What is SSC CGL?
SSC CGL is a national-level exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to shortlist candidates for Group B and C posts in various ministries/ departments/organizations of the Government of India. In 2019, total 34 Group B and C posts have been released by the commission. Every year, about 30 lakh candidates fill the SSC CGL application form and about 15 lakh aspirants appear for the exam. Check SSC CGL exam pattern.
The exam is conducted in four stages called tiers. The first two tiers of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam are conducted in online mode. The next two tiers of the exam are held in offline mode.
SSC CGL 2019 Notification
SSC CGL 2019 Recruitment Notification has been released on 22nd October 2019. SSC CGL 2019-20 Recruitment Process has started with the release of its official notification. Let's take a look at the SSC Calendar 2019-20 to get a brief on the upcoming SSC CGL 2019 Exam.
SSC CGL 2019-20 Official Notification
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Dates
As per the latest Official Calendar of SSC, SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-I exam going to be conducted from 2nd to 11th March 2020. The Tentative Schedule and exam dates for the SSC CGL 2019-20 exam are as follows. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CGL Exam 2019-20:
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Dates
| Activity | Tentative Dates | ||
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| SSC CGL 2019 Notification Release Date | 22nd October 2019 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Online Application Starts on | 22nd October 2019 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Online Application Ends on | 25th November 2019 (5:00PM) | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Admit Card | February 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Exam Date | 2nd to 11th March 2020 (CBE) | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Result | May 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-II & III Admit Card | June 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | 22nd June to 25th June 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date | 22nd June to 25th June 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date | To be notified later Nottificationclick here | ||
SSC CGL Salary Structure 2019 for All Posts
The schedule for the SSC CGL 2018 exam is provided below. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CGL Exam 2018-19.
| Activity | Dates | ||
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| SSC CGL 2018 Online Application | 22-10-2019 to 25-11-2019 | ||
| SSC CGL 2018 Tier-I Exam Date | 02-02-2020 to 11-03-2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | 22-06-2020 to 25--6-2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date (Des) | To be notified later | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date Nottificationclick here | To be notified later | ||
SSC CGL Recruitment 2019
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for the recruitment of Grade “B” and “C” category posts in various Government Ministries, Departments and Offices. The exam is held in 4 stages called Tiers. While the first two are online the latter two are offline exams. The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC CGL. Candidates must qualify each stage of the SSC CGL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected.
SSC CGL Selection Process
SSC CGL 2019-20 Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:
1.1 Tier-I: Computer Based Examination
1.2 Tier-II: Computer Based Examination
1.3 Tier-III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
1.4 Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification
• All candidates who have applied successfully for SSC CGL 2019-20 exam, will be assigned Roll numbers and Admit Card for appearing in the Computer Based Examination (Tier-I).
• Based on the marks scored in Tier-I, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Tier-II and Tier-III Examinations.
• Separate cut-offs will be fixed for Paper-III of Tier-II (i.e. for the post of JSO and Statistical Investigator Grade-II), Paper-IV of Tier-II (i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer) and for Paper-I + Paper-II of Tier-II (i.e. for all other posts).
• Tier-II and Tier-III Examinations will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Tier-I.
• In Tier-II, all the candidates will be required to appear in Paper-I and Paper-II. However, only specific candidates shortlisted for the posts of JSO/ Statistical Investigator and Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer will be required to appear in Paper-III and Paper-IV respectively.
SSC has introduced minimum qualifying marks in SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam. Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, each Paper of Tier-II and Tier-III Examination are as follows:
14.3.1 UR: 30%
14.3.2 OBC/ EWS : 25%
14.3.3 Others: 20%
14.3.2 OBC/ EWS : 25%
14.3.3 Others: 20%
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SSC-CGL SYLLABUS
SSC-CGL SYLLABUS
COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2019
SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION
The Scheme of the Examination will be conducted
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Scheme of Tier-I Examination for all
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Note:
If and wherever necessary, the examination may be held in 2(two) shifts for
different batches of candidates
Questions
will be of Objective Multiple Type Choice. The questions will be set in
Hindi/English in respect of Parts A, B, and C.
SYLLABUS
TIER-I OF THE EXAMINATION :
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, spatial 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.
B.
General Awareness :
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness
of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will
also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of
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 to sports,
History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian
Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they
do not require a special study of any discipline.
C.
Numerical Aptitute : 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 and fractions and relationships between
numbers. It will test sense of order among numbers, ability to translate from
one name to another, sense or order of magnitude, estimation or prediction of
the outcome of computation, selection of an appropriate operation for the
solution of real life problems and knowledge of alternative computation
procedures to find answers. The questions would also be based on arithmetical
concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical
computation (The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).
