SSC CGL Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Study Materials
Welcome SSC CGL aspirants! This page is dedicated to all the students preparing for SSC CGL. Here you will find all the SCCC CGL resources like SSC CGL Exam Pattern, SSC CGL Marking Scheme, SSC CGL latest syllabus, Exam calendar, SSC CGL selection Procedure, SSC CGL Study Materials and much more.
Before going further, who are new to SCC CGL, there is intoduction below for them. If you know about this exam, just skip it and go to your desired section.
What is SSC CGL?
Let’s start with the full form of SSC CGL, SSC stands for ‘Staff Selection Commission’ and CGL for ‘Combined Graduate Level Examination’. Now, after knowing the full form, let’s go ahead for more details about this examination.
SSC CGL is one of the exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission, Government of India every year to recruit Indian citizens for various central government posts under various reputed government organizations.
It is an open competitive exam and is conducted for Grade B and Grade C central government posts in different ministries and government bodies. The SSC CGL exam is conducted in four tiers, i.e. SSC CGL Tier 1, SSC CGL Tier 2, SSC CGL Tier 3 and SSC CGL Tier 4.
How is SSC-CGL exam conducted? What is the selection procedure?
SSC CGL exam is conducted in four tiers as already described as SSC CGL Tier 1, SSC CGL Tier 2, SSC CGL Tier 3 and SSC CGL Tier 4. Let’s go in detail.
SSC CGL Tier 1 – (Prelims) – Written Test (Objective MCQ)
SSC CGL Tier 2 – (Mains) – Written Test (Objective MCQ)
SSC CGL Tier 3 – (Descriptive Test) – Essay/Passage/Application/Letter writing
SSC CGL Tier 4 – (DEST/CPT) -Computer Proficiency Test / Data Entry Skill Test and Document Verification
SSC CGL Time Allocation and Marks Distribution:
SSC CGL Tier 1 – 75 minutes (1 Hour 15 Minutes) – 200 Marks
SSC CGL Tier 2 – 75 minutes (1 Hour 15 Minutes) – 200 Marks
SSC CGL Tier 3 – 60 Minutes ( 1 Hour) – 60 Marks
SSC CGL 2017 Important Dates -10 Dates to Remember:
| 1. Application form available from | 11th March 2017 |
| 2. Last date to fill application | 15th April 2017 |
| 3. Admit card – available for SSC CGL Tier-1 | May 2017 |
| 4. SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam | 19th June to 2nd July 2017 |
| 5. Result declaration – Tier-1 | August 2017 |
| 6. Admit card – available for SSC CGL Tier-2 | August 2017 |
| 7. SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam | 5th to 8th September 2017 |
| 8. Result declaration – CGL Tier-2 | October 2017 |
| 9. SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam | 12th November 2017 |
| 10. Interview/Skill Test/Computer Skill Test | December 2017 |
SSC CGL Recommended Books and Study Materials:
If you want to download the below books, you should check this page
Important Books & Study Materials for Competitive Examinations
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations (R S Aggarwal)
Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal
Objective English for Competitive Examinations
Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey
Lucent’s General Knowledge
Manorama Yearbook
Solved Papers SSC CGL
(Combined Graduate Level)
Objective General English K P Bakhshi
Get these books in PDF here
Important Books & Study Materials for Competitive Examinations
SSC CGL 2017 Tier 1 and Tier 2 Syllabus
Download SSC-CGL Syllabus in PDF.
