OSSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024 Live Updates: Check Today’s Detailed Paper Review, Difficulty Level and Good Attempts

Candidates who score above the qualifying marks will be invited to appear for the Mains exam. The OSSC CGL Mains consists of two stages: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Applicants must clear this stage to progress to the final stage, which is Document Verification.

The commission considers several factors while determining the cut off marks. Listed below are some of them:

• Number of vacancies released
• Total number of candidates appeared for the exam
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Normalisation

The Odisha Staff Selection Commission conducts OSSC CGL exam in three stages: Prelims, Mains and Document Verification. Candidates must secure equal to or more than the cut off marks to proceed to the subsequent stage.

• Sentence Arrangement
• Error Correction
• Fill in the Blanks
• Prepositions
• Homonyms
• Synonyms Antonyms
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Word Formation
• Sentence Completion
• Sentence Improvement
• Active and Passive Voice
• Transformation
• Spotting Errors
• Error Correction
• Spelling Test
• Passage Completion
• Opposite words
• Topic Rearrangement of Passage
• Joining Sentences
• Idioms and Phrases

The difficulty level of the exam conducted on October 20 was easy to moderate. Those who have prepared well can easily clear it.

• Computer Fundamentals
• Object-Oriented Designing
• MS Windows
• Office Software
• MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Power Point
• Uses of Internet and Services on Internet
• Basic Networking Concepts
• Communication Technology

Here are the important topics includes in OSSC CGL syllabus for Current Affairs section:

• Environment
• Current Affairs
• Indian History
• Polity
• Constitution
• Sports
• Defence news
• Static GK Topics and Questions
• Awards

As per the syllabus released by the commission, listed below are the important topics for Reasoning section:

• Verbal and Non–Verbal types of reasoning
• Similarities
• Differences
• Space visualizations
• Problem-Solving
• Analysis
• Judgment
• Decision Making
• Visual Memory

• Simplification
• Decimals
• Data Interpretations
• Fractions
• HCF
• LCM
• Percentage
• Ratio and Proportions
• Profit and Loss

Tabulated below is the previous year cut off marks for FY 2023

OSSC CGL Mains Exam comprises two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both papers will include multiple-choice questions as well as short answer questions. Each paper is worth 100 marks and has a duration of 2.5 hours.

As per the revised OSSC CGL exam pattern, a total of 150 objective type questions will be asked. Each question carries one mark and there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks.

The ongoing OSSC Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination 2024 is scheduled to be held from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Below are the OSSC CGL Exam Time:

• Reporting Time: 9:00 AM
• Gate Closing Time: 9:45 AM
• Exam Start Time: 10:00 AM

The commission has started conducting the shift 1 of OSSC CGL Prelims exam at 10 am. The exam will conclude at 12 pm. Stay tuned to find all the latest updates on OSSC CGL Prelims Exam Analysis here.