SSC CGL 2023: Exam Pattern & Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, and Important dates.
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This conducts exams annually to recruit candidates in various departments & organizations and offices under Govt. of India. The SSC Syllabus for most of the exams keeps changing at an interval of a few years. Now, this year the syllabus for the SSC exam changed a little in comparison to the previous exam.
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Important Dates
SSC CGL 2023 Notification |
Name of Organization |
Staff Selection Commission |
Posts |
Group B and C officers under the Central Government |
No. of Vacancies |
20,000 (Approx) |
SSC CGL 2022 Notification |
coming soon |
Status of SSC CGL Notification 2022 Pdf |
coming soon |
Exam Level |
National Level |
Exam Mode |
Online (Computer-Based Test) |
SSC CGL Application Mode |
Online |
SSC CGL 2022 Eligibility |
Graduate |
SSC CGL Exam Mode |
Computer-Based Test (Online) |
SSC CGL Selection Process |
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Exam Duration |
- Tier 1 – 60 minutes
- Tier 2 –
- Paper 1- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Paper 2 – 120 minutes
- Paper 3 – 120 minutes
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Job Location |
All over India |
SSC Official Website |
www.ssc.nic.in |
What We Will Learn -
- SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023
- SSC CGL Exam Syllabus 2023
- SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023
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The SSC Syllabus and exam pattern for the following Exams are given below:
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023
The SSC CGL Exam is conducted annually by Staff Selection Commission in four tiers as indicated below:
Tier Name |
Type of Exam |
Tier I |
Computer Based Examination |
Tier II |
Computer Based Examination |
Tier III |
Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper) |
Tier IV |
Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test |
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023
Tier |
Subject |
No. of Question |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allowed |
Tier I |
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
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Tier II |
- Paper 1- Quantitative abilities
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
- Paper 2- English language & Comprehension
- Paper 3- Statistics
- Paper 4- General Studies(Finance & Economics)
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- 120 Min ( For Each paper)
- 160 Min
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Tier III |
- Pen and Paper mode Descriptive Paper in Hindi/English (Writing of Essays, Precis, Applications, etc.)
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
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Tier IV |
Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test |
SSC CGL Exam Syllabus 2022-23 :
The SSC CGL exam covers the major topics related to various subjects including– Reasoning, Aptitude, Current Affairs, English Language, and Comprehension. Now in this Section, we will discuss the syllabus of all tiers. You can check the syllabus for the SSC CGL Exam syllabus given below-
Tier I
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General Intelligence & Reasoning |
General Awareness |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Comprehension skills |
Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Classification,
Symbolic/Number Classification,
Space Visualization,
Venn Diagrams,
Drawing inferences
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History- Harappa Civilization, Vedic culture, Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom movement and their leaders,
Geography- about countries and their geographical details, Famous Seaport and Airports, and their location.
General Knowledge, current affairs
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Number System Problems
Percentage.
Ratio & Proportion,
Square roots,
Averages,
Interest,
Complementary angles,
Heights and Distances,
Histogram,
Data analysis
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Synonyms & Antonyms,
Word Substitution, Vocab and grammar skills, Spotting errors, Reading comprehension,
Sentence Rearrangement/Para Jumbles
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Tier II
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Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language & Comprehension |
Statistics |
General Studies- Finance & Economics- |
Number System Problems
Percentage,
Time and distance,
Time & Work,
Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra
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Active and Passive Voice
Direct and indirect Speech conversion and narration,
Shuffling of sentence parts in passages,
Comprehension passage.
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Data distribution, calculation, a diagrammatic representation of data, Moments, and relationships- skewness, kurtosis |
Economics-Macro & Micro Economics, Growth & Development
Market analysis- production, demand, supply,
Indian Economy,
Economic reforms,
Money and banking,
Role of Technology in reforming the Economic domain
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Tier III
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To know the language proficiency, grammar knowledge, vocabulary usage, and writing skills in English/Hindi.
The main topics to cover - current affairs and sensitive matters like- Demonetization, women empowerment, Terrorism, the Right to equality, and freedom of women in a country like India, etc.
Candidates need to write precis, applications, letters, essays, and passages as a part of the qualification for this exam.
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Tier-IV
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SSC CGL Test |
Description |
Post |
Data Entry Speed test |
8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on the Computer |
A passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for 15 (fifteen) minutes. |
Tax Assistants( Central & Excise) |
Computer Proficiency Test |
Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Generation of slides
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Assistant Section Officer of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Assistant Section Officer (MEA), Assistant in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines. |
Notes:
- Tier I-There will be a negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
- Tier-II, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper-IV.
- In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.
- As per the SSC CGL Exam Pattern, in Tier-II, Paper-III will be for only those candidates who apply for the Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for this Post/ Paper.
- In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV, i.e. for the Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer posts.
- The SSC CGL Exam Pattern has a Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification that is conducted as per the provisions of the notice of examination.
- Candidates should check SSC CGL official notification from time to time for more details on the syllabus, and exam pattern changes.
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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023
The main eligibility required for the CGL exam is that a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized University and he/she age must be between 18-32 years to fill out the online form.
- Candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply for the CGL 2023 exam. However, they must possess Essential qualifications on or before 01 January 2023
- The only candidates who will satisfy the eligibility criteria are eligible to fill out the SSC CGL Application Form 2023
- The candidature will get canceled if you do not meet the SSC CGL Qualification 2023.
SSC CGL Education Qualification 2023
Candidates must have a graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by Central Government on or before 01 January 2023
Post Name |
Educational Qualification Eligibility |
Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) |
Essential Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a Recognized University or Institute.
Desirable qualification: Chartered Accountant Cost & Management Accountant Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics.
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Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) |
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. |
Statistical Investigator Grade II |
Graduation in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects. Candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all three years of the graduation course. |
Other Posts |
Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Equivalent |
SSC CGL Age Limit 2023
The minimum age to apply for the SSC CGL exam is 18 years.
Have a look at the table to know the post-wise age limit for all the departments.
Posts |
Departments |
Age Limit |
Assistant Section Officer |
CSS |
20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer |
Intelligence Bureau |
Not Exceeding 30 years |
JSO |
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation |
Maximum is 32 years |
Assistant Enforcement Officer |
Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
Up to 30 years |
Junior Statistical Officer |
M/O of Statistical & Prog. Implementation |
Up to 32 years |
Sub Inspector |
NIA |
Up to 30 years |
Sub Inspector |
CBI |
20-30 years |
Sub Inspector |
Narcotics |
18-27 years |
Tax Assistant |
CBIC & CBDT |
18-27 years |
All Other Posts |
Other Departments |
18-27 years |
Age-Relaxation
Every category has different years of age relaxation.
Category |
Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST |
5 years |
OBC |
3 years |
PwD (unreserved) |
10 years |
PwD (OBC) |
13 years |
PwD (SC/ ST) |
15 years |
ESM |
3 years (after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as of the closing date) |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989 |
5 years |
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
3 years |
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) |
8 years |
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group-C posts only
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Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of the closing date for receipt of application |
Up to 40 years of age |
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of the closing date for receipt of application |
Up to 45 years of age |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried |
Up to 35 years of age |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST) |
Up to 40 years of age |
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