We all wait for the notification for SSC CGL exam 2023 and it is hence, important to know the crucial key of the exam and that is SSC CGL syllabus. We need to know the syllabus by heart because it is the foundational key to success.
Now, it is the right time for all of you to know the SSC CGL Exam syllabus to achieve your goal. SSC CGL exam is conducted in four tier: Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV.
We are going to understand the syllabus in a detailed manner based on the latest pattern and exam trends. The syllabus will give chapter-wise weightage of each topic, overview of the topics to be covered, pattern in which question are asked, how to prioritize your topics as well as the expected questions in the exam.
We will discuss the SSC CGL exam syllabus for tier 1,2,3,4. It will give you right direction to decide which topics to be studied first and the topics to focus more on and cover first (We will also see SSC CGL Syllabus in Hindi)
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 is different (as per SSC CGL Notification) But if you want to be a All India Topper and get post of your choice its must to study in a synchronized manner. You need a comprehensive study which means preparation for Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 must go on parallely.
Firstly, you must be aware that the Tier I exam is distributed among 4 subjects that are: General Intelligence and reasoning, quantitative aptitude, English and general awareness. You must know the topics they are going to ask you in exam.
We will discuss the topics that are going to be asked in the SSC CGL examination: | |||
General Intelligence &reasoning |
Quan.
Aptitute |
General Awareness | English |
Classification | Simplification | Static GK | Reading comprehension, Error Spotting |
Analogy | Interest | Science | Fill in the blanks |
Coding and decoding | Percentage | Current affairs | Spellings |
Puzzle | Ratio and proportion | Geography |
Phrase or idiom meaning
|
Matrix | Average | Finance and economy | One word substitution |
Word formation | Problems on age | Polity | Phrase replacement and sentence correction |
Arranging words in logical or dictionary order | Time,distance and speed | ||
Venn diagram | Profit and loss | ||
Blood relation | Mensuration | ||
Direction and distance | Number system | ||
Series | Data interpretation | ||
Non-verbal reasoning | Number series | ||
Verbal reasoning | Time and work | ||
Missing number |
Mixture
problems Algebra Trigonometry Geometry |
Note: You know that the Tier 1 exam is preliminary so there will be a tough competition as the number of applicants will be high (27 Lakh Plus). Hence, there will be negative marking 0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Tip: Don’t panic for negative marking focus on studies and accuracy the more correct answer you tick the high probability of you clearing the preliminary round.
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 1
1. SSC CGL General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus for Tier 1
Chapter-Wise Weightage
- Series
- Classification
- Logical Reasoning
- Matrix
- Water Image / Mirror Image
- Odd one out
- Analogy
- Picture Diagram
- Miscellaneous
Topic | Ques. | Level | Type |
Classification | 2-3 | Easy,less time consuming | Number, letter, GK and meaningful words |
Analogy | 2-3 | Easy,less time consuming |
Number, letter,GK and meaningful words
|
Coding and decoding | 2-3 | Easy and less time consuming | Coding and decoding by shifting letter and coding of a letter word and also coding and decoding in fictious language |
puzzle | 2-3 | Scoring.easy to solve | Correct equation type and number based puzzle and also on age,distance and speed questions |
Matrix | 1-2 | Time consuming | 1-2 matrix letters with numbers are given and you have to find the correct set of number for given number |
Word formation | 0-1 | Time consuming | To find option word from given word |
Arranging words in dictionary order or logical order | 1-2 | Easy to solve | Arrange words to dictionary sequence either in ascending or descending order |
Venn diagram | 2-3 | Simple and easy to solve | Solve based on venn diagram |
Directions and distances | 0-1 | Easy to solve | Put information on paper and solve based on direction and distances |
Blood relations | 0-1 |
Tricky
(Be careful while solving) |
Family tree or blood related questions |
Missing number | 0-1 | Tricky | Find the missing number |
Series | 2-3 | Time consuming | Alphabet and letter series |
Non-verbal reasoning | 0-1 | Scoring | Figure based analogy, hidden image, mirror image and assemble image |
