Good news for all government job aspirants! SSC has announced 20,000 tentative vacancies for the year 2022-23. Are you an aspirant who is working but want to prepare for the exam and crack it in a targetedtimespan of just 2 months’ time? That comes to investing only 60 days into your SSC CGL preparation. Well, then, today’s study plan will ensure full coverage of all the topics that you may face in the exam in just 60 days’ time. Like every year, this year too SSC will be conducting the SSC CGL exam to recruit candidates in various Grade ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts in different departments and ministries under the Government of India. The authorities have already announced April 2022 as the tentative SSC CGL exam date for Tier 1 exam. SSC CGL 2022 Selection Process has changed this year. SSC will select the candidates on the basis of Tier 1 and Tier 2 only. Tier 3 and Tier 4 are now merged with Tier 2. There will be three papers in tier 2 in which paper is compulsory for all posts.
This article will provide you with a 60-day study plan for SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 exam equipped with the latest SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Tests that will help you cover all the topics and devise the best exam strategy for success.
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SSC CGL 2022 Exam Pattern Highlights
| SSC CGL 2022 Highlights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basis of Difference | Tier I | Tier II |
| Type of Exam | Objective Multiple Choice | Objective Multiple Choice |
| Duration of the Exam | 60 minutes or 1 hour | Paper 1- 2 hour 30 minutes Paper 2 – 120 minutes Paper 3 – 120 minutes |
| Mode of Exam | Online Computer Based Test (CBT) | Online Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Subjects Involved | 1. General Intelligence and Reasoning2. General Awareness3. Quantitative Aptitude4. English Comprehension | 1. Quantitative Ability2. Statistics 3.General Studies (Finance and Economics) |
| Total Marks | 200 | 850 |
| Number of Questions | 100 | 350 |
| Negative Marking | 0.50 deduction for every incorrect answer | Paper 1: 1 Marks Computer: 0.5 Marks Paper II & III: 0.5 Marks |
| Language | English/Hindi | English/Hindi |
Note: The marking scheme and syllabus of each tier of the exam differs from each other. Plus, SSC releases separate admit cards for each tier of the SSC CGL exam.
SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Exam Pattern
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time Allotted |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | A cumulative time of 60 minutes (80 minutes for disabled/Physically handicapped Candidates) |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Note: – For every wrong question there is a negative marking of 0.50 marks also.
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SSC CGL Tier 1-60 Days Study Plan
Here’s a crispy 60-Day SSC CGL plan that includes topics from all sections of the exam coupled with Mock Tests for real-time practice for the SSC CGL 2022 exam:
| Day | Topics to Cover |
| Day 1 | Mirror – Images (Reasoning) Number System + H.C.F & L.C.M (Mathematics) Basic grammar (English) Indian History + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 2 | Water – Images (Reasoning) Simplification (Mathematics) Basic grammar (English) Indian History + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 3 | Embedded Figures (Reasoning) Square roots & Cube Roots (Mathematics) Basic grammar (English) Indian History + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 4 | Verb (English) World History + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 5 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) World History + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 6 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) Verb (English) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 1 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 7 | Completion of Incomplete pattern (Reasoning) Percentage (Mathematics) Tense (English) Indian Art & Culture + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 8 | Tenses (English) Indian Polity & Constitution + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 9 | Puzzle (Reasoning) Ratio- Proportion (Mathematics) Subject- Verb Agreement (English) Indian Polity & Constitution + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 10 | Puzzle (Reasoning) Chain rules (Mathematics) Subject- Verb Agreement (English) Indian Economy + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 11 | Ranking Arrangement (Reasoning) Time & Work (Mathematics) Noun (English) Indian Economy + Economics + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 12 | Puzzle (Reasoning) Profit and Loss (Mathematics) + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 2 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 13 | Ranking Arrangement (Reasoning) Pipe & Cisterns (Mathematics) Questions on Noun (English) Economics |
| Day 14 | Sitting Arrangement (Reasoning) Time and Distance (Mathematics) Pronoun (English) Physical Geography + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 15 | Sitting Arrangement (Reasoning) Problem on Trains (Mathematics) Verb (English) Geography of India + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 16 | Direction (Reasoning) Boat and Stream (Mathematics) Adjective (English) Geography of India + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 17 | Statements and Conclusion (Reasoning) Mixture and Alligations (Mathematics) Adjective (English) |
