SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024 - Difficulty level, Section-wise Questions, Previous Year Paper Analysis

SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024 - Difficulty level, Section-wise Questions, Previous Year Paper Analysis

Edited By Vishnukumar V | Updated on Jan 18, 2025 10:34 AM IST | #SSC CGL

The SSC CGL exam analysis 2024 for tier 2 will be provided here after conclusion of the exam. Candidates can check the SSC CGL exam analysis 2024 for Tier 1 here. With the help of SSC CGL paper analysis 2024, candidates can get an idea about the difficulty level of the exam, types of questions asked, sections, subjects, and expected cut-off. In this article, we will share the SSC CGL 2024 exam analysis for tier 1, overall as well as subject-wise. As a part of the SSC CGL exam analysis 2024, we also share some memory-based questions for the SSC CGL exam. Read the article to know more about SSC CGL exam analysis 2024.
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  1. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 - September 9, 2024
  2. SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024
  3. Previous Years' Exam Analysis For SSC CGL Tier 1 & 2
  4. SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Analysis 2023 (October 26, 2023)
  5. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2023 (Shift 3)- July 14, 2023
  6. SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 Exam Analysis (Shift 1)- July 14, 2023
  7. SSC CGL 2022 Tier 1 exam analysis for December 13
  8. SSC CGL Tier 1 exam analysis 2022 (December 5)
  9. SSC CGL exam analysis 2022 for tier 1 (December 1)
  10. SSC CGL Cut off 2024
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024 - Difficulty level, Section-wise Questions, Previous Year Paper Analysis
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024 - Difficulty level, Section-wise Questions, Previous Year Paper Analysis

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2024 - September 9, 2024


Shift 1 Shift 2

Section

LevelNumber of good attemptsLevel
Number of good attempts

English Comprehension

Moderate19 - 21Easy - Moderate21-22

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy - moderate20-21Moderate19 - 22

Reasoning Ability

Easy17 - 20Easy18 - 20

General Awareness

Moderate13 - 14Difficult22-25
OverallModerate60-67Moderate75 - 80

SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2024

In this article on SSC CGL exam analysis, candidates can know the following things -

  • The difficulty level of the SSC CGL Exam 2024

  • Types of questions asked in the exam

  • Number of good attempts

  • SSC CGL cut-off marks

Previous Years' Exam Analysis For SSC CGL Tier 1 & 2

From the following table, candidates can check the previous years' exam analysis of SSC CGL. The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam was conducted last year. Given below is the day-wise exam analysis of SSC CGL tier 1 and tier 2.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Analysis 2023 (October 26, 2023)

As per the SSC CGL tier 2 paper analysis, the overall difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate. The paper standard was not too high and the questions were quite normal, some new questions were also seen. A hard copy of the question paper was not openly available after the exam so the questions below are based on user submissions.

GK and GS- Easy to Moderate (20 questions)

  • Supreme court- fundamental rights- (1215 - King John, Magna Carta) specified in Part 3 Article 12-35

  • Article 226 -Writ issuing power of the high court.

  • Article 32- Right to Constitutional Remedies

  • A question about President (which of the following 4 options is incorrect)

  • GDP and GNP

  • Musical Instruments and dance forms

  • Which war took place in 1191 (War between Prithviraj Chauhan and Md. Ghori)

  • Battle of Panipat -1520

    • Babur vs Ibrahim Lodi

    • Akbar vs Hemu

    • Ahmed Shah Abdali vs Marathas (Sadashivrao Bhau)

  • Which two places does AGHIL pass connect (Xinjiang province in China to Ladakh in India)

  • 1857 revolt (Barrackpore) (Meerut Cantonment)

  • Latest amendments in the constitution

    • 106 Constitutional Amendment Act- 2023- Women’s reservation

    • 105 Constitutional Amendment Act- 2022- States gaining the power to grant OBC status

    • 104 Constitutional Amendment Act- 2020- Removing Anglo-Indian seats

    • 105 Constitutional Amendment Act- 2019- Reservation for EWS Category

    • 102 Constitutional Amendment Act- 2018- National Commission for Backward Classes

    • 101Constitutional Amendment Act- 2016- GST

  • Who was the 2nd Vice President of India

  • Which of the following is a genetic disease

  • Match the following for alcohols and ethers.

