Preparation for SSC and Bank Exams

Now it's possible to prepare for both the exams at the same time, but here we brought some important tips and points to know the importance of SSC and Bank Exams simultaneously. You have to first keep in mind that you should always focus only on one exam of your aptitude or interest and prepare for it thoroughly. The probability of succeeding is much higher because you are devoting your energy, time and skills to only one exam. So, there is no other distraction.

 

How to prepare for SSC exam preparation  2021: Tips

Before getting into the methods of preparing the SSC Exam, let us first know about what SSC is,

What is SSC?

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a combined Graduate Level Examination, also known as SSC CGL, is an examination. It’s conducted by the government of India, to recruit staff to various posts departments, ministries, and organizations of the Government of India. Officials have announced the date for the upcoming exam event. This blog will be useful for those candidates who are appearing in SSC CGL exams in 2021 and for those who are thinking of preparing for upcoming SSC CGL events.

About SSC Examination:

The SSC CGL selection process consists of four stages called tiers. Thus SSC CGL Preparation Strategy varies for each stage. Candidates will have to be aware of the subjects and difficulty level of questions to move ahead with the plan. For now, let us now look into the selection process of SSC CGL 2021 before discussing the SSC CGL Preparation Strategy.

• Tier 1: Objective Multiple Choice (Online Computer based)
• Tier 2: Objective Multiple Choice (Online Computer based)
• Tier 3: Descriptive Paper (Offline Written)
• Tier 4: Skill Test / Computer Proficiency Test

Eligibility Criteria For SSC Examination

• Qualification: Candidates should have a graduate degree. Those who are appearing in the final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.
• Age Limit: The age varies from post to post. Though the minimum age defined is 18 years and the maximum age is 32 years

SSC CGL Exam Pattern

One of the essential tips to start an SSC CGL preparation plan, First you need to understand the SSC CGL exam pattern carefully. Let us check SSC CGL Exam pattern.

SSC CGL Tier 1 – Exam Pattern

Subject	No. Of Questions	Marks
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English Language	25	50
Total	100	200

 

• The total time duration to complete the tier 1 test is of 60 Min. (80 min. for students suffering from disabilities like Visual Handicap and Cerebral Palsy)
• For every correct answer, two marks will be awarded.
• On the other hand for every wrong answer, 0.5 marks will be deducted, because negative marking is applicable.

 

SSC CGL Tier 2 – Exam Pattern

Subject	No. Of Questions	Marks
Quantitative Abilities	100	200
English Language and Comprehension	200	200
Statistics	100	200
General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200
Total	500	800

 

• The maximum time duration to complete the test is 120 min.
• As per the negative marking scheme, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer only in English Language and Comprehension subject.
• For the other three papers, 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier 3:

Tier 3 is a descriptive exam. It is to test the written skills of the candidates in Hindi/English. The mode of examination is offline. Students are required to write applications, essays, letters, etc. in this exam.

The exam is of 100 marks and the time allotted is 60 min. The time allotted for candidates belonging to the PWD category is 80 min.

This paper is given by those candidates who are interested only for the posts:

-  Statistical Investigator Grade II

-  Compiler

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier 4:

Tier 4 exam consists of skill-based tests required for certain Government posts.=

• DEST (Data Entry Speed Test):  For the post of Tax Assistant, DEST Exam through SSC CGL 2021 exams is regulating to check the typing speed of the candidate. These candidates are given an article in English which they have to type on Computer and they require typing 2000 words in 15 minutes.

 

• CPT (Computer Proficiency Test): Word Processing, SpreadSheets and Generation of slides are the three modules that are important for this exam and the commission demands a candidate to be proficient in it for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), and Inspector (Examiner).

 

How to prepare for SSC CGL:

There are numerous ways to study for the exam. All of them require a proper study plan, time management, and mental efforts. Candidates need to have a concrete study plan, relevant and updated study material to crack the exam. The candidate should have a proper material which includes:

• The question papers in previous years.
• Model tests.
• Practice tests.
• Subject-specific questions with solutions.
• Tips & strategies to crack the exam.

Preparation for General Reasoning:-

- Try at least 30 questions every day.

- Start with the scoring Topics (Puzzles, Analogy, Coding-Decoding, Series)

- Measure your accuracy.

- Do not skip topics of non-verbal reasoning like figure counting, image assembling.

