Complete SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 for Tier

I, II, III and IV

Online application for SSC CGL 2018 ended on 4th June. There’s no doubt that SSC
CGL is one of the most awaited exams of the year, hence, this is the right time for you to
roll up your sleeves and start preparing for the SSC CGL Tier I 2018. Before you start
your preparation, you need to be thorough with the exam syllabus. Here’s the detailed
SSC CGL syllabus which will give you an overview on the weightage (mark-distribution)
of various topics, priority order, importance, different types of questions and number of
questions you can expect from each topic.

The following detailed SSC CGL syllabus for all the tiers (1, 2, 3 and 4) will also give you
a section-wise preparation strategy along with an overall look for all topics in the
syllabus. It will acquaint you with the mark distribution that will help you to decide
which topics to focus more on and prepare first.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2018

SSC CGL Tier I exam, which is conducted online, includes 4 sections - General
Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and
English Language. Each section carries 50 marks, which means that a total of 200
marks is allotted for this exam. Total time allotted for this exam is 60 minutes.

Subject Questions Marks Time

General Intelligence
25 50
& Reasoning
60 minutes (Total)
General Awareness 25 50
For VH & Candidates
Quantitative Aptitude 25 50 suffering from
Cerebral Palsy:
English Language 25 50 80 minutes
TOTAL 100 200

Note:

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  0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong attempt.
 For handicapped candidates, 80 minutes would be allotted for Tier-I exam.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2018

Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier I Exam 2018

General Intelligence Quantitative General

English Language
and Reasoning Aptitude Awareness

Reading
Classification Simplification Static GK
Comprehension

Analogy Interest Science Fill in the blanks

Coding and Decoding Percentage Current Affairs Spellings

Ratio and Phrase or idiom

Puzzle Geography
Proportion meaning

Finance and
Matrix Average One word substitution
Economy

Phrase replacement/
Word formation Problems on Age
Sentence correction

Arranging words in Logical Time, Distance

order or Dictionary order and Speed

Venn Diagram Profit and Loss

Polity
Directions and Distance Number Series
Error Spotting
Blood Relations Number System

Missing Number Mensuration

Data
Series
Interpretation

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Non-Verbal Reasoning Time and Work

Mixture Problems

Algebra
Verbal Reasoning
Geometry

Trigonometry

Negative Marking: There will be negative marking of 0.5 marks for each wrong
answer in the Tier I exam.

Now let us look at the section-wise SSC CGL syllabus.

SSC CGL Syllabus - English

#1. Reading Comprehension

 Types: Passages based on any topic. Questions are mostly fact based & can be
directly picked out of the passage. Sometimes vocabulary questions are asked on
commonly used words.
 Weightage : 5 Qs (1 passage)
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, High Accuracy Possible, Time Consuming
 Important Links : English Quiz for SSC CGL, How to Prepare for SSC CGL
English

#2. Fill in the Blanks

 Types : A mix of grammar and vocabulary based questions. Important topics:

Phrasal verbs, conjunctions, prepositions, tenses, usage in context, confusable
words
 Weightage:0-5 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, High Accuracy Possible, Quick Solve
 Important Links : Phrasal Verbs Made Easy, Tenses Quiz

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#3. Spellings

 Types : Choose the correctly spelt word or the misspelled word from different
words. The same word can be
spelt in different ways and you are asked to select the correct spelling.
 Weightage: 0-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, High Accuracy Possible, Quick Solve

#4. Phrase or Idiom Meaning

 Types : The meaning of the phrase or idiom can be asked in a sentence. The
meaning can also be asked directly.
 Weightage:0-2 Qs
 Level : Moderate to High Score Possible, Moderately Time Consuming,
Moderate to High Accuracy Possible
 Important Links : Idioms & Phrases

#5. One Word Substitution

 Types : Substitute one word for the phrase given.Go through a list of the one
word substitutions from past papers and solve questions on one word
substitution.
 Weightage: 3-5 Qs
 Level : Moderate to High Score Possible, Moderately Time Consuming,
Moderate to High Accuracy Possible
 Important Links : One Word Substitution Quiz

#6. Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction

 Types : A mix of grammar and vocabulary Based questions.Important Topics:

Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement, Article-Noun Agreement, Correct Part of
Speech, Correct use of Prepositions, Parallelism, Phrasal Verbs, Sentence
Construction, Degree of Comparison, Correct use of different parts of speech,
Easily confusable words, Usage in Context, Avoid guessing too much in these
questions. Be aware of no-improvement questions
 Weightage: 5 Qs
 Level : Moderately Scoring, Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy Possible
 Important Links : Phrase Replacement Quiz

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#7. Error Spotting

 Types : Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement, Article-Noun Agreement, Correct Part

of Speech, Correct use of Prepositions, Parallelism, Phrasal Verbs, Sentence
Construction, Degree of Comparison, Correct use of different parts of speech.
 Weightage: 3-5 Qs
 Level : Moderately Scoring, Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy Possible
 Important Links : Error Spotting Quiz, Determiners - Error Spotting Quiz

