SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper with Answers PDF: 2025 Shift-wise

Yes. Open any paper's "With answers" page from the table above: it shows every question with the correct option and a worked solution, and the Save as PDF button prints it to a PDF on your phone or computer. To practise first, use "Attempt online" for the same paper in a timed test.

Each official paper is one shift's candidate response sheet released by the Staff Selection Commission with its answer key (SSC final answer key notice (09.01.2026)). The "Source" column links the Staff Selection Commission's own notice for that exam cycle.

Yes. Papers marked "Official Paper" are the actual questions from the candidate response sheet released by SSC, checked against SSC's final answer key. Where SSC's key has a known error, the explanation says so.

Yes. Every paper opens in the same timed test player as our mock tests, with a 60-minute timer, a question palette, negative marking and full solutions after you submit. No sign-in is needed for your first attempts.

Attempt one full shift under exam conditions, then go through every solution, including the ones you got right. Note the topics you lost marks on and revise them from the linked notes before the next shift. One shift every two or three days works better than many in one sitting.

Tier 1 has 4 subjects of 25 questions each (Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension) for 200 marks in 60 minutes. From 2026 each subject has a 15-minute sectional timer, and 0.50 marks are deducted for every wrong answer.