On Tuesday, 03 September 2025, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Board issued the revised SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 schedule on its official website – ssc.gov.in. Initially as per the notice dated 9th August 2025, the examination was scheduled to commence from 13th August and scheduled to end on 30th August, 2025. In the revised schedule, the examination details are shifted from 12th September to 26th September 2025 (including weekends as well). The examination city details are available on the website but admit cards are scheduled to be released 2-3 before the actual examination date.
Refer Notice dated 03-Sep-2025
What is SSC CGL?
The Staff Selection Commission board conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination every year for recruiting candidates for various Group B (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted) and Group C positions across ministries and departments. These jobs include Income Tax Inspectors, Assistant Section Officers, Auditors, and Statistical Investigators. To be eligible for the examination, candidates must have a graduate degree from a recognised university.
SSC CGL 2025- Overview and Key Highlights
| Exam Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Exam Name | Combined Graduate Level (CGL) |
| Category | Government Jobs |
| Vacancies | 14,582 posts |
| Eligibility | Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institution |
| Tier 1 Exam Dates | 12/09/2025 to 26/09/2025 (including Sat and Sun) |
| Official Website | http://ssc.gov.in/ |
SSC CGL 2025 Exam Structure and Markings
Tier- I Exam Pattern
Computer based test of 100 MCQs covering four sections of 60 minutes:
| Sections and Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks |
| A: General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
| B: General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| C: Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
| D: English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Negative Marking: 0.5/wrong answer
The reference of the exam structure has been taken from page 18 of the notification which is linked later in this article.
SSC CGL 2025: Eligibility Criteria and Age Limit
Educational Qualifications (As on 01-08-2025)
- Junior Statistical Officer: Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognized university or institute with at least 60% marks in mathematics at 12th standard.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in any field is suitable but should shave statistics as one of its subjects.
- Statistical Investigator Grade-II: Bachelor’s degree in any subject with statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized university or institute. Study of part I, II and III of statistics is mandatory or in all semesters of a three year program.
- All other posts: A recognised Bachelor’s degree from a recognised educational institution
The reference of the educational qualifications has been taken from page 12 of the notification linked later in the article.
Age Limit (As on 01-08-2025)
To be eligible for examination, the candidate must satisfy the age criteria laid down by the Staff Selection and Commission.
| Age Limit | Remarks |
| 18-27 years | Between: 02-08-1998 – 01-08-2007 (including the end dates) |
| 20-30 years | Between: 02-08-1995 – 01-08-2005 (including the end dates) |
| 18-30 years | Between: 02-08-1995 – 01-08-2007 (including the end dates) |
| 18-32 years | Between: 02-08-1993 – 01-08-2007 (including the end dates) |
The reference for age limits is taken from page 5 of the notification linked later in this article. Please refer the following pages in the notification for more details:
- For Age Relaxation: Page 5 and 6
- For Post-wise pay scale: Page 2 and 3
- Scheme of Tier-II examination: Page Page 19
- Centre of Examinations: Page 16 and 17
- Documents Details: Page 26
For the detailed guidelines and information related to the Combined Graduate level examination 2025, Click here.