SSC CGL Syllabus - General Awareness

#1. Static GK

 Types : Culture, Indian History, Geography (Indian + World), Environment,

Economy, Polity
 Weightage: 14 Qs
 Important Links : Buddhism & Jainism, Major Facts about Indian States,
Important Acts during EIC

#2. Science

 Types : Biology, Chemistry, Physics + Space Science, Computer & Mobile

Technology, Diseases, Pollution & Nutrition
 Weightage: 9 Qs
 Important Links : Functions & Anatomy of Human Body, Disease & Deficiency

#3. Others

 Types : Current Affairs, Sports, People in News, Books & Authors, Important
Dates, Schemes, Portfolios.
 Weightage: 2 Qs
 Important Links : Current Affairs App

SSC CGL Syllabus - Quantitative Aptitude

#1. Simplification

 Types :Questions on BODMAS Rule, Fractions, , Surds and Indices etc.

 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy
 Important Links : BODMAS

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#2. Interest

 Types : Problems on Simple, Compound Interests and Installments

 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy
 Important Links : Interest Quiz

#3. Percentage

 Types : Calculation oriented basic Percentage Problems

 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy
 Important Links : Average & Percentage Quiz

#4. Ratio and Proportion

 Types : Problems on Simple, Compound Ratios and Direct/Indirect Proportions

 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy
 Important Links : Ratio & Proportion Quiz 2

#5. Average

 Types : Problems on Average, Weight/Height/Marks etc.

 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy
 Important Links : Average and Percentage Quiz

#6. Problems on Ages

 Types : Basic Problems on Ages

 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less time consuming, More accuracy

#7. Speed Time And Distance

 Types : Problems on Average/Relative speeds, Boats, Trains etc.

 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Speed Time & Distance Quiz

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#8. Profit and Loss

 Types : Problems on Profit/Loss, Dishonest/Successive dealings, Partnerships

etc.
 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Profit & Loss Quiz

#9. Number Series

 Types : Moderate to difficult problems on Completing the series, Finding

Missing/Wrong Term
 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Number Series Quiz 1

#10. Number System

 Types : Moderate problems on LCM & HCF, Irrational or Rational Numbers,

Proper steps should be followed to solve irrational to rational numbers
 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Number System Quiz

#11. Mensuration

 Types : Problems on Plane Figures such as Square, Rectangle, Circles, Cone,

Cylinder etc.
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Mensuration Quiz 3

#12. Data Interpretation

 Types :Problems on Bar/Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables etc.

 Weightage: 0-3 Qs

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  Level : Scoring, Easy if proper steps are followed carefully, More time
consuming
 Important Links : Data Interpretation Quiz 3

#13. Time and Work

 Types :Problems on Work efficiency, Wages and Pipes etc.

 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Tricky, Might take more time than usual, Lesser chances of solving
correctly
 Important Links : Time & Work Quiz

#14. Mixture problems

 Types : To Make A Mixture From Two Or More Entities/Mixtures

 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Tricky, Might take more time than usual, Lesser chances of solving
correctly

#15. Algebra

 Types : Basic Linear Equations in one or two variables, Quadratic & Algebraic
Identities are important. Remember all the identities
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Tricky, Might take more time than usual, Lesser chances of solving
correctly

#16. Geometry

 Types : Problems related to Triangles congruency, Similarity theorems, Circle

chords & tangent theorems, Co-ordinate geometry etc. Remember all the
theorems.
 Weightage: 3-4 Qs
 Level : Tricky, Might take more time than usual, Lesser chances of solving
correctly

#17. Trigonometry

 Types :Problems based on Trigonometric ratios and Identities, Height and

Distance etc.
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs

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  Level : Tricky, Might take more time than usual, Lesser chances of solving
correctly

SSC CGL Syllabus - General Intelligence & Reasoning

#1. Classification

 Types :Number, Letter, GK and Meaningful Words based qs.

 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, Sometimes a bit Difficult

#2. Analogy

 Types :Number, Letter, GK and Meaningful Words based qs.

 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, Sometimes a bit Difficult

#3. Coding Decoding

 Types : Questions on Coding by Analogy, Coding and decoding by letter shifting

& Coding Letters of a Word. Could also include, Coding and decoding in fictitious
language.
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, Sometimes a bit Difficult
 Important Links : Coding Decoding Quiz

#4. Puzzle

 Types : Number based puzzles like 7 × 5 × 6 × 5 = 6575, then 8 × 7 × 4 × 6 = ?or

Find the correct equation type questions or Quant based questions like on age,
speed and distance or Seating arrangement questions.
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, Sometimes a bit Difficult
 Important Links : Puzzles Quiz

#5. Matrix

 Types : 1 or 2 Matrix of letters with numbers are given from which correct set of
numbers for given word is to find out.
 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Easy to Solve, High Accuracy possible, May be time consuming

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#6. Word formation

 Types : From the given word find whether the given option words can be formed
or not.
 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Easy to Solve, High Accuracy possible, May be time consuming

