SSC CGL Examination 2022
‘20,000+ VACANCIES’ in
SSC CGL Examination 2022
Staff Selection Commission will hold
Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2022 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. The details of the examination are as follows:
Vacancies:
There are approx. 20,000 vacancies.
However, firm vacancies will be determined in due course. Updated vacancies, if
any, along with Post-wise& category-wise vacancies will be made available
on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.nic.in>Candidate’s
Corner > Tentative Vacancy) in due course.
Candidates may note that State-wise/ Zone-wise vacancies are not collected by
the Commission.
1. Scheme of Tier-I Examination:
SSC
CGL 2020-21 Tier I - Computer BasedExamination-Objective paper- Medium Hindi/English:
· Tier-I will consist of
Objective Type, Multiple choice questions.
· The questions will be
set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.
|
Tier |
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allowed |
|
I |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
25 |
50 |
1 hour (1 hour and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe) |
|
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
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English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
Note: -
· There will be negative
marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
2. Scheme of Tier-II Examination:
SSC
CGL Tier II - Computer
Based Examination-Objective paper-- Medium Hindi/English
· Tier-II (Paper-I,
Paper-II & Paper-III) will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice
questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I.
· The questions will be
set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension
module in Section-II of Paper-I.
· Paper-I will include
following three sections having two modules each:
§ Section-I:
Ø Module-I: Mathematical
Abilities
Ø Module-II: Reasoning
and General Intelligence.
§ Section-II:
Ø Module-I: English
Language and Comprehension
Ø Module-II: General
Awareness
§ Section-III:
Ø Module-I: Computer
Knowledge Test
Ø Module-II: Data Entry
Speed Test
|
Tier |
Paper |
Session |
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time allowed |
|
II |
Paper-I: |
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) |
Section-I: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence. |
30 30 Total= 60 |
60*3 = 180 |
1 hour (for each section) (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe) |
|
Section-II: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension Module-II: General Awareness |
45 25 Total = 70 |
70*3 = 210 |
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Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module |
20 |
20*3 = 60 |
15 Minutes (for each module) (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe) |
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Session-II (15 minutes) |
Section-III: Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test Module |
One Data Entry Task |
- |
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Paper-II |
Statistics |
100 |
100*2 = 200 |
2 hours (for each Paper) (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe) |
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Paper-III |
General Studies (Finance and Economics) |
100 |
100*2 = 200 |
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Note:
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· Tier-II will include
conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/ day(s).
· Paper-I is compulsory
for all the posts.
· It will be mandatory
for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.
· Paper-II will be for
only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer
(JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and who are
shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.
· Paper-III will be for
only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-III i.e. for the
posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
· There will be negative
marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I
of Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II
and Paper-III.
Indicative
Syllabus (Tier-I):
· Tier-I:
· General Intelligence
& Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type.
· General Awareness: Questions
in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of
the environment around him and its application to society.
· English Comprehension:
Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and
writing ability, etc. would be tested.
· The questions in Parts
A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification
viz. Graduation and questions in Part-C will be of 10th standard level.
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
English Comprehension |
General Awareness |
|
Whole Numbers |
Semantic Analogy |
Vocabulary |
Banking & Financial Awareness |
|
Decimals |
Symbolic/Number Analogy |
Noun |
Important Places |
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Fractions and Relationships Between
Numbers |
Figural Analogy |
Articles |
Important Dates |
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Percentage |
Semantic Classification |
Pronouns |
Important Persons |
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Ratio & Proportion |
Symbolic/Number Classification |
Fundamentals of Sentence |
Important Organisations |
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Square Roots |
Figural Classification |
Tenses |
National News |
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Averages |
Semantic Series |
Verbs |
International News |
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Interest |
Number Series |
Subject-Verb Agreement |
Books & Author |
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Profit and Loss |
Figural Series |
Adjectives |
Important Date & Days |
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Discount |
Problem Solving |
Adverb |
Famous Person & Places |
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Partnership Business |
Word Building |
Preposition |
New Appointments |
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Mixture and Alligation |
Coding & De-Coding |
Conjunction |
Sports & Awards |
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Time and Distance |
Numerical Operations |
Voice |
Obituary |
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Time & Work |
Symbolic Operations |
Narration |
Important Meeting & Summits |
|
Basic Algebraic Identities of School
Algebra & Elementary Surds |
Trends |
Rearrangement |
Full Forms |
|
Graphs of Linear Equations |
Space Orientation |
Cloze Test |
New Government Scheme |
|
Triangle and Its Various Kinds of
Centres |
Space Visualization |
Reading Comprehension |
Science & Technology |
|
Congruence and Similarity of Triangles |
Venn Diagrams |
Essay Writing |
Defence |
|
Circle and Its Chords, Tangents,
Angles Subtended by Chords of a Circle |
Drawing Inferences |
Letter Writing |
Index & Reports |
|
Common Tangents to Two Or More Circles |
