Course structure

NOTIFICATION

• The Staff Selection Commission conducts all the SSC exams region-wise. All over there are 9 SSC regions that hold various SSC recruitment exams.
• All the relevant SSC notifications like exam dates, online application and registration, their status, the release of admit card, exam result, etc are published on the websites of these regional SSCs.
• Candidates willing to apply for any of the SSC exams can find all the important communication related to the examination either on the official SSC website or on these SSC regional websites.

EXAM PATTERN

SSC CGL Exam Pattern

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the CGL Exam in 4 different stages called Tiers. The last Tier Exam is only for certain posts and for candidates who have qualified for certain papers.

The SSC CGL Exam pattern is as follows:

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern.

The SSC CHSL Exam is conducted in three stages or tiers. The following is the basic outline of the SSC CHSL Exam Pattern:

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

SSC MTS Exam Pattern

SSC CPO Exam Pattern

The SSC CPO Exam Pattern has 4 stages-

1. Paper I
2. Physical Test
3. Paper-II
4. Medical Examination

All these above stages/sections are mandatory.

The exam pattern for SSC CPO Paper I is as follows:

The SSC CPO Exam Pattern for Paper II is as follows:

SSC GD

1. Computer-Based Examination (CBE): This is an online test that consists of objective-type questions and multiple-choice questions which has four sections:
   • General Intelligence and Reasoning
   • General Knowledge and General Awareness
   • Elementary Mathematics
   • English/ Hindi
2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET): This test assesses the candidate’s physical fitness on the basis of height parameters and he/ she needs to undergo PET (race) which is followed by a biometric/ technology-aided identification test.
3. Physical Standard Test (PST): This test evaluates the physical standards of the candidates on the basis of three factors – height, chest and weight.
4. Detailed Medical Examination (DME): Shortlisted candidates who pass the PET and PST are required to go through a detailed medical examination and are medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness.

SSC JE Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of SSC Junior Engineer is divided into two papers i.e. SSC JE Paper-I (Computer-based Test) and SSC JE Paper-II (Written Test). The duration of each paper is 2 hours. Given below are the details of these Papers:

SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of SSC Stenographer exam is decided by the commission itself. The SSC Stenographer selection process is divided into two stages.

1. Computer-based Test
2. Skill Test For Stenography

The exam pattern for SSC Stenographer CBT test is as given below:

ELIGIBILITY

SSC CGL Exam Eligibility

1. Citizenship– Must be a citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan
2. SSC CGL Age Limit- Must be between the age group of 18 years and 32 years
3. Qualification- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University
4. Physical Fitness– Only for candidates for certain posts like Inspector, Sub- Inspector, etc.

SSC CHSL Eligibility

Those candidates writing the SSC CHSL Exam this year must thoroughly understand the eligibility criteria. The SSC CHSL Eligibility criteria are as follows:

1. Nationality: Candidates must be nationals of India, Nepal, Bhutan
2. Age Limit: Candidates must be between the age group of 18 years to 27 years.
3. Qualifications: Candidates must be 12th pass or equivalent from a recognized board of a university.

SSC MTS Eligibility

The SSC MTS eligibility criteria are the conditions determined by the SSC; which the candidates are required to fulfill mandatorily to be eligible for the SSC Multi-Tasking Staff examination.

Candidates willing to appear for SSC MTS examination 2021 must meet the following eligibility requirements:

SSC MTS eligibility in terms of Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen of India, either/or a subject of Nepal/Bhutan, Tibetan refugee settled in India before January 1, 1962, or any person of Indian origin.

Candidates are required to present the Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Indian Government (if he/she belongs to a country other than India i.e. Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Pakistan, Burma, etc.)

SSC MTS Eligibility in terms of Educational Qualification

Candidates willing to appear for SSC MTS 2020 examination must possess a pass certificate of matriculation or an equivalent examination from a government-recognized board as on August 1, 2020.

In case any candidate does not possess the qualifying examination before the closing date of the application form receipt, that candidate is not permitted to apply.

SSC MTS Age Limit & Relaxation

Candidates who wish to appear for SSC MTS 2020 exam must be not less than 18 years of age and not more than 25 years of age as on August 1, 2020. i.e.

• SSC MTS Lower Age limit – 18 years
• SSC MTS Upper Age Limit – 25 years

However, for candidates belonging to reserved categories such as PwD, SC/ST and OBC categories, there is an upper age limit relaxation being given by the commission.

SSC CPO Eligibility

SSC GD Eligibility Criteria

1. Educational Qualifications: Candidates must hold the essential educational qualification as on 1st August 2022 i.e, Matriculation or 10th class pass from a recognized Board/ University before applying for the GD post.

2. Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen. For migrated candidates, they must submit domicile/ PRC against his/ her state/ UT.

3. Age Limit: The candidates for SSC GD exam 2022 should fulfil the age requirement of 18-23 years as on 1st August 2022, which implies that they should not have been born earlier than 2nd August 1998 and later than 1st August 2003.

4. Age Relaxation: There is an age relaxation in the upper age limit for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories of persons based on the Government’s orders.

SSC JE Eligibility Criteria

1. Educational Qualifications: Eligible candidates must hold the essential educational qualification for the posts relevant to their degree. They should have passed the Matriculation examination or any equivalent degree from a recognised Board.

2. Nationality: Candidates who are the citizens of the below-mentioned countries are also eligible to take the exam, as per the SSC Junior Engineer 2022 Notification:

• A citizen of India
• A subject of Nepal
• A subject of Bhutan
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

SSC Stenographer Eligibility

The Staff selection commissions decide the minimum requirements or the Stenographer eligibility criteria that the candidates have to fulfil if they wish to appear for the exam.

The SSC Stenographer Eligibility criteria are as follows:

1. Nationality
2. Educational Qualification
3. SSC Stenographer Age Limit
4. SSC Stenographer Eligibility- Educational Qualification
5. Candidates who have completed or passed class 12th or equivalent examination from a government recognized board or university are eligible to apply for the SSC Stenographer Exam.
6. SSC Stenographer Age Limit
7. Candidates fulfilling the below-mentioned age limits can appear for SSC Stenographer examination.
8. As per the notification released the SSC stenographer Age Limit as on January 1, 2020, should be:

EXAM SYLLABUS

SSC CGL [ TIER -1]

SSC CGL [ TIER -2]                                     

SSC CHSL [ TIER -1]

SSC CHSL [ TIER -2]

• Essay Writing
• Letter Writing
• Application
• Comprehension

SSC GD

• General Intelligence and Reasoning
• General Knowledge and General Awareness
• Elementary Mathematics
• English/ Hindi

SSC JE

SSC MTS Syllabus

Below is the detailed topic-wise SSC MTS Syllabus for the Computer Based Examination.