SSC CGL Tier 1 Toughest Shift 2025: Shift-wise Student Reactions

SSC CGL Tier 1 Toughest Shift 2025: The SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 exam is being conducted in three shifts daily from September 12 to September 26, 2025. Each shift lasts 60 minutes. When the aspirants take exams in multiple shifts, the difficulty level of each shift naturally varies from the other. Some shifts could be easier or more difficult than others. The SSC CGL Tier 1 Toughest Shift 2025 is being determined based on experts’ opinions and students’ feedback.

Candidates who have already taken the SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 exam can share their feedback below. Understanding the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Toughest Shift will help aspirants assess their performance, predict cutoff scores, and avoid stress when comparing their estimated scores with those of candidates from other shifts.

SSC CGL Toughest Shift 2025: Reviews by Test Takers

The detailed reviews by test takers regarding the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam can be checked here to analyse which shift was the toughest. The names of test takers are not being added here, respecting privacy. Also, the details regarding the topics asked in the exam and questions are not being shared here as per SSC guidelines.

• A test taker from Karnataka shared that he appeared for the test on September 15, 2025 , and the paper was ‘Moderate’ in terms of difficulty level. He felt that aptitude questions were time-consuming.

• A test taker from Maharashtra opined that the question paper on September 18, 2025 , was ‘Moderate to Tough’

• A test taker from Delhi expressed that the question paper on September 17, 2025, was 'Moderate' , but solving 4-5 questions was time-consuming

• An aspirant from Haryana took the exam on September 12, 2025 and reported it as 'Moderate' . According to the candidate, ' GK was tough and lengthy and English was also very lengthy' and 'Math and Reasoning were Easy'.

• Another candidate from Delhi took the exam on September 16, 2025, Shift 1 and considered it 'Moderate' . The General Awareness questions were the most 'Difficult' for him.

• A test taker from Kerala sat for the September 12 Shift 1 exam . They found the overall difficulty level of the test to be Moderate , and Mathematics to be the toughest subject of all.

• Another candidate from Kerala took the September 23 Shift 3 exam. According to the test taker, ' Reasoning was easy, Maths was easy, a few questions were calculative, English had a few hard questions'. GK was the toughest subject.

• An aspirant from Tamil Nadu who took the exam on September 24, 2025, Shift 1, considered it 'Moderate'. According to the candidate, 'Maths and Reasoning are easy, English is Moderate, and General Awareness is Tough '.

Also Read: SSC CGL Tier 1 Expected Cutoff Marks 2025: UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST

SSC CGL 2025 Toughest Shift Tier 1: Shift-wise analysis

The day-wise difficulty level of the SSC CGL 2025, along with the total number of votes for the toughest shift by test takers, is being updated in the table below. SSC implements the normalisation process

Students who clear the SSC CGL Tier 1 2025 exam will be shortlisted to take the Tier 2 test. The SSC CGL Tier 1 Result 2025 is expected to be released by December 5, 2025. Aspirants need to pass both Tier 1 and Tier 2 rounds and make it to the final merit list to be considered for the recruitment. The final posts are allotted based on the merit list, aspirants’ preferences, and vacancy.
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