SSC CGL JSO Exam Date 2026 Out, Check Tier 1 & Tier 2 Schedule

The Staff Selection Commission has announced the SSC CGL JSO Exam Date 2026 along with the official SSC CGL notification. Candidates applying for the Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) post must keep track of all important dates related to the application form, correction window, Tier 1 exam, Tier 2 exam, admit card, and result announcements.

The Junior Statistical Officer post is recruited through the SSC CGL examination. Candidates interested in JSO posts are required to appear for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 examinations, including the Statistics paper in Tier 2. The SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2026 is scheduled to be conducted in August-September 2026, while Tier 2 is expected in December 2026.

SSC CGL JSO Exam Date 2026 Overview

The SSC CGL Notification contains all major dates for the Junior Statistical Officer recruitment process. Candidates should complete the application process before the deadline and regularly check SSC updates for admit cards and exam city details.

Particulars	Dates
SSC CGL 2026 Notification Release Date	21 May 2026
SSC CGL 2026 Application Start Date	21 May 2026
Last Date to Apply Online	22 June 2026
Last Date for Fee Payment	23 June 2026
Application Correction Window	29 June to 1 July 2026
SSC CGL JSO Tier 1 Exam Date 2026	August-September 2026
SSC CGL JSO Tier 2 Exam Date 2026	December 2026 (Tentative)

SSC CGL JSO Tier 1 Exam Date 2026

The SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2026 for JSO posts will be conducted in August and September 2026. Tier 1 acts as a qualifying stage for all SSC CGL posts. Candidates applying for Junior Statistical Officer posts must qualify Tier 1 to become eligible for Tier 2 examination.

SSC JSO Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam is a qualifying exam, and the score obtained in this exam will not be considered for the final selection. A new change this year is the introduction of sectional timing, where each section must be attempted within a fixed time limit. The details of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern are as follows:

1. Exam Duration: 1 hour
2. Negative Marking: 0.50 marks per wrong answer.
3. Qualification Process: Tier-1 is qualifying; Tier-2 determines final merit.
4. Paper 1: Must qualify each section separately.
5. Merit List: Based only on Tier-2 performance.
6. Time: 1 hour (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject), 1 hour and 20 minutes (with sectional timer of 15+5=20 minutes for each subject) for the candidates eligible for scribe. The subject wise weightage for Tier 1 is as follows:

Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Allowed
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	1 hour (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject)(1 hour and 20 minutes (with sectional timer of 15+5=20 minutes for each subject) for the candidates eligible for scribe
General Awareness	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier 2 is given below. The key details about the merit list preparation, exam duration, and negative marking policy:

1. Merit List: Based only on Tier-2 performance.
2. Exam Duration: Paper 1: 2 hours 15 minutes; Paper 2: 2 hours.
3. Negative Marking: Paper 1 – 1 mark per wrong answer; Paper 2 – 0.50 marks per wrong answer.

The subject wise weightage for Tier 2 is as follows:

Session	Subject	Questions & Marks	Time
Paper 1 Session I	Section I  Module I – Mathematical Abilities Module II – Reasoning and General Intelligence	30 30 60 x 30 = 180	1. 1 hour (with sectional timer of 30 minutes for each subject) 2. 1 hours and 20 minutes (with sectional timer of 30+10=40 minutes for each subject) for the candidates eligible for scribe
	Section II  Module I – English Language Comprehension Module II – General Awareness	45 25 70 x 3 = 210	1. 1 hour (with sectional timer of 40 minutes for Subject A i.e. English Language & Comprehension and 20 minutes for Subject B i.e. General Awareness) 2. 1 hours and 20 minutes(with sectional timer of 40+15=55 minutes for Subject A i.e. English Language & Comprehension and 20+5=25 minutes for Subject B i.e. General Awareness) for the candidates eligible for scribe
	Section III  Module – I – Computer Knowledge module	20 x 3 = 60	1. 15 Minutes (For Section-III & IV each) 2. 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe
Session II (15 minutes)	Module – II: Data Entry Speed Test	One data entry task
Paper 2	FOR JSO: Paper 2 – Statistics	100 x 2 = 200	1. 2 hours 2. 2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe

SSC JSO Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for three papers of SSC CGL Tier 2 is the same, and one is different from the other. 

SSC CGL Tier 2 Papers	Marks Awarded per Question	Negative Marking
I	2 marks	0.50 marks
II	1 marks	0.25 marks
III	2 marks	0.50 marks
IV	2 marks	0.50 marks

SSC CGL JSO Statistics Syllabus 2026

The Statistics syllabus according to the SSC JSO Exam Pattern is divided into key topics that test your conceptual clarity and application skills.

Unit	Topic
1. Collection, Classification & Presentation of Statistical Data	Meaning, types of data, primary & secondary data, frequency distribution, tabulation, diagrammatic representation.
2. Measures of Central Tendency	Mean, Median, Mode, Geometric & Harmonic Mean, Weighted Mean.
3. Measures of Dispersion	Range, Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variation.
4. Moments, Skewness & Kurtosis	Types of moments, coefficient of skewness, coefficient of kurtosis, shape of distribution.
5. Correlation & Regression	Scatter diagrams, Karl Pearson’s coefficient, Spearman’s rank correlation, regression lines, multiple correlation.
6. Probability Theory	Basic definitions, addition & multiplication theorems, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem.
7. Random Variables & Probability Distributions	Random variables, binomial, Poisson, normal, exponential, and joint distributions.
8. Sampling Theory	Population and sample, sampling techniques, errors, sampling distributions, central limit theorem.
9. Statistical Inference	Estimation, testing of hypotheses, standard errors, t-test, z-test, chi-square test, F-test.
10. Analysis of Variance	One-way classification, Two-way classification
11. Time Series Analysis	Trend determination, Seasonal variation
12. Index Numbers	Construction, Types, Formulae, Uses (e.g., cost of living index)

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