SSC CGL 2019-20: Notification, Application Form, Exam Dates, Pattern, Books

SSC CGL 2019-20: The Staff Selection Commission will release the official notification for the post of SSC CGL on 22nd October 2019. SSC CGL exam is conducted by SSC(Staff Selection Commission) every year. Exam takes four tiers. this Exam is controlled and organized by Government of India every year, for the purpose of recruiting staff for various posts in various Ministries and reputed Departments of the Government of India and in their Subordinate Offices. The authority earlier released the SSC Examination calendar. The SSC CGL Application Form will be starts from 22nd October 2019 and the last date of filling the application form is 22nd November 2019. the examination will be scheduled on 2nd to 11th March 2020.

SSC CGL 2019-20 Notification

SSC CGL 2019-20 official notification will be released soon, Link will be provided Here.

SSC Exam Calendar has been released now, Click Here to Check SSC 2019-20 Exam Calendar.

SSC CGL 2018-19 Mains Result will be announced soon, Link will be provide Here.

SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam Highlights

Exam Name	SSC CGL
Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission
Official Website	ssc.nic.in
Exam Type	National Level Exam
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Online
Exam Date	2nd March 2020 to 11th March 2020 (Tier I)
Eligibility	Indian citizenship & bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline
Duration	Tier 1 – 60 minutes Tier 2 – 120 minutes Tier 3 – 60 minutes Tier 4 – 45 minutes

SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam Dates

SSC has been released the exam dates for SSC CGL Exam, the Exam will he held in between 2nd March 2020 to 11th March 2020, Check complete schedule of SSC CGL Examination.

Activity	SSC  CGL Dates*
SSC CGL 2019-20 Notification Releasing on	22nd October 2019
SSC CGL 2019-20 Application form available from	22nd October 2019
SSC CGL 2019-20 Last Date of filling the application form	22nd November 2019
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier I Admit Card Available from	February, 2020
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-I Examination Date	2nd to 11th March, 2020 (CBE)
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-I Result Date	May, 2020
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-II & III Admit Card	June, 2020
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-II Examination Date	22nd June to 25th June 2020
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-III Examination Date	22nd June to 25th June 2020
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-IV Examination Date	To be notified later

In SSC CGL 2019-20 Notification, the vacancies expected to be release is 9000*, last year the SSC has released the 8089 vacancies. The SSC CGL Exam 2016 had an initial count of 4500 to 5000 vacancies.he total number of vacancies for SSC CGL 2018 will be updated soon here.he total number of vacancies for SSC CGL 2018 will be updated soon here.

SSC CGL 2019-20 Application Form

Application forms can be filled in online mode only. Students must keep visiting the official website to get the latest updates. The application form will be tentatively available from March 2019. Following steps help students to fill the application form:

Step 1: Registration

• Open the official website of SSC i.e. ssc.nic.in
• Click on the Apply link and choose CGL in the new window
• Under the examination link, click on the Part 1 Registration
• Fill the details such as Personal Details, Name of the centre and code, Complete Postal Address, Education Qualification, Details of Work Experience, and Departmental Status
• Click on the Submit button
• After clicking on the button, registration ID will be generated. Students can download and take the printout of registration ID for their future reference.

Step 2: Upload Documents

• For uploading the documents, students need to login to the Registration II portal using the Registration ID generate at the time of Part I Registration
• Upload the scanned image of photograph and signature
• The image should be in JPG format and is of 8 bit only
• Size of the photograph must be between 4 kb-12kb.
• Size of the image file must be between 1kn-12kb

Step 3: Payment of Application Fees

• Students can obtain the application form by submitting the application fees of amount INR 100.
• The fees can be paid either in online or offline mode.
• Online fees can be paid using (Credit/ Debit card or SBI Net Banking) or offline fee is paid using SBI challan payment

Step 4: Form Submission

• After paying the application fees, click on the final submit button
• Students must verify all the details before clicking on final submission
• Once the form is submitted, students can download and keep it safe till the admission process ends.

Also Check Important links for SSC CGL:

• Best Books.
• Important Topic.
• One Month Study Plan.
• Three Month Study Plan.
• Question Weightage.
• Best Reasoning Books.

SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL examination is conducted in both the online and offline modes. SSC CGL Examination pattern is different for every exam. The paper is comprised of four levels i.e. Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4. Following is the detailed explanation of SSC CGL examination:

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

• This paper is comprised of 200 objective type questions of total 200 marks.
• The exam is conducted in online mode only and 75 minutes will be given to complete the exam.
• The paper is divided into four sections i.e. General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness/ General Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension
• There is a negative marking for incorrect responses.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

• This paper is consists of total four papers. Time given to complete each paper is 2 hours.
• The paper is comprised of objective type questions which are of 200 marks in each paper.
• Paper 1 is of Quantitative Ability, Paper 2 is of English Language and Comprehension, Paper 3 is of Statics and Paper 4 is about General Studies
• The exam is conducted in online mode only.

SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Pattern

• The paper is comprised of Descriptive type questions which are of 100 marks.
• The paper is conducted in offline mode only
• Total time duration given to complete the paper is 1 hour
• The paper is divided into three sections i.e. Essay Writing, Letter/ Application writing and Passage writing.

SSC CGL Tier 4 Exam Pattern

• The exam is conducted in online mode only. Total time duration to complete the paper is 15 minutes.
• The paper is divided into two tests i.e. Data Entry Skill Test and Computer Proficiency Test

Exam Pattern Highlights Table

Mode of Examination	Tier 1 and Tier 2 – Online Tier 3 – Offline
Number of Questions	Tier 1 – 200 Questions
Maximum Marks	Tier 1 – 200 marks Tier 2 – 200 marks Tier 3 – 100 marks
Duration of Exam	Tier 1 – 75 minutes Tier 2 – 2 hours each paper Tier 3 – 1 hour Tier 4 – 15 minutes
Section in Paper	Tier 1 – 4 (General Intelligence and Reasoning General Awareness/ General knowledge Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension) Tier 3 (Essay Writing Letter/Application Writing Passage Writing)

• The Merit List will be prepared by overall performance of Tier I, Tier II, Tier III.

SSC CGL Syllabus

Here we discuss the SSC CGL Syllabus, SSC has conducted the CGL exam in four Tier. i.e Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV.

Tier I Syllabus

Section	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

• Tier I is an objective based online exam.
• Time duration of Tier I is 60 Minutes.
• There are 4 sections in Tier I and each section contain 25 questions each.
• There are total number of 100 questions.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Tier II Syllabus

Paper	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	Quantitative Abilities	100	200	2 Hours
2	English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours
3	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours
4	General Studies (Finance & Economics)	100	200	2 Hours

• Tier II is Computer based online exam.
• Paper 1 and 2 are compulsory for every post.
• Paper-3 is only for the post of “Statistical Investigator Gr. II” & “Compiler”.
• Paper-4 is only for the post of “Assistant Audit Officer”.
• There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

Tier III

Tier III is Descriptive Exam, and it is conducted offline. Candidate need to write Essay/Letter /Precis. this is the test of candidates writing skill in Hindi/English.

• Time duration of Tier III is 60 Minutes.

Detailed Syllabus

Tier 1 Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	English Comprehension
Classification	Static General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc.)	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Analogy	Science	Interest	Fill in the Blanks
Coding-Decoding	Current Affairs	Averages	Spellings
Puzzle	Sports	Percentage	Phrases and Idioms
Matrix	Books and Authors	Ratio and Proportion	One-word Substitution
Word Formation	Important Schemes	Problem on Ages	Sentence Correction
Venn Diagram	Portfolios	Speed, Distance and Time	Error Spotting
Direction and Distance	People in News	Number System
Blood Relations		Mensuration
Series		Data Interpretation
Verbal reasoning		Time and Work
Non-Verbal Reasoning		Algebra
		Trigonometry
		Geometry

Tier II Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Statistics	General Awareness
Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Collection and Representation of Data	Finance and Accounting
Interest	Spelling	Measure of Dispersion	Fundamental Principles
Averages	Fill in the Blanks	Measure of Central Tendency	Financial Accounting
Percentage	Phrases and Idioms	Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis	Basic Concepts of Accounting
Ratio and Proportion	One Word Substitution	Correlation and Regression	Self-Balancing Ledger
Speed, Distance and Time	Sentence Correction	Random Variables	Error Spotting and Correction
Number System	Error Spotting	Random Variables
Mensuration	Cloze Test	Sampling Theory	Economics and Governance
Data Interpretation	Para Jumbles	Analysis and Variance	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Time and Work	Synonyms-Antonyms	Time Series Analysis	Finance Commission
Algebra

 Application fee

• The Required fee is Rs 100.
• No fee is required to be paid by female, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates.
•  Applications fee should be pay only through SBI either in the form of challan or through SBI Net Banking or any other bank Credit/Debit Card. Challan form will be generated online.