Punched Hole/ Pattern- Folding&
Un-Folding |
Precis Writing |
Economy & Business |
|
Triangle |
Figural Pattern-Folding and Completion |
MOU |
|
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Quadrilaterals |
Indexing |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
|
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Regular Polygons |
Address Matching |
Environment |
|
|
Circle |
Date & City Matching |
Important Visits |
|
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Right Prism |
Classification of Centre Codes/Roll
Numbers |
Ancient History |
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Right Circular Cone |
Small & Capital Letters/Numbers
Coding, Decoding and Classification |
Medieval History |
|
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Right Circular Cylinder |
Embedded Figures |
Modern History |
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Sphere |
Critical Thinking |
Polity |
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Hemispheres |
Emotional Intelligence |
Indian Geography |
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Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular
or Square Base |
Social Intelligence |
Physics |
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Trigonometric Ratio |
Chemistry |
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Degree and Radian Measures |
Biology |
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Standard Identities |
Economics |
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Complementary Angles |
Computer Awareness |
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Heights and Distances |
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Histogram and Frequency Polygon |
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Bar Diagram |
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Rectangular Parallelepiped |
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Pie Chart |
Indicative Syllabus (Tier-II):
Module-I of Session-I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities):
· Number Systems:
Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between
numbers.
· Fundamental
arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots,
Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount,
Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work.
· Algebra: Basic
algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems)
and Graphs of Linear Equations.
· Geometry: Familiarity
with elementary geometric figures and facts: 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.
· Mensuration: 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.
· Trigonometry:
Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances
(simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 A+ cos2 A=1 etc.
· Statistics and
probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon,
Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central 21 tendency: mean, median, mode,
standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.
Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General
Intelligence):
· Questions of both
verbal and non-verbal type. These will include questions on Semantic Analogy,
Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space
Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number
Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/
pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern folding and
completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence,
Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if any.
Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language and
Comprehension):
· Vocabulary, grammar,
sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error,
Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting
mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, one word substitution, Improvement of
Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect
narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, three or more
paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least
one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other
two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on a report or an editorial.
Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness):
· Questions are designed
to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them and
its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of
current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in
their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will
also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries
especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General
policy and scientific research.
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency):
· Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit
(CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up
devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer. Keyboard shortcuts.
· Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft
Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.
· Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing
& Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account,
e-Banking.
· Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking
devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking,
virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
Important
Dates
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
|
Activity |
Dates |
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Dates for submission of online applications |
17-09-2022 to 08-10-2022 |
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Last date and time for receipt of online applications |
08-10-2022 (23:00) |
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Last date and time for generation of offline Challan |
08-10-2022 (23:00) |
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Last date and time for making online fee payment |
09-10-2022 (23:00) |
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Last date for payment through Challan (during working
hours of Bank) |
10-10-2022 |
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Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’
including online payment. |
12-10-2022 to 13-10-2022 (23:00) |
|
Tentative Schedule of Tier-I (Computer Based Examination) |
Dec, 2022 |
|
Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2022 Tier-II
(Computer Based Examination) |
02/03/2023 to 07/03/2023 |
SSC CGL 2022 Tier-II Examination Date
SSC has released the dates for SSC CGL
Examination, 2022 (Tier-II) for various regions on its official SSC websites.
SSC CGL Examination, 2022 (Tier-II) is
scheduled from 02.03.2023 to 07.03.2023.
Note:
·
The above schedule is subject to the
prevailing conditions and Government guidelines issued from time to time
regarding handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
·
The candidates are advised to visit
the website of the Commission at regular intervals for further updates.
·
To download the PDF of the same, click
here.
