SSC CGL exam 2016 is conducted in online mode for the very first time.The Tier-I and Tier-II of the Examination are to be conducted in the Computer Based mode. The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will consist of the following four sections based on General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. The total duration of the exam will be two hours.This year over eight lakh candidates have applied for the exam. There will be no interview.

Total Number of Vacancies in SSC CGL 2016 : 8624 Posts in various categories

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Schedule and Shift Timings can be checked below:

• The entry closing time will be half an hour before the scheduled start time of the Examination

• Hall ticket download for Tier-I will be released by 10th August, 2016 on regional web sites.

• The tentative time scheduling for conducting of Tier-II would be November, 2016.

• Tier III is proposed to be held simultaneously in the month of January, 2017.

• The Commission would make a concerted effort to declare the final result for CGLE 2016 by the last week of April, 2017.

Some Important Notes regarding SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2016 :

• The scores obtained by the candidates in Tier I & Tier II, together, would determine the eligibility of the candidates to appear in Tier III & Tier IV.

• The number of questions has been reduced to 100 in tier 1 exam.

• If any candidate appears at more than 1 shift, his/her candidature will be cancelled and he/she would be debarred for a period of three years.

• SSC proposes to upload on its website a practice test / mock test on 1st August, 2016

• SSC also proposes to upload an animated 'walk through' on 10th August, 2016 to appropriately familiarize the candidates with the salient processes and procedures which are associated with the computer based examination.

“The starting point of an achievement is desire.” – Napoleon Hill.

SSC CGL examination has successfully completed its 6^th day! The first, second and the third shift of the examination was successfully conducted by SSC. All the three shifts of the examination received an overwhelming response from the SSC aspirants’ from all over the country.

When you visit a doctor and tell him about the health problems, he diagnoses it and analyses with the help of the symptoms. Analysis is all about observations and making inferences from those observations.

Sensing the curiosity of the candidates for getting the analysis of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 conducted on 1^st September 2016, we bring you the detailed analysis of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 held on September 1, 2016.

 Before moving to the analysis part, let us take a look at the examination pattern of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Pattern

It’s time for the analysis of SSC CGL Tier 2016 held on 1^st September 2016 i.e. today:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 1st September: Shift 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions from this section were of easy level. The topics asked in the examination are as follows:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of easy- moderate level. Some of the questions asked are:

1. Which gas is used as a coolant in refrigerator?

2. Rio Summit is done for-

3. Which gas is responsible for the ozone depletion?

4. Transistor is used for –

5. Talikota war in which empire- 

6. Largest island of world-

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

The overall level of the Shift 1 was easy. 70 percent and above can be considered as a good attempt in this shift.

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 1st September: Shift 2

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions from this section were of easy level. The topics asked in the examination are as follows:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of Moderate level. Some of the questions asked are:

1. Dwarf planet – 

2. Glittering of soap bubbles due to which phenomenon –

3. Andaman and Nicobar is separated by which degree channel- 

4. Vinegar another name- 

5. Rajya Sabha Member are elected by-

6. Suicidal bags are – 

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 on 1st September: Shift 3

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions from this section were of easy level. Given below are the topics asked in the examination:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of moderate level. Some of the questions asked are:

1. Heaviest metal – 

2. Why sun appears to be red during sunset and sunrise?

3. Why japan is called the rising sun-

4. Dakshin Ganga- 

5. First British to Jahangir darbar- 

6. Who founded the Arya Samaj?

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

Keep calm and rock the examination. Stay tuned for more updates. We wish you good luck!

“Success comes in cans, not cant’s.”

