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20 Sep

SSC CGL 2014 Notification – Expected Dates

In a great news to the aspiring candidates, Sunil K. Ranjan(DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR – North Western Region) has announced in his Facebook post that SSC CGL 2014 would be conducted as per the same schedule.
The announcement has been made after Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram austerity measures announced today to cut non-plan expenditure by 10 per cent.

Aiming to restrict the fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in 2013-14, the Finance Ministry has ordered all ministries and departments not to buy new vehicles, create new jobs or fill posts lying vacant for over one year.

Check out the Facebook Post of Mr. Sunil K. Ranjan about SSC CGL 2014:

Post by Sunil Ranjan.

The notification for SSC CGL 2014 would be published on January 18, 2014. Last date to apply would be Feb. 14, 2014 and Tier 1 examination would be conducted on April 27 and May 4, 2014.

Click here to download official Exam schedule of SSC in 2014.

Earlier on Twitter, Sunil Ranjan also announced that steps taken by Finance Ministry will not affect SSC CGL 2013. Check out that tweet below:

SSC recruits the candidates for the existing vacancies, so in case if there is ban on creation of news jobs – it won’t affect CGL 2013/2014.

So, I would advise you to start preparing for SSC CGL 2014 now. You can check out Best Books for SSC CGL 2014 here.

27 Aug

SSC CGL 2013 Result, Marks & Cutoff Announced

Staff Selection Commission has finally announced the result of CGL 2013. The result was announced after delay for more than one month and series of ree-exam conducted at various centres.

Click here to download official write-up and cutoff for CGL 2013(Update)

SSC CGL Cutoff 2013

The cutoff for General candidates is 96 this time. Last time, it was only 82 – that shows the competition level this time around is too high.

Click here to download result of CGL 2013((Candidates qualified in Tier-I for all posts))

Click here to download Result of Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination, 2013(Additional candidates qualified in Tier-I for post of Tax Assistant)

UPDATE:

Click here to check your Marks in SSC CGL Tier 1 2013 Written Examination

Zero Marks Cases: http://ssc.nic.in/press-release/NICMKS2_2013.pdf

Mobile phone cases: http://ssc.nic.in/press-release/NICMKS3_2013.pdf

See Also: Best Books for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) Preparation 2013

Only the Roll Nos and names of candidates qualified to appear in Tier 2 exam to be conducted on September 29, 203 is given in this list. The marks of the candidates would be announced in a few days after the result of re-examination held on August 11, 2013 is announced.

26 Aug

SSC CGL 2013 Tier 2(Mains) Admit Card/Hall Ticket Download

SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) would be conducted on September 28 & 29, 2013. The new date is recently announced by the Staff Selection Commission(SSC).

The result of the SSC CGL Tier 1 would be announced in a few days to give you ample time to prepare for the Tier 2 exam. You can check out best books for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam here.

SSC CGL 2013 Tier 2(Mains) Admit Card/Hall Ticket Download:

The admit cards/Hall tickets for the CGL Tier 2 exam would be available to download after September 10, 2013 on the following regional websites of SSC.

For North Region, New Delhi – Click here.
For East Region, Kolkata – Click here.
For Central region, Allahabad – Click here.
For South region, Chennai – Click here.
For West region, Mumbai – Click here.
For North-West region, Chandigarh – Click here.
For North-East region, Guhawati – Click here.
For Karnataka region, Bangalore – click here.
For MP region, Raipur – click here.

The SSC CGL Tier 2 exam would consist of two papers of English and Maths. Both would be of 200 marks and two hours on the same day. There would be extra exam of Statistics for those who have opted for it.

25 May

Best Books for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) Preparation 2013

Staff Selection Commission conducted the CGL Tier 1 exam on April 21 and May 19, 2013. You can check out SSC CGL 2013 Question papers, answer keys, cutoff and results here. There were mixed emotions from candidates about Tier 1 exam. Some felt April 21 exam was tough and some felt that there was not much difference among the both CGL Tier 1 exam.

Whatever it was, now it is time to start preparing for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) exam 2013. You can cover up all the marks you’ve lost in Tier 1 exam easily in Tier 2 exam.

SSC CGL Tier 1 exam was of 200 marks. Now the CGL Tier 2 exam would be of 400 marks. There would be only two sections viz. Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Both the sections would be of 200 marks.

