December 29, 2020
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2020 recruitment notification on the official website. Interested candidates can check the eligibility and apply online from December 29, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
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November 27, 2020
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2020 Tier 2 Answer key on the official website. Candidates can download answer key, response sheets and raise their objections against the answer key from November 27 to December 02, 2020 (Upto 6 pm).
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Click Here to download the answer key, response sheets and to raise objections against the answer key released.
October 01, 2020
Staff selection commission will soon release the SSC CGL 2018 Skill Test (Tier 4) test schedule. The SSC CGL 2018 exam is tentatively scheduled in December 2020.
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September 30, 2020
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2018 Tier III result on the official website.
Click Here to read the official result notice and to check the cutoff scores.
Check the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 3 Result PDF Links from below:
List 1 | Click Here |
List 2 | Click Here |
List 3 | Click Here |
List 4 | Click Here |
September 22, 2020
Staff Selection Commission has released the new SSC exam Calendar. SSC CGL 2019 Tier 2 exam will be held from November 2 to 5, 2020. Whereas, the Tier 3 exam will be held on November 22, 2020.
As per the exam calendar, the SSC CGL 2020 Notification will be released on December 12, 2020 and the last date to submit applications will be January 25, 2021. The SSC CGL 2020 exam is scheduled from May 29 to June 07, 2021.
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July 21, 2020
SSC CGL Tier 2 exam dates have been revised. The CGL Tier 2 exam will be conducted from November 2 to 5, 2020.
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July 07, 2020
SSC CGL Tier 1 Scorecard out!
SSC has released the Question Papers and Final Answer Key for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam. The answer key and response sheets will be available for download from July 07 to August 06, 2020 (till 4 pm).
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July 01, 2020
SSC CGL Tier 1 Result has been released on the official website.
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June 29, 2020
SSC CGL Vacancies has been updated on the official website. Click Here to check the revised vacancies.
June 8, 2020
SSC CGL Tier-I 2019 Result will be out soon.
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November 15,2019
SSC CGL 2017 Final Result Declared!
October 26, 2019
SSC CGL 2018 Tier II Result Released!
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2018 Tier II result on the official website.
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SSC comes under Department of Personnel and Training(DoPT), a body which is a part of Government of India. The primary job of DoPT is to recruit people for various departments, and ministries at state as well as union level. For the same purpose SSC conducts CGL or Combined Graduate Level Exam. The main objective of this exam is to recruit people for Assistants, Inspector, Sub Inspector, Divisional, Auditor, Secretariat and Statistical posts.
Some of these posts are Assistant Enforcement Officer, Inspector of Posts, Divisional Accountant, Statistical Inspector, etc. Candidates who apply for these posts are given jobs under many departments and/or organisations under the government. These include CBDT, CBEC, Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue, Central Bureau of Investigation, Offices under CAG, etc.
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SSC CGL 2019 - Important Dates
Starting Date to Apply Online |
October 22, 2019 |
Last Date to Apply Online | November 25, 2019 |
SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Date | March 3 to 9, 2020 |
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Result Date | July 01, 2020 |
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Scorecard & Final Answer Key | July 07, 2020 |
SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | November 15 to 18, 2020 |
SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date | November 22, 2020 |
SSC CGL Tier 2 Answer Key |
November 27, 2020 |
SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date | To be notified later |
SSC CGL 2020 - Important Dates
Starting Date to Apply Online |
December 29, 2020 |
Last Date to Apply Online | January 31, 2021 |
Last Date For Online Fee Payment | February 02, 2021 |
Last Date For Challan Download (Offline Fee Payment) | February 04, 2021 |
Last Date For Offline Fee Payment | February 06, 2021 |
SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Date | May 29 to June 07, 2021 |
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Result Date | To Be Notified |
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Scorecard & Final Answer Key | To Be Notified |
SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | To Be Notified |
SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date |
To Be Notified |
SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date | To Be Notified |
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The Staff Selection Commission has received an overwhelming response in the form of application submissions for upcoming SSC CGL 2018. A lot of interested candidates have already submitted their SSC Combined Graduate Level application form to ssconline.nic.in. But there are still a lot of candidates confused on how to fill post preference in SSC CGL application form. Let us assist you on how to fill the post preferences for SSC CGL 2018 if you are a male candidate or Female candidate
How to Fill Post Preferences in SSC CGL 2018 (Male Candidates)
How to Fill Post Preferences in SSC CGL 2018 (Female Candidates)
SSC has released a total of 9,488 vacancies across 50 different departments. SSC CGL 2019-20 vacancies are released category-wise for each department. The vacancy list is released at Pan India level. For zone-wise and state-wise vacancy candidates will have to contact the user departments.