Some of the significant announcement made by the ‘Railway Board’ are as follows:

• Any kind of objections/ remarks on the question/ answer keys by the students were invited and considered by the board. After these considerations, the question papers, the answer keys and responses of the candidates shall be again made available on the website of RRB in the month of September/ October 2016.
• As per the earlier notifications on 10^th September 2016, the “Railway Recruitment Board” will hold a second stage. CBT i.e. Computer Based Test. The test will be held for various NTPC (Graduate) category posts, in accordance to the paragraphs 8. 12 and 14. 03 of CEN No. 03/ 2015. The number of candidates called for 2^nd stage CBT will be 15 times of the available vacancies. The candidates will be called on the basis of the merit position in the CBT conducted during the dates: 28^th August 2016 to 3^rd September 2016.
• The final list of selection of the candidates will be based on the following

• Merit position scored by the candidates/ aspirants in the CBT- second stage (and/ or)
• Result obtained in the “Aptitude Section” (and/ or)
• Skills in typing (Wherever applicable)

• The normalization process of the marks will be based on the rules existing in the 1^st and 2^nd stage of the Computer Based Test.
• The 2^nd stage is anticipated to contain questions from the following sections:

• General Awareness
• Arithmetic
• General Intelligence and Reasoning

• The entire duration or time slot of the second slot of CBT will be all total of 90 minutes and the paper will comprise of 120 objective questions.
• The RRB official website will publish the date of the 2^nd stage CBT very soon. In order to keep a track of this, do keep visiting the official website of RRB on a regular basis.

We hope that this article helps you to remain up- to – date with the latest modification released by the RRB regarding RRB NTPC 2^nd stage examination 2016. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!

“We don’t grow when things are easy; we grow when we face challenges.”

The fifth day of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 examination series has hit the examination centres today. It is high time for the candidates to persuade themselves to perform the best in the examination. The SSC CGL Tier 1 examination will be conducted in three different slots today. The curiosity of the aspirants to get the analysis of the examination must be at the top amongst all other things. We bring you the analysis of the first, second and third shifts of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination conducted on 31^st August 2016.

The Staff Selection Commission has successfully managed to conduct all the three shifts: morning shift, afternoon shift and evening shifts. SSC is conducting these examinations in order to fill in 34000 vacancies released under the notification of “SSC CGL Recruitment 2016”. Sensing your curiosity to know about the examination analysis, we bring you a complete analysis of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination held on 31^st August 2016.

Before going on to the pattern of the examination. let us look at the pattern of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination.

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Pattern

Let us now take a look the analysis of different shifts:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 1^st Shift

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions from this section were of easy level. The topics asked in the examination are as follows:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of easy- moderate level. The topics asked are given in the following table.

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18- 20 questions out of 25 questions 

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 2^nd  Shift

Now, let us begin with the analysis part of the 2^nd shift.

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

This section had questions of easy level. The topics asked are:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of moderate level. Some of the questions asked in the examination are:

1. Pellagra & Scurvy diseases caused due to deficiency of –

2. Indira Gandhi who got Jnanpith Award belongs to which state –

3. Longest islands –

4. Nitric acid doesn’t react with – (copper, iron, zinc or gold

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

Overall attempt in the second section: The overall attempt can be of 70 percent as the overall paper was quite easy

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 3^rd Shift

Now let us take a look at the analysis of the third shift.

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

This section had questions of easy level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of moderate level. Given below are some of the questions asked in the examination:

1. Formic acid produced by 

2. First french factory established in India at -Surat

3. Jawaharlal Nehru award in the field of –  

4. Virus in a program duplicates by the process-

5. Excess production of red blood cells leads to disease

6. Who issued silver coins –

7. Zubin Mehta related to which field –

8. Which city is called queen of Adriatic sea – 

9. 1st commonwealth games 1930 held in country – 

10. The term *tanka* introduced by which emperor – 

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. Given below are the topics asked          

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Expected cut- off

We hope that this article helps you in getting an insight of all three shifts of the SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 and their patterns. Stay tuned for more updates. We wish you good luck!

"It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop." –Confucius.

The SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 examination has successfully conducted its second shift of the examination conducted on 30^th of August 2016. The examination is receiving overwhelming response from all the aspirants across the nation.

