SSC CGL 2019 Exam Date: Important Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus
SSC CGL exam is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, this exam is for all India level in which CGL stands for Combined Graduate Level. We have started a thread of articles for the SSC CGL exam in which we will try to touch all the aspects like courses, books to study, the post offered, examination process and test papers, etc. So, be in touch to get all the information regarding SSC CGL 2019.
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What is SSC CGL?
SSC CGL is an exam which is organized by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit all graduate aspirants at India level in various government sectors like Income Tax Dept., CAG, IB, CBI,
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Eligibility Criteria & Age Limit for
SSC CGL 2019 Exam
- An applicant must be a resident of India.
- The candidate must also hold the required educational qualification for each post to be filled through SSC CGL 2019 exam.
| SSC CGL 2019 Post | Educational Qualification |
| Assistant Audit Officer | Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university Or Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost and Management Accountant/Masters in Commerce/Masters in Business Studies |
| Statistical Investigator Grade-II Post | Bachelor’s degree from any recognized university with 60% aggregate in Mathematics in Class 12th Or Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with statistics as one of the subjects in Graduation |
| Compiler Posts | Bachelor’s degree from any recognized university with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective Subjects |
| All other Posts | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university |
- The candidate must fall under the prescribed age limit specified by the Government of India, the detail to which is mentioned below:
| Required Age Limit | SSC CGL 2019 Post Name |
| 18-30 years | Assistant (Group B) |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section Officer A, D, E, G Sub-Inspector (Group B) Assistant Tax Assistant |
| 18-30 years | Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics) |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Auditor Junior Accountant Inspector (CBN) Compiler Upper Division Clerk Tax Assistant Assistant Account Officer Sub-Inspector |
| Not exceeding 30 years | Assistant Audit Officer Assistant Enforcement Officer Inspector of Central Excise Inspector of Preventive Officer Assistant Audit Officer Inspector(Examiner) Assistant Section Officer Inspector of Income Tax |
| Up to 32 years | Junior Statistical Investigator |
| Up to 30 years | Sub-Inspector Assistant Enforcement Officer |
- A candidate is required to be physically fit as per the standards of the inspector as there are some prerequisites for physical fitness for the post of Inspector (Central/State Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Sub-Inspector in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and sub-inspector in NIA (National Investigation Agency).
- If you are eligible for this examination you can apply here.
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Pattern
There are total four tiers of this exam in which Tier 1 & Tier 2 is compulsory for all the posts while tier 3 is compulsory for ‘Statistical Investigator Gr. II’ & ‘Compiler’ and tier 4 is for ‘Assistant Audit Officer’.To appear in all these tiers you will have to clear all the previous tier respectively.
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Mode & Marking Pattern of SSC CGL 2019 Exam
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the CGL exam will be conducted in online mode.
- Tier 3 is a descriptive test to be conducted in pen and paper mode.
- Tier 4 is just conducted to test proficiency in computer knowledge.
- Duration of Tier 1 is 60 minutes, Tier 2 is 2 hours for each paper and for Tier 3 is 60 minutes.
- As for marking scheme, for Tier 1, 3 and 4, 0.50 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. For Tier 2, 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Syllabus & Pattern for Tier 1
| Number of Papers | 1 |
| Total Number of Questions | 200 |
| Total Number of S | 4 |
Sections | General Intelligence and Reasoning General Awareness/ General knowledge Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension |
| Total Marks | 200 |
| Negative marking | 0.50 marks deduction for each wrong answer |
| Question Type | Objective |
| Total Time | 75 |
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Syllabus & Pattern for Tier 2
| Number of Papers | 4 |
| Subjets | Paper- 1: Quantitative Ability Paper-2: English Language and Comprehension Paper-3: Statistics (only for the post of Statistical Investigator Gr. II & Compiler Paper-4: General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Only for the post of Assistant Audit Officer) |
| Total Marks | 800 (200 for each paper) |
| Total Time | 2 hours for each paper |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 mark deduction for each wrong answer |
| Question Type | Objective |
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Syllabus & Pattern for Tier 3
| Number of Papers | 1 |
| 100 | |
| Question Type | Descriptive |
| Sections | Essay Writing Letter/Application Writing Passage Writing |
| Total Time | 1 hour |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
SSC CGL 2019 Exam Syllabus & Pattern for Tier 4
| Total Marks | Qualifying |
| Total Time | 15 minutes |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Tests | Data Entry Skill Test (DEST)/Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) |
| Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) | Only for candidates applying for the post of Assistant Section Officer Three modules: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Generation of Slides |
| Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) | Only for candidates applying for the post of Tax Assistants (in Central Excise and Income Tax) Criteria: 8000 key depression per hour |
Important Dates of SSC CGL Exam 2019
The new notification for SSC CGL 2019 will be announced in last week of October as per expected and Exam will be conducted for that notification in 2020, currently, the expected examination date of SSC CGL which was notified in 2018 is as below:
