SSC CGL exam analysis 2021 for August 20; Questions on GA and QA were time consuming
Piyush Chaudhary | August 20, 2021 | 04:23 PM IST | 2 mins read
SSC CGL exam analysis 2021 of tier 1 exam on August 20, is available here. Check the CGL question paper difficulty level and number of good attempts.
NEW DELHI: The SSC CGL tier 1 exam has been successfully conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on August 20, 2021. The SSC CGL tier 1 exam for all shifts today was of moderate level difficulty. It was conducted in three shifts at various centres across the country and according to the SSC CGL exam analysis , 2021, most of the candidates found the questions on general awareness (GA) and quantitative aptitude as time consuming.
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The SSC CGL tier 1 exam result will be based after taking into account the normalized score since the entrance test is being conducted in multiple shifts from August 13 and is scheduled to end on August 24, 2021.
SSC CGL Exam Analysis 2021 All Shifts
According to the feedback received from the candidates who appeared for the Tier 1 SSC CGL exam today, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. By going through the SSC CGL 2021 exam analysis 2021, candidates will get an idea about the number of good attempts, which section was easy and which was one difficult. Those who appeared in the SSC CGL tier 1 exam on August 20, can check the detailed SSC CGL exam analysis of all the three shifts in the tables below.
SSC CGL Shift 1 analysis: Section-wise analysis (August 20)
|
Sections |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level of exam |
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
18-20 |
Moderate |
|
General Awareness |
17-19 |
Moderate |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
20-22 |
Easy to moderate |
|
English Comprehension |
17-20 |
Moderate |
|
Total |
71-80 |
Moderate |
SSC CGL Shift 2 analysis: Section-wise analysis (August 20)
|
Sections |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level of exam |
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
22-24 |
Easy-moderate |
|
General Awareness |
17-19 |
Moderate |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
18-20 |
Moderate |
|
English Comprehension |
23-25 |
Easy-moderate |
|
Total |
80-88 |
Moderate |
SSC CGL Shift 3 analysis: Section-wise analysis (August 20)
|
Sections |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level of exam |
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
18-19 |
Moderate |
|
General Awareness |
21-23 |
Easy |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
16-18 |
Moderate |
|
English Comprehension |
18-20 |
Moderate |
|
Total |
78-84 |
Moderate |
SSC CGL 2021: Expected Cutoff
Based on past trends and taking other factors into consideration like difficulty level of the SSC CGL tier 1 exam, number of candidates who appeared for the exam. The SSC CGL expected cutoff for tier 1 has been given in the table.
SSC CGL expected cutoff
|
Category |
Tier I Expected Cut Off |
|
UR |
146-150 |
|
OBC |
124-130 |
|
SC |
116-119 |
|
ST |
107-109 |
All the COVID-19 pandemic protocols and guidelines were adhered to during the SSC CGL 2021 tier 1 exam by candidates and the invigilators. The SSC CGL exam is being conducted to hire qualified applicants to SSC CGL Group B and C posts in different government departments.
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