The SSC (Staff Selection Commission) conducts exams for various posts coming under different ministries/departments in India. Some of these exams are the CGL (Combined Graduate Level) exam, Junior Engineer exam, Stenographers (Grade C and D) exam and more. These exams are conducted from time to time throughout the year. A lot of candidates strive hard to crack the SSC exams owing to its various advantages including secured government job, good salary and perks, pension and other benefits, etc. However the competition is intense as there are always a huge number of test takers. In order to crack the SSC online tests, it is important to practice as many SSC mock tests as possible. The Glow & Lovely Careers (formerly known as Fair & Lovely Career Foundation) has a collection of SSC mock tests on the website that you can take for free.
The SSC CGL Exam is conducted in a 4-tier procedure for Group B recruitment. The exam scores are used by most of the central government departments/ to recruit staff coming under Group B. In 2017, nearly 30 lakh registrations were received for SSC CGL exam. Through this exam, candidate can apply to more than 31 different posts. Some of these posts are:
1.Assistants (in Ministry of Railway, External affairs, Intelligence Bureau, Central Vigilance Commission, Central Secretariat Service, Dept of Revenue, Enforcement directorate)
2.Inspector (Income tax, Excise dept. & Central bureau of narcotics)
3.Divisional accountant at offices under CAG
4.Statistical investigator.
5.Compiler, etc.
The tentative dates for the SSC CGL Tier-1 exam are 25th July- 20th August, 2018 and dates for the rest of exams will be notified later.
SSC CGL Exam Syllabus 2018
This is one of the important exams held by the Staff Selection Commission every year. It's held in a 4-tier procedure. Tier-1 and tier-2 exams are computer based online tests. Hence, practising SSC online test papers on the Glow & Lovely Careers website will help you go a long way in the exam. The tier-3 exam is to be taken only by those applying for the post of Statistical Investigator Grade-II and Compiler. Similarly, Tier-IV exam is taken by candidates applying specifically for TA, CSS, MEA and Inspector. Tier-3 exam is a descriptive one and Tier-4 comprises of Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) and Computer Proficiency Test (CPT).
The following are the topics asked in these exams:
Tier -1 Exam: General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.
Tier- 2 Exam: Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics, General Studies (Finance and Economics).
Tier- 3 Exam: Is a descriptive exam where written skills of students are tested. They may have to write essays, précis, application, letter etc. in this exam.
Tier- 4 Exam: Includes Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) and Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) (These are held to test candidates applying for the posts of Tax Assistants, CSS, MEA, Inspector of Central Excise, etc.
You can take the free SSC CGL mock tests online on the Glow & Lovely Careers website to gain enough practice so that the actual exam can be easily cracked by you.
Apart from the CGL exam, other free online mock tests you can take on the Glow & Lovely Careers website are the SSC Steno full mock test, SSC CHSL full mock test, AFCAT full mock test, SSC CPO full mock test, SSC JE exam, and more.
Tips to Ace the SSC CGL Exam, 2018
The CGL exam is very competitive However, by practising enough number of SSC online mock tests you can assure success in the exam. The following points will help you in developing a good preparation strategy for this exam:
Reasoning/General Intelligence: This section tests the ability of the candidate to think logically and solve problems quickly. The questions might not seem very difficult but could be tricky at times. One needs to really practice hard in order to build for solving these problems. Some of the topics that often appear as questions in this section are analogy, word arrangement, odd man out, alphanumeric series, Venn diagrams, coding-decoding, etc. The key to cracking this section is building speed. You need to solve many SSC mock exams online in order to ace this section.
Quantitative Aptitude: Having in-depth knowledge of all the topics under aptitude is a must. This section is equally important in both Tier-1 and Tier-2 exams. You need to learn all the mathematics formulas, pertaining to the topics coming under this section, by-heart. Start with practising a lot of SSC online tests along with your study so that you become aware of the question pattern. Some of the topics from which questions are frequently asked are geometry, trigonometry, algebra, bars, charts and graph, number system, time and distance, ratio/average, simple interest and compound interest.
English Language : It is asked in both Tier-I and Tier-II Exam and hence preparation must be done very well to score in this section. This could be one section that can help you score a lot of marks overall. Reading and practising questions everyday will help you gain speed. Important Topics that you must cover include sentence correction, para jumbles, comprehension reading, idioms/phrases, synonyms/antonyms, spotting errors, sentence formation.
General Studies: Questions in this section may be asked from numerous topics including Biology, Chemistry, Polity, Economy etc. This is a really important section of SSC CGL 2018 Exam. Reading regularly and keeping yourself updated of the various events happening under each of these fields can help you score well.
These are the areas that you must primarily focus on to clear the important SSC exams. Rigorous practice is required to clear each of these exams. Keep answering the SSC mock online exams to build awareness of questions and speed.
