SSC CGL Tier-2 2026
Strategy, previous-year cutoff analysis & full test series built from 10-year paper patterns.
SSC CGL 2026: Official Notification, 15,000+ Posts, Pay Levels 4 to 8 & Tier-1/Tier-2 Battle Plan (Mocks at ₹9)
A complete dossier on the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2026 exam. Details on 15,000+ posts (ASO, Excise Inspector, Income Tax Inspector), revised Tier-2 weightage, pay levels 4 to 8, and Jetri's full mock tests starting at ₹9.
🚀 Exam-Eve Fast Revision Timeline (T-30 · T-14 · T-5)
Materials are organized by countdown timing. Modules remain locked until their designated preparation window before the exam (75 days remaining).
Monthly Active
Continuous Current Affairs (PIB, RBI, Govt schemes) to study throughout your preparation.
30 Days Before Exam
Comprehensive 450+ Page Master Compendium: 6-Month PIB & RBI Circular Synthesis, Complete Priority Sector Lending (PSL) & Basel III Framework, 100+ High-Yield Formula Shortcuts, and 600 Solved Exam MCQs with 4-Step Trap Explanations.
14 Days Before Exam
High-Frequency Attack Order & Rapid Circular Review: Latest 90-Day RBI Priority Directives, Time-Triage Question Selection Matrix (Which 10 questions to skip immediately), Critical Numerical Thresholds (PCA, NOF, CRAR, LTV Ratios), and 200 Mock Booster MCQs.
5 Days Before Exam
Ultra-Compact Exam-Eve Memory Sheet & Trap Avoidance Guide: Final 48-Hour High-Yield Formulas, Critical Regulatory Penalties, Top 25 Examiner Traps in Puzzles & Caselet DI, and Mental Reassurance Scorecard Checklist.
⚖️ Official Marking Scheme
- Positive: 1 per correct.
- Negative: 0.25 per wrong.
- Rules: +1.0 for correct, −0.25 for wrong.
- Duration: 135 min · 5 sections.
⏱️ Sectional Breakdown
SSC CGL Tier-2 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage
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
📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy
Work top-down inside each section. ① Must-Do topics form 60–70% of your passing score.
| Section | Topic | Expected Qs | Priority Tier | Topper Attack Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Advanced Maths (Geometry, Mensuration 2D/3D, Trigonometry, Algebra) | 12–15 | ① Must-do | Drill this Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Arithmetic (Percentage, Profit-Loss, Time-Work, Speed-Distance, CI-SI) | 10–12 | ② High yield | Use ratio/unitary methods, not equations. Options often let you back-solve faster. |
| Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Statistics & Probability (Mean, Median, Standard Deviation, Combinations) | 3–4 | ② High yield | Drill this Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Number System, Surds & HCF-LCM | 2–3 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this Mathematical Abilities (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Critical Reasoning (Statement & Assumptions, Course of Action) | 6–8 | ① Must-do | Drill this Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Puzzles, Seating & Ordering Grids | 6–8 | ② High yield | Scan all sets first, solve the 2-3 with most definite clues. Skip any set not cracked in 90s of setup. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Analogy, Classification & Coding-Decoding | 5–6 | ② High yield | Drill this Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Non-Verbal Reasoning (Paper Folding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures) | 4–5 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Syllogism & Venn Diagrams | 3–4 | ③ Solid marks | Venn only for tricky ones; 'Only a few' = some+some not. Fastest 3-5 marks in the paper. |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence (30 Qs / 90 Marks) | Blood Relations & Direction Sense | 3–4 | ④ If time permits | Draw the tree: squares male, circles female. Never solve in your head. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | Reading Comprehension (3 Passages — Story, Editorial, Science) | 12–15 | ① Must-do | Read questions first, then skim. Do vocab and fact questions before inference. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | Active/Passive Voice & Direct-Indirect Narration | 6–8 | ② High yield | Drill this English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | One-Word Substitution, Idioms & Phrases | 6–8 | ② High yield | Drill this English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | Error Spotting & Sentence Improvement | 6–8 | ③ Solid marks | Check subject-verb, then tense, then preposition — in that order. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | Cloze Test & Fillers | 5–6 | ③ Solid marks | Read the whole passage once for tone, then fill. Collocation beats grammar rules here. |
| English Language and Comprehension (45 Qs / 135 Marks) | Para Jumbles & Sentence Rearrangement | 4–5 | ④ If time permits | Find the opener and mandatory pairs first; never order all sentences blind. |
| General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) | General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) | 7–9 | ① Must-do | Drill this General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) | Indian Polity, Constitution & Articles | 4–6 | ② High yield | Drill this General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) | Current Affairs & Government Schemes | 4–6 | ② High yield | Last 6 months only. Banking/economy news outranks general news for this exam. |
| General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) | Indian History & National Movement | 4–5 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) | Geography (Rivers, Minerals, Climate) & Indian Economy | 4–5 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this General Awareness (25 Qs / 75 Marks) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) | MS Office 365 (Word, Excel Formulas, PowerPoint) | 6–8 | ① Must-do | Pure recall — drill once, revise weekly. Free marks. |
| Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) | Computer Hardware, CPU & Memory Hierarchy | 4–5 | ② High yield | Drill this Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) | Networking (OSI Layers, TCP/IP, Protocols, Topologies) | 4–5 | ② High yield | Definitions and full-forms. Fastest section in the paper — bank it in under 8 minutes. |
| Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) | Cybersecurity, Malware, Viruses & Antivirus | 3–4 | ③ Solid marks | Definitions and full-forms. Fastest section in the paper — bank it in under 8 minutes. |
| Computer Knowledge Module (20 Qs / 60 Marks Qualifying) | Operating Systems & Internet Basics | 2–3 | ③ Solid marks | Definitions and full-forms. Fastest section in the paper — bank it in under 8 minutes. |
⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution
🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands
📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (Recent Cycles)
| Exam Year | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 51 | 45.5 |
| 2022 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 53.5 | 47.5 |
Sectional note: Sectional cutoffs apply per standard official norms. Cutoff figures shown as historical record; future cutoffs are predictions with ranges, never guarantees.
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