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Sir, I would like to know the total marks of SSC CGL Tier-I exam. And also I want to know the sections in SSC CGL exam question paper. In short I want to know the question pattern of this exam. And also tell me what is the passing marks in this exam?

SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination Pattern:

The detailed SSC CGL Tier 1 Examination pattern is as follows,

Duration of Exam - 60 Minutes
Total number of sections - 4
> For General Intelligence and Reasoning - 25 Questions - 50 Marks
> For Quantitative Aptitude - 25 Questions - 50 Marks
> For General Awareness - 25 Questions - 50 Marks
> For English Language - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

Total - 100 Questions - 200 Marks in CGL Tier 1 Exam

Cutoff marks required in Tier 1 Examination in the past 2 years are as follows,

<@> SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 Cutoff:
General - 137 marks out of 200
OBC - 125.50
SC - 114
ST - 103
Ex-S - 92
OH - 97
HH - 20
VH - 68

<@> SSC CGL Tier 1 2017 Cutoff:
General - 126.50 marks out of 200
OBC - 110
SC - 98
ST - 88.50
Ex-S - 69
OH - 84.50
HH - 38
VH - 89.50

SSC CGL examination consist of four stages,
Tier I - online examination of 200 marks. Questions are MCQ. There are four sections - Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness and each section has 25 questions.

Tier II - Tier I qualifying candidates are eligible for Tier II. There will be four paper (Quantitative Aptitude, English Comprehension, Statistics, General Studies on Economic & Finance) of 800 marks. First two Papers are compulsory. Paper 3 is for the post of Statistical Investigator and paper 4 is for the post of Assistant Audit Officer.

Tier III - the candidates who will qualify tier I and tier II will be eligible for tier III. It will be descriptive part of 100 marks. In this exam, essay/ application / letter/ precis/ report – writings will be asked.

Tier IV - the candidates who will qualify tier I, tier II and tier III will be eligible for tier IV. This is a computer proficiency test.