SSC CGL Selection Process 2020 for Tier 1,2,3 & 4

SSC CGL Selection Process 2020 - Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the CGL examination in four stages every year for the recruitment of candidates in various government services. SSC CGL 2020 selection process comprises tier 1, tier 2, descriptive exam and document verification. As per the SSC CGL selection process 2020 candidates first need to appear for the Tier 1 exam. Candidates who will clear the tier 1 exam of SSC CGL will be called for the tier 2 exam. The final result will be declared as per the performance candidate in all stages of the SSC CGL 2020 selection process. Candidates who clear descriptive exam will be called for document verification. For more details about the SSC CGL selection process 2020 candidates can check the article below.

As per the SSC CGL exam dates 2020 tier 1 exam will be conducted in online mode from March 2 to 11 at various centres across the country. Candidates can download SSC CGL admit card 2020 tentatively from February 20. SSC will release exam city first followed by exam centre 4 days before the commencement of the exam.

Stages of SSC CGL 2020 Selection Process

• Tier 1: Computer based test

• Tier 2: Computer based test

• Tier 3: Descriptive paper

• Tier 4: Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)/Skill Test/ Document Verification (DV)

SSC CGL Selection Process 2020 - Tier 1

Candidates who successfully submit the SSC CGL application form have to appear for the tier 1 exam first. Tier 1 exam of SSC CGL 2020 will be conducted from March 2 to 11 in online mode at various centres. The test will consist of four sections - english language, general awareness, reasoning and quantitative aptitude. The total duration of the online exam is one hour. Candidates will be awarded 2 marks for every correct answer while .25 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. As per the SSC CGL selection process 2020 candidates who will clear the tier 1 exam will be called for tier 2 exam later. For SSC CGL tier 1 exam pattern candidates can check the table given below.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL 2020 Selection Process - Tier 2

Candidates who will clear tier 1 exam will be called for the tier 2 exam. SSC CGL tier 2 exam consists of 4 papers. Paper 1 and paper 2 are compulsory for all the candidates appearing in tier 2 of SSC CGL. However paper 3 and paper 4 will be compulsory for candidates applied for Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. As per the SSC CGL exam pattern 2020 for paper 1,3 & 4, 0.5 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer while 0.25 will be deducted for paper 2 as a penalty. The duration of all the papers will be 2 hours. As per the SSC CGL 2020 selection process qualified candidates from the tier 2 exam will be called for descriptive paper later. For the detailed exam pattern of SSC CGL candidates must check the table given below.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Selection Process 2020 - Tier 3 (Descriptive Exam)

Candidates who clear tier 2 exam will be called for descriptive paper. In this stage, candidates have to write an essay, application and letter. The total duration allotted to this stage is one hour. The maximum marks allotted to the descriptive exam is 100. Qualified candidates from tier 3 will be called for tier 4 exam/document verification stage of SSC CGL 2020 selection process.

SSC CGL 2020 Selection Process - Tier 4

After the tier 3 exam, qualified candidates will be called for skill test which is qualifying in nature. The skill test of SSC CGL comprises data entry skill test (DEST) /computer proficiency test (CPT). Candidates who will be selected for tier I and II will be eligible to appear for the tier IV exam.

What In Case of SSC CGL Tie Breaker 2020

If two candidates obtain the same marks after combining marks of tier 1, 2 and 3 exam then SSC will follow steps as mentioned in the official notification for the resolution of ties.

• The priority will be given to the candidate who will score more marks in tier 2.

• If ties still exist then performance in the tier 3 exam will be considered.

• After this, if a tie exists then the date of birth, with older candidates placed higher will be considered for selection.

• The last sorting is alphabetical order in which the names of the candidates appear.

Instructions For SSC CGL Document Verification

After the skill test candidates have to appear for document verification. The documents that candidates need to carry on the day of document verification are given below.

• Admit card of skill test

• Post preference form

• Passport size photographs

• Address proof

• 10th, 12th and graduation marksheets

• Caste certificate

• Disability certificate

• NOC certificate, in case of Central government employees

How To Prepare For SSC CGL 2020

• Make short notes for revision

• Attempt online mock test series

• Practice previous year papers

• Read newspaper daily for current affair preparations

SSC CGL Admit Card 2020

Candidates who submitted the online application form of SSC CGL 2020 can download the admit card of SSC CGL from the official website. Candidates need to login with their registration number/name and date of birth to download SSC CGL 2020 admit card. The conducting body will release the admit card for each stage separately. On the exam day, candidates have to carry one photo ID along with the admit card of SSC CGL.

SSC CGL 2020 Result

The conducting authorities will release the result of SSC CGL 2020 separately for all stages. Candidates can access their SSC CGL results 2020 with their login credentials. For tier 1 results will be released in PDF form having roll number and names of all the qualified candidates. The marks will be released later on the official website. SSC CGL 2020 final results will be declared after the document verification stage.

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