In this article, we provide you an in- depth analysis of the 2^nd and 3^rd shifts of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination conducted on 30th of August 2016. This analysis will give you an idea of the types of questions asked, the topics from which questions are frequently asked etc. So, you will be back at the exam square again on 31st August 2016 and this article will help you getting an idea of today’s examination pattern which, in turn, will help you to analyze the pattern in the upcoming exam slots as well.

The Second shift of the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination was held in the afternoon between 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm. As per the feedback of the students, the level of the questions was “easy to moderate”.

Before going on to the analysis part, let us take a look at the pattern of the SSC CGL examination:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Pattern

Let us now take a look the analysis of different shifts:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 1^st Shift

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions from this section were of easy level. The topics asked in the examination are as follows:

Good attempt for this: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness:

The questions from this section were of easy- moderate level. The topics asked are given in the following table.

Good attempt for this: 12-15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude:  The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

Good attempt for this: 18-20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions asked in this section were of easy to moderate level. The topics asked:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 2^nd Shift

Now, let us take a look at the analysis of the 2^nd shift:

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions asked in this section were of easy level. The following table shows you the topics from which questions were asked:

Good Attempt for this section: 20- 22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness: The general awareness section comprised of questions of moderate level. Some of the questions asked from this section are:

1. First woman president of Congress

2. What is Silica gel?

3. If no atmosphere than what is the colour of the sky?

4. The partition of congress was done in which session

5. Ozone layer protects earth from which rays

6. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submit his reports to whom?

7. Shiva Thapa is associated with which sports? 

Good Attempt for this section: 12- 15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude: The quantitative aptitude section had questions of easy- moderate level.

Good Attempt for this section: 18- 20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions from this section were of easy- moderate level. The following table gives you the topics from which questions were asked:

Good Attempt for this section: 18- 20 questions out of 25 questions

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Analysis of 3^rd Shift: The third shift of the SSSC CGL Tier 1 examination held on 30^th August 2016 has come to an end. The timings of the third shift will be from 4: 15 pm to 5: 30 pm.

We are giving you a brief insight about the third shift and the questions asked in each of the sections:

General Intelligence and Reasoning: The questions asked in the section were of easy level. The topics asked are:

Good Attempt for this section: 20-22 questions out of 25 questions

General Awareness: The general awareness section comprised of questions of moderate level. Here are some of the questions asked from this section:

1. SEBI is –

2. Council of ministers can be sacked by President on the recommendation of?

3. Cleanest form of energy

4. Vikram Shila University established by

5. Author of Meghdoot

6. Sharda Act related to

7. First, battle of Panipat fought between Babar &

Good Attempt for this section: 12- 15 questions out of 25 questions

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions were of easy- moderate level.

Good Attempt for this section: 18- 20 questions out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: The questions from this section were of easy- moderate level. The questions were asked from the topics given below:

Good Attempt for this section: 18- 20 questions out of 25 questions

We hope this article will help you thrive in the next phases of SSC CGL Tier 1 examination which will held on 1^st September 2016. Till then, stay tuned for more updates. Keep calm and prepare well.

Staff Selection Commission(SSC) Karnataka Kerala Region Recruitment 2016  invites applications for the various posts. Eligible candidates may apply before 26th September 2016. Name of the Post , Post Code, Total No. of Post, Minimum Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Salary,Job Location are given below:

Vacancy Details:

Exam Pattern:

(1)For posts with Matriculation as EQ, the examination will have 150 Question carrying one mark each, on the four components given below:-

(2)For posts with Higher Secondary as the EQ, Examination will have 200 Questions carrying one mark each as indicated below:-

(3)For posts with Graduation in any subject & Graduate/Post Graduate Degree (with specialization in any subject) as the EQ, the Examination will have 200 questions, each carrying one mark, on the following subjects:

Note: There will be Negative Marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

Closing Date of Registration of Application: 26th September 2016

Mode of Application: Online

Examination Date: To be notified Later

Application Fees: Rs.100/-

How to Apply: Click Me

“Do it once, Do it right. Get it over with!” Have you ever tried to analyse a graph you have ever come across? What do you analyse in it? The current status of the element in the y- axis with respect to the factors represented in the x- axis. You also get an insight of what is going to happen with this status in the forthcoming time. Analysis is a study of nature of an entity and determining its essential features.  

