# SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier 1) (SSC CGL) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: GOVT_JOBS · national
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 200 · Marks per question: 2
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.5 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–32 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university
- Approximate annual vacancies: 15,000
- Note: No percentage requirement, unlimited attempts within age limit; some posts like JSO/AAO require specialized qualifications
- Official portal: https://ssc.gov.in (Staff Selection Commission (SSC))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — City intimation slip release
- 2026-07-30 — Tier 1 admit card release
- 2026-07-31 — City intimation slip expected
- 2026-08-02 — Application correction window
- 2026-08-04 — Tier 1 exam period begins (exam day)
- 2026-08-07 — Tier 1 admit card release expected
- 2026-08-07 — Tier 1 exam (computer-based) (exam day)
- 2026-08-14 — SSC CGL Tier 1 exam window begins (exam day)

## Syllabus outline
### General Awareness (weight 1)
Computer Awareness · Current Affairs · Indian Economy · Geography · Indian Geography · World Geography · History · Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India · Indian Polity · General Science · Biology · Chemistry · Physics · Static GK

### Quantitative Aptitude (weight 1)
Algebra · Average · Data Interpretation · Geometry · Mensuration — 2D · Mensuration — 3D · Mixture and Alligation · Number System · Percentage · Profit, Loss and Discount · Ratio and Proportion · Simple and Compound Interest · Simplification · Time, Speed and Distance · Time and Work · Trigonometry

### English Comprehension (weight 1)
Active and Passive Voice · Antonyms · Cloze Test · Reading Comprehension · Direct and Indirect Speech · Error Spotting · Fill in the Blanks · Idioms and Phrases · One Word Substitution · Para Jumbles · Sentence Improvement · Spelling Correction · Synonyms

### General Intelligence and Reasoning (weight 1)
Analogy · Blood Relations · Classification (Odd one out) · Coding-Decoding · Cubes and Dice · Directions and Distances · Embedded Figures · Figure Completion · Matrix-based Coding · Mirror and Water Image · Paper Folding and Cutting · Ranking and Order · Series · Statement and Conclusion · Syllogism · Venn Diagrams

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General (UR) | 135–145 marks (67.5–72.5%) |
| EWS | 130–140 marks (65.0–70.0%) |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 125–135 marks (62.5–67.5%) |
| SC | 105–120 marks (52.5–60.0%) |
| ST | 95–110 marks (47.5–55.0%) |
| PwD (across categories) | 75–95 marks (37.5–47.5%) |

**Guidance Notes:**

- **Category gap patterns:** General cutoffs typically run 10–15 marks above OBC, 25–35 marks above SC, and 35–45 marks above ST. EWS cutoffs usually settle 5–10 marks below General.

- **Year-on-year shifts:** Cutoffs fluctuate with paper difficulty, vacancy distribution, and candidate performance. Easy papers push cutoffs 5–10 marks higher; tough papers drop them similarly. High AAO/Auditor vacancy years compress the General-OBC gap slightly as borderline candidates qualify.

- **Post allocation reality:** Clearing Tier-1 cutoff only advances you to Tier-2; final post depends on cumulative performance across all tiers. These Tier-1 cutoffs reflect *qualification thresholds*, not job-specific allocation marks (which are determined post-Tier-3/interview).

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