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SSC CGL Exam 2018 - SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern
S.No Sections No. of Total Time
Questions Marks Allotted
1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50 A
2 General Awareness 25 50 Cumulative
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50 time of 60
English Comprehension 25 50 Minutes
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Total 100 200

SSC CGL Tier I Syllabus

SSC CGL Tier I Exam comprises of 4 subjects as below,

 General Awareness
 Reasoning
 Quantitative Aptitude
 English Language

Subject SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus

General Classification, Analogy, Codding-Decoding, Puzzle, Matrix, Word formation,
Intelligence Venn Diagram, Direction and Distance, Blood Relation, Series, Verbal Reasoning,
and Reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning, Problem Solving, Word Building, Space Orientation,
Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence
General Static General Knowledge, Science, Current Affairs, Sports, Books and Authors,
Awareness Important Schemes, Portfolios, People in News
Quantitative Simplification, Interest, Averages, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Problem on
aptitude Ages, Speed Distance and Time, Number System, Mensuration, Data
Interpretation, Time and Work, algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Square Roots,
Profit & Loss, Discount, Histogram, Graphs
English Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Spellings, Phrases and Idioms, One-
Comprehension word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Error Spotting.

SSC CGL Tier II Exam Pattern

Serial No. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Allotted
1 Quantitative 100 200 2 hours
Ability
2 English Language 200 200 2 hours
and
Comprehension

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3 Statistics 100 200 2 hours

4 General Studies 100 200 2 hours
(Finance and
Economics)

SSC CGL Tier II Syllabus 2018 Pdf Download

 Quantitative Aptitude
 English Language
 Statistics Important

Subject SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus

Quantitative Simplification, Interest, Averages, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Speed, Distance
Aptitude and Time, Number System, Mensuration, Data Interpretation, Time and Work,
Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Data Sufficiency, Square Roots, Profit & Loss,
Histogram, Graphs
English Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Fill in the Blanks, Phrases and Idioms, One Word
Language Substitution, Sentence Correction, Error Spotting, Cloze Test
Para Jumbles, Synonyms-Antonyms, Active-Passive Voice, Spot the Error,
Synonyms/Antonyms, Indirect/Direct Speech

Statistics Collection and Representation of Data, Measure of Dispersion, Measure of Central

important Tendency, Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis, Correlation and Regression, Random
topics Variables, Random Variables, Sampling Theory, Analysis of Variance, Time Series
Analysis, Index Number, Statistical Inference,

General Finance and Accounting, Fundamental Principles, Financial Accounting, Basic

Awareness Concepts of Accounting, Self-Balancing Ledger, Error Spotting and Correction,
Economics and Governance, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Finance
Commission, Theory of Demand and Supply, Basic concepts of Economics and
Introduction to Micro Economics, Theory of Production and Cost, Forms of market
and price determination, Indian economy, economic reforms, money and banking,
role of IT in governance

SSC CGL Tier III Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam Subject Marks Time Duration

Pen & Paper Descriptive paper in Hindi/English 100 60 Minutes (80 minutes
(Essay & Letter Writing) for students suffering
from disabilities
like Visual Handicap
& Cerebral Palsy)

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SSC CGL Tier III Syllabus

The SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier 3 consists of:

1. Letter Writing
2. Precis Writing
3. Application Writing
4. Essay Writing

Keep updated with social issues and current affairs. Here, we update some of the expected topics,

 Social Issues like Poverty, Education, Equality, Women Empowerment, and Right to
Information, Social Evils, Corruption, Terrorism/Kashmir Issue, and Indo-Pak Relations.
 Politics, Schemes & Governance Elections, Demonetization, Revolutions, and
Agitations, Political deaths, GST, Appointments, Officeholders.
 Geopolitics: Chinese aggression in the Indian Ocean, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Rohingya
refugees, World Leaders
 Finance & Economy: Important Events in the Indian and global economy,
Demonetization, RBI Rates, GDP Rates etc.
 Environmental Concerns: Pollution, Overpopulation, Ecology
 Sports: Recent victories, tournaments, matches, Wins, retirements
 Technology: Digital payments, E-Wallets and UPI, Social Networks etc.

SSC CGL Tier IV Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL Tier IV exam consists of two tests include Data Entry Skill & Computer
Proficiency Test. This Tier IV stage is only for few posts like TA (Tax Assistant), CSS, MEA,
and Inspector.

 Word Processing Test on MS Word: 2000 Key Depressions

 Test in Microsoft Excel or Spreadsheets: 15 minutes
 Test in Microsoft PowerPoint: 15 minutes

SSC CGL Tier IV Syllabus

1. DEST (Data Entry Speed Test): If you've applied for the post of Tax Assistant (Central
Excise and Income Tax), then you've to write DEST examination. This is to test your
typing speed. There will be given an English article and you have to type 2000 words in
the given duration of 15 minutes.
2. CPT (Computer Proficiency Test): This exam is to test aspirants proficient in Word
Processing, Spread Sheets, and Generation of slides for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector
(Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), and Inspector (Examiner).

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