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SSC CGL Recruitment 2021 Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern for each stage of the selection process has been covered in detail below:

SSC CGL Recruitment Exam Pattern is explained in the tables below. SSC CGL 2021 comprises four Tiers. Tier-I is mainly screening and scoring exams. Tier-II is the merit deciding Tier.

Tier

Type of Examination

Mode of examination

Tier-I

Objective Multiple Choice

CBT (Online)

Tier-II

Objective Multiple Choice

CBT (Online)

Tier-III

Descriptive Paper in Hindi/ English

Pen and Paper Mode

Tier-IV

Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test

Wherever Applicable

 

The elaborated Exam Pattern of Tier I and Tier II of SSC CGL Recruitment 2021 are given in the table below. Candidates need to know exam pattern to prepare well for every section of the examination.

SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern:

Candidates can check the SSC CGL Exam Pattern for the Tier I exam is provided in the table below.

Subjects

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

50

General Awareness

25

50

Quantitative Aptitude

25

50

English Language

25

50

Total

100

200

 

After qualifying Tier-I of the SSC CGL Examination. Candidates have to appear for Tier-II & Tier-III after these qualified candidates will appear for Tier-IV. The Exam Pattern of SSC CGL Tier-III and Tier IV are explained in the table below.

 

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SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Pattern:

The SSC CGL Tier-II exam pattern is provided in the table below.

Subjects

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Paper I – Quantitative Abilities

100

200

Paper-II – English Language and Comprehension

200

200

Paper III – Statistics

100

200

Paper IV – General Studies (Finance and Economics)

100

200

Total

500

800

 

SSC CGL Tier III Exam Pattern:

The SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier III is provided in the table below.

Scheme of Examination

Maximum Marks

Time Allocated

Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/Letter/Application etc.)

100

60 Minutes
  • Students must note down that Tier III is scoring and qualifying in nature.
  • while Tier IV is only qualifying in nature. 

 

SSC CGL Tier IV Exam Pattern:

The SSC CGL Tier IV will be a Skill Test. Depending on the post applied, this may include, Computer Proficiency Test and Data Entry Skill Test.

 

Data Entry Skill Test:

  • In this test, candidates are required to type 2000 words in 15 minutes on a computer in English. And, Computer Proficiency Test.
  • This test is conducted to check a candidate’s proficiency in Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and Generation of Slides.

 

Marking Scheme for SSC CGL Exam:

Normalization:

Marks scored by candidates in Tier-I and Tier-II examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized and such normalized scores will be treated as final and will be used for qualifying the candidates to the next stage of examination and to determine final merit.

 

SSC CGL 2021 Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams will be conducted in online mode.

  • The time duration of Tier-1 will be 60 minutes.
  • The time duration of Tier-2 will be 120 minutes. 60 minutes each for English & Quants.
  • Tier-3 will be a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.
  • No Sectional Cut off
  • No Interviews: The interview component has been dispensed with. There will, therefore, be no interview
  • Skill Test: The Skill Test will be of qualifying nature
  • Final Merit List: The merit will be prepared on overall performance in Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-III. However, the candidate will need to qualify all the tiers i.e., Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-III separately.

 

Minimum Mark Required for Descriptive:

Only those candidates who secure at least the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion will be eligible to appear in the SKILL TEST.

Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, each Paper of Tier-II and Tier-III Examination are as follows:

  • UR: 30%
  • OBC/ EWS: 25%
  • Others: 20%

 

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SSC CGL 2021 Document Verification:

  • All the candidates qualified for Document Verification are required to come for Document Verification. Those who fail to do so will not be considered for any post at the time of final selection.
  • Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like Matriculation Certificate, educational qualification, caste certificate, relevant document, if any relaxation is taken, etc.
  • Candidates will be required to produce all documents in original for verification at the time of document verification.
  • Information about the required documents will be provided while calling candidates for DV. Detailed options for posts will be taken either online or at the time of document verification.

 

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SSC CGL 2021 Exam Centre:

A candidate must indicate the Centers in the online Application Form in which he/ she desires to take the examination. Details about the Examination Centers and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centers are located are as follows:

Examination Centers &
Center Code

SSC Region and
States/ UTs under
the jurisdiction of
the Region

Address of the Regional
Offices/ Website

Agra (3001), Allahabad (3003),
Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007) ,
Kanpur(3009), Lucknow(3010),
Meerut(3011), Varanasi(3013),
Bhagalpur(3201), Muzaffarpur(3205),Patna(3206)

Central Region (CR)/
Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh

Regional Director (CR),
Staff Selection
Commission,
21-23, Lowther Road,
Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh-211002.
(http://www.ssc-cr.org)

Gangtok(4001), Ranchi(4205),
Barasat(4402), Berhampore
(WB)(4403), Chinsurah (4405),
Jalpaiguri(4408), Kolkata(4410),
Malda(4412), Midnapur(4413),
Siliguri(4415), Berhampore(Odisha)
(4602), Bhubaneshwar(4604),
Cuttack(4605), Keonjhargarh(4606),
Sambalpur(4609), Port Blair (4802)

Eastern Region (ER)/
Andaman &
The Nicobar Islands,
Jharkhand, Odisha,
Sikkim and West
Bengal

Regional Director (ER),
Staff Selection
Commission,
1st MSO Building, (8th
Floor), 234/4,
Acharya Jagadish
Chandra Bose
Road, Kolkata,
West Bengal-700020
(www.sscer.org)

Bangalore(9001), Dharwar(9004),
Gulbarga(9005), Mangalore(9008),
Mysore(9009), Kochi(9204),
Kozhikode(Calicut)(9206),
Thiruvananthapuram(9211), Thrissur(9212)

