SSC CGL Exam Analysis 9 October 2026 — All Shifts
SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 · Updated 11 Oct, 11:24 pm IST
This 9 October 2026 SSC CGL Tier 1 review brings together unofficial candidate reports. The shift cards show section difficulty and recalled topics from the remaining sources. Some reviews have limited evidence and need further corroboration. Exam-wide survey averages are excluded from shift-specific good-attempt estimates; an unavailable total means no reliable recommendation is being made. SSC publishes the official answer key and applies its own score normalisation.
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.
Shift 1
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM IST
- Overall difficulty
- Moderate (most reports)
- Reported attempts
- Not reported
- Sources
- 10 linked reviews
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.
Read Shift 1 analysisShift 2
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST
- Overall difficulty
- Easy to Moderate (reports differ)
- Reported attempts
- Not reported
- Sources
- 3 linked reviews
Reasoning was reported as moderate overall with statement‑based questions and a need to maintain speed. General Awareness ranged from easy to moderate, with many current‑affairs and GK topics. Quantitative aptitude showed mixed difficulty from easy to hard, with a focus on formula‑based calculations. English was mostly easy, though some candidates found the close‑test section hard.
Read Shift 2 analysisShift 3
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM IST
- Overall difficulty
- Difficult
- Reported attempts
- 80
- Sources
- 2 linked reviews
The paper was overall difficult. Reasoning questions were moderate and changed a lot from previous shifts. General Awareness was easy with static topics like festivals and committees. Quantitative section was difficult with heavy DI and advanced math. English was easy with single-item questions.
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FAQs
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.