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Graduate Level Exam (SSC CGL) 2024

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SSC CGL 2024 Pattern Visit on Shiksha
T he Staf f Selection Commission mentions the SSC CGL exam pattern in the of f icial notif ication. T he Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL
notif ication on June 11, 2024, and in the said notif ication, the Commission will notif y the SSC CGL 2024 exam pattern. T he candidates are suggested to
practice with the previous year's SSC CGL question papers to understand the complexities of time management. T he Commission will conduct the SSC CGL
T ier 1 exam 2024 in August - September 2024.

T he Commission will also notif y the SSC CGL 2024 syllabus in the of f icial notif ication. T he SSC CGL syllabus is the counterpart of the exam pattern. T he
candidates should prepare all the topics mentioned in the of f icial SSC CGL syllabus. T he syllabus along with the exam pattern is the guiding f orce f or the SSC
CGL preparation 2024. T he Commission reduced the number of T iers in the SSC CGL exam from 4 to 2 last year to expedite the SSC CGL recruitment
process.

T he candidates are suggested to read, understand and internalise the SSC CGL 2024 exam pattern through practice. T he candidates are suggested to
prepare all the topics mentioned in the of f icial notif ication and practice with the exam pattern to ensure their selection in the exam. T his will strengthen their
SSC CGL exam preparation 2024. T he Commission mention the exam pattern f or each tier of exam separately in the of f icial notif ication.

T he exam pattern f or all the T iers is dif f erent. See below here the summarised version of exam patterns f or the SSC CGL exam.

Part iculars SSC CGL Exam Highlight s

Number of tiers 2
Tier 1: Online
Exam mode
Tier 2: Online
Tier-I: 4 sect ions (English Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English
Comprehension)
Tier-II: 3 papers will be conducted in SSC CGL Tier 3. The details are given below:
Paper 1:

Mathematical Abilities
Reasoning and General Intelligence
Number of papers/sections English Language and Comprehension
General Awareness
Computer Knowledge
Data Entry Skills
Paper 2: Statistics
Paper 3: General Studies-Finance and Economics
Tier 1: 60 minutes
Exam duration Tier 2: 150 Minutes for Paper 1
120 Minutes each for Paper 2 and 3
Tier-I: 100
Number of questions
Tier-II: 350
Tier-I: MCQs
Type of questions
Tier-II: MCQs + DEST
Tier-I: 200
Total marks
Tier-II: 850
Language of paper Tier 1: English and Hindi
Tier 2: English and Hindi
Let us see the SSC CGL exam pattern f or all tiers separately.

Also Read: SSC CGL New Exam Pattern - Analysis

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pat t ern 2024

SSC CGL T ier-I exam contains a total of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the exam online mode f or a
duration of 60 minutes (one hour). For f urther clarif ication, candidates can ref er to the table below:

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 SSC CGL Tier-I Sect ions & Subject s Number of Quest ions Marks
A: General Intelligence Reasoning 25 50
B: General Awareness 25 50
C: Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
D: English Comprehension 25 50
Tot al 100 200
T he candidates need to read, understand, solve and marks the answer of 100 questions in 60 minutes. It implies that less than one minute will be available to
the candidates f or one question. T here is a negative marking in the SSC CGL exam and the Commission deducts 0.50 marks f or each incorrect answer.

Must Read: SSC CGL syllabus 2024

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Marking Scheme

T he candidates can calculate their marks f rom the tentative answer key because there is not much changes in the f inal answer key. T he SSC CGL T ier 1
marking scheme is summarised below:

Quest ions Marks Allot t ed

Marks allotted for Correct Question 2 marks
Marks allotted for Incorrect Question 0.50 marks
SSC CGL T ier 1 Marks Calculation formula - (Number of Correct Questions x 2) - (Number of Incorrect Questions x 0.5)

T he Commission will carry out the normalisation process on these raw marks to arrive at the normalised marks and based on which, the SSC CGL T ier 1 result
will be prepared.

T he candidates are required to read and understand the SSC CGL exam pattern so that they can understand the exam f ully. SSC CGL exam pattern in
consonance with the syllabus, previous year question papers and cutof f immensely help the candidates in SSC CGL preparation. Exam patterns of all the tiers
are dif f erent and hence the candidates should caref ully read, understand and internalise them. Marks secured in each tier are counted f or the f inal merit.

