SSC – CGL Exam

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