SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2018 – The exam analysis of SSC CGL of Tier 1 will be released after completion of each slot of exam. SSC CGL Tier 1 is scheduled to be conducted in computer based mode from July 25 to August 20, 2018. SSC CGL exam analysis 2018 will provide candidates details regarding the section-wise and overall difficulty, weightage of topics, distribution of questions and expected cutoff. Candidates can check CGL 2018 exam analysis of all slots here to analyze their performance in the exam. The exam analysis will be prepared based on the feedback provided by the candidates. In 2017, the paper of SSC CGL Tier 1 was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions asked in the exam were direct and formula based. Let’s have a look at the detailed section-wise and overall SSC CGL exam analysis of Tier 1.
SSC CGL 2018 Overall Analysis
The previous year’s overall analysis of SSC CGL is provided below. This will give candidates idea regarding the overall level of difficulty and number of good attempts.
Overall Analysis of SSC CGL
Section | Level | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
English Language | Moderate | 16-18 |
Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 19-20 |
General Intelligence | Easy | 21-22 |
General Awareness | Easy-Moderate | 14-15 |
Overall | Moderate | 73-78 |
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2018 of Quantitative Aptitude Last year, the Quantitative Aptitude paper was moderate. Questions were formula based which demanded calculations. Questions in this section will be asked from Algebra, SI, CI, Trigonometry and Geometry. Check below the topics, number of questions and difficulty level of each topic. Exam Analysis of SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration | 1 | Difficult |
Trigonometry | 2-3 | Moderate-Difficult |
Algebra | 2-3 | Difficult |
Time and Work/ Pipe & Cistern | 2-3 | Moderate |
Geometry | 2 | Moderate |
Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Average & Percentage | 1 | Moderate |
DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2018 General Intelligence and Reasoning The General Intelligence and Reasoning section of SSC CGL Tier 1 was easy. Questions from Non-Verbal Reasoning and Series were easy. This section carries questions from Syllogism, Blood Relation, Series, Analogy, Coding-Decoding etc. Exam Analysis of SSC CGL General Intelligence and Reasoning
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
Syllogism | 1 | Moderate |
Matrix | 1 | Easy |
Blood Relation | 1 | Easy |
Non-Verbal (Image) | 1 | Easy |
Odd one out | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 4-5 | Easy-Moderate |
Direction Sense Test | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Analogy | 4 | Moderate |
Series | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2018 of English Language According to SSC CGL 2017 exam analysis, the English Language was moderate. There were no questions on Reading Comprehension. Questions on spelling check were not easy.Exam Analysis of SSC CGL of English Language
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
Sentence Improvement | 3 | Easy |
Error Detection | 3-4 | Moderate |
Idioms/Phrases | 3 | Difficult |
Antonym/ Synonym | 3 | Difficult |
One word substitution | 2 | Difficult |
Spelling check | 2 | Easy |
Para-jumbles | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Cloze test | 5 | Moderate |
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2018 of General Awareness The paper of General Awareness was easy to moderate. Questions in this section was basically asked from sports and awards and honors. More weightage was given to Science. Exam Analysis of SSC CGL General Awareness
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
History | 5-6 | Moderate |
Geography | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Polity | 5-6 | Difficult |
Economics | 2 | Moderate |
Science | 7-8 | Easy-Moderate |
Current Affairs | 3-4 | Moderate |
SSC CGL Cutoff 2018 The cutoff of SSC CGL is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates have to secure to qualify the exam and become eligible for next round of selection process. SSC CGL cutoff is released separately for each stage of the recruitment process – Tier 1, 2, 3, 4. The cutoff for Tier 1 will be released along with SSC CGL result in October 2018. On the basis of SSC CGL cutoff of Tier 1, candidates will be selected for Tier 2. Coaching institutes also release the expected cutoff along with the exam analysis. The expected cutoff is prepared based on the exam difficulty, the number of candidates appearing for the exam and number of vacancies. The previous years’ SSC CGL cutoff are given below.
List-I: Candidates qualified in Tier 1 for appearing in Tier 2 (Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-IV) (General Studies) (Finance & Accounts) and Tier 3
Category | cutoff |
SC | 125.50 |
ST | 119.00 |
OBC | 135.50 |
OH | 111.50 |
HH | 75.00 |
UR | 148.00 |
List-II: Candidates qualified in Tier 1 for appearing in Tier 2 (Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-III) (Statistics) and Tier-III
Category | SSC CGL cutoff |
SC | 123.50 |
ST | 114.50 |
OBC | 135.50 |
OH | 102.00 |
HH | 61.00 |
VH | 116.00 |
UR | 146.50 |
List–III: Candidates qualified in Tier 1 for appearing in Tier 2 (Paper-I and Paper-II) and Tier-III
Category | cutoff |
SC | 98.00 |
ST | 88.50 |
OBC | 110.00 |
Ex.S. | 69.00 |
OH | 84.50 |
HH | 38.00 |
VH | 89.50 |
UR | 126.50 |
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