SSC CGL EXAM PATTERN 2024  

Exam pattern revisions for 2022 have been made by SSC. Individuals who intend to take the SSC CGL 2024 exam ought to be acquainted with the most recent SSC CGL examination format. View the Comprehensive Test Pattern for the Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I and Tier-II).

SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Pattern

Subject No. of Questions Max. Marks

Duration

General Intelligence and Reasoning 25

50

  • 60 minutes (1 hour)  
  • Eighty minutes (one hour and twenty minutes for scribe-eligible applicants)
General Awareness  25

50

Quantitative Aptitude 25

50

English Comprehension  25

50

Total 100

200

Note: 

  • Tier I will include Objective Type-Multiple Choice questions. The questions will be given in both Hindi and English, with the exception of English comprehension.
  • A 0.50 penalty (negative marking) will be applied for each wrong answer.

SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Pattern (Revised)

Paper Session  Section Subject No. of Questions Max. Marks Exam Duration
Paper-I Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) Section-I Module-I: Mathematical Abilities  60 180

60 minutes (1 hour for each section) 

(One and a half hours for those who qualify for a scribe

  Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
  Section-II Module-I: English Language and Comprehension 45 210  
Module-II: General Awareness  25
Section-III Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module 20 60

15 Minutes (for each module) 

(20 minutes for those who qualify as scribes)

  Session-II (15 minutes) Section-III Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test Module One Data Entry Task  
Paper-II                                                                                                                                   Statistics     100                    200             

2 hours (for each Paper) 

 

   (For the candidates qualified for scribe, two hours and forty minutes.)

Paper-III     General Studies (Finance and Economics) 100 200  

Note:

  • There will be a 1 mark deduction for each incorrect answer in Section-I, Section-II, and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I, and a 0.50 mark deduction for each incorrect answer in Paper-II and Paper-III.
  • The Data Entry Speed Test will only be qualifying in nature, however it is required for all posts.
  • For all posts, Paper-I is required. Paper-II, Paper-III, and Paper-II will be given in separate shifts during the Tier-II examination.
  • To submit Paper-II, candidates must apply for Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) positions at the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and be selected for further consideration in Tier-II.
  • Similarly, the only applicants who can take Paper-III are those who made the Tier-I shortlist for the Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer vacancies.