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Maths - Easy

  • 2 questions- Time and Work

  • 1 question, Simple Interest and Compound Interest

  • 1 question about Mixtures

Computers - The questions were twisted and relatively tough

  • OSI- ISO - Which device works with Data Link Layer

  • Cache Memory - 2 questions

  • Gmail

    • GUI Based OS

    • Operating system

  • Hardware- printer

  • Network Security questions- Trojan Horse

  • Network storage questions

  • What is the use of print preview

  • Num lock+: shortcut key

  • Which storage device is used for taking a long time to restore data

  • Fastest memory- cache memory

  • Who provides linkage between modem and internet

  • When the sender and receiver are on the same device, how many agents and users are required?

  • Under which tab can we find the Dialog Box form in MS Word? (Fonts)

English - Easy to Moderate (45 questions)

  • Questions 35- 40 are comprehension-related (Title of the passage, tone of the passage and Anto & syno)

  • 4-5 questions- cloze test (these were difficult)

  • Error questions- tense

  • Sentence improvement- “Than”

  • One word substitution

    • One who can speak fluently- articulate

    • Place where grains are stored- granary

  • Idioms and phrases-

    • Bite the bullet

    • Bury the hatchet

  • Antonyms and synonyms

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2023 (Shift 3)- July 14, 2023

For shift 3 of SSC CGL exam analysis tier 1, as per students, the paper was of easy to moderate level. In the English SSC CGL section, the good number of attempts is 21-23 questions. The Quantitative section in shift 3 of SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 was also easy to moderate, and candidates could attempt questions ranging from 18-23 questions. For the GA part, the number of attempts depends on the preparation of the current affairs. However, the language of the GA questions was easy and straight. The overall good attempt is 73 questions for shift 3.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2023 (Shift 2)- July 14, 2023

The overall difficulty level of the shift 2 SSC CGL 2023 exam was easy to moderate. Check out the details of SSC CGL tier 1 2023 analysis from the table below:

Section

Level

Good Attempts

English Comprehension

Easy-Moderate

17-19


Quantitative Aptitude

Easy-Moderate

19-21


Reasoning Ability

Easy

18-20

General Awareness

Easy-Moderate

17-19

Overall

Easy-Moderate

71-79

SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 Exam Analysis (Shift 1)- July 14, 2023

The level of the SSC CGL exam was Easy-Moderate for shift 1 as per the aspirants. Quantitative Aptitude was not that calculative and time-consuming. The English and Reasoning section was comparatively easy. The General Awareness section was moderate. Candidates can check the SSC CGL tier 1 2023 analysis below.

Sections

Number of questions

Good attempt

Difficulty level

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

19-22

Moderate

General Awareness

25

17-20

Easy to moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

25

16-19

Moderate to difficult

English Comprehension

25

18-23

Easy

Total

100

65-70

Moderate

SSC CGL 2022 Tier 2 Exam Analysis (March 2, 2023)

Subjects

Good Attempts

Memory-Based Questions

Difficulty Level

Mathematical Abilities

22-24

  • Rectangle

  • Square

  • Mensuration

Easy to Moderate

Reasoning and General Intelligence

21-23

  • Seating arrangement

  • 3 questions statement based

  • Syllogisms

  • Odd one out

  • Number series

  • Non-Verbal reasoning- 3 questions

  • Data Sufficiency

Easy to Moderate

English Language and Comprehension

35-37

  • Three passages questions

  • Close test

  • para jumbles

Easy

General Awareness

15-17

  • Benzene formula

  • Aurangzeb death

  • CCFL full form

  • "Fearless book" author name

  • Playing to Win author name

  • Argentina Capital

  • Monetary Protocol

  • Right to Property

  • Bones in face and legs

  • GDP

  • Satellite

  • Atal Pension Yojna

  • Flagship program

Easy

Computer Knowledge Test

12-15

  • Virus full form

  • Hard disk

  • full form of PDF, DVD, CRT & LCD

  • HTML questions

  • Cache memory

  • peripheral devices

  • RAM

  • Hyperlink shortcut

Easy to Moderate

Overall

105-116


Easy to Moderate

SSC CGL 2022 Tier 1 exam analysis for December 13

Candidates can check shift-wise SSC CGL 2022 paper analysis and difficulty level of the exam given in the tables below. SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 question paper comprises 100 questions of 200 marks in the Objective-type pattern. Let’s look at shift-wise paper analysis below to analyse the difficulty level of the exam and good attempts.

