New Syllabus: SSC CGL Exam Pattern and Syllabus

The SSC CGL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level) examination is a popular exam performed via the Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to diverse Group B and Group C posts in ministries, departments, and groups of the Government of India.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL exam consists of four stages:

1. Tier-I: Preliminary Examination
2. Tier-II: Main Examination
3. Tier-III: Descriptive Paper
4. Tier-IV: Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)/Document Verification

Preliminary Examination

This is an online computer-based examination.
The exam is objective type with multiple-choice questions.
It consists of four sections: Subject | No. of Q. | MM | Time

I. Quantitative Ability | 100 | 200 | 2 hours
II. English Language and Comprehension 200 200 2 hours
III. Statistics 100 200 2 hours
IV. General Studies 100 200 2 hours

Each section has 25 questions, and each question carries 2 marks.
Total marks: 200
Total time: 60 minutes (80 minutes for visually handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates)
There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

Main Examination

Also an online computer-based test.
It consists of four papers:

Paper-I: Quantitative Abilities
Paper-II: English Language & Comprehension
Paper-III: Statistics (only for candidates who apply for the Statistical Investigator Grade-II & Compiler posts)
Paper-IV: General Studies (Finance & Economics) (only for candidates who apply for Assistant Audit Officer in C&AG posts)

Each paper has 100 questions, and each question carries 2 marks.
Total marks for each paper: 200
Time duration: 2 hours for each paper (2 hours 40 minutes for visually handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates)
There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for Paper-II and 0.50 marks for Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper-IV.

Descriptive Paper

This is a pen and paper mode of examination.
It is a descriptive paper in English or Hindi (writing of essays, precise, letter writing, application writing, etc.).
Total marks: 100
Time duration: 1 hour (1 hour 20 minutes for visually handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates)
The paper is offline and subjective in nature.

Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)/Document Verification

This tier is applicable to certain posts.

Skill Test is for Data Entry Operators inside the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C and AG) and for Lower Division Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant in various Ministries/ Departments/Offices of the Government of India.

Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) is for Assistant Section Officer in CSS and MEA.
Document Verification is for all other posts in SSC CGL Exam.

SSC CGL Syllabus:

General Intelligence & Reasoning:

I.    Classification
II.    Analogy
III.    Coding-Decoding
IV.    Puzzle
V.    Matrix
VI.    Word Formation
VII.    Venn Diagram
VIII.    Direction and Distance
IX.    Blood Relations
X.    Series
XI.    Verbal reasoning
XII.    Non-verbal reasoning

General Awareness:

I.    History, Geography, Polity & Economy
II.    Science
III.    Current Affairs
IV.    Books and Authors
V.    Sports
VI.    Awards and Honors
VII.    Important Dates
VIII.    Culture
IX.    Indian Constitution
X.    Scientific Research

English Comprehension:

I.    Reading Comprehension
II.    Fill in the Blanks
III.    Spellings
IV.    Phrases and Idioms
V.    One-word Substitution
VI.    Sentence Correction
VII.    Error Spotting
VIII.    Synonyms-Antonyms
IX.    Active-Passive Voice
X.    Direct-Indirect Speech

General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Tier-II Paper-IV):

I.    Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting
II.    Basic concepts of Economics and Introduction to Micro Economics
III.    Theory of Demand and Supply
IV.    Theory of Production and Cost
V.    Forms of Market and price determination in different markets
VI.    Indian Economy
VII.    Economic Reforms in India
VIII.    Money and Banking
IX.    Role of IT in Governance
X.    Finance Commission
XI.    Financial Accounting

Statistics (Tier-II Paper-III):

I.    Collection and Representation of Data
II.    Measures of Dispersion
III.    Measure of Central Tendency
IV.    Moments, Skewness, and Kurtosis
V.    Correlation and Regression
VI.    Random Variables
VII.    Sampling Theory
VIII.    Statistical Inference
IX.    Time Series Analysis

Quantitative Aptitude:

I.    Simplification
II.    Interest
III.    Percentage
IV.    Ratio and Proportion
V.    Average
VI.    Problems on Ages
VII.    Speed, Distance, and Time
VIII.    Profit and Loss
IX.    Number Series
X.    Number System
XI.    Mensuration
XII.    DI (Data Interpretation)
XIII.    Time and Work
XIV.    Mixture Problems
XV.    Algebra
XVI.    Geometry
XVII.    Trigonometry

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New Syllabus: SSC CGL Exam Pattern and Syllabus