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SSC CGL: Combined Graduate Level Examination

Conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for graduate-level posts in central government departments.

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Exam pattern

  • Tier I (computer-based): 100 questions, 200 marks, 60 minutes: reasoning 25, general awareness 25, quantitative aptitude 25, English 25.
  • −0.50 for each wrong answer.
  • Later stages (Tier II and skill tests for some posts) follow each year's notification.

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Marked here as: +2 correct, −0.5 wrong, 0 skipped

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Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning 10 topics
  • Analogies and similarities
  • Differences and classification
  • Coding and decoding
  • Number and alphabet series
  • Blood relations and direction sense
  • Syllogism and Venn diagrams
  • Order, ranking and arrangement
  • Non-verbal and figure series
  • Paper folding, cutting and embedded figures
  • Mathematical operations and arithmetical reasoning
General Awareness 8 topics
  • Current affairs
  • History of India and the freedom movement
  • Geography of India and the world
  • Indian polity and the Constitution
  • Indian economy
  • General science
  • Static GK: books, authors, awards, sports, important days
  • Culture, art and literature
Quantitative Aptitude 13 topics
  • Number system and simplification
  • Percentages and ratio and proportion
  • Averages and ages
  • Profit and loss, discount
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, pipes and cisterns
  • Time, speed and distance
  • Mixtures and alligation
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Mensuration
  • Trigonometry and heights and distances
  • Data interpretation and statistics
English Language 9 topics
  • Reading comprehension
  • Cloze test
  • Error spotting and sentence correction
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Idioms and phrases, one-word substitution
  • Active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech
  • Spelling and vocabulary
  • Sentence rearrangement

How to prepare for SSC CGL

  • Practise quantitative aptitude daily, starting with arithmetic: percentages, ratio, profit and loss, time and work.
  • Build speed in reasoning with short daily sets of series, coding-decoding and analogies.
  • For English, read a newspaper editorial daily and practise error spotting and cloze tests.
  • For General Awareness, make short notes on current affairs, polity, history and static GK.
  • Take sectional timed tests: Tier I has only 60 minutes for 100 questions.

SSC CGL previous year papers

2024 100 questions 2023 100 questions 2022 100 questions 2021 100 questions 2019 100 questions 2018 100 questions

SSC CGL topic-wise practice

English Comprehension 150 General Intelligence and Reasoning 150 Quantitative Aptitude 150 General Awareness 150 Simplification 62

Try some SSC CGL questions

Question 1 General Intelligence and Reasoning · 2018

10 years ago, the age of a father was 7/2 times of the age of his son and after 10 years from now, the age of the father will be 9/4 times of the age of his son. Now, how much is the total sum of the age of father and son?

Question 2 General Awareness · 2019

In ________economies, all productive resources are owned and controlled by the government.

Question 3 General Awareness · 2021

Which of the following is also known as the White Mountain?

Question 4 Quantitative Aptitude · 2022

The mean proportion of 169 and 144 is:

Question 5 General Awareness · 2023

Sonal Mansingh, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee is an accomplished dancer of which of the following dances in addition to the Bharatanatyam?

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SSC CGL: frequently asked questions

What is the SSC CGL Tier I pattern?

A computer-based test of 100 questions for 200 marks in 60 minutes, with 25 questions each of reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude and English.

Is there negative marking in SSC CGL?

Yes. 0.50 marks are deducted for each wrong answer in Tier I.

Who conducts SSC CGL?

The Staff Selection Commission. Check ssc.gov.in for notifications, eligibility and dates.

How can I improve my speed?

Solve timed sets daily and review where you lose time. Lakshyank's tests are timed and marked like the real exam.

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