Verbal reasoning | 0-1 | difficult | Sentence correction ,argument, statement and assumption questions |
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 (Official)
2. SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for Tier 1
Chapter-Wise Weightage
- Number Series
- SI & CI, Percentage and Profit-Loss
- Algebra
- Speed and Distance
- Mensuration
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Average
- Bar Graph and Pie Chart
- Time and Work
Topic | Que. | Level | Type | |
Simplification | 1-2 | Scoring |
Surds, indices,
fractions and BODMAS rule |
|
Interest | 1-2 | Easy to solve |
Simple and
compound interest and also questions on instalments |
|
Percentage | 1-2 | Easy to solve |
Percentage problems
based on calculations |
|
Ratio and proportion | 1-2 | Easy to solve |
Simple and compound
ratios and direct or indirect proportions |
|
Average | 0-1 | Scoring |
Weight/height/
average/marks |
|
Problems on ages | 0-1 | Scoring |
Simple problem
on ages |
|
Speed time and distance | 1-2 | scoring |
Relative speed
on boat, trains or simple average questions |
|
Profit and loss | 1-2 | Easy only if you follow steps carefully |
Profit and loss,
partnerships problems |
|
Number series | 1-2 | Simple to difficult |
Simple to difficult
problem on number series |
|
Number system | 1-2 | Simple |
LCM,HCF and
rational and irrational numbers |
|
Mensuration | 1-2 | easy |
Circles, square,
rectangle and cylinder problems |
|
Data interpretation | 1-2 | easy |
Bar, line, graphs,
pie, chart |
|
Time and work | 1-2 | tricky |
Work efficiency,
pipes and wages |
|
Mixture problems | 0-1 | tricky |
To make entity
from one or two mixtures |
|
Algebra | 2-3 | tricky |
Basic linear
equations in one or two variables |
|
Geometry | 3-4 | Tricky |
Based on triangle
congruence, theorems |
|
Trigonometry | 2-3 | Tricky |
Trigonometric ratio
and identities and height and distances |
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 (Quantitative Aptitude)
3. SSC CGL General Awareness Syllabus for Tier 1
Chapter-Wise Weightage
- Geography
- History
- Current Affairs
- General Science
- Economics
- Polity
Topic | Que. | Type |
Static GK | 14 |
Culture, Indian history,
economy, polity, environment, geography (India and world) |
Science | 9 |
Chemistry,physics,
biology,nutrition,space, technology,computer, disease and pollution |
Others | 2 |
Current affairs, sports,
important dates, important personality, books, authors |
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 (General Awareness)
4. SSC CGL English Syllabus for Tier 1
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks (Fillers)
- Spelling correction
- Idiom and Phrase
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Error Detection
- Sentence Rearrangement
- One Word Substitution
Topic | Que. | Level | Type |
Reading comprehension | 5 | Scoring | Passage given and you have to solve them |
Fill in the blanks | 0-5 | Scoring | Mixture of vocabulary and grammar based questions |
Spelling | 0-3 | Scoring | Choose the misspelled word or correct spelling |
Phrase or idiom meaning | 0-2 | moderate | Choose the meaning of a phrase or a idiom |
One word substitution | 0-2 | scoring | Substitute one word |
Phrase replacement or sentence correction | 0-2 | scoring | Correct the sentence |
Error spotting | 0-3 | scoring | Correct the error, find the error in prepositions, tenses, grammar |
Special Tips for SSC CGL English Section:
- Follow ‘The Hindu’ newspaper religiously (2 editorials only)
- Find meaning of the word you find difficult
- Keep a separate book to write vocabulary and try to make sentence from that word
- Keep revising the words till exam
- Practice as much as you can from Kiran Publication Book
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 (English)
SSC CGL Exam Pattern (Tier 1) at a glance :
Subject | Que. | Marks | Time |
General intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
60 minutes For VH and cerebral palsy candidate:80 minutes |
General awareness | 25 | 50 | |
Quantitative aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
English paper | 25 | 50 |
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 2
Now, you know that after giving the preliminary examination you have to prepare for the SSC CGL Tier II examination. We will suggest you that don’t wait for the results of the preliminary to be out and then you will start preparing instead make sure that you take a break for a week, get refreshed and start preparing for the next round because you know that the ultimate goal is to clear the examination.
