SSC GK 2019: Examination Time Table, Pattern, and other updates

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts combined examinations every year to make recruitments to different posts in the departments of the Government of India. It has announced the official dates for SSC exams for the year 2019-20. This year, the SSC will hold an open competitive online examination for recruitment of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’, Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade ‘D’ (Group ‘C’) for various ministries, departments, and organisations in the Government of India.

SSC GK 2019: Examination Time Table, Books, and other Updates

How to apply

1.      Applications are to be submitted in online mode only at the official website of SSC headquarters. It is https://ssc.nic.in

2.      The last date of submissions of online application is October 18, 2019.

3.      Candidates are advised to complete the process as soon as possible. This is to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability of failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website.

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Application fee

Fee payable for this online examination is Rs. 100. It can be paid through various online payment modes or by generating SBI challan. It can be paid by the applicants up to October 20, 2019 (17:00). Those candidates paying fees through SBI challan must get their challan generated before October 20, 2019 (17:00).

Pattern of examination

The online examination will take place from May 5 to May 7, 2020. The exam pattern is divided into three parts - General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness and English Language, and Comprehension. First two sections of 50 marks each and the third part allotted with 100 marks. The duration of the exam is 2 hours. The question paper pattern is based on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

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Candidates who will get shortlisted in the computer-based examination will have to appear for the Skill Test in Stenography. Final selection and allocation of posts will be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the online examination and the preference of posts/departments exercised by them at the time of document verification. SSC is the nationwide network of nine regional/sub-regional offices located at Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and sub-regional offices located at Chandigarh and Raipur. For more details, visit https://ssc.nic.in

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