SSC CGL 2018-2019: Answer Key Released, Result on 20 August

SSC CGL 2018-2019: Staff Selection Commission has released SSC CGL Answer Key 2019. Candidates can check answer key with question papers and responses from June 26 to 30, 2019. Thereafter result of SSC CGL 2019 tier 1 will be announced on August 20, 2019. The exam was held as computer based test on June 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 19, 2019. On basis of result of tier-1, candidates who qualify for tier-2 can download SSC CGL admit card 2019 for tier-2. Tier-2 exam is scheduled to be held from September 11 to 13, 2019. Get here complete details of SSC CGL 2019 including date, admit card, answer key, result, cut off.

Latest: Answer Key and a important notice of SSC CGL 2019 has been released, check here.

SSC CGL 2019

Staff Selection Commission holds Combined Graduate Level Examination for filling up Group “B” and Group “C” posts in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. The important dates of CGL Examination are given below.

Event	Date
Commencement of Online application	05 May 2018
Last date to apply online Last Date to fill application fee by Challan is	05 Jun 2018 07 Jun 2018
Availability of admit card for Tier 1 examination Availability of admit card for Tier 1 Re-examination	16 May 2019 17 Jun 2019
Tier 1 exam date	4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 19 Jun 2019
Issuance of SSC CGL 2019 tier 1 answer key	26 Jun 2019
Last date to submit challenges	30 Jun 2019
Declaration of the result of Tier 1 examination	20 Aug 2019
SSC CGL Tier 2 exam date	11 to 13 Sep 2019
Declaration of the result of Tier 2 examination	To be announced
SSC CGL Tier 3 exam date	To be announced
Declaration of the result of Tier 3 examination	To be announced
SSC CGL Tier 4 exam date	To be announced
Declaration of the result of Tier 4 examination	To be announced

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SSC CGL 2019 Answer Key

SSC CGL exam consists if tier-1, 2, 3, 4. However answer key is released for tier-1 and tier-2 only. This is because these two are the objective type tests and others are not. Key details to note regarding answer key are as follows.

SSC CGL 2019 Answer Key indicates correct answers of all questions asked in exam.
Official answer key is released via login. The commission allows candidates to login to check question paper, answer key, responses, and challenge answer key for a certain period of time.
Candidates have to login with roll number and password.
After logging in, one gets the question paper and answer key of own exam date and shift.
In order to challenge answer keys, candidates have to pay Rs 100 per question challenged.

SSC CGL 2019 Answer Key Tier-1

After conducting the SSC CGL 2018-2019 tier-1 from June 4 to 19, 2019, Staff Selection Commission has released its answer key on June 26, 2019. Candidates can login until June 30, 2019 to check papers and challenge.

SSC CGL 2019 Answer Key Tier-2

Staff Selection Commission will conduct SSC CGL 2019 tier-2 as per above schedule. After that, first, memory based questions and answers will be available. Thereafter official answer key will be released.

SSC CGL 2019 Result

Staff Selection Commission declares result of SSC CGL 2019 one by one for tier-1, 2, 3, 4. Important things to know about result are as follows.

SSC CGL 2019 Result is announced at ssc.nic.in.
Result is declared in form of PDF file containing roll numbers of qualified candidates.
Cut off of SSC CGL 2019 for each stage is announced in result write up that comes with result.
Candidates are called for tier-2 on basis of performance in tier-1, in tier-3 on basis of performance in tier-1+tier-2, in tier-4 on basis of performance in tier-1+tier-2+tier-3.
Marks of candidates are separately released at login.
Candidates have to login with roll number and password in order to check marks.

Tie-breaking

First, candidate with more marks in tier-2 gets a higher rank.
Then, one with more marks in tier-3 gets a higher rank.
Then, candidate with more marks in tier-1 gets a higher rank.
After that older candidate gets a higher rank.
If tie persists then alphabetical order in which names of candidates come is used.

