Do you know that the SSC GD exam pattern has been changed by the Commission? Well, the Staff Selection Commission changed the SSC GD Computer-Based Exam (CBE) time, the number of questions, the total marks assigned to each question and the negative marking associated with the incorrect answers. As per the official SSC GD notification, the SSC GD 2022 exam will be conducted in January 2023 tentatively. Therefore, it becomes mandatory for all the candidates to know all about the changes brough about in the new exam pattern and start their preparations accordingly.
Let’s quickly know about each and every change in the SSC GD Constable exam pattern.
Earlier in 2021 and before it, all the 4 sections of the exam tested candidates’ skills with 25 Questions of 25 Marks (1 question carried 1 mark) with a total time of 90 Minutes.
Here’s the old exam pattern:
| SSC GD Exam Pattern | |||
| Subjects | Questions | Marks | Total Time |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 90 Minutes |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
| Elementary Mathematics | 25 | 25 | |
| English/ Hindi | 25 | 25 | |
| Overall | 100 | 100 |
SSC GD exam pattern has been revised for the Computer-Based Exam (CBE). The Commission reduced the number of questions, the time allotted to the paper and changed the marks assigned to each question. The SSC GD exam pattern 2022 for CBE is summarised as below:
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Exam Duration |
| Part A – General Intelligence and Reasoning | 20 | 40 | 60 min |
| Part B – General Knowledge and General Awareness | 20 | 40 | |
| Part C – Elementary Mathematics | 20 | 40 | |
| Part D- English/Hindi | 20 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 160 |
Note:
Candidates are shortlisted for PET/PST by SSC on the basis of their performance in CBT. In PET/ PST, candidates’ height will be assessed will be height. Those who will qualify it will have to undergo PET (race) followed by biometric/technology-aided identification test.
Here are all the details:
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
| For Male candidates | For Female candidates | |
| Race | 5 Kms in 24 minutes | 1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes |
For candidates of Ladakh Region
| For Male candidates | For Female candidates | |
| Race | 1 Mile in 6 ½ minutes | 800 metres in 4 minutes |
Q1: SSC GD exam has how many stages?
A: SSC GD exam is conducted in three stages. They are CBE, PET/PST and DME/RME.
Q2: Is there a negative marking in the SSC GD exam?
A: SSC has changed the exam pattern of the CBE. Now each question has the maximum marks of 2 and as a result there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each of the wrong answer.
Q3: In which language will the SSC GD 2022-23 question paper be set?
A: SSC GD exam paper will be set in both the English and the Hindi languages.
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