SSC CGL Answer Key 2021 – Staff Selection Commission (SSC) releases the answer key of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam online after the exam. The Tier-I exam scheduled to be held from August 13 – 24, 202. The answer key releases on the official website ssc.nic.in. Candidates can download the SSC CGL answer key 2021 from direct links on this page as per schedule. As per the notification, candidates can raise objections against the provisional answer keys by paying a fee of Rs 100 per question. Read on for the complete details of SSC CGL Answer Key 2021 including how to download, how to estimate the final score and more.
Latest: SSC CGL 2021 Tier I exam is going to take place on August 13 -24, 2021
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SSC CGL Answer Key 2021
Although the Staff Selection Commission allows candidates to raise objections against the SSC CGL answer key, the Commission announces the last date, before which all objections must be submitted. Thereafter, necessary rectifications are made to the provisional keys and the decision of the Commission is final in this regard. Candidates can check out all the important dates in the table below.
| SSC CGL 2021 | Date |
| SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 Exam Date | 13 – 24 Aug 2021 |
| Unofficial SSC CGL 2021 Answer Key | Immediately after exam |
| Official SSC CGL 2021 Answer Key | To be announced |
| Objection Window | To be announced |
| Final Answer Key (Tier I) | To be announced |
| SSc CGL 2021 Tier-II Exam Date | To be announced |
| SSC CGL 2021 Tier-III Exam Date | To be announced |
| Official SSC CGL 2021 Answer Key Tier II | To be announced |
| Objection Window (Tier II) | To be announced |
Download Answer Key: Click here to check SSC CGL answer key 2021 as per schedule after exam.
How to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2021?
Staff Selection Commission releases the official answer key of the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination online at the official website only. Once released, aspirants can download the answer key from the direct links provided here on this page. Alternatively, candidates can also follow the steps given below to download the answer key from the website ssc.nic.in.
Steps to download SSC CGL Answer Key 2021 from SSC website
1st step: Reach the official website of SSC, ssc.nic.in using any compatible internet browser.
2nd step: On the official website, candidates have to click on ‘Answer Key’ tab.
3rd step: Here, answer key for all the recruitment exam conducted by SSC displays. Candidates have to search for SSC CGL answer key.
4th step: A PDF file for the notice of the release of answer key opens. It has the direct link to reach the login page to download SSC CGL answer key.
5th step: Click on the link and a login page displays on the screen.
6th step: Enter the registration number and password and click on ‘submit’ button.
7th step: SSC CGL answer key having questions is displayed on the screen.
How to Estimate Score Using SSC CGL Answer Key 2021?
It is possible to estimate the final score in the SSC CGL 2021 Computer-Based Tests using the CGL 2021 Answer Key. Since the answer key indicates the correct answer, candidates can count the number of answers they have answered correctly or incorrectly in the exam and then use the marking scheme to estimate the final score.
Check out the step by step procedure below
1st step: Download SSC CGl 2021 answer key and analyse it.
2nd step: Count the number of correct and incorrect answers with the help of answer key.
3rd Step: Add these to get a total number of correct and incorrect questions.
4th step: Now use the marking scheme and formula given on this page to calculate the marks.
Total scores = (Number of correct answer x 02 marks) – (Number incorrect answer x 0.5 marks)
Marking Scheme:
Correct Answer = +2 marks
Incorrect Answer = -0.5 marks
How to Challenge SSC CGL Answer Key 2021?
SSC provides candidates with an opportunity to raise objections against the tentative SSC CGL answer key. A fee per question challenged is required and the Commission makes rectifications based on the valid objections. Check out the details below.
- SSC conducts the process of challenging provisional answer key online.
- Candidates can opt for this facility only if there is any incorrect answer in SSC CGL answer key.
- To object the official answer key, candidates have to fill an objection form.
- With this form, it is mandatory to pay Rs.100/- per question.
SSC CGL 2021 Final Answer Key
Once the process for challenging answer key is over, SSC releases the final answer key. Know more about the final answer key of SSC CGL, refer to the information below:
- After the online process of objections is over, experts’ committee looks into the objections.
