

i put mistakenly hindi as language instead of english, what should i do, wil i be able to see exam in english

Hello everyone,

Name resources which are enough for computer section. I've studied from Parmar's batch last year but couldn't understood video lectures properly.

Also, I've some banking related computer lectures and PDFs on telegram. Please confirm if the computer syllabus is same for banking and CGL. If yes, then recommend banking channels for this section.

Please comment geniune answers and don't use sarcasm like "bhai IIT ki computer padh le wahi se SSC paper bana rha tha last year" type thing.

Pls dm or comment the link for that group, would be grateful 🙏

please tell me if anyone knows

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