SSC CGL 2025 LIVE: Tier-1 day 5 exam over; reasoning easy, English time taken, overall moderate difficulty

The commission will conduct the next SSC CGL 2025 exam tomorrow, September 17. The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam is being held in computer-based mode on September 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, 2025.

The SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 day 5 exam was reported as easy to moderate by candidates. Mathematics was largely scoring, reasoning was of moderate difficulty, while English proved to be time-consuming due to multiple comprehension passages and parajumble questions. General awareness was rated as average.

Candidates who appeared for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Day 5 exam will soon share their reactions and feedback. The commission has issued a strict warning against discussing or circulating question papers of ongoing or completed examinations on social media. In the SSC CGL 2025 Day 5 exam analysis, candidates are expected to provide insights on section-wise difficulty, scoring opportunities, time management, and any issues faced during the exam, including technical glitches or exam hall conditions.

Some candidates flagged system-related issues, such as computers shutting down during the exam without extra time being provided. Others reported poor exam hall conditions. However, several examinees said they faced no such issues and described their exam centre as well-managed.

Candidates who appeared on Day 5 of the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam described the mathematics section as the most scoring. Many candidates reported that the mathematics section was straightforward, with questions on ratio, surface area, and volume, while reasoning was of a moderate level. English was described as lengthy with multiple comprehension passages and parajumble questions. General awareness was at an average level.

Saurabh from Panipat said there were several questions from current affairs 2024, and all other sections, including English, General awareness, reasoning, and maths, were easy difficulty level. 

A student said his computer showed a glitch for 15 minutes, but he was later assigned another computer. Another from Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi, said his computer screen glitched for a few minutes but was later rectified within minutes. 

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According to students' reactions, the SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 paper was moderate in difficulty level, but questions from the English section were time-consuming. The quant section has advanced questions. 

A graduate student, Kshitij, from Rajasthan, said the exam was moderate in difficulty level. The paper had questions from current affairs, maths, and reasoning, which were easy. 

SSC has now adopted the equipercentile method for normalisation after reviewing the effectiveness of the earlier method. Under the new equipercentile system, SSC CGL scores will be adjusted based on candidates’ ranks or percentiles within their respective shifts rather than using averages and score variation.  A candidate who has 80% rank or above will be matched with a candidate rank who holds the same percentile position in another shift.

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SSC has announced stricter guidelines and has tightened the security to prevent cheating and errors in the exam. The commission has deployed advanced solutions to detect cases of cheating. For the candidates' verification process, biometrics and facial recognition at entry and exit, CCTV surveillance, and AI analytics are also in place to flag suspicious cases.

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Another student from Ghaziabad, Saurabh, said that the paper was tough for me as this was his first attempt. He said: "The questions from the quant section were easy, the GK questions were a little tough, and the reasoning section was also easy. The English had questions related to grammatical errors. The General awareness section was fast and had questions from current affairs, including history and geography. 

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According to another student from Delhi, Sidharth Mishra, the paper was moderate in difficulty level. Two questions in the English section in the para jumble were repetitive, and the passage was lengthy. In the maths sections, questions were asked from algebra. He did not face any technical or management problems in the exam centre. 

According to Shubham, his SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 exam went well. He said: 'The reasoning section was easy, and the English comprehension section was lengthy and time-consuming. There was no mismanagement at the exam centre. 

SSC CGL 2025 recruitment exam is being held for a total of 14,582 vacancies. The category-wise distribution of various vacancies is as follows. 

• General: 6,183
• OBC: 3,721
• SC: 2,167
• ST: 1,088
• EWS: 1,423 

SSC cancelled the CGL phase 1 exam 2025 were cancelled for the first two days at multiple centres due to administrative mismanagement. 

• West Bengal – All shifts on Sept 12 at Mind Matrix, Kalaberia, Near Bishnupur Bazar Bus Stop, Kolkata, West Bengal exam centre was cancelled. 
• Jammu - The deputy director of the SSC northwestern region (NWR) informed that all shifts scheduled on September 13 in Digital Computer Education, Jammu, were cancelled due to technical reasons.
• Delhi-NCR - As per media reports, CGL exams are cancelled for candidates allotted MM Public School, Gurugram, and Bharti Vidya Niketan Public School, Delhi.

SSC CGL 2025 exam 'cancelled' in some centres on day 1 due to 'technical glitches', allege aspirants

SSC CGL 2025 day 5 shift 2 exam will begin at 11:35 am and continue till 12:45 pm. 

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According to the latest update, SSC clarified that the recruitment exam is being conducted smoothly across the country, with only a number of shifts affected. However, as per the data shared, a total of 7,705 candidates were affected due to exam cancellation and mismanagement at centres, and there has been a drop of 33 exam centres, now being conducted in 227 centres. Earlier, SSC exams were scheduled to be held at 260 centres in 129 cities across the country. 

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 | Day 5 shift 1 will be over at 10 am. Once the exam is over, candidates will share question analysis, updates on management at centre, and other types of questions asked. 

SSC is conducting the CGL 2025 tier 1 exam today at RK Digital Computer Centre 1, Shakti Nagar, Delhi. The shift 1 exam will be soon, and the paper analysis will be provided as per student's reactions. 

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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025 tier 1 day 5 exam today in multiple shifts. The recruitment exam is scheduled to be held from September 12 to 26.

SSC has clarified that only 25 shifts out of the planned 2,435 shifts have been cancelled so far. A total of 7,705 candidates were affected and have already been allotted new dates.