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SSC CGL 2024 Exam will be conducted from 9th September to 26th September 2024 as mentioned in a recent notice released by the Staff Selection Commission. The exact SSC CGL Tier 1 exam dates can be downloaded on the official website. Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CGL exam every year across the country to fill the vacancies in different departments and ministries. Candidates must start their preparation to secure their position in the most prestigious government jobs.
SSC CGL Exam Date 2024
The first step towards a successful SSC CGL journey is staying updated on the exam dates. As the exam will be held from 9th to 26th September 2024, candidates can plan their study schedule accordingly. The tentative exam schedule for the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2024, which will be conducted in December 2024. The specific exam date for the same will be declared shortly by the officials.
SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Date 2024 Notice PDF – Click Here to Download
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination is a gateway to a promising career in the government sector. To help you out in this journey, we have tabulated all important information regarding the SSC CGL Exam 2024 below.
| SSC CGL Exam Date 2024 | |
| Name Of Organization | Staff Selection Commission |
| Exam Name | Combined Graduate Level |
| Exam Type | National Level |
| Vacancy | 17727 |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Exam Duration | Tier 1 – 60 minutes Tier 2 – 120 minutes |
| Section | Tier 1 – 4 Sections Tier 2 – 3 Papers |
| SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Date 2024 | 9th to 26th September 2024 |
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date 2024 | December 2024 |
Click here for the SSC CGL Exam Pattern In Detail
SSC CGL Exam Admit Card 2024
The Staff Selection Commission is going to release the admit card for the SSC CGL Exam 2024 soon on the official website. The candidates will need their registration numbers and passwords to download their hall tickets for the upcoming Tier 1 exam. The commission, however, has released the application status of the candidates belonging to the Karnataka Kerala Region and the Southern Region on the respective websites.
The Admit Card will be released seven to ten days before the exam date. The candidates can access their application status and admit card through the link provided below.
SSC CGL Admit Card 2024 – Click Here to Download
SSC CGL Tier 1 Shift Timings (Tentative)
Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2024 in multiple shifts at various exam centers. Usually, the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam is conducted in four shifts across different days. The exam is scheduled for 9th to 26th September 2024. SSC has published the official notice for the same in PDF format on the official website, ssc.gov.in, confirming the exact schedule. SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam dates will be announced after the completion of the Tier 1 examination.
The exam shift timings for SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 are detailed below:
| Exam Date | Shift-1 | Shift-2 | Shift-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th to 26th September 2024 | 9 AM to 10 AM | 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM | 4 PM to 5 PM |
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SSC CGL Tier 1 2024 Exam Pattern
The candidates who are preparing for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam should be aware of the pattern of the paper that has been provided in the detailed notification. The Tier 1 exam will be qualifying in nature and the candidates will be shortlisted based on the normalized marks. The paper will contain 100 questions worth 200 marks distributed equally among four sections i.e.General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.
| SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Exam Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes(For VH & Candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 80 minutes) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 | ||
The Tier 1 exam carries a 0.5 negative mark across all the sections. The candidates who score equal to or more than the cutoff for this stage will be called for the Tier 2 exam. It is advised that the candidates focus on their preparations to secure their chances of getting selected by following an efficient strategy.
SSC CGL Exam Centre 2024
Staff Selection Commission is divided into 9 regions. The exam centers are allotted as per the region candidates apply for. Here is the list of exam centers according to the regions.
| Examination Centers & Centre Code | Region | States |
| Bhagalpur (3201), Patna (3206), Purnea (3209), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), and Varanasi (3013). | Central Region | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| Kolkata(4410), Port Blair (4802), Gangtok (4001), Bhubaneshwar (4604), and Ranchi (4205). | Eastern Region (ER) | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, and West Bengal |
| Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kozhikode (Calicut) (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Ernakulam (9213) | Karnataka, Kerala Region(KKR)/ | Lakshadweep, Karnataka, and Kerala |
| Bilaspur(6202), Raipur (6204), Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), and Jabalpur (6007). | Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) | Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh |
| Guwahati(Dispur) (5105), Shillong (5401), and Agartala (5601) | North Eastern Region (NER) | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura |
| Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Udaipur(2409), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003), and Roorkee(2006) | Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi | Rajasthan and Uttarakhand |
| Chandigarh/Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Jalandhar (1402), Patiala (1403) | North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ | Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Punjab |
| Chennai (8201), Hyderabad(8002), Kurnool (8003), Tiruchirappalli (8206), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Vijayawada (8008), and Tirunelveli (8207) | Southern Region (SR) | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. |
| Panaji(7801), Ahmedabad(7001), Rajkot (7006), Amravati (7201), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nashik(7207), and Pune (7208) | Western Region (WR) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra |
How to prepare for the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2024?
We have given a complete comprehensive guide outlining the most effective strategies to prepare for this examination.
- Understand the exam pattern and Syllabus for the exam
- Go through the previous year’s question papers to get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam over the years.
- Make a list of all the topics on a sheet
- Start making topic-wise notes by following live classes, or video courses
- Appear for subject-wise daily quizzes on the Adda247 app to test your knowledge
- Take note of the topics that you are having difficulty with and revise your notes
- Practice from the full-length mock tests regularly
- Follow Adda247 for updates, quizzes, papers, and study plans.
| SSC CGL Related Links | |
| SSC CGL Notification 2024 | SSC CGL Syllabus |
| SSC CGL Salary | SSC CGL Previous Year Papers |
| SSC CGL Cut-Off 2024 | SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 |
| SSC CGL Admit Card 2024 | |
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