SSC CGL Exam Analysis 11 October 2026 — Shift 3

Candidates rated the 11 October 2026 Shift 3 paper Easy to Moderate (reports differ) overall. Shift 3 showed overall difficulty ranging from Easy to Moderate. Reasoning, GA, Quant and English were each described as Easy by at least one source. The reasoning paper featured pattern‑based number series and roll‑number questions. Time‑saving tip was to skip long quantitative problems.

General Intelligence & Reasoning was Easy. Topics reported: Identify the wrong number in a series (e.g., 11.2, 16.8, 42, 1461.5), Multiplication pattern using successive multipliers (1.5, 2.5, 35, etc.), Roll‑number based questions – pattern of first two digits (year) and center code, Square‑number addition (e.g., 8² + 9² + 10²), Tricky subtraction‑then‑multiplication problems, Identifying roll number that does not follow year pattern, Student ID format – length of centre code and faculty code, Statement‑based reasoning questions (6-7).

General Awareness was Easy. Topics reported: Current affairs 2025‑26, Fundamental Rights.

Quantitative Aptitude was Easy. Topics reported: Short line‑based questions (slope, parallel lines), Longer calculative problems (volume, discount).

English Comprehension was Easy. Topics reported: Passage vocabulary fill‑in‑the‑blanks, Error detection with multiple sentences.

The partial analyses indicate that Shift 1 was seen as moderate, whereas Shifts 2 and 3 received varying opinions, with some sources rating them easy and others moderate.

All three shifts featured reasoning questions that were considered doable, but Shift 1 had lengthy statements requiring careful time‑management, while Shifts 2 and 3 included fewer statement‑based items and more pattern‑based number series.

Candidates reported standard topics with heavy calculations in Shift 1, while Shifts 2 and 3 noted lengthy calculations and advised skipping the longest problems to save time.

"Partial" indicates that a limited review of each shift has been published, but the findings need further corroboration before being considered definitive.

The figure of 17–18 good attempts for Shift 1 is unofficial, and the good‑attempt numbers for Shifts 2 and 3 are not reliably reported, so they should be treated with caution.