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When students seek a respectable, financially satisfying, and yet, stable career opportunity, the first option that comes to mind is government jobs. Government jobs or PSU jobs provide very stable and respected career profiles and at the same time, especially after the Sixth Pay Commission, financial satisfaction. In this respect, SSC's Combined Graduate Level Examination becomes the prime gateway to a dream career. And the Seventh Pay Commission is all set to make this an even more lucrative option.
We have already seen the advantages and incentives that SSC CGL Examination offers. These are also reflected in the number of candidates who appear for this examination every year. While close to 5.4 lakh aspirants applied for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2012 (and nearly 2.7 lakh appeared for Civil Services Prelims 2012), close to 9.7 lakh appeared for CGL exam 2012. Further, the number of aspirants who appeared for CGL exam 2013 went up to over 12 lakh. This indicates the popularity and importance of the CGL examination.
A large number of these vacancies, including the most coveted posts, are filled through Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination. Graduates from all streams are eligible for CGL examination & starting salaries for these posts exceed salaries offered to Bank POs (Probationary Officers). All of this makes CGL examination a very popular target for students.
Exam Pattern
The CGL exam consists of two levels, namely Tier-I and Tier-II. Aspirants who pass both the tests with the required score may have to attend an interview thereafter. Tier I (Prelims) comprises a single paper with objective type questions. The paper comprises 200 questions and the maximum score possible is 200 marks (50 questions each in English, Quantitative Aptitude (Maths), General Awareness, Logical Reasoning). While English, General Awareness and Logical Reasoning sections are of graduation level, the Quantitative Aptitude section is of Std. 10th level.
Tier II (Mains) primarily comprises 2 papers with objective type questions. Both the papers are of 200 marks each. Paper 1 comprises questions from Maths and has 100 questions of 2 marks each. Paper 2 consists of questions from English and has 200 questions of 1 mark each.
Additionally, aspirants for the position of Statistical Investigator or Compiler have to appear for Paper 3 as well. Paper 3 comprises questions from statistics. It is to be noted that an aspirant who opts for the position of statistical investigator or compiler must have had statistics or an equivalent subject in graduation. For many posts, there is also a Tier III assessment, which consists of an Interview. This interview is worth 100 marks. There are many non-interview posts also and for those, aspirants need not appear for any interview. The final merit list includes the marks scored in Tier I + Tier II + Interview. Thus, overall the evaluation comprises 700 marks for Interview posts and 600 marks for non-interview posts. Apart from the above, aspirants may also have to take some minor skill tests / exams specific to the department that they have applied for. These additional tests carry no marks or weight in the final merit list.
Following are the sections in the exam
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