SSC CGL Exam 2025 Postponed

SSC has done a major announcement on postpone of cgl 2025 Exam that has affected many aspirants hoping for government jobs, SSC has postponed the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier 1 exam for 2025, This Article will tend to give necessary info about the current development that has affected the career and planning of many candidates who are just done or ready to attempt their Exam let’s see in Detail,

What is the SSC CGL Exam?

CGL or Combined Graduate Level Examinations are the Examinations held by SSC for the posts of Group ‘B’ or ‘C’ in Government Ministries and Offices for different roles especially Officer or Inspector level jobs in Central Government with High Salaries and Perks and also reputable positions here You serves for the Government and helps the Government in smooth and good functioning of the departments.

Posts in SSC CGL

The CGL exam offers recruitment for numerous prestigious posts across various government departments:

Posts	Ministry
Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department (IA&AD) Indian Audit & Accounts Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Assistant Audit Officer	IA&AD,CBDT,CBIC Miniteries
Assistant Accounts Officer	IA&AD,CBDT,CBIC Miniteries
Inspector (Income Tax)	Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Inspector (Central Excise)	Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Inspector (Preventive Officer)	Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Inspector (Examiner)	Central Secretariat Service, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Railways
Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau and other Ministries/Departments/Organizations including Ministry of External Affairs etc.
Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation , National Investigation Agency
Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
Divisional Accountant	Offices under CA
Junior Statistical Officer	Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Auditor	Offices under CAG, CGDA, other Ministries/Departments
Accountant	Offices under CAG, other Ministries/Departments
Upper Division Clerks	Central Govt. Offices / Ministries

Exam Pattern

SSC CGL has basically Two Tier Examination Process:

Tier 1

This level is just Qualifying Candidates need to prepare these subjects given below for Good marks and eligible for Tier 2 Exam

Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Negative Marking
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	60 Minutes	0.5 Marks shall be deducted
General Awareness	25	50	Allotted to Tier 1 Paper	On One Wrong Question
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

Tier 2

The Tier 2 Exam is the main exam and the final selection will happen on the basis of the scores therefore in general it is a merit deciding exam

Paper I

Section	Module	Subjects	Questions	Max Marks	Negative Marking	Duration
Section 1	Module I	Mathematical Abilities	30	90	1	1 hour
Section 1	Module II 30 90	Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90	1	1 hour
Section 2	Module I	English Language and Comprehension	45	135	1	1 hour
Section 2	Module II	General Awareness	25	75	1	1 hour
Section III	Module I --- 15 minutes	Computer Knowledge Test (Qualifying)	20	60		15 minutes
	Module II	Data Entry Speed Test (Qualifying)	2000 key depressions			15 minutes

Paper 2

This Exam in Tier 2 mainly for Junior Statistical Officer

Subject

Questions

Max Marks

Duration

Negative Maring

Statistics

2 hours

100

200 2 hours

0.5 for each wrong attempt

Perks and Benefits of SSC CGL Posts

There are few crucial benefits that every selected and served CGL Officer generally get in their service such as in the graphic below :

Many Benefits such as

DA or Dearness Allowance
House Rent Allowances
Travel Allowances
Uniform allowance
Medical and Health Facilities

And many other benefits as per roles and Ministeries

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Postponed

Here the Main Update SSC has postponed the CGL 2025 Examination which had to be conducted in August due to Technical and other issues Staff Selection Commission has decided to conduct this exam in Month of September here is detailed context on it :

Reason for Postpone: Technical Failures

The key reason for this postponement is the considerable technical and operational failures that occurred during the Selection Post Phase XIII exam. These resulted in data inconsistencies and log-in issues for around 55,000 candidates, eroding the test's fairness. The SSC has delayed the CGL to mitigate the risk of similar ramifications from these specific back-end issues.

Re Examination for Affected Candidates

In order to remedy the concerns of those affected by the technical errors, the SSC has set a retest on August 29, 2025, for the 55,000 impacted candidates of the Selection Post exam. It is necessary to build back the trust in the commission's examination process.

Revised CGL Exam Dates

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam had initially from August 13 to August 30 in 2025 but It may be from the first week of September 2025 and Candidates must visit regularly on official website of SSC for updated Exam dates of CGL 2025 examinations

Application Correction Window has Open

The SSC has granted a vital chance for all CGL applicants to see and even edit their application forms. The One-Time Registration (OTR) edit period opens from August 14 to August 31, 2025 and gives candidates the opportunity to rectify any mistakes in personal information or any other aspect of their applications before the admit cards come out.

Measures Taken by SSC

The SSC is revising its examination process after recent scandals to make the process more secure and enhance its transparency. Important reforms will be the development of test infrastructure, addition of more security measures like Aadhaar authentication, and the introduction of a more equitable normalization method that is based on percentiles. These reforms will address previous issues and improve candidate confidence.

Guidance for Aspirants

Although the setback is unanticipated, The Candidates should not be stressed or Anxious rather this Opportunity to further strengthen their preparation and fill their gaps which might be essential for good scores in CGL 2025 examination, Here are some guidance tips from us to all candidates :

Use the time to revise thoroughly and to strengthen weak areas
Do more mock test, including real time for better time management and accuracy
Keep visit the Official SSC Website regularly for latest Updates regarding exam or other
Be Positive and Believe on Yourself and Your Preparation

For regular updates visit : https://ssc.gov.in/