SSC GD 2022-23: New Exam Pattern 2022

Has the SSC GD 2022-23 Exam Pattern been changed?

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.

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Changes in SSC GD 2022-23 Exam Pattern with reference to the old 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 New Exam Pattern 2022

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:

• The computer-based exam will consist of four different subjects. (General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics, and English/Hindi)
• Each question will carry +2 mark. And there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each incorrect answer.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.
• The exam will be conducted in both Hindi and English languages.
• The candidates who clear this stage will be selected for the PMT PST.

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SSC GD Exam Pattern 2022 for PET & PST

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

FAQs-SSC GD 2022-23: New Exam Pattern 2022

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.