Here’s the paper pattern of SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) Exam 2013:

1) Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude: 100 Questions, 200 Marks, 2 Hours
2) English Language: 200 Questions, 200 Marks, 2 Hours

In mathematics, the focus should on four sections viz. Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry and Mensuration. These four sections would carry maximum marks.

If you have opted for Statistical Investigator, there will be a Paper 3(Statistics) also.(200 Marks, 2 Hours)

Read more about SSC CGL 2013 Paper pattern here.

See Also: Best Books for SSC CGL 2014 (Tier 1 & Tier 2) – All Subjects

Check out the Best Books for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) Preparation 2013:

1) English Language and Comprehension: There will be 200 questions of English in Tier 2 exam. Best Books for English are:

a) English Language and Comprehension by Kiran Prakashan: It covers the entire syllabus of English language for SSC CGL exam preparation, including previous years’ solved papers and model practice sets.

b) Common Errors in English by Kiran Prakashan: There will be 10-20 questions of common errors in SSC CGL Tier 2 exam. This book would be really helpful.

c) Idioms and Phrases by Kiran Prakashan: More idioms and phrases to prepare to CGL Mains exam 2013.

d) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another great book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very structured and clear manner. You can even read reviews on Flipkart to confirm how good this book is.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

e) SSC English Language Chapterwise Solved Papers 1997-Till Date: More than 4500 questions of previous years conducted by SSC. Great book for practice.

2) Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude: There will be 100 questions of Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude in Tier 2 exam. Best Books for Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude are:

a) Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations by R. S. Aggarwal One of the best book for basic Quantitative/Numerical Aptitude. It will help you cover all the basics of mathematics.

b) SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-II Exam, Arithmetical Ability Objective Type by Kiran Prakashan: Certainly, the best for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) preparation. This book is specially designed for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam with detailed explanation of topics according to the new syllabus and hundreds of previous years’ question papers. It also provides 20 model practice sets for you to practice and improve your speed.

c) How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma: If you don’t want to leave any stone unturned, and want to read and understand every topic in detail, check out this amazing book which is used by candidates to prepare for Common Admission Test(CAT).

d) Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission Into IIMs by Sarvesh K Verma(Arihant): Another great book.

e) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

f) SSC All Graduate Level Exams Solved Papers 1997 Upto Date: Great book to practice for Maths section. It contains solved questions from SSC exams from 1997 upto now.

3) SSC Statistics Practice Work Book, Tier – II (Paper – III):

So, these are some of the best books for SSC CGL Tier 2 preparation. Apart from these books, read newspaper everyday to improve you vocabulary and language. In mathematics, the more your practice, the faster you would be able to solve questions during two hours of exam time. There is still lots of time left for the CGL Tier 2 exam. So, start preparing now.
All the best.

20 May

SSC CGL (May 19, 2013) – Answer Key, Question Papers & Cutoff

SSC(Staff Selection Commission) conducted the CGL Tier 1 exam on May 19, 2013. It was earlier scheduled on April 14, 2013 but later postponed. It was the second Tier 1 conducted by SSC in the last two months. First one was conducted on April 21, 2013 – you can find question papers, answer key and other details about that CGL Tier 1 2013 paper here.

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Analysis:

As expected, the General awareness was really tough and needed deep study. English section was average. Reasoning section was easy. Mathematics section was tricky and time consuming but easy for ones with good preparation. Like the previous Tier 1 exam, the emphasis was given to topics such as Geometry, Trigonometry, DI and Algebra.

SSC CGL Exam May 19, 2013 Tier 1 Question Papers:

Check out the question papers below. We will upload all question papers in few days. So, you are advised to bookmark this page and visit here again.

Click here to download Question paper of Test Form No. 026QM2.
Click here to download Question paper of Test Form No. 011 LN1.
Click here to download Question paper of Test Form No. 111LP0 and 216 RI1.
Click here to download Question papers of Test Form No. 013MO2, 014NM2 and 025PK3

SSC CGL Exam May 19, 2013 Tier 1 Answer Keys:

SSC will upload the answer keys on its official website within next 4 weeks. We will update our own answer keys in a couple of days. We will also provide answer keys from many other sources too. This time around, we are also planning to upload answer keys with detailed explanation and solutions.
You can follow our page on Facebook to get regular updates.

Check out the answer keys(via Facebook source):

Click here to download answer keys of most of the Test Form Numbers.

Check out the answer keys by Eva Classes, Bikaner:

Click here to download answer keys by Eva Classes.

