SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Exam Analysis : 5th August Shift 1

August 5, 2017    

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SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Exam Analysis Shift-1

Dear students, Today is the first day and first shift of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The Exam will be conducted by SSC from 5th August to 24th August 2017.We are providing Exam analysis of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Shift-1, so that all other aspirants can get an overall and clear idea about exam pattern and difficulty level. The SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 is being held in online mode. So dear students, without much ado, let's get straight to the detailed  Exam analysis.

Last year the Exam duration was 75 minutes but this time the Exam duration is 60 minutes. 

The important dates for SSC CGL 2017 are: 
  • SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam: 5th Aug to 24th Aug 2017 
  • SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam :      10th-11th November 2017
  • SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam: 21st January 2018
  • Skill Test/Computer Skill Test: February 2018

Section Level Good Attempts
English Language Moderate-Difficult 16-18
Quantitative Aptitude Moderate 19-20
General Intelligence Easy 21-22
General Awareness Easy-Moderate 13-15
Overall Moderate 74-78

English Language


In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, English language section was Moderate-Difficult, this time there were no RC(Reading Comprehension) instead there were 1 Cloze Test with 5 questions based on it and questions from it were of moderate level. Spelling check questions were not that easy although the words are very common. Parajumbled questions were also asked. 



Topic No of Questions Level
Sentence Improvement 3 Easy
Error Detection 3 Moderate
Idioms/Phrases 3 Difficult 
Parajumbled  2 Easy-Moderate
Antonym/ Synonym 3 Difficult
One word substitution 1-2 Difficult
Spelling check 2 Easy
Cloze test 5 Moderate
Total 25 Moderate-Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude

In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, Quantitative Aptitude was of Moderate Level. Most of the questions were based directly on Formulas and some were calculative.

There were 1 DI in the Exam:-
  1. Tabular

Topic No of Questions Level
S.I, CI, Profit/Loss  6 Easy-Moderate
Mensuration 1 Difficult
Trigonometry 2-3 Moderate-Difficult
Algebra 2-3 Difficult
Time and Work 2 Moderate
Geometry 2 Moderate
Speed and Distance 1 Easy-Moderate
Average & Percentage 1 Moderate
DI 5 Easy-Moderate
Total 25 Moderate


General Intelligence

In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, General Intelligence(Reasoning) questions were of Easy level. There were only 1 questions from image. 


Topic No of Questions Level
Syllogism 1 Moderate
Matrix 1 Easy



Blood Relation 1 Easy
Non-Verbal (Image) 1 Easy
Odd one out 2-3 Easy-Moderate



Direction Sense Test 1 Easy-Moderate
Analogy 4 Moderate
Series  6 Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous 9 Easy-Moderate
Total 25 Easy

General Awareness

In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, General Awareness questions were asked from all aspects of GA, especially from Science section, if you have basic knowledge of Science, then you can easily score good marks in GA Section. In Current Affairs, 3-4 questions were asked.


Topic No of Questions Level
History 5-6 Moderate
Geography 2 Easy-Moderate
Polity 5-6 Difficult 
Economics 2 Moderate
Science 7-8 Easy-Moderate






Current Affairs 3-4 Moderate 
Total 25 Moderate

All the Best for 2nd Shift
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