SSC CGL Selection Process 2024 in Detail, Tier 1 and 2 exams

SSC CGL Selection Process 2024

Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CGL examination every year for graduate-level posts in various departments of the SSC. The appointment to the posts can be done throughout the country according to the preference given by the candidates. The SSC CGL 2024 Notification will be released on the official website ssc.gov.in on 11th June 2024 and the Tier 1 Exam will be held in September-October 2024. Candidates are generally curious about the recruitment process and have many questions regarding the various stages of selection. In this article, we have attempted to address such queries about the SSC CGL selection process for 2024. Each candidate must clear all the stages of the examination to get the final appointment to the desired post. You must know the recruitment process before applying for the SSC CGL exam.

SSC CGL 2023 Selection Process 2024: Overview

Here candidates have to go through the brief information tabulated below regarding the SSC CGL 2024 Selection Process.

SSC CGL 2024 Selection Process

The SSC CGL 2024 Selection Process  is mentioned below:

• Tier 1- Computer-based test
• Tier 2- Computer-based test
• Tier 2 includes 3 papers i.e. Paper-I, Paper-II, and Paper-III further in separate shifts on separate days.
• Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts and Paper-II will be for only those candidates who have applied for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 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.
• Paper I will be conducted in two sessions – Session–I & Session II, on the same day. Session I will include conducting Section I, Section II, and Module I of Section III. Session II will include conducting Module II of Section III. Hence, the duration of Session I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes and the duration of Session II will be 15 minutes only.
• The Data Entry Speed Test has been included in Paper III for 15 minutes in Module II as One Data Entry Task.
• Candidates have to clear Tier 1 to qualify for the Tier 2 exam.
• SSC releases the Tier 1 exam result, and candidates whose names are on the merit list are eligible to appear for Tier 2.
• Candidates must go through the detailed SSC CGL Tier 1 selection process and SSC CGL Tier 2 in the below article.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam

The first stage in the selection process is an objective computer-based examination. SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 consists of 100 questions, containing 25 questions each from 4 different subjects viz Quantitative aptitude, reasoning, English, and general awareness, the questions will be asked from the syllabus of 6th to 10th standard. Candidates can follow the table provided below, to know the examination pattern of the first stage in the selection process.

• There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks in all sections in Tier 1.
• The duration of the exam is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam

After qualifying the SSC CGL Tier 1, the most important stage of SSC CGL awaits the aspirants i.e. SSC CGL Tier 2 comprising the maximum marks of SSC CGL.

• There are 3 compulsory papers- Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3.
• Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper-II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
•  There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-II, and Paper-III.