SSC CGL 2020

Staff Selection Commission or SSC as popularly called is one of the major recruiting organizations in the government sector. SSC releases its recruitment notification each year where it announces vacancies under various posts. SSC CGL is one such major recruitment that SSC announces almost every year. It is considered as one of the most popular examinations conducted by SSC to recruit eligible graduates under various posts in the departments and ministries of the Central Government. The SSC CGL 2019 - 2020 Tier 1 exam was conducted from March 02, 2020, to March 11, 2020, and the result of the same has been announced on July 01, 2020. You can also check your scorecard which is available on the official website of SSC. 

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released its official notification of SSC CGL 2020. SSC CGL 2020 notification contains all the relevant information regarding the SSC CGL 2020 exam like eligibility criteria, age limit, nationality etc. You will be selected based on their choices of different categories of posts in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations. Subject to administrative/public exigencies, final selection through the SSC CGL Examination to specific categories of posts would be according to the confirmed number of vacancies from the concerned Indenting Ministries/ Department/Office/Cadres before declaration of results. This is a Graduate Level Exam and is thus one of the most sought-after exams among graduate students in our country.

To ace any examination it is very important to know every detail of the examination. The next step after applying for the SSC CGL exam is to look at the examination syllabus, it gives you an insight of what will be asked in the exam. In the SSC CGL syllabus 2020, Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam syllabus is more or less the same, the difference basically lies in the difficulty level of the exam. Let’s discuss the examination syllabus in detail below:

SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus

The Preliminary exam (Tier 1) of SSC CGL 2020 exam will be of 60 minutes duration, having four major subjects. These subjects are Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General Studies, and English Language. The SSC CGL 2020 Tier 1 Exam has a total of 100 questions from these four sections - Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General Studies, and English language. Please note that there is 'no sectional cut-off' and the overall score will be considered for selection. Know in detail about the topics/chapters which are covered under these subjects for each tier of SSC CGL 2020 exams:

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus

If you have qualified SSC CGL 2020 Tier-1 exam, you will be called for Tier 2. SSC CGL Tier 2 exam syllabus contains two sections namely Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The difficulty level of SSC CGL Tier 2 exam will be a bit higher than the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam, so it advised to prepare accordingly. To prepare in the best way, you should note down the SSC CGL Tier 2 syllabus.  For the post like Assitant Audit officer, Assitant Statistical officer, etc. Subjects like Statistics, Finance, and Accounts will be asked.  Refer to the table below to note down the syllabus:

SSC CGL Tier 3 Syllabus

SSC CGL Tier 3 exam will consist of a Descriptive test where you will be judged from your writing skills. Please note that SSC CGL Tier 3 exam is not bilingual in nature which means a candidate has to write Letters, essays, Applications, etc. in the English language only. Refer to the table below for more details:

SSC CGL Tier 4 Syllabus

SSC CGL Tier 4 is a Skill Test which will be applicable to only certain posts. Note the details of the test from the table given below:

The online exam of SSC CGL 2020-2020 will consist of Questions from Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness and English Language. The tests except for the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. To be able to prepare in the best possible way, candidates should have complete information related to the exam. Take a good look at the SSC CGL 2020 Exam pattern before you start your preparation.

The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2020

The first phase or Tier -1 of SSC CGL 2020 examination consists of four sections/subjects that are assigned equal marks and contain equal number of questions which need to be solved in a composite time of 60 minutes. The sections that are involved in the exam are Reasoning Ability, English Language, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude There are no sectional timings and therefore you need not to worry regarding the timings but need to focus on the number of attempts and accuracy. The details are as follows:

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2020

SSC CGL Tier 2 exam will also be a computer-based online test. The Tier 2 of SSC CGL Exam will consist of four papers where all the papers are not mandatory for all the candidates. A candidate will have to attempt the papers according to the posts applied by him / her. SSC CGL Tier 2 is expected to be conducted from October 14 to October 17, 2020.  For each section, there will be a time duration of 2 hours available. Tier 2 will open the way for the next stage in the SSC CGL Exam 2020.

SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Pattern 2020

After SSC CGL Tier 2, the next step will be appearing for the Tier 3 of SSC CGL Exam. SSC CGL 2020 Tier 3 exam is descriptive in nature and conducted in pen & paper mode. The format of this exam is descriptive with 100 marks allotted to it and 60 minutes is the time duration. You will be expected to write a letter/essay/ precis accordingly based on the proper format.

