Dear Aspirants,
As SSC has released the notification for the SSC CGL 2018
Examination for filling up Group “B” and Group “C” posts in various Ministries/
Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. So, all the students who
are applying for the exam will many questions regarding the application
process, exam pattern and entire selection process for the exam. So, we are
here with an article to answer all possible FAQs regarding SSC CGL 2018
examination.
Q1. What is the start date of registrations for the SSC
CGL 2018 exam?
The starting date for the registration process of SSC CGL
2018 is 5th May 2018.
Q2. What is the last date of registrations for the
SSC CGL 2018 exam?
The last date for the registrations is 4th June
2018.
Q3. SSC CGL 2018 exam will be conducted for how many
posts?
The SSC CGL 2018 exam will be conducted for 23 posts in
Group A, B & C. The posts are- Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Accounts
Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Assistant, Inspector, Sub-Inspector,
Assistant Enforcement Officer, Divisional Accountant and Junior Statistical
Officer.
Q4. How to apply?
All the aspirants can apply online for the exam on the
official website of SSC i.e. http://ssc.nic.in.
Q5. When will be the examination held and what will the
mode of examination?
The Tier –I of SSC CGL 2018 exam is scheduled to be held
between 25.07.2018-20.08.2018 and the dates for the Tier –II, III, IV will be
notified later. The exam will be conducted in computer-based mode i.e. online.
Q6. What is the eligibility criteria for the exam?
A candidate should be a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan to
be eligible for applying for the exam. Other than this, a candidate must fulfil
the age limit criteria for different posts.
Educational Qualifications: (i) Assistant Audit Officer/
Assistant Accounts Officer:
(a) Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from
a recognized University or Institute.
(b) Desirable Qualifications: Chartered Accountant or
cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or
Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or
Masters in Business Economics.
(ii) Junior Statistical Officer: Bachelor’s Degree in
any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks
in Mathematics at 12th standard level or Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with
Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
(iii) All other Posts: Bachelor’s Degree from a
recognized University or equivalent.
(iv) The candidates appearing in the final year of their
graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on
or before 01.08.2018.
Q7. What is the application fee for applying for the SSC
CGL 2018 exam?
A candidate has to pay an amount of Rs 100 as the
application fee. However, Women candidates and candidates belonging to
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are
exempted from payment of fee.
Q8. What is the selection process for SSC CGL 2018?
The selection process for SSC CGL 2018 includes four stages
i.e. Tier –I, II, III & IV. The details of all the tiers is indicated
below-
Tier -I - Computer Based Examination
Tier -II - Computer Based Examination
Tier -III - Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
Tier-IV - Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test
(wherever applicable)/ Document Verification
Q9. What is the exam pattern of Tier-I and Tier-II exams?
The exam pattern for Tier-I exam is as follows-
Subject
|
No. of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Allotted Time
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning
|
25
|
50
|
60 Minutes
|
General Awareness
|
25
|
50
|
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
25
|
50
|
|
English Comprehension
|
25
|
50
|
The exam pattern for Tier-II exam is as follows-
Subject
|
No. of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Allotted Time
|
Paper-I: Quantitative Abilities
|
100
|
200
|
120 Minutes
|
Paper-II: English Language and
Comprehension
|
100
|
200
|
|
Paper-III: Statistics
|
100
|
200
|
|
Paper-IV: General Studies (Finance and
Economics)
|
100
|
200
|
Q10. What is the exam pattern of Tier-III exam?
Mode of Examination
|
Scheme of Examination
|
Maximum Marks
|
Time Allotted
|
Pen and Paper mode
|
Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi
(Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.)
|
100
|
60 Minutes
|
These were some frequently asked questions for the SSC CGL 2018 Exam. We know that one more important question about the exam is “How to choose the preference order for the posts”; knowing the fact, we will provide you a video very soon on the topic on our official YouTube Channel. We wish you all the very best for your examinations.
