Change in negative marking system in SSC

matnewsSeptember 21, 2023

The examination for the posts of Junior Engineer is to be conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in October 2023. Before the examination, the marking system of JE recruitment examination was amended by SSC. Now SSC will deduct 0.25 percent marks instead of one-third for every wrong answer. In such a situation, all the candidates who are going to appear in the examination this time should take a look at these changes.

Earlier, for both the papers, negative marking was one-third of the total marks allotted to that question. As per the latest notice released on ssc.nic.in, now in paper one of the exam, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The commission said that in paper two, deduction of one mark will be applicable in case of wrong answers.

Exam is to be held in October

SSC JE 2023 exam is tentatively scheduled to be held in October, 2023. However, the exact date and time of the exam may be announced later. Through this recruitment drive, SSC will fill a total of 1,324 vacancies of Junior Engineers in Central Government departments. 1324 vacancies of Junior Engineer are to be recruited by SSC.

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Out of this, 613 posts are reserved for General category, 288 posts for OBC, 121 posts for EWS category, 206 posts for SC and 96 posts for ST. Earlier, Staff Selection Commission announced the revised marking scheme for SSC Stenographer Exam 2023.

Question paper divided into three sections

SSC JE Paper One is divided into three sections. There are total 200 objective type questions in it. Candidates will have to solve all the questions within two hours. Each question in SSC JE Paper 1 carries one mark and there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. SSC JE Paper Two is a descriptive exam. Selected candidates will have to appear for a pen and paper test to proceed to the final stage of the recruitment process i.e. document verification.

CGL Tier 1 result released

Staff Selection Commission has released the results of SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier 1 Exam 2023. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their scores on ssc.nic.in. SSC CGL Tier 1 exam was conducted between July 14 and July 27. According to the result, 81752 candidates have been successful in the examination.

The names and roll numbers of the candidates who have qualified the exam are given in a PDF file on the SSC website. The Commission has said that the results of 113 candidates have been withheld due to the court order. Candidates who are successful in Tier-1 examination will be called for Tier-2. SSC CGL Tier-2 exam will be conducted on 25, 26 and 27 October in online mode. Multiple choice questions will be asked in the examination.