SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 Day 5 Exam Analysis: Easy math, lengthy English; system failure troubles candidates

The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) Tier 1 day 5 exam was easy to moderate, with reasoning and mathematics sections being the most scoring, and English lengthy, as per candidates’ reactions. The exam is being held in three shifts of one hour each. SSC CGL 2025 live updates.

While the aspirants found mathematics or quantitative aptitude easy, reasoning was moderate. According to a few candidates, English was time-consuming. Some examinees reported technical glitches with systems shutting down and poor management while others had a smooth experience.

Recently, the commission denied large-scale cancellations in SSC CGL 2025 and asserted that only 25 shifts have been cancelled so far. The exam is being held at 227 exam centres in 129 cities for more than 28 lakh candidates.

Protests erupted again as the commission cancelled SSC CGL day 1-2 exams in multiple centres over technical glitches. The recruitment exam, initially scheduled in August, was postponed to September after protests over technical difficulties faced by the candidates.

SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 day 5 exam analysis

Hailing from Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, Sagar Kumar said the mathematics section was “easy,” with a higher number of questions on volume, surface area, and ratio. He rated English and general knowledge sections as moderate. The candidate attempted 84 questions. Recalling his last year’s performance, he said he had scored 160 in tier 1 exam and 324 in the mains and could not qualify. However, this time, he flagged system-related issues: “The computer shut down for at least 10 minutes and restarted three times, but extra time was not given.” He also complained about the exam hall conditions, saying that it was too hot inside.

Siddharth Mishra, a banking aspirant, described the exam as “okayish.” He noted that two parajumble questions in English were repeated — 14th and the 8th or 9th question. “There were also questions on algebra and simplification in the mathematics section,” he added.

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Shubham, attempting the exam for the second time, found the paper easy. “Last year I was held back in typing, but this time I will clear it,” he asserted. He found reasoning and mathematics “very easy,” though English was “lengthy.” Unlike some others, he reported no technical glitches and praised the exam environment, calling the hall “clean and well-maintained.”

Another candidate from Ghaziabad described the overall paper as “moderate.” “General awareness questions were there, reasoning was asked, and English had three to four comprehension passages along with grammatical error-type questions,” he shared.