SSC CGL Exam Analysis 27 October 2026 — Shift 1

Candidates rated the 27 October 2026 Shift 1 paper Easy to Moderate (most reports) overall. The shift was overall Easy to Moderate. Reasoning was generally Moderate but some candidates found it Easy or Moderate to Difficult. Quantitative section was the toughest, with many advanced calculations and a tight 15‑minute limit. General Awareness was Moderate with many 2023 current‑affairs items. English was mostly Easy to Moderate with spelling and synonym questions being easy.

20–78 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: analytical reasoning (addresses) (3), statement based questions, data interpretation (0), puzzle, coding‑decoding, analogy, series, mirror image.

General Awareness was Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: 2023 World Cup winner, 2023 award questions, Mughal empire, Article 243ZD – District Planning Committee, Article 243ZE – Metropolitan Planning Committee, Flying Sikh (Milkha Singh), Golden Girl of Indian Sport (PT Usha), Cyberstalking punishment under BNS Sec 78.

Quantitative Aptitude was Moderate to Difficult (most reports). Topics reported: advanced, calculative math, one‑liner or two‑line questions, Mensuration (2-3), Geometry, Trigonometry (2), Heavy calculations, Proportion subtraction problem, Internal common tangent length.

English Comprehension was Easy to Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: paragraph reading – easy, P‑Q‑R‑S type questions, Rearrangement (3-4), Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Synonyms.

The three shifts on 27 October 2026 showed a spread of difficulty: Shift 1 was mostly Easy to Moderate, Shift 2 was generally Moderate, and Shift 3 was reported as Easy overall.

Quantitative aptitude was the toughest section in Shift 1, described as having many advanced calculations and a tight time limit. In Shift 2 it was also the most challenging, ranging from easy to very difficult. Shift 3’s Quant section was noted as Easy to Moderate.

Good‑attempt figures are unofficial. Reliable ranges are available for Shift 1 (20–78) and Shift 2 (65–88). For Shift 3 the numbers are not reliably reported, so no specific figure is provided.

SSC applies a normalisation process that adjusts raw scores from each shift to a common scale, ensuring that candidates are compared fairly regardless of the shift they attended.

All three shifts for 27 October 2026 have been reported, so no pending analysis is currently noted.