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SSC CGL EXAM 2024: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

Updated On - Sep 10, 2024

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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC CGL Exam for the recruitment of Grade “B” and “C” category posts in various Government Ministries, Departments and Offices. The SSC CGL exam is held in 4 stages called Tiers.

Latest Updates

  • 9 October 2024: SSC Recruitment 2024: Apply for Junior & Senior Secretariat Assistant.
  • 07 October 2024:
    The exam dates for CGL 2020-21 and CHSL 10+2 (4726 Post) Recruitment 2020-21 are out.
    SSC has released the SSC result 2024 dates for the various exams.
  • 06 October 2024:
    ​SSC has released the exam dates for SSC CGL 2020 Tier 2 and 3 exams.

Highlights

CGL Full Form Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level
Conducting Body Staff Selection Commission
Exam Duration Tier 1 – 60 minutes
Tier 2 – 120 minutes
Tier 3 – 60 minutes
Tier 4 – 45 minutes
Exam Type National Level Exam
Official Website ssc.nic.in

Dates

  • Tier I: August 13 to 24, 2024
  • Tier II: January 28 and 29, 2024
  • Tier III: February 6, 2024

Vacancy

The tentative number of vacancies for CGL 2024 is 7035 in which 2891 vacancies are declared for the General category.

Eligibility Criteria 2024

Age limit official notification
COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION-2018
CORRIGENDUM

F.No.3-1/2018-P&P-1 (Vol.1): Candidates may refer to the Notice of the Combined Graduate Level Examination-2018. The following amendment is made in Para No.2.2 (Group of Posts: D) (S.No.31) (Name of Post: Tax Assistant in CBEC) of the Notice of the Examination:

Group of Posts S. No. Name of Post Ministries/Deptt./ Offices/ Cadre/ Classification Age Limit
For Read as
D 31 Tax Assistant CBEC Group 'C' 20-27 years 18-27 years

2. Other contents of the Notice will remain unchanged.

Nationality
  • The aspirants must be an Indian Citizen
  • The candidates be a subject of Nepal/Bhutan
  • The aspirants are Tibetan refugees who moved to India, before 1962, intending to settle down permanently in India.
  • The applicant must be a Person of Indian Origin who has moved to India from Burma, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam intending to settle down permanently in India.
Educational Qualification

Statistical Investigator Grade II
Basic Qualification: Any Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% in Mathematics at Higher Secondary (12th or equivalent) level OR Any Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute with Statistics as one of the subjects at the degree level.

Assistant Audit Officer
Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute

Additional Qualification: Cost & Management Accountant/ Chartered Accountant/ Company Secretary/ Masters in Commerce/ Business Studies/ Business Administration (Finance)/ Business Economics.

Compiler
Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University or Institution. Additionally, candidates must have studied either Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as a compulsory or elective subject.

Assistant Section Officer (CSS)
Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute

Additional Qualification: In addition to the basic Undergraduate Degree, candidates must also qualify in the Computer Proficiency Test.

Age Limit

  • Aspirants applying for SSC CGL must not be less than 18 years and cannot be more than 32 years of age (as of August 1, 2024).
  • The lower and upper limit of age varies for each post.
  • The age of candidates as present in the 10th/12th certificates will be considered.

check the post wise age limit on the official website

2024 Online Application

Candidates are required to apply online to register themself for SSC CGL 2024 exam. As 31stst January 2024 will be the last day to apply for SSC CGL 2024 Exam, so candidates are required to fill the online application form before 31stst January 2024 (11:30 PM).

Exam Pattern

Tiers Time Duration Mode of Exam Total Marks Total number of questions
Tier 1 60 minutes Online 200 100
Tier 2 2 hours Online 800 4 papers
Tier 3 1 hour Offline 100 1 Paper
Tier 4 15 minutes (each module) Online Qualifying in nature Data entry skill test (DEST)/ Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)

