How to Prepare for SSC Exam
SSC
or Staff Selection Commission- Combined Graduate Level Examination, is one of
the biggest exams in India and is conduct for hiring staff in various posts in
ministries, departments and organizations in the Government of India. It is
conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, which was set up in the year 1975,
making it one of the oldest hiring exams in India.
Even with the ever-increasing number of candidates, it can be hard to sometimes focus with the insurmountable odds against you. Therefore, you should be prepared with the following tips in order to crack this behemoth of an exam:
Even with the ever-increasing number of candidates, it can be hard to sometimes focus with the insurmountable odds against you. Therefore, you should be prepared with the following tips in order to crack this behemoth of an exam:
1. Starting
at the ideal time
While
the time to prepare varies from individual to individual depending on skills,
intellect, and whether you have been in touch with those subjects during your
undergrad, ideally 1 year is a good time to devote to your preparation.
This
means, if you are reading this, and thinking about giving SSC CGL 2019, you should have
started yesterday, or maybe 6 months ago. However, do not lose hope, as you
still have close to some time remaining, and if you put in your heart and soul
in the same, you will be able to crack a good enough score in the exam.
2. Prepare
your Preparation Timetable
In
an ideal world, you devote 8 hours of study with 2 hours for each of the 4 sections
for 6 to 8 months and then start giving mocks, and at the end of the day, you
go back to sleep a happy and satisfied individual. However, this is not the
ideal world and your comfort with each section may differ and this will throw a
wrench in your preparation time.
Have
a look at the entire SSC CGL syllabus and decide which one of the sections
needs more time and create your timetable accordingly. Remember, taking
suggestions from experts and mentors is good, but not every size fit on every
individual.
3. Preparation
by the tiers of the exam
Quantitative
Aptitude, English, Reasoning and General Knowledge are the first 4 things that
you must tackle in the Tier 1 examination and are your first hurdle. That being
said, your preparation for each of them will depend on your previous comfort
with these sections and hence you may have to create your own schedule.
While
someone might be good with numbers, others may be good at their language
skills, or with the ability to apply logic. Therefore, your time for each section
will differ and so will your preparation strategy, and that is something that
should always be at the forefront of your mind.
4. Get
the right study material
While
coaching centres always offer their own study material, you should consider
getting few other books to complement your preparation. The following books can
be helpful for each of the three sections:
SSC
Hack Book is the best book for learning some unique tricks for Quant. It covers
a wide range of hacks which will help you in solving questions quickly and it
should be the best book that you should consider purchasing for Quants. You
should also think about purchasing Kiran’s Quickest Mathematics as a secondary
resource.
For
grammar and vocab, you can use Wren and Martin, which is the standard book for
English grammar everywhere and should clarify all your basic English queries.
Lucent
is all you should read for the General Knowledge section and not waste time in
any other thing, as this should be enough.
For
Reasoning section, although you will find some reasoning tricks in the above
SSC Hack Book. But to get confident in this section, solve all the 50 questions
from the previous years in 25 minutes. The best book for past year paper is
Kiran’s
However,
this should not be the be all and end all of all the material that you should
use. Immaterial of the coaching institute that you have joined, or whether you
are preparing by yourself, you should give the online mock exams of every
single possible institute that is out there.
5. Learn
how to manage time
You
need to learn how to manage time in order to crack the SSC CGL exam as the
number of questions can be overwhelming because of the speed. As there is no
sectional cutoff, it is advisable not to stick with one section for more than
the planned duration for it. Besides
this, do not leave the questions hailed from your weak area for the last time
because at the last time, clock tends to tick more quickly resulting in
hampering your productivity.
We wish nothing but the best to every single
candidate out there, and hope that everyone can crack this year’s SSC CGL exam.
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