List of SSC Exams
- SSC CGL Exam
- SSC CHSL Exam
- SSC JE Exam
- SSC MTS Exam
- SSC Stenographer Exam
SSC CGL Exam
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria
The
eligibility criteria are divided into three categories. A candidate
has to fit in all three categories inorder to be a part of the CGL
Exam 2018. So, let us check those categories-
a)
Citizenship Eligibility
The
first eligibility requires a candidate to be one of the following:
-
A citizen of India,
-
A subject of Bhutan,
iii.
A subject of Nepal,
-
A descendant of a Tibetan refugee who had come to India before 1.1.1962 and now permanently resides in India.
-
A person of Indian origin who is from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Eastern Africa or Burma, with an intention to settle down in India permanently.
b)
Age Eligibility (as on 1st August 2018)
There
are different age requirements for various posts.
For
candidates who are applying for Group B posts, the age limit for them
is between 18 to 27 years in some case. In cases like ‘Sub
inspector for CBI’ the age limit extents to 30 years.
For
candidates who are applying for Group C posts, the age limit for them
is between 18 to 27 years. Exceptions to this are the post for ‘Sub
Inspector of CBI’ at 18- 25 years and ‘Tax Assistant for CBDT’
at 20-27 years.
Age
relaxation:
There
are age relaxations for people who belong to certain reserved
sections. The eligible age relaxation is as follows:
Category
|
Age
Relaxation
|
Schedule
Caste (SC)
|
5
years
|
Schedule
Tribe (ST)
|
5
years
|
Other
Backward Castes (OBC)
|
3
years
|
c)
Educational Qualification Eligibility
As
per the official notification, candidates should have a Bachelor’s
Degree from a recognized institute. The term ‘recognized’
suggests that the university or the institute from which the
Bachelor’s degree has been obtained should be recognized by the
Government.
SSC CGL Exam Syllabus
1)
Intelligence and Reasoning:
This is the first section that you will see in the question paper.
This section is full of tricky questions that require the use of
logic. A total of 50 questions will come from this section and each
will carry a mark. The scope syllabus for this subject includes the
following chapters:
Number
Series
|
Semantic
Series
|
Analogy
|
Seating
and Arrangement
|
Venn
Diagrams
|
Indexing
|
Blood
relationships
|
Figural
Pattern
|
Decision
making
|
Coding-Decoding
|
Critical
Thinking
|
Judgement
and Analysis
|
However,
this is not the end of the syllabus for this section. The examining
authority reserves the power to ask something ‘out of the box’ as
well. Nevertheless, the above mentioned chapters are commonly asked
in the exam.
2) General
Awareness:
This is one of the most challenging sections for the candidates. The
purview of this section can extend to anything and everything. A
total of 50 questions would be asked from this section and a
candidate has the opportunity to score a total of 50 marks. The areas
from where questions are commonly asked include the following:
Indian
Economy
|
Indian
Geography
|
General
Policy of India
|
Sport-
personality
|
Country-currency
|
International
organizations
|
Award-personality
|
Current
events
|
Memorable
days
|
Research
|
Book-Author
|
Indian
History
|
3) Quantitative
Aptitude:
SSC CGL Exam syllabus next section resembles a mixture of
mathematics, trigonometry and data interpretation. Candidates often
find this area as a good opportunity to score as problems from the
Arithmetic section and data interpretation are very easy. Some of the
key chapters are:
Profit
& Loss
|
Percentage
|
Time
& Work
|
Circle
|
Triangle
|
Bar
diagram
|
Histogram
|
Mixture
& Alligation
|
Frequency
Polygon
|
Basic
Algebra
|
Pie
Chart
|
Mean,
Median & Mode
|
Apart
from the above mentioned sections, a candidate may be asked questions
on other scope of quantitative aptitude as well.
4) English
Comprehension:
English is an integral part of every competitive exam. Candidates are
required to show their skills in English such that they are able to
operate flawlessly when designated with a work in future. Test of
English is basically made on a basic level and hence, it becomes easy
for candidates who have a strong hold on the subject from early on.
Following are some of the important areas:
Comprehension
|
Adjectives
|
Sentence
Completion
|
Antonyms
|
Synonyms
|
Sentence
rearrangement
|
Para
Jumble
|
Word-Meaning
|
|
The
above mentioned SSC CGL Exam syllabus is only for Tier I examination.
Candidates should be aware of the fact that this syllabus would be
used for framing questions in the first tier only, which will be
conducted through a 2-hour test consisting of 200 marks (50 marks for
each section).