SSC CGL 2019 Admit Card for Tier-2

The SSC CGL 2019 admit card or hall ticket is that document which conveys exam center, date, shift to test-takers. Also, it is compulsory to bring it to exam center on day of exam. Admit card for tier-1 was released in May-June. Now with tier-2 near at hand, let us note important points about it.

Admit card for SSC CGL 2019 tier-2 is released separately by each regional, sub-regional office of SSC.
Only those candidates who qualify as per tier-2 result can download it.
Each SSC issues admit cards around 1-2 weeks prior to exam.
Candidates do not get the admit card or hall ticket by post or any other means.
Candidates have to visit websites of regional, sub-regional office of SSC in order to download their admit card.
In order to login, one has to enter registration number / roll number, date of birth / password.
After downloading admit card, candidates must print it, preferably as colored printout.
Candidates should frequently visit the official websites. This is because sometimes centres are changed at last moment and then candidates have to download new CGL admit card and know new centres.

Documents to bring with admit card

Candidates have to only bring admit card, and a photo ID card on day of exam. However as required by the Commission, one has to bring other documents depending on which exam they are attending. Therefore candidates should check admit card for complete instructions on which documents to carry.

Exam Pattern of SSC CGL

Tier-I Examination Scheme

This Tier is a Computer Based Test.
In CBT all the questions will be of Multiple Choice Type (MCQs).
Candidates will have 60 minutes to solve the question paper.
VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- Pl will get 80 minutes.
Each question carries 2 marks.
Negative marking of 0.5 marks will be implemented.

Subjects	Number of Questions	Total Marks of Each Subject
General Awareness	25	50
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50
English Comprehension	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
Total	100	200

Tier-II Examination Scheme

Tier II is also a Computer Based Test.
Candidates will have 120 minutes to solve the question paper.
The VH/CP candidates will get extra time. VH and CP suffering candidates will get 160 minutes to solve the paper.
In this Tier, Section I, III, and IV will have questions of 2 marks each.
In Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III and Paper-IV.

Subjects	No. of MCQs	Total Marks of Each Subject
Paper I – Qualitative Ability	100	200
Paper II – Language and Comprehension	200	200
Paper III – Statistics (For Statistical Investigator Post)	100	200
Paper IV – Finance & Accounts and Economics & Governance(For Assistant Audit Officer in C & AG)	100	200

Tier-III Examination Scheme

Candidates will also have to appear for a Descriptive paper in Hindi or English Language.
Duration of the exam will be 60 minutes.
VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- Pl) : 80 Minutes
But for VH and candidates suffering from CP, it has been extended up to 80 minutes.

Mode of Exam	Scheme of SSC CGl Tier III	Total Marks of Exam
Pen and Paper / Offline	Essays/Precis/Letter/Applications etc.	100

Physical Fitness

After satisfying all the criteria the candidate has to satisfy the physical requirement.

Physical standards for the post of Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer/Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN)
Male Candidates
Physical Standards:	Height relaxable	Physical Test
Height 157.5 cms. Chest 81 cms.	5 cms for Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, and ST members	Walking-1600 meters in 15 minutes. Cycling-8 Kms. In 30 minutes
Female Candidates
Physical Standards	Relaxation	Physical Test
Height 152 cms. Weight 48 Kgs.	Height-by 2.5 cms. Weight- by 2 Kgs. for Gorkhas, Garhwalis, Assamese and ST	Walking: 1 Km. in 20 min. Cycling : 3 Kms. in 25 min.
Physical standards for the Post of Sub- Inspector in Central Bureau of Investigation
Height	Chest	Vision
(i) For men – 165 cms.(ii) For women – 150 cms. (iii) 5 cms. Of height, relaxation is entitled to Hillsmen and Tribals	76 cms.	(i) Eyesight (with or without glasses) (ii) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. (iii) Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in another eye.
Physical standards for the Post of Sub- Inspector in National Investigation Agency
Height	Chest	Vision
For men – 170 cms.For women – 150 cms. (iii) 5 cms. Of height, relaxation is entitled to Hillsmen and Tribals	76 cms.	(i) Eyesight (with or without glasses)(ii) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. (iii) Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in another eye.