ssc cgl new exam dates

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced that the Combined Graduate Level Examinations 2014 have been postponed. Earlier the CGL exams were to be held on April 27, 2014 and May 4, 2014. However, due to date clashes with the General Elections, the exams are postponed. While the new exam dates have not been announced, the CGL 2014 exams will likely be held sometime in the second half of 2014. In addition to the CGL 2014 exams, the Combined Graduate Level 2013 re-examination, announced earlier for candidates having appeared at selected centers, will also be postponed.

Services recruiting through CGL 2014
1. Central Secretariat Service
2. Central Vigilance Commission
3. Intelligence Bureau
4. Ministry of Railway
5. Ministry of External Affairs
6. Central Bureau of Investigation
7. Central Bureau of Narcotics

The Combined Graduate Level Examination 2014 is conducted by the Staff Service Commission for recruitment to different government service posts for which completing Graduation from a recognized University is an essential eligibility criterion. The recruitment is conducted in three rounds, first the Tier I written exam, followed with Tier II written exams for applicants qualifying Tier I exam and finally candidates clearing both written exams appear for the Computer Proficiency Test/Interview/Skill Test as applicable for the post applied for.

The Tier I exam will be based on General Intelligence (for 50 marks), Reasoning (for 50 marks), General Awareness (for 50 marks) Quantitative Aptitude (for 50 marks) and English Comprehension (for 50 marks) and will consist of objective type multiple choice questions.

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ssc new date cgl 2014

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has postponed this year's Combined Graduate Level Examination- 2014, which was scheduled to be held on April 27 and May 4, citing Lok Sabha elections. The new date for the examination will be intimated in due course of time, the SSC said.

In view of the general elections announced by the government during the month of April and May, 2014, all the applicants are hereby informed that the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2014 stands postponed, it said in a notice.

"CGLE 2014 is tentatively scheduled to be held towards the second half of the current year. The new date will be intimated in due course," the Commission said.The counting for Lok Sabha elections, which begins from tomorrow, is scheduled to be held on May 16.

The recruitment body will also conduct re-examination of Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE)-2013 at seven centres -- Lucknow, Patna, Allahabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Shimla and Dehradun, after the elections. There had been reports of use of unfair means by candidates at these centres. SSC had conducted CGLE-2013 in two phases - Tier I on April 21 and May 19, 2013 and Tier II on September 29, 2013.

Candidates who appeared in Tier-I and Tier-II of CGLE-2013 from other than those seven centres will not have to appear for re-examination, the SSC stated. However, a candidate who has appeared in either Tier-I or Tier-II from the seven centres will have to take re-examination for only the papers written there. The Combined Graduate Level Examination is conducted to select candidates for majority of Group 'B' and 'C' posts including assistants in central ministries, income tax and central excise inspectors, assistant enforcement officers, sub-inspectors in CBI and inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics, among others.

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