SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2024

SNo. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Allotted

1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50

2 General Awareness 25 50

A cumulative time of 60 minutes

3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
(1 hour)

4 English Comprehension 25 50

Total 100 200

Quantitative Aptitude

SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- Quantitative Aptitude

1. Computation of whole numbers

2. Decimals
3. Fractions
4. Relationships between numbers
5. Profit and Loss
6. Discount
7. Partnership Business
8. Mixture and Allegation
9. Time and distance
10. Time & Work
11. Percentage
12. Ratio & Proportion
13. Square roots
14. Averages
15. Interest
16. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
17. Graphs of Linear Equations
18. Triangle and its various kinds of centres
19. Congruence and similarity of triangles
20. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more
circles
21. Triangle
22. Quadrilaterals
23. Regular Polygons
24. Right Prism
25. Right Circular Cone
 26. Right Circular Cylinder
27. Sphere
28. Heights and Distances
29. Histogram
30. Frequency polygon
31. Bar diagram & Pie chart
32. Hemispheres
33. Rectangular Parallelepiped
34. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
35. Trigonometric ratio
36. Degree and Radian Measures
37. Standard Identities
38. Complementary angles

General Intelligence and Reasoning

SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- General Intelligence and Reasoning

1. Analogies
2. Similarities and differences
3. Space visualization
4. Spatial orientation
5. Problem-solving
6. Analysis
7. Judgment
8. Blood Relations
9. Decision making
10. Visual memory
11. Discrimination
12. Observation
13. Relationship concepts
14. Arithmetical reasoning
15. Figural classification
16. Arithmetic number series
17. Non-verbal series
18. Coding and decoding
19. Statement conclusion
20. Syllogistic reasoning
 English Language

SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- English Language

1. Idioms and Phrases

2. One word Substitution
3. Sentence Correction
4. Error Spotting
5. Fill in the Blanks
6. Spellings Correction
7. Reading Comprehension
8. Synonyms-Antonyms
9. Active Passive
10. Sentence Rearrangement
11. Sentence Improvement
12. Cloze test

General Awareness

General Awareness Syllabus

1. India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene,
General Policy & Scientific Research
2. Science
3. Current Affairs
4. Books and Authors
5. Sports
6. Important Schemes
7. Important Days
8. Portfolio
9. People in News
10. Static GK
 SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern
SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern

No. of
Sections Module Subject Marks Weightage
Questions

Module-I Mathematical Abilities 30 23%

Section I 60*3 = 180

Reasoning and General
Module-II 30 23%
Intelligence

English Language and

Module-I 45 35%
Comprehension
Section II 70*3 = 210

Module-II General Awareness 25 19%

Module-I Computer Knowledge Test 20 20*3 = 60 Qualifying

Section
III
Module-II Data Entry Speed Test One Data Entry Task Qualifying

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2 & 3 Exam Pattern

Maximum
Paper Section No. of question Duration
Marks

Paper II Statistics 100 200 2 hours

General Studies (Finance and

Paper III 100 200 2 hours
Economics)

Module-I of Session-I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities)

Topics Sub-topics

1. Computation of Whole Number

2. Decimal and Fractions
Number Systems
3. Relationship between numbers

1. Percentages
2. Ratio and Proportion
3. Square roots
Fundamental arithmetical
4. Averages
operations
5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
6. Profit and Loss
7. Discount
 8. Partnership Business
9. Mixture and Alligation
10. Time and distance
11. Time and work

1. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple

problems)
Algebra
2. Graphs of Linear Equations

1. Similarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its
various kinds of centres
2. Congruence and similarity of triangles
Geometry
3. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle,
common tangents to two or more circles.

1. Triangle
2. Quadrilaterals
3. Regular Polygons
4. Circle
5. Right Prism
6. Right Circular Cone
Mensuration
7. Right Circular Cylinder
8. Sphere
9. Hemispheres
10. Rectangular Parallelepiped
11. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.

1. Trigonometry
2. Trigonometric ratios
3. Complementary angles
Trigonometry
4. Height and distances (simple problems only)
5. Standard Identities

1. Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram,

Pie-chart
Statistics and probability 2. Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation
3. Calculation of simple probabilities
 Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)

Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends
3. Figural Analogy
4. Space Orientation
5. Semantic Classification
6. Venn Diagrams
7. Symbolic/ Number
8. Classification
9. Drawing inferences
10. Figural Classification
11. Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
12. Semantic Series
13. Figural Pattern folding and completion
14. Number Series
15. Embedded figures
16. Figural Series
17. Critical Thinking
18. Problem-Solving
19. Emotional Intelligence
20. Word Building
21. Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Numerical operations
24. Other sub-topics, if any.

Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)

Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)

1. Vocabulary
2. English Grammar
3. Sentence structure
4. Spot the Error
5. Fill in the Blanks,
6. Synonyms/Homonyms
7. Antonyms
8. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
9. Idioms & Phrases
10. One word substitution
11. Improvement of Sentences,
12. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
 13. Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
14. Shuffling of Sentence parts
15. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
16. Cloze Passage
17. Comprehension Passage- To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given and questions based
on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other
two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on a report or an editorial.

Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness)

Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness)

1. India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene,
General Policy & Scientific Research
2. Science
3. Current Affairs
4. Books and Authors
5. Sports
6. Important Schemes
7. Important Days & Dates
8. Portfolio
9. People in News

Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)

Topics Sub-Topics

1. Organization of a computer
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
3. Input/ output devices
4. Computer memory
5. Memory organization
Computer Basics
6. Back-up devices
7. PORTs
8. Windows Explorer
9. Keyboard shortcuts

Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS

Software
Excel and Power Point etc

Working with the Internet and Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail
e-mails Account, e-Banking
Basics of networking and cyber Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like
security hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus- Paper 2 (Statistics)

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus- Paper 2 (Statistics)

Subject Topics

1. Collection, Classification
Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and
and Presentation of
charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.
Statistical Data

2. Measures of Central Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values-
Tendency quartiles, deciles, percentiles.

3. Measures of Dispersion-
range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative
Common measures of
dispersion.
Dispersion

4. Moments, Skewness and Different types of moments and their relationship; the meaning of skewness and
Kurtosis kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.

Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank
5. Correlation and
correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and
Regression
partial correlation (For three variables only).

Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability;

6. Probability Theory
Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes‟ theorem.

Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable;

7. Random Variable and
Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential
Probability Distributions
distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).

Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling
errors; Probability and nonprobability sampling techniques (simple random sampling,
8. Sampling Theory stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling,
systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling);
Sampling distribution(statement only); Sample size decisions.

Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of

estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method),
9. Statistical Inference
Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests,
Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.

10. Analysis of Variance Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way classified data.

Components of time series, Determination of trend component by different methods,

11. Time Series Analysis
Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.
 Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of
12. Index Numbers index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of
living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus- Paper 3(General Studies-Finance and Economics)

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus- Paper 3(General Studies-Finance and Economics)

Part Subject Topics

1. Nature and scope

2. Limitations of Financial Accounting
3. Basic concepts and Conventions
Financial Accounting
4. Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles

1. Single and double entry

2. Books of Original Entry
3. Bank Reconciliation
4. Journal, ledgers
5. Trial Balance
6. Rectification of Errors
Part A: Finance and 7. Manufacturing
