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SSC CGL Exam New Syllabus Analysis

SSC CGL 2016 New Syllabus Analysis

Dear Aspirants,
SSC Graduate Level Exam (CGL) Exam Pattern has been changed. New exam pattern will have 100 Questions & 200 Marks with 75 minutes time limit to solve them. Old exam pattern had 200 Questions & 200 Marks with 120 minutes time limit to solve them.

Also new SSC CGL exam will Only be held Online, offline OMR Based Exam has been disontinued. Accordingly to new pattern the Tier-1 exam will be held on 27th August 2016. Notification has been issued and aspirants should keep this in mind that only pattern has been changed and syllabus will remain same for CGL Exam.

Accordingly, the revised scheme of examination is detailed below:-

Tier

Mode of examination

Scheme of Examination

Marks

Time

Computer based

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning
25 Questions

B. General Awareness
25 Questions

C. Quantitative Aptitude
25 Questions

D. English Comprehension
25 Questions

50 Marks

Total -200 Marks *

75 Minutes (Total)

For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 100 Minutes

Computer based

Quantitative Abilities (Paper 1)
English Language & Comprehension (Paper 2)

Statistics (Paper 3)

General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Paper 4)

200

2 Hours 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon
2 Hours 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

2 Hours 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon

2 Hours 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

* There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In respect of TierII, the negative marking system will remain unchanged.

In addition to above, the Commission has also decided to introduce a Descriptive Paper of English/Hindi as Tier-III. The Question Paper will be bilingual. The candidates will have the option to choose any one medium. The details may be read as under:-

Tier	Mode of Examination	Scheme of Examination	Marks	Time
III	Pen and Paper mode	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (writing of Essay/Precis/Letter /Application Writing etc	Total marks 100	60 minutes For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 80 Minutes
IV	Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) / Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) (wherever applicable)	Same as published in the Notice of Examination	Qualifying	Same as published in the Notice of Examination

The final 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. There will be no sectional cut-off.

Document Verification will also be conducted as per the provisions of the notice of examination