Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level (SSC - CGL)
SSC CGL is one of the most sought exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission. It conducts both CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam) and CGL (Combined Graduate Level). SSC CGL Exam Pattern consists of three phases- Preliminary Test, Mains, and Computer Proficiency Test/Skill Test. The other classification of jobs under the SSC CGL examination is based on the job profile. Under this classification, there are two types of jobs-
i) Desk Job ii) Field Job
Note: The Tier-I result of SSC VGL 2021 will be released online on 11th December 2021. Tier-II is scheduled to be conducted on 28th and 29th January 2023 and Tier-III is expected to be conducted on ^th Feb 2023. The notification for SSC CGL Exam 2022 is expected to be released by December 2022 and the process of filling application form is expected to start from January 2023.
Essential Qualifications for various posts
SSC CGL recruitment process includes several essential qualifications that a candidate must possess. For different posts, a different set of qualifications are needed.
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Posts
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Qualifications
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Assistant Audit Officer
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Essential Qualification
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Desirable Qualification
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Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University
or Institute
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- Chartered
Accountant
- Cost
and Management Accountant
- Company
Secretary
- Master’s
in Commerce
- Master’s
in Business Studies
- Master’s
in Business Administration
- Master’s
in Business Economics
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Statistical Investigator Grade-ll
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- Bachelor's
Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with
at least 60% in Mathematics at 12th standard level, or
- Bachelor's
Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree
level.
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Compiler
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- Bachelor's
Degree from any recognized University with Economics, or
- Statistics
or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject.
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All other posts
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Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University
or equivalent.
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SSC- CGL Recruitment Process
As said, SSC CGL Exam Pattern includes three phases and a candidate needs to successfully pass all the tiers to get the final selection. Before you strategize your study plans, you must be well aware of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern.
SSC- CGL Exam Pattern
The Examination is conducted in three tiers as indicated below-
Phases | Total papers | Time limit | Total number of questions | Full Marks |
Tier- l | 4 (Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness, and Reasoning). | 75 minutes | 100 (25 questions in each section) | 200 (+2 marks/ correct answer and -0.50 marks/incorrect answer) |
tier-ll | 4 papers:
Quantitative Abilities
English Language and comprehension
General Studies (Finance and Economics)
Statistics
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2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours |
100 questions
200 questions
100 questions
100 questions |
200 marks
200 marks
200 marks
200 marks |
Tier-lll | 1 (Essay writing/application writing) | 1 hour |
| 100 marks |
Tier-iv | DEST/CPT Test | 15 minutes | DEST- 8000 key depressions per hour) CPT- Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Generation of Slides | Qualifying in nature |
Note:
Tier-I and Tier-II: Computer-Based Tests
For Statistical Investigator Grade-II: Paper- I, Paper-II and Paper- III are considered for selection.
Assistant Audit Officer Group- B: Paper- I, Paper-II and Paper- IV are considered for selection.
For Other Posts: Only paper-I and Paper-II are considered for selection.
Tier-III: Instead of INTERVIEW, Tier-III (of 100 marks) has been inducted which will require candidates to write Essay/Precis/Letter /Application in either English or Hindi.
There will be no sectional cut-offs but a candidate will have to qualify all the three phases i.e. Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III.
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 1 Exam
SSC CGL 2023Tier 1 exam comprises 100 questions in total with a maximum mark of 200. The duration of SSC CGL Tier 1 is of 60 minutes. SSC CGL Tier I is divided into four sections with 25 questions each and maximum marks of 50.
The sections asked in the SSC CGL syllabus Tier I Exam are:
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Section
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No. of Que.
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Marks
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General Knowledge
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25×2
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50
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General Reasoning
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25×2
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50
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Quantitative
Aptitude
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25×2
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50
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English
Comprehension
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25×2
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50
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Total
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100
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200
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The Topic-wise Syllabus of Tier 1 is given in Table below:
Quantitative Aptitude
There are a lot of topics from basic and advanced mathematics that are covered in the Quantitative aptitude section of the SSC CGL syllabus.
Computation of whole numbers
Decimals
Fractions
Relationships between numbers
Profit and Loss
Discount
Partnership Business
Mixture and Allegation
Time and distance
Time & Work
Percentage
Ratio & Proportion
Square roots
Averages
Interest
Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
Graphs of Linear Equations
Triangle and its various kinds of centres
Congruence and similarity of triangles
Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
Triangle
Quadrilaterals
Regular Polygons
Right Prism
Right Circular Cone
Right Circular Cylinder
Sphere
Heights and Distances
Histogram
Frequency polygon
Bar diagram & Pie chart
Hemispheres
Rectangular Parallelepiped
Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
Trigonometric ratio
Degree and Radian Measures
Standard Identities
Complementary angles.