·
Official website of SSC: https://ssc.nic.in/
Mode of Selection:
1. Minimum
qualifying marks in Tier-I, Section-I, Section-II & Module-I of Section-III
of Paper-I of Tier-II, Paper-II & Paper-III of Tier-II Examination are as
follows:
|
Category |
Cut-off Marks |
|
UR |
30% |
|
OBC/ EWS |
25% |
|
Others |
20% |
2. Based
on the marks scored in Tier-I i.e. Computer Based Examination, candidates will
be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Tier-II Examination.
3. Separate
cut-offs will be fixed for Paper-II of Tier-II (i.e. for the post of Junior
Statistical Officer), Paper-III of Tier-II (i.e. for the posts of Assistant
Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer) and for Paper-I of Tier-II (i.e.
for all other posts).
4. Tier-II
Examination will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Tier-I. In
Tier-II, all the candidates will be required to appear in all three sections of
Paper-I. However, only those candidates shortlisted for the posts of Junior
Statistical Officer and Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer
will be required to appear in Paper-II and Paper-III respectively.
5. In
Paper-I of Tier-II, it will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the
sections.
6. Based
on the aggregate performance in Section-I and Section-II of Paper-I of Tier-II
Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for evaluation of Section-III of
Paper-I of Tier-II Examination. The candidates who are not qualified in
Section-I + Section-II will not be eligible for evaluation of Section-III and
they will not be considered for further selection process.
7. Section-III
of Paper-I of Tier-II is qualifying in nature, in other words both modules i.e.
Computer Knowledge Test and DEST are qualifying in nature.
Nationality/Citizenship:
A candidate must be either:
· a citizen of India, or
· a subject of Nepal, or
· a subject of Bhutan, or
· a Tibetan refugee who
came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India, or
· a person of Indian
origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries
of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and
Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of
permanently settling in India.
Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 08-10-2022):
|
Post |
Educational Qualification |
|
Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer |
Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or
Institute. Desirable Qualifications: 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. |
|
Junior Statistical Officer |
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized
University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th
standard level; Or Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of
the subjects at degree level. |
|
All other Posts |
Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or
equivalent. |
|
Important Note |
The candidates who have appeared in their final year of
their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential
qualification on or before the cut-off date i.e.08-10-2022. |
Age limit (As on 01-01-2022):
Requirement of age for various posts is
as follows:
|
S. No. |
Age Limit |
Remarks |
|
1. |
For the posts for which age limit is
18-27 years |
Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995
and not later than 01-01-2004. |
|
2. |
For the posts for which age limit is
20-30 years |
Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992
and not later than 01-01-2002. |
|
3. |
For the posts for which age limit is
18-30 years |
Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992
and not later than 01-01-2004. |
|
4. |
For the post for which age limit is
18-32 years |
Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990
and not later than 01-01-2004. |
Steps to Apply
· Applications must be
submitted only in online mode at the website of SSC Headquarter i.e.https://ssc.nic.in.
· candidates are required
to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to
50 KB).
· Image dimension of the
photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).
· Scanned signature in
JPEG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 4.0
cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height).
· Details of qualifying
educational qualification like passing year, roll number, percentage/ CGPA,
name of Board, etc are required.
· Last date and time for
submission of online applications is 08-10-2022 (23:00).
· Before submission of
the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option
that they have filled correct details in each field of the form.
Application Fee:
· Candidate may Pay SSC
CGL application fee through SBI Challan /SBI net banking/credit card/debit card.
|
Category |
Application Fee |
|
General/OBC |
₹100/- |
|
Women (of all categories)/SC/ST/PwD and ESM |
Nil |
FAQs
Ques. I am in the last year of college. Can I apply for the SSC
CGL exam?
Ans. Yes, if your final result/mark sheet is declared
before the date, then you are eligible to appear for the SSC CGL exam.
Ques. Are there any percentage criteria to apply for the SSC
CGL Exam?
Ans. There are no minimum percentage criteria to apply for
the SSC CGL exam.
Ques. Is there any negative marking in SSC CGL Exam?
Ans. Yes, wrong answers will cost negative marks in CGL.
Ques. When will the SSC CGL admit card be released?
Ans. Admit Cards will be released 15 days before the exam
dates.
Ques. How many times can the SSC CGL Exam be attempted?
Ans. There is no limit to how many times can SSC CGL
examination be attempted as long as the eligibility criteria (link) are
fulfilled.
Ques. Can a post-graduate apply for SSC CGL?
Ans. Yes, the minimum qualification required for
appearing in SSC CGL is graduation.