- Aim to attempt at least 20 questions in 20 minutes.

Preparation for General Awareness:-

- Make notes and mind-maps to remember facts

- Practice attempting at least 20-30 questions within 15-16 minutes.

- Start the preparation in the following order: science, polity, history, economy, geography, miscellaneous.

- You can use the following to get the information and practice the questions – Current Affairs App, Static GK Capsules, GK Quiz, and Current Affairs Capsule.

Preparation for Quantitative Aptitude:-

- Spend more time on easy and scoring topics like – Simplification, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, etc.

- Go through previous years question papers and analyze the questions pattern.

- Learn important formulas by heart

- Give at least 2 hours a day to this subject.

Preparation for English Language:-

- The questions and patterns of this section are often repeated so go through previous years question papers.

- Practice 5 comprehension passages daily.

- Read ‘The Hindu’ newspaper and go through their daily Vocab capsules.

- Practice at least 30 questions of grammar every day.

 

Tips for preparation of SSC CGL 2021 Exam

Every student/candidate who is here for preparation of SSC must be in a confusion about how to do the best preparation for SSC CGL. Don’t worry, here you get top SSC exam tips for best preparation of SSC CGL 2021. If you follow these study tips for SSC exam you will surely qualify for SSC-CGL. So, here you go for top 10 tips for qualify in SSC CGL Tier-1 2021

1. Before starting preparation, you should have the confidence that you can clear all hurdles.
2. To qualify competition exams like CGL and Banks, you have to improve your calculations. This will save the crucial time for tough topics.
3. Before starting preparation, once you should go through the syllabus of Quant.
4. After reading the syllabus, make a strategy based on different levels.
5. Firstly, you have to practice and master the easy portion. You will feel confident after being able to solve these with an ease.
6. As you will go on solving increasing default levels, you will keep improving.
7. If we talk about books, first of all, you should go through NCERTs of classes 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.
8. Nowadays, most of the questions (Particularly in SSC CGL) are asked from Geometry, Trigonometry, mensuration. So we have to learn the basic theory and formula of these topics. Similarly, the difficulty level of algebra and number system based questions is a bit raised.
9. Merely knowing the concepts or formula won’t help because unless you practice different variety of questions, you won’t become proficient in applying those concepts flawlessly in the actual exam.
10. For CGL exam, speed is essential. Since, there is a negative marking system, accuracy also matters.

 

How to prepare for the SSC Exam at home?

Every year, many young graduates try their luck in government exams. Many succeed but a larger proportion of the aspirants fail to clear the exam. This is because government exams are really difficult to crack. Hence, good preparation is required to clear the exams. So you need to prepare for the SSC exams at home also, here are some methods for the preparation at home.

 

• Follow the step by step procedure: First of all, you should cover all the important sections of the exams like Maths, English, GK. Then moving on to another easy to understand sections will be better. You must keep 1 to 2 months for revision before the exams so that you do not miss anything.
• Go for online study material: These days collecting study material has become really easy. You have online pdfs available for revision. Youtube videos are also helpful. Mock tests are also conducted online these days. Books and previous year question papers can be accessed from the internet to assist your government exam preparation.
• Understand the exam pattern: Knowing what kind of questions will appear in the exam can give you an edge over others. Understanding the pattern of the exam is crucial to clearing the exam with good marks. You must know which section will have how many questions and how much time should be devoted to each section. By knowing all these patterns your study will become easy and you can study without any doubt at home.
• Make a study plan: Studying without a plan is sure to make your preparation weak. You should make a study plan that suits your time and strengths. Giving more attention to your weak points in the starting of your preparation and your strengths, in the end, will help you crack the exam easily.

All these tips can help you develop your own personal method to clear the exam. With regular study, a proper plan, strategy and right tools you can easily clear government exams even by studying at home.

 

Frequently Asked Questions for SSC Exam Preparation

The frequently asked questions regarding SSC CGL Preparation 2020-21 are given below:

Q. How often does the CGL Exam occur in a year?

A- SSC CGL is held once every year.

 

Q. How many stages will I have to go through in SSC CGL?

A- You have to go through four stages in SSC CGL provided you clear every stage-wise and section-wise cutoff.

 

Q. What topics do I need to prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1?

A- The topics that you need to go through while preparing for Tier 1 SSC CGL are: General Intelligence & Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude.

