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SSC CGL Syllabus 2023- Download Tier 1, 2 Revised Exam Pattern

    SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 PDF For Tier 1, 2 download SSC CGL revised Exam Syllabus available at ssc.nic.in Check SSC CGL Syllabus in the format download link here SSC CGL Syllabus PDF 2023 subject-wise for the tier 1, 2 exam SSC CGL Exam Syllabus revised and exam pattern provided below. 

    SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 

    SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 Tier 1, 2  Exam Pattern: Check the revised  SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 for Tier 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Every year Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam to recruit career-willing and desired job aspirants. For better preparation for the SSC CGL Exam 2023 can check the syllabus with an updated exam pattern. The provided syllabus has also included the details of recently updated topics.

    The syllabus and exam Patten are the two most important parts of the examination as with the help of the syllabus you will get the information of all the topics from which questions will be asked in the examination and on the other hand exam pattern will assist you in getting the marking structure of each and every topic. So check the below SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 PDF and prepare for your examination accordingly.

    SSC CGL syllabus 2023

    SSC CGL Syllabus 2023- Overview

    Organization Name Staff Selection Commission
    Post Name Combined Graduate Level (CGL)
    Page Category Syllabus and exam pattern
    Status Available

    SSC CGL Revised Exam Pattern and Syllabus

    Staff Selection Commission will select candidates for Combined Graduate Level posts through a Two-Tier recruitment process.

    Tier Type Mode
    Tier – I
    Objective Multiple Choice
    Computer-Based (online)
    Tier – II (Paper I, II, III)
    Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), 
    Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and 
    Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
    Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I
    Computer-Based (online)


    SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 

    SSC CGL Syllabus: Tier I

    Tier I of the exam has 4 Sections form which the questions are asked. The exam is held in online mode. The sections in SSC CGL Tier I exam are as follows:

    1. General Intelligence and Reasoning
    2. General Awareness
    3. Quantitative Aptitude
    4. English Comprehension

    The detailed Syllabus for Tier I is given below.

    SSC CGL Syllabus: General Intelligence and Reasoning

    This section is more application-based, but the concepts that play an important role must be learned. This section too has a weightage of 25% but the questions asked are easy to moderate level. Candidates can easily score very good marks in this section. The SSC syllabus for the reasoning section is as follows:

    • Analogies
    • Similarities and differences
    • Space visualization
    • Spatial orientation
    • Problem-solving
    • Analysis
    • Judgment
    • Blood Relations
    • Decision making
    • Visual memory
    • Discrimination
    • Observation
    • Relationship concepts
    • Arithmetical reasoning
    • Figural classification
    • Arithmetic number series
    • Non-verbal series
    • Coding and decoding
    • Statement conclusion
    • Syllogistic reasoning


    SSC CGL Syllabus for General Awareness

    This section has questions from Static GK and current affairs. If the candidates prepare this section well they can get a good rank in the examination.

    • Static General Knowledge
    • Science
    • Current Affairs
    • Sports
    • Books and Authors
    • Important Schemes
    • Portfolios
    • People in the News
    • History
    • Geography
    • Economic
    • Awards and Honors
    • Economic


    SSC CGL Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude


    In the prelims of the SSC CGL Exam, a total of 25 questions are asked from Quantitative Aptitude which a candidate has to solve within the total 1 hour allotted for the entire exam, and in the mains exam, a total of 100 questions are asked which must be solved within the total 2 hours allotted for the entire exam. This section is common in Tier-1 & Tier-2 and some of the topics are repetitive. The topics from which questions are asked in Quantitative Aptitude are as follows:

    1. Computation of whole numbers
    2. Decimals
    3. Fractions
    4. Relationships between numbers
    5. Profit and Loss
    6. Discount
    7. Partnership Business
    8. Mixture and Alligation
    9. Time and distance
    10. Time & Work
    11. Percentage
    12. Ratio & Proportion
    13. Square roots
    14. Averages
    15. Interest
    16. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
    17. Graphs of Linear Equations
    18. Triangle and its various kinds of centres
    19. Congruence and similarity of triangles
    20. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
    21. Triangle
    22. Quadrilaterals
    23. Regular Polygons
    24. Right Prism
    25. Right Circular Cone
    26. Right Circular Cylinder
    27. Sphere
    28. Heights and Distances
    29. Histogram
    30. Frequency polygon
    31. Bar diagram & Pie chart
    32. Hemispheres
    33. Rectangular Parallelepiped
    34. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
    35. Trigonometric ratio
    36. Degree and Radian Measures
    37. Standard Identities
    38. Complementary angles


