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SSC CGL Exam Analysis 9 October 2026 — Shift 1

SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM IST · Updated 11 Oct, 11:24 pm IST

Partial coverage10 linked sources · unofficial candidate reports

10 October 2026: invalid attempt figures, review-interview prompts and sources labelled for another shift were withheld where found. No replacement answers or estimates were invented. 11 October 2026 review: exam-wide survey data was removed from individual shift evidence. Unsupported overall attempt claims and affected FAQs were withheld. Remaining section reports are unofficial and may disagree.

Overall difficulty
Moderate (most reports)
Reported attempts
Not reported
Shift timing
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM IST

Partial coverage. Some figures may be withheld; read the source and correction notes below.

Overall the shift was rated Moderate by most sources. Reasoning and English were generally found easy, while Quant varied from easy to hard. General Awareness difficulty ranged from Easy to Moderate, with some reports calling it Difficult.

Section overview

General Intelligence & Reasoning

25 questions · 50 marks

Difficulty
Easy (most reports)
Reported attempts
19–23

General Awareness

25 questions · 50 marks

Difficulty
Moderate (most reports)
Reported attempts
15

Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions · 50 marks

Difficulty
Easy to Moderate (most reports)
Reported attempts
Not reported

English Comprehension

25 questions · 50 marks

Difficulty
Easy (most reports)
Reported attempts
Not reported

Topics asked, section by section

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Easy (most reports)

Reasoning described as easy or simple, some time‑consuming similar options, statement‑based and blood‑relation items common.

  • Statement based questions
  • Blood relation
  • Non‑verbal reasoning
  • Data Interpretation
  • Figures & pie charts
  • Assumption
  • Syllogism
  • Address matching

General Awareness

Moderate (most reports)

GS described as moderate overall, some found it difficult or out of syllabus; topics covered history, art, economics, current affairs, polity, geography and specific indexes.

  • History & art (Gandhara, Mathura)
  • Economics reforms (1991)
  • Current affairs
  • Polity
  • Geography (Banihal Pass)
  • Science
  • RBI open market operation
  • BSF Director General

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate (most reports)

Quant ranged from easy‑to‑moderate to hard; many arithmetic and mensuration items, some advanced topics like statistics and probability, considered the toughest part by several candidates.

  • Discount & profit‑loss
  • Boat & stream
  • Trigonometry
  • Mensuration
  • Algebra
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Advanced math

English Comprehension

Easy (most reports)

English reported as easy overall; cloze tests were straightforward, passages long and time‑tight for some, grammar and vocabulary items varied in difficulty.

  • Cloze test
  • Passage reading
  • New phrasal verbs
  • PYQ‑based passages
  • Passive voice
  • Error spotting
  • Vocabulary
  • Spelling (crystallography, apathy)

Topics with an arrow link to our free notes and practice questions for that topic.

Questions asked (memory-based)

What candidates recalled after the shift, reworded. Exact wording and options may differ from the real paper.

General Awareness

  1. 1

    How is the GS section?

  2. 2

    What current‑affairs period was asked?

  3. 3

    History and Gandhara art questions

  4. 4

    What period are the current affairs from?

  5. 5

    Who is the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?

  6. 6

    Which city hosted the 2017 Athletic Championship?

English Comprehension

  1. 1

    How is the English section?

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. 1

    How did you manage 25 questions in 15 minutes in Math?

  2. 2

    Profit‑loss and discount arithmetic questions

  3. 3

    No circle question appeared; only one triangle and two prism questions.

General Intelligence & Reasoning

  1. 1

    Any trouble managing time for Reasoning?

  2. 2

    Non‑verbal reasoning options look similar, causing time loss

  3. 3

    Statement‑based and blood‑relation items were present.

What candidates noticed

  • Computer system shut down several times, causing brief delays.
  • Mouse malfunction and unresponsive staff reported at one centre.
  • Long English passage left little time for reading.
  • Candidates traveled long distances; some faced fan discomfort.

Where reviews disagree

  • Reasoning difficulty reports split between Easy and Easy to Moderate.
  • GA difficulty reports vary from Easy to Difficult, with Moderate most common.
  • Quant difficulty ranges from Easy to Hard, with Easy to Moderate most frequent.

Other shifts on 9 October

Shift 2
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST
Easy to Moderate (reports differ)
Shift 3
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM IST
Difficult

Sources

Automatically compiled from the linked reviews. Source agreement does not guarantee accuracy; this is not a manually verified paper. Difficulty and attempt figures are unofficial.

  • An invalid section attempt figure was withheld; the section has 25 questions.
  • Review-interview prompts were removed from the recalled-question list.
  • An exam-wide survey was removed from the shift evidence; its pooled averages are not shift-specific good-attempt estimates.

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FAQs

How was the SSC CGL 9 October 2026 Shift 1 paper?

Candidates rated the 9 October 2026 Shift 1 paper Moderate (most reports) overall. Overall the shift was rated Moderate by most sources. Reasoning and English were generally found easy, while Quant varied from easy to hard. General Awareness difficulty ranged from Easy to Moderate, with some reports calling it Difficult.

Which General Intelligence & Reasoning topics were asked in SSC CGL 9 October 2026 Shift 1?

General Intelligence & Reasoning was Easy (most reports). Topics reported: Statement based questions, Blood relation, Non‑verbal reasoning, Data Interpretation, Figures & pie charts, Assumption, Syllogism, Address matching.

Which General Awareness topics were asked in SSC CGL 9 October 2026 Shift 1?

General Awareness was Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: History & art (Gandhara, Mathura), Economics reforms (1991), Current affairs, Polity, Geography (Banihal Pass), Science, RBI open market operation, BSF Director General.

Which Quantitative Aptitude topics were asked in SSC CGL 9 October 2026 Shift 1?

Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate (most reports). Topics reported: Discount & profit‑loss, Boat & stream, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Algebra, Statistics, Probability, Advanced math.

Which English Comprehension topics were asked in SSC CGL 9 October 2026 Shift 1?

English Comprehension was Easy (most reports). Topics reported: Cloze test, Passage reading, New phrasal verbs, PYQ‑based passages, Passive voice, Error spotting, Vocabulary, Spelling (crystallography, apathy).

What difficulty was reported on 9 October 2026?

Shift 1: Moderate (most reports); Shift 2: Easy to Moderate (reports differ); Shift 3: Difficult. These are unofficial candidate-review summaries.

Is the analysis for 9 October 2026 complete and official?

Read the individual shift pages for source coverage, recalled topics and correction notes. The analysis is not an official paper or SSC statement.

Why are some good-attempt figures unavailable for 9 October 2026?

A pooled survey average, accuracy percentage or conflicting total does not establish how many questions were safe to attempt in a particular shift. Those figures are withheld rather than replaced with guesses.