- Objections sent within the time duration are scrutinized.
- If there is any correct objection, experts committee releases another answer key. This is the final answer key based on which result for SSC CGL is prepared.
- No objection against SSC CGL final answer key is entertained.
Unofficial SSC CGL Answer Key 2021
After the exam, memory-based unofficial solutions are released by various individuals and organizations tracking the exam. The memory-based answer key for the SSC CGL exam is prepared on the basis of the question given by the candidates who appeared in the examination. The memory-based answer key is released by various coaching institutes, individuals and experts. Since it is memory-based answers, candidates can only use this answer key to calculate their number of questions attempted in the examination.
SSC CGL Result 2021?
After the final answer keys for SSC CGL publishes, SSC declares the result. Candidates can check their respective results via ssc.nic.in. Know more about how candidates can check the SSC CGL result and much more here.
- Aspirants can check their result by visiting the ssc.nic.in
- SSC declares CGL result in the form of merit list carrying the name of the selected candidates.
- First, SSC published tier-I result followed by tier-II, tier-III and final result.
- The final result of SSC CGL is based on tier 1 + tier 2 + tier 3 performance.
- After the declaration of final result, the final allotment for the posts is determined on the basis of merit cum preference of posts.
About SSC CGL
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the examination for Combined Graduate Level (CGL) through online mode. Candidates have to go through 04 tier examination to get selected for the respective post. Based on the marks secured in Tier I and Tier II, candidates are shortlisted for Tier III. Skill Tests are conducted depending on the recruitment process. After the final selection, preference of posts is asked either online before document verification (DV) or at the time of DV.
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Download 2020 answer key:
Click here to download SSC CGL Final Answer Key with question paper here.
Click here to check the write-up for SSC CGL Final Answer Key 2020.
Official Notice regarding SSC CGL Answer Key 2020
SSC has uploaded the tier II answer key of SSC CGL 2020 exam held from November 15 to 18, 2020. Candidates can take a print out of their respective Question Paper(s) along with the Final Answer Keys. This facility is available from November 27, 2020 till December 02, 2020.
SSC has uploaded the final answer key of SSC CGL 2020 exam held from 02 to 09 March 2020. Candidates can take a print out of their respective Question Paper(s) along with the Final Answer Keys. This facility is available from July 07 2020 till August 06, 2020.
SSC has uploaded the tentative answer key along with the response sheet of SSC CGL 2020 exam held from 02 to 09 March 2020. Candidates can also object answer key till March 21, 2020. Check official notice from below:
Day-wise SSC CGL Answer Key
Candidates can get the SSC CGL answer key for all day, all shifts , from the links below:
SSC CGL Mains (Tier-II) Answer Key
| SSC CGL Answer Key Day Wise | Links |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Click Here – Available |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Click Here – Available |
| 17 Nov 2020 | Click Here – Available |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Click Here – Available |
SSC CGL Prelims (Tier-I) Answer Key
| SSC CGL answer key Day Wise | Links |
| 09 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 08 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 07 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 06 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 05 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 04 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 03 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
| 02 Mar 2020 | Click here – Available |
FAQs
Ans: You can calculate your marks through the marking scheme thats is add +2 marks and deduct 0.5 marks.
Ans: The answer key can be checked from the official website of SSC, ssc.gov.in. After that click on the Answer Key tab on the home page. The login page for SSC CGL answer key will appear on the screen. Now, eneter the user ID and password to check SSC CGL answer key.
Ans. Yes, you can raise objections against the SSC CGL answer key in online mode.
my roll no. for ssc cgl 2017 is 2201298789. My name is Naveen. In my english paper of teri 2 According to final answer key released by ssc i have got more marks. but Ssc give me less mark. mt query is that can i challange this issue. the difference b between marks is about 12. pls help me. 7835913764 is my mobile no.
Hi Naveen
You can contact officials for the issue or challenge your result