Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination
by
Nirma Pandey
Posted on Thursday, 19 July 2018
Introduction
Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination,
often referred to as SSC CGL is an examination conducted to recruit staff to
various posts in ministries, departments and organisations of the Government of
India. It is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for selecting staff
for various Group B and Group C posts. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was
established in 1975.
Candidates applying for the various posts need to have a
bachelor's degree from a recognised university at the time of applying. Age of
the candidate must be between 18 and 32 years.
Structure
The examination has several Tiers which are conducted over
different days with results posted after each Tier. Previous exams also
included an interview tier, but following a government order, interviews have
been dispensed off for all non-gazetted posts in the central government as of
January 1, 2016. A computer proficiency test or a skill test was also added as
a Tier for some posts. There are four major tiers for the 2018 exam.
Tier I: Preliminary
The Tier I exam consists of a written objective
multiple-choice exam with four sections, covering the subjects of:
- Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Mathematics
- English Comprehension
The exam was typically scored with maximum 50 Marks per
section for a total of 200 Marks.
Tier II: Mains Exam
Also known as the Mains Exam, the Tier II exam consists of
written objective multiple-choice exam, in four sections (also called
"Papers"), covering the subjects of:
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language and Comprehension
- Statistics
- General Studies, which is
subdivided into:
- Finance & Accounting
- Economics & Governance.
The exam was typically scored with maximum 200 Marks per
section. Most positions required the candidate to take only the first two
sections (Paper-I: Quantitative Aptitude, Paper-II: English Language and
Comprehension), but certain positions require the third or fourth section.
Tier III exam: Descriptive Paper
A pen-and-paper "offline" exam in which candidates
are to do writing in the form of essay writing and letter writing, and
sometimes precis and application writing. The exam can be done in English or
Hindi.
Tier IV exam: Data Entry Skill Test / Computer Proficiency
Test
Fourth tier was added with two possible exams depending on
the positions applied:
- Data Entry Speed Test (DEST): candidates enter data at the rate of 2000 key presses in 15 minutes. This is mainly for positions such as Tax Assistant. (Central Excise & Income Tax)
- Computer Proficiency Test (CPT):
covering the topics of word processing, spreadsheets and making slides.
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