SSC CGL Answer Key 2026 Tier 1: Score Marks Calculator & Rank Predictor
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How to Check Your SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 Score
- 1When SSC releases the CGL 2026 Tier-I answer key, open the answer-key notice on ssc.gov.in and click the candidate login link.
- 2Log in with your SSC Registration Number and password.
- 3Open your response sheet and copy the full URL from the browser address bar.
- 4Paste the URL into the calculator above, select your Category and click Calculate.
- 5See your raw marks, section-wise score and rank among QMaths users. Save a PDF of your response sheet before SSC closes the window.
Your URL will look like one of these:
ssc.digialm.com//per/.../pub/.../...htmlsscexams.cbexams.com/.../ViewCandResponse.aspx?EncKey=****SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1: Answer Key, Marks and Cut-off
Answer key 2026 status, response sheet and objection
Status (28 October 2026): SSC has not released the CGL 2026 Tier-I tentative answer key or response sheets, and no date has been announced. Tier-I started on 30 September 2026; SSC's Tier-I schedule runs to 30 October 2026.
| Item | Rule / date |
|---|---|
| Answer key + response sheet | Not released yet; SSC places it on ssc.gov.in after the exam |
| Objection window | Will be given in SSC's answer-key notice |
| Objection fee | ₹100 per question, non-refundable, online only (notification para 13.3) |
| Final answer key | On ssc.gov.in after the Tier-I result (para 13.3) |
| Last year, for reference | CGL 2025 Tier-I key came out on 16 October 2025 (as reported by PW and Jagran Josh) |
To raise an objection: in the same SSC login, open the challenge option for the question, choose the answer you think is correct, pay the fee online for each question and submit before the window closes. Save the receipt.
The answer key is not one common PDF. Your response sheet shows your own shift's questions, your answer and SSC's tentative answer. That page is what the calculator reads.
Marking scheme and Tier-I exam pattern (+2 / −0.50)
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 15 min |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | 15 min |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | 15 min |
| Total | 100 | 200 | 60 min |
+2 for a correct answer, −0.50 for a wrong answer, 0 for an unattempted question. Raw marks = (Correct × 2) − (Wrong × 0.50). Example: 75 correct and 15 wrong = 150 − 7.50 = 142.50 / 200. Four wrong answers cancel one correct answer.
Sectional timer: 15 minutes per section. Scribe-eligible candidates get 1 hour 20 minutes (20 minutes per section). Questions are in English and Hindi, except English Comprehension.
Source: CGL 2026 notification, para 13.8.
Normalisation: raw marks vs normalised marks
Tier-I is held in many shifts, so SSC normalises the marks (notification para 13.2). Merit and cut-offs use normalised scores, not the raw marks in your response sheet. SSC's method, separately for each subject:
- Percentile in your shift: the share of candidates in your shift who scored the same as you or less.
- Match across shifts: the raw score at the same percentile in every other shift.
- Average: your normalised score is the average of those matched raw scores.
So marks can go up or down. In a hard shift a raw score usually rises; in an easy shift it usually falls. Only SSC publishes normalised marks, after the result.
Qualifying marks and CGL 2025 Tier 1 cut-off
| Category | Minimum qualifying (2026) | CGL 2025 Tier-I cut-off* |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 30% (60 / 200) | 136.40 |
| OBC | 25% (50 / 200) | 130.37 |
| EWS | 25% (50 / 200) | 127.42 |
| SC | 20% (40 / 200) | 115.03 |
| ST | 20% (40 / 200) | 106.39 |
*Normalised marks out of 200, posts other than JSO and Statistical Investigator, from SSC's revised CGL 2025 Tier-I result (as reported by Careers360, 14 January 2026). SSC sets separate cut-offs for JSO/SI and for AAO/Assistant Accounts Officer.
Minimum qualifying marks are floors, not the expected cut-off; the Tier-II shortlist cut-off is much higher. QMaths does not publish a predicted 2026 cut-off. Note that CGL 2025 Tier-I had no sectional timer.
Source: CGL 2026 notification, para 16.1 and 16.3. Post-wise final cut-off: SSC CGL 2025 revised final cut-off.
Vacancies, Tier 2 date and selection
10,731 tentative vacancies as per SSC's notice dated 24.09.2026: UR 4,412, OBC 2,772, EWS 1,028, SC 1,715, ST 804 (373 ESM posts included). The May 2026 notification had about 12,256. Final vacancies can change.
- Tier-II (CBT): December 2026 (tentative, as per the notification). Only candidates shortlisted from Tier-I can appear.
- Final merit: on Tier-II only (para 16.10). Tier-I marks are not added.
- Tier-II Paper-I: every section must be qualified (para 16.5).
- No Tier-III: Tier-I, Tier-II and Document Verification.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 tentative vacancy, 24.09.2026 (PDF); SSC CGL 2026 notification and vacancies.
Official PDFs and related pages
- SSC CGL 2026 notification (PDF)
- CGL 2026 tentative vacancy, 24.09.2026 (PDF)
- SSC normalisation procedure, June 2025 (PDF)
- ssc.gov.in (official SSC website)
- SSC CGL 2026 Tier 2 score calculator
- SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 calculator
QMaths is independent and not linked to SSC. Official answer keys, normalised marks, cut-offs and results are issued only by the Staff Selection Commission.