CGPSC SSE 2025: Paper II qualifies at 33 and 23 per cent
Paper II is the aptitude paper, 100 questions for 200 marks in two hours. It is qualifying only: 33 per cent for unreserved candidates, 23 per cent for reserved categories, and the score is not added to the prelims merit.
What students should do
- Prepare the Chhattisgarhi language block. It is examined in Chhattisgarhi only and is not translated.
- Expect the general questions in both Hindi and English. Where the two versions differ, the Hindi version prevails.
Turn the update into action
Prepare for CGPSC State Service
Review the exam structure and use a timed practice test instead of stopping at the announcement.
Frequently asked questions
What is an exam notification, and what does the CGPSC State Service one contain?
A notification is the advertisement a conducting body publishes to open a recruitment or admission cycle. It is the governing document for that cycle: it fixes the vacancies or seats, the eligibility conditions, the application window and fee, the examination scheme, and the reservation and relaxation rules. Where a later notice and the notification disagree, the notification is what counts until a corrigendum amends it. Anything published about CGPSC State Service before its notification, including the pattern reproduced on this site, describes the previous cycle until the new one is read.
What is the CGPSC State Service exam pattern?
The paper is 100 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes, covering Aptitude Test. Wrong answers are penalised at 0.67 (one third of 2 marks). Every figure is taken from the official source linked on the pattern page and carries the date it was last checked.
Are there free CGPSC State Service mock tests?
Yes. There is 1 free test for CGPSC State Service on TakeMockTest, with no sign-up and no paywall. Each is marked to the exam's own scheme rather than a flat one mark per question, so the score you see reflects what the same attempt would earn in the real paper.
How is this update verified, and how current is it?
This summary was written from Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission's own published notice, which is linked on this page, and it records the date that source was last checked rather than the date this page was generated. That is the limit of the claim: it says the notice read as summarised on that date. Conducting bodies revise dates, vacancy counts and eligibility conditions without notice, so confirm anything you are about to act on against the official source before you act.