WHAT IS SSC CGL

 Staff Selection Commission will hold Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2023 for filling up of various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc.

Details of the Posts

S No	Name of Post	Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre	Classification of Posts	Age Limit
1	Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted (NonMinisterial)	18-30 years
2	Assistant Accounts Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted (NonMinisterial)	18-30 years
3	Assistant Section Office	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	20-30 years
4	Assistant Section Office	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	18-30 years
5	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	20-30 years
6	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	20-30 years
7	Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”	20-30 years
8	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	Group “B”	18-30 years
9	Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	18-30 years
10	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	18-30 years
11	Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
12	Inspector (Preventive Officer)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
13	Inspector (Examiner)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
14	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”	18-30 years
15	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”	20-30 years
16	Inspector Posts	Department of Post, Ministry of Communication	Group “B”	18-30 years
17	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	Group “B”	18-30 years
18	Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	18-30 years
19	Executive Assistant	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
20	Research Assistant	National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	Group “B”	18-30 years
21	Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “B”	18-30 years
22	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Group “B”	18-30 years
23	Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer	Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA)	Group “B”	18-30 years
24	Junior Statistical Officer	Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation	Group “B”	18-32 years
25	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
26	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”	18-27 years
27	Auditor	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
28	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
29	Accountant	Controller General of Accounts	Group “C”	18-27 years
30	Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Accountant Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
31	Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant	Department of Post, Ministry of Communication	Group “C”	18-27 years
32	Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	Group “C”	18-27 years
33	Senior Administrative Assistant	Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence	Group “C”	18-27 years
34	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”	18-27 years
35	Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group “C”	18-27 years
36	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	Group “C”	18-27 years

 

SSC CGL ELIGIBILITY

1.      A citizen of India

2.      GRADUATION

3.      AGE 21 TO 32 YEARS ( DETAILS FOR SPECIFIC POST REFER TO ABOVE GIVEN TABLE)

Scheme of the Examination

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

Tier-I

Tier-II

Scheme of Tier-I Examination

Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
A. General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50
B. General Awareness	25	50
C. Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
D. English Comprehension	25	50

 

There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer

Scheme of Tier-II Examination:

Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Section-I:
Module-I: Mathematical Abilities	30	90
Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.	30	90
	Total = 60	180
Section-II:
Module-I: English Language and Comprehension	45	135
Module-II: General Awareness	25	75
	Total = 70	210
Section-III:
Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module	20	60

 

Indicative Syllabus (Tier-I):

Tier-I: General Intelligence & Reasoning:

analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding& un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence.

General Awareness:

 The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude:

 whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart

English Comprehension

 

 

specific requirements of Physical Standards, Physical Tests and Medical Standards:

Inspector (Central Excise)-CBIC

Inspector (Examiner)-CBIC

 Inspector (Preventive Officer)-CBIC

 Inspector-CBN

 Sub-Inspector-CBN, Ministry of Finance

 Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer in NCB, MHA

 Sub-Inspector-CBI

 Sub-Inspector-NIA

 

 SSC CGL FAQS

Will there be any negative marking in the SSC CGL 2023 Exam?

0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

 In which language the SSC CGL 2023 exam will be conducted?

The SSC CGL Exam will be held in both Hindi & English Language
except English Language and Comprehension section

What not
to do in General Awareness for SSC CGL?

o  
While preparing for General
Awareness, the common tendency of students is to focus on the Current Affairs
section as this is the general requirement in banking and other recruitment
exams.

o  
From the trend of the SSC CGL
General Awareness section, as given above, you will notice that the weightage
of Static GK is comparatively higher. So, you need to go about preparing for
this section smartly.

o   How many stages does the
SSC CGL exam contain?

o   A: SSC CGL exam contains
four stages – Tier-I (online exam), Tier-II (online exam), Tier-III (offline
exam), and Tier-IV (computer proficiency test/skill test/document
verification).

o    Is it mandatory to
appear for all the tiers of the SSC CGL exam?

o   A: Yes, candidates need to
appear for all the tiers of SSC CGL in order to qualify for the exam.