SSC CGL Exam Pattern
The
whole exam for CGL is divided into four prominent segments,
namely:
-
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/Document Verification)
SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern
SSC
will held SSC CGL Tier – I exam
The
first barrier which the candidates are required to cross is the Tier
I exam which takes place on a large scale level. The exam contains
four section, each carrying 25 questions and 50 marks each.
Candidate needs to solve as many questions as possible in the given
duration of 60 minutes or 1 hours (Time
duration changed in notification 2017 first it was 120 minutes).
The exam is of MCQ type where the candidates would be asked to choose
the right answer from the give options. To sum up, the frame of the
exam is similar to the given pattern:
The
time duration is 80 minutes for VH and candidates suffering from
Cerebral Palsy.
Negative
marking – 0.50 for each wrong answer
Subject
|
Total
Questions
|
Full
Marks
|
Quantitative
Aptitude
|
25
|
50
|
General
Awareness
|
25
|
50
|
Intelligence
and Reasoning
|
25
|
50
|
English
Comprehension
|
25
|
50
|
Total
|
100
|
200
|
SSC
CGL Tier II Exam Pattern
After
crossing the first barrier, candidates are required to sit for tier
II exam. It is also computer based examination mode.
The
exam time duration is 120 minutes (total). The time
duration for VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy is 160
minutes.
Negative
marking – 0.25 for each wrong answer (Paper – II)
Negative
marking – 0.50 for each wrong answer (Paper- I, Paper III &
Paper IV)
Subject
|
Total
Questions
|
Full
Marks
|
Quantitative
aptitude
|
100
|
200
|
English
Lang. & Comprehension
|
200
|
200
|
Statistics
(Paper-I & II as above)
|
100
|
200
|
General
Studies (Finance and Economics) (Paper-I & II as above)
|
100
|
200
|
SSC CGL Tier III Exam Pattern
SSC
will held SSC CGL Tier – III exam
It
is Pen and Paper mode examination. The time duration for tier-II exam
is 60 minutes. The candidates belongs to VH and suffering from
Cerebral Palsy have 80 minutes to complete the paper.
Exam
Name
|
Marks
|
Descriptive
Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of
Essays/Precie/Letter/Application etc.
|
100
|
Computer Proficiency Test/Skill Test/ Document Verification
SSC
will held SSC CGL Tier – IV on the month of February 2018.
Once
Tier I, Tier II & Tier III have been cleared, the candidate
needs to appear for computer proficiency test/skill
test/document verification.
SSC CHSL Exam
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria
In
order to get selected, firstly the candidates have to fulfill the
eligibility criteria.
Age
Limit:
As per the norms prescribed by SSC related to age are as follows
-
The age should be between 18 to 27 Years (As specified in particular SSC 10+2 Level LDC/DEO notification) as on 1st Jan, 2018 (Born between 2-8-1991 to 1-8-2000)
-
Relaxation of Upper age limit under para 4 (A) will be available for the candidates who belongs to reserved category.
-
The candidates have to be at least of the age of 18 years, however age relaxation can be provided as per the Government regulations. Relaxation in age is provided to the reserved like SC / ST / OBC category and it will be applicable as per the rule. The candidates should be at least qualified 12th standard students from any examining body constituted by law or any other examination acknowledged by the Central Government.
Qualification
as on 1-8-2018:
The candidates should have 12th passed certificate. Candidates who
have not qualified as on the date as specified in the notification
will not be eligible.
The
candidates who are going for Data Entry Operators in the office of
comptroller and auditor general of India (C&AG) should have
passed 12th in Science Stream with Mathematics as a subject.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
Computer
Based Examination (Objective Type) – Total 75 Minutes
Subjects/questions/marks
-
General Intelligence – 25 questions – 50 Marks
-
English Language – 25 questions – 50 marks
-
Quantitative Aptitude – 25 questions – 50 marks
-
General Awareness – 25 questions – 50 marks
Notes
-
The questions will in English & Hindi Language.
-
This is computer based exam and consists only multiple choice questions.
SSC JE Exam
SSC JE Eligibility Criteria
The Eligibility
Criteria for SSC Junior Engineer Exam is
based on 3 areas- Nationality of the candidate, Age of the
candidate and Educational Qualification of the candidate. Let us take
a look at these requirements in detail.
1)
Nationality of the Candidate
A
candidate needs to be one of the following in order to be eligible
for the SSC JE Exam 2018-
-
An Indian Citizen, or
-
A subject of Bhutan, or
-
A Subject of Nepal, or
-
A refugee from Tibet, whose ancestors had settled down in India prior to 1.1.1962., or
-
A person being of Indian Origin in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, any country of East Africa and Burma who has settled down in India permanently.
