Effective tips to prepare for SSC Constable (GD) 2018 Online Exam

About SSC (GD) Exam

Every year Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC (GD) Exam to recruit candidates for the post of Constable (GD) in various departments who are in need of such security officers namely, BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NIA and SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles. The difficulty level has been raised for the last few years as more than 30 lacs candidates apply for about thousand of posts. Though the eligibility criterion is 10^th standard yet the question paper has a difficulty level to meet the requirements of the competition. If someone is really inclined to ace SSC (GD) Exam in the first attempt then one has to follow a well-knitted study plan.

Effective Study Tips to prepare for SSC (GD) 2018 EXAM

Study plan becomes effective if one knows what to study and which topics are important from the examination point of view. Let us discuss the topics subject-wise so that you can give your best in the SSC (GD) Exam 2018.

The selection process of SSC (GD) is easy to qualify with four stages these are:

a)       Written Examination

b)       Physical Standard Test (PST)

c)       Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

d)       Medical Examination

The written exam will be held online carrying 100 marks of two hours duration. Each section will have 25 questions. The topics included in the sections of question paper of SSC GD Exam syllabus are

 (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning

 (ii) English/ Hindi Language

(iii) Elementary Mathematics

(iv) General Knowledge & General Awareness

Each question will carry 1 Mark. All the topics are important therefore one should concentrate on all of them to qualify the exam in the very first attempt.

a.         General Intelligence and Reasoning

This topic is very scoring but needs lot of practice and focus. Reasoning questions can be solved quickly as compared to other topics. One needs concentration and proper guidance while preparing for the exam. The topics to give more importance can be analyzed by going through previous year question papers.

Some of the topics according to the survey conducted for the relevant purpose are: Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Classification,Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Number Series, Coding and de-coding, Problem Solving.

b.         English/ Hindi Language

Language section stands an important place in any exam. Candidates should be proficient in the language to score well in the exam. Every point matters a lot in the rank building. If you qualify and do not get a good rank then you will not have a department of your choice. DREAM BIG AND WORK HARD!!!

Topic to focus are  Comprehension and Cloze Test. These are time consuming questions therefore practice them a lot to acquire speed and accuracy. It will help you solve the questions in less time and you can devote more time to the difficult sections like Mathematics.

Besides comprehension and cloze test there are other topics to be focused which are based on the grammar knowledge these are: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution.

For those who will opt Hindi languge the topics to be focused are : पर्यायवाची, विलोम, तत्सम एवं तदभव, अलंकार, रस, समास, सन्धियां, वाक्य संशोधन – लिंग, वचन, कारक, वर्तनी, त्रुटि से सम्बंधित अनेकार्थी शब्द, वाक्यांशों के लिए शब्द निर्माण, लोकोक्तियाँ एवं मुहावरे.

c.         Elementary Mathematics

Mathematics is difficult and complex but can be scoring if prepared with proper planning and lot of practice. This section is another place to score well and get a better rank for final selection. Generally this section needs more time than other sections therefore try to solve other sections quickly so that you can save time to solve mathematics questions.

There are some selected topics which needs to be mastered such as Profit and Loss, Relationship between numbers, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Time and distance, Decimal and Fractions, Time and work, Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon.

d.         General Awareness

This is the most unpredictable sections of the SSC Classes in Chandigarh. The questions are asked in a way to analyze your presence of mind and general knowledge in various subjects. For the last few years SSC is asking more questions on General Science topics therefore one can focus on General Science while preparing for the exam. It does not mean that one should neglect other subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Current Affairs. All the topics are touched in the question paper therefore do not take any chance by doing selective study. In SSC (GD) Exam very less questions are asked from Current Affairs which makes it easy to crack for the candidates. Choose the answer wisely and thoughtfully as each error will be penalized by a negative marking. After going through the tips given above one is sure to get good and fruitful outcomes as these are based on the extensive research on the question bank based on previous year question papers of SSC (GD) Exam.

Give it a try and you will feel the difference in your exam preparation.