SSC CGL Tier-II Examination 2016: The Staff Selection Commission officially declared the long-awaited SSC CGL Tier 1 Result on 8th November 2016 around 10:30 PM. For this years’ recruitment, almost 1.4-1.5 Lakh candidates have been shortlisted to appear for SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination, which will be held towards the end of this month. In this article, we would like to inform all the shortlisted candidates about SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date, Timings for all sections as well as total duration of the paper.
If you weren’t able to check SSC CGL Tier 1 Result 2016, you may refer to our previous article and go through the official list mentioned there. The shortlisted candidates can continue reading below.
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date, Timings & Duration
The Phase II of SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination will be held on 30th November, 1st and 2nd December 2016 in parts. As per the information provided on SSC Website, the timings and total duration of each section will be as follows.
| Date of SSC CGL Tier-II | Part | Subject | Timings |
| 30th November & 1st December 2016 | I | Quantitative Aptitude | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (2 Hours) |
| 30th November & 1st December 2016 | II | English Language and Comprehension | 02:45 PM to 04:45 PM (2 Hours) |
| 2nd December 2016 | III | Statistics | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (2 Hours) |
| 2nd December 2016 | IV | General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 02:45 PM to 04:45 PM (2 Hours) |
The Staff Selection Commission also declared a new exam pattern for both Tier I and Tier II Examination. It is necessary that after looking over the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date, one would definitely revisit the exam pattern.
SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Pattern
SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination will consists of four papers in which two are mandatory and rest is post specific. The detailed Structure will be as follows:
| Name of the Paper | Questions | Marks |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 100 | 200 |
| English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 |
| Statistics | 100 | 200 |
| General Studies (Finance & Economics) | 100 | 200 |
- Paper I and Paper II are mandatory for all the candidates who qualify in SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination.
- Paper III is mandatory for those who had applied for Compiler/Statistical investigator Post.
- Paper IV is mandatory for those candidates who had applied for Assistant Audit Officer Post. Assistant Audit Officer is the only Gazetted post under SSC CGL Recruitment 2016.
We recommend you all to follow this detailed study plan if you wish to score better in the upcoming SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination.
We would like to congratulate all candidates who have been selected for SSC CGL Tier II Examination. Some of the Recommended Books for SSC Tier II Preparation are as follows:
- SSC CGL Tier-II Quantitative Aptitude & English Language Practice Papers
- English Test Series for SSC CGL Tier II
- SSC CGL Tier II Previous Year Solved Paper
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