Check out the answer keys by Career Launcher:

Click here to download answer keys of Test Form No. 111LP0 and 216 RI1.
Click here to download answer keys of Test Form No. 013MO2, 014NM2 and 025PK3

Check out the answer keys by Dastak Career Coaching:

Morning Session:

013 MO 2 Download 
011 LO 1 Download 
025 PK 3 Download 
008 SH 0 Download 
012 KP 1 Download 
009 TG 0 Download 
026 QM 2 Download

Evening Session:

112 MN 2 Download 
228 TG 3 Download 
124 PK 3 Download 
111 LP 0 Download
215 QJ 1 Download
227 SH 2 Download
123 NM 2 Download
216 RI 1 Download

See Also: Check out the Best Books for SSC CGL Tier 2(Mains) Preparation 2013

SSC CGL Tier 2 (Mains) Answer Key, Cutoff & Results 2013

Update: Check out the official answer keys by SSC

Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination 2013- keys used by the
Commission for the different question paper/Test Forms Booklets – reg.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW WRITE UP

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(21-04-2013-Morning)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(21-04-2013-Evening)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(19-05-2013-Morning)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(19-05-2013-Evening)

Please share your marks below in the comments.

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Cutoff:

As this exam was on the average side and last SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam held on April 21, 2013 was on the difficult side, the expected cut off is around 85-90+ for General candidates. There are chances(very remote though) that SSC might do equalization of marks based on easy and difficulty level of different question papers. So, don’t worry, if your exam was on April 21, 2013.

See Also: SSC CGL (April 21, 2013) – Answer Key, Question Papers & Cutoff

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Results:

SSC will announce the results of Tier 1 exam within next six weeks. Till then, you can check answer keys and start preparng for Tier 2(Mains) exam which is scheduled in September, 2013.
Also, like our Facebook page for regular updates on SSC and other exams.

21 Apr

SSC CGL 2013 Answer Key, Question Papers, Cutoff, Analysis & Results 2013

SSC(Staff Selection Commission) conducted the CGL(Common Graduate Level) exam on April 21, 2013. The paper was conducted in two sessions – Morning and Evening. It was the first of the two papers – Tier 1 and Tier 2 followed by interview. The CGL Tier 1 exam will again be conducted on May 19, 2013. It was earlier scheduled on April 14, 2013 but later postponed due to Ambedkar Jayanti.
SSC conducts CGL exam every year for selection in various government cadres such as Income Tax inspector, Excise Inspector, Auditor, etc.

See Also: 1) SSC CGL (May 19, 2013) – Answer Key, Question Papers & Cutoff

2) SSC CGL Tier 2 (Mains) Answer Key, Cutoff & Results 2013

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Analysis:

According to preliminary reports from the students, the General Awareness part of the paper was really tough. Other than that, it was the usual SSC CGL exam with some easy questions, some tricky and some little tough. In Maths, again like previous year, the focus was on Geometry, Trigonometry, DI & Algebra. Overall, students really felt difficulty in the General Awareness section.
Do share your analysis on the CGL exam 2013.

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Tier 1 Question Papers:

SSC conducts CGL exam in two sessions – Morning and Evening and in each session, there are four different sets of question papers. We’ll update the questions on this post within few days. So, you are requested to bookmark this page and visit it again to download the question papers of CGL exam 2013.

Update:
Click here to download question papers – KP and PJ Series.(April 21, 2013)
Click here to download Booklet No. 000KG9 (April 21, 2013)
Click here to download Booklet No. 111LH8 (April 21, 2013)
Click here to download Booklet No. 33PK4 (April 21, 2013)
Click here to download Booklet No. 111LI7(Only Maths) (April 21, 2013)
Click here to download Booklet No. 377SH5 (April 21, 2013)

Question Papers for SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam(Held on May 19, 2013):

Click here to download Booklet No. 026QM2.
Click here to download Booklet No. 011 LN1.
Click here to download Booklet No. 111LP0 and 216 RI1.
Click here to download Booklet No. 013MO2, 014NM2 and 025PK3

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Answer Keys:

SSC officially release answer keys of the exam in a month or so. But as the other Tier 1 exam is scheduled on May 19, 2013 – the answer keys will be out only after that exam.
But as always, we will update our own answer keys in a few days. So, stay tuned. Till then, you can check out SSC FCI Tier 2 Exam 2013 answer keys here.

