SSC CGL Exam Analysis 24 October 2026 — Shift 1

Candidates rated the 24 October 2026 Shift 1 paper Moderate (most reports) overall. The shift was overall moderate. Reasoning was reported as moderate with candidates feeling confident on statement‑based items. Quantitative section was the toughest, many reported time pressure and difficulty ranging up to hard. English was consistently easy, while GA varied between easy‑moderate and moderate‑difficult.

70–85 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 Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: assumption‑based questions, statement‑based analytical reasoning (8-10), number‑based reasoning (2-3), analogy, coding‑decoding (0).

General Awareness was Easy to Moderate (reports differ). Topics reported: current affairs (2024‑2025), scheme‑related current affairs, ancient history – iron not found (1), appointments (1), economics (4-5), geography (1-2).

Quantitative Aptitude was Difficult to Hard (reports differ). Topics reported: height and distance problems, trigonometry, rational number simplification, mensuration (pyramids), geometry, compound interest, simple interest, advanced arithmetic.

English Comprehension was Easy (most reports). Topics reported: paragraphs, vocabulary, para‑jumbles, direct‑indirect transformation, active‑passive conversion, idioms, narration, passage comprehension.

Candidates described the first shift as moderate, the second shift as moderate‑to‑difficult, and the third shift as easy. These assessments reflect the majority of reports for each shift.

In shift 1, Quantitative Aptitude was noted as the toughest section with difficulty ranging up to hard. Shift 2 saw Quantitative Aptitude leaning towards difficult, while shift 3 participants reported it as easy but time‑consuming.

For shift 1, good attempts were unofficially reported between 70 and 85 questions. Shift 2 had an unofficial range of 62 to 72 questions. No reliable good‑attempt figure was reported for shift 3.

Yes. Candidates in shift 1 mentioned time pressure in the Quantitative section. In shift 3, the sectional timer was identified as a major issue for both Reasoning and Quantitative sections, leading to incomplete attempts for some.

SSC applies a standard normalisation process that adjusts raw scores from each shift to a common scale, ensuring fairness despite variations in difficulty or timing across shifts.