How to prepare for SSC CGL exam the best way?

Learn it

way!

1. Take a mock

How will it help?

It 'll help you get to know where you stand section-wise at present.

2. Out of each section list out the chapters that are in trend or most probably get featured in SSC CGL

exam. Do it for both Pre and Mains separately. You can create an account Smartkeeda and access the

analytics on one click.

How will it help?

You will be able to keep your focus on topics which matter and can save a lot of time from going waste.

3. Apply 80:20 principle. Devote 80% of your time preparing for Pre and 20% for Mains.

How will it help?

Preparing for mains beforehand will prove to be crucial and give you an upper hand as almost 90%

students start preparing for it only at the declaration of the results of Pre exam and hence hardly get

enough time to get ready for it.

Now let's discuss the subject wise preparation. In Pre there are 4 sections; Quant, Reasoning, English

and GA and in Mains your Quant and English language skills will be tested. Let's take each one

individually.

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Get to know what types of questions from a particular chapter are generally asked in Pre or Mains.

2. Practise these questions applying shortcuts. Your aim must be to solve questions in least possible

time.

3. Take at least 2 topic tests and one sectional test each week.

Reasoning

1. The reasoning questions that come in SSC CGL Pre exam are of basic level but questions from some of

the topics like Classification of numbers, Number analogy, Missing element get you confused and at

times prove to be time consuming. Act wise and practise a lot of different questions to gain exposure of

different patterns.

2. The section is crucial and provides you with an opportunity to score high. Can score more marks

putting less brains.

3. Take at least 2 topic tests and one sectional test each week.

English

1. To me, gaining command over a language is really a time taking task but if you are a good reader it

becomes a cake walk for you. Do read. Read everyday. Have a great sense of observation. Observe how

sentences are framed. Observe the difference between 'deal with' and 'deal in' for instance. Improve

your vocabulary. Do give equal importance to phrasal verbs. Love the language. Try learning meaning of

every single word that comes to you. We come across many a word in life but we tend not to learn

them. For instance brand names such as Pulsar, Paragon, Nexus, etc do carry some meaning but we

hardly try to know what they mean.

2. Practise previous years' passages, questions and keep your level of observation high.

3. Take at least 2 topic tests and one sectional test each week.

General Awareness

1. As far as GA is concerned, to get to know the trending chapters is really of high importance as you

can't just start preparing for it without actually knowing where to focus.

2. Once you are done with analysis part, gather the required study material. NCERT Books of History,

Geography and Science of 6th, 7th and 8th standards are good enough to cover these three major

topics. CSR year book would also be a good option to learn Awards, Who's who, Science terminology,

etc in quick time.

3. Do not leave previous years questions as they are repeated. Do make your own notes.

4. Be specific while learning Current Affairs. Choose only what matters.

5. Take daily GK quizzes and spend time to go through the explanation part. Do not overdo it.

Final words

1. Take at least 20 mock tests before the actual exams - Pre and Mains.

2. Keep rectifying your past mistakes every time you take a test.

3. Do remember the fact that cracking an exam is more about strategy than sheer hard-work.

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