Check out the answer keys uploaded by Career Launcher:

Click here to download Answer Keys of Set 112RH5(Morning Session-21.04.2013)
Click here to download Answer Keys of Set 333PK4(Morning Session-21.04.2013)
Click here to download Answer Keys of Set 377SH5(Evening Session-21.04.2013)

Check out the answer keys by Dastak Coaching Coaching:

Click here to download answer keys for all Booklet series.

Check out the answer keys by Careers360:

Morning:-

000 KG9 – http://www.careers360.com/000-KG9.pdf
000 KP0 – http://www.careers360.com/000-KP0.pdf
222 KM5 – http://www.careers360.com/222-KM5.pdf
333 PK4 – http://www.careers360.com/333-PK4.pdf
111 LI7 – http://www.careers360.com/111-LI7.pdf
111 LH8 – http://www.careers360.com/111-LH8.pdf
222 KN6 – http://www.careers360.com/222-KN6.pdf
333 PJ3 – http://www.careers360.com/333-PJ3.pdf

Evening:-

011 KP0 – http://www.careers360.com/011-KP0.pdf
022 KP0 – http://www.careers360.com/022-KP0.pdf
244 QJ6 – http://www.careers360.com/244-QJ6.pdf
255 QJ5 – http://www.careers360.com/255-QJ5.pdf
366 SH6 – http://www.careers360.com/366-SH6.pdf
377 SH5 – http://www.careers360.com/377-SH5.pdf

Check out the answer keys by Direction:

Click here to download the answer keys by Direction. (even Test Form Nos. 133MN1, etc.)

Check out the Answer keys(via Facebook) for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam held on May 19, 2013:

Click here to download answer keys for almost all the test form numbers.

Check out the answer keys by Eva Classes, Bikaner(May 19, 2013):

Click here to download answer keys by Eva Classes.

Check out the answer keys by Career Launcher(May 19, 2013):

Click here to download answer keys of Booklet No. 111LP0 and 216 RI1.
Click here to download answer keys of Booklet No. 013MO2, 014NM2 and 025PK3

Check out the answer keys by Dastak Career Coaching(May 19, 2013):

Morning Session(May 19, 2013):

013 MO 2 Download 
011 LO 1 Download 
025 PK 3 Download 
008 SH 0 Download 
012 KP 1 Download 
009 TG 0 Download 
026 QM 2 Download

Evening Session(May 19, 2013):

112 MN 2 Download 
228 TG 3 Download 
124 PK 3 Download 
111 LP 0 Download
215 QJ 1 Download
227 SH 2 Download
123 NM 2 Download
216 RI 1 Download

Update: Check out the official answer keys by SSC

Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination 2013- keys used by the
Commission for the different question paper/Test Forms Booklets – reg.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW WRITE UP

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(21-04-2013-Morning)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(21-04-2013-Evening)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(19-05-2013-Morning)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW KEY(19-05-2013-Evening)

Please share your marks below in the comments.

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Cutoff:

Given the tough General Awareness section, the expected cut off marks for CGL Tier 1 exam would be pretty much same as last year. So, you can start preparing now for the Tier 2 exam to get better marks.
Update: The CGL Tier 1 exam held on May 19, 2013 was quite easy as compared to the one held on April 21, 2013 exam. Read more about CGL May 19 analysis here. Now, considering both exams, the expected cut off will be around 85-90+(For UR) this time. And don’t worry guys if your exam was on April 21, there are chances(though very less) that SSC may do equalization of marks based on the difficulty level.

Click here to download official write-up and cutoff for CGL 2013(Update)

See Also: Check out the Best Books of English and Mathematics to prepare for SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2013

SSC CGL Exam 2013 Results:

Click here to download result of CGL 2013(Update)

SSC will announce the result in the month of June, 2013. You can bookmark this page or follow us on Facebook to get regular updates. If your exam is scheduled on May 19 or want to prepare for CGL Tier 2 exam, check out these amazing CGL exam books.

SSC CGL 2013 FINAL RESULT ANNOUNCED(After interview and CPT):
http://ssc.nic.in/results/home.html

12 Apr

SSC CGL 2013 Paper Postponed(Cancelled) – New Exam Date & Admit Cards

In a shocking news today, SSC has postponed the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2013 which was to be held on 14th April 2013 and now it will be held on 28th April 2013 (Sunday). This come as a shock to all the candidates who were preparing day and night for the SSC CGL preparation.

