SSC 2014 Exam Information

Staff Selection Commission or simply SSC is an Indian government organisation to recruit staff
for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in
Subordinate Offices.
This commission is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training which
consists of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations.
Every year Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts numbers of examinations to select
competent profiles candidates for various job engagements. While all jobs handled by the SSC is
intended for central and state government departments SSC exam is one of the most awaited
entrance examinations that are looked forward by the aspirants from multiple academic
disciplines.
Posts For SSC

Inspectors

Sub Inspectors

Assistants

Auditors /Junior Accountants.

Tax assistants.

UDC (Upper Division Clerk).

Sub Inspector.

Compiler.

Divisional Accountants.

Statistical Investigators.

Recent Post/Exams

The Staff Selection Commission will hold an examination for Recruitment of Sub-Inspector in
Delhi Police & CAPFs and Assistant Sub Inspector in CISF.
Sub-Inspector in CAPFs :
The post carries pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of Rs 4200 and is
classified as Group B Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial as per letter No.I-45023/4/2010-Pers.II
dated 29th March 2011 from Ministry of Home Affairs.
Sub Inspector in Delhi Police :
The post carries pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 and is
classified as Group C by Delhi Police.
Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF:
The post carries pay scale of Rs.5200-20200 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.2800/- and is
classified as Group C.
Post Code (Preference for Post may be indicated in Application Form )

Sub Inspector in Delhi Police.

Sub Inspector in Border Security Force (BSF).

Sub - Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Assistant Sub - Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force(CISF).

Sub - Inspector in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Sub - Inspector in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF).

Sub Inspector in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Candidates will not be allowed to change/revise the preference subsequently. Therefore,

they are advised to indicate the preference of the posts carefully.

SSC 2014 Exam Eligibility

NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP :
A candidate must be either :

1. a citizen of India, or
2. a subject of Nepal, or
3. a subject of Bhutan, or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention
of permanently settling in India, or
5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East
African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania ( Formerly
Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) above shall be a person in
whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
AGE LIMITS for the post of Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police & CAPFs and Assistant Sub
Inspector in CISF is 20-25 years.
Category-Codes and age relaxation available to different category of eligible candidates,
for claiming Age Relaxation as on the date of reckoning .
Code
Category
No.
01
SC/ST
02
OBC
For Group B & C posts
06

Ex.Servicemen (Unreserved/General)

07

Ex.Servicemen (OBC)

08

Ex.Servicemen (SC/ST)

12

For Group B posts

Central Government Civilian
Employees(General/unreserved)who have rendered not

Age-Relaxation permissible
beyond the Upper age limit
5 years
3 years
03 years after deduction of the
military service rendered from
the actual age as on the closing
date.
06 years( 3 years + 3 years)
after deduction of the military
service rendered from the
actual age as on the closing
date.
08 years (3 years+5 years) after
deduction of the military
service rendered from the
actual age as on the closing
date.
05 years.

less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on

Closing date.

13

14

16

18

20
21
22
23
24
25
26

30

31
32

Central Government Civilian Employees(OBC who have

rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous
8 (5+3) years.
service as on Closing date.
Central Government Civilian Employees(SC/ST ) who
have rendered not less than 3 years regular and
10(5+5) years.
continuous service as on Closing date.
For Group C posts
Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( General) who have
rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous
service as on Closing date.

40 years

Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( OBC ) who have

rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous
43 years
service as on Closing date.
Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( SC/ST ) who have
rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous
45 years
service as on Closing date.
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the
5 years
State of Jammu & Kashmir ( Unreserved )
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the
8 years
State of Jammu & Kashmir( OBC )
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the
10 years
State of Jammu & Kashmir( SC/ST)
Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated
Up to 35 years of age
and who are not remarried ( Unreserved )
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated
Up to 38 years of age
and who are not remarried( OBC )
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated
Up to 40 years of age
and who are not remarried( SC/ST )
Departmental Male Candidates for Delhi Police only
Departmental Candidates (Unreserved) who have
Upto 30 years
rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous
service as on closing date.
Departmental Candidates (OBC) who have rendered not
less than 3years of regular and continuous service as on Upto 33 years
closing date.
Departmental Candidates (SC/ST)) who have rendered Upto 35 years

not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as

on closing date.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS as on 01.01.2014:
BACHELORS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY OR EQUIVALENT.
For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police only:-Male candidates must possess and also
carry a valid Driving License for LMV(Motor cycle and Car) on the date fixed for Physical
Endurance and Standard Tests. Otherwise they will not be allowed to undergo Physical
Endurance and Standard Tests

SSC 2014 Exam Syllabus

Paper -I

General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and nonverbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and
differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment,
decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts,
arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal
series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics
are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic
Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series,
Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding,
Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space
Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing Address matching, Date & city
matching Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers
coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional
Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics if any.