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SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pat t ern (New)

SSC CGL T ier 2 exam consists of three papers. Each paper consists of MCQs that candidates need to attempt in online mode. Candidates need to attempt
each paper f or a duration of 120 minutes (two hours). For f urther clarif ication, candidates can ref er to the table below:

SSC CGL Tier 2 Sect ions SSC CGL Subject s

Paper I: Session I
2 Hours & 15 Minut es
Paper I: Session II
15 minut es
Sect ion I: Mathematical Abilities
Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence Reasoning and General Intelligence
Sect ion II: English Language and Comprehension
Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
Module-II: General Awareness General Awareness
Sect ion III: Computer Knowledge
Module-I: Computer Knowledge
Sect ion III:
Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test Module Data Entry Skills (Qualifying Only)

Paper II Statistics Statistics

Paper III General Studies-Finance and Economics General Studies-Finance and Economics
Note: Paper-I of SSC CGL tier-II is compulsory f or all posts. It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.

Paper-II will be f or only those candidates who apply f or the posts of Junior Statistical Of f icer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation and who are shortlisted in T ier-I f or these Posts.

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Paper-III will be f or only those candidates who are shortlisted in T ier-I f or Paper-III i.e. f or the posts of Assistant Audit Of f icer/ Assistant Accounts Of f icer.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Marking Scheme

T he candidates can see here the SSC CGL T ier 2 marking scheme so that they can easily calculate their marks. T here are three papers in the SSC CGL T ier 2
exam and the marks allotted f or the questions in each paper is dif f erent. T he SSC CGL T ier 2 marking scheme can be understood with the help of f ollowing
table.

SSC CGL Tier-II Marks Awarded per Quest ion Negat ive Marking

Paper 1 3 Marks 1 marks

Paper 2 2 Marks 0.50 marks
Paper 3 2 marks 0.50 marks
T he candidates can check their score based on the above marking scheme.

SSC CGL T ier 2 Paper 1 Marks Calculation formula - (Number of Correct Questions x 3) - (Number of Incorrect Questions x 1)

SSC CGL T ier 2 Paper 2 & 3 Marks Calculation formula - (Number of Correct Questions x 2) - (Number of Incorrect Questions x 0.5)

T he Staf f Selection Commission will carry out normalisation on the above-calculated marks and prepare the result based on the normalised marks.

T he Commission will mention the SSC CGL scorecard af ter the declaration of result of each phase.

Staf f Selection Commission (SSC) introduced a new exam pattern for the SSC CGL T ier 2 exam. Earlier there were f our papers in SSC CGL T ier 2 exam
but now there will be three papers only. Besides that, the separated tier of the Data Entry Speed T est (DEST ) has been merged into T ier 2 of the SSC CGL
2022 exam. T he Commission also removed the Document Verif ication( DV) stage f rom the selection process. Now the DV will be conducted at the Department
of appointment. So now, SSC CGL 2022 exam will have only 2 T iers. SSC CGL syllabus is the counterpart of the exam pattern as both go hand in hand.

Candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the SSC CGL exam and the candidates should attempt the questions keeping in mind the same. T he
negative marking reduces the marks of the candidate f or each incorrect answer. T he candidates can see below the quantum of negative markings in each tier.
The candidates can see here the SSC CGL General Awareness questions with official answers.
The candidates can see here the SSC CGL exam analysis.

Negat ive Marking in SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam

T here is a negative marking in SSC CGL T ier 1 exam. two marks are awarded f or every correct answer in the exam. T here is a negative marking of 0.50 marks
f or each wrong answer in the exam.

Masks Awarded f or Right Answer Marks Deduct ed f or Wrong Answer (Negat ive Marking)
+2 -0.50
For each incorrect answer, 0.5 marks of the candidate will be deducted. It means each four incorrect answers will eat up the marks secured in one
correct question making the resultant marks of 5 questions to zero.

Negat ive Marking in SSC CGL Tier 2

T here will be a negative marking of 1 mark f or each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks f or each
wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III. SSC CGL tier-II marking scheme f or dif f erent papers is mentioned below:

SSC CGL Tier-II Marks Awarded per Quest ion Negat ive Marking

Paper I - Section I 3 Marks 1 marks

Paper I - Section II 3 Marks 1 marks
Paper I - Section III 3 Marks 1 marks
Paper II 2 Marks 0.50 marks
Paper III 2 marks 0.50 marks
T he candidates can see here the SSC CGL exam analysis.

T o expedite the process of recruitment in the departments and organisations, the document verif ication will be done by the user departments/organisations.

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Documents to be presented (original as well as photocopy) by candidates f or verif ication on or bef ore the prescribed date are:

Matriculation/secondary certificate Educational qualification certificate

Caste/category certificate, if applicable PwD certificate, if applicable
Provisional certificate/ certificate of
Mark sheets of all the three years of graduation
graduation
Two passport-size coloured photos ID proof
Relevant certificate if seeking any age relaxation Relevant documents for Ex-Servicemen
No Objection certificate, in the case already employed in Government/Government
Any other document specified in admit card
undertakings
It may be noted that the candidature of candidates who are unable to produce the af orementioned documents will be cancelled.

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T he candidates can see here important questions related to SSC CGL pattern.

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