SSC FAQs

SSC exam is a national level exam which is conducted by the Staff Selection Committee in order to recruit candidates for various posts in the ministry and department of Government of India. It is a central level exam which is conducted for selecting the candidates for number of posts like Auditors, Inspectors of Income-Tax, Grade-C Stenographer, Grade-D Lower Divisional Clerk. The exam is conducted twice a year in March and October respectively.

Since the Staff Selection Committee conducts many exams like SSC CGL, SSC GD, SSC CHSL for recruiting candidates in various department of the ministries, the eligibility criteria is different for each exam. However, there are some common criteria that needs to be fulfilled by the candidate irrespective of the SSC exam he/she is appearing for.

Following are the general criteria that needs to be kept in mind while appearing for an SSC exam:

1. citizen of India,
2. a subject of Nepal,
3. a subject of Bhutan,
4. Candidate must be above 18 years of age

No, the Staff Selection Committee do not change the dates for the exams. Once the date has been finalized, exam will be conducted at a given date unless there is some National Emergency.

There are no fixed number of attempts allowed for the SSC. A candidate can appear for the exam after completing 18 years of age and roughly 7 to 9 attempts till the age of 27 years are allowed.

There is no objective answer for this. Although around 15-16 lac students appear for SSC exam every year, only about 1 Lakh students are seriously preparing for it. SSC in no way is an easy exam to clear as it requires a lot of commitment and dedication to consistently prepare all the subjects and clear all Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 exams. However, with proper guidance and hard work, a candidate shall definitely be able to clear the cut-off for the exam. A candidate with a little motivation and discipline can surely make his/her way through the exam into one of the most sought after professional career.

General Awareness session of SSC exam is difficult but one of the most scoring session. If a candidate knows the answer than he/she can gain marks and save a lot of time as well. In order to prepare for General Awareness, you must start reading newspaper daily and keep yourself updated about all the current affairs

related to Politics, Sports and Business. For static GK, focus more on topics like History, Geography, Ecology and Biology. Preparing General Awareness is surely difficult and require a lot of discipline and commitment, however, it is all worth it at the end

Staff Selection Commission conducts multiple exams for various positions in the central ministry and in different departments of Government of India. Candidates clearing the cut-offs and getting selected through these exams are entitled for respected and most sought after positions in the ministry. Following are the exams being conducted under SSC:

 

Exam Names

SSC CHSL

SSC CGL

SSC JE

SSC CPO

SSC CPO

SSC MTS

SSC Stenographer

SSC is one of the most popular and sought after exam and students spend a lot of time in the preparing for this exam. However, it does not necessarily mean that you must spend a year for the preparation in order to get a decent rank in this exam. With proper guidance, structured plan of action and a lot of discipline, an individual can crack this exam with couple of months of preparation.

In order to prepare for the exam in 2 months, you need to make sure that you are taking at least 3 mocks each week and spending 4-5 hour minimum each day to study all the concepts and practicing the questions. A candidate must focus on

the quality of questions being practiced rather than the quantity. Pay more attention to arithmetic and algebra in Quant section and daily read newspaper to keep yourself updated for the General Awareness section.

The normal time duration to nominate candidates for their respective departments/ministries is 30-40 days. Once the letter of confirmation is issued by the concerned ministry/department for the joining of the candidates, they are given the required information and joining dates for their posts.

After publication of the Notice of the Examination please login using your ‘Registration Number’ and ‘SSC Registration Password’ in the login section of the website. Click on the link for the exam you want to apply for. Candidates are advised to read any notification before applying for the exam.

• Preliminary - It involves four sections, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and General Awareness. The paper is set both in Hindi and English. Each section has 25 questions which makes a total of 200 marks. The paper is of 75 minutes and include negative marking of 0.05 marks for wrong answer.
• Mains - It too involves four sections, English Language and Comprehension, Quantitative Abilities, Statistics and General Studies which includes finance and economics. Each section is of 200 marks.
• Skill test - It includes Letter writing, Application writing and Essays. It is of 100 marks