SSC exam frequently asked Questions
Ques 1: Which Exams are conducted by SSC?
Answer – The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) mainly conducts 8 exams that are: SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC JE, SSC Stenographer, SSC MTS, SSC JHT, SSC Constable GD, and SSC Selection Post.
Ques 2: What is the minimum qualification required to appear for the SSC exams?
Answer – The Staff Selection Commission conducts different exams regularly to fulfill a large number of vacancies for which required minimum qualifications are Matrix pass for SSC MTS, Secondary pass for SSC CHSL, and the Bachelor’s degree for SSC CGL.
Ques 3: Is any annual SSC Exam Calendar provided by the commission?
Answer – Yes, SSC releases an annual Exam Calendar for all the Exams they conduct with their tentative dates which you can check from the official website of the SSC i.e. www.ssc.nic.in
Ques 4: Is the syllabus of all the SSC exams different?
Answer – Yes, the syllabus for all SSC Exams, i.e., CGL, CHSL, CPO, and MTS) is almost the same. However, the level of difficulty in questions varies from exam to exam.
Ques5: In which mode the SSC exams will be conducted – Online or Offline?
Answer – Both the first two phases of SSC exams – Tier 1 and Tier 2 are conducted online. Perhaps, Tier 3 is a Descriptive exam and is conducted offline.
Ques6: Is the SSC Exam is in Bilingual language?
Answer – The SSC Exam, all the sections except for the English Language section will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
Ques7: Is there any negative marking in the SSC exams?
Answer – Yes, for every wrongly marked answer there is a negative marking of 1/4th marks allotted to that question in almost every SSC exam.
Ques8: Does SSC follow the normalization process?
Answer – Yes, the normalization process is adopted only for the exam which is conducted in the multiple shifts by the SSC.
Ques9 : How to make fee payment for SSC Exams?
Answer – Candidate can easily pay the SSC exam fee either by online mode or offline mode. For online mode, you can use BHIM UPI, Net Banking and for offline mode, payment can be made only through the SBI bank challan.
Ques10: Is there any scope for growth after getting a job through SSC?
Answer: – Yes, there is a wide scope for growth after you get a job clearing the SSC Exam. The employees are eligible for promotions internally. Promotions are scheduled at regular intervals of time.