#7. Arranging words in Logical order or Dictionary order

 Types : It can be meaningful order of doing a certain task, or following a certain

rule.In dictionary order words are to be arranged according to dictionary
sequence in ascending or descending order.
 Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : Easy to Solve, High Accuracy possible, May be time-consuming

#8. Venn diagram

 Types : Problems based on Venn Diagram Types of Question: Represent the

relation between Student, Teacher and Boys, Syllogisms.
 Weightage: 1-3 Qs
 Level : Easy to Solve, High Accuracy possible, Less Time Consuming
 Important Links : Venn Diagram Quiz 3, Venn Diagram Quiz 2

#9. Directions & Distances

 Types : Simple problems that can be solved by just drawing all information on
paper.
 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : Easy to Solve, High Accuracy possible, Less Time Consuming
 Important Links : Tips to Analyze Direction & Distance

#10. Blood Relations

 Types : Family Tree or General Blood Relation Problems.

 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : May be Time Consuming, May be tricky
 Important Links : Understanding Complex Blood Relations

#11. Missing Number

 Types : Find the missing number from the given matrix or diagram.

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  Weightage: 1-2 Qs
 Level : May be Time Consuming, May be tricky

#12. Series

 Types : Mainly questions on Number & Alphabet series. Question

Type: Complete the given series a_bc_ _cbad_bcd_cda
 Weightage: 2-3 Qs
 Level : May be Time Consuming, May be tricky
 Important Links : Series Quiz

#13. Non Verbal Reasoning

 Types : Ques like Complete the pattern, Assemble Image, Mirror Image, Hidden
Image, Counting Figures. Figure based Analogy/Classification/Series or cube
based ques may be asked.
 Weightage: 3-4 Qs
 Level : Scoring, Sometimes a bit Difficult, Visual imagination is required
 Important Links : Non Verbal Reasoning Quiz

#14. Verbal Reasoning

 Types : Questions on Statements and Conclusions, Statements and Inferences,

Statements and Assumptions, Assertion and Reason. Questions on Course of
Action & Statements and Arguments can also be asked.
 Weightage: 0-1 Qs
 Level : May be tricky, Sometimes a bit Difficult, Time Consuming
 Important Links : Verbal Reasoning Quiz

SSC CGL Tier II Syllabus 2018

Those aspirants who have cleared the Tier I exam would appear for Tier II exam.

Tier II exam consists of the following sections - Quantitative Ability, English

language, Statistics and General Studies. Each section consists of 200 marks and
time allotted for each section is 2 hours. As you can see, the syllabus of Tier I and Tier
II are almost same but Tier II exam is much difficult to crack.

Note:

 0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong attempt.

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  For handicapped candidates, 2 hours 40 minutes would be allotted for each
section.

Quantitative General
Statistics English Language
Aptitude Awareness

Collection and
Finance and Reading
Representation of Simplification
Accounting Comprehension
Data

Measure of Fundamental
Interest Fill in the blanks
Dispersion Principles

Measure of Central Basic Concepts of

Percentage Spellings
Tendency Accounting

Moments, Skewness Ratio and Phrase or idiom

Self-Balancing Ledger
and Kurtosis Proportion meaning

Correlation and Finance and

Average One word substitution
Regression Economy

Phrase replacement/
Random Variables Problems on Age Polity
Sentence correction

TIme, Distance Economic and

Sampling Theory
and Speed Governance

Comptroller and
Analysis and Variance Profit and Loss Auditor General of
India Error Spotting
Time Series Analysis Number Series Finance Commission

Number System
Theory of Demand
Index Number
and Supply
Mensuration

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 Data
Interpretation

Time and Work

Mixture Problems

Algebra

Geometry

Trigonometry

SSC CGL Tier III Syllabus 2018

Tier III exam is conducted in an offline mode. This is a descriptive paper in English or
Hindi. This section generally includes essay writing, formal letter writing, informal
letter writing, etc. It carries a total of 100 marks and total time allotted is 60 minutes.

Note:

 For handicapped candidates, time allotted is 80 minutes.

 Tier I and Tier II are compulsory for all the SSC CGL aspirants. Tier III exam is
optional. It is attempted only by the aspirants who apply for Junior Statistical
Officer.

SSC CGL Tier IV Syllabus 2018

SSC CGL Tier IV exam includes two tests:

1. Data Entry Speed Test

 This test is conducted to test the typing speed of the candidates.

 The candidates are required to type a paragraph on the computers.
 Time allotted is 15 minutes

2. Computer Proficiency Test

 This test is conducted to test the skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
 Time duration: 45 minutes
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Note:

This exam is optional. It is to be attempted only by the aspirants who have applied for
the post of TA, CSS, MEA and Inspector.

How to Use this SSC CGL Syllabus as a Guide

1. While prepping for the exam, keep the weightages and breadth of topic in mind.
2. Work from top to bottom of the list in each section of SSC CGL Syllabus while
preparing.
3. In Round 1 of your preparation, distribute time according to the weightage while
studying for each topic.
4. In Round 2 of your preparation, distribute time according to order in which the
topics are listed.
5. Follow a proper study guide for every subject.

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