SSC CGL 2016 NEW PATTERN
SSC has released the dates for CGL 2016. Tier-I is scheduled to be held from 27th August, 2016
1. Tier-I and Tier-II examination will be held in computer based examination mode, treating Tier-I examination as only qualifying etc.
- The Commission has decided to reduce the Number of Questions from 200 to 100 in Tier-I of the above Examination which would continue to carry 200 marks.
| Tier-1 | Mode of examination | Scheme of exam | Marks | time |
| Computer based exam | a. Reasoning and General intelligence -25 question | 50 marks | 75 minutes | |
| b. English comprehension -25 questions | 50 marks | |||
| c. Quantitative Apti- 25 Questions | 50 marks | |||
| d. General awareness- 25 questions | 50 marks | |||
| 200 marks | ||||
| Tier –II | Same as published in Notice of examination | Same as published in Notice of examination |
* There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In respect of TierII, the negative marking system will remain unchanged
In addition to above, the Commission has also decided to introduce a Descriptive Paper of English/Hindi as Tier-III. The Question Paper will be bilingual. The candidates will have the option to choose any one medium. The details may be read as under:-
| Tier –III | Mode of exam | Scheme of exam | Marks | time |
| Pen and paper mode | Descriptive exam in English/ Hindi | Total -100 marks | 60 minutes | |
| Tier IV | Data entry skill test (DEST)/ computer proficiency test(CPT) | Same as published in Notice of examination | qualify | Same as published in Notice of examination |
The final merit will be prepared on overall performance in Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III. However, the candidate will need to qualify all the tiers i.e. Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III separately. There will be no sectional cut-off.
Document Verification will also be conducted as per the provisions of the notice of examination
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