 

How to prepare for Bank exam preparation 2021: Tips

Thousands of vacancies are announced every year for the recruitment of Bank Clerks, Bank PO, and Bank SO officers in public sector banks. Institutions and Banks such as Institute Of Banking Personnel (IBPS), State Bank of India (SBI), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notify several bank recruitment annually. Lakhs of candidates apply for the recruitment of PO, Clerk and Specialist Officers in the banks. The recruitment drives carried out in the banking sector annually include SBI Clerk 2021, IBPS RRB 2021, IBPS PO 2021, IBPS Clerk 2021, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant 2021, LIC AAO/ADO 2021 and others.

 

About Bank Examination: Selection Process

In all the bank recruitment exams, the selection process might involves either a two-phased or three-phased process involving:

1. Prelims exam
2. Mains exam
3. Group Discussion/Interview

Tips for preparation of Bank exams

Everyone wants to be selected in Bank exams, but they don’t know how to prepare for bank exams. They only do hard work but they need smart work to get selection in Bank exams. Here, you get some basic study tips for students to qualify in bank exams 2021. If you all want to know that how can we qualify bank exams or still you are in search for best bank exam preparation tips, here you go:

 

• To qualify in English section your focus should be on reading comprehension, cloze test and par jumbles.
• Vocabulary section is very important. It can't be prepared overnight so set a target for daily preparation. Root words are very handy for the vocab section.
• One book is enough for basic grammar, since continuous practice will cover this section.
• Start reading a good English newspaper daily to improve your reading skills.
• Read text as much as you can that will surely help you in handling some tricky questions.
• Self evaluation always plays a major role in one's success so join some test series.
• Analyze those mock tests to identify the topics you are weak in.
• Bank exams are all about your time management. Try to be quick at solving problems.
• Be in contact with your guide and follow his/her advice. He/she will surely give wings to your imagination to fly across the sky.

 

Frequently Asked Questions for Bank Exam Preparation

 

Q. Is 59.9% similar to 60% in eligibility criteria?

A- Incase of minimum eligibility being fixed at 60%, you must have either secured exactly or above 60%. If you have scored 59.89%, it wont be rounded off to the nearest whole number. Hence, you will be not eligible for the job, if the score is less than the prescribed percentage,even by 0.01%.

 

Q. What is the age range for Bank jobs in India?

A- Age Limits : For the post of Clerks 18 - 28 yrs & for Officers/PO posts 21 - 30 yrs would be the general condition.

 

Q. What is the role of Probationary Officer?

A- Probationary Officer is the first entry point for a job in a bank, especially to fresh graduates & those without prior experience.The PO will report to their immediate senior officer,who will closely monitor & evaluate the performance of him/her for a certain period.

 

Q. What is the exam pattern of these exams?

A- The selection is being made on the basis of performance in written test and interview, sometimes there is also provision for Group Discussions as a part of the selection process.

 

Tips for preparation of SSC Bank exams

Everyone wants to be select in SSC Bank exams, but they don’t know how to make preparation for SSC bank exams. They only do hard work but they need smart work to get selection in Bank exams. Here, you get some basic tips to qualify in bank exams. If you all want to know that how can we qualify SSC bank exams or still you are in search for best preparation tips for SSC bank exams, here you go:

How to prepare for SSC Bank Exams?

1. To qualify in English section your focus should be on reading comprehension, cloze test and par jumbles.
2. Vocabulary section is very important. It can’t prepared over night so set a target for daily preparation. Root words are very handy for vocab section.
3. One book is enough for basic grammar, since continuous practice will cover this section.
4. Start reading a good English newspaper daily to improve your reading skills.
5. Read text as much as you can that will surely help you in handling some tricky questions.
6. Self evaluation always plays a major role in ones success so join some test series.
7. Analyze those mock tests to identify the topics you are weak in.
8. Bank exams are all about your time management. Try to be quick at solving problems.
9. Be in contact with your guide and follow his/her advice. He/she will surely give wings to your imagination to fly across the sky.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR SSC EXAM?

Before getting into the methods of preparing the SSC Exam, let us first know about what SSC is,

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a combined Graduate Level Examination, also known as SSC CGL is an examination. It’s conducted by the government of India, to recruit staff to various posts departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of India. Officials have announced the date for the upcoming exams event. This blog will be useful for those candidates who are appearing in SSC CGL exams in 2019 and for those who are thinking to prepare for upcoming SSC CGL events.

