Combined Graduated Level Examination (In short known as ‘CGL Exam’ or ‘CGLE’) is an examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit Group B and C officers to various posts in top ministries, departments and organizations of Government of India.
SSC CGL Post and Department/Ministry
1.Group “B” Gazetted Post
- Assistant Audit Officer – Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG
- Assistant Accounts Officer – Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG
2. Group “B” Non-Gazetted Post
- Assistant Section Officer – Central Secretariat Service, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Railway, Ministry of External Affairs, AFHQ.
- Assistant – Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations
- Inspector (Central Excise) – CBIC
- Assistant Enforcement Officer – Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
- Sub Inspector – Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Inspector – Central Bureau of Narcotics
- Junior Statistical Officer – M/o Statistics & Program Implementation
- Statistical Investigator Grade II – Registrar General of India
3. Group “C” Post
- Inspector of Income Tax – CBDT
- Auditor – Offices under C&AG, CGDA
- Accountant/ Junior Accountant – Other Ministry/ Departments
- Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks – Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres
- Tax Assistant – CBDT/ CBIC
- Upper Division Clerks – Government Departments
Process of the Examination
Tier 1: Preliminary
The Tier I exam consists an objective multiple-choice questions with four sections, covering the subjects of:
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
Each session has 25 questions for a total of 100 questions. Each question has 2 mark for a total of 200 marks.
Note :- For every wrong question there is a negative marking of 0.50 marks also.
Tier II: Mains Exam
SSC CGL Tier-2 exam will be conducted in 3 phases- Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3.
- Paper I – Compulsory for all posts.
- Paper II – candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.
- Paper III – candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
Paper I has three section
- Section I contains two modules – 1 hour
- Module 1 – Mathematical ability
- Module 2 – Reasoning and General Intelligence
- Each Module has 30 questions for each 3 mark. Total 180 mark.
- Section II contains two modules – 1 hour
- Module 1 – English Language and Comprehension has 45 questions.
- Module 2 – General Awareness has 25 questions.
- Each questions has 3 mark for the total of 210 mark.
- Section III also contains two modules
- Module I – Computer Knowledge Test has 20 questions total of 60 mark. 3 mark per questions.
- Module II – Data Entry Test ( Type 35 words per minute)
- Above two modules are qualifying nature duration of 30 minutes. 15 minutes per module.
Paper II – Statistics
- Paper II covers Statistics subject has 100 questions total of 200 marks,
- 2 mark per question
- 2 hours duration
Paper III – Finance and Economics
- Paper III covers General Studies (Finance and Economics) has 100 questions total of 200 marks.
- 2 mark per question
- 2 hours duration
Note: For every wrong question There will be 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 of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III