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
Most-asked topics in SSC CGL previous year papers
Counts are questions across every SSC CGL paper on PaperYodha. Each topic opens all of its questions with answers.
Reasoning · 3650 questions
General Awareness · 3650 questions
Quantitative Aptitude · 3650 questions
- Percentage802
- Mensuration446
- Algebra412
- Ratio & Proportion303
- Number System256
- Time & Work218
- Trigonometry216
- Speed, Time & Distance200
- Average182
- Geometry175