Vikas Kumar Pandit | September 27, 2025 | 12:21 PM IST | 2 mins read
SSC Phase 13 Answer Key 2025: The commission has introduced a new two-tier challenge process this year. Questions are categorised as deemed challenged or challengeable, with candidates allowed to submit objections only for the latter on payment of a fee.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued the answer key for the Selection Post Phase 13 recruitment exam 2025. Candidates can download the SSC Phase 13 answer key 2025 along with the response sheet through the official website at ssc.gov.in.
Candidates are required to enter their application number and password to download the SSC selection post phase 13 answer key 2025. Candidates who are not satisfied with their answer key can raise objections through the official website.
The commission has introduced a new process for submitting challenges this year. After a detailed review of all examination questions, the Commission divided them into two categories: deemed challenged questions and challengeable questions.
The Deemed Challenged Questions are those that the SSC has suo-motu identified as requiring review. Since the Commission has already addressed these questions, candidates cannot challenge them, and no payment or action is needed on their part. Challengeable questions, where no apparent errors were found, remain open for candidate representation.
Representations against challengeable questions can be submitted online till September 30, 2025, by 6 pm. Candidates will have to pay an objection fee of Rs 50 per question or answer challenged. The commission states that candidates can view their response sheets along with tentative answer keys through the portal, but cannot download or print them.
Responses in the SSC Phase 13 answer key portal will be displayed with a colour code—green for correct answers, red for incorrect, yellow for the correct option, and grey for questions not attempted. To raise a challenge, candidates need to select the question, specify the issue in the complaint box, choose the relevant complaint type, and, if required, upload supporting documents in PDF or JPG format.
The SSC Phase 13 computer-based exam was conducted across three educational qualification levels, including matriculation, higher secondary, and graduation and above, from July 24 to August 2. The SSC Phase-13 re-exam was also conducted on August 29 for more than 55,000 candidates who faced technical and administrative issues during the original exam.
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