SSC CGL 2025 Answer Key (OUT) LIVE: Tier-1 response sheet out for over 13 lakh; challenge by October 19

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued the SSC CGL 2025 answer key today on its official website at ssc.gov.in. As per the notification, the last date to challenge the provisional answer key is October 19.

The SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 exam carries 200 marks. The question paper has four sections - general awareness, English language, general intelligence and reasoning, and quantitative aptitude. Each section will carry 25 questions carrying a maximum of 50 marks.

As per the SSC CGL score calculator, candidates will be given 2 marks for every correct answer and 0.50 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Yes. The SSC CGL answer key is now available on the official website, ssc.gob.in, along with the response sheet and question paper.

The SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 exam carries 200 marks. The question paper has four sections - general awareness, English language, general intelligence and reasoning, and quantitative aptitude. Each section will carry 25 questions carrying a maximum of 50 marks.

As per the SSC CGL score calculator, candidates will be given 2 marks for every correct answer and 0.50 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

The sequence of the questions and answers are different from how it was displayed during the exam. “This is because in the challenge module the sequence of the questions as well as the answers will be the same for all the candidates who appeared in a particular shift whereas during the actual examination these sequences were different for different candidates,” the commission said.

The SSC CGL answer key challenge window is now active. The sequence of the questions and the options may be different from how it appeared during the exam. However, the answers selected by the candidates during the examination will exactly be reflected in the challenge module.

The last date to challenge the answers is October 19. Candidates are required to pay an objection fee of Rs 50.

The tier-1 SSC CGL answer key is provisional in nature. Candidates can submit their objections against the answer key before October 19. The SSC CGL final answer key 2025 will be prepared after reviewing the challenges raised by candidates. Step-by-step instruction to download the SSC CGL 2025 answer key is given below.

• Visit the SSC official website, ssc.gov.in.
• Login using registration number and password generated during registration process.
• Click on the SSC CGL tier-1 answer key to download.
• The dashboard will also display the link to challenge the answer key.
• Cross-verify your answers using the answer key.
• Proceed to challenge the question if necessary.

The SSC CGL 2025 response sheet for 13.5 lakh candidates who appeared in the exam is now available on the SSC official website. Candidates will be able to cross-check their responses and answer key to calculate the probable scores. However, the final merit list will be prepared based on the normalised score and not the raw scores obtained by candidates.

The SSC CGL tier-1 answer key 2025 is now available on the official website, ssc.gov.in, aspirants claimed on X posts. However, there is no official confirmation from the commission yet. The SSC CGL answer key notification is now being widely circulated on social media. As per the notification, the last date to challenge the provisional answer key is October 19.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will likely issue the SSC CGL 2025 answer key tonight on its official website at ssc.gov.in, as per media reports.

No, the Staff Selection Commission (SCC) will issue the tentative answer key, allowing candidates to raise objections through the official challenge management system.

Once objections are reviewed and the final answer keys are publish, the SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 results will be declared.

Candidates who appeared for the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam, held from September 12 to 26, will be awarded two marks for each correct answer, while 0.05 marks will be deducted for each wrong response.

No marks will be given for not answering.

No, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has not yet issued the SSC CGL 2025 tier 1 answer key. The commission is expected to host the answer key link through its official website at ssc.gov.in soon.

The previous year's SSC CGL tier 1 cut-off is given in the table below.

The SSC conducted the CGL 2025 exam for rescheduled candidates today across 44 centres nationwide. The commission posted on its official X account, “The challenge for CGLE-2025 will be made live subsequently in a day or two,” allowing candidates to raise objections once the window is open.

Under the equipercentile method, candidates’ scores are aligned according to their percentile ranks in each shift. For example, a candidate who ranks above 80% of examinees in one shift is equated with a candidate at the same percentile in another shift.

