SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 For Tier 1 and Tier 2, Marking Scheme, DEST Details

The SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 for Tier 1 and Tier 2 is discussed in this article. Check the detailed SSC CGL Exam Pattern for strategic preparation. Check marking scheme, negative marking, and more

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has commenced the SSC CGL 2024 Examination process and this year a total of 17,727 candidates will be recruited for Combined Graduate Level posts. The vacancy is huge, so candidates have the opportunity to submit their applications and start preparing for the SSC CGL Exam 2024. While starting your preparation, it is of utmost value that you thoroughly go through the SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 for both Tier 1 and Ter 2 stages (there will be no Tier 3 this year). 

The SSC CGL 2024 is a computer-based exam and candidates are required to complete the exam in a given duration. The exam pattern includes the subjects asked in the exam, marking scheme, type of questions, mode of examination, negative marking, number of papers and modules, skill test, etc. Note that, there is no descriptive exam in the SSC CGL Examination. The revised exam pattern for the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination is discussed below.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination in Two Tiers namely Tier-1 and Tier-2. SSC CGL Tier-1 is an objective type and the SSC CGL Tier-2 exam will be conducted in 3 phases- Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3.

Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper-II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. Candidates can go through this article for more information about the different tiers of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern. This article also explains each tier of SSC CGL

SSC CGL 2024 Exam Stages- Highlights

Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2024 Exam, are required to go through the following stages:

Tier 1: Computer-based Exam with objective type questions and there is a negative marking of 0.50 mark. This paper is qualifying in nature.
Tier 2 (which includes DEST for DEO post): Also a computer-based Exam which consists of 2 Sessions and various Modules.
Note: The Descriptive paper was removed last year from the exam stages….

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 Tier 1

SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier-1 comprises 100 questions in total with a maximum mark of 200. The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam is qualifying in nature whereas the final selection is based on the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam. SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier-1 is of 60 minutes. SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier-I is divided into four sections with 25 questions each and a maximum mark of 50. Normalization will be done by SSC if an exam is conducted in multiple shifts.
The sections asked in the SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier-I Exam are:

General Knowledge
Quantitative Aptitude
General Reasoning
English Comprehension
The Schema of the SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam pattern is explained in the table given below:

Sl. No Sections No. of Questions Marks Time
1 English Comprehension 25 50 60 Minutes
((1 hour and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

2 General Awareness 25 50
3 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50
4 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
Total 100 200
Note:- For every wrong question there is a negative marking of 0.50 marks also.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 Tier 2

After qualifying the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam, candidates will appear for the SSC CGL Tier 2. SSC CGL Tier-2 exam will be conducted in 3 phases- Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3. Paper I in Tier 2 is Compulsory for all posts whereas Paper II is for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and Paper III is for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

1 Paper I Compulsory for all Posts 2 Hour 30 Minutes
2 Paper II Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) 2 Hours
3 Paper III Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer 2 Hours…

Important Points:

It is mandatory to for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.
Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II & Paper-III) will consist of Objective Type, multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I.
The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension module in Section II of Paper I.
The tabular representation for Papers 2 and 3 for JSO and ASO Post is given below….

SSC CGL Data Entry Speed Test (DEST)

The SSC CGL Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) will be conducted by SSC and it is mandatory for all posts. It is included under the Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I and the duration is 15 minutes.