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SSC CGL EXAM PATTERN

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SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2022: As per the revised exam pattern, the Staff Selection Commission of India will be conducting SSC CGL 2022 Exam in two stages: Tier-1 and Tier-2. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be compulsory for all candidates. For 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 SSC CGL 2022 Recruitment process one by one.

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 2022

SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL 2022 Tier-1 exam will be conducted online comprising 4 sections with 100 multiple choice questions 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 qualifying nature and marks will not be counted in the final selection. The sections asked in SSC CGL Tier-I Exam are:

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning

2. General Awareness

3. Quantitative Aptitude

4. English Comprehension
Serial No. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Alloted
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
Penalty of Wrong Answer: There is a negative marking of 0.50 Marks for each wrong answer.

SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam Pattern (Revised)

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 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. 

S. No. papers Time allotted
1
Paper-I: (Compulsory for all posts)
2 hours 30 minutes
2
Paper-II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)
2 hours
3
Paper-III: Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer
2 hours

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

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern

Sections Module Subject No. Of Questions Marks Weightage Duration
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
Module - II
Data Entry Speed Test
One Data Entry Task
Qualifying
15 minutes

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2 & 3 Exam Pattern

Paper Section 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