The
Staff Selection Commission
(SSC) conducts the Combined Matric Prelims Exam once a year
generally in the month of September for selection of candidates for the
Main Examination.
The combined Matric Prelims Exam is
conducted for selecting candidates for the Main Exams for the
following Recruitments:
(a) Lower Division
Clerks in Ministries/Departments, Attached and
Subordinate offices of the Govt. of India
(b)
Stenographer Grade 'D' in Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate offices of the Govt. of India
(c) Stenographer Grade 'C' in Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate offices of the Govt. of India.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Application Form
Blank Application Form and other particulars of SSC Combined Matric Level Prelims Exam are published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar, generally in the month of May.
For availability of SSC Combined Matric Level Prelims Exam Application Form etc, please see our Notification Section.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Pattern
The written exam will comprise of one paper with two parts:
| Test | Marks | Time allowed |
| Part I | General Intelligence | 100 | 2 hrs |
| Part II | General Awareness | 100 |
|
Note: The questions in all the tests will be "Objective Multiple-Choice-Type". Candidates will be required to qualify in each of the two tests separately. The questions will be set in English and Hindi.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Eligibility Criteria
Nationality: A candidate must be either:—
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
(e)
a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri
Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of
Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Preparation
The
candidates must prepare extensively for the examination. The
examination is aimed at judging the knowledge and alertness of the
candidate.
For the Objective test, one needs to practice regularly to
improve knowledge and speed. For subjects like General Intelligence and
General Awareness, one needs to start practicing early and regularly.
A
good book on the basics of General Knowledge, supported by reading a good newspaper and competitive magazine can greatly assist a candidate to do well in this examination.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Schedule
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Matric Prelims Exam once a year generally in the month of September for selection of candidates for the Main Exam.
For exact dates of SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam, please refer to Exam Alert section.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Syllabus
General intelligence:
The syllabus for General Intelligence would include questions of both
verbal and non-verbal types. The test may include questions on
analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem
solving analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory,
discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical
reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series,
etc.
The test will also include questions designed to test the
candidate's abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their
relationships, arithmetical computations and other analytical functions.
General Awareness:
Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidates
general awareness of the environment around him and its application to
the society.
Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of
current events and of such matters of everyday observation and
experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated
person.
SSC Combined Matric Prelims Exam Contact Details
Staff Selection Commission
Department of Personnel and Training
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Block No. 12, Kendriya Karyalay Parisar,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
Tele: +91-11- 24360619
Website : www.ssc.nic.in
