Overview
- The Staff Selection Commission published the official SSC CGL 2026 schedule with Tier 1 set for September 30 to October 30, 2026, on its website.
- Tier 1 will be a one‑hour computer‑based test of 100 multiple‑choice questions worth 200 marks across four sections: reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude and English.
- Each correct answer will carry two marks and each wrong answer will incur a 0.50 mark penalty, with questions offered in English and Hindi except the English section.
- The recruitment advertises 12,256 tentative vacancies for Group B and Group C posts and the commission will issue admit cards about 10–15 days before each candidate's test date.
- After the exam the SSC will publish a preliminary answer key for candidate review and the commission has said Tier 2 dates will be released later, so applicants should monitor ssc.gov.in for updates and centre allocations.