SSC CGL Exam Pattern

Examination Pattern: The Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

Tier -I: Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -II: Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Scheme of Tier I Examination will be as follows:

Note-I: Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension. There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.

Scheme of Tier II Examination will be as follows:

i. Tier-II will include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/ day(s)

ii. Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts.
iii. Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (M/o Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.
iv. Paper-I will include following three sections having two modules.

Section-I:
Module-I: Mathematical Abilities 
Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence

Section-II:
Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
Module-II: General Awareness

Section-III:
Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test
Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test

Paper-I will be conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session-II, on same day.

Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III. Therefore, duration of Session-I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Section-I has two modules viz. Module-I (Mathematical Abilities) and Module-II (Reasoning and General Intelligence). The candidates will get one hour to complete this section. On completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.

Immediately after completion of Section-I, the two modules of Section-II viz. Module-I (English Language and Comprehension) and Module-II (General Awareness), will start. Section-II will also be for one hour and immediately on completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.

Section-III will have two modules. Module-I (Computer Knowledge Test) will commence immediately after completion of
Section-II and will be for a duration of 15 minutes. On completion of Module-I of Section-III, Session-I will come to an end.After the completion of Session-I, the candidates will get a break for re-registration for Session-II.

Session-II will include conducting of Module-II of SectionIII i.e. Data Entry Speed Test. Therefore, duration of Session-II will be
15 minutes only. It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.

Tier-II (Paper-I & Paper-II) will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension module in Section-II of Paper-I.

There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II.

Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. However, while shortlisting the candidates for the posts where Computer Proficiency is prescribed viz. Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA & AFHQ, Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines, Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department (Ministry of Earth Sciences), Inspector (CGST &Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner) & Executive Assistant in CBIC and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant in Department of Post etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in comparison to other posts.

Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Data Entry Speed Test (DEST):

Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I will include conducting of a Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) for a duration of 15 minutes in Session II on the same day.

The “Data Entry Speed Test” (DEST) Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for
a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes. Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test will be provided by the Regional Offices of the Commission. Information about evaluation of Typing Test/DEST are available on the Commission’s new website https://ssc.gov.in (‘For Candidates’).

DEST will be mandatory for all the posts; however, it will be qualifying in nature.

While shortlisting the candidates for the posts where either Computer Proficiency is prescribed (as mentioned at Para 13.8.9) or where DEST is prescribed viz. Tax Assistant in CBIC, Tax Assistant in CBDT, and UDC/ SSA in Central Bureau of Narcotics (Ministry of Finance) etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in comparison to other posts.

DEST will be conducted in the manner decided by the Commission for the pur