SSC CGL Exam Syllabus

SSC CGL Syllabus 2023

Get the detailed syllabus for the SSC CGL Exam 2023:

SSC CGL Exam Syllabus: Tier I – Indicative Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning

This section will cater to both non-verbal and verbal types of questions. The topics covered are:

• Analogies
• Similarities and differences
• Problem-solving
• Spatial orientation
• Decision making
• Analysis
• Discrimination
• Visual memory
• Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
• Relationship concepts
• Observation
• Arithmetic number series
• Non-verbal series
• Statement conclusion
• Coding and decoding
• Syllogistic reasoning
• Social intelligence
• Emotional intelligence
• Critical thinking
• Embedded figures
• Decoding and classification
• Small and capital letters/numbers coding
• Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
• Date and city matching
• Address matching
• Indexing
• Figural pattern folding and completion
• Punched hole/pattern unfolding and folding
• Drawing inferences
• Venn diagrams
• Space visualisation
• Space orientation
• Trends
• Symbolic operations
• Numerical operations
• Coding and decoding
• Word building
• Problem-solving
• Figural series
• Number series
• Semantic series
• Figural classification
• Symbolic/number classification
• Semantic classification
• Figural analogy
• Symbolic/number analogy
• Semantic analogy

General Awareness

• The main aim of the General Awareness is to test the applicant’s awareness related to the environment and its application in our society
• The questions will be created to test the knowledge of current events and matters of everyday observations and experience from scientific aspects as expected from the educated person
• The examination may include topics such as India and its neighbouring countries, especially History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy and Scientific Research

Quantitative Aptitude

• The questions will be created to test the ability related to the appropriate use of numbers and the number sense of applicants
• The examination will contain questions on the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between the numbers, percentage
• Other topics covered are:
  • Pie chart
  • Bar diagram
  • Frequency polygon
  • Histogram
  • Heights and distances
  • Complementary angles
  • Standard identities
  • Degree and radian measures
  • Trigonometric ratio
  • Regular right pyramid with a triangular or square base
  • Rectangular parallelepiped
  • Hemispheres
  • Sphere
  • Right circular cylinder
  • Right circular cone
  • Right prism
  • Circle
  • Regular polygons
  • Quadrilaterals
  • Triangle
  • Common tangents to two or more circles
  • Angles subtended by chords of a circle
  • Tangents
  • Circle and its chord
  • Congruence and similarity of circle
  • Triangle and its various kinds of centres
  • Graphs of linear equations
  • Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds
  • Time and work
  • Time and distance
  • Mixture and allegation
  • Partnership business
  • Discount
  • Profit and loss
  • Interest
  • Averages
  • Square roots
  • Ratio and proportion

English Comprehension

• The examination is conducted to check the ability of candidates to understand correct English and to check their basic comprehension, writing ability and so on
• The questions in Part A, B and D will be of Graduation level, whereas, Part C will have questions of Class 10 level

SSC CGL Exam Syllabus: Tier II

Paper-I (Quantitative Abilities)

The questions are created to test the ability of candidates to use numbers and number sense appropriately. The examination will contain questions on:

• Bar diagram and pie chart
• Frequency polygon
• Histogram
• Heights and distances
• Complementary angles
• Standard identities
• Degree and radian measures
• Trigonometric ratios
• Regular right pyramid with a triangular or square base
• Rectangular parallel
• Hemispheres
• Spheres
• Right circular cylinder
• Right circular cone
• Right prism
• Circle
• Congruence and similarity of triangles
• Triangles and its various kinds of centres
• Graphs of linear equations
• Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds
• Time and work
• Time and distance
• Mixture and allegation
• Partnership business
• Discount
• Profit and loss
• Interest
• Averages
• Square roots
• Ratio and proportion
• Percentage
• Fractions and relationships between numbers
• Decimals
• Whole numbers

Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension)

The paper will be created to test the knowledge of the English language in candidates. Questions will be based on:

• Spot the error
• Comprehension passage
• Cloze passage
• Shuffling of sentences
• Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
• Verbs
• Active/passive voice of the verb
• Improvement of sentences
• One word substitution
• Idioms and phrases
• Spelling/detecting misspelt words
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Fill in the blanks

Paper-III (Statistics)

Colocation, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data

• Primary and secondary data
• Methods of data collection
• Tabulation of data
• Graphs and charts
• Frequency distributions
• Diagrammatic presentations of frequency distributions

