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SSC CGL Syllabus

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination is conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). SSC CGL Tier-I has 100 questions worth 200 marks in 60 minutes, across 4 sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. Marking: −0.5 per wrong answer. Each section has its own 15-minute clock. The topics below are the areas each section draws from; the official notification is the final word on the syllabus.

SSC CGL syllabus by section

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Analogy
  • Classification (odd one out)
  • Series (number and letter)
  • Coding–decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Direction sense
  • Order and ranking
  • Calendar and clock
  • Mathematical operations
  • Syllogism
  • Non-verbal reasoning

General Awareness

  • Indian history and freedom struggle
  • Indian polity and Constitution
  • Geography of India and the world
  • Indian economy
  • General science (physics, chemistry, biology)
  • Static GK: books, awards, sports, culture
  • Current affairs

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Number system and simplification
  • Percentage
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Average
  • Profit, loss and discount
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, pipes
  • Time, speed and distance
  • Algebra and identities
  • Geometry and mensuration
  • Trigonometry
  • Data interpretation

English Comprehension

  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Idioms and phrases
  • One-word substitution
  • Spelling
  • Error spotting and subject–verb agreement
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Sentence improvement
  • Active/passive voice
  • Direct/indirect speech
  • Cloze test and reading comprehension

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