Hi

You don't need to worry at all because of your drop years and BSc from Open Universities.

This is because,

Your drop years will not be a problem in SSC CGL or any of the other examinations, also if you are doing your BSc from recognised Open University like IGNOU etc, then there is no problem as these recognised open universities are as valid as regular universities.

You can check SSC CGL eligibility criteria below

*You must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university.

So it doesn't matter at all even if you are doing your BSc from Open Universities what matters is it should be a recognised one.

*Minimum age limit :- you need to be at least 18 years old to be eligible

*Maximum age limit :- 32 years , also there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for sc/st category

For detailed information related to SSC CGL eligibility criteria , you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ssc-cgl-eligibility-criteria

Now that, you will are eligible for your SSC CGL examination you can prepare using the following below tips

* first of all to start your SSC CGL preparation ,go through its syllabus at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ssc-cgl-syllabus

The list of best books that you can use to cover your SSC CGL syllabus are listed below

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

*Elementary & Advanced Mathematics: Kiran Prakashan

*Advance maths for General Competitions: Rakesh Yadav/KD Publications

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

*Verbal and non-verbal reasoning: R. S. Aggarwal

*Analytical Reasoning: M. K. Pandey

GENERAL AWARENESS

*General Knowledge: Dr Binary Karn /Lucent

*Manorama Yearbook

*Also read newspaper for current affairs

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

*a mirror of Common Errors: Dr Ashok Kumar /Academic and test publication

*Competitive General English: Kiran Prakashan

*Objective General English: S. P. Bakshi

For details go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ssc-cgl-books

* make a routine, and strictly follow it ,give more time to your weak areas in your routine . Routine will be very helpful for you as it will help you to study in a systematic way and avoid wastage of time and procrastination

* Prepare short notes :- you should prepare subjectwise short notes , it will help you a lot during your revision for your exam

* Revise :- the syllabus of SSC CGL is wide so revision is must otherwise you may not be able to recall what all you have studied during your exam

*Practice mock test papers:- it will help you to understand the examination pattern, types and difficulty level of questions which are asked in exam, you will also get to know your preparation level and then can work on your weak areas to perform well in your examination.

For detailed information go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-ssc-cgl/amp

Thank you

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