According to the information on the regional websites such as http://sscnr.net.in/, http://www.sscmpr.org/, http://www.ssc-cr.org/, and official website www.ssc.nic.in(Click here for the link), the examination has been postponed on account of closed holiday due to birthday of Dr. BR Ambedkar. This is the second time, such thing has happened as FCI exam was also canceled due to the mismanagement of SSC. It seems SSC new chief is not able to handle things properly. Many people are also claiming that there is something fishy going on in the Staff Selection Commission. Read this tweet(dated March 6, 2013) by SSC Ex Chief N.K.RAGHUPATHY claiming that “There may be pressure on SSC to postpone the CGL exam because someone’s ward is appearing for some other exam on that day!”

Another shock regarding the postponement is that the new exam date is clashing with SBI PO exam. So, students now would have to choose either of these exams. Many students are planning to visit SSC regional offices and request in written to change the date of April 28 to May 5, 2013. You are also requested to visit SSC office or leave them an Email or Fax to strengthen the objection and help thousand of students who want to give both the CGL and SBI PO exams.

Update: SSC has updated the Central region website with the new CGL exam date for the students whose paper was on April 14, 2013. The CGL Exam 2013 now will be held on May 19, 2013. The Junior Engineers (Civil and Electrical) Exam 2013 which was scheduled to be conducted on May 19, 2013 will now be conducted on June 9, 2013. New revised admit cards will be soon uploaded on the regional websites. Read the notification here – http://www.ssc-cr.org/noticeboard/Exam%20Cancellation%20Notice%202_Website.pdf

See Also: To Check out the question papers, answer keys, cutoff and analysis of SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2013 – Click here.

SSC CGL 2013 Paper Postponed(Cancelled) – New Admit Cards:

Revised admit cards will be available on or after April 21, 2013 on the respective regional websites of SSC. We’ll update you as soon it is out. You can bookmark this page or follow us on FB.

Update: New admit cards are now available on regional websites. Centers are not changed for almost all the candidates, only the exam date is changed now to May 19, 2013. Click here to download the new SSC CGL 2013 admit cards for all regions.

08 Feb

SSC CGL 2012 Final Interview Result Announced

Staff Service Commission(SSC) has announced the final interview result of SSC CGL 2012 which was held in December 2012. Congratulation to the all the candidates who got selected in different interview and non-interview posts.
All the candidates were waiting patiently for the results for a long time. There were huge discussion among candidates on different groups and forums all over the internet.

SSC CGL 2012 Final Interview Result

Interview Posts: Click here
Stats Investigator: Click here
Non-Interview Posts: Click here
Non-Interview Posts(Reserve List): Click here
Withheld list: Click here
Marks: Click here
Write-up: Click here

If you’re not selected this time, don’t worry. SSC has also published the CGL recruitment notice for 2013. You can read it here.
If you are not sure how to prepare for SSC CGL exam, then we have prepared a list of best books for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams for all subjects. Read it here.
If you are not sure about which profile you should apply in SSC CGL exam, read this post.
Anyways, congratulations to all the candidates for their selection.
Do share in which post you got selected.

06 Feb

SSC CGL Solved Previous Question Papers Tier 2(2012) – Quantitative Aptitude

SSC Common Graduate Level Examination will be held in April in 2013. While preparing for SSC CGL exam, it is very important that you go through the previous years’ question papers to get a fair idea about what kind of questions do come in the examination. We have also written a post about the best books for SSC CGL preparation – if you haven’t read it, click here.
Today, I will share SSC CGL Tier 2(2012) Solved Previous Question Paper of Quantitative Aptitude. This examination was held on 16 September, 2012. If many students are to be believed, this was one of the most difficult paper for the quantitative aptitude in the history of SSC exams. The main focus of the paper was on topics like Geometry, mensuration, Trigonometry, etc. So, if you want to secure good marks – you need to work on these topics really hard.
There are 100 questions in this paper and candidates have to attempt those questions in 120 minutes. There is also a negative marking of 0.25 per wrong question.
This is the first post in our series of previous years’ question papers and model test papers for SSC preparation. Like our Facebook page or subscribe for Email updates to stay updated with our articles.

Download the PDF here:

SSC CGL Solved Previous Question Papers Tier 2 2012 – Quantitative Aptitude

See Also: You can also download question papers of SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2013 conducted recently here.

You can also purchase this book if you want more previous years’ question papers of SSC CGL Exam.

SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I and Tier-II Exam: Solved Papers 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Kiran Prakashan

If you want the question paper of any specific year, let us know in comments.