The Govt departments and ministries offer the most coveted of job positions. At Grade B and C posts, SSC CGL is the best option for the young graduates. As an SSC CGL officer, you will be a catalyst in the nation’s growth curve besides being in a lucrative career option.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for the appointment of candidates in Grade “B” and “C” category posts at various Government Ministries, Departments, and Offices. The SSC Combined Graduate Level exam has a four-tier system, in which tier I and tier II are computer-based, while in tier III and IV, job applicants take up a descriptive paper and a computer proficiency test or skill test & document verification. The entire process of registration and communication will be online through the official website of SSC CGL. Aspirants must qualify each phase of the SSC CGL exam to go on to the next one, before being finally selected.
The CGL Examination for Tier I will be held from 2 to 11 March 2020 and will be a computer-based examination. According to the official notification, the Combined Graduate Level Examination-2019 for Tier II and III will be held from 22 to 25 June 2020.
SSC CGL Exam Eligibility
1.Educational Qualifications:
The educational qualifications varies according to the post for SSC CGL 2019 and is listed below:
SSC CGL Post | Educational Qualification |
Assistant Audit Officer | Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University OR Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies |
Statistical Investigator Grade – II Post | Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR 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 Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective Subject |
All Other Posts | Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent |
2. Age Limit-The minimum age limit defined for SSC CGL is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 32 years depending on the type of post.
3. Citizenship: Candidate must be a citizen of India
Schedule for SSC CGL 2019
The schedule of the exam as per the latest notification of SSC CGL 2019 is given below.| Activity | Date |
| SSC CGL 2019 Notification Release Date | 22nd October 2019 |
| SSC CGL 2019 Application End Date | 25th November 2019 |
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier- I(CBE) Exam Date | 2nd to 11th March 2020 |
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier- II(CBE) & Tier-III(Des) Exam Date | 22nd to 25th March 2020 |
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier- IV | To be notified later |
Tier I: Preliminary Examination
The exam comprises of four sections having 100 questions (25 questions in each section) which will account for a total of 200 marks (maximum 50 marks in each section). The time duration of Tier-1 exam will be 60 minutes and would be conducted online. It would cover the subjects of:- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
Tier II: Mains Exam
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-II exam is an objective exam which will be conducted online. The exam comprises of four Papers – Quantitative Abilities, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics and General Studies (Finance & Economics). The time duration for each Paper is 2 Hours. The section-wise details of the exam are shown in the table given below:| Paper | Subject | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
| I | Quantitative Abilities | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| II | English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| III | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| IV | General Studies (Finance & Economics) | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Tier III exam: Descriptive Paper
SSC CGL Tier – III Exam is a descriptive paper which will be taken offline via pen and paper mode. In this exam, candidates’ language proficiency, grammar knowledge, vocabulary usage and writing skills will be tested in English/Hindi. Candidates are required to write essays, précis, application, letter, etc. in 60 minutes.This exam will be bilingual means, Hindi/ English as per the choice filled by the candidate earlier at times of application filling.The questions are based on 10+2 level.The exam is qualifying in nature. At least 33% should be scored by the candidate to qualify this particular tier, rest is dependent on cut-offs.The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.SSC CGL Tier – IV Exam
The SSC CGL Tier – IV Exam comprises of a couple of skill tests which are required for certain government posts and document verification procedure:
DEST (Data Entry Speed Test):
Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) at 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on Computer is specifically for the post of Tax Assistants (Central Excise & Income Tax). The “Data Entry Speed Test” Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes.
CPT (Computer Proficiency Test):
The Commission will hold CPT, comprising three modules,Word Processing,Spread Sheet and Generation of Slides.The test will be conducted for the post of Assistant Section Officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Assistant Section Officer (MEA), Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines.
Document Verification:
The last step to the final selection would be Document Verification. Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like Matriculation Certificate, educational qualification, caste certificate, relevant document, if any relaxation is taken, etc. Candidates will be required to produce all documents in original for verification at the time of document verification.
Tier II Quantitative Aptitude
Sample Questions:
- In an election between two candidates one got 52% of the total valid votes, 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes was 7200, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got was.
- 2592
- 2808
- 2604
- 2716
- A man spends 30% of his income on food, 12% on house rent, 28% on miscellaneous. If his savings at the end of a month is Rs. 8100, than the man’s total income is
- Rs. 273
- Rs. 249
- Rs. 285
- Rs. 305
- A sum of Rs. 817 is divided among Amit, Banti and Chintamani such that ‘Amit’ receives 25% more than ‘Banti’ and ‘Banti’ receives 25% less than ‘Chintamani’. What is the ‘Amit’ share in the amount?
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- History
- Ethnology
- Amit, Sonu and Monu played cricket. Runs scored by them are in the ratio 2: 3: 4 respectively. If sum of runs of Amit and Sonu was 180, find the runs scored by Monu.
- 144
- 214
- 196
- 124
