SSC CGL

The SSC CGL is one of the most sought after Staff Selection Commission exams conducted annually to recruit candidates for various Group B and Group C posts. The recruitment is done in various departments, ministries and organizations of the Central Government.

The posts for which large number of vacancies exists through Graduate Level are Assistant Grade, Auditors/ Inspectors of Income Tax/Central Excise, Sub-Inspectors in Central Police Organisations (Assam rifles, BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB) and CBI, /Upper Division Clerks, Divisional Accountants etc.

Exam Pattern of SSC CGL Tier, 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Examination Details Tier I
• Objective type questions (100 questions, divided into 4 sections)
• Computer-based examination
• Examination to be conducted in slots

• Tier II
• Paper 1: English (200 marks)
• Paper 2: Quantitative Aptitude (200 marks)
• Computer-based examination
• Descriptive questions

• Tier III
• Written test in Hindi or English (100 marks)
• Descriptive questions

• Tier IV
• Skill test (computer proficiency) or document verification only for the Assistant Audit Officer post

SSC CGL Eligibility

• Candidate needs to be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan
• Candidate can also be a Tibetan refugee who arrived in India before January 1, 1962
• Minimum age should be 18 years and maximum should be 32 years (age criteria depends on the post)

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with at least 60 % Marks in Mathematics in 12th standard Or
• Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the core subjects.

Age Limit

SSC has increased the age limit for SSC CGL Recruitment, though the age varies for different posts. The minimum age limit defined for SSC CGL is 27 years and the maximum is 32 years.

The table below gives Post Wise Age Limit:

Department	Age Limit	Posts
CSS	20 – 30 years	Assistant Section Officer
Intelligence Bureau	Not exceeding 30 Years	Assistant Section Officer
Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Not exceeding 30 Years	Assistant Enforcement Officer
M/o of Statistics & Prog. Implementation	Up to 32 years	Junior Statistical Officer
NIA	Up to 30 years	Sub Inspector
CBI	20-30 years	Sub Inspector
Narcotics	18-25 years	Sub Inspector
CBEC	20-27 years	Tax Assistant
Other departments	18-27 years	All other posts

Registration for SSC CGL

The application form for SSC CGL will be made available on the official website. Candidates can fill the application form in online mode only by visiting the official portal (different for different regions) of SSC.

• Candidates need to register by entering his/her email ID, phone number and password,
• An SSC registration number will be issued,
• Use the given registration number and password to log in,
• Fill the detailed application form and upload scanned photographs and signatures as per the dimensions specified in the JPEG format.

Candidates would be selected through a 4-tier selection process of SSC CGL, in which the fourth tier would be of qualifying nature only.

• Tier 1 comprises about 100 MCQs based on the general aptitude to be done within an hour.
• Tier 2 is a descriptive test comprising two papers of Mathematics and English with each being of 200 marks and 2 hours duration.
• Tier 3 would be a subjective exam of 1-hour. Tier 4 would be a typing test/computer proficiency test.

Mode of Examination	SSC Online (Except tier – 3)
Number of Questions	100 (In Tier 1 and Mathematics Tier -2), 200 (English Tier 2)
Maximum Marks	200 in Tier 1, 400 in Tier 2, 100 in Tier 3
Duration	1 hour (Tier 1), 2 Hours (Tier 2), I Hour (Tier 3)
Sections	4 (In Tier 1)

SSC Syllabus for CGL

The tier-wise SSC syllabus for the examination is given below:

Tier I SSC Syllabus for CGL

The major sections asked in SSC CGL Preliminary Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

Tier II SSC Syllabus for CGL

Mains Exam will be conducted online and is an objective multiple-choice exam. The major sections in Mains Exam are Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics, General Studies (Finance and Economics)

Tier III SSC Syllabus for CGL

• Tier – III of SSC CGL exam is a descriptive exam to test the writing skills of the candidates in English/Hindi.
• The mode of examination is offline and students are required to write essays, precision writing, application, letter, etc.
• The exam carries 100 marks and the time allotted for the same is 60 minutes.
• The time allotted for candidates belonging to PWD category is increased to 80 minutes.
• Tier – III paper is given by specific candidates who are interested only for the post of “Statistical Investigator Grade-II” & “Compiler”.

SSC CGL Tier IV Syllabus

Tier – IV examination comprises a couple of skill sets required for certain Government Posts all over the country.

• DEST (Data Entry Speed Test): For the post of Tax Assistant (Central Excise and Income Tax), Dest Exam through SSC CGL exam is conducted to check the typing speed of the candidate.

The candidatures are given an article in English which they have to type on the designated computer. A candidate is required to type 2000 words in 15 minutes

• CPT (Computer Proficiency Test): Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and Generations of slides are three modules that are important for this exam and the commission demands a candidate to be proficient in it for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer) and Inspector (Examiner).