The Selection Procedure of SSC CGL exam will include four stages, namely:
During this primary stage of SSC CGL exam, candidates would be required to attempt objective types of questions worth 200 total marks. The examination would be a computer based test.
This is the second phase of SSC CGL exam. Candidates who qualify the Tier-1 exam would be able to attempt Tier-2 exam. The paper would include objective type of questions worth a total sum of 200 marks.
The third phase of SSC CGL exam would involve writing answers physically, i.e., by the use of pen and paper. The questions within this exam would be worth 100 marks. It should be noted that only candidates who have cleared Tier-2 exam would be able to attempt Tier-3 of SSC CGL exam.
The last phase of SSC CGL exam would include either a skill test or a computer proficiency test, if there is requirement pertaining for the same. In other cases, candidates would generally have to proceed with the process of document verification only.
The basic eligibility criteria for applying to any post listed under the SSC CGL exam are following:
Nationality: Candidate should be a citizen of India. Candidates must have documents supporting their nationality.
Age Limit: The minimum age limit listed for posts within SSC CGL exam is 18 years and maximum is 27 years. However, the upper age limit for posts available through SSC CGL exam can vary if a candidate is female, ex-servicemen, physically disabled, etc.
Qualifications: The degrees of post are defined under the educational qualification. Candidates should only apply if they hold the prescribed degree listed within the educational qualification.
The basic criteria of age limits for applying to most posts through SSC CGL exam is between 18 to 30 years. Also, the minimum age limit(leaving out a few exceptions) of posts through SSC CGL exam remains 18 years, the upper age limit might differ.
For example, upper age limit for Assistants, Auditors and Inspectors goes up to 27 year, the bar goes up to 32 years for Sub inspector, Statistical Inspector, Assistant Audit Officers, etc. Another exception to this is the upper age limit of Sub-inspector of Central Bureau of Narcotics with a maximum age of 25 years.
Also, the minimum age limit for posts like Assistant Sector Officer for CSS, Assistant in Intelligence Bureau, Sub-inspector for CBI, and others is 20-21 years. Click here for more updates
The qualification of candidates applying for certain posts might differ with certain criterias. Here is a list of criterias under various posts:
1. Assistant Audit Officer
a) A candidate applying for this post must hold a Bachelor's degree from recognized University or institute.
b) Students applying for Assistant Audit Officer post must also hold degrees in either of the following:
Chartered Accountant or
Cost & Management Accountant or
Company Secretary or
Masters in Commerce or
Masters in Business Studies or
Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or
Masters in Business Economics.
2. Statistical Investigator Grade-II
Candidates applying for the post of Statistical Investigator Grade-II must have
a) A Bachelor's degree from a recognized University or Institute with minimum 60% in Mathematics(12th standard level) or
Bachelor’s degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at a degree level.
3. Compiler
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised University with either Economics/ Statistics/ Mathematics as compulsory or elective subjects.
4. All Other Posts
Candidates who are planning to apply for all other posts listed under the SSC CGL exam must hold a Bachelor’s degree from recognized University or equivalent.
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The SSC CGL exam is divided into four phases, namely, Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3 and Tier-4. All four phases are described under the Exam Pattern.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern & Structure 2018: Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016 (Tier-I) from 1st August to 20th August 2017 for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/Departments/ Organisations. For thorough and systematic preparation, you need to have complete information about the SSC CGL exam pattern. In this article, we will give information regarding SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2017 for the upcoming examination.
The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:
SSC CGL Tier 1 is Common for all posts. Those candidates qualify SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 will be eligible for SSC CGL 2018 Tier 2.
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
Papers | Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
Paper -I | Quantitative Aptitude | 100 | 200 |
Paper -II | English Comprehension | 200 | 200 |
Paper - III | Statistics | 100 | 200 |
Paper - IV | General Studies (Economic & Finance) | 100 | 200 |
Note: There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In respect of Tier-II, the negative marking system of 0.25 for each wrong answer in paper II (English Language & Comprehension) of Tier-II and 0.50 for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper III and Paper IV of Tier II.
As we all know, SSC CGL Tier 3 comprises of Descriptive Paper. The Descriptive Paper is basically designed to check the candidate’s writing skills, which is a must for Government Jobs.
Jobs available after appearing for SSC CGL exam are divided into four broad groups, namely Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D.
Group A:
Group B:
Group C:
Group D:
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 3 exam result on September 30, 2020. Candidates qualifying in Tier-III are eligible to Document Verification (DV) and Skill Test/DV.
