How to prepare for SSC CGL
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organization works under the Government of India. It conducts Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examinations to recruit the various posts of Ministries, Departments, and subordinate offices for Grade B and C categories post. SSC is the most awaited exam for government job seekers. The candidates who are eligible and interested in applying the online exams can visit the SSC official website www.ssc.nic.in to get further information.
How to apply
Many candidates get confused that how to apply for the SSC exams. There is various post under the SSC recruitment process in which you have to decide which one you want to select. Here are a few important things to keep in mind at the time of registration for the exam.
Important things are needed to apply for the exam.
Photograph and signature
The online form is incomplete without the Scanned photograph and Signature. The size of the Photograph should be greater than 4 Kb and less than 12 Kb. Resolution, should be 100 by 120 pixels. The Signature size should be greater than 1 Kb and less than 12 Kb. Resolution, should be 140 by 60 pixels. Both the Signature and Photographs should be in JPG format.
Email Id
A proper active Email Id is required because the ID is going to give you the notification of SSC till your selection of 2017. SSC may send the Registration Details, Acknowledgement, Venue containing the Exam Date and Time and various other communications from time to time. So, keep the Email ID regularly and check it regularly for any email communications from SSC.
Documents
Applicants must be so careful at the time of applying for CGL 2017. The candidates are advised to keep all the documents safe and ready. Carefully fill the form with correct information like Marks Obtained, Maximum Marks, Year of Passing the exam, Subject/Stream, etc.
Important things to know during registration
There are few important things which you should keep in mind at the time of applying for SSC CGL:
- If you choose to pay the Application Fee by Cash, then you should retain the Receipt of Challan form, till the completion of the selection process, as you may be asked anytime to produce it.
- After the completion of Part-II Registration, you may receive Emails form SSC that contains Registration No and Acknowledgement, you must retain these email, in case any discrepancy arises with your candidature.
- In case you submitted, more than one online application form, only the Last application form, successfully submitted by you, will be accepted.
- Remember, Registration No is as important as the Exam itself, so keep it safe, as, without registration no., you cannot download the Admission Card / Admit card, and thereby cannot appear for the exam.
- Changes/Additions/Modification of any type is not allowed, once you submit the application form. So be very careful, while submitting the application form.
- Applicants are advised to apply early and not to wait for the last days, as there might be several associated issues, during the closing dates of application.
Eligibility for SSC CGS
There are few eligibility criteria for SSC CGL which every candidate has to follow to make them eligible for sitting in the exam. The important things are:
Qualification
To apply for SSC CGL the bachelor’s degree from a recognized university. However, some posts come based on 12th marks.
Age Criteria
The minimum age should be 18 years and the maximum is 27 years.
Citizenship
The candidate must have proof of being a citizen of India.
Exam pattern of SSC CGL
The exam of the SSC CGL Tier-1 is conducted by diving it into 4 sections. They are:
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
- General Awareness
- General Intelligence & Reasoning.
The paper will be of 100 questions of 200 marks. Each section will be divided into 25 questions of 50 marks which should be completed in 60 minutes.
If you will give a one wrong answer then there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. No point is going to be deducting for the left questions.
The SSC CGL tier-2 paper will be conducted also divided into four sections which are Quantitative Ability, Statistics, General Studies (Finance & Economics), English and Language & Comprehension. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
The SSC CGL Tier-3 paper is a descriptive test paper that will be in English/Hindi and will constitute of 100 marks and should be completed in 60 minutes.
The SSC CGLTier-4 exam is a Computer Skill Test which is conducted in two steps: DEST Test & CPT Test.
How to prepare for SSC CGL
- The first thing to do before preparation is to make you aware of the syllabus and exam pattern of the current year. Make sure that you are eligible for the exam.
- Search a good coaching, teacher and best study materials for the preparation.
- Solve the previous papers and attempt the online exams to make yourself perfect in completing the paper within a short period.
- Make a stronghold on the subjects of History, Geography, Civics, Science, Current Affairs, etc. for better performance in General awareness paper.
- Make habit of reading the newspaper and watching news channels to get aware of the current affairs.
- Prepare all the subjects by dividing the time according to your comfort.
- For the Tier-3 exam, make yourself prepared for the descriptive writings so that you can complete the paper on time.
Final Words
SSC CGL is not an easy cup of tea. You need concentration, hard work, efforts and strength to fight the exam. It might happen that you don’t clear the paper in the first attempt so for that period keep patience and have trust in yourself that you will do it.
Best Reference Books for SSC CGL Preparation
Books are an important foundation for success in any competitive exam. If you use good reference books then success can be achieved easily. Reference books for this exam are given below-
- High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin
- Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
- English Plinth to Paramount by Neetu Singh (published by KD Campus)
- How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension – By Arun Sharma
- Lucent’s General Knowledge by Dr. Binary Karn
- Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma
- Quantitative Aptitude by Dr. R. S. Aggarwal
- Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
- General Knowledge by Arihant Publications
- SSC Elementary and Advanced Mathematics by Kiran Prakashan
- Arihant Publications – Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
- Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Varma
- Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal
- Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey
- Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal
Note – Do not study all the books together, first read one book of every subject and then read the other book. Complete them one by one.
Syllabus of SSC CGL:-
SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams involve different subjects. Tier 3 is a descriptive paper in Hindi or English language
SSC CGL Tier-I has 4 subjects:
- General Awareness Marks: 50
- Reasoning Marks: 50
- Quantitative Aptitude Marks: 50
- English Language Marks: 50
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Numerical aptitude Marks: 50
SSC CGL Tier-II has 4 subjects
- Quantitative ability Marks: 200
- English language & comprehension Marks: 200
- Statistics Marks: 200
- Finance and accounts Marks: 80
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- https://ssc.nic.in
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