Success strategies for the CGL exam

The Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) organised annually by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an examination conducted to recruit staff to various positions in ministries, departments and organisations of the Government of India. It is among the most coveted of all government exams because of the high possibility of landing a secure government job.

The CGLE is conducted in preliminary and main stages. For a serious aspirant, the preliminary (Tier-I) stage is the major hurdle as it filters out most of the candidates. Therefore, it is very important to create a strategy that will not only help you beat the cut-off marks, but also get a headstart by scoring better marks right in the first stage.

Before starting with the strategy, note that the time limit for the CGL Preliminary exam has been reduced from 75 minutes to 60 minutes. There will be four sections with 25 questions in each section; each correct answer will fetch you two marks, and 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. The difficulty level of the paper depends on your familiarity with the exam and your speed. Last year, the cut-off for this exam was around 137 marks. This year, despite the …read more