Syllabus

Tier 1
General intelligence and reasoning
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 01
  • Analogies
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 02
  • Similarities and differences
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 03
  • Space visualization
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 04
  • Spatial orientation
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 05
  • Problem-solving
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 06
  • Analysis
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 07
  • Judgment
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 08
  • Decision making
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 09
  • Visual memory
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 10
  • Discrimination
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 11
  • Observation
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 12
  • Relationship concepts
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 13
  • Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 14
  • Arithmetic number series
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 15
  • Non-verbal series
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 16
  • Coding and decoding
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 17
  • Statement conclusion
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 18
  • Syllogistic reasoning etc
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 19
  • Semantic analogy
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 20
  • Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 21
  • Figural analogy
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 22
  • Semantic classification
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 23
  • Symbolic/ number classification
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 24
  • Figural classification
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 25
  • Semantic series
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 26
  • Number series
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 27
  • Figural series
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 28
  • Word building
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 29
  • Coding and de-coding
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 30
  • Numerical operations
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 31
  • Symbolic operations
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 32
  • Trends
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 33
  • Space orientation
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 34
  • Venn diagrams
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 35
  • Drawing inferences
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 36
  • Punched hole/ pattern-folding and un-folding
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 37
  • Figural pattern-folding and completion
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 38
  • Indexing
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 39
  • Address matching
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 40
  • Date and city matching
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 41
  • Classification of centre codes/ roll numbers
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 42
  • Small and capital letters/ numbers coding
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 43
  • Decoding and classification
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 44
  • Embedded figures
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 45
  • Critical thinking
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 46
  • Emotional intelligence
  • General intelligence and reasoning: Unit 47
General awareness
  • General awareness: Unit 01
  • General Awareness of the Environment and its Application to Society
  • General awareness: Unit 02
  • Knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observations, and experience in their scientific aspect
  • General awareness: Unit 03
  • India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining history, culture, geography, economic scene, general policy and scientific research
Quantitative aptitude
  • Quantitative aptitude-
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 01
  • Computation of whole numbers
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 02
  • Decimals
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 03
  • Fractions and relationships between numbers
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 04
  • Percentage
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 05
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 06
  • Square roots
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 07
  • Averages
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 08
  • Interest
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 09
  • Profit and loss
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 10
  • Discount
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 11
  • Partnership business
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 12
  • Mixture and allegation
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 13
  • Time and distance
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 14
  • Time and work
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 15
  • Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 16
  • Graphs of linear equations
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 17
  • Triangle and its various kinds of centres
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 18
  • Congruence and similarity of triangles
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 19
  • Circle and its chords
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 20
  • Tangents
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 21
  • Angles subtended by chords of a circle
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 22
  • Common tangents to two or more circles
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 23
  • Triangle
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 24
  • Quadrilaterals
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 25
  • Regular polygons
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 26
  • Circle
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 27
  • Right prism
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 28
  • Right circular cone
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 29
  • Right circular cylinder
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 30
  • Sphere
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 31
  • Hemispheres
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 32
  • Rectangular parallelepiped
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 33
  • Regular right pyramid with triangular or square base
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 34
  • Trigonometric ratio
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 35
  • Degree and radian measures
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 36
  • Standard identities
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 37
  • Complementary angles
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 38
  • Heights and distances
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 39
  • Histogram
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 40
  • Frequency polygon
  • Quantitative aptitude: Unit 41
  • Bar diagram and pie chart
English comprehension English comprehension: Unit 01
Basic comprehension and writing ability
Tier 2
Quantitative abilities
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 01
  • Computation of whole numbers
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 02
  • Decimals
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 03
  • Fractions and relationships between numbers
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 04
  • Percentage
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 05
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 06
  • Square roots
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 07
  • Averages
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 08
  • Interest
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 09
  • Profit and loss
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 10
  • Discount
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 11
  • Partnership business
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 12
  • Mixture and allegation
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 13
  • Time and distance
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 14
  • Time and work
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 15
  • Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 16
  • Graphs of linear equations
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 17
  • Triangle and its various kinds of centres
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 18
  • Congruence and similarity of triangles
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 19
  • Circle and its chords
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 20
  • Tangents
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 21
  • Angles subtended by chords of a circle
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 22
  • Common tangents to two or more circles
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 23
  • Triangle
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 24
  • Quadrilaterals
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 25
  • Regular polygons
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 26
  • Circle
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 27
  • Right prism
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 28
  • Right circular cone
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 29
  • Right circular cylinder
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 30
  • Sphere
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 31
  • Hemispheres
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 32
  • Rectangular parallelepiped
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 33
  • Regular right pyramid with triangular or square base
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 34
  • Trigonometric ratio
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 35
  • Degree and radian measures
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 36
  • Standard identities
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 37
  • Complementary angles
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 38
  • Heights and distances
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 39
  • Histogram
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 40
  • Frequency polygon
  • Quantitative abilities: Unit 41
  • Bar diagram and pie chart
English language and comprehension
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 01
  • Spot the error
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 02
  • Fill in the blanks
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 03
  • Synonyms
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 04
  • Antonyms
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 05
  • Spelling/ detecting misspelled words
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 06
  • Idioms and phrases
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 07
  • One word substitution
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 08
  • Improvement of sentences
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 09
  • Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 10
  • Conversion into Direct/ Indirect Narration
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 11
  • Shuffling of sentence parts
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 12
  • Shuffling of sentences in a passage
  • English language and comprehension: Unit 13
  • Cloze passage and comprehension passage
Statistics
General studies-Finance and Economics
Tier 3
  • Descriptive paper in English-
  • Descriptive paper in English: Unit 01
  • Writing of essay/ precis/ letter/ application, etc
  • Descriptive paper in Hindi-
  • Descriptive paper in Hindi: Unit 01
  • Writing of essay/ precis/ letter/ application, etc
Tier 4
  • Date Entry Skill Test (DEST)
  • Computer proficiency test (CPT)-
  • Computer proficiency test (CPT): Unit 01
  • Word processing
  • Computer proficiency test (CPT): Unit 02
  • Spreadsheet
  • Computer proficiency test (CPT): Unit 03
  • Generation of slide

Job profile

  • Assistant Audit Officer

(Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG)

  • a) Conduct audits of govt./public sector organizations.
  • b) Traveling during the inspection.
  • Assistant
    (Intelligence Bureau)

    The profile consists of working as an investigating officer but most candidates will be doing computer/data-oriented work for the Intelligence Bureau.

