How to prepare for SSC CGL? Please help me.

Hello Aspirant.

How to Prepare for SSC CGL Tier I –

. General Intelligence & Reasoning

Solving General Intelligence (GI) questions can be very tricky unless you have sufficient practice. In addition to solving practice papers, try at least 30 GI and reasoning questions every day. This way you will have practiced at least 1200 questions of GI and reasoning before your actual exam. As you go on practicing, you will gradually devise tricks of your own to tackle some GI questions. Focus on topics like Puzzles, analogy, coding-decoding, series, figure-based questions, etc. are very scoring. Start with these and move on to more versatile questions. You will notice a massive improvement in your accuracy within a week if you practice consistently. Furthermore, non-verbal reasoning topics like image assembling, figure-counting, etc. require you to employ visual imagination. Do not skip or ignore these questions because they seem time-consuming to you. Solving them is the best way to make them less time-consuming.

.Note: While practicing, your aim is to be able to attempt at least 20 questions in 18-20 minutes with reasonable accuracy. In the exam also, try to solve this section in not more than 20 minutes.

How to Prepare for SSC CGL Tier I –

.General Awareness

General awareness (GA) is the most scoring section of the exam. If you prepare this section thoroughly now, it will not take more than 10 minutes of your time during the exam. You can utilize the time you save here for doing calculations in Quantitative Aptitude. The exam usually has more questions from static GK than Current Affairs. Therefore, focus more on static GK and simultaneously stay in touch with Current Affairs.

Prepare the subjects in the following order of priority:

Science ⇒ Polity ⇒ History ⇒ Economy ⇒ Geography ⇒ Miscellaneous

Static GK mainly pertains to Culture, Indian History, Geography (India+World), Environment, Economy and Polity. Instead of cramming mindlessly, make notes and mindmaps to remember facts, a chronology of events, cause and effect, etc. Doing this will also make your revision process quicker. Practice at least 20-30 questions of GA everyday within 15 minutes. From this section focus on those topics which are asked in previous papers of SSC CGL Tier I exam.

The following material will help you cover almost all aspects of General Awareness:

•Current Affairs App: Since you have more than three months of time, go through the notes and capsules in the App. Also, take the Daily/Weekly/Monthly Quizzes.

•Static GK: These capsules are important to keep you up to date on trivia and events and to boost your General Awareness.

•GK Quiz: Improve your General Knowledge with these short quizzes. To prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam and simultaneously test yourself, these quizzes are the best platform.

•Current Affairs Capsules: If you don’t have an Android app, read Daily/Monthly Capsules of the past 3 months.

•Current Affairs Quiz: Make it a point to take these quizzes daily.

How to Prepare for SSC CGL Tier I 2018 – Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative aptitude is considered to be the most difficult and time-consuming part of the exam. But since you still have enough time to prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1 exam, you can utilize this time & make yourself expertise in at least some of the areas of quantitative section

.Note: Try to allocate at least 2 hours from your entire day to practice questions from quantitative aptitude section. In the exam, don’t spend more than 25 minutes to this section.

How to Prepare for SSC CGL Tier I –

.English Language

There are three important aspects that you need to master to efficiently prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1 English test. These are Vocabulary, Grammar and Comprehension. If you achieve proficiency in Vocabulary and Grammar, you will win half the battle. After this, all you need is to work on Comprehension.

The pattern and questions in this exam often get repeated. Therefore, a thorough preparation can help you wrap up this entire section within 10 minutes in the exam.

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Grammar:

Just like vocabulary, your grammar will also improve if you read more sincerely. In any case, try as many questions as you can on:

•Error Spotting

•Phrase Replacement

•Fill in the Blanks

Once you exhaust model/previous years’ papers, move over to other sources to practice at least 30 questions of grammar each day. Try to quickly scan across newspapers like ‘The Hindu’ daily. Some other sources you can rely on are: -

More Rules to Follow While You Prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam:

1.The first thing you should do when you sit to study is to solve a mock question paper. Solve at least one mock paper every day.

2.Time yourself section-wise.

3.After you solve a mock test, review it in and out. Analyze your errors, time taken, accuracy and approach.

4.Try different time-management strategies like the ones given below and adopt the one that suits you the best.

5.Try more SSC CGL Mock Test here.

•Give more time to sections that you are more strong in. This will ensure that you can effectively use the time duration of the exam. Remember that there are no sectional time limits and no sectional cut off. So your job is to simply maximize your score however you can.

•Try different order of attempt patterns in your mock tests. Some mock with English first, Some with Quant first. Or try your toughest section first. See which strategy works best for you.

I hope my answer will help you. All the best.

Hello Harshit,

Here are some tips from careers360's for you below:

Solve Previous Year SSC CGL Question Papers

• Most of the questions asked in the exam are based on specific concepts that are asked every year. Candidates need to solve previous years’ SSC CGL question papers to identify such concepts. Solving previous years question papers is one of the keys to success.

Preference of sections

• There are four sections in the SSC CGL exam. Candidates should decide which section to pick first in the exam. They should choose those sections from which they can attempt maximum questions with accuracy in a given duration of time.

Decide time for each section and question

• Time management is important to do well in the exam. Candidates should solve the questions within the given time frame and with accuracy. Devote 5 to 6 minutes for General Awareness section. Solve the English comprehension section in 10 to 12 minutes. General Intelligence & Reasoning section should be solved within 15 to 17 minutes. Dedicate rest of the time in solving Quantitative Aptitude section.

Attempt easy questions

• Attempt the easy to questions first before proceeding to the difficult ones. Avoid attempting lengthy questions.

Make a proper study plan

• Candidates should study regularly to do well in the exam. Divide time wisely for all the sections. Study at least three to four hours on a daily basis.

Practice Mock Tests

• Candidates should attempt mock tests on a regular basis to score well in the exam. Proper analysis of the performance will help candidates to figure out the mistakes. Candidates should attempt one mock test in a week at the beginning of preparation.

For more details visit the careers360's site given below :

The link is:https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-ssc-cgl-2018

Hope this helps and all the best!