About SSC Examination:

The exams are conducted in 4 tiers:

Tier	Type	Mode
Tier – I	Objective Multiple Choice	Online (Computer Based)
Tier – II	Objective Multiple Choice	Online (Computer Based)
Tier – III	Descriptive Paper (Hindi/English)	Offline (Written)
Tier – IV	Skill Test / Computer Proficiency Test	Whichever Applicable

 

SYLLABUS OF SSC EXAMINATION

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier I:

The syllabus of SSC CGL Preliminary Exam includes four sections having 200 marks (50 marks each) - General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.

Section	Questions	Marks	Time 60 minutes (Total)
General Awareness	25	50
Reasoning	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English	25	50
TOTAL	100	200

 

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier II:

Only those candidates are qualified to give the Tier – II exam who have cleared the Tier – I (preliminary exam)

 

Tier – II consists of four sections

Section	Questions	Time Duration	Marks
Quantitative Abilities	100	2 Hours	200
General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	2 Hours	200
Statistics	100	2 Hours	200
English Language	200	2 Hours	200
TOTAL	500

 

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Statistics	General Awareness
Interest	Reading Comprehension	Collection and Representation of Data	Finance and Accounting
Simplification	Fill in the Blanks	Measure of Dispersion	Fundamental Principles
Averages	Spelling	The measure of Central Tendency	Financial Accounting
Ratio and Proportion	Phrases and Idioms	Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis	Basic Concepts of Accounting
Percentage	Sentence Correction	Correlation and Regression	Self-Balancing Ledger
Speed, Distance and Time	One Word Substitution	Random Variables	Error Spotting and Correction
Number System	Error Spotting	Random Variables
Mensuration	Cloze Test	Sampling Theory	Economics and Governance
Data Interpretation	Synonyms-Antonyms	Analysis and Variance	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Algebra	Para Jumbles	Time Series Analysis	Finance Commission
Time and Work	Active-Passive Voice	Index Number	Theory of Demand and Supply
Trigonometry
Geometry
Data Sufficiency

 

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier III:

Tier III is a descriptive exam. It is to test the written skills of the candidates in Hindi/English. The mode of examination is offline. Students are required to write applications, essays, letters, etc. in this exam.

The exam is of 100 marks and the time allotted is 60 minutes. The time allotted for candidates belonging to PWD category is 80 minutes.
This paper is given by those candidates who are interested only for the posts:
-  Statistical Investigator Grade II
-  Compiler

Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier IV:

Tier IV exam consists of skill-based tests required for certain Government posts.

• DEST (Data Entry Speed Test):  For the post of Tax Assistant, DEST Exam through SSC CGL 2018-19 exams is regulating to check the typing speed of the candidate. These candidates are given an article in English which they have to type on Computer and they required typing 2000 words in 15 minutes.
   
• CPT (Computer Proficiency Test): Word Processing, Spread Sheets and Generation of slides are the three modules that are important for this exam and the commission demands a candidate to be proficient in it for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), and Inspector (Examiner).
   

Eligibility Criteria For SSC Examination

• Qualification: Candidates should have a graduate degree. Those who are appearing in the final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.

• Age Limit: The age varies from post to post. Though the minimum age defined is 18 years and the maximum age is 32 years.

Important dates for SSC CGL exam 2018-19

• SSC CGL 2018 Tier- I - May 2019 -  Admit Card

• SSC CGL 2018 Tier –I - 4 June – 19 June 2019- Exams
• SSC CGL 2018 Tier – II – September 11 –13 September 2019 (CBT) Computer-Based-Test
• SSC CGL 2018  - December 29, 2019
• SSC CGL 2018 IV – To be announced soon

                                                                      

How to prepare for SSC CGL:

There are numerous ways to study for the exam. All of them require a proper study plan, time management, and mental efforts. Candidates need to have a concrete study plan, relevant and updated study material to crack the exam. The candidate should have a proper material which includes:

• The question papers in previous years.
• Model tests.
• Practice tests.
• Subject-specific questions with solutions.
• Tips & strategies to crack the exam.

