Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level
Exam will be conducted in different stages like Written examination and the Interview / Skill Test/
Computer Proficiency Test/ Document verification. Details of Selection process are given
below:
1. Written
Examination: Written examination will be conducted in Two Tier Process.
Tier-I & Tier-II written examination will consists of Objective Multiple
Choice Type questions. Time duration for each examination will be two hours.
Tier-I examination will be held for 200 marks and Tier-II exam will be held for
400 marks. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
in Tier-I. In Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-II
and 0.50 marks in Paper-I and Paper-III for each wrong answer. Only those
candidates, who have scored the cut off marks in Tier -I Examination fixed by
the Commission would be required to appear in the Tier –II Examination.
Note I: Tier-I
examination is used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II
examination for various papers which will be specifically required for
different groups of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I
will be taken into account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them
for the interview/skill test and also final selection.
Note II: Only those
candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate would be
eligible to be considered for being called for Interview and/or Skill Test.
2. Personality
Test/ Interview: The Personality Test/ interview will carry a maximum
of 100 marks. The Commission, at its discretion may fix different minimum
qualifying marks in interview for General and Reserved category candidates.
i) Only those candidates who secure at least the minimum
qualifying marks in the written examination as may be fixed by the Commission
at their discretion, will be eligible to appear in the Skill Test.
3. Skill Test:
Skill test will be conducted only for the post of Tax Assistants (Central
Excise & Income Tax). Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) at 8,000 (eight
thousand) Key Depression per hour on Computer. The Skill Test will be of
qualifying nature.
The Commission will hold Computer Proficiency Test (CPT),
comprising of three modules- Word Processing , Spread Sheet and Generation of
Slides, for applicant for the post of Assistants of CSS. CPT will be of
qualifying nature.
4. Physical
Standards for Different Posts: The physical standard test will be
conducted for the posts of Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/ Preventive
Officer/ Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN) and Sub-Inspector in CBI. The
physical measurements (including vision test) for candidates will be conducted
by the concerned Indenting Departments and only those candidates who fulfill
the specified physical measurements will be eligible for the respective posts.
The Commission will recommend the candidates in the Merit
List on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the
written examination and interview (wherever applicable) and preference
exercised by the candidates in the Application Form for different Posts and
thereafter, wherever applicable at the time of Tier II/ Interview/Skill
Test/Computer Proficiency Test depending on the number of vacancies available.