The Staff Selection Commission is set to release the SSC CGL tier 2 answer key soon on its official website – ssc.gov.in. The SSC CGL tier 2 exam successfully conducted on January 20, 2025. Candidates can expect the answer key to be released latest by this week. However, the commission is yet to make the official confirmation regarding the SSC CGL Tier 2 answer key 2024 date. Once announced, the same will be updated on this page.
SSC CGL Tier 2 answer key 2024 release date is the last week of January 2025. The answer key and response sheet will be released at ssc.gov.in. To access the same, students must keep their registration number and password ready for successful login.
After the release of the provisional answer key for the SSC CGL tier 2 exam, candidates have to calculate their scores based on the marking scheme.
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SSC CGL Tier 2 Answer Key – Marking Scheme
The marking scheme for SSC CGL tier 2 examination is given in the table below. Based on this, students can calculate their scores obtained by them in the CGL tier 2 exam:
| Paper 1 | Sections | Module | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Weightage |
| Section I | Module-I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 23% | |
| Module-II | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | 23% | ||
| Section II | Module-I | English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 135 | 35% | |
| Module-II | General Awareness | 25 | 75 | 19% | ||
| Section III | Module-I | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 60 | Qualifying | |
| Module-II | Data Entry Speed Test | One Data Entry Task | – | Qualifying | ||
| Paper 2 | Statistics | 100 | 200 | Qualifying | ||
| Paper 3 | General Studies (Financeand Economics) | 100 | 200 | Qualifying | ||
SSC CGL Answer Key 2024 Tier 2 – How to calculate scores?
To calculate scores obtained by candidates in the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam, they have to follow the steps given below:
- The total marks for the SSC CGL Tier is 450 (if the candidate is appearing only for Paper I)
- For each correct answer, student have to give 3 marks
- For each incorrect answer, there is a negative marking of 1 mark (⅓ of the total marks carried by the question).
- Therefore, to calculate the final score, use the formula given below:
Total Correct Answers x 3 – Total Incorrect Answers x 1 = Final Score