SSC CGL Tier 4 Exam Pattern 2019 - 2020

In SSC CGL 2020 Tier 4 exam, computer proficiency test and skill test will be conducted for the candidates who applied for the posts which mandatorily requires these two skills. Please note that this is not applicable to all the candidates.

The SSC CGL 2020 notification contains all the relevant information related to eligibility criteria, exam dates, exam syllabus etc. Date of Tier 1 examination, Date of Tier 2 examination opening date on application link and closing date of Application from etc. is also available in the SSC CGL 2020 official notification. We have provided complete details of SSC CGL 2020 Exam date in tabular form below:

SSC CGL being one of the most sought-after & awaited jobs, rewards its employees generously. One of the key reasons, candidates prefer to work under SSC is because along with handsome salary, it also provides various allowances with certain benefits and perks. The postings under SSC are done in various ministries and government departments which pay their employees based on various pay scales as depicted in the following table:

Since SSC recruits candidates for different posts so the job profile varies from one category to another. SSC CGL 2020 has various posts under its exam such as Assistant audit officer, Assistant Account Officer, Sub Inspector, Assistant etc. There are basically two types of posts Grade B and Grade C under which various designations from various ministries fall. One such post is a post of Assistant Audit officer which is a Grade B Gazetted post, it comes under Indian Audit account and department under C & AG. Candidates can visit the official website to have detailed knowledge about the SSC CGL Job Profile.

SSC had announced more than 9000 vacancies in the year 2017 whereas vacancies for SSC CGL 2018 is not finalized yet. SSC is likely to announce a similar number of vacancies as in 2020 or even higher vacancies for SSC CGL 2020 exam. The total number of vacancies for SSC CGL 2020 exam will be updated soon. SSC has not revealed the actual number of total vacancies in the latest official notification. Candidates need to give their best for whichever post they have applied. SSC usually releases a good number of vacancies in its recruitment notification every year.

SSC CGL 2020 exam is bilingual in nature that means you can attempt the exam in either of the language i.e. Hindi or English except the test of English language which will be available in English only, also the descriptive test for SSC CGL 2020 Tier 3 exam will be conducted in English Language only. Your English language skills will be tested in SSC CGL Tier 3 exam.

SSC CGL 2020 exam, conducted by the Staff Selection Commission is an All India Entrance Exam. To appear in SSC CGL 2020 Exam, one needs to be a Graduate (in any discipline). However, for few posts the graduation requirement is specific. The eligible 'Age Limit' also varies according posts.

SSC CGL Educational Criteria

You need to follow a certain specified educational criteria to ensure your eligibility for the SSC CGL Exam 2020. Your candidature will be canceled if you fail to follow these criteria.

SSC CGL Age Criteria (as on January 01, 2020)

One of the most worrisome things before applying for an exam could be your eligibility for the posts.  In SSC CGL 2020 exam there are various posts which require different age limit criteria for different posts. The age limit criteria is counted as on January 01, 2020. There are different age criteria for different posts under the SSC CGL 2020 notification as indicated below:

SSC CGL Age-relaxation

SSC provides relaxation in the upper age limit to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories. The period of relaxation will vary for each of the mentioned categories. Complete details of the relaxation in the age criteria for SSC CGL 2020 examination will be as explained in the table given below:

To apply for the SSC CGL 2020 exam, you first need to ensure that they are eligible for the post they wish to apply for. After ensuring the eligibility, it is very important to fill out the application from very carefully because any mistake can lead to disqualification from the SSC CGL 2020 exam. While filling the application you are advised to keep all the important documents with them such as 10th certificate, Aadhar card (valid ID card), scanned photograph, scanned signature etc. along with all the important documents required while filling the application form. To assist you with this we have provided step by step process below:

Please note that you can fill the SSC CGL online application form through online mode only however along with online mode,the payment of application fees can be done through offline mode (SBI Challan) also.