2)
Age of the Candidate
The
age of a candidate is a crucial factor. Since there are numerous
vacancies for various posts, the following chart will offer an
exhaustive analysis of the age requirement for SSC JE Exam 2017
Category
|
Age
Limit
|
Civil
Junior Engineer (Central)
|
32
years
|
Mechanical
Junior Engineer (Central)
|
32
years
|
Electrical
Junior Engineer (CPWD)
|
32
years
|
Civil
Junior Engineer (Department of Post)
|
18
to 27 years
|
Electrical
Junior Engineer (Department of Post)
|
18
to 27 years
|
Civil
Junior Engineer (MES)
|
30
years
|
Electrical
& Mechanical Junior Engineer (MES)
|
30
years
|
Surveying
& Contract Junior Engineer (MES)
|
18
to 27 years
|
-
The matriculation/secondary examination certificate will be accepted by the commission for determining the age.
3)
Educational Qualification
Candidates
who wish to appear for the SSC JE Exam 2018 should held either a
bachelor’s degree or a diploma degree from a recognized University.
The term ‘recognized’ relates to any organization or institution
which has been approved by the Government. The following is the post
wise detail of education qualification for SSC JE Exam 2017.
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SSC JE Exam Syllabus
SSC JE Exam Syllabus 2018 (Objective-Type Exam)
Subject
|
Marks
|
Intelligence
and Reasoning
|
50
|
General
Awareness
|
50
|
Professional
Background of study (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering)
|
100
|
Total
|
200
|
SSC JE Syllabus (Objective-type Exam)
The
syllabus for SSC Junior Engineer Exam 2018 is divided into 3 sections
as mentioned above. A candidate needs to make preparation for these
subjects separately. Here is the detailed structure of the syllabus.
1) Intelligence
and Reasoning- This
will be the first section that a candidate will be answering in the
objective-type question paper. A total of 50 questions will be asked
from this section and each question will carry one mark each. A
candidate will try to solve as much questions as possible and then
move ahead to the next section. Questions from the following chapters
are generally asked:
Analogy
|
Arithmetical
reasoning
|
Number
series
|
Relationship
concepts
|
Space
visualization
|
Similarities
|
Figure
classification
|
Analytical
functions
|
2) General
Awareness–
This section basically has no syllabus! There are numerous areas from
which questions pop up in this section. The questions can range from
international level to domestic level. A candidate has to ensure that
he is able to answer some questions correctly, so that he can clear
the sectional cut offs. Here are some of the most common areas:
Indian
Economy
|
International
bodies
|
Book-Author
|
Sports-Personality
|
Indian
History
|
Culture
|
Indian
Geography
|
Economics
|
Scientific
Research
|
Indian
Awards
|
Civics
|
Minsters
|
3) Professional
Background:
This section should be the friendliest section for the candidates who
are appearing for the Objective-type paper or Paper I. This section
mainly relates to what they have been studying for so long and
carries a good 100 marks. Here the syllabus is different for each
candidate as they can choose from Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering and Electrical Engineering. A synopsis of the same is
given below:
a) Mechanical
Engineering:
Thermodynamics, IC Engine Performance, Air Compressors and its
cycles, Principle of Refrigeration Plant, Nozzles and Steam Turbines,
Boilers, etc.
b) Civil
Engineering:
Surveying, estimation of costing and valuation, Irrigation
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Theory of Structures, Steel
design, Concrete technology, etc.
c) Electrical
Engineering:
Circuit Law, Magnetic circuit, electrical machines, transmission and
distribution, utilization and electrical energy, etc.
The
above mentioned is the syllabus for objective-type paper only. The
exam will be based on MCQ type and a candidate is required to choose
an answer from the given option, the exam also carries a negative
marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. Candidates who would pass the
objective-type level will move on to give the conventional-type
paper.
SSC JE Exam Pattern
Paper
I – Computer Test: This
test is based upon testing the academic knowledge of a candidate. It
is segregated into two sections- Objective type and Conventional
Type. The objective type exam is the first level and carries 200
marks which is divided amongst subjects such as Intelligence and
Reasoning, General Awareness and General Engineering (Electrical/
Civil & Structural / Mechanical).
Paper
– II – Written Test:
On the other hand, the Conventional type exam is a single paper
carrying 300 marks in the subject chosen by the candidate-
Electrical/ Civil & Structural/ Mechanical.
SSC MTS Exam
SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria
Basically,
the eligibility criteria are divided into three segments, namely:
-
Nationality Eligibility Criteria,
-
Age Eligibility Criteria, and
-
Educational Qualification Eligibility Criteria.
