SSC CGL 2020 Preparation Tips

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Exam Dates: 2nd Mar 2020
to 25th Mar 2020

By: R Chandrakala on Sep 12, 2017

SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam consists of  4 sections which include Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General English and General Awareness with a total of 200 questionsIt is very important to make a preparation strategy for the exam. Maths & English are the most important sections as they are asked in both Tier 1 and 2. Reasoning and General Awareness are asked only in Tier 1

REASONING - Think logically.

 Books to refer: Any good for reasoning would do eg. Arun Sharma for Logical reasoning.

Quantitative Aptitude -This section checks your mathematical ability. You need to be accurate as well as maintain your speed in solving the questions.

Books to refer: Try to finish RS Agarwal for Basics. Can also refer to Class 11th NCERT for Trigonometry.

General studies:  Study in this order->

1.  Polity 

2.  Science

3.  History 

4.  Ancient history 

5.  Current Affairs 

6.  Economy

Books to refer: Just stick to NCERT particularly for History, Eco and modern History. 

English- You can score well in this subject if you have prepared to the right extent.

Books to refer: SP Bakshi authored books can be referred for Grammar. Improve your vocabulary by reading a lot, in general, every day.They have a collection of vocabulary asked in previous year SSC papers and words are usually repeated in SSC.

Preparation Strategy:

  • Manage your Time efficiently. You need to follow proper study routine and stick to it.
  • For maths, start with Geometry first, give it about a week/
    1 day for basic, 1 for lines and angles, 1 for circle, 1 for the triangle, 1 for quadrilaterals and polygons. Also, go through basic algebra.Profit and loss are also super beneficial topics.
  • Give a lot of MOCK tests as well as practice the previous year Papers of SSC.SSC-CGL frequently repeats questions from its previous exams.

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