SSC CGL
About SSC CGL
The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CGL exam to recruit candidates into various organizations, departments, offices under the Government of India. It is a national level exam and recruitment to Group B and Group C posts in government departments is done through this exam.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit – The minimum age limit is 18 years, and the maximum age limit is 32 years.
Age Relaxation: OBC: 3 Years, SC/ST: 5 Years, PwD: 10 Years.
SSC CGL Educational Qualification
| Name of the post | Educational Qualification |
| Assistant Audit Officer | Bachelor’s Degree in any Stream |
| Statistical Investigator Grade-II Post | A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks in Mathematics in Class 12th.
OR A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation. |
| Compiler Posts | Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with either Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics as a compulsory or elective subject. Meeting this requirement is essential for eligibility for the roles that necessitate a background in Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics. |
| All Other Posts | Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or an equivalent qualification to be eligible for SSC CGL |
Tier 1 Exam Pattern
| Sr. No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time Allotted |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
60 min. (1 hour) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 | ||
Tier 2 Exam Pattern
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern | |||||
| Sections | Module | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Weightage |
| Section I | Module-I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 60*3 = 180 | 23% |
| Module-II | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 23% | ||
| Section II | Module-I | English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 70*3 = 210 | 35% |
| Module-II | General Awareness | 25 | 19% | ||
| Section III | Module-I | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 20*3 = 60 | Qualifying |
| Module-II | Data Entry Speed Test | Qualifying | |||
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2 & 3 Exam Pattern | |||||
| Paper | Section | No. of question | Maximum Marks | Duration
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| Paper II | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 2 hours
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| Paper III | General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 100 | 200 | 2 hours
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There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I and 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III.