    SSC CGL Syllabus For English


    The English section is generally the most scored section in SSC CGL Examination. This section generally focuses on the fundamentals of the English language. The questions are framed in such a manner that they test the basic understanding of candidates. The list of important topics is as follows:   

    • Reading Comprehension
    • Cloze Test
    • Spellings
    • Phrases and Idioms
    • One word Substitution
    • Sentence Correction
    • Error Spotting
    • Fill in the Blanks
    • Active/Passive
    • Narrations


    The syllabus of Tier I is the same for all the posts. The syllabus varies in Tier-II for some specific posts which are covered below:

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    SSC CGL Syllabus: Tier II


    SSC CGL Syllabus Tier II: Paper I
    Mathematical Abilities

    Topics
    Sub-topics
    Number Systems
    1. Computation of Whole Number
    2. Decimal and Fractions
    3. Relationship between numbers
    Fundamental arithmetical operations
    1. Percentages
    2. Ratio and Proportion
    3. Square roots
    4. Averages
    5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
    6. Profit and Loss
    7. Discount
    8. Partnership Business
    9. Mixture and Alligation
    10. Time and distance
    11. Time and work
    Algebra
    1. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) 
    2. Graphs of Linear Equations
    Geometry
    1. Similarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres
    2. Congruence and similarity of triangles
    3. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
    Mensuration
    1. Triangle
    2. Quadrilaterals
    3. Regular Polygons
    4. Circle
    5. Right Prism
    6. Right Circular Cone
    7. Right Circular Cylinder
    8. Sphere
    9. Hemispheres
    10. Rectangular Parallelepiped
    11. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
    Trigonometry
    1. Trigonometry
    2. Trigonometric ratios
    3. Complementary angles
    4. Height and distances (simple problems only) 
    5. Standard Identities
    Statistics and probability
    1. Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart
    2. Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation 
    3. Calculation of simple probabilities



    Reasoning and General Intelligence

    1. Semantic Analogy
    2. Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends
    3. Figural Analogy
    4. Space Orientation
    5. Semantic Classification
    6. Venn Diagrams
    7. Symbolic/ Number
    8. Classification
    9. Drawing inferences
    10. Figural Classification
    11. Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
    12. Semantic Series
    13. Figural Patternfolding and completion
    14. Number Series
    15. Embedded figures
    16. Figural Series
    17. Critical Thinking
    18. Problem Solving
    19. Emotional Intelligence
    20. Word Building
    21. Social Intelligence
    22. Coding and de-coding
    23. Numerical operations
    24. Other sub-topics, if any.


    English Language and Comprehension

    1. Vocabulary
    2. Grammar
    3. Sentence structure
    4. Spot the Error
    5. Fill in the Blanks, 
    6. Synonyms/Homonyms
    7. Antonyms
    8. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
    9. Idioms and Phrases
    10. One word substitution
    11. Improvement of Sentences, 
    12. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
    13. Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
    14. Shuffling of Sentence parts
    15. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, 
    16. Cloze Passage 
    17. Comprehension Passage

    General Awareness

    1. India and Neighbouring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research
    2. Science
    3. Current Affairs
    4. Books and Authors
    5. Sports
    6. Important Schemes
    7. Important Days and Dates
    8. Portfolio
    9. People in News

    Computer Proficiency

    1. Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer. Keyboard Shorcuts.
    2. Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.
    3. Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
    4. Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures. 


    SSC CGL Syllabus Tier II: Paper 2 (Statistics)


     

    Topic
    Syllabus
    Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data
    Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.
    Measures of Central Tendency
    Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
    Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion
    range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.
    Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis
    Different types of moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.
    Correlation and Regression
    Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman‟s rank correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only).
    Probability Theory
    Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes‟ theorem.
    Random Variable and Probability Distributions
    Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).
    Sampling Theory
    Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and nonprobability sampling techniques(simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution(statement only); Sample size decisions.
    Statistical Inference
    Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.
    Analysis of Variance
    Analysis of one-way classified data and two way classified data.
    Time Series Analysis
    Components of time series, Determinations of trend component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.
    Index Numbers
    Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

     


