# SSC Selection Post Examination (Matriculation, Higher Secondary and Graduation levels) (SSC Selection Post) — 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–? years; relaxation: Upper age differs by post. SC/ST +5 years, OBC +3 years, PwBD 10/13/15 years, ex-servicemen as per rules.
- Education: Depends on the post: Matriculation, Higher Secondary (10+2) or Graduation, plus any extra qualification or experience the post lists.
- Note: Each post has its own age band and qualification (Annexure-III of the notice / the post-details page). Indian citizens and others listed in the notice.
- Official portal: https://ssc.gov.in/ (Staff Selection Commission (SSC))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · REPORTED = not yet checked against an official notice (a secondary source, or a date our AI found), source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2026-09-16 — Computer-based exam begins (all three levels) (exam day) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via ssc.gov.in): https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/writeup_rhq.pdf
- 2026-09-26 — Computer-based exam ends (exam day) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via ssc.gov.in): https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/writeup_rhq.pdf
- 2026-10-09 — Tentative answer keys; challenges till 12 Oct 2026, 4 pm — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via ssc.gov.in): https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/writeup_rhq.pdf
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-10-27 · this file generated 2026-11-04 (IST)
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## Syllabus outline
### General Intelligence (weight 0.25)
Analogy · Classification · Coding-decoding · Blood relations and directions · Series · Syllogism and Venn diagrams

### General Awareness (weight 0.25)
Economic scene · Geography · History and culture · Polity and the Constitution · Everyday science · Sports and static GK

### Quantitative Aptitude (weight 0.25)
Tables and charts · Simple and compound interest · Mensuration and geometry · Number system and simplification · Percentage, profit and loss, discount · Ratio, averages and partnership · Time and work, time and distance

### English Language (weight 0.25)
Fill in the blanks · Reading comprehension · Spot the error · Idioms and one-word substitution · Sentence improvement, voice and narration · Synonyms and antonyms

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