SSC CGL Teir 1 Exam Date
The Staff Selection Commission has announced the SSC CGL Teir 1 is supposed to be conducted in May & Jane, it is expected that the commission will release the notification on March 31,2026, while the Teir 2 exam will be held
tentatively on January 18 - 19, 2027.Online application window process will start from March 31 to April 30, 2026.
For further details, kindly check the official website: https://ssc.gov.in.
Aspirants can also visit the reginal websites: https://sscnr.nic.in/
The Teir 1 exam is expected to commence in the last week of May or first week of June. So, you have only 2 months left. The portal will open for applications in March
31, 2026. I would like to suggest you apply early to secure your preferred exam center.
Four -Week Intensive Plan:
Focus on these high - weightage Teir 1 areas:
Mock Test
Start doing mock test (at least 2 mocks per week) to boost your confidence,
English Section
Do sample papers and clear your doubts of Active / Passive and Direct / Indirect as
these are scoring topics in Teir 1 as well as in Teir 2.
Current Affairs
Start preparing General Knowledge questions from September 2025 to March 2026.
Four Weeks English Revision Checklist
Now it's high time to clear your doubts and do proper revision before exam, so
divide the syllabus in 4 weeks.
Week 1: "Grammar is the Backbone of any competitive exam".
Grammar is the backbone of English Section in competitive exams because most of
the questions are based on grammatical rules. So, if you have command of grammar
rules, you will surely achieve high scores in SSC, Banking, UPSC and Railways.
Error Spotting and Sentence Improvement, these two types of questions, are frequently
by the examiner so focus on the rules of:
Subject -Verb Agreement:
Tense Consistency:
Practice High - Value conversions
Prepare these two topics, as they are scoring topics.
Active - Passive Voice
Direct & Indirect Narration
Week 3 Vocabulary & Context
Don't just memorize words; understand how they work in sentence.Focus not only on vocabulary, but also on how to apply them in sentences.
Cloze Test
Practice 2 or 3 passages daily, if you want to ace the exam.
Homophones & Confusing Words
Know the differences like Compliment vs. Complement, Practice vs Practise.
Idioms & Phrases
Prioritize solving PYQ covering 2021 to 2025.
Week 4 Speed & Accuracy (Mocks)
Daily Mini Mocks
Try to solve 25 questions within 12 minutes to boost your confidence.
Para Jumbles.
"Para Jumbles", also known as sentence rearrangement, are a common component
of competitive exams. They test a candidate's ability to logically sequence sentencesto form a coherent paragraph. In a para jumble question, a set of sentences is given in a random order, and the task is to rearrange them and to create a sensible narrative.
For example,
- The children decided to go for a morning walk.
- The sun was rising behind the hills.
- The children felt a sense of calm.
- As they stepped out, a gentle breeze greeted them.
The correct order to form a paragraph would be: 2, 1, 4, 3. This sequence logically
describes the setting first, followed by the childrens' decision, the action they take, and finally, their emotional response.
Reading Comprehension
Skim the text to understand the central idea instead of detailed reading. So, develop the
habit of picking out the main idea quickly.
👉 Skim quickly ➡️ understand gist ➡️ answer fast.
Tip For Tier 1 Aspirants
Always attempt vocabulary and one - word substitution first in the exam since they are less time consuming.
Focus on application, not memorization.
