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ssc cgl exam pattern


February 23, 2024 188 people Latest news

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024: As per the revised exam pattern, the Staff Selection Commission of India will be conducting SSC CGL 2024 Exam in two stages: Tier-1 and Tier-2. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be compulsory for all candidates. For the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam, there will be Paper 1, 2, and 3, whereas Paper I is Compulsory for all posts, Paper II is for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III is for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. Let's have a look at the exam pattern for all these stages of the SSC CGL Recruitment process one by one.

The candidates must note that the SSC CGL Tier 1 is qualifying in nature and Tier 2 is scoring in nature. The marks scored in SSC CGL Tier 2 will be considered for final selection for the vacancies announced through the SSC CGL 2024 Exam.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2024

SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam will be conducted online comprising 4 sections with 100 multiple choice questions (MCQs) in total and with maximum marks of 200. The entire exam is needed to be completed in a time span of 60 minutes. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be of a qualifying nature and marks will not be counted in the final selection.

The questions asked in the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2024 are from the following sections:

  1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
  2. General Awareness
  3. Quantitative Aptitude
  4. English Comprehension
SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2024
S.No. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Allotted
1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50

A cumulative time of 60 minutes

2 General Awareness 25 50
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
4 English Comprehension 25 50
Total 100 200

A Penalty of Wrong Answer: There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answers

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2024 (Revised)

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2024 will be conducted in 3 phases- Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3. Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2024
S.No. Papers Time Allotted
1 Paper I: (Compulsory for all posts) 2 hours 30 minutes
2 Paper II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator Gr. II 2 hours
3 Paper III: Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer 2 hours

The detailed SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 for Tier 2 Exam has been discussed below along with the changes made by SSC this year.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2024 [Paper 1]
Sessions Sections Modules Subject No. of Questions Marks Weightage Duration
Session I Section I Module-I Mathematical Abilities 30 90 23% 1 hour
Module-II Reasoning and General Intelligence 30 90 23%
Section II Module-I English Language and Comprehension 45 135 35% 1 hour
Module-II General Awareness 25 75 19%
Section III Module-I Computer Knowledge Test 20 60 Qualifying 15 minutes
Session II Module-II Data Entry Speed Test One Data Entry Task Qualifying 15 minutes
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2024 [Paper 2 & 3]
Papers Sections No. of question Maximum Marks Duration
Paper II Statistics 100 200 2 hours
Paper III General Studies (Finance and Economics) 100 200 2 hours

Penalty of Wrong Answer: 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.

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