How do I prepare for SSC CGL at home/without coaching
?
Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level
(SSC CGL) Exam conducts every year for the recruitment of qualified job seekers
to fill up vacant seats under different departments. SSC CGL is one of the most
popular exam among the graduate youths. This is the reason that the Exam has
become very tough. The competition is very high and the eligibility criteria is
minimum (graduation from any field) make maximum youth to appear for the SSC
CGL Exam.
More than 60% of candidates were working somewhere or the other before cracking SSC CGL.
Coaching classes for CGL is a big
NO.
A candidate can easily clear it by
preparing 2 to 3 hours daily for a minimum period of 6 months.
Here is the list of books with which
anybody can easily clear SSC CGL
1.
Mathematics - Fast Track Objective
Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publications) . One has to thoroughly
complete it at least 4- 5 times.
2.
English - Plinth to Paramount Vol 1
and Vol 2 by Neetu Singh (KD Publication). 2 3 readings of the books would be
sufficient.
3.
Previous Years Papers by Kiran
Publications. Last 4 years papers would be sufficient.
In order to
get set you career in reputed posts under government sector through SSC, you
have to prepare very smartly. You need to get proper strategy and plan to crack
the exam in the very first attempt. I am very sure that after deciding to fight
the exam, you might be looking up for proper plan and strategy to kick start
your preparation for SSC CGL Exam.
First of all
we need to know the syllabus and the pattern of this competitive exam :
Here I am giving you some important techniques with
useful Tips &Tricks that could be surely help you preparing well. It is important to know the complete syllabus
of SSC CGL Exam and the current pattern of the exam before you start preparing
for the SSC CGL competitive exam. Let’s
get familiar with the paper pattern first.
- Tier – 1 Exam
- Tier – 2 Exam
- Tier – 3 Exam
- Tier – 4 Exam.
1. SSC CGL Tier 1 pattern
Tier
|
Mode of Examination
|
Scheme of Examination
|
Marks
|
Time
|
I
|
Computer based
|
A. General Intelligence &
Reasoning
25
Questions
B.
General Awareness
25
Questions
C.
Quantitative Aptitude
25
Questions
D.
English Comprehension
25
Questions
|
50
Marks
50
Marks
50Marks
50Marks
Total
200 Marks
|
75
Minutes (Total )
For
VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 100 Minutes
|
Paper
|
Subject
|
Max.
Marks
|
Number
of Questions
|
Duration
and Timings for General Candidates
|
Duration
and Timings for VH and Cerebral Palsy Candidates
|
I
|
Quantitative Abilities
|
200
|
100
|
2 Hours
10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon
|
2 Hours and 40 Mnts
10.00 AM to 12.40 PM
|
II
|
English Language and Comprehension
|
200
|
200
|
2 Hours
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM
|
2 Hours and 40 mnts
2.00 PM to 4.40 PM
|
II
|
Statistics
|
200
|
100
|
2 Hours
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM
|
2 Hours and 40 mnts
2.00 PM to 4.40 PM
|
IV
|
General Studies (Finance and Economics )
|
200
|
Notify soon
|
2 Hours
10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon
|
2 Hours and 40 Mnts
10.00 AM to 12.40 PM
|
3. SSC CGL Tier 3 pattern
Tier
|
Mode
of Examination
|
Scheme
of Examination
|
Marks
|
Time
|
III
|
Pen
and Paper mode
|
Descriptive
Paper in English/ Hindi ( writing of Essay/Precis/Letter/Application Writing
etc.)
|
Total
Marks 100
|
60
mnts
For
VH candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy : 80 Minutes
|
4. SSC CGL Tier 4 pattern
IV
|
Data
Entry Skill Test(DEST)/ Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) (Wherever applicable)
|
Same
as published in the Notice Examination
|
Qualifying
|
Same
as published in the Notice of Examination
|
Now, after knowing the exam
syllabus and patter you need to start as follows :
ü Take Mock
papers : It 'll help you get to know
where you stand section-wise at present.
ü Out
of each section list out the chapters that are in trend or most probably get
featured in SSC CGL exam. Do it
separately for Pre and Mains. You will be able to keep
your focus on topics which matter and can save a lot of time from going waste.
ü Get to know what types of
questions from a particular chapter are generally asked in Pre or Mains.
ü Practice these questions
applying shortcuts. Your aim must be to solve questions in least possible time.
This is the best Trick to be used in Maths section.
Rather investing a lot of time on the topics that have
less weightage, concentrate on the topics that are easy and carry more
weightage. Some important topics are:
·
Quantitative
Ability – Algebra, Geometry,
Coordinate Geometry, Trigonometry and Mensuration etc.
·
Reasoning
Ability – Syllogism, Analogy, Odd man
out, Number Series, Venn diagram, Non-verbal reasoning etc.
·
English
Language – Sentence Improvement,
reading comprehension, Spotting Errors, Synonym/Antonym, one-word substitution
etc.
·
General
Awareness – History, Geography,
Polity, Economics, General Science etc.
Reasoning
- The reasoning questions that come in SSC CGL Pre exam are of basic level but questions from some of the topics like Classification of numbers, Number analogy, Missing element get you confused and at times prove to be time consuming. Act wise and practise a lot of different questions to gain exposure of different patterns.
- The section is crucial and provides you with an opportunity to score high. Can score more marks putting less brains.
- Take at least 2 topic tests and one sectional test each week.
English
- To me, gaining command over a language is really a time taking task but if you are a good reader it becomes a cake walk for you. Do read. Read everyday. Have a great sense of observation. Observe how sentences are framed. Observe the difference between 'deal with' and 'deal in' for instance. Improve your vocabulary. Do give equal importance to phrasal verbs. Love the language. Try learning meaning of every single word that comes to you. We come across many a word in life but we tend not to learn them. For instance brand names such as Pulsar, Paragon, Nexus, etc do carry some meaning but we hardly try to know what they mean.
- Practice previous years' passages, questions and keep your level of observation high.
- Take at least 2 topic tests and one sectional test each week.
General Awareness
- As far as GA is concerned, to get to know the trending chapters is really of high importance as you can't just start preparing for it without actually knowing where to focus.
- Once you are done with analysis part, gather the required study material. NCERT Books of History, Geography and Science of 6th, 7th and 8th standards are good enough to cover these three major topics. CSR year book would also be a good option to learn Awards, Who's who, Science terminology, etc in quick time.
- Do not leave previous years questions as they are repeated. Do make your own notes.
- Be specific while learning Current Affairs. Choose only what matters.
- Take daily GK quizzes and spend time to go through the explanation part. Do not overdo it.
Final words
- Take at least 20 mock tests before the actual exams - Pre and Mains.
- Keep rectifying your past mistakes every time you take a test.
- Do remember the fact that cracking an exam is more about strategy than sheer hard-work. All the best!
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