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has conducted the first shift in the morning which has received a huge positive response from aspirants all over the country. The examination is conducted in order to fill in 34000 CGL vacancies which have been released by SSC.

The examination dates are 27^th August to 11^th September 2016. The examination will be conducted in three shifts per day from 30^th August to 11^th September. Aspirants are eagerly expecting a good and genuine analysis on the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 examination conducted on 30^th August 2016. We bring you an in depth analysis of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 exam.

Before moving to the analysis, let us take a quick glance at the pattern:

0.50 marks will be deducted from the total score for every incorrect answer. So, on an advice note we would suggest all the candidates to not answer the questions which they are not sure about as negative marking would degrade the entire score.

Let us now take a look at the analysis of different sections:

General Awareness: This section is asked for 50 marks. The questions were reasonably standard and good. Some of the topics asked are:

• General Science
• History
• Political Science
• Geography
• Indian Administrative System

The questions from the general science section was asked from physics, chemistry and biology.

Quantitative Aptitude:

This section is asked for 50 marks and the questions asked in this section were of easy- moderate level. The topics which were covered in this section are given below:

• Number Series (2 questions)
• Geometry (4 questions)
• Bar chart (5 questions)
• Miscellaneous Questions (Questions from Profit and loss, SI and CI, Speed and Distance, Average, Percentage, etc.)
• Trigonometry (3 Questions)

Good attempt: 18/ 20 out of 25 questions

General Intelligence and Reasoning: This section is asked for 50 marks and the topics asked are as follows:

• Syllogism.
• Number series.
• Statement questions.
• Blood relations.
• Data sufficiency etc.

Good attempt: 20- 22 out of 25 questions

English Comprehension: This section is asked for 25 marks. The questions were of easy- moderate level. Given below are the topics asked in the examination:

• Reading Comprehension – 5 Qs Easy.
• Antonym & Synonym – 3 /4 Qs Easy.
• Spelling Correction – 1 Qs Moderate.
• Idiom/phrases – 3 Qs Moderate.
• Fill in the blanks – 3Qs Easy.
• Sentence Improvement – 3 Qs Easy.
• Error Detection – 3 Qs Easy.
• One Word Substitution – 3 Qs Moderate.

Good attempt: 18-20 out of 25 questions

We hope that this article will help you get a clear idea about the first shift of today’s SSC CGL examination. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work learning from failure.” -General Colin Powell.

Analysis: A term which helps to concentrate on the minute details of an event which will give you an idea of the further proceedings and possibilities associated with the event. In your school, have you ever dissected a lizard? Have you done it for the sake of just cutting it? It would be an act of absolute brutality if it would have been so. But, that was done by you as per the instructions of the biology tutor to make you analyse its body construction and how it works. Analysis is more of examination and is beyond mere description. In this article, we bring you a complete analysis of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 conducted on 29^th August 2016.

The third day of SSC CGL Tier has come to an end and the hopes of the candidates are all high. The SSC CGL examination has been conducted in online mode for the very first time. In this article, we will provide you an insight of the analysis of SSC CGL Tier 1 examination conducted on 29^thAugust 2016.

Before going on to the analysis, let us take a look at the pattern of SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 examination:

The paper consisted of a total number of 100 objective type questions which was, in turn, divided into four sections. The entire paper becomes of 200 marks total.