D.
English Comprehension :
Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and
writing ability, etc. would be tested.
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questions in the components A,B & D will be of a level commensurate with the Essential
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Qualification
prescribed for the post viz; graduation).
Tier-II of the Combined Graduate Level Examination -2010will be of
Objective Type Multiple Choice and will be conducted over two days during a weekend. It will consist of three different papers/subjects and depending upon the category of posts applied for, the candidate will be required to appear in one, two or three papers, as the case may be.
FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANTS, INSPECTOR OF INCOME-TAX/INSPECTOR (CENTRAL EXCISE,INSPECTOR(PO), INSPECTOR(EXAMINER) SUB INSPECTOR IN CBI, INSPECTOR OF POSTS, ASSISTANT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANTS,ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS, TAX ASSISTANTS, UDCs, THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF TWO PAPERS AS UNDER:
FOR THE POST OF STATISTICAL INVESTIGATORS GR.II & COMPILERS, THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THREE PAPERS AS UNDER:
For the post of Sub-Inspector in Central Police Organisations, the Examination will consist of o one paper as under:
1. The Commission will have the full discretion to fix separate minimum qualifying marks in each of the papers and in the aggregate of all the papers separately for each category of candidates (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/ECS/General (UR) ). Only those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate would be eligible to be considered for being called for the Personality Test/ Interview and/or Skill Test.
2. There will be a different set of Questions for the papers on Arithmetic & General Studies for Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates which shall not
haveanycomponentofMap/Graphs/StatisticalData/
Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems/Pie-chart etc. However, components of other papers will be the same as that for general candidates.
SYLLABUS
TIER-II OF THE EXAMINATION :
Paper-I: Arithmetic Ability: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental Arithmetical Operations, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Use of Table and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, etc.
Paper-II: English Language & Comprehension: Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles, etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases, and Idiomatic use of Words, etc. There will be a question on passages and comprehension of passages also. (The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).
Paper-III: Commerce/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics for Investigator Grade-II, for Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Compiler for Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. (?)
A. STATISTICS
Probability, Probability Distributions, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential.
Compilation, classification, tabulation of Statistical Data, Graphical presentation of data.
Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of association and contingency, scatter diagram, correlation coefficient, rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis ( for two or more variables ) excluding partial correlation coefficients.
Concept of Population, random sample, parameters, statistics, the sampling distribution of x properties of estimators and estimation of confidence intervals.
Principles of sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling etc., Sampling and non-sampling errors, type-I, and type-II errors.
Concepts of Hypothesis – Null and alternate, Testing of hypothesis for large samples as well as small samples including Chi-square tests ( Z, t, F, 2 tests ).
Index Numbers, Time series analysis – components of variation and their estimation.
B. ECONOMICS
GENERAL ECONOMICS
1. Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction of Demand and Supply.
2. Production Function and Laws of Returns.
3. Commodity Pricing – Characteristics of various Market Forms and Price Determination under such Market Forms.
4. Theory of Factor Pricing – Rent, Wage, Interest, and Profit.
5. Theory of Employment – Classical and Neo-classical Approach.
6. Keynesian Theory of Employment – Principles of Effective Demand. Meaning and Importance of Investment, Relation between Saving and Investment, Multiplier Effect and the process of Income Generation, Post Keynesian Development.
7. Nature and Functions of Money, Value of Money, Fluctuations in the value of Money – Inflation and Deflation, Monetary Policy, Index Number.
9. Foreign Exchange – Determination of the rate of Exchange – Purchasing Power Parity theory and Balance of Payment Theory.
10. Public Finance – Nature. Scope and importance of Public Finance.
11. Taxation – Meaning, Classification, and Principles of Taxation, Incidence of Taxation.
12. Deficit Financing.
13. Fiscal Policy.
INDIAN ECONOMICS AND GENERAL STATISTICS
1. Statistical Investigation – Meaning and Planning of Investigation.
2. Collection of data and editing of data.
3. Types of sampling.
4. Schedule and questionnaire.
5. Presentation of data – classification, tabulation, etc.
6. Measures of Central Tendency.
7. National Income and Accounting – Estimation of National Income, Trends in National Income, Structural changes in the Indian Economy as seen in National Income Data.
8. Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during Plan Period, Rural Credit, Agricultural Price Policy, Rural Development Co-operation and Panchayati Raj.
9. Industrial Policy and Industrial Development.
10. Problems of Economic Development – Indian Planning – Objectives, Techniques and its evolution, Five Year Plans and Role of National Development Council.
11. Profile of Human Resources – Population and Economic Development, Demographic Profile of India, Nature of Population Problem – Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment Problem, Labour Problem, Population Control and Government Policy.
