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New Exam Pattern SSC CGL 2016 TIER I ,TIER II TIER II

Particulars of Change in SSC CGL 2016 Exam Pattern

  1. Tier I paper will be SHORTENED to 100 questions (worth 200 marks) and 75 minutes.
  2. Both Tier I and Tier II papers will be conducted ONLINE.
  3. There will be NEGATIVE MARKING of 0.5 marks per wrong answer in Tier I exam. All papers except English in the Tier II exam will also have negative marking of 0.5 marks per wrong answer. Each wrong answer in English in Tier II will have a penalty of 0.25 marks.
  4. DESCRIPTIVE Paper has been added as the third stage after the change in SSC CGL 2016 Exam Pattern.
  5. The Descriptive Paper will be BILINGUAL – available in both English and Hindi. You can choose any one medium.
  6. The Descriptive Paper will be conducted in Pen and Paper mode.
  7. The final marking will only consider the scores of Tier I, Tier II and Tier III exams.
  8. There will be NO SECTIONAL CUT OFFS.
  9. Tier I exam is scheduled to be held from 27th August 2016 to 11th September 2016.
  10. Tier II exam is tentatively scheduled for November 2016.
  11. Tier III and Tier IV exams are tentatively scheduled to be held simultaneously in January 2017.
  12.  Final results will be tentatively announced in last week of April 2017.

What Remained the same in SSC CGL 2016 Exam Pattern

  1. The subjects, marks and timing of the Tier II exam remains unchanged.
  2. The fourth stage is only qualifying and is only applicable to certain posts.
  3. Document verification will be conducted as per the provisions of the notification.
The particulars of the new SSC CGL 2016 paper pattern are as below:

Tier I (Computer Based)

SubjectQuestionsMarksTime
General Intelligence & Reasoning255075 minutes (Total)
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
100 minutes
General Awareness2550
Quantitative Aptitude2550
English Language2550
TOTAL100200

Tier II (Computer Based)

SubjectQuestionsMarksTime
Paper I –
Quantitative Ability
(for ALL POSTS)
1002002 Hours
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
2 Hours 40 Minutes
Paper II –
English Language
(for ALL POSTS)
1002002 Hours
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
2 Hours 40 Minutes
TOTAL2004002 Hours
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
2 Hours 40 Minutes
Paper III – Statistics
(for Statistical Investigator
Gr II & Compiler POSTS ONLY)
1002002 Hours
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
2 Hours 40 Minutes
Paper IV – General
Studies (Finance & Economics)
(for Asst Audit Officer
Gazetted Group “B” POST ONLY)
1002002 Hours
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
2 Hours 40 Minutes

Tier III (Pen & Paper Based)

SubjectMarksTime
Descriptive Paper
in English/Hindi
(Writing of Essay, Precis,
Letter, Application etc.)
10060 Minutes
For VH & Candidates
suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
80 Minutes

Tier IV (Pen & Paper Based)

Computer Proficiency Test (for Asst. Section Officer in CSS POST ONLY)
OR
Data Entry Skill Test at Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour
(for Tax Assistant POST ONLY)
This paper is Qualifying in Nature only!