Tier II exam consists of the sections: Quantitative ability, English language, Statistics, and General studies (Finance and Economics). (Paper 1 and Paper 2 are compulsory for all posts)
Each section will carry 200 marks and time will be allotted for each section that is two hours. The tier I and II will appear same to you but now the level of difficulty will increase in the examination. Check SSC CGL Tier 2 strategy for utmost clarity.
Remember:
- Negative marking can ruine your attempt. So, maintain acuracy.
- 2 hours and 40 minutes will be allotted to handicapped candidate for each section
We will discuss the topic that you need to prepare for the tier II examination. As you will be preparing the topics already for the tier I you just have to revise the previous one and add on the extra topics to prepare with rigorous practice.
1. SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for Tier 2
Chapter-Wise Weightage
- Number System, LCM, HCF
- Percentage and Average
- Time & Work and Pipe & Cistern
- Profit & Loss,Discount
- Partnership, Ratio, Mixture & Aligation
- Speed time and Distance , Boat & Stream, Train related questions
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Trigonometry, Height & Distance related questions
- Data Interpretation
- Algebra
For Quantitative Aptitude of SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam, you have to cover the same syllabus as you did for the tier I. We will discuss the topics that you need to cover one more time with increasing the level of difficulty.
Tips to cover the Quantitative Aptitude:
- The only key to success is practice
- Do regular practice daily
- Improve on topics that you find weak or doing mistakes
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 Tier 2 (Quantitative Aptitude)
2. SSC CGL English Syllabus for Tier 2
Chapter-Wise Weightage
- Spotting the error
- Fill In The Blanks
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Idioms & Phrases
- One word substitution
- Spelling/detecting misspelled words
- Improvement of sentences
- Active and Passive voice
- Conversion into Direct and indirect
- Cloze Passage
- Jumbled Paragraph and Sentence Rearrangement
- Comprehension (Passage)
For the English paper, we will discuss now the topics that you have to cover for the tier II examination. Now, for the tier II examination almost the topics will be similar as that for the tier I examination.
SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 Tier 2 (English)
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 3
The mode of the SSC CGL tier 3 examination will be offline mode (Descriptive paper). You have to attempt the descriptive paper in the SSC tier III examination. The language of the paper will be either in English or Hindi. The time allotted for the examination will be 60 minutes and it will carry 100 marks exam.
Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam :
- Essay writing
- Formal letter writing
- Informal letter writing
Note:
- The time allotted is 60 minutes and to the handicapped candidate will be 80 minutes
- The SSC CGL Tier 3 examination is important as its marks will also be considered in calculating merit list.
SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 4
SSC CGL Tier IV exam consists of two tests and you don’t have to worry for the tier IV examination as it is easy but you just practice before giving the test.
1. Data entry speed test
- The test will check your typing speed
- You have to type the given paragraph
- The allotted time for the test is 15 minutes
2. Computer proficiency test
- The computer proficiency test will test your skills such as the MS word, excel and power point
- The time allotted for the test is 45 minutes
- Make sure that you have the necessary skillset require to qualify the test
Points to Remember:
- The SSC CGL tier 4 examination is just qualifying in nature.
- This stage is not mandatory for all posts.
- Tier 1, 2, 3 is compulsory for all while Tier 4 is only for the selective posts.
Just knowing SSC CGL exam dates or syllabus will take you nowhere. You have to follow detailed strategies for Tier 1, 2 and 3 if you want to clear merit list with flying colors.
- SSC CGL Tier 1 strategy- Click Here
- SSC CGL Tier 2 strategy- Click Here
- SSC CGL Tier 3 strategy- Click Here
- SSC CGL Tier 4 strategy- Click Here
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1 Comment
Hello sir ,
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