SSC CGL Exam Analysis 22 October 2026 — Shift 2

Candidates rated the 22 October 2026 Shift 2 paper Easy to Moderate (most reports) overall. The shift was overall Easy to Moderate. Reasoning and English were generally easy, while Quant was perceived as difficult with time‑management challenges. GA was moderate for most candidates. Good attempts ranged from 68 to 75 overall.

68–75 overall out of 100 questions, according to the linked reviews. This is an unofficial reported range, not a recommended attempt count or safe-score prediction.

General Intelligence & Reasoning was Easy (most reports). Topics reported: Statement type questions (4-5), Matrix reasoning (1), Odd one out (1), Logical reasoning, Time‑wasting questions, Analogies, Coding‑Decoding, Figure/Figure‑based questions.

General Awareness was Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: Static GK (closed), Elimination GK, ICC Women's World Cup GK, Current affairs (last 6 months), Past GK questions, Prime Minister awards (2025), Indus Valley Civilization, Lignite coal source.

Quantitative Aptitude was Difficult (most reports). Topics reported: Data Interpretation (4-6), Mean, Median, Mode, Circle geometry, Installment question, Trigonometry, Triangle, Lengthy maths questions, Semantic maths questions.

English Comprehension was Easy (most reports). Topics reported: PQRS, Active‑Passive conversion (1), Reading comprehension passage, Homonym (1), Articles and comprehension, Basic English understanding, Passage (5 questions) (5), One‑word substitution.

Shift 1 was reported as moderate to difficult, Shift 2 as easy to moderate, and Shift 3 as easy by the majority of candidates. The overall perception therefore ranged from easy to difficult depending on the shift.

Reasoning was described as mixed: it was harder than expected in Shift 1, generally easy in Shift 2, and mostly easy in Shift 3, though one source noted difficulty in Shift 3.

The unofficial good‑attempt ranges were 75–85 for Shift 1, 68–75 for Shift 2, and 67–76 for Shift 3. These figures are based on candidate reports and should be treated as indicative.

Quantitative Aptitude was largely difficult in Shift 1, perceived as difficult with time‑management challenges in Shift 2, and showed mixed difficulty (easy to moderate) in Shift 3.

English was generally easy to moderate in Shift 1, easy in Shift 2, and largely easy in Shift 3, with only occasional tough vocabulary reported.