SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023: Check The Tier 1 And Tier 2 Revised Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme, And Other Details Here
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam in two stages: Tier I and Tier II for various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc.
As per the revised SSC CGL exam pattern, the Tier I exam is qualifying in nature however it is compulsory for all the aspirants. The Tier II exam comprises three papers i.e Papers I, II, and III. Paper I is mandatory for all the posts, Paper II will be for only those candidates who apply for the Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator (SI) Grade-II posts and Paper III will be for those candidates only who apply for Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer post. Marks obtained in the Tier II exam shall be considered for the final selection.
In this article, we have shared the detailed exam pattern for Tier I and Tier II along with the marking scheme, question pattern and weightage.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2023
SSC is the exam conducting body for the CGL exam. We have given below the key highlights of the exam pattern for all the aspirants who are going to appear in the upcoming exam.
| Conducting Body |
Staff Selection Commission |
| Department |
Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ |
| Post Name |
Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer Junior Statistical Officer Statistical Investigator Grade-II Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) All other Posts |
| SSC CGL Selection Process |
Tier I & Tier II |
| Vacancy |
7500 (tentative) |
| Exam Mode |
Computer-Based Test (Online) |
| Question Type |
Tier I: Objective Type, Multiple choice questions Tier II: Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module II of Section-III of Paper-I |
| Negative Marking |
Yes |
SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier I
- The Tier-I exam pattern comprises 4 sections with 100 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks.
- The questions will be available in both English & Hindi except for the English comprehension.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
- The four sections in the Tier I exam are general intelligence and reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude, and English comprehension.
| SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern |
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| S.No |
Section |
Number of Questions |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
25 |
50 |
1 hour
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| 2 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
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| 3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
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| 4 |
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
|
| Total |
100 |
200 |
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Also Read: SSC CGL Cut Off 2023: Check Expected & Previous Year Cut off Marks
SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier II
- The SSC CGL Tier II exam pattern comprises three papers, i.e., paper I, II, and III.
- Tier-II (all papers) shall consist of objective type, multiple choice questions, except for module-II of section-III of paper-I.
- The questions shall be bilingual (English & Hindi) except for the English language and comprehension module in section II of paper-I.
- Negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer shall be applicable in section-I, section II, and module-I of section III of paper-I and 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in paper-II and paper-III.
- It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.
| S.No |
Tier II Papers |
Duration |
| 1 |
Paper-I: (Compulsory for all posts) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Paper-II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) |
2 hours |
| 3 |
Paper-III: Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer |
2 hours |
Below, we have discussed the Tier II exam pattern in detail for each paper. Candidates can refer to CGL Syllabus here for detailed topics (Tier I and Tier II).
SSC CGL Tier II Paper 1 Exam Pattern
Paper 1 of Tier II will be conducted in two sessions, - session I and session II. In session I, there shall be three sections and two modules in each section. Candidates shall get 1 hour to complete section I (two modules). Immediately after completion of section I, candidates shall sit for section II (two modules) for which they shall get 1 hour. After section II is successfully concluded, section III (module I) shall commence immediately for which candidates shall get 15 minutes.
On completion of module I of section III, session I shall come to an end. After the completion of session I, candidates will get a break for re-registration for session II. The module II of section III shall be held in session II for which candidates shall get 15 minutes.
| SSC CGL Tier I Paper 1 Exam Pattern |
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| Sessions |
Sections |
Module |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Weightage |
Duration |
| Session I |
Section I |
Module-I |
Mathematical Abilities |
30 |
90 |
23% |
1 hour |
| Module-II |
Reasoning and General Intelligence |
30 |
90 |
23% |
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| Section II |
Module-I |
English Language and Comprehension |
45 |
135 |
35% |
1 hour |
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| Module-II |
General Awareness |
25 |
75 |
19% |
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| Section III |
Module-I |
Computer Knowledge Test |
20 |
60 |
Qualifying |
15 minutes |
|
| Session II |
Module-II |
Data Entry Speed Test |
One Data Entry Task |
Qualifying |
15 minutes |
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SSC CGL Tier II Paper 2 and 3 Exam Pattern
Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these posts.
Paper-III will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-III i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
| SSC CGL Tier II Paper 2 & Paper 3 Exam Pattern |
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| Paper |
Section |
No. of question |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| Paper II |
Statistics |
100 |
200 |
2 hours |
| Paper III |
General Studies (Finance and Economics) |
100 |
200 |
2 hours |
SSC CGL Final Merit
- All the candidates qualified in both Tier I & Tier II stages will be shortlisted for document verification. They will be required to appear for document verification along with the photocopies and original documents as prescribed by the commission.
- The final SSC CGL merit list will be prepared based on the overall performance of candidates in the Tier-II examination only.
- The CGL Merit List for the post of (JSO) and SI Grade-II will be prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained in section-I & section-II of paper-I and paper-II of Tier-II examination subject to qualifying section-III (both modules) of paper-I of Tier-II.
- The merit list for the post of Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer will be prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained in section-I & section-II of paper-I and paper-III of Tier-II examination subject to qualifying section-III (both modules) of paper-I of Tier-I.