SSC CGL 2023-24 Exam, Tier 2 Exam Dates Out, Check important dates and information here!

SSC CGL Exam: The Staff Selection Commission had released the official notification for SSC CGL Exam 2023 on 3 April 2023. The last date to apply for the exam was 3rd May 2023. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam was conducted from 14th to 27th July 2023.

Now that the result is awaited, SSC has released the exam dates for SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam. As per the notice released by SSC, Tier 2 Exam will be conducted on 25th, 26th and 27th October 2023. Read this article to know all information about SSC CGL Exam. 


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Table of Contents

1. What is SSC CGL Exam?
2. SSC CGL 2023 Exam Highlights
3. SSC CGL 2023 Exam Important Dates
4. SSC CGL 2023 Eligibility Criteria
5. SSC CGL 2023 Application Form
6. SSC CGL 2023 Exam Pattern
7. SSC CGL 2023 Syllabus
8. SSC CGL 2023 Result
9. SSC CGL 2023 Cut Off
10. SSC CGL 2023  Salary
11. SSC CGL 2023 How To Prepare

 

What Is SSC CGL Exam?

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was established in 1975. It is mandated to select staff for various Group B and Group C posts that come under various ministries in the Government of India. SSC also recruits for non-ministerial posts. Each year SSC conducts pan India exams like SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC JE, SSC GD, SSC CPO, SSC MTS and SSC Stenographer exam. Each year lakhs of candidates appear for the above-mentioned exams in the hope to secure a government job. SSC CGL  is a national-level exam conducted by SSC each year. Through this exam, candidates are recruited for Non-Gazettted Group B and Group C posts in various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India. Each year around 15 lakh candidates appear for this exam. The candidates must have passed graduation in order to be eligible for this exam. SSC CGL exam pattern and syllabus has been revised. There will only be two stages in SSC CGL Exam now namely Tier 1 and Tier 2.

 

SSC CGL 2023 Exam  Highlights

Name Of Exam	SSC CGL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level) 2023
Conducted by	Staff Selection Commission
Conducted For	Recruitment of Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff in central government
Exam level	All India
Selection stages	Tier-I: Online Tier-II: online
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Mode of Exam	Online
Post	Various Group B and C posts in ministries/departments/organisations of the Government of India
Language	English, Hindi and other regional languages
Official Website	www.ssc.nic.in

 

SSC CGL 2022 Exam Important Dates

SSC CGL Events 2022	SSC CGL Exam Dates
Notification Release Date	3 April 2023
Online Registration Date	3 April 2023 to 3 May 2023
Last for online payment	4 May 2023
Last date to generate offline challan	4 May 2023
Application Form correction window	07-05-2023 to 08-05-2023 (23:00)
SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination	14th to 27th July 2023
SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination	25th, 26th and 27th October 2023

 

 

SSC CGL 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for SSC CGL is mentioned in the official notification. Candidates must ensure they meet all the criteria before they apply for the exam. The SSC CGL Exam Eligibility criteria is as follows:

Parameter	Details
Nationality	·        Indian ·        A person of Indian origin, ·        A subject of Nepal/Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee
Age Limit	Should be aged between 18 and 32 years
Educational Qualification	Must have completed graduation from a recognised University

 

 

SSC CGL 2023 Application Form

The online application process for SSC CGL 2022 exam has started from 3 April 2023 and the last date to apply is 3 May 2023. Candidates can follow the below given steps to apply for SSC CGL Exam:

• Visit the official website of Staff Selection Commission i.e., www.ssc.nic.in
• Click on the link to ‘apply online’.
• After entering the required information in the form, upload your latest scanned photograph with your signature.
• After filling in all the details in the application form, pay the application fees and submit the form.
• A printout of the filled-in SSC CGL application form must be kept for future reference.

 

SSC CGL Application Fees

SSC CGL Category	SSC CGL Application Fees
General /OBC/ EWS Male	INR 100
SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-servicemen candidates	Nil
Female candidates	Nil

 

SSC CGL 2023 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Exam Pattern: Tier I

Tier-I exam contains a total of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the exam in online mode in 60 minutes (one hour).

SSC CGL Tier-I Sections and Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks
A. General Intelligence Reasoning	25	50
B. General Awareness	25	50
C. Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
D. English Comprehension	25	50
TOTAL	100	200

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

SSC CGL Exam Pattern: Tier II

Tier-II: SSC CGL Tier II exam will consist of three papers.  Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier II: Paper I

Sections	Module	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Section I	Module-I	Mathematical Abilities	30	90	1 hour
	Module-II	Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90
Section II	Module-I	English Language and Comprehension	45	135	1 hour
	Module-II	General Awareness	25	75
Section III	Module-I	Computer Knowledge Test	20	60	15 minutes
	Module-II	Data Entry Speed Test	One Data Entry Task		15 minutes

 

SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier II: Paper 2 and 3

Paper	Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper II	Statistics	100	200	2 hours
Paper III	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200	2 hours

 

 

 

 

SSC CGL 2023 Syllabus 

 
The SSC CGL Syllabus is mentioned below:
 

Sections	Topics
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Analogies Similarities and Differences Spatial Visualization Spatial Orientation Visual Memory Discrimination Observation Relationship Concepts Arithmetical Reasoning and Figural Classification Arithmetic Number Series Non-Verbal Series Coding and Decoding
General Awareness	Sports History Culture Geography Economic Scene General Polity Indian Constitution Scientific Research Current Events
Numerical Aptitude	Number Systems Computation of Whole Numbers Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers Fundamental arithmetical operations Percentages Ratio and Proportion Averages Interest Profit and Loss Discount Mensuration Time and Distance Ratio and Time Time and Work
General English	Spot the Error Fill in the Blanks Synonyms/Homonyms Antonyms Spellings/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

 

 

SSC CGL 2023 Result

The result for SSC CGL Exam will be declared on the official website of SSC. Candidates can follow the below mentioned stepts to check SSC CGL result:

• Go to the official website of SSC.
• Click on the link for the respective result displayed on the home page of SSC.
• On clicking the link, a new window will open, enter your roll number to see the result.
• The result of SSC CGL will appear on the screen in PDF format.
• Download the SSC CGL result and save it for future references.

 

SSC CGL 2023 Cut Off

The cut off for SSC CGL Exam is released after the result for the exam has been decalred. The cut off depends on a number of factors every year. Some of them are as follows:

• Number of vacancies 
• Total number of applicants
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Previous cut off trends

SSC CGL 2023 Salary

Candidates who are recruited to various posts after clearing SSC CGL Exam receive a handsome amount of salary. The details of SSC CGL salary are as given below:
 

SSC CGL Posts	SSC CGL Salary (INR)
Level-IV	INR. 25,500 – 81,100
Level-V	INR. 29,200 – 92,300
Level-VI	INR. 35400 – 1,12,400
Level-VII	INR. 44,900 – 1,42,400
Level-VIII	INR. 47,600 – 1,51,100

 

 

SSC CGL 2023 Exam: How To Prepare

 The general tips for SSC CGL Preparation are as follows:

1. Know the syllabus and exam pattern well in advance.
2. Sort out resources and most essential books for the examination.
3. Do an analysis of the previous year's paper and most asked topics.
4. Follow standard text and resources and rely on the most known books.

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