SSC Recruitment 2022 - SSC CGL 2021 - Complete Information

 

Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2021

 Important Dates:

Dates for submission of online applications: 23-12-2021 to 23-01-2022
Last date for receipt of online applications: 23-01-2022 (23:30)
Last date and time for making online fee payment 25-01-2022 (23:30)
Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment.  28-01-2022 to 01-02-2022 (23:30)
Schedule of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) April, 2022
Dates of Tier-II Examination (CBE) & Descriptive Paper (Tier-III)

                                                                To be notified later

Application Fee:

Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rs one hundred only).

 

Vacancies and Reservation:

Vacancies will be determined in due course.

 Age limit (As on 01-01-2022) & Posts

Age group	Name of post	Department / Ministries	Class Fiction	Grade pay
18-27 years	Auditor	Officer under C&AG	Group “C”	2800
	Auditor	Officer Under CGDA	Group “C”	2800
	Auditor	Other Ministries/Dept.	Group “C”	2800
	Accountant	Officer under C&AG	Group “C”	2800
	Accountant / Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Dept.	Group “C”	2800
	Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerks	Central Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS cadres	Group “C”	2400
	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”	2400
	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “C”	2400
	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	Dte. General Border Road Organisation (MoD) Only For Male Candidates	Group “C”	2400
18-30 years	Inspector Posts	Department of Post.	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant	Other ministries / Dept. / Org.	Group “B”	4600
20-27 years	Tax Assistant	CBEC	Group “C”	2400
20-30 years	Assistant Section officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant Section officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant Section officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant Section officer	AFHQ	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant	Other Ministries / Dept. / Org.	Group “B”	4600
	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”	4600
Not Exceeding 30 years	Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600
	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant	Other ministries / Dept. / Org.	Group “B”	4200
	Inspector (Preventive officer)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600
	Inspector (Examiner)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department Under CAG	Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)	4800
	Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG	Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)	4800
	Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations.	Group “B”	4600
	Assistant / Superintendent	Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations	Group “B”	4200
	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	4600
	Divisional Accountant	Officer under CAG	Group “B”	4200
Up to 30 years	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”	4600
	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Group “B”	4200
Up to 32 years	Junior Statistical Officer	M/O statistics & Prog. Implementation	Group “B”	4200

 

Educational Qualification (as on 23/01/2022): The educational qualifications varies according to the post for SSC CGL 2022 and is listed below:

SSC CGL Post	Educational Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer	Essential Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University.  Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost &  Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/  Masters in Business Studies
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University  with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th  OR  Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as  one of the subjects in graduation
Compiler Posts	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University  with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as  compulsory or Elective Subject
All Other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a  recognized University or equivalent

 

 

Pay Scale:

Pay Level of Posts		Pay Level-8	Pay Level-7	Pay Level-6	Pay Level-5	Pay Level-4
Payscale		Rs 47600 to 151100	Rs 44900 to 142400	Rs 35400 to 112400	Rs 29200 to 92300	Rs 25500 to 81100
Grade Pay		4800	4600	4200	2800	2400
Basic pay		Rs 47600	Rs 44900	Rs 35400	Rs 29200	Rs 25500
HRA (depending on the city)	X Cities (24%)	11,424	10,776	8,496	7,008	6,120
	Y Cities (16%)	7,616	7,184	5,664	4,672	4,080
	Z Cities (8%)	3,808	3,592	2,832	2,336	2,040
DA (Current- 17%)		8,092	7,633	6,018	4,964	4,335
Travel Allowance		Cities- 3600, Other Places- 1800
Gross Salary Range (Approx)	X Cities	70,716	66,909	53,514	44,772	39,555
	Y Cities	66,908	63,317	50,682	42,436	37,515
	Z Cities	63,100	57,925	46,050	38,300	33,675

Scheme of the Examination:
The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:
Tier-I: Computer Based Examination
Tier-II: Computer Based Examination
Tier-III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test (wherever
applicable).

