SSC CGL Tier 1 2026

SSC & Government · Official Source: Staff Selection Commission

Strategy, previous-year cutoff analysis & full test series built from 10-year paper patterns.

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⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

Positive: 2 per correct.
Negative: 0.5 per wrong.
Rules: +2.0 per correct answer, -0.50 penalty per wrong answer.
Duration: 60 min · 4 sections.

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

General Intelligence & Reasoning25 Qs · 15 min

General Awareness25 Qs · 10 min

Quantitative Aptitude25 Qs · 20 min

English Comprehension25 Qs · 15 min

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SSC CGL Tier 1 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage

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Compiled from 10-year official paper patterns and previous-year shift analysis. Review the exact topic weightage below to decide your attempt sequence and study focus.

🏆 The Topper 3-Step Execution Plan

1. Tier-1 18-Minute GA + English Sweep

Clear 50 questions of General Awareness (25 Qs) and English (25 Qs) in under 18 minutes. Reserve the remaining 42 minutes for Math and Reasoning.

2. Tier-2 Module-Wise Mastery

In Tier-2, English (45 Qs = 135M) and GA (25 Qs = 75M) carry 210/390 marks. Computer Knowledge (20 Qs) is qualifying but eliminates thousands of toppers.

3. Advanced Maths Formulas

Geometry theorems (circles, chords, tangents), Trigonometric identities, and Algebra symmetry tricks must be on your fingertips.

📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy

Work top-down inside each section. ① Must-Do topics form 60–70% of your passing score.

Weightage metrics updating after the latest exam cycle.

⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution

Plan 10–7 min: General Awareness (25 Qs) — pure recall, 15–18 seconds per question.

Plan 27–18 min: English Comprehension (25 Qs) — grammar, idioms, active/passive, one-word in 11 min.

Plan 318–38 min: General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 Qs) — non-verbal, coding, analogies in 20 min.

Plan 438–60 min: Quantitative Aptitude (25 Qs) — Arithmetic in 10 min, Advanced Maths in 12 min.

🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands

Target 1Tier-1 safe attempt zone: 80–88 / 100 with 90%+ accuracy (145–160 marks).

Target 2Tier-2 merit target: 315–335 / 390 marks.

Target 3GA + English target: 40+ out of 50 questions attempted cleanly in under 18 minutes.

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)

Exam Year	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
2023	150.04	143.44	145.93	126.68	118.16
2022	114.27	102.35	114.27	89.08	77.57

Sectional note: No Sectional Cutoffs in Tier-1 (Qualifying for Tier-2). Cutoff figures shown as historical record; future cutoffs are predictions with ranges, never guarantees.

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SSC CGL Tier 1 2026

⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

SSC CGL Tier 1 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage

🏆 The Topper 3-Step Execution Plan

📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy

⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution

🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)

🎯 Test Series (100Q real pattern · 80% PYP models + 20% predicted)

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