SSC CHSL Tier 2 Answer Key 2025 Released – Direct Link, Objection Deadline April 23

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the tentative answer key. The candidates' response sheets to the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination, 2025 Tier-II, were conducted in examination centres all across India on April 10, 2026. The registered candidates who took the exam can access their results in the official SSC portal using their registration numbers and passwords.

The commission has also opened a window to raise a challenge against the tentative answers online with a prescribed fee per question.

Response sheet & tentative answer keys to be hosted on the website

The candidates who appeared in the Tier-II exam can view the response sheets along with the tentative answer keys through the website ssc.gov.in using their respective roll numbers and passwords.

Shift-wise difference in questions and options in the challenge module. As per the Commission, the questions and options may differ in their display in the challenge module compared to the display in the examination module. But, responses made by the candidates remain unchanged.

Objections allowed to the answer key with a fixed cost per question

Claims about the challenge of the tentative answer key are to be submitted on the payment of ? 50 per question online by the candidates from 1:00 PM on 20th April, 2026, till 6:00 PM on 23rd April, 2026.

Candidates have been notified that the answer sheet will not be provided after the specified time duration. They need to keep the hard copy of the question paper for the specified time duration. It will be provided for private use only as per the clause stated in the challenge management portal agreement.

The issue related to options cum preferences will be addressed by the Commission before the tentative allotment and result announcement process. A necessary notice will be released shortly in reference to the opening of the preference portal, without which it would not be possible for them to fill in preferences. 

If the candidates fail to enter their preferences during the prescribed time duration, then their claim for their appointments in the final result will not be considered.

Under Secretary C-1 circulated this notification on 20th April, 2026 and said that all the guidelines given are final for the candidates, and they should check out the Staff Selection Commission official website and the regional/sub-regional office for exam updates.