1. General Reasoning:-
   - Try at least 30 questions every day.
   - Start with the scoring Topics (Puzzles, Analogy, Coding-Decoding, Series)
   - Measure your accuracy.
   - Do not skip topics of non-verbal reasoning like figure counting, image assembling.
   - Aim to attempt at least 20 questions in 20 minutes.
    
2. General Awareness:-
   - Make notes and mind-maps to remember facts
   - Practice attempting at least 20-30 questions within 15-16 minutes.
   - Start the preparation in the following order, science, polity, history, economy, geography, miscellaneous.
   - You can use the following to get the information and practice the questions – Current Affairs App, Static GK Capsules, GK Quiz, and Current Affairs Capsule.
    
3. Quantitative Aptitude:-
   - Spend more time of easy and scoring topics like – Simplification, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, etc.
   - Go through previous years question papers and analyze the questions pattern.
   - Learn important formulas by heart
   - Give at least 2 hours a day to this subject.
    
4. English Language:-
   - The questions and patterns of this section are often repeated so go through previous years question papers.
   - Practice 5 comprehension passages daily.
   - Read ‘The Hindu’ newspaper and go through their daily Vocab capsules.
   - Practice at least 30 questions of grammar every day.

Experts Tips & Strategy:

• Make a study plan and a time table.
• Gather the relevant study material.
• Collect previous year questions papers (last five years) and analyze the questions and pattern.
• Prepare short notes.
• Practice model test papers.
• Attempt mock tests to test your knowledge.

Tips for preparation of SSC Bank exams

Everyone wants to be select in SSC Bank exams, but they don’t know how to make preparation for SSC bank exams. They only do hard work but they need smart work to get selection in Bank exams. Here, you get some basic tips to qualify in bank exams. If you all want to know that how can we qualify SSC bank exams or still you are in search for best preparation tips for SSC bank exams, here you go:

How to prepare for SSC Bank Exams?

1. To qualify in English section your focus should be on reading comprehension, cloze test and par jumbles.
2. Vocabulary section is very important. It can’t prepared over night so set a target for daily preparation. Root words are very handy for vocab section.
3. One book is enough for basic grammar, since continuous practice will cover this section.
4. Start reading a good English newspaper daily to improve your reading skills.
5. Read text as much as you can that will surely help you in handling some tricky questions.
6. Self evaluation always plays a major role in ones success so join some test series.
7. Analyze those mock tests to identify the topics you are weak in.
8. Bank exams are all about your time management. Try to be quick at solving problems.
9. Be in contact with your guide and follow his/her advice. He/she will surely give wings to your imagination to fly across the sky.

Top 10 tips for preparation of SSC CGL 2018 exam

Every students who are here for preparation of SSC must be in a confusion that how can do best preparation for SSC CGL? Don’t worry, here you get top 10 tips for best preparation of SSC CGL 2018. If you follow these top 10 tips you will surely qualify for SSC-CGL. So, here you go for top 10 tips for qualify in SSC CGL Tier-1 2018.

1. Before starting preparation, you should have the confidence that you can clear all hurdles.
2. To qualify competition exams like CGL and Banks, you have to improve your calculations. This will save the crucial time for tough topics.
3. Before starting preparation, once you should go through the syllabus of Quant.
4. After reading syllabus, make strategy based on different level.
5. Firstly, you have to practice and master the easy portion. You will feel confident after being able to solve these with an ease.
6. As you will go on solving increasing default level, you will keep improving.
7. If we talk about books, first of all, you should go through NCERTs of classes 7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th.
8. Nowadays, most of the questions (Particular in SSC CGL) are asked from Geometry, Trigonometry, mensuration. So we have to learn the basic theory and formula of these topics. Similarly, the difficulty level of algebra and number system based questions is bit raised.
9. Merely knowing the concepts or formula won’t help because unless you practice different variety of questions, you won’t become proficient in applying those concepts flawlessly in the actual exam.
10. For CGL exam, speed is essential. Since, there is negative marking system, accuracy also matters.

 

So, it is beyond doubt that you have to practice number of questions at home.

We provide you tips on how to prepare for SSC CGL Tier-1 exam 2018. You can easily do preparatio for SSC CGL exam 2018 at home without any tuition or coaching. We also provide tips on how to clear Bank exams. Our experts prepare top 10 tips for preparation of bank PO exams 2018. How to prepare for SSC and Bank exams 2018? How can we qualify for Bank PO 2018 exams? How do best preparation for SSC and Bank exams 2018?