SSC CGL Exam Pattern-
☑ Type of Question – Objective Type
☑ Negative Marking – There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
Tier – I Exam Pattern-
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes
(1 hour and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Tier-II Exam Pattern (Revised)-
- Tier-II will include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/ day(s)
- Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts
- Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply 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
| Papers | Duration |
| Paper-I: (Compulsory for all posts) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Paper-II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) | 2 hours |
| Paper-III: Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer | 2 hours |
Tier II Paper 1 Exam Pattern-
| Sessions | Sections | Module | Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Session I | Section I | Module-I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 1 hour (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) |
| Module-II | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | |||
| Section II | Module-I | English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 135 | 1 hour (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) | |
| Module-II | General Awareness | 25 | 75 | |||
| Section III | Module-I | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 60 | 15 minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) | |
| Session II | Module-II | Data Entry Speed Test | One Data Entry Task | 15 minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) |
Tier II Paper 2 & 3 Exam Pattern
| Papers | Section | No. of questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Paper 2 | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 2 hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) |
| Paper 3 | General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 100 | 200 | 2 hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para-7.1 and 7.2) |