STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION (TIER I) Exam Details

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SSC Graduate  LevelPreliminary(Tier-1)(Written) Examination 2013
(Objective) on 14/04/2013 and 21/04/2013
Closing Date for applying: 15/02/2013

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STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a Central Government Recruitment Agency, mandated for making recruitment to Group “B” (Non-Gazetted) and Group-“C” (Non-technical) posts in various Departments, Ministries and Subordinate and Attached Offices under Government of India.

Earlier SSC used to conduct recruitment through following examinations

(a) Combined Graduate Level Examination.
(b) Tax Assistant Examination.
(c) Section Officer (Commercial Audit)Examination
(d) Section Officer (Audit)Examination
(e) Complier (for O/o RGI)Examination
(f) Statistical Investigator Grade-II (for M/o Statistics & Prog. Implementation)Examination
(g) Sub-Inspector in CPOs Examination

Now new scheme for recruitment examination has been introduced

Salient features of the new Scheme are :

I. There will be a single application for all posts.
II. Candidates will be advised to give option, in order of priority, for various group of posts included in the Examination. The Notice for the Examination will mention the date of Tier-I as well as Tentative date for Tier-II Exmination.
III. Tier-I of the Examination will comprise of one paper of Objective Type with the following parts:

*Paper for VH candidates will not have Graphs, Charts etc

iv Tier-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However, to avoid replication at Tier II level, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview and also final selection.

NOTE: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Tier-I.

v. Tier-II of the Examination will consist of three Objective Multiple Choice papers which the
candidates will be required to take depending upon their qualifications and options for
various posts :

NOTE:  In Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-II and 0.50 marks in Paper-I and Paper-III for each wrong answer.
vi. All papers in Tier-II will be of Objective Type . While papers I and II of Tier-II Examination will be of general nature and at a level consistent with the Educational Qualifications prescribed for the posts, namely a degree, Paper-III of specialized nature will be of Degree Level.

vii. Tier-III will consist of Interview. Additionally for posts Tax Assistants and Assistants(CSS) Skill Test in Data Entry/Computer Proficiency will be of qualifying nature and compulsory. Interview will iner-alia test the comprehension and analytical ability of the candidates to supplement testing of language skills in Tier-I and II, General Awareness and personality, basides giving suitable weightage for levels of performance in minimum educational qualification prescribed, additional qualifications, if any, social abilities as evidenced through participation in extra curricular activities or depth of knowledge gained in the job in the case of candidates already employed etc. Marks for interview will be apportioned appropriately to test the competencies which might not have been adequately tested through objective type testing in Tier I and II.

viii. Skill Test for Tax Assistant / Assistants (CSS) will be held on-line and results will be available to the SSC immediately after conduct of the Text to avoid any delay in finalization of the results. To avoid inconvenience to the candidates, SSC will endeavor to schedule skill test along with interviews.

ix. Interview will carry a weightage of 100 marks.

x. SSC will have the option of seeking detailed /revised option from the candidates at the time
of Tier-II Examination/Interview.

Scheme for various categories of post is summarized for various categories of posts,