 Scheme of Tier-I and Tier-II Examinations:

Tier I – Total Duration – 1 hour

 A. General Intelligence and Reasoning – 25Q – 50 Marks

B. General Awareness 25Q – 50 Marks

C. Quantitative Aptitude 25Q – 50 Marks
D. English Comprehension 25Q – 50 Marks

 Tier II –Duration – 2 hours for each paper

 Paper-I: Quantitative Abilities 100Q  200 Marks 2 hours
Paper-II: English Language and Comprehension 200Q  200 Marks 2 hours
Paper-III: Statistics 100Q  200 Marks 2 hours
Paper-IV: General Studies (Finance and Economics) 100Q  200 Marks 2 hours

 Instructions on Tier I & II

·        Tier-I and Tier-II will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice
questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension in Tier-I and Paper-II in Tier-II.

·        In Tier-I, there will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.

·        In Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III and Paper-IV.

·         In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.

·        In Tier-II, Paper-III will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (M/o Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.

·        In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

 

Scheme of Tier-III Examination:

Tier III Pen and Paper mode - 100 Marks - 1 hour

Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi

(Writing of Essay/Precis/Letter/Application etc.)

Tier-IV (Skill Test):

 In the Tier-IV, Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) and Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) will be conducted.

 

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Indicative Syllabus SSC CGL (Tier-I):

The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part-C will be of 10th standard level.
Tier-I:General Intelligence &Reasoning:

It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning
etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy,
Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number
Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern- folding& un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding and completion,Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence.

 General Awareness:

Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

 Quantitative Aptitude:                                        

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more
circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

English Comprehension:

Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

Indicative Syllabus SSC CGL (Tier-II):

Questions in Paper-I will be of Matriculation Level, Paper-II of 10+2
Level and in Paper-III and Paper-IV of Graduation Level

Paper-I (Quantitative Abilities):

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the
candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds,
Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard
Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension):

Questions in this component will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on spot the error, fill in
the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling/ detecting misspelled words, idioms & phrases, one word substitution, improvement of sentences, active/passive voice of verbs, conversion into direct/indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts, shuffling of sentences in a passage, cloze passage & comprehension passage.

Paper-III(Statistics):
 Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data –
Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation
of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic
presentation of frequency distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of central
tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles,
deciles,percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion – range,
quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.

Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of moments
and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different
measures of skewness and kurtosis.
Correlation and Regression – Scatter diagram; simple correlation
coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank correlation;
Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple
and partial correlation (For three variables only).
Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different definitions
of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability;
Independent events; Bayes’ theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions – Random
variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a
random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial,
Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of
two random variable (discrete).
Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample; Parameter
and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution(statement only); Sample size decisions.
Statistical Inference - Point estimation and interval estimation,
Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments
method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method),
Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and
large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic,
Confidence intervals. Analysis of Variance - Analysis of one-way classified data and two- way classified data.
Time Series Analysis - Components of time series, Determinations
of trend component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal
variation by different methods. Index Numbers - Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

Paper-IV (General Studies-Finance and Economics):
Part A: Finance and Accounts-(80 marks):
 Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting:
Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry, Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors, Manufacturing, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Balance Sheet Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations
Accounts, Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self Balancing Ledgers.
Part B: Economics and Governance-(120 marks):
Comptroller & Auditor General of India -Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility.  Finance Commission-Role and functions. Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics: Definition, scope and nature of Economics, Methods of economic study and Central problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve. Theory of Demand and Supply: Meaning and determinants of demand, Law of demand and Elasticity of demand, Price, income and cross elasticity; Theory of consumer’s behaviour- Marshallian approach and Indifference curve approach, Meaning and determinants of supply, Law of supply and Elasticity of Supply.  

Theory of Production and cost: Meaning and Factors of
production; Laws of production- Law of variable proportions and Laws of returns to scale. Forms of Market and price determination in different
markets: Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly and Price determination in these markets. 

 Indian Economy: Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors- Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth; National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income.  Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth. Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment.  Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication.
Economic Reforms in India: Economic reforms since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment.
 Money and Banking: Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.  Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. Role of Information Technology in Governance.