SSC CGL paper analysis 2022 for Shift 1

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

15-16

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

18-21

General Intelligence

Easy

16-20

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

17-22

Overall

Easy to Moderate

66-89

SSC CGL 2022 paper analysis for Shift 2

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

17-19

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

19-22

General Intelligence

Easy

17-20

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

16-19

Overall

Easy to Moderate

69-78

SSC CGL 2022 exam analysis for Shift 3

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

15-18

English Comprehension

Easy

19-23

General Intelligence

Easy to Moderate

17-21

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

19-23

Overall

Easy to Moderate

70-85

SSC CGL exam analysis 2022 for Shift 4

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

17-23

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

18-22

General Intelligence

Easy

17-21

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

15-19

Overall

Easy to Moderate

67-85

SSC CGL Tier 1 exam analysis 2022 (December 5)

As per the SSC CGL paper analysis 2022 for tier 1, the difficulty level was moderate as expected. Candidates can check the detailed overall SSC CGL 2022 exam analysis section-wise for all shifts from the tables below.

SSC CGL paper analysis 2022 (All shifts)

Section

Level

Good attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

17-18

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

19-20

General Intelligence

Moderate

19-23

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

17-19

Overall

Moderate

72-80

SSC CGL exam analysis 2022 - Question asked (Topic-wise)

Section

Questions asked (topic-wise)

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Mensuration - 2 Questions

  • Time & Work - 1 Question

  • SI CI - 1 Questions

  • Profit & Loss - 2 Question

  • Percentage - 1 Question

  • Percentage - 1 Question

  • Trigonometry - 3 Question

  • Number System - 2 Question

  • Unit Digit - 1 Question

  • Ratio - 2 Questions

English Language

  • One Word Substitution - 1 Question

  • Voice 1 - Question

  • Active & Passive - 2 Questions

  • Antonyms - 2 Questions

  • Idioms & Phrases - 2 Questions

  • Cloze test - 5 Questions

  • Error - 4 Questions

Reasoning Ability

  • Series - 2 to 3 Questions

  • Mirror Image - 1 Question

  • Coding-Decoding - 4 Questions

  • Blood Relation - 3 Questions

  • Syllogism - 1 Question

  • Coding-Decoding - 1 Question

  • Mirror Image - 2 Questions

  • Matrix - 1 Question

  • Odd one Out - 1 Question

  • Paper Folding - 1 Question

  • Venn Diagram - 1 Question

General Awareness

  • East India Company - 1 Question

  • Autobiography

  • Classical Dance- 2 Questions

  • Supreme Court- 1 Question

  • Ribosome - 1 Question

  • Padma Vibhushan (Dance)

  • Bharatnatyam related ques (Rukamnidevi Arundale)

  • What is the use of Photography?

  • Article 143

  • East India Company-related ques (Charter Act)

  • Delhi Sultanate related ques

  • Borax Chemical

  • New CDS of India

  • Article - 1 Question

  • Dance related - 1 Question

  • Which of the following is a non-metal group in the periodic table?

  • Carboxylic Group

SSC CGL exam analysis 2022 for tier 1 (December 1)

The level of the exam was easy to moderate as expected. Let’s look at the section-wise and shift-wise SSC CGL 2022 Tier 1 exam’s difficulty level and good attempts mentioned below.

SSC CGL paper analysis 2022 for Shift 1

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

17-18

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

19-20

General Intelligence

Easy

19-23

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

15-19

Overall

Easy to Moderate

78-82

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SSC CGL 2022 paper analysis for Shift 2

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

15-18

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

18-22

General Intelligence

Easy

16-20

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

14-19

Overall

Easy to Moderate

74-79

SSC CGL 2022 exam analysis for Shift 3

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

15-19

English Comprehension

Easy

16-21

General Intelligence

Easy to Moderate

17-22

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

18-24

Overall

Easy to Moderate

77-84

SSC CGL exam analysis 2022 for Shift 4

Section

Level

Good Attempts

Quantitative Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

16-20

English Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

17-21

General Intelligence

Easy

18-23

General Awareness

Easy to Moderate

19-22

Overall

Easy to Moderate

79-85

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What’s next after SSC CGL Tier I?

Candidates who qualify in the SSC CGL tier 1 exam will have to appear for the tier 2 exam. The SSC CGL tier 2 exam was held in online mode. The tier 2 consists of three paper. Those who will get shortlisted in the SSC CGL tier 2 exam will be called for document verification.