  • Assistant
    (Ministry of Railway)

    Clerical work includes completing files and making reports.

  • Assistant
    (Ministry of External Affairs)

    Administration work like planning and examining documents, compiling reports, updating about events, noting, drafting, and communicating with the head office.

  • Assistant
    (AFHQ)

    Clerical work like compiling files, reports and many kinds of paperwork. Keeping track of ongoing cases and subsequent follow-up.

  • Assistant
    (Other Ministries/ Departments)

    Work under government organizations like the Department of Personnel & Training, Parliamentary Affairs, Election Commission, etc.

  • Inspector (Central Excise)
    CBEC
    • a) Clerical or file related work (If posted in Headquarters).
    • b) Verifying taxations on goods passing through ports (If posted in the field).
  • Assistant Enforcement Officer
    (Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue)
    • a) Dealing with files, making presentations, brochures.
    • b) Assist in the raid. c) Gather information about money laundering or any other economic crimes.d) Visit banks for enquires, visit courts, help lawyers present cases.
  • Sub Inspector
    (Central Bureau of Investigation)

Work as state police with more powers.
Inspector of Posts
(Department of Post)

  • a) Promote the business of post offices.
  • b) A lot of travel. c) Performance pressure to meet numbers.d) Take charge of 60-70 post offices. e) Assisted by two Mail overseers.
  • Statistical Investigator Gr.II
    (Ministry of Statistics & Prog. Implementation)

The Statistical Investigator Officers posted at NSSO performs two main functions i.e., data collection and data processing.
Inspector
(Central Bureau of Narcotics)

Checking on the cultivation of opium poppy/ Conducting periodic checks in companies.
Sub Inspector
National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Investigate terrorism & other national security issues.

Salary

SSC CGL Pay Levels SSC CGL Pay Scales (in Rs)
4 25,500-81,100
5 29,200-92,300
6 35400-1,12,400
7 44,900-1,42,400
8 47,600-1,51,100

Cutoff

Tier 1 Cut off

Category Cut off marks
UR 180.12
OBC 172.76
SC 156.73
ST 151.46
OH 147.08
HH 117.49
Other Pwd 83.70

Admit card

The exam conducting authority releases SSC CGL 2024 admit card in online mode on the official website - ssc.nic.in.

Preparation

Revision is the key

Candidates must ensure that there is ample time left for revision after they have finished preparing for the exam based on the syllabus. Revision help candidates recollect the topics required from each section for the exam.

Knowing the Basics

Having a basic understanding of each topic is imperative to score good marks in the exam. This will help candidates solve questions more efficiently and as a result, save precious time during the exam.

Solve Previous Years’ Question Papers

Candidates need to solve previous years’ SSC CGL question papers to identify recurring concepts. Solving the previous year's question papers will make candidates efficient in solving answers and time management

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Practice Mock Tests

Candidates must take mock tests regularly to understand the exam pattern and questions asked in the exam. This will help them score better in the exam. Analysing their performance in the exam will help candidates to figure out their mistakes and improve themselves on that part.

Results

(SSC) will release the results in four stages after completion of each Tier Exam. The candidates selected in the rounds progress to the next one.

FAQ's

Q. What is SSC CGL 2024 Tier-2 Exam Date?

A. SSC CGL 2024 Tier-2 exam is scheduled to be conducted on 28th and 29th January 2024.

Q. How many vacancies are released for SSC CGL 2024 exam?

A. A total of 7035 vacancies has been notified for SSC CGL 2024 exam by SSC.

Q. Will the exam be conducted online or offline?

A. Written Exam for SSC CGL will be conducted in online mode. Only Tier-III, the descriptive paper will be conducted offline - pen and paper mode.

Q. What is the age criteria to apply for SSC CGL?

A. the minimum age to apply for the SSC CGL written exam is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 32 years.

Q. Are students in the final year of graduation also eligible for SSC CGL?

A. No. One cannot apply for the SSC CGL Exam if he/she hasn’t cleared the final year exam . For all the posts offered through SSC CGL exam, it is mandatory to be a graduate.

Q. May I know for which post interviews are conducted as a part of the selection procedure?

A. There are no interviews for any of the posts under SSC CGL Recruitment. The para 9.2 of the official notification for SSC CGL Recruitment 2024 clearly states that – “9.2 Interview component has been dispensed with. There will, therefore, be no interview.”

Q. Is negative marking applicable in SSC CGL?

A. There will be a negative marking of 0.5 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In Tier-II, there is a negative marking system of 0.25 for each wrong answer in paper II - English Language & Comprehension And 0.50 for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper III and Paper IV of Tier II.

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