SSC Selection Posts Exam Pattern 2026
The full SSC Selection Posts exam pattern for 2026 — 3 stages, with the sections, question count, marks, duration and negative marking for each, as set by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Then take a free SSC Selection Posts mock in the real pattern below.
Computer Based Test (CBT) — single stage for most posts
- Mode
- Online CBT
- Sections
- General Intelligence · General Awareness · Quantitative Aptitude · English Language
- Questions
- 100 (25 per section)
- Marks
- 200 (each correct +2)
- Duration
- 60 minutes total — 15 minutes sectional timer per section (auto-lock; scribe-eligible candidates get 20 minutes per section / 80 minutes total per Phase XIV notification)
- Negative marking
- -0.50 marks per wrong answer
Same exam pattern across Matric / 12th / Graduate level posts — only the syllabus depth differs. Phase 14 (2026) introduced sectional timing — sections auto-lock when their 15 minutes expire and candidates cannot revisit earlier sections.
Skill Test / Computer Proficiency Test (for specific posts)
- Mode
- Skill test (typing, data entry, technical task)
- Sections
- Post-specific
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- Qualifying only
- Duration
- Post-specific (typically 15-30 minutes)
- Negative marking
- —
Only for posts that require a specific skill — e.g., Stenographer needs shorthand, DEO needs typing speed, Statistical Assistant needs statistical computing exposure.
Document Verification
- Mode
- Document check
- Sections
- Educational certificates, age proof, category proof
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- —
- Duration
- —
- Negative marking
- —
Final stage. Misrepresentation of qualifications or other details leads to disqualification.
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