SSC CGL 2016: Know everything about the exam

This year, the SSC CGLE exam was scheduled to be held on May 8 and 22. But it has been postponed and will now be conducted in August 27 to September 4, 2016 and from September 6, 2016 to September 11.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has decided to conduct its flagship Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) online to check malpractices and make the test more transparent.

The following changes are worth noting:

Interview component has been dispensed with. There will, therefore, be no interview.

A new post’ Assistant Audit Officer’ in the scheme of CGLE  2016 has been included with the in-principle approval of the Government, subject to final approval.

A new paper Paper IV (General Studies – Finance & Economics) has been included in Tier II. This Paper IV is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Assistant Audit Officer.

Read: SSC CGL 2016: Response sheet and answer keys released, check here

The previous age limit of 18 to 27 years will stay for 2016 examination. For 2017 examination, the age limit will be 20 to 30 years.

Scheme of SSC CGLE exam 2016: 

The examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:

Tier-I — Written examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier-II — Written examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier-III — Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ document verification

(Tier-I examination is used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II examination)

Read: How to crack SSC CGL 2016 in 30 days
Pattern of exam for CGLE 2016 Tier I and Tier II: 

— Inputs by Avnish Kumar, T.I.M.E. Delhi

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