Eligibility Criteria

there are basically four important criteria which a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CGL .

1. Age Relaxation:
   

   S.No	Category	Age Relaxation
   1	OBC	3 years
   2	ST/SC	5 years
   3	PH + Gen	10 years
   4	PH + OBC	13 years
   5	PH + SC/ST	15 years
   6	Ex-Servicemen (Gen)	3 years
   7	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	6 years
   8	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	8 years

2. Citizenship: The Candidate must be the citizen of India.
3.  Educational Qualification:
   

   Post	Educational Qualification
   Assistant Audit Officer	Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University OR Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies
   Statistical Investigator Grade – II Post	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation
   Compiler Posts	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective Subject
   All Other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent

4. Physical Fitness Requirements: there are sure imperative Physical Standards for Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Sub-Inspector in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Sub-Inspector in NIA (National Investigation Agency).

 Admit Card

Candidates can download their Admit Card/Hall Ticket from the SSC official website. The admit card for the CGL Tier-1 exam will be released first followed by the admit card of CGL Tier-2 exam.

How to download SSC CGL Admit Card

• Visit the official website of SSC
• Search and click on the SSC CGL 2019 Admit Card link
• Enter the details such as registration number and date of birth as password
• Students must verify all the details mentioned on the admit card
• Download and save the hard copy of SSC CGL Admit card for future reference.

SSC CGL Exam Center

SSC CGL examination is conducted in 128 exam centers. Exam centre will be allocated at the time of their registration process. The following table shows the name of various test centres located at different locations:

Agra	Guntur	Bhagalpur	Madurai
Allahabad	Hyderabad	Muzaffarpur	Tiruchirapalli
Bareilly	Kurnool	Patna	Tirunelveli
Gorakhpur	Rajahmundry	Gangtok	Puducherry
Kanpur	Tirupati	Ranchi	Ahmedabad
Lucknow	Vishakhapatnam	Cuttack	Vadodara
Meerut	Chennai	Keonjhargarh	Rajkot
Varanasi	Coimbatore	Barasat	Surat
Berhampore	Bhavnagar	Sambalpur	Nashik
Chinsurah	Kutch	Port Blair	Pune
Jalpaiguri	Amravati	Bangalore	Thane
Kolkata	Aurangabad	Dharwar	Bhandara
Malda	Kolhapur	Gulbarga	Chandrapur
Midnapur	Mumbai	Mangalore	Akola
Siliguri	Nagpur	Mysore	Jalgaon
Bhubaneshwar	Nanded	Kochi	Panaji
Kozhikode (Calicut)	Bhopal	Delhi	Satna
Thiruvananthapuram	Chindwara	Ajmer	Sagar
Thrissur	Guna	Alwar	Ambikapur
Almora	Gwalior	Bikaner	Bilaspur
Dehradun	Indore	Jaipur	Jagdalpur
Haldwani	Jabalpur	Jodhpur	Raipur
Srinagar (Uttarakhand)	Khandwa	Kota	Durg
Haridwar	Ratlam	Sriganganagar	Anantnag
Udaipur	Baramula	Shillong	Shimla
Itanagar	Jammu	Imphal	Bhathinda
Aizwal	Leh	Churachandpur	Jalandhar
Dibrugarh	Rajouri	Agartala	Patiala
Guwahati (Dispur)	Srinagar (J&K)	Chandigarh	Amritsar
Jorhat	Kargil
Silchar	Dodda
Kohima	Hamirpur

Exam Result

SSC will release the Result in four stages after completion of each Tier, the candidates can check their result form official website of SSC.

 Exam Preparation

CGL exam Preparation is done in symmetric manner, with the latest exam pattern, create your a proper study plan, divide the time for all subjects, try to solve previous years papers, Always start the paper with the easier sections like General Awareness. Complete all the other sections before moving to the Quantitative Aptitude Section.