SSC CGL

SSC CGL 2017: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) an organization under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries, Departments and Subordinate Offices. SSC’s much awaited CGL notification 2017 will be released soon. SSC conducts Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination for the recruitment of Grade “B” and “C” categories posts in various Government Ministries, Departments and Offices. Every year, lots of candidates apply for the CGL exam.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2017: Details

The CGL eligibility criteria are the conditions which is set by the staff selection commission, candidates must ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions. SSC CGL eligibility criteria mention below:

Educational Qualifications

Candidates need to fulfil the following educational qualifications in order to be able to fill the SSC CGL application form:

S.No	Name of the Post	Required Educational Qualification
1	Assistant Audit Officer	Chartered Accountant orManagement Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics.
2	Statistical Investigator Grade – II Post	Bachelor Degree in Statistics from a recognized University. orBachelor Degree in Mathematics with statistics  or Bachelor Degree in Economics with statistics or Bachelor Degree in Commerce with Statistics
3	Compiler Post	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective Subject.
4	All Other Posts	Any Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

Age Limit

S.No	Post Name	Required Age
1	Assistant Section Officer Sub-Inspector (Group “B”)	20-30 years
2	Intelligence Bureau Assistant Post	21-27 years
3	Inspector of Income Tax Inspector of Central Excise Inspector (Preventive officer) Upper Division Clerk Inspector (CBN) Compiler Assistant Enforcement Officer Inspector (Examiner) Junior Accountant Sub-Inspector (CBN) Inspector of Posts Divisional Accountants Auditors Tax Assistants Auditor	20-30 years
4	Assistant Audit Officer Assistant Enforcement Officer	Not exceeding by 30 years
5	Statistical Investigator Gr. II	Up to 32 years
6	Sub-Inspector (Group “C”)	18-25 years

Age Relaxation

S.No.	Category	Age Relaxation
1	OBC	3 years
2	ST/SC	5 years
3	PH + Gen	10 years
4	PH + OBC	13 years
5	PH + SC/ST	15 years
6	Ex-Servicemen (Gen)	3 years
7	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	6 years
8	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	8 years

Physical Fitness Requirement

Physical Standards for Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/Preventive Officer)

Gender	Height	Weight	Chest
Male	157.5 cm	_	81 cm with minimum of 5 cm expansion.Note: The Garhwali, Assamese, Gorkhas and the Scheduled Tribes Candidates have been given a relaxation of 5 cm.
Female	152 cm HeightNote: The Garhwali, Assamese, Gorkhas and the Scheduled Tribes Candidates have been given a Height relaxation of 2.5 cm.	Weight must be 48 kgs.Note: The Garhwali, Assamese, Gorkhas and the Scheduled Tribes Candidates have been given a weight relaxation of 2 kgs.	_

Physical Test for Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/Preventive Officer)

Gender	Walking	Cycling
Male	1600 metres in 15 minutes	8 km in 30 minutes
Female	1000 metres in 20 minutes	3 km in 25 minutes

Physical Standards for Sub-Inspector in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation)

Gender	Height	Chest Measure	Vision
Male	The height must not be less than 165 cms. Note: Height relaxation for Hill and tribal candidates by 5 cm.	A minimum of 76 cms With expansion.	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.
Female	150 cms. Note: Height relaxation for Hill and tribal candidates by 5 cm.	–	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.

Physical Standards for Sub-Inspector in NIA (National Investigation Agency)

Gender	Height	Chest Measure	Vision
Male	The height must not be less than 170 cms. Note: Height relaxation for Hill and tribal candidates by 5 cms.	A minimum of 76 cms With expansion.	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.
Female	150 cms. Note: Height relaxation for Hill and tribal candidates by 5 cms.	–	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.

Nationality

Candidate must be either:

• Citizen of India, or

• Subject of Nepal, or

• Subject of Bhutan, or

• Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settle down in India, or

• Person of Indian origin who has migrated from, Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, East African Countries of Kenya, Zaire, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settle down in India.

Note: Candidates belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be an individual in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

SSC CGL Application Form 2017: Important Dates

S.No.	Event	Date
1	Release of Online Application Form	11 March 2017
2	Last Date of Registration	15 April 2017

How to Apply for SSC CGL Exam 2017?

Procedures to fill Online Application form are given below:

• Firstly, click on the direct apply link provided above.

• Now, application form window will open.

• SSC CGL Online Application Form 2017 is divided into two parts i.e. Part-1 and Part-2.

• Begin with the Part-1 in which candidates need to fill all the relevant details such as Applicant Name, Education, Date of Birth, Category, Email ID, Address, Mobile Phone Number etc.

• After filling the required details in the Part-1, click “I agree” button.

• Part-2 registration requires filling payment details, uploading of photograph and scanned signature.

• The candidates have to pay the requisite fee only thru challan or SBI Net Banking or any Credit/ Debit Card.

