SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Examination Dates Out in August 2016

Recently Staff Selection Commission has released official Notification regarding SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Examination Dates. Also announced the New Pattern or Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam 2016.

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Officials has been that Tier-1 and Tier-2 Exams would be in Computer based Examination mode in place of OMR based.

Final Date for SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2016 is 27th August 2016.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION 2016

REVISED SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The candidates may please refer to the Para No. 9, 9.1 and 9.2 (related to Scheme of Examination) of the Notice of Combined Graduate

Level Examination, 2016 published on 13.02.2016 on Commission’s website as well as Employment News/Rozgar Samachar.

In accordance with Para No. 9.1 of the Notice, the Commission had reserved the right to make changes in the scheme of examination such as conduct of Tier-I and Tier-II examination in computer based examination mode, treating Tier-I examination as only qualifying etc.

Under the provisions of the Notice as referred above, 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. The duration of the Tier-I examination would be for a period of 75 minutes. It has also been decided to conduct the Tier-I and Tier-II in computer based examination mode in place of OMR based examination mode. Tier-I is scheduled to be held from 27th August, 2016.

Accordingly, the revised scheme of examination is detailed below:-

Tier	Mode of	Scheme of		Marks	Time
	examination	Examination
I	Computer based	A. General Intelligence		50 Marks
		& Reasoning
		25 Questions
		B. General Awareness			75 Minutes
				50 Marks	(Total)
		25 Questions
		C.Quantitative Aptitude		50 Marks	For VH and
		25 Questions			candidates
					suffering from
					Cerebral
		D.English		50 Marks	Palsy: 100
		Comprehension			Minutes
		25 Questions
				Total -200
				Marks *
II	Computer based	Same as published in	Same as		Same as
		the	published in the		published in
		Notice of Examination	notice of the		the notice of
			Examination		the
					Examination

* There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. In respect of Tier- II, 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	Mode of Examination	Scheme of Examination	Marks	Time
III	Pen and Paper	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (writing of Essay/Precis/Letter /Application Writing etc.)	Total marks 100	60 minutes
	mode		100
				For VH and
				candidates
				suffering from
				Cerebral Palsy:
				80 Minutes
IV	Data Entry	Same as published in	Qualifying	Same as
	Skill Test	the		published in the
	(DEST) /	Notice of Examination		Notice of
				Examination
	Computer
	Proficiency
	Test (CPT)
	(wherever
	applicable)

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.

Under Secretary (P&P-I)

01.07.2016

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