| Day 18 | World Geography + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 3 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 19 | Statements and Conclusion (Reasoning) Simple Interest (Mathematics) Conjunction (English) Physics + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 20 | Blood Relations (Reasoning) Compound Interest (Mathematics) Conjunction practice questions (English) Physics + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 21 | Blood Relations (Reasoning) Stack and Shares (Mathematics) Article (English) Biology + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 22 | Assumption (Reasoning) Permutation & Combination (Mathematics) Article practice questions (English) Computer & IT + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 23 | Statements and Arguments (Reasoning) Probability (Mathematics) Preposition (English) |
| Day 24 | Discoveries & Inventions + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 4 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 25 | Syllogism (Reasoning) Profit and Loss (Mathematics) Preposition Practice Questions (English) Science & Technology + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 26 | Syllogism (Reasoning) Profit and Loss (Mathematics) Adverb (English) Chemistry + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 27 | Important Dates (National Events and International Events) + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 28 | Calendar (Reasoning) Compound Interest (Mathematics) Synonyms (English) UNO, International & National Organizations + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 29 | Clock (Reasoning) Compound Interest (Mathematics) Synonyms (English) Sports + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 30 | Alphabet Test (Reasoning) Simple Interest (Mathematics) Adverb (English) |
| Day 31 | Mathematical Operations (Reasoning) Discount (Mathematics) Synonyms (English) Chemistry + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 5 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 32 | Logical sequence of words (Reasoning) Partnership (Mathematics) Antonyms (English) Biology + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 33 | Odd one out (Reasoning) Mensuration (Mathematics) Antonyms (English) Honour & Awards + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 34 | Odd one out (Reasoning) Time and Work (Mathematics) Antonyms (English) Books & Authors + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 35 | Number Series (Reasoning) Time and Work (Mathematics) |
| Day 36 | One-word substitution (English) Current Affairs of last 6 months (General Awareness) |
| Day 37 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) One-word substitution (English) Current Affairs of last 6 months (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 6 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 38 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) Idioms & Phrases (English) Current Affairs of last 6 months (General Awareness) |
| Day 39 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) Idioms & Phrases (English) Current Affairs of last 6 months (General Awareness) |
| Day 40 | Paper Cutting (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) Para Jumbles (English) Current Affairs of last 6 months (General Awareness) |
| Day 41 | Missing Character (Reasoning) Number System (Mathematics) Active and Positive Voice (English) Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 42 | Coding-Decoding (Reasoning) Test of Divisibility (Mathematics) Direct and Indirect Speech (English) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 7 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 43 | Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 44 | Coding-Decoding (Reasoning) LCM and HCF (Mathematics) Cloze test (English) Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 45 | Venn Diagram (Reasoning) Square and square root (Mathematics) Cloze test (English) Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 46 | Eligibility Test (Reasoning) Cube and cube root (Mathematics) Cloze test (English) Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 47 | Analogy (Reasoning) Simplification (Mathematics) Cloze test (English) Revision |
| Day 48 | Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 8 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 49 | Data Sufficiency (Reasoning) Average (Mathematics) Reading Comprehension (English) Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 50 | Cube & Cuboid (Reasoning) Ratio and proportion (Mathematics) Verb (English) Revision |
| Day 51 | Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 52 | Classification (Reasoning) Mixture and Alligations (Mathematics) |
| Day 53 | Situation Reaction Test (Reasoning) Mixture and Alligations (Mathematics) |
| Day 54 | Dice (Reasoning) Problem on Ages (Mathematics) Verb (English) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 9 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 55 | Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) *Take SSC CGL Tier 1 2022 Mock Test 10 & Analyze Your Performance |
| Day 56 | Revision |
| Day 57 | Reading Comprehension (English) |
| Day 58 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 59 | Reading Comprehension (English) Daily Current Affairs (General Awareness) |
| Day 60 | Revision |
SSC CGL Study Plan – Things to Keep in Mind
- Take as many Mock Tests as you can and check the analysis part and understand which topics need your attention and work on them. Remember, the above-mentioned study plan is not absolute and can be changed as per your study preferences.
- Practice easy and tough questions regularly and solve previous year questions.
- Go through last years’ SSC CGL Tier-I solved papers, as this will give you a good idea about the general difficulty level of the paper and thus will help you build confidence to successfully face the exam.
Best of luck with the exam!
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