SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) 2016 Exam, is the one for those, who are looking for Group B Jobs under the Central Govt Departments and Ministries.

Important dates:

Important Dates for SSC CGL 2016 Tier- I

Starting Date of registration procedure
13th February 2016

Last Date of registration Part I
14th March 2016 extended to 21st March 2016

Last date of application Part II
extended to 24th March 2016

Examination Date (SSC CGL 2016 Tier-I)
8th and 22nd May 2016

SSC CGL Change Exam Date:

SSC CGL exam date which is scheduled on 8th and 22nd May 2016 has been extended and will be held in August 2016

Important Dates for SSC CGL 2016 Tier-2

Examination Date (SSC CGL 2016 Tier-II) 13th and 14th August 2016

Eligibility:

Age-Limit: The minimum required age is 18 years and maximum required age is 28 years.Age Relaxations are there as per the Government of India Rules.

Educational Qualification: The minimum required Qualification is Graduation only

SSC CGL Offers primarily two types of Jobs:

1) Desk Job
2) Field Job

Exam pattern:

The exam is of Objective type i.e it consists of Multiple Choice Questions.
The Exam consists of 4 sections i.e General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitaive Ability, English etc.
Duration of the exam is 2 Hours.
The exam is conducted for a total of 200 marks.
The exam consists of 200 Questions.
There is a negative marking of 1/4th for each wrong answer.
Each Question carries 1 Mark.

List of books for doing exam preparation:

Math/Quant
Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic

English
Objective General English by S P Bakshi (Arihant)

Reasoning
Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey

General Awareness
Manorama Yearbook 2016 (English)

Previous Years Solved Papers
Arihant’s SSC CGL Solved Papers (2010-2015)