| Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks |
Duration |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 |
50 |
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| General Awareness | 25 |
50 |
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| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 |
50 |
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| English Comprehension | 25 |
50 |
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| 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) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.