General Awareness :Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates
general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society.
Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters
of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of
any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its
neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic
Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc.

Quantitative Aptitude : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate
use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be
computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers,
Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit & Loss,

Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time &
work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds, Graphs of
Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of
triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common
tangents to two or more circles, Triangle , Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right
Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular
Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric
ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights
and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

English Comprehension : Candidate's ability to understand correct English, his basic

comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

Paper-II
Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate's understanding and
knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, filling in the blanks
(using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure,
Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words,
comprehension.
SSC 2014 Exam Pattern

PAPER-I:
Subject

Number of
Questions

Maximum
Duration/Time Allowed
Marks

General Intelligence and

Reasoning

50

50

General Knowledge and

General Awareness

50

50

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

English Comprehension

50

50

Two Hours (10.00 A.M. to

12.00 Noon)

PAPER-II:
Subject
English language &
Comprehension

Maximum Marks
/Questions
200 marks/200
questions

Duration and timing

Two Hours(10.00 A.M. to 12.00
Noon)

Questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. Questions will be set in
Hindi and English.
Deduction of 0.25 marks will be made for each incorrect answer marked on OMR Answer Sheet.
The Examination will comprise of Written Examination in two phases, Physical Endurance Test,
Medical Examination and Interview/personality test.

Apply for SSC 2014 Exam

FEE: RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY(Rs 100 ) payable through CRF Stamp in case of Offline or SBI Challan or on-line payment through State Bank of India for on-line applications. Fee
is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled
Tribe and ExServicemen eligible for reservation as per Govt. orders.
MODE OF PAYMENT:
Offline applications:
The candidates should pay the fee by means of "Central Recruitment Fee Stamps(CRFS)"
only .CRFS stamps are available at the counter of all Departmental Post Offices of the
country.Recruitment Fee Stamps should be pasted on the application form in the space
earmarked for the purpose and got cancelled from the Counter of Post Office of issue with the
date stamp of the Issuing Post Office in such a manner that the impression or the cancellation
stamps partially overflows on the Application Form itself, taking care at the same time that the
impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and Post Office of issue at
any subsequent stage. After getting the Recruitment Fee Stamps cancelled from the Post Office,
the candidate must submit their application to the concerned Regional Office/Sub Regional
Offices of the Commission in the usual manner after completing other formalities. Applications
with CRFS not cancelled by the post office will be rejected outright.
Online applications:
The candidates submitting their applications on-line should pay the requisite fee only through
State Bank of India either in the form of challan or net-banking.
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and ExServicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying fee, as per rules/instructions of
DOPT.

SSC 2014 Exam Important Dates

Events

Date

Part-I Registration
Part-II Registration
Date of Exam

Up to 5.00 PM on 09-04-2014.
Up to 5.00 PM on 11-04-2014.
22-06-2014(Paper-I) & 21-09-2014(Paper-II)

SSC 2014 Exam Results

The SSC exam result will be updated in the official website. www.ssc.nic.in
SSC Exam MC - CC 2012
Choose Question Section...

Introduction

Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Part B - General Awareness

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Staff Selection Committee (SSC MC-CC-2012) exam was conducted on 08 July 2012. The exam
contains 200 Questions, which are divided into the following sections:

Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Part-B: General Awareness

Part-C: Quantitative Aptitude

Part-D: English Comprehension

That is, every section consisted of 50 questions of 1 mark each. There is negative marking of
0.25 for every wrong answer.
Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning
Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Introduction

Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Part B - General Awareness

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

1. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

Length : Metre : : Power : ?
A.

Calories

B.

Degree

C.

Watt

D.

Kilogram

Answer : Option :C
Explanation :

Metre is the measure of length

Watt is the measure of power.
2. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
Square : Cube : : Circle : ?
A.

Ellipse

B.

Parabola

C.

Cone

D.