| Activity | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SSC CGL 2018 Online Application | 5th May to 4th June 2018 | ||
| SSC CGL 2018 Tier-I Exam Date | 04th June to 19th June 2019 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | 11th September to 13th September 2019 (CBE)* | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date (Des) | 29th December 2019 (MORNING) | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date | To be notified later | ||
| Activity | Tentative Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SSC CGL 2019 Notification Release Date | 22nd October 2019 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Online Application Starts on | 22nd October 2019 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Online Application Ends on | 25th November 2019 (5:00PM) | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Admit Card | February, 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Exam Date | 2nd to 11th March, 2020 (CBE) | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-I Result | May, 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL 2019 Tier-II & III Admit Card | June, 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Date | 22nd June to 25th June 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Date | 22nd June to 25th June 2020 | ||
| SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam Date | To be notified later | ||
SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam Summary
| Exam Name | SSC CGL 2019 (Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level) |
| Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission |
| Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
| Exam Type | National Level Exam |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Medium of Exam | Hindi and English |
| Exam Dates (2018-19) | CGL 2019-20 Tier I: 02.03.2019 to 19.06.2019 CGL 2019-20 Tier II & III: 22.06.2020 to 25.06.2020 CGL 208-19 Tier III: 29.12.2019 |
| Eligibility | Indian citizenship & bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline |
| Duration | Tier 1 – 60 minutes Tier 2 – 120 minutes Tier 3 – 60 minutes Tier 4 – 45 minutes |
| Section | Tier 1 – 4 Sections Tier 2 – 4 Papers |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | General Awareness | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Static General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc.) | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Analogy | Science | Interest | Fill in the Blanks |
| Coding-Decoding | Current Affairs | Averages | Spellings |
| Word Formation | Sports | Percentage | Phrases and Idioms |
| Matrix | Books and Authors | Ratio and Proportion | One word Substitution |
| Important Schemes | Problem on Ages | Sentence Correction |
View SSC CGL 2019 Syllabus (Detailed)
SSC CGL 2019 Eligibility Criteria
There are 4 important criteria which a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CGL 2019. The 4 parameters are given below:
1. Citizenship: Candidate must be a citizen of India
2. Age Limit: There are different set of age limits for different posts in SSC CGL Exam 2019, which are tabulated below:
| Age group | Name of post | Department / Ministries | Class Fiction | Grade pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-27 years | Auditor | Officer under C&AG | Group “C” | 2800 |
| Auditor | Officer Under CGDA | Group “C” | 2800 | |
| Auditor | Other Ministries/Dept. | Group “C” | 2800 | |
| Accountant | Officer under C&AG | Group “C” | 2800 | |
| Accountant / Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Dept. | Group “C” | 2800 | |
| Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerks | Central Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS cadres | Group “C” | 2400 | |
| Tax Assistant | CBDT | Group “C” | 2400 | |
| Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “C” | 2400 | |
| Upper Division Clerk (UDC) | Dte. General Border Road Organisation (MoD) Only For Male Candidates | Group “C” | 2400 | |
| 18-30 years | Inspector Posts | Department of Post. | Group “B” | 4600 |
| Assistant | Other ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| 20-27 years | Tax Assistant | CBEC | Group “C” | 2400 |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section officer | Central Secretariat Service | Group “B” | 4600 |
| Assistant Section officer | Ministry of Railway | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant Section officer | Ministry of External Affairs | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant Section officer | AFHQ | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant | Other Ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Not Exceeding 30 years | Inspector, (Central Excise) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 |
| Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant | Other ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4200 | |
| Inspector (Preventive officer) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Inspector (Examiner) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department Under CAG | Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | 4800 | |
| Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG | Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | 4800 | |
| Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
| Assistant / Superintendent | Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations | Group “B” | 4200 | |
| Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | Group “C” | 4600 | |
| Divisional Accountant | Officer under CAG | Group “B” | 4200 | |
| Up to 30 years | Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | Group “B” | 4600 |
| Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) | Group “B” | 4200 | |
| Up to 32 years | Junior Statistical Officer | M/O statistics & Prog. Implementation | Group “B” | 4200 |
2. Age Limit:The Government has also provided for Age relaxation for some categories.
| S.No | Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBC | 3 years |
| 2 | ST/SC | 5 years |
| 3 | PH + Gen | 10 years |
| 4 | PH + OBC | 13 years |
| 5 | PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
| 6 | Ex-Servicemen (Gen) | 3 years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 years |
| 8 | Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 years |