• Then upload a recently taken photograph in JPG format. The digital size of the file must be less than 12 kb and greater than 4 kb with the resolution of 100 pixel widths by 120 pixels height.

• Then upload your scanned signature in JPG format. The digital size of the file must be less than 12 kb and greater than 1 kb with the resolution of 140 pixel widths by 60 pixels height.

• Take the print out of your submitted application form.

• Emails will be received by the candidates on completion of Part-II Registration. Candidate can retain the copy of e-mail for further reference.

SSC CGL Application Fee & Payment Mode 2017

• The required application fee is Rs. 100/-

• Exemption: No fee is required to be paid by female, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates.

• Applications fee should be pay only through SBI either in the form of challan or through SBI Net Banking or any other bank Credit/Debit Card. Challan form will be generated online.

• To pay fee in cash, candidate should take print out of challan generated online after the completion of Part-1 registration. Deposit the requisite fee in any branch of SBI and then continue with the Part-2 registration.

• Those candidates who want to pay online can go directly to part-2 registration after completion of part-1 registration. Candidate will have to supply registration number and date of birth to continue to Part-2 registration.

SSC CGL 2017 Selection Procedure

Selection process includes 4 tiers as indicated below:

• Tier-1: Written Examination (Objective Type) (200 Marks)

• Tier-2: Written Examination (Objective Type) (each paper carry 200 marks)

• Tier-3: Written Examination (Descriptive Type) (100 Marks)

• Tier-4: Computer Test / Skill Test (wherever applicable)

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2017

• Exam is objective type and will be conducted online.

• Question paper will be divided into 4 sections: (1) General Intelligence & Reasoning, (2) General Awareness/ General knowledge, (3) Quantitative Aptitude and (4) English Comprehension.

• There are 100 questions for 200 marks and exam duration will be 75 minutes.

• There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

Summary: SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2017

Section	Subject	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Exam Duration	Exam Duration (Visual Handicap)
1	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	75 Min.	100 Min.
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
	Total	100	200

 

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2017

• Exam is objective type and will be conducted online.

• There are 4 papers, (Paper- 1) Quantitative Ability, (Paper-2) English Language and Comprehension, (Paper-3) Statistics and (Paper-4) General Studies (Finance and Economics).

• Paper-1 & 2 is compulsory for all posts and Paper-3 is only for the post of “Statistical Investigator Gr. II” & “Compiler” and Paper- 4 is only for the post of “Assistant Audit Officer”.

• Each paper carries 200 marks and exam duration is 2 hours for each paper.

• There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, negative marking of 0.50 marks in Paper-1, Paper-3 & Paper-4 and negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-2.

Summary: SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2017

Paper	Subject	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Exam Duration	Exam Duration (Visual Handicap)
1	Quantitative Abilities	100	200	2 Hours	2 Hours 40 Min
2	English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours	2 Hours 40 Min
3	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours	2 Hours 40 Min
4	General Studies (Finance & Economics)	100	200	2 Hours	2 Hours 40 Min

SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Pattern 2017

• Exam is descriptive type and will be conducted offline.

• Candidates need to write Essay / Précis / Letter / Application Writing etc.

• Exam carries 100 marks and exam duration is 60 minutes and exam duration will be 80 minutes for “VH” and “Cerebral Palsy” candidates.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Syllabus 2017

Part A: General Intelligence & Reasoning

It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern –folding & unfolding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence.

Part B: General Awareness

Questions in this component will test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

Part C: Quantitative Aptitude

Questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

Part D: English Comprehension

This section will test candidate’s ability to understand English language.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Syllabus 2017

Paper I: Quantitative Ability

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right 20 Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chat.

Paper II: English Language & Comprehension

Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and questions will be based on spot the error, fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling/detecting mis-spelt words, idioms & phrases, one word substitution, improvement of sentences, active/passive voice of verbs, conversion into direct/indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts, shuffling of sentences in a passage, cloze passage & comprehension passage.

Paper III: Statistics

• Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data: Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.

• Measures of Central Tendency: Common measures of central tendency, mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.

• Measures of Dispersion: Common measures dispersion, range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.

• Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis: Different types of moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.

• Correlation and Regression: Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only).

• Probability Theory: Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem.

• Random Variable and Probability Distributions: Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial , Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).

• Sampling Theory: Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multi-stage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution (statement only); Sample size decisions.

• Statistical Inference: Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.

• Analysis of Variance: Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way classified data. Time Series Analysis – Components of time series, Determinations of trend component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.

• Index Numbers: Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

Paper IV: General Studies (Finance and Economics)

Part A: Finance and Accounts (80 marks)

• Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting: Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry, Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors, Manufacturing, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Balance Sheet Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self Balancing Ledgers.

Part B: Economics and Governance (120 marks)

• Comptroller & Auditor General of India: Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility.

• Finance Commission: Role and functions.

• Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics: Definition, scope and nature of Economics, Methods of economic study and Central problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve.

