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SSC Updates
The Staff Selection Commission publishes an annual calendar and then a notification for each examination, and both are worth following closely — because SSC has revised its examination structures more often than most conducting bodies, and the revisions have been substantial.
The Tier 2 restructuring in SSC CGL, changes to the MTS session format and revisions to negative marking rates have all arrived through notifications and caught out candidates preparing from older material.
Exam updates · checked 19 September 2026
Application forms closing soon, from the official notices
Every deadline below was read on the conducting body’s own portal. Apply days before the close — the last day is when portals slow down and no commission grants an extension for it.
SSC — checked 19 September 2026
SSC updates: every notice that matters this month, from the notice board
Three application windows are open (JE to 22 September, CPO to 30 September, CHSL to 7 October), CGL Tier 1 is fixed for 30 September to 30 October, the GD result is awaited and the MTS 2026 notice has slipped past its calendar date. SSC issues everything through ssc.gov.in — the notice board for notices and the login for city slips, admit cards and results.
| Date | Exam | What was published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 | SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 fixed for 30 September – 30 October. The Commission’s schedule notice of 12 September 2026 fixed the Tier 1 computer-based examination for 30 September to 30 October 2026; exam-city intimation and admit cards follow through the candidate login. Tier 2 remains tentatively December. | ssc.gov.in important notice, 12 September 2026 |
| from 30 September | SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 | SSC CGL Tier 1 admit cards: through the candidate login before the 30 September – 30 October window. SSC issues the exam-city intimation about a week before and the admission certificate three to four days before each candidate’s date, through the login on ssc.gov.in; there is no separate admit-card notice. Keep the registration number and password ready and check the login from the last week of September. | ssc.gov.in |
| 10 September | SSC CPO 2026 | SSC CPO 2026: Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPFs — 2,018 posts, apply to 30 September. Notice of 10 September 2026 with 2,018 tentative vacancies. Online applications 10–30 September (23:00), fee to 1 October, correction window 8–10 October; Paper 1 date to be notified (the calendar placed it in October–November). | ssc.gov.in notice board |
| 7 September | SSC CHSL 2026 | SSC CHSL 2026 notified — about 2,536 posts, apply to 7 October. Notice of 7 September 2026 for the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination with about 2,536 tentative vacancies. Applications 7 September – 7 October (23:00), fee to 8 October, corrections 14–16 October; Tier 1 and Tier 2 dates to be notified. | ssc.gov.in notice board |
| 2 September | SSC JE 2026 | SSC JE 2026 — 1,748 posts, applications close 22 September with no extension. Notice of 2 September 2026 for Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Telecom) and, for the first time, Scientific Assistant in IMD. Applications to 22 September (23:00), fee to 23 September, corrections 28–30 September; Paper 1 tentatively October–November and Paper 2 December. A notice of 17 September rules out any extension. | ssc.gov.in notices of 2 and 17 September 2026 |
| 15 June | SSC GD 2026 | SSC GD 2026 tentative answer key of 15 June; result awaited. The tentative answer key for the 27 April – 31 May CBE was released on 15 June 2026 with challenges to 20 June at ₹50 a question. The CBE result and the PET/PST schedule are the next notices. | ssc.gov.in notice board |
| 21 May | SSC CGL 2026 | SSC CGL 2026: about 12,256 posts, 28 lakh-plus applicants. Notice of 21 May 2026 with about 12,256 tentative vacancies; applications 21 May – 22 June, reopened 23–25 June for candidates stuck on the new portal, drawing more than 28 lakh applicants. Tier 1 is on 30 September – 30 October 2026. | ssc.gov.in notice board |
| 1 December 2025 | SSC GD Constable 2026 | SSC GD 2026: 25,487 posts; CBE held 27 April – 31 May, answer key 15 June. Notice of 1 December 2025 with 25,487 tentative vacancies (23,467 male, 2,020 female). The computer-based examination ran from 27 April to 31 May 2026 in four windows; the tentative answer key came on 15 June with challenges to 20 June. The CBE result and PET/PST follow. | ssc.gov.in notice board |
Exam guides for the updates above
SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 — exam guide SSC CPO 2026 — exam guide SSC CHSL 2026 — exam guide SSC JE 2026 — exam guide SSC GD 2026 — exam guide
What to watch
The SSC updates that matter most
- The annual calendar — published ahead of the cycle, giving expected notification and examination dates for all six examinations. Useful for planning; dates do shift.
- Pattern changes in the notification — SSC has restructured tiers, merged papers and altered negative marking. The pattern section is worth reading even for an exam you have sat before.
- Post-wise eligibility and age bands — these differ within a single examination, particularly in CGL and JE, and have been revised.
- Skill test and physical standard requirements — typing speeds, data entry thresholds and physical standards, all of which take months to prepare for.
- Answer key and objection windows — SSC releases provisional keys with response sheets and opens a short objection window.
Using updates
A practical routine
Check the Commission’s own website on a fixed schedule for the examinations you are targeting, read each notification end to end when it appears, and set your own reminders for application windows rather than relying on noticing them. Aggregated update pages are useful for learning quickly that something has been released; the official document is what you act on.
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SSC Updates — FAQs
How often does SSC change its exam patterns?
More often than most conducting bodies, and the changes have been substantial — the Tier 2 restructuring in SSC CGL, revisions to the MTS session format and changes to negative marking rates among them. Because these arrive through the notification rather than being announced separately, the pattern section is worth reading carefully even for an examination you have sat before, and preparing from material written for an earlier cycle is a genuine risk.
Does the SSC annual calendar give reliable dates?
It is reliable for planning the shape of a year and unreliable as a set of deadlines. The Commission publishes an annual calendar ahead of the cycle with expected notification and examination dates for all its examinations, and those dates do shift. Use it to see which exams fall where and whether your targets clash, and verify any date you intend to act on — an application deadline especially — against the actual notification.
What should I check first in an SSC notification?
Post-wise eligibility and age bands, since these differ within a single examination — particularly in SSC CGL and SSC JE — and have been revised between cycles. Then the pattern section, for the stage structure and the negative marking rate. Then any skill test or physical standard requirements, since typing speed, data entry thresholds and physical standards all take months to prepare for and arrive at the end of the process.
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