    SSC CGL Syllabus Paper III: General Studies Finance and Economics



     

    Subject
    Syllabus
    Finance

    1.1 Financial Accounting

    1. Nature and scope
    2. Limitations of Financial Accounting
    3. Basic concepts and Conventions
    4. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

    1.2 Basic concepts of accounting

    1. Single and double entry
    2. Books of Original Entry
    3. Bank Reconciliation
    4. Journal, ledgers
    5. Trial Balance
    6. Rectification of Errors
    7. Manufacturing
    8. Trading
    9. Profit & Loss Appropriation Accounts
    10. Balance Sheet
    11. Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure
    12. Depreciation Accounting
    13. Valuation of Inventories
    14. Non-profit organisations Accounts
    15. Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts
    16. Bills of Exchange
    17. Self Balancing Ledgers
    Economics and Governance

    2.1 Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility.

    2.2 Finance Commission-Role and functions.

    2.3 Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics

    1. Definition
    2. Scope and nature of Economics
    3. Methods of economic study
    4. Central problems of an economy
    5. Production possibilities curve

    2.4 Theory of Demand and Supply

    1. Meaning and determinants of demand
    2. Law of demand and Elasticity of demand
    3. Price
    4. Income and cross elasticity
    5. Theory of consumer‟s behaviour
    6. Marshallian approach and Indifference curve approach
    7. Meaning and determinants of supply
    8. Law of supply
    9. The elasticity of Supply

    2.5 Theory of Production and cost

    1. Meaning and Factors of production
    2. Laws of production- Law of variable proportions and Laws of returns to scale.

    2.6 Forms of Market and price determination in different markets

    1. Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition
    2. Monopoly
    3. Monopolistic Competition
    4. Oligopoly
    5. Price determination in these markets.

    2.7 Indian Economy:

    2.7.1 Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors, Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth.

    2.7.2 National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income.

    2.7.3 Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth.

    2.7.4 Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment.

    2.7.5 Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication.

    2.8 Economic Reforms in India

    1. Economic reforms since 1991
    2. Liberalisation
    3. Privatisation
    4. Globalisation
    5. Disinvestment

    2.9 Money and Banking:

    2.9.1 Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.

    2.9.2 Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments.

    2.9.3 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.

    2.10 Role of Information Technology in Governance.

     

     

     

    SSC CGL Exam Pattern

    Not only the SSC CGL Syllabus candidates should ensure that they are aware of the SSC Exam pattern and prepare accordingly. The exam pattern for SSC CGL is as follows:
    Tier Type Mode
    Tier – I
    Objective Multiple Choice
    Computer-Based (online)
    Tier – II (Paper I, II, III)
    Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), 
    Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and 
    Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
    Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I
    Computer-Based (online)

     

    SSC CGL Exam Pattern: Tier I

    The detailed exam pattern for SSC CGl Ter I are as follows:

    1. The tier-I exam contains a total of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
    2. The total possible marks in the examination are  200 marks.
    3. Candidates need to complete the exam in online mode in 60 minutes (one hour) 

    SSC CGL Tier-I Sections and Subjects      

    Number of Questions             

    Marks                          

    A. General Intelligence Reasoning

    25

    50

    B. General Awareness

    25

    50

    C. Quantitative Aptitude

    25

    50

    D. English Comprehension

    25

    50

    TOTAL

    100

    200
    NOTE: There will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.


    SSC CGL Exam Pattern: Tier II

    SSC CGL Tier II exam will consist of three papers.  Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

    SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier II: Paper I
    Sections
    Module
    Subject
    No. of Questions
    Marks
    Duration
    Section I
    Module-I
    Mathematical Abilities
    30
    90
    1 hour
    Module-II
    Reasoning and General Intelligence
    30
    90
    Section II
    Module-I
    English Language and Comprehension
    45
    135
    1 hour
    Module-II
    General Awareness
    25
    75
    Section III
    Module-I
    Computer Knowledge Test
    20
    60
    15 minutes
    Module-II
    Data Entry Speed Test 
    One Data Entry Task
    15 minutes
     

    SSC CGL Exam Pattern Tier II: Paper 2 and 3

    Paper
    Section
    No. of Questions
    Marks
    Duration
    Paper II
    Statistics
    100
    200
    2 hours
    Paper III
    General Studies (Finance and Economics)
    100
    200
    2 hours