Scheme of Examination
The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as mentioned below:
Tier -I — Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -II — Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -III — Personality Test cum Interview/Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification & Descriptive/on-line test of qualifying nature.
The candidate can apply through online and offline mode of application and registration before 14 February 2014.
Application Fee: Rs 100/-
However, Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee, as per extant government orders.
Selection Process: The candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Tier-I and Tier-II Examination followed by Tier-III Exam.
Here is the detailed syllabus for the Tier I and Tier II exams of the SSC-Combined Graduate Level Examination 2014, which will help aspirants in preparing for the examination:
General Intelligence & Reasoning
It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern –folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.
General Awareness
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.
Quantitative Aptitude
In this section, the questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.
English Comprehension
Questions in this section will be focused on checking candidates’ ability to understand correct English, and his basic comprehension and writing ability.
Details of Selection Process:
The selection of the candidates is based on their performance in Tier I and Tier II Written Examination. The candidates successful in written examination, that is in Tier I and Tier II, will undergo Interview /Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test (wherever applicable), and Document verification followed by the descriptive/on-line test.
Then, the commission will draw up the All India Merit List for each category of post/State for those candidates who have qualified in the descriptive /on-line test and as many candidates as are found by the Commission to have qualified in the Examination shall be recommended for appointment for each category of post/State up to the number of unreserved vacancies available, taking into consideration their option for the posts.
Candidate will be allotted to his/her first available preference. Once allotted, candidates will not be considered for the other options. Therefore, all the candidates are advised to exercise preference in Application Form carefully. The option /preference once exercised by the Candidates will be treated as FINAL and IRREVERSIBLE.
The subsequent request for change of allocation/service by candidates will not be entertained under any circumstances/ reasons SC, ST, OBC and PH candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, along with candidates belonging to other communities, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such SC, ST, OBC and PH candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies in the post/state as per their position in the overall Merit List or vacancies earmarked for their category, whichever is advantageous to them.
SSC CGL 2014 Exam Pattern
| Subject Name | Maximum Marks | Time Duration | Time Duration for Visually Handicapped |
| General Intelligence andReasoning | 50 | 2 hours | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | ||
| General Awareness | 50 | ||
| General English | 50 |
Tier II:
| Subject Name | Name Of Posts | Number of Question | Total Marks |
| Arithmetical Ability | For All posts other than SI in CPOs | 100 | 200 |
| English Language and comprehension test | All Posts | 200 | 200 |
| Mathematics/ Statistics/ Economics/ Commerce | Compiler/ Statistical/ Investigators | 100 | 200 |
For Tier II syllabus click on the following link:
SSC: Combined Graduate Level Examination 2014- Tier-II Syllabus
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