NEW DELHI: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced new reforms aimed at ensuring more transparency, fairness, and accountability in its examination process.
As part of the revised system, candidates appearing for SSC exams now will be allowed to access their question papers, responses, and official answer keys after the exam.
The provision will help them raise objections by submitting valid evidence, as well as retain copies for their personal reference and future use.
The SSC will release previous years’ question papers to help candidates prepare better for upcoming exams.
However, question papers and responses from multiple-shift examinations will not be made public to avoid revealing answers to other shifts. The fee for raising objections has also been reduced from Rs. 100 to Rs. 50 per question.
The SSC has introduced the ‘equi-percentile normalization’ system, which evaluates candidates based on percentile scores instead of raw marks.
This method removes any advantage or disadvantage that may result from varying difficulty levels across different exam shifts. For instance, if one shift’s paper is tougher than another, normalization ensures results remain fair and consistent.
The SSC has also implemented several measures to prevent impersonation and multiple attempts by the same candidate.
Question papers will now be transferred securely through a digital vault system to prevent leaks, and the overall monitoring process has been made stricter.
Re-examination on October 14
The SSC has announced a re-exam for affected candidates of the Tier-I of the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) 2025, which saw nearly 13.5 lakh appearances across 126 cities and 255 centres in 45 shifts. The re-exam will be held on October 14, 2025.
As per an official notice, major examinations including the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL), Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), Junior Engineer (JE), Constable (Delhi Police & CAPFs), Sub-Inspector (Delhi Police & CAPFs), and technical cadre exams of Delhi Police will be held between October 2025 and March 2026.