Q.What is the mode of the SSC GD Constable examination?

Ans: The SSC conducts all the one-day exams online now, SSC GD is not different.

Q.Is there any negative marking in the exam?

Ans. Yes, there is 0.25 negative marking in the exam.

Q. What is the marking scheme for SSC GD Constable examination?

Ans. For each correct answer, candidates will get 2 marks and for each wrong answer, candidates will be penalized with 0.25 marks.

SSC GD 2024 Previous Year Exam Analysis

Q: Q.What are the exam dates released by SSC for SSC GD Constable examination?

Ans: The exam date is (20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th February 2024) and (1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th March 2024).

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SSC GD Exam is being conducted by the Staff Selection Commission of India to recruit candidates for the General Duty post of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF, and Rifleman in AR. The Staff Selection Commission has released the GD notification for the recruitment of 26,146 constables both male and female. This huge number of vacancies increases the chances of selection for the candidates. The application status and admit cards have already been announced for many regions and the exam dates for TIER I have been notified on the official website. The SSC GD exam is scheduled to be held on (20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th February 2024) and (1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th March 2024). The candidates must take this golden opportunity and start preparing according to that. Since the exam dates have already been released, the candidates who are preparing for the General Duty Post must know the details regarding the previous exam conducted.

In this article, we are providing you with a detailed analysis of the SSC GD Previous Year exam. This will help the candidates get an idea about this year’s expected paper pattern and exam analysis. Before the final exam notification, we should be aware of the detailed exam pattern and the previous year’s analysis.

SSC GD Exam Pattern

The computer-based exam is for 160 marks. The time of 60 minutes is given to the candidates. There will be four sections- GK, Reasoning, Mathematics, and English/Hindi. The Computer-Based Exam will be of 160 marks. A composite time of 60 minutes will be given to the candidates. There will be four sections in the examination– GK, Reasoning, Mathematics, and English/Hindi. The computer-based examination will be held in English & Hindi only.

Parts	Name of Disciplines	Questions	Marks	Duration
Part-A	General Intelligence and reasoning	20	40	60 minutes
Part-B	General Awareness and General Knowledge	20	40
Part-C	Elementary Mathematics	20	40
Part-D	English/Hindi	20	40
	Total	80	160

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SSC GD Previous Year Exam Analysis

The detailed section-wise previous year analysis has been provided here. This will help candidates to get knowledge about the exam pattern and question pattern asked. Equipped with this information, candidates can make informed decisions regarding their strategy for attempting the paper and manage their time well in the exam. We have done a thorough analysis of last years various shifts and are providing you a summarised version of the analysis.

General Intelligence and reasoning

This is a very scoring section that contains 20 questions for 40 marks. This gives you the opportunity to score more. We are providing a detailed analysis of this section from the previous year’s exam pattern. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC has been up to in terms of these questions.

Topic	Number of Questions Asked
Coding-Decoding	2-3
Statement Conclusion	–
Missing Term	1-2
Venn Diagram	1
Syllogism	1-2
Paper Folding	1
Odd one out	2-3
Mathematics Operation	1
Analogy	2
Series	1-2
Sequence	1
Puzzle ( Linear Sitting Arrangement)	1-2
Mirror Image	1
Hidden Figure	1
Complete Figure	1
Total	20

English Language

This section contains 20 questions for 40 marks. This gives you the opportunity to score more. We are providing a detailed analysis of this section from the previous year’s exam pattern. To score more in English reading plays an important role to score more.

Topic	Number of Questions Asked
Fill In The Blanks	2-3
Narration	–
Sentence Improvement	2-3
Error Detection	2-3
Idioms & Phrases	1-2
Synonym	2
Antonym	2
One word substitution	2
Comprehension	5
Spelling check	2
Cloze test	–
Total	20

Elementary Mathematics

The section contains 20 questions for 40 marks. It tests the candidate’s basic numeracy levels as well as time management skills. It can be a game changer in the overall marks obtained by the candidate. The candidates must go through the analysis provided below so that they can get an idea about the pattern of questions asked.

Topic	Number of Questions Asked
SI/ CI	2
Profit/Loss	2-3
Mensuration	2
Geometry	–
Algebra	–
Ratio & Proportion	1-2
Percentage	1-2
Number System	1
Time and Work	1-2
Simplification	2
Time, Speed, and Distance	1
Average	1
Misc	3-4
Total	20

General Awareness and General Knowledge

This is the most scoring topic in less time as candidates do not need to do any calculations or anything, The questions asked are based on General knowledge and general awareness. The candidates must prepare daily and stay updated to get more scores in this section. The below table will give an idea about the questions asked in last year’s SSC GD examination.