12. New Economic Policy and Welfare Schemes.
13. Indian Public Finance – Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid.
14. Indian Banking and Currency system.
C. MATHEMATICS
Algebra: Algebra of sets, relations and functions, Inverse of a function, equivalence relation.The system of complex numbers, De Moivere’s Theorem and its simple applications. The relation between roots and coefficients of a polynomial equation – Evaluation of the symmetric function of roots of cubic and biquadratic equation.
Algebra of Matrices: Determinants, Simple properties of determinants, Multiplication of determinants of orders two and three, Singular and non-singular matrices. Inverse of a matrix, Rank of a matrix and application of matrices to the solution of linear equations ( in three unknowns ).
The convergence of sequences, and series, tests of convergence of series with positive terms, Ratio, Root and Gauss tests.
Analytic Geometry: Straight lines, Circles, System of circles, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form and their elementary properties, Classification of curves second degree.
Differential Equation: First order differential equation. The solution of Second and higher-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients and simple applications.
Differential and Integral Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability of functions, successive differentiation, derivatives of standard functions, Rolle’s and Mean-value Theorems, Maclaurin's and Taylor’s series ( without proof) and their applications, Maxima and Minima of functions of one and two variables. Tangents and Normals, Curvature, Partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem for homogeneous function, Tracing of curves.
Standard methods of integration, Riemann’s definition of the definite integral, fundamental theorem of integral calculus, quadrature, rectification, volumes and surface area of solids of revolution.
Statistics: Frequency distributions, Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis, Random variables and distribution function, Discrete distributions, Binomial and Poisson distribution, continuous distributions, Rectangular, Normal and Exponential distributions, Principles of least squares, correlation and regression, Random Sampling, random numbers, Sampling of attributes, Large Sample tests for mean and proportion, Tests of significance based on t, F and Chi-square distributions.
D. COMMERCE
This paper will cover all the subjects of commerce ordinarily taught at the B.Com. or similar degree courses of
Indian Universities. Specifically, it will include the following subjects:
Accountancy: Conceptual framework, Income measurement, Final accounts, Accounting for partnership firms,
Hire-purchase accounting, Corporate accounting ( Issue, forfeiture and re-issue of shares ).
Business Organisation: Business objectives, Business environment, Business entrepreneurship ( including location, choice of form of business and growth strategies ),
Business operations including finance, production, marketing and human resource development.
Management: Concept of management, Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling.
Micro-economics: Price-mechanism, Theory of consumer behaviour, Elasticity of demand, Production function, Theory of costs, Market structures, Price-determination under perfect competition and monopoly.
Indian Economics: Issues involved in planning for economic development, Sectoral analysis of Indian economy including agriculture, industry and foreign trade.
Business Statistics: Analysis of Univariate data involving measurement of Central tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression analysis, index numbers, analysis of time-series, Theory of probability.
Business Law: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Partnership Act, 1932 and Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Company Law: Kinds of companies, matters involving incorporation of company, shares and share capital and matters relating to issue and transfers of shares, members of a company, management of a company, meetings and resolutions, winding up of a company.
Cost accounting: Procedures involved in cost accounting, marginal costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, Budgetary control, Standard costing.
Auditing: Meaning and objects of auditing, Types of audit, Audit process.
Income Tax: Basic concepts, Residence and tax liability, heads of income.
NOTE - 1: In Numerical Aptitude paper for Visually Handicapped candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there will not be any component of Map/ Graphs/Statistical Data/ Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems.
NOTE - 2: The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each subject of the Tier-I Examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates. Only those candidates, who have scored above the
NOTE:3 Tier-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview and also final selection.
SSC CGL 2016 Cut Off (Tier 1)
The number of candidates qualified SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 are mentioned in the table given below along with the cut off marks. The cut off marks for SSC CGL Tier 1 is derived out of 200 marks.
SSC-CGL 2017 Cut-off
how to apply SSC-CGL SC CGL 2016 Cut off (Tier 2)
SSC CGL Tier 2 cut off is derived on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in Paper 1 (Quantitative Ability) and Paper 2 (English Language & Comprehension). While for the post of Statistical Investigator and Assistant Audit Officer (AAO), total marks obtained in Paper 3 & 4 are also considered.
SSC CGL 2016 Cut Off Tier 2 – Assistant Audit Officer
SSC CGL 2016 Cut Off Tier 2 – CPT for Assistant Section Officer in CSS and Assistant in MEA
SSC CGL 2016 Cut Off Tier 2 – Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-2)
SSC CGL 2016 Cut Off Tier 2 – DEST for all posts (except AAO, ASO/Assistant (in MEA and CSS) and Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-2)
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