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 was 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 were 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 '.

• A candidate who appeared for the September 19, 2025, Shift 1 exam reported it 'Tough' . General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude were the toughest sections for the aspirant.

• According to a test-taker from New Delhi who took the exam on September 21, 2025, Shift 1, the exam was 'Moderate. Maths was the toughest of all. As per the aspirant, 'The questions were pretty straightforward. Some of them required critical thinking and long calculations. The English syllabus was slightly different from the one given. The general awareness section had a few common-sense questions. This year's paper seemed to focus on common sense and attention.'

• An individual from Karnataka sat for the exam on September 24, 2025, Shift 2. Maths was the toughest subject, according to the candidate. They further said that the "Whole question paper was related to something else. The person who prepared for more than a year would say it was different".

• A test taker from Madhya Pradesh appeared for the exam on September 13, Shift 3 . They found the question paper 'Tough' and 'GS and Maths' subjects the most difficult.

• Another candidate who took the exam on September 14, Shift 3 , felt the entrance test was Moderate .

• An individual from Uttar Pradesh who took the September 13, Shift 3 , considered it 'Moderate' . As per the test taker, 'Reasoning and English were Easy, Quant was a little bit tough, and GS was fully unpredictable. Only 2 questions were from Polity and 2 questions from monuments, History . GS was the most difficult subject for the candidate.

• A test taker from Karnataka who took the September 12 Shift 3 exam found the overall session 'Tough' and 'the English portion a little bit hard' .

• A candidate from Madhya Pradesh sat for the September 14 Shift 1 exam . The overall difficulty level of the exam was 'Moderate' for the aspirant, and 'GS/GK' was the toughest subject of all.

• An individual from West Bengal who took the September 19 Shift 3 exam said their session was 'Moderate'. They found the English comprehension lengthy. GK moderate. Maths 20-22 doable and Reasoning easy.'

• A September 17, Shift 3 test taker termed the exam as 'Moderate' . The applicants were from Telangana, and they found the Maths section the toughest .

• A candidate from Manipur who took the September 12 Shift 3 exam termed it ' Moderate '. They found the 'English' the most difficult subject. According to the candidate, "Many aspirants perform well in English, but this time the questions were lengthy. It took quite a lot of time to read the question itself. GK questions were lengthy too. Both GK and English questions were too lengthy for 1 hour".

• A test taker from Karnataka sat for the September 22, 2025, Shift 2 exam . The exam was ' Easy' . As per the candidate, " Reasoning was too easy and Quants was a bit tough ."

• A test taker from Jammu and Kashmir who took the exam on September 21, Shift 3 . The exam was 'Tough' . Quant was the most difficult for the aspirant.

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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