The SSC has adopted a new equipercentile method for normalising scores in exams conducted across multiple shifts. The change aims to ensure candidates appearing in different shifts are evaluated fairly on a comparable scale.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has reopened the One Time Registration (OTR) edit facility. Candidates can now modify or correct their personal details through the official website, ssc.gov.in.

The SSC is expected to release the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025 tier 1 response sheet today, October 16. Candidates who appeared for the exam will be able to download their SSC CGL 2025 response sheet and answer key from the official website, ssc.gov.in, using their registration credentials.

After SSC CGL Tier 1 2025, the commission will release the tentative answer keys, allowing candidates to raise objections through the official Challenge Management System. Once objections are reviewed and the final answer keys are published, the Tier 1 results will be declared. Candidates who qualify will be shortlisted for Tier 2, for which SSC will release separate admit cards and schedules.

To access their SSC CGL Tier 1 answer key 2025 candidates will have to use their login credentials, such as roll number and password.

The SSC has set the minimum qualifying marks for SSC CGL 2025 examinations. For SSC CGL tier 1, candidates from the Unreserved (UR) category will have to score at least 30%, while those from the OBC and EWS categories need 25%, and candidates from all other reserved categories must secure a minimum of 20%.

The SSC is expected to release the SSC CGL tier 1 answer key 2025 by today, October 15, 2025. SSC CGL answer key 2025 download link will be available on the official website at ssc.gov.in. Once available, candidates will also have the opportunity to challenge any discrepancies in the answer key by submitting objections online within the specified timeframe. Each objection will require a fee of Rs 50, which is refundable if the challenge is upheld.

No. The SSC is expected to release the provisional SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 answer key on October 15. Once released, candidates will be able to check their question papers, responses, and correct answers through the official website, ssc.gov.in. Candidates will also be allowed to raise objections against any discrepancies in the answer key within the specified window.

The commission has not yet announced the SSC CGL tier 1 answer key 2025 release date. The answer key is expected to be released soon on the official website at ssc.gov.in.

SSC has introduced the equi-percentile normalisation method for multi-shift exams. Candidates are now compared based on percentile scores instead of raw marks, ensuring fairness across shifts with varying difficulty levels.

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Students can follow the steps given below to challenge the SSC CGL tier 1 answer key 2025.

• Visit the official website at ssc.gov.in.
• Log in using your registration ID and password/date of birth.
• View or download the provisional answer key.
• Identify questions with incorrect answers.
• Submit objections through the online portal.
• Pay the prescribed fee for each objection.
• Ensure submission is done before the deadline.
• Check the final answer key after SSC reviews objections.

In SSC CGL Tier 1 2025, 0.50 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer. For Tier 2, sections 1, 2, and 3 of Paper 1 will have a penalty of 1 mark per wrong answer, while Paper 2 will carry a deduction of 0.50 marks for each incorrect response.

Candidates can submit their SSC CGL answer key objections online through the SSC Challenge Management System within the stipulated dates. The objection window will be open on the official website at ssc.gov.in soon after the SSC CGL tier 1 answer key will out.

After SSC CGL Tier 1 2025, the commission will release the tentative answer keys, allowing candidates to raise objections through the official Challenge Management System. Once objections are reviewed and the final answer keys are published, the Tier 1 results will be declared. Candidates who qualify will be shortlisted for Tier 2, for which SSC will release separate admit cards and schedules.

SSC stated that the reduced answer key challenge fee will remain in effect till the refund mechanism for valid challenges becomes operational. Once the system is implemented, candidates whose objections are found valid will receive a full refund of the fee paid.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has temporarily reduced the fee for challenging questions or answers in its tentative answer keys to Rs 50 per question. Earlier, candidates were required to pay Rs 100 for each objection raised through the official portal.

To access their SSC CGL Tier 1 answer key 2025 candidates will have to use their login credentials, such as roll number and password.

More than 13.5 lakh candidates appeared for the SSC CGL tier 1 exam 2025, conducted across 126 cities and 255 centres in 45 shifts.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will likely issue the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) tier 1 exam 2025 today, October 15.