Karnataka, Kerala
Region (KKR)/
Lakshadweep,
Karnataka and
Kerala

Regional Director (KKR),
Staff Selection
The commission, 1st Floor,
“E” Wing, Kendriya
Sadan, Koramangala,
Bengaluru,
Karnataka-560034
(www.ssc.kar.nic.in)

Bhopal(6001), Chindwara(6003),
Guna(6004), Gwalior(6005),
Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007),
Khandwa(6009), Ratlam(6011),
Satna(6014), Sagar(6015),
Ambikapur(6201), Bilaspur(6202)
Jagdalpur(6203), Raipur(6204),
Durg(6205)

Madhya Pradesh
Sub-Region (MPR)/
Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh

Dy. Director (MPR),
Staff Selection
Commission,
J-5, Anupam Nagar,
Raipur,
Chhattisgarh-492007
(www.sscmpr.org)

Almora(2001), Dehradun(2002),
Haldwani(2003), Srinagar
(Uttarakhand)(2004),
Haridwar(2005), Delhi(2201),
Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402),
Bharatpur(2403), Bikaner(2404),
Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406),
Kota(2407), Sriganganagar(2408),
Udaipur(2409)

Northern Region (NR)/
NCT of Delhi,
Rajasthan and
Uttarakhand

Regional Director (NR),
Staff Selection Commission,
Block No. 12,
CGO Complex, Lodhi
Road, New Delhi-110003
(www.sscnr.net.in)

Anantnag(1001), Baramula(1002),
Jammu(1004), Leh(1005),
Rajouri(1006),
Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Kargil(1008),
Dodda (1009), Hamirpur(1202),
Shimla(1203), Bathinda (1401),
Jalandhar(1402), Patiala(1403),
Amritsar(1404), Chandigarh(1601)

North Western
Sub-Region (NWR)/
Chandigarh,
Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu
and Kashmir and
Punjab

Dy. Director (NWR),
Staff Selection
Commission,
Block No. 3, Ground
Floor, Kendriya Sadan,
Sector-9, Chandigarh160009
(www.sscnwr.org)

Guntur(8001), Kurnool(8003),
Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006),
Vishakhapatnam(8007),
Vijaywada(8008), Chennai(8201),
Coimbatore(8202), Madurai(8204),
Tiruchirapalli(8206), Tirunelveli(8207),
Puducherry(8401), Hyderabad(8601),
Nizamabad(8602), Warangal(8603)

Southern Region (SR)/
Andhra Pradesh,
Puducherry, Tamil
Nadu and
Telangana.

Regional Director (SR),
Staff Selection
Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK
Sampath Building,
DPI Campus,
College Road, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu-600006
(www.sscsr.gov.in)

Ahmedabad(7001),
Vadodara(7002), Rajkot(7006),
Surat(7007), Bhavnagar(7009),
Kutch(7010), Amravati(7201),
Aurangabad(7202),
Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204),
Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206),
Nashik(7207), Pune(7208),
Thane(7210), Bhandara(7211),
Chandrapur(7212), Akola(7213),
Jalgaon(7214), Ahmednagar(7215),
Alibaug(7216), Panaji(7801)

Western Region
(WR)/
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli, Daman and
Diu, Goa, Gujarat
and Maharashtra

Regional Director (WR),
Staff Selection
The commission,1st Floor,
South Wing,
Pratishtha Bhawan,
101, Maharshi Karve
Road, Mumbai,
Maharashtra-400020
(www.sscwr.net)

Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102),
Guwahati(Dispur)(5105),
Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111),
Kohima(5302), Shillong(5401),
Imphal(5501),
Churachandpur(5502),
Ukhrul(5503), Agartala(5601),
Aizwal(5701)

North Eastern
Region (NER)/
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland
and Tripura.

Regional Director (NER),
Staff Selection
Commission,
Housed Complex,
Last Gate-Basistha
Road, P. O. Assam
Sachivalaya, Dispur,
Guwahati, Assam781006
(www.sscner.org.in)

 

 

 

FAQs regarding SSC CGL Recruitment 2020-21

 

 

Q. When is SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam scheduled for?

Ans. SSC CGL Tier-1 2021 has been rescheduled for 13th August to 24th August 2021.

 

Q. What is the total number of vacancies for SSC CGL 2021?

Ans: Currently, the number of tentative vacancies for SSC CGL 2021 is announced. SSC CGL 2021 tentative vacancy is 7035. The vacancies will be updated on the ssc website from time to time.

 

Q. What is the minimum percentage required by a candidate to apply for SSC CGL?

Ans: No percentage criteria to apply for SSC CGL Exam. But for the post of Statistical Investigator Grade-II Post, a candidate must have secured a minimum of 60% and above in Mathematics during his Bachelor’s if he/she did not have statistics as the main subject.

 

Q. Can a candidate apply for more than one post?

Ans: Yes, A candidate may apply for more than one post at a time if you fulfil the eligibility conditions criteria of the other post too.

 

Q. Do we have to choose all the groups of posts while applying for SSC CGL?

Ans: Yes! It is advised that you select all the groups of posts while applying for SSC CGL Exam because it increases the chance of getting a position through the SSC CGL Exam.

 

Q. What posts require a Computer Proficiency Test?

Ans: The following posts require a Computer Proficiency Test:

  • Assistant Section Officer (CSS)
  • Assistant Section Officer (MEA)
  • Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
  • Assistant (GSI) in M/o Mines

 

Q. What posts require DEST?

Ans: The post of Tax Assistant (Central Excise & Income Tax) requires DEST and requires a candidate to be proficient in Data Entry.

 

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