Quantitative Aptitude:

The questions asked from this section were of easy- moderate level. The questions asked from the sections “Geometry” and “Trigonometry” were tricky. Candidates with adequate practice can easily attempt about 16 questions from this section. The topics from which maximum of the questions were asked are:

English Language:

The questions asked in this section were of easy- moderate level. A good attempt in this section can be 14- 16 questions. The grammar section dominated all other sections in the questions asked. Vocabulary also occupied a major part of the paper. The topics from which questions were asked are as follows:

General Awareness: The questions of the general awareness were moderate to tough. A good attempt can be 14 to 16 questions from this section. Static GK was dominant in this section. The topics which were asked are as follows:

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

The questions asked in the reasoning section were of easy- moderate level. Some of the questions were asked from ‘High Reasoning’ as well. Candidates with proper practice and good skills in reasoning can easily attempt 20 questions from this section. The topics from which maximum number of questions were asked are:

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: 29^th August- Overall Analysis

We hope that this analysis will help you to get an idea of the pattern and help you perform in an outstanding manner in the upcoming dates and shifts of the examination. Stay tuned for more updates. Best of luck!

Staff Selection Commission(SSC) Eastern Region Invites applications for the Various Posts. Eligible candidates may apply online before 26th September 2016. All the details regarding the job vacancies Viz. Post Name, Classification, Total No. of Post, Name of the Department, Age Limit, Salary, Minimum Educational Qualification, Desirable Qualification, Job Location, Job Requirement, Instruction to PWD candidates are mentioned below:

Vacancy Details:

Closing Date of Registration of Application: 26th September 2016

Mode of Application: Online

Examination Date: To be notified Later

Application Fees: Rs.100/-

How to Apply: Click Me

“Exams test your memory, life tests your learning; others will test your patience.”- Fennel Hudson.

The Staff Selection Commission has successfully conducted the SSC CGL Tier 1 examination on 28^th August 2016 in two phases. The SSC CGL examination has once again proved to be the most competitive examinations. In this article, we bring you the analysis of the first and second shift of the examination. The first shift of the examination was conducted from 10 am to 11: 15 am and the second shift was conducted from 4pm to 5: 15 pm. As per the review by one of the students, the level of the questions in both the shifts were relatively easy.

Before going on the analysis of the shift 1 of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 conducted on 28^th August 2016, let us take a quick look at the pattern of the examination.
 

SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1: Pattern

Let us now take a look at the analysis of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 1^st and 2^nd shifts conducted on 28^th August 2016.

SSC CGL 2016 Tier I: Exam Analysis- 28^th August (Shift 1)

Let us take a look at the analysis of the first shift of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning (Shift I):

The good attempt in the reasoning section is 20- 22 OUT OF 25.

General Awareness (Shift I):

The questions of general knowledge section were relatively easy as per the feedback of the students who had appeared for the exam. Some questions which were asked in the examination are:

1. What is the main cause of the revolt of 1857 in India?

2. Who named Mahatma Gandhi as Father of Nation for the 1st time? 

3. Which region is suitable for cotton?

The good attempt in the general awareness section is 12/ 15 out of 25.

Quantitative Aptitude (Shift I):

The good attempt in the general awareness section is 18-20 out of 25.

English Comprehension (Shift I):

The good attempt in the general awareness section is 18-20 out of 25.

SSC CGL 2016 Tier I: Exam Analysis- 28^th August (Shift I1)

Let us take a look at the analysis of the second shift of the SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 exam

General Intelligence and Reasoning (Shift I1):

The good attempt in the general intelligence and reasoning section is 20-22 out of 25.

General Awareness (Shift II):

Some of the questions asked in the second shift of the examination are:

1. Mahabalipuram Temple is famous for?

2. Winner of Wimbledon Women’s single Title 2016 – Serena Williams

3. Commercial bank give loan to which sector – 

The good attempt in the general awareness section is 12-15 out of 25.

Quantitative Aptitude (Shift II):

The good attempt in the quantitative aptitude section is 18-20 out of 25.

English Comprehension (Shift II):

The good attempt in the English comprehension section is 18-20 out of 25.

We hope that this article helps you to get an idea of “Exam Analysis of SSC CGL 2016 Tier 1 examination” conducted on 28^th of August 2016. Stay tuned with us for more updates. All the best!