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SSC CGL Cut off 2024

SSC will release the official SSC CGL 2024 cut off along with the declaration of the result. The cut off SSC CGL 2024 will be released in PDF format and is different for various categories. Candidates must score the minimum cut off marks to get shortlisted in the next stage of the SSC CGL selection process.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the salary of SSC CGL?

The approximate SSC CGL salary at pay level 6 is Rs 46,050 - Rs 53,514.

2. Should I prepare SSC CGL 2024?

It depends upon your interests, ability etc. The SSC CGL is one of the most competitive exams in India and the posts are of Group B level. So, if this attracts you, you must definitely prepare.

3. Is 2 months enough for SSC CGL?

Yes, but only if you have prepared well in advance, with coaching assistance, you are well aware about the syllabus and SSC CGL exam pattern. The exam is quite difficult and at least 6 months are required to crack that the exam with rigorous preparations.

4. Is SSC CGL tougher than cat?

Both the exams are of different difficulty levels, objectives and exam pattern. There is no straight comparison between the same.

5. Is SSC CGL Exam easy?

Some sections of the exam are of moderate to difficult level. However, if candidates have prepared for the exam well in advance, they can qualify it easily.

6. Is the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam conducted in online or offline?

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam is conducted in computer based online mode.

7. How many questions are there in SSC CGL Tier 1 2024 Exam?

In SSC CGL Tier 1 exam, there are a total of 100 questions and the exam is conducted in online, computer based mode.

8. How many stages are there in SSC CGL?

There are 3 stages in the SSC CGL exam and qualifying in each stage is mandatory for candidates to get finally recruited.

9. Is there negative marking in the SSC CGL?

Yes, there is negative marking in the first 2 tiers of the SSC CGL exam as these two tiers are conducted in online mode and the question paper is objective type in nature.

10. Why is referring to SSC CGL Exam Analysis helpful?

By referring the SSC CGL exam analysis candidates can get an idea about the SSC CGL difficulty level, topics asked, good attempts of the question paper. Also, they can predict their expected scores.

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Yes, a final-year Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) student can apply for the SSC CGL exam, provided they fulfill the following criteria:

  1. Educational Qualification : For SSC CGL, the candidate must have completed their Bachelor's degree from a recognized university or must be in the final year of their graduation. If you are in the final year, you can apply, but you need to have your degree completed before the document verification process.

  2. Age Limit : Ensure you meet the age eligibility criteria for the specific post you wish to apply for. The age limits generally vary depending on the category and the position.

  3. Proof of Graduation : At the time of document verification, you must have proof of completing your graduation (BPT) or an expected completion date if you are in the final year.

As long as you fulfill the educational qualification and other required criteria, you are eligible to apply for the exam.


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Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.


Hello Priya,

If you have appeared for UPSC exams 3 times under the OBC category but do not have an OBC certificate , it might impact your eligibility for other exams where category-based reservations are provided.

However, for exams like SSC CGL and other government exams, if you do not have an OBC certificate , you will be considered under the General category . Here's what you can do:

1. SSC CGL or any government job exam:

  • General Category : Without the OBC certificate, you will have to apply as a General category candidate, meaning you won't be eligible for OBC-related reservations (age relaxation, seats).

    2. For Future Exams:

  • Obtain the OBC certificate : If you are still eligible for the OBC category in your state, try to get your OBC certificate issued. This will help you avail category-based benefits in future exams.

    Conclusion:

You can still apply for exams like SSC CGL or other government jobs, but you will have to apply under the General category due to the lack of an OBC certificate.


I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries then feel free to share your questions with us we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.


If you’ve been struggling with SSC CGL exams, consider reassessing your strategy. Focus on improving your weak areas through consistent practice, mock tests, and time management. You can also explore alternative career options in the private sector or other government exams.

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You can access SSC CGL Previous year paper from several reputable sources to aid your exam preparation.

Regular practice with these previous year question papers will enhance your familiarity with the exam format , improve time management skills and help identify important topics and trends .

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Official Website

The official SSC website also provides a collection of previous year question papers , serving as valuable study material for candidates .

Hope this information  helps you .

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Yes, you can apply for the SSC CGL exam if you have passed in graduation after class 12th. For many of the posts of the SSC CGL,along with class 12th from a recognised board,you also need to have graduation degree from a recognised university. SSC CGL emphasizes more on graduation degree for most of the posts .

If the maths is your additional subject,there is no problem,if you have passed overall, but you might need to explain during documents verification about the reason of failing in the subject .

To know more about SSC CGL jobs ,visit SSC CGL eligibility criteria

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