Sphere
Answer : Option :D

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Explanation :

Square - 2 dimensional
Cube - 3 dimensional
Circle - 2 dimensional
Sphere - 3 dimensional
3. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
Paper : Tree : : Glass : ?
A.

Window

B.

Sand

C.

Stone

D.

Mirror

Answer : Option :B
Explanation :

Paper is made from tree.

Glass is made from sand.
4. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
ACFJ : ZXUQ : : EGIN : ?
A.

VUSQ

B.

VRPM

C.

UTRP

D.

VTRM

Answer : Option :D
Explanation :

5. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

ACEG : DFHJ : : QSUW : ?
A.

TVXZ

B.

TQST

C.

MNPR

D.

EGIJ
Answer : Option :A

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Explanation :

6. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

EGIK : FILO : : FHJL : ?

A.

JGMP

B.

JGPM

C.

GJPM

D.

GJMP

Answer : Option :D
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Explanation :

7. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

10 : 91 : : 9 : ?
A.

69

B.

72

C.

89

D.

97

Answer : Option :B
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Explanation :

10 : 91 : : 9 : ?
91 = 9 1 = 10
Similarly
72 = 7 2 = 9

10 : 91 : : 9 : 72

8. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

7 : 56 : : 9 : ?
A.

63

B.

81

C.

90

D.

99

Answer : Option :C
Explanation :

7 : 56 : : 9 : ?
9. Select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
20 : 50 : : 100 : ?
A.

150

B.

250

C.

200

D.

156

Answer : Option :B

Explanation :

20 : 50 : : 100 : ?
? = 5010020
11.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A. Rivulet
B. Stream
C. River
D. Pond
Answer : Option :D
Explanation :
Pond is different from Rivulet, River, Stream.
12.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A. Konark
B. Madurai
C. Dilwara
D. Ellora
Answer : Option :D
Explanation :
Ellora is a cave Temple.
13.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A. RTW
B. QOM

C. IKG
D. IKM
Answer : Option :A
Explanation :
14.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A. EFH
B. OPQ
C. BCE
D. IJL
Answer : Option :B
15.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives
A. DH
B. FJ
C. HK
D. PR
Answer : Option :C
Explanation :
? = 250
10. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A.

Pathology

B.

Geology

C.

Cardiology

D.

Radiology

Answer : Option :B
Explanation :

Pathology, Cardiology and Radiology are all belongs to Medicine field.

Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning
Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Introduction

Part-A: General Intelligence and reasoning

Part B - General Awareness

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part C - Quantitative Aptitude

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

Part D - English Comprehension

11. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A.

Rivulet

B.

Stream

C.

River

D.

Pond

12.
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14.Answer & Explanation
15.Answer : Option :D
16.Explanation :

17. Pond is different from Rivulet, River, Stream.

18.Report Error

19.

20. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A.

Konark

B.

Madurai

C.

Dilwara

D.

Ellora

21.
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22.View Answer | Report Error

23.Answer & Explanation
24.Answer : Option :D
25.Explanation :

26. Ellora is a cave Temple.

27.Report Error

28.

29. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A.

RTW

B.

QOM

C.

IKG

D.

IKM

30.
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31.View Answer | Report Error

32.Answer & Explanation
33.Answer : Option :A
34.Explanation :

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36.Report Error

37.

38. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A.

EFH

B.

OPQ

C.

BCE

D.

IJL

39.
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40.View Answer | Report Error

41.Answer & Explanation
42.Answer : Option :B
43.Explanation :

44.
45.Report Error

46.

47. Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
A.

DH

B.

FJ

C.

HK

D.

PR

48.
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49.View Answer | Report Error

50.Answer & Explanation
51.Answer : Option :C
52.Explanation :

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11.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A. Rivulet

B. Stream
C. River
D. Pond

View Answer | Report Error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option :D

Explanation :
Pond is different from Rivulet, River, Stream.

12.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A. Konark
B. Madurai
C. Dilwara
D. Ellora

View Answer | Report Error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option :D

Explanation :
Ellora is a cave Temple.

13.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A. RTW
B. QOM
C. IKG
D. IKM

View Answer | Report Error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option :A

Explanation :

14.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A. EFH
B. OPQ
C. BCE
D. IJL

View Answer | Report Error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option :B

Explanation :

15.Find the odd number / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.

A. DH
B. FJ
C. HK
D. PR

View Answer | Report Error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option :C

Explanation :

Geology is different.