Nationality
Eligibility Criteria
This
eligibility criteria take into account the nationality of a
candidate. According to the official notice of the department, a
candidate has to satisfy atleast one of the given conditions:
Citizen
of India, or
Subject
of Bhutan, or
Subject
of Nepal, or
A
person of Indian Origin who lived in Eastern Africa, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Burma, Bhutan, etc., and has permanently settled down in
India, or
A
descendant of a Tibetan refugee who had come to India before 1.1.1962
and has settled down in India since then.
If
a candidate has satisfied any one of the given condition under
Nationality Eligibility Criteria, then he can proceed to check the
other two eligibility criteria below.
Age
Eligibility Criteria
One
of the most important considerations under eligibility criteria is
the age eligibility criteria. As per the official notification, the
age of the candidate should be in between 18
years to 25 years.
However, with a view to safeguard the interest of the minorities
certain age relaxations have been offered to them. The same is
mentioned below:
Category
|
Age
Relaxation
|
PH
(Physically handicapped)
|
10
years
|
PH
+ OBC
|
13
years
|
PH
+ ST/ SC
|
15
years
|
It
should be noted that for the purpose of computation of age, the date
is 1.1.2016. The age of the candidate should be calculated from
1.1.2016 as specifically mentioned in the official notification.
Educational
Qualification
The
most important eligibility criteria to apply for SSC MTS Exam for the
candidates is the educational qualification eligibility criteria. A
candidate should have passed matriculation or its equivalent
education from a recognized board / institute / university. The term
matriculation also means Class X.
What if I have satisfied only two eligibility criteria out of three?
If
a candidate has satisfied any two eligibility criteria out of the
three, then the candidate cannot apply for this exam. The official
notification specifically mentions that if a candidate has failed to
comply with any one of the required eligibility criteria, then the
candidate will not be allowed to sit for the exam.
SSC MTS Syllabus
Section
I- General Intelligence
This
section involves testing a candidate’s ability to use logic. There
will be 25 questions from this section and each will carry a mark.
Some of the key areas which a candidate needs to focus upon are
decision making, relationship, number series, etc. The scope of its
syllabus is as follows:
Seating
and arrangement
|
Syllogism
|
Venn
diagram
|
Decision
making
|
Judgement
|
Figure
study
|
Visual
puzzle
|
Coding-
decoding
|
Number
series
|
Symbols
|
Abstract
figures
|
Blood
relation
|
Section
II- Numerical Aptitude
Numerical
Aptitude is all about arithmetic. A majority of questions are asked
from arithmetic section, but it also includes questions relating to
mensuration and geometry. A total of 25 questions is asked from this
section and each question is worth one mark. The complete scope of
this section includes:
Profit
and LossAlgebraPercentageRatio & Proportion
|
|
|
|
Decimals
|
Mensuration
|
Geometry
|
Average
|
Graph
|
Bars
|
Time
and Distance
|
Time
and work
|
Section
III- English Language
The
English language section is one of the most important sections in the
exam as a total of 50 questions are asked from this section. Each
question carries a mark and hence, a total of 50 marks can be scored
in this section within minutes. The following is the syllabus of this
section-
Grammar
Usage
|
Preposition
|
Adjective
|
Noun/
pronoun
|
Sentence
completion
|
Fill
in the blanks
|
Para
Jumble
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Sentence
correction
|
Sentence
structure
|
Word-meaning
|
Section
IV- General Awareness
The
most talked about section in this exam is the general awareness
section. A candidate gets 50 questions from this section and there is
exactly one mark for every question. The syllabus for this section is
almost everything under the sun. However, to categorize, the
following areas as important:
Indian
History
|
Indian
Geography
|
Culture
|
Politics
|
Indian
Economy
|
Banks
|
Sports-
Awards
|
Book
-Author
|
Contribution-Person
|
Research
|
Summits
|
Recent
Events
|
Apart
from the above mentioned areas, the authority reserves the permission
to ask questions from any other area as well. Generally, it is the
case of hit or gone in general awareness. If a candidate knows the
answer, then he should answer it, else he should move on to the next
question as a wrong answer will cost him/ her 0.25 marks.
The
syllabus of Paper II includes a short essay or a letter either in
English or Hindi. A candidate has 30 minutes of time to do so and
incase of VH (Visually Handicapped) an extra time of 15 minutes is
allotted.
