SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2025 will be released by coaching institutes after the exam. SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 is expected to be held in September/ October 2025. Staff Selection commission (SSC) conducts SSC CGL exam in Computer-based Test (CBT) containing 100 objective type questions to be solved in 75 minutes. Every year, the competition is becoming tough as applicants are increasing.
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There are four sections including General Intelligence & Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English Comprehension comprising of 25 questions each. All sections, except the English Comprehension section, are available in both English and Hindi Language. To every correct answer, 02 marks will be awarded and for the incorrect answer, negative marking of 0.25 will be deducted.
SSC CGL 2025 Exam Pattern
Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
Approximate time taken (in Minutes) |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | Easy | 20-22 | 20 |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | Moderate-Difficult | 12-14 | 10 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | Easy- Moderate | 19-21 | 30 |
English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | Easy- Moderate | 18-20 | 15 |
Total | 100 | 200 | Easy- Moderate | 69-77 | 75 |
Previous Year’s SSC CGL Exam Analysis- Tier 1
SSC CGL General Intelligence and Reasoning Analysis
The difficulty level of General Intelligence and Reasoning section was easy. The questions in this section were similar to last year and the options could easily be eliminated to reach the correct answer. The topic-wise questions and their difficulty level are as follows-
Topic | Number of questions | Level of difficulty |
Analogy | 2 | Moderate- difficult |
Blood relation | 1 | Easy |
Coding-decoding | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Cubes/dices | 1 | Easy |
Directions | 1 | Easy |
Matrix based | 1 | Easy |
Meaningful order | 1 | Easy |
Missing number | 2 | Moderate-difficult |
Odd one out | 4 | Moderate-difficult |
Series | 3 | Easy |
Statement-conclusion | 1 | Easy |
Venn diagram | 1 | Moderate |
Visual Reasoning (Mirror Image, Embedded Figure, Paper Folding & Number of Squares) | 4 | Moderate |
Word formation | 1 | Easy |
SSC CGL General Awareness Analysis
This section was moderate to difficult. Overall, the paper was on the same pattern as last year. The paper was dominated by science and economics questions. The topic-wise questions and their difficulty level are as follows:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
History | 3 | Easy |
Geography | 2 | Moderate-Difficult |
Polity | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Economics | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) | 7 | Difficult |
Computer | 1 | Moderate-Difficult |
Ecology/Environment | 2 | Difficult |
Miscellaneous GK /Current Affairs | 4 | Easy |
SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Analysis
The section includes questions from a variety of topics. Unlike last year, this section was dominated by Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry and DI. The topic-wise questions and their difficulty level are as follows:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Number System | 1 | Easy |
Percentages | 1 | Easy |
SI/CI | 1 | Easy |
Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy |
Ratio and Proportion | 1 | Easy |
Averages | 1 | Easy |
Work & Time, Pipes & Cisterns | 1 | Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy |
Geometry/ Mensuration | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Algebra | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Bar) | 4 | Easy |
SSC CGL English Comprehension Analysis
A maximum number of the questions of this section are from Vocabulary and Grammar. There was 1 Reading Comprehension Passage with 5 questions. The details of the section are as given below:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Synonyms/Antonyms | 4 | Easy |
One Word Substitution | 3 | Easy |
Error Spotting | 3 | Easy |
Sentence Improvement | 3 | Easy |
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks) | 3 | Easy |
Idiom/Phrase Replacement | 3 | Easy |
Reading Comprehension | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Spellings | 1 | Easy |
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