SSC CGL 2018 Exam Pattern

What Is the New Pattern for SSC CGL 2018 Exam?

The revised exam pattern for SSC CGL includes four tiers – Tier 1 (Preliminary Exam), Tier 2 (Mains), Tier 3 (Descriptive), and Tier 4 (DEST/CPT). Tier 3 and Tier 4 have been added recently.

Understand the elaborate pattern given below for all the tiers of SSC CGL Exam.

  

SSC CGL Tier 1 Pattern

Part	Subject	Max. Marks	Questions	Time Allotted
A	General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	25	60 Minutes (Total)80 Minutes (for disabled candidates)
B	General Awareness	50	25
C	Quantitative Aptitude	50	25
D	English Comprehension	50	25

 Total questions asked are 100, comprising of 200 marks. Each question would carry 2 marks.

 Paper Mode: Tier 1 will be conducted online.

 Negative Marking: There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer you make.

 Questions will be of the Objective type with multiple choices. Candidates can choose their Medium as Hindi or English.

 You have to qualify Tier 1 exam to move on to Tier 2.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Pattern

Paper	Subjects	Max. Marks	Questions	Time Allotted
I	Quantitative Ability	200	100	2 Hours (2 Hours 40 Minutes for PWD Candidates)
II	English Language & Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours (2 Hours 40 Minutes for PWD Candidates)
III	Statistics	200	100	2 Hours (2 Hours 40 Minutes for PWD Candidates)
IV	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	200	200	2 Hours (2 Hours 40 Minutes for PWD Candidates)

 Paper Mode: Tier 2 will be conducted online.

 Negative Marking: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-II and 0.50 marks in Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper IV for each wrong answer.

 Questions will be of the Objective type with multiple choices. Candidates can choose their Medium as Hindi or English.

 You have to qualify Tier 2 exam to move on to Tier 3.

 Paper-I & II are compulsory for all the categories of posts.

 Paper-III is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Statistical Investigator Gr. II & Compiler.

 Paper IV is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Assistant Audit Officer.

As knowing the pattern is not enough to start your preparation, you might wish to grab the complete syllabus. See below the detailed SSC CGL 2018 Exam Syllabus:

SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 [Complete]

SSC CGL Tier 3 Pattern

Mode of Examination	Scheme of Examination	Marks	Time
Pen and Paper	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (writing of Essay /Precis /Letter/Application Writing etc.	100	60 minutes80 Minutes (For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy)

 Tier 3 has been introduced w.e.f. CGLE 2018.

 The exam would be a descriptive type.

 Paper Mode: Tier 3 would be an offline paper.

 It will carry 100 marks and the duration of the paper would be one hour.

 This Tier has been introduced to assess the writing skills of the candidates which are necessary for Government jobs.

 The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay / Passage of 250 words and Letter / Application Writing of approximately 150 words.

 The qualifying marks in Tier-III would be 33 per cent.

 The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English.

 The questions in this paper would be of 10+2 standard.

 The marks obtained by the candidates in Tier I & Tier II, together, would determine the eligibility of the candidates to appear in Tier III & Tier IV.

SSC CGL Tier 4 Pattern (wherever applicable)

Mode of Examination	Scheme of Examination	Marks	Time
Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) / Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)	Same as published in the Notice of Examination	Qualifying	Same as published in the Notice of Examination

 Tier-IV of the Examination would continue to be the Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) /Computer Proficiency Test (CPT).

 The exam is qualifying in Nature.

 Computer Proficiency Test => for Asst. Section Officer in CSS post only.

 Data Entry Skill Test at Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour => for Tax Assistant post only.