SSC MTS Exam Pattern
Particulars
|
Old
Pattern
|
New
Pattern
|
Number
of Questions
|
|
25
each
|
Duration
of SSC MTS Exam (General Category)
|
2
Hours
|
90
Minutes
|
Duration
of SSC MTS Exam 2017 (Visual Handicapped/Cerebral Palsy)
|
160
Minutes
|
120
Minutes
|
SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2017
The
MTS Exam 2017 is based on an approach to test the basic knowledge of
a candidate. For this purpose, the exam has been divided under two
sections:
-
Paper I, and
-
Paper II
MTS Tier 1 New Exam Pattern
Subject
|
Marks
|
No.
of Questions
|
General
Intelligence
|
25
|
25
|
Numerical
Aptitude
|
25
|
25
|
General
English
|
50
|
25
|
General
Awarneess
|
50
|
25
|
Total
|
150
|
100
|
Duration of MTS Tier 1 Exam Pattern
There
is total time allotted to general candidates is 90
Minutes and
for visually handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates is120
minutes.
Old MTS Exam Paper- I Exam Pattern
This
is an objective type question paper where a candidate would be
required to choose the correct answer from the given options. The
paper will consist of 4 sections, namely, General Intelligence,
Numerical Aptitude, English and General Awareness. The total of
questions in the paper would be 150 and a candidate will have 120
minutes to answer them. Needless to say, like all other competitive
exams this exam will also have a negative marking of 0.25 for every
wrong answer. To sum up, the exam pattern will be as:
Sr.
No
|
Subject
|
No.
of Questions
|
No.
of Marks
|
Duration
|
1
|
Intelligence
& Reasoning
|
25
|
25
|
2
Hours
|
2
|
Numerical
Aptitude
|
25
|
25
|
|
3
|
English
|
50
|
50
|
|
4
|
General
Awareness
|
50
|
50
|
|
|
Total
|
150
|
150
|
Note:
In case a candidate is declared as visually handicapped, he/ she will
be offered an extra 40 minutes to complete the same paper.
Irrespective of who the candidate is, the exam will begin at 10:00
am.
MTS Exam Paper- II
After
complete the Paper- I, candidates are required to sit for Paper-II on
the same day. The exam will commence from 2:00 pm and will have a
duration of 30 minutes. Within this time period, a candidate would be
asked to either write a short essay or a letter. For candidates who
are visually handicapped, they would be allotted an extra time period
of 15 minutes.
Sr.
No
|
Subject
|
Total
Marks
|
Total
Duration
|
1
|
Short
Essay Writing / Letter Writing
|
50
|
30
minutes
|
Once
a candidate has cleared both the level, he/ she is found fit for the
post.
Things to remember for SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2017
-
Both Paper I and Paper II are required to be given on the same day, in the present case- 10.1.2016
-
Paper- I will have objective type questions, all questions will be available in English/ Hindi except for the English section.
-
A proof of being a handicap needs to be given at the time of online application.
-
Candidate’s age should be in between 18 to 25 years, unless he/ she belongs to SC/ ST/ OBC.
The
pattern of MTS Exam is the key. Any candidate who wishes to score
well will definitely realize the fact that exam pattern will help
him/ her towards making a strong preparation for the exam. Based on
the number of questions from each section, a candidate can structure
his preparations.
SSC Stenographer Exam
SSC Steno Exam Eligibility Criteria
The
following eligibility criteria must be cleared by the candidates as
prescribed by SSC.
-
Age Limit (As on 1st Aug, 2017): The candidates have to be between the ages of 18 to 27 years, however age relaxation can be allowed as per the Govt. Instructions. Relaxation in age is provided to the reserved category and it will be applicable as per the rule i.e. 5 years for SC / ST and 3 years for the OBC Category and 10 years for PH OBC applicants and a maximum of 15 years for PH SC / ST applicants.
-
Qualification (As on 1st Aug, 2017) : Moreover the contender should be 12th standard pass or hold a degree from any open university or from Distance Education Mode and the same needs to be recognized by the Distance Education Council like IGNOU.
SSC Stenographer Exam Selection Procedure
The
selection procedure for the post is done on the basis of skill test
and written examination of the candidates.
Written
Examination: In
order to clear the written exam the candidates have to go through the
following papers.
-
General Intelligence and Reasoning -50 Questions – 50 Marks
-
English language – 50 Questions – 50 Marks
-
Comprehension and General Awareness – 100 Questions – 100 Marks
This
exam will be taking place for a duration of 2 hours for the General
candidates, starting from 10:00 AM till 12:00 pm and for visually
handicapped candidates the time will be extended by 40 minutes i.e.,
2 hr and 40 minutes, starting from 10:00 AM till 12:40 pm.
The
timing of exam may be changed from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM as per the
decision taken by SSC.
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