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SSC GD Constable Syllabus

SSC Constable (General Duty) Examination is conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). SSC GD Constable Computer Based Exam has 80 questions worth 160 marks in 60 minutes, across 4 sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics and English (or Hindi). Marking: −0.25 per wrong answer. The topics below are the areas each section draws from; the official notification is the final word on the syllabus.

SSC GD Constable 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 Knowledge and 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

Elementary Mathematics

  • 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

English (or Hindi)

  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Idioms and phrases
  • One-word substitution
  • Spelling
  • Error spotting and subject–verb agreement
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Sentence improvement