Check the SSC CGL 2018 Tier 3 Result PDF Links from below:
List 1 | Click Here |
List 2 | Click Here |
List 3 | Click Here |
List 4 | Click Here |
Earlier SSC had released the SSC CGL 2019 scorecard on July 07. Candidates had to enter their 'User ID' and 'Password' to download the scorecard.
The officials had also released the final answer key and response sheets. Candidates were allowed to download the response sheet and answer key from July 07 to August 06, 2020 (for a period of one month).
The result of SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-1 exam was declared on July 01, 2020. The result was released as PDF consisting of the 'Name' and 'Roll Number' of the qualified students. The SSC CGL 2020 Tier 1 Result PDF links is given below.
List of candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper 1, 2 & 4) | Click Here |
List of candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper 1, 2 & 3) | Click Here |
List of candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper 1 & 2) | Click Here |
Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Cutoff on the official website. SSC CGL 2019 Tier 1 exam was conducted from Mach 3 to 9. The SSC CGL 2020 cutoff is minimum marks which the candidates need to score in order to qualify for the next stage of the recruitment process. Candidates who meet the SSC CGL Tier 1 cutoff will be eligible to appear for the Tier 2 exam. Check the category-wise and paper-wise SSC CGL cutoff from the tables below:
Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-IV {General Studies (Finance & Accounts)}] and Tier-III
Category | Cutoff Marks | Candidates Available |
UR | 180.12237 | 2074* |
EWS | 175.31247 | 1202 |
OBC | 172.76640 | 2904 |
SC | 156.73419 | 1576 |
ST | 151.46077 | 780 |
OH | 147.08520 | 149 |
HH | 117.49075 | 141 |
Other PWD | 83.70627 | 125 |
Total | 8951 |
* In addition to the Unreserved (UR) candidates shown above, 71-SC, 19-ST, 1167-OBC, 727 EWS and 7 OH candidates qualifying at UR cut-off have been shown under their respective categories.
Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III (Statistics)] and Tier-III
Category | Cutoff Marks | Candidates Available |
UR | 165.77474 | 3716* |
EWS | 152.03803 | 3315 |
OBC | 154.87053 | 6032 |
SC | 130.76651 | 3647 |
ST | 119.99291 | 2020 |
OH | 130.86331 | 166 |
HH | 86.44781 | 181 |
VH | 110.67982 | 204 |
Other PwD | 40.00000 | 110 |
Total | 19391 |
* In addition to the Unreserved (UR) candidates shown above, 222-SC, 75-ST, 2704-OBC, 1488- EWS, 6-OH, 1-HH and 3-VH candidates qualifying at UR cut-off have been shown under their respective categories.
Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I and Paper-II) and Tier-III
Category | Cutoff Marks | Candidates Available |
UR | 147.78606 | 25876* |
EWS | 135.04329 | 15183 |
OBC | 135.95037 | 38714 |
SC | 115.35401 | 22965 |
ST | 104.91984 | 11737 |
OH | 98.42808 | 2196 |
HH | 40.00000 | 1761 |
VH | 110.41208 | 664 |
Other PWD | 40.00000 | 425 |
ESM | 89.29321 | 5758 |
Total | 125279 |
* In addition to the UR candidates shown above, 3500-SC, 1074-ST, 21598-OBC, 8829-EWS, 145-ESM, 139-OH, 19-HH, 82-VH and 3-Others PwD candidates qualifying at UR cut-off have been shown under their respective categories.
What should be your focus areas while preparing for the exam ?
Key focus areas while preparing for SSC CGL exam should be to score high marks under two or three sections of the exam. At the same time, candidates should avoid answering questions wherein they have doubts.
What was the difficulty level of SSC CGL 2017 Tier-1 exam ?
The difficulty level for clearing SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 was between easy to challenging, depending on each section. Click here to know more about level of difficulty for SSC CGL Tier-1 exam.
What would be the level of difficulty for upcoming SSC CGL exam ?
Candidates appearing for upcoming SSC CGL exam must know that the level of the exam has been between easy to challenging. Therefore, they must prepare themselves with a range of moderate to challenging papers for the upcoming SSC CGL exam.
Are there any mock test or patterns that can be followed to clear SSC CGL exams in first attempt ?
The number of candidates appearing for any SSC exam are quite larger than the number of total vacancies available through the exams. Therefore, there is high competition for any SSC exam. Mock test like All India Tests are conducted by Online Tyari to help with their exam preparation. Apart from the AIT’s there are also a number of free or paid tests students can give by clicking here.
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