• Theory of Demand and Supply: Meaning and determinants of demand, Law of demand and Elasticity of demand, Price, income and cross elasticity; Theory of consumer’s behaviour-Marshallian approach and Indifference curve approach, Meaning and determinants of supply, Law of supply and Elasticity of Supply.

• Theory of production and cost: Meaning and Factors of production; Laws of production- Law of variable proportion and Laws of returns to scale.

• Forms of Market and price determination in different markets: Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly ad Price determination in these markets.

• Indian Economy: Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors-Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth; National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication.

• Economic Reforms in India: Economic reforms since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment.

• Money and Banking: Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.

• Role of Information Technology in Governance.

SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Syllabus 2017

• Writing Essay / Précis /Letter / Application etc.

SSC CGL Admit Card 2017: Important Dates

S.No	Event	Date
1	Release of Admit Card SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam	2nd week of June 2017
2	SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam	19 June 2017 to 2 July 2017
3	Release of Admit Card SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam	End of August 2017
4	SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam	5-8 Sept. 2017

How to Download the SSC CGL Admit Card?

Applicants are required to follow the below directions to accurately download their SSC CGL Admit Card:

• First of all; candidates need to click on the above download link according to their region.

• Now candidates have to enter their Application Number and Date of Birth.

• After filling necessary details, admit card will be displayed on the screen.

• Download the e-admit card and get it printed.

SSC CGL Admit Card 2017: Essential Details

• Commission will not send admit cards by the mail post, admit cards will be available online only.

• SSC will issue admit cards for the CGL Tier-1 exam as well as the Tier-2 exam.

• If any candidate is unable to download his/her admit card / call letter, he/she must immediately contact the concerned regional / sub regional office of the commission with details such as registration id, transaction id, copy of challan etc.

• The admit card of SSC CGL 2017 will carry vital information such as candidate name, exam name, exam code, exam centre address , date and time of the exam, category, Photo, etc.

• Some other important instructions for the candidates:

1. On the day of exam candidates must carry one original Identity Proof such as Driving Licence, Voter ID Card, and Adhar Card etc.

2. Mobile phone and all other communication accessories are prohibited within the premises of examination centres.

SSC CGL Answer key 2017: Essential Details

• SSC CGL answer key 2017 will be published online.

• SSC will publish answer key for all sets and papers.

How to Download SSC CGL Answer Key 2017?

• Firstly, click on the direct link providing above on this webpage or candidates can visit commission’s official website.

• Now, candidates need to fill required details such as Roll Number and Test paper Number.

• After filling required details, click on “submit”.

• Answer key will be displayed on your system.

• Candidates can also download the answer key.

SSC CGL Answer key 2017: How to Estimate Marks

• First of all, take the answer key according to your question paper set.

• Candidates should use correct set answer key, otherwise calculation of marks will be incorrect.

• Now start checking your answers with downloaded answer key.

• And allocate marks to your answer according to the marking scheme.

• When you done with matching process, add all correct marks and add all incorrect marks independently and then subtract each other. Final outcome would be your approximate marks.

SSC CGL Cut Off 2016 (Tier-1 Exam)

	GEN	SC	ST	OBC	Ex.S	OH	HH	VH	Total
Cut Off Marks	137	114	103	125.50	92	97	20	68	—
Candidates Available	46422	24227	11352	56192	4965	2742	2008	1411	149319

SSC CGL Cut Off 2015 (Tier-1 Exam)

	GEN	SC	ST	OBC	Ex.S	OH	HH	VH	Total
Cut Off Marks	102.25	80.25	74.25	89.50	67.75	69	20	51	—
Candidates Available	41084	23624	11087	58137	4648	2859	2021	1412	144871

Candidates Qualified in Tier-1 for Paper-III (Statistics) of Tier-2 Exam

	GEN	SC	ST	OBC	Ex.S	OH	HH	VH	Total
Cut Off Marks	102.25	80.25	74.25	89.50	67.75	69	20	51	—
Candidates Available	7322	3285	1212	9628	268	234	140	113	22202

 

SSC CGL Result 2016: Important Dates

S.No.	Event	Date
1	SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam Result	8 November 2016
2	SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam Result	End of December 2016

SSC CGL Result 2016: Details

Following are some details of SSC CGL Result 2016 Tier 1 Exam:

• SSC will release CGL results online; results can be check at the official website of SSC or candidates can also check the result on this webpage .

• Those candidates who qualify the CGL Tier 1 exam will be eligible for CGL Tier 2 exam.

Procedure to Check SSC CGL Result 2016

Candidates can follow the below instructions to check their SSC CGL Result 2016:

• Firstly, click on the direct link provided above on this webpage.

• Now candidates need to fill required details like application number, roll number and Date of Birth.

• Thereafter result will be displayed on your screen in the “PDF” format.

• Now, candidates can check their roll number.