SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Overall Analysis

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis, Expected Cutoff: Today, 2nd Sep 2016, marks Day 7 of the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination. The SSC CGL is being conducted online for the very first time. Similar to our previous articles, we will be giving an in-depth analysis for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam held on 2 September 2016.

Here is the Detailed SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis, highlighting the level of difficulty of each section, the supposed number of good attempts and the expected cutoff for 2 September SSC CGL Tier-I.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2016

The Online Recruitment Paper consisted of the Objective type Questions. As per the revised pattern, the Tier 1 Examination consisted of 100 Questions divided into 4 sections i.e Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness carrying 200 marks in total.

Name of the Section	Questions	Marks
Reasoning and General Intelligence	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Numerical Aptitude	25	50
English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

All sections consisted of 25 Questions each. There was a 0.5 negative marking for every wrong attempt. The total time to solve the entire paper was 75 minutes. Also, have a look at our previous posts for the exam review of SSC CGL Tier 1:

Section Wise SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Analysis

As explained above, there were 4 sections in SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I). The overall level of difficulty was Moderate, with the majority of questions asked being a bit of a task to solve. But, there were a few easy ones too. Let us elaborate further by analysing each section of SSC CGL Tier-I 2016.

Exam Analysis: Reasoning Aptitude

The reasoning section was Easy in nature. Maximum questions were asked from the following sections:

Topic	No. of Questions
Picture Diagram	2
Matrix	1
Non Verbal (Water Image and Mirror Image)	2
Paper Cutting	1
Analogy	2
Series (Number/ Alphabet)	5-8
Classification	3
Miscellaneous	4

Most of the questions were from the topic of Series including number and alphabet series both. Few questions were of High Level Reasoning based on topics such as Classification, Picture Diagram etc.Candidates having good reasoning knowledge and practice can attempt 20-22 questions easily.

Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate. Questions were asked mostly from the following topics:

Topic	No. of Questions
SI & CI, Profit/ Loss and Percentage	5
Mensuration	1-2
Trigonometry	3
Number Series	4
Geometry	4
Speed and Distance	2
Average	2
Bar Chart	5

Questions related to Bar Chart dominated the quantitative aptitude section. The level of difficulty for most of the questions was easy. Questions based on Trigonometry were a little challenging. Candidates having good arithmetic knowledge and practice can attempt 16-18 questions easily.

Exam Analysis: English Language

The English Language section was Easy to Moderate. Maximum questions were asked from the following sections:

Topic	No. of Questions
Sentence Improvement	3
Error Detection	3
Idioms/ Phrases	3
Reading Comprehension	5
Antonym/ Synonym	3-4
One-Word substitution	3
Spelling Check	1
Fill in the Blanks	3

Most of the questions were easy to answer. Topics such as Sentence Correction, One word Substitution and Idioms/Phrases were a little challenging. Attempting 14-16 questions will be considered as a good attempt.

Exam Analysis: General Awareness

Surprisingly, the level of difficulty for General Awareness section was Moderate this time. The topic wise distribution is as follows:

Topic	No. of Questions
History	4-6
Geography	1-3
Polity	3
Economics	3
General Science	6-8
Current Affairs	1-2

Attempting 14-16 questions will be considered as a good attempt. Most of the questions were related to History and General Science. Special focus was given to static portion but some National current affairs were also there in the paper.

This was our sectional analysis. Let us compile all the data and see what sort of a paper SSC CGL of 2 September really was.

SSC CGL Tier-I 2016: Overall Analysis of Paper

Based on the level of difficulty of each section asked in SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination on 2 September 2016, here are the number of attempts which are considered good in order to crack SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination.

Section Name	Questions	Level of Difficulty	Number of Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability	25	Easy	20-22
English Language	25	Moderate	16-18
General Awareness	25	Moderate	12-14
Quantitative Aptitude	25	Moderate	16-18
Overall	100	Moderate	64-72

Note: Only recommendation for aspirants who are yet to attempt SSC CGL Tier-1 in the upcoming days/shifts would be – “AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING”.

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