Measures of Central Tendency

• Percentiles
• Deciles
• Partition values quartiles
• Common measures such as mean, median and mode

Measures of Dispersion

• Measures of relative dispersion
• Mean and standard deviation
• Quartile déviations
• Range

Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis

• Different measures of skewness and kurtosis
• Meaning of skewness and kurtosis
• Different types of moments and their relationship

Correlation and Regression

• Multiple and partial correlations [for three variables only]
• Multiple regression
• Measures of association of attributes
• Spearman’s rank correlation
• Simple regression lines
• Simple correlation coefficient
• Scatter diagram

Probability Theory

• Bayes’ theorem
• Independent events
• Compound probability
• Conditional probability
• Different definitions of probability
• Meaning of probability

Random Variable and Probability Distribution

• Joint distribution of two random variables [discrete]
• Normal and exponential distributions
• Position
• Binomial
• Higher moments of a random variable
• Expectation and variance of a random variable
• Probability functions

Sampling Theory

• Sample size decisions
• Sampling distribution [statement only]
• Convenience sampling and quota sampling
• Purposive sampling
• Systematic sampling
• Cluster sampling
• Multiphase sampling
• Multistage sampling
• Stratified sampling
• Probability and non-probability sampling

Statistical Inference

• Confidence intervals
• Chi-square and F statistic
• Tests based on Z, T
• Small and large sample tests
• Basic concepts of testing
• Testing of hypothesis
• Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least square method)
• Properties of a good estimator
• Point estimation and interval estimation

Analysis of Variance

• Analysis of one-way and two-way classified data

Time Series Analysis

• Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods
• Determinants of trend component by different methods
• Components of time series

Index Numbers

• Uses of index numbers
• Cost of living index numbers
• Base shifting and splicing of index numbers
• Different formulae
• Types of index numbers
• Problems in the construction of index numbers
• Meaning of index numbers

Paper IV (General Studies-Finance and Economics)

Part A: Finance and accounts will have 80 marks

Fundamental Principles and Basis of Accounting

Financial Accounting 

• • Generally accepted accounting principles
  • Basic concepts and conventions
  • Limitations of financial accounting
  • Nature and scope

Basic Concepts of Accounting 

• • Profit and loss appropriation
  • Trading
  • Manufacturing
  • Rectification of errors
  • Trial balance
  • Ledgers
  • Journal
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Books of original entry
  • Single and double entry
  • Self-balancing ledgers
  • Bills of exchange
  • Receipts and payments and income and expenditure accounts
  • Non-profit organisations accounts
  • Valuation of inventories
  • Depreciation accounting
  • Balance sheet distinction between capital and revenue expenditure
  • Accounts

Part B: Economics and Governance will have 120 marks

Controller and Auditor General of India

• • Role and responsibility
  • Constitutional provisions

Finance Commission 

• • Role and functions

The Basic concept of Economics

• An introduction to microeconomics
• Theory of demand and supply
• Methods of economic study and central problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve
• Scope and nature of Economics

Theory of Production and Cost

• • Law of variable proportion and law of returns to scale
  • Laws of production

Theory of Demand and Supply 

• • Law of supply and elasticity of supply
  • Meaning and determinants of supply
  • Marshallian approach and indifference curve approach
  • Theory of consumers behaviour
  • Law of demand and elasticity of demand, price and cross elasticity
  • Meaning and determinants of demand

Forms of market and price determination in different markets

• • Monopolistic competition and oligopoly and price determination in these markets
  • Monopoly
  • Various forms of market perfect competition

Economic Reforms in India: Economic reforms since 1991

• Monopolistic competition and oligopoly and price determination in markets
• Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment
• Money and Banking
• Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve
• Bank of India; functions of commercial
• Banks/RRB/Payment Banks
• Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments

Indian Economy 

• Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors covers-
  • Role of agriculture
  • Industry and services their problems and growth

The national income of India

• • Concepts of national income
  • Different methods of measuring national income

Population and its size 

• • Its implication for economic growth
  • Rate of growth

Poverty and unemployment 

• • Causes and incidence of unemployment
  • Types
  • Absolute and relative poverty

Infrastructure 

• • Communication
  • Transportation
  • Energy

Role of Information Technology in Governance

• • Questions in Paper-I will be of Matriculation Level, Paper-II of 10+2Level and in Paper-III and Paper-IV of Graduation Level

Skill test 

Data Entry Speed Test [DEST]

Computer proficiency test