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SSC CGL SYLLABUS

SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Pattern

Tier-I exam of SSC CGL is an online mode of examination having 4 sections in total The total marks allotted for all the sections is 200 and the total time allotted for the completion of all the sections of Tier-I exam is 60 minutes A cumulative time of 80 minutes is allotted to physically handicapped students 05 marks will be deducted from every question that is attempted wrong by a candidate in SSC CGL exam

Serial No	Sections	No of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	A cumulative time of 60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

SSC CGL Tier I Syllabus:

General Intelligence and Reasoning	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	English Comprehension
Classification	Static General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc)	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Analogy	Science	Interest	Fill in the Blanks
Coding-Decoding	Current Affairs	Averages	Spellings
Paper Folding Method	Sports	Percentage	Phrases and Idioms
Matrix	Books and Authors	Ratio and Proportion	One word Substitution
Word Formation	Important Schemes	Problem on Ages	Sentence Correction
Venn Diagram	Portfolios	Speed, Distance and Time	Error Spotting
Direction and Distance	People in News	Number System
Blood Relations		Mensuration
Series		Data Interpretation
Verbal reasoning		Time and Work
Non-Verbal Reasoning		Algebra
		Trigonometry
		Geometry

SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Pattern

Tier-II exam has a total mark of 200 A total of 100 questions are asked in each section with 200 questions asked in the English Language Section A time limit of 2 hours is provided to the candidate to complete each section of SSC CGL Tier-II Exam The cumulative time to complete Tier-II exam is increased to 2 hours 40 minutes in case of physically handicapped students 025 marks is deducted as penalty for attempting a question wrong

Serial No	Sections	No of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
1	Quantitative Ability	100	200	2 hours
2	English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 hours
3	Statistics	100	200	2 hours
4	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200	2 hours

SSC CGL Tier II Syllabus:

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Statistics	General Awareness
Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Collection and Representation of Data	*Finance and Accounting*
Interest	Spelling	Measure of Dispersion	Fundamental Principles
Averages	Fill in the Blanks	Measure of Central Tendency	Financial Accounting

Percentage	Phrases and Idioms	Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis	Basic Concepts of Accounting
Ratio and Proportion	One Word Substitution	Correlation and Regression	Self-Balancing Ledger
Speed, Distance and Time	Sentence Correction	Random Variables	Error Spotting and Correction
Number System	Error Spotting	Random Variables
Mensuration	Cloze Test	Sampling Theory	*Economics and Governance*
Data Interpretation	Para Jumbles	Analysis and Variance	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Time and Work	Synonyms-Antonyms	Time Series Analysis	Finance Commission
Algebra	Active-Passive Voice	Index Number	Theory of Demand and Supply
Trigonometry
Geometry
Data Sufficiency

SSC CGL Tier III Syllabus:

Tier-III of SSC CGL exam is a descriptive exam to test the written skills of the candidates in English/Hindi The mode of examination is offline and students are required to write essays, précis, application, letter etc in this exam The exam carries 100 marks and the time allotted for the same is 60 minutes The time allotted for candidates belonging to PWD category is increased to 80 minutes Tier-III paper is given by specific candidates who are interested only for the post of “Statistical Investigator Grade II” & “Compiler”

SSC CGL Tier IV Syllabus:

Tier-IV examination comprises of couple of skill sets required for certain Government Posts all over the country

DEST (Data Entry Speed Test): For the post of Tax Assistant (Central Excise and Income Tax),DEST Exam through SSC CGL exam is conducted to check the typing speed of the candidate The candidates are given an article in English which they have to type on Computer A candidate is required to type 2000 words in 15 minutes
CPT (Computer Proficiency Test): Word Processing, Spread Sheets and Generation of slides are the three modules that are important for this exam and the commission demands a candidate to be proficient in it for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner)

Tier-I and Tier-II exam is compulsory for all posts mentioned in the of while Tier-III is specifically for candidates applying for the post of Statistical Investigator Grade-II and Compiler Similarly, Tier-IV exam is taken by candidates applying specifically for TA, CSS, MEA and Inspector

Penalty for wrong answers

Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to deduction of 05 marks in Tier – I, III and IV while that of 025 marks in Tier-II

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