• Step 1:You first need to visit the official website of SSC.
• Step 2: After entering the website you need to register as a NEW USER. During the registration process user needs to enter his/her email ID, phone number and password.
• Step 3: A system generated registration number and password will be sent to an email ID and mobile number given by the candidate at the time of registration. You are advised that for future use.
• Step 4:Login to SSC website using your Registration details namely registration ID and password generated by the system.
• Step 5:After log in, fill your personal details and educational details that are required in SSC CGL 2020 application form.
• Step 6:After filing out the application from it is time to upload scanned photograph and signature as per the specifications in JPG/JPEG format.
• Step 7:After completing the application form process, click on ‘submit’ Button and proceed to pay the application fee using net banking, debit card or e-challan of SBI Bank

You are required to submit the application fee once you fill all the required details in the application form. Without the submission of application fee, the SSC CGL 2020 application process will not be considered complete. Women are exempted from SSC CGL application fee along with some other categories. Check details below:

SSC assigns various exam centers in different cities to conduct the SSC CGL online examination smoothly. SSC reserves the right to add / cancel any exam Centre and no request to change the Centre will be entertained. While applying for the SSC CGL 2020 examination, you  will have the option of choosing an examination Centre of your choice. You should note that while SSC gives an option of choosing an examination Centre, but it reserves the right to change the examination Centre in case of non-availability of seats. Following is the list of examination centers of SSC CGL 2020 exam.

The Centre, venue address, date and time' for both online Preliminary and online Mains examinations and Interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. You can download his/her call letter from the authorized website by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ information handout etc. of SSC CGL 2020 admit card will be sent by post/courier.

Before you start your preparation, you need to get an idea about last year's exam scenario. This will help you in planning for your SSC CGL 2020 exam preparation in a strategic way. Having the previous year exam cut-offs makes it very easy to judge the level of the exam and the pattern of the complete examination process. SSC CGL is a sought-after examination and thus the competition will also be good.  Check the SSC CGL 2020 previous year cut-offs below:

SSC CGL 2019 Tier-1 Cut-Off

List-1: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 [Paper-1, Paper-2 and Paper-4{General Studies(Finance & Accounts)}]and Tier-3

* In addition to the UR candidates shown above, 71-SC, 19-ST, 1167-OBC, 727 EWS and 7 OH candidates qualifying at URcut-offhave been shown under their respective categories.

List-2: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 [Paper-1, Paper-2 and Paper-3(Statistics)]and Tier-3

* In addition to the UR candidates shownabove, 222-SC, 75-ST, 2704-OBC, 1488-EWS, 6-OH, 1-HH and 3-VHcandidates qualifying at URcut-offhave been shown under their respective categories.

Note: Only those candidates have been considered eligible forList-2 who have applied for the post(s)of JSO and/ orSIin their online Application Forms.

List-3: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 (Paper-1 and Paper-2)and Tier-3

* In addition to the UR candidates shown above, 3500-SC, 1074-ST, 21598-OBC, 8829-EWS, 145-ESM, 139-OH, 19-HH, 82-VH and 3-Others PwD candidates qualifying atURcut-offhave been shown under their respective categories

SSC CGL 2018 Tier-1 Cut-Off

List-I: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 (Paper-1, Paper-2, Paper-4 (General Studies (Finance & Accounts) and Tier-3 

List-2: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 (Paper-1, Paper- 2, Paper -3 (Statistics) & Tier 3 

List – 3: Candidates qualified in Tier-1 for appearing in Tier-2 (Paper-1 & Paper-2 & Tier 3) 

Previous Year's SSC CGL Cut-Off  for Tier-1: Cut off marks (Out of 200) 

SSC CGL Cut-Off for Tier-1 + Tier-2: Cut-off marks (out of 600)

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SSC CGL 2020 exam requires systematic planning and a well-drafted preparation strategy. While preparing for SSC CGL 2020, you need to keep in mind the latest exam pattern and also need to go through the SSC CGL syllabus thoroughly. Going through the syllabus helps in forming a complete and properly divided preparation plan. You should know how much time and attention needs to be given to a particular subject and include it in the plan accordingly. Making a good strategy should be the first & foremost priority whenever you plan to start your preparation for any examination. SSC CGL 2020 being a much-awaited notification and preferred by many, needs extra attention when it comes to cracking the exam. You should gather complete information about not only the syllabus, but the exam pattern and other necessary information to beat such competition. While you prepare you should not neglect one important part and that is practicing online mock tests. This forms the most important part of your preparation for any exam.

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