SSC CGL 2022 New Exam Pattern And Changed Exam Process

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SSC CGL is the most prestigious exam conducted by the Staff selection commission (SSC) for graduate level candidates for the posts of Grade ‘B’ and Grade ‘C’ officers in various ministries, departments and organisations with the government.This exam is highly competitive and 15-30 lakh students apply for it each year. From this year 2022 SSC has changed major changes in Exam Pattern and Exam Process in recent notifiation which Information has been given below-

Changes in Exam Process
The process of CGL is a long standing one and can last 2-3 years from the date of notification to the date of final marks/result declaration. But the process which has been introduced will take less time in comparison to the last SSC Exam Process.

Additional New Posts

Scheme and Pattern

Tier 1

• Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.

• Test will be conducted in online mode.

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

• Total time allowed will be 1 hour

• Tier 1 will be Qualifying In Nature.

Tier 2

• Tier-II will include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/ day(s).
• Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts
• Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.
• Paper-III will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-III i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

Paper-I will include following three sections having two modules each-

Section-I

• Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
• Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence

Section-II

• Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
• Module-II: General Awareness

Section-III

• Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test
• Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test

It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.

• There will be negative marking of 1 mark (1/3rd) for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I .
• There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III.

  Paper	Session	Subject	No. of Question	Maximum Marks	Time
  1.	Session-I (2 hours and 15 Minutes)	Section-I:			1 hour (for each section) (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
  		Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module	30
  		Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.	30
  		Total =	60	603 = 180
  		Section-II:			1 hour (for each section) (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
  		Module-I: English Language and Comprehension Module	45
  		Module-II: General Awareness	25
  		Total=	70	70*3= 210
  		Section-III:			15 Minutes (for each module) (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe )
  		Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module	20	203 = 60
  	Session-II (15 minutes)	Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test Module	One Data Entry Task
  2.		Statistics	100	1002 = 200	2 hour (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
  3.		General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	100*2 = 200	2 hour (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

  Syllabus

Changes in Indicative syllabus for tier 2

Added Topic in Mathematical Abilities:

Statistics and probability

• Use of Tables and Graphs
• Histogram,
• Frequency polygon
• Bar-diagram
• Pie-chart
• Measures of central tendency
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Standard deviation
• Calculation of simple probabilities.

Computer Proficiency

• Organization of a computer
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Input/ output devices
• Computer memory
• Memory organization
• Back- up devices
• PORTs
• Windows Explorer
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Windows Operating system
• Microsoft Office
• MS word
• MS Excel
• Power Point
• Web Browsing & Searching
• Downloading & Uploading
• Managing an E-mail Account
• E-Banking
• Networking devices and protocols
• Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures

As we all know application has been opened by SSC for CGL 2022 exam. There’s a lot of confusion regarding the format and validity date of the caste and EWS certificates and also about the empowered authority to issue the certificates. Following are the major points that you must know that will clear the doubts-

• The format for the SC/ST, OBC, EWS and person with disability certificates is in the official notification and that must be followed.

• Empowered Authorities to issue the certificates are-

(i) District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/Dy.Collector/Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Extra-Assistant Commissioner/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate.

(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.

(iii) Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.

(iv) Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

• And the date of issue of the certificate to be valid must be before the last date of application i.e. 08/10/2022.

1- What are your thoughts about this change in caste certificate format?

2- Will this make application process hassle-free?

Surajsharma
Crucial date for claim of OBC status or any other benefit like fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for receipt of online applications is 08-10- 2022.

dwivedi-mayank
Brother you can forget password and re create password and follow the steps and fill the detail and if your are already registered for the given detail you will.able to see your registration number and OTP.

SSC CGL - Eligibility and Qualifications

Age limit (as on prescribed date)

Age limitations in CGL are different for different posts a candidate is applying for. Candidates betwee 20 and 27 years of age are eligible for all posts.

Candidates 18-20 years old and candidates 27-32 years old are only eligible for a selective number of posts.

For more details on age eligibility, check the posts section.

SSC CGL - Educational qualification

Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer

• Essential qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute

• Desirable qualification:

  • Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics.

  • During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify the “Subordinate Audit/ Accounts Service Examination” in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer.

Junior Statistical Officer

• 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.

All other posts

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

NOTE : The candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the prescribed date.

SSC CGL exam pattern

(Old Pattern , Check new Pattern)

The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below

1. Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

2. Tier-II: Computer Based Examination

3. Tier-III: Pen and paper based

4. Tier IV: Computer proficiency test

Tier 1

• Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.

• Test will be conducted in online mode.

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

• Total time allowed will be 1 hour

Tier 2

• Tier-II will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for Paper-II in Tier-II.

• Test will be conducted in online mode.

• There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in papers 1,3 and 4 and a negative marking of 0.25 in paper 2.

• Time duration will be 2 hours for each paper

• Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.

• Paper-III of Tier-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for the Posts.

• Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

Tier 3

• The Paper in Tier-III will have to be written either in Hindi or in English (not a mix of both).

• Time alloted will be 1 hour.

• The exam will be a Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.)

• Maximum marks will be 100.

Tier 4

• In tier 4, data entry or computer proficiency test will be conducted wherever applicable for certain posts