SSC CGL Exam
Pattern
SSC CGL Exam Pattern: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level
Examination (CGL) details and Scheme of Examination are given below….
Examination Pattern: The Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated
below:
Tier
-I: Written Examination
(Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier
-II: Written
Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Scheme of Tier I Examination will be as follows:
Tier |
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allowed |
I |
General Intelligence and |
25 |
50 |
1 hour |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
||
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
Note-I: Tier-I will consist of
Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in
English & Hindi except for English Comprehension. There will be negative
marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
Scheme
of Tier II Examination will be as follows:
Tier |
Paper |
Session |
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allowed |
II |
Paper-I: |
Session-I |
Section-I: |
30 30 |
60*3=
180 |
1
hour |
Section-II: |
45 25 |
70*3=
210 |
||||
Session-II |
Section-III: |
20 |
20*3=
60 |
15
Minutes |
||
Section-III: |
One
Data |
– |
||||
|
Paper-II |
Statistics |
100 |
100*2
= 200 |
2
hours |
i. Tier-II will
include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/
day(s)
ii. Paper-I is
compulsory for all the posts.
iii. Paper-II will be for only those
candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry
of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator
Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (M/o Home Affairs) and who
are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.
iv. Paper-I will include following three
sections having two modules.
Section-I:
Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence
Section-II:
Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
Module-II: General Awareness
Section-III:
Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test
Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test
Paper-I will be
conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session-II, on same day.
Session-I will include
conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III. Therefore,
duration of Session-I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Section-I has two
modules viz. Module-I (Mathematical Abilities) and Module-II (Reasoning and
General Intelligence). The candidates will get one hour to complete this
section. On completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
Immediately after
completion of Section-I, the two modules of Section-II viz. Module-I (English
Language and Comprehension) and Module-II (General Awareness), will start.
Section-II will also be for one hour and immediately on completion of one hour,
this section will get automatically closed.
Section-III will have
two modules. Module-I (Computer Knowledge Test) will commence immediately after
completion of
Section-II and will be for a duration of 15 minutes. On completion of Module-I
of Section-III, Session-I will come to an end.After the completion of
Session-I, the candidates will get a break for re-registration for Session-II.
Session-II will
include conducting of Module-II of SectionIII i.e. Data Entry Speed Test.
Therefore, duration of Session-II will be
15 minutes only. It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the
sections of Paper-I.
Tier-II (Paper-I &
Paper-II) will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for
Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I. The questions will be set both in English
& Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension module in Section-II
of Paper-I.
There will be negative
marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I
of Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II.
Module-I of
Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying
in nature. However, while shortlisting the candidates for the posts where
Computer Proficiency is prescribed viz. Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA
& AFHQ, Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines,
Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department (Ministry of Earth Sciences),
Inspector (CGST &Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector
(Examiner) & Executive Assistant in CBIC and Postal Assistant/ Sorting
Assistant in Department of Post etc., higher qualifying standards will be set
in comparison to other posts.
Module-II of
Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Data Entry Speed Test (DEST):
Module-II of
Section-III of Paper-I will include conducting of a Data Entry Speed Test
(DEST) for a duration of 15 minutes in Session II on the same day.
The “Data Entry Speed
Test” (DEST) Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two
thousand) key depressions for
a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes. Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test
will be provided by the Regional Offices of the Commission. Information about
evaluation of Typing Test/DEST are available on the Commission’s new website
https://ssc.gov.in (‘For Candidates’).
DEST will be mandatory
for all the posts; however, it will be qualifying in nature.
While shortlisting the
candidates for the posts where either Computer Proficiency is prescribed (as
mentioned at Para 13.8.9) or where DEST is prescribed viz. Tax Assistant in
CBIC, Tax Assistant in CBDT, and UDC/ SSA in Central Bureau of Narcotics
(Ministry of Finance) etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in
comparison to other posts.
DEST will be conducted
in the manner decided by the Commission for the purpose.