The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will release the SSC CGL Exam Dates 2026 soon. Candidates who have registered for the exam will be allowed to appear for their chosen Tier. The examination is conducted in two tiers. Tier 1 is the qualifying (screening) stage. After Tier 1 is cleared, candidates can appear for the Tier 2 stage, which is based on merit and is the final stage. As per the reports, SSC has released approximately 12,256 vacancies this year. Candidates can check all the SSC CGL Exam 2026 information on the official website of SSC, ssc.gov.in.
Some of the posts offered by SSC are Income Tax Inspector, Assistant Section Officer, Central Excise Inspector, Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Account Officer, Junior Statistical Officer, and many others. The SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams are to be conducted in computer-based mode. Candidates must thoroughly check the SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2026 before they start preparing for the exam. The commission has revised the examination pattern for the SSC CGL Exam 2026. The exam pattern for both phases will be different. The official SSC CGL Notification 2026 contains an in-depth section on the exam pattern.
SSC CGL Exam Dates 2026: Best Books For Preparation
Candidates who are preparing for the SSC CGL 2026 can refer to the important list of books needed for SSC CGL Preparation 2026:
- Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R S Agarwal
- A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Agarwal
- Objective General English by S P Bakshi
- SSC CGL Mathematics by Rakesh Yadav
- Manorama Year Book by Mammen Mathew
- Ultimate Guide to SSC CGL by Disha Experts
Referring to core books really helps candidates boost their preparation strategies. Candidates can check the IE Education Portal for more such book recommendations.
SSC CGL 2026: Exam Pattern For Tier 1
The SSC CGL 2026 Notification contains an in-depth section on the exam pattern. Given below is the SSC CGL 2026 exam pattern for Tier 1:
| SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2026 | Tier-I Exam |
| Exam Type | Objective Multiple Choice |
| Exam Duration | 60 minutes/ 1 hour |
| Exam Mode | Online Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
Subjects | General Intelligence and Reasoning |
| General Awareness | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | |
| English Comprehension | |
| Total Marks | 200 |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
| Negative Marking | 0.50 marks (For every incorrect answer) |
| Language | English/Hindi (Except English Paper) |
Candidates are advised to follow the in-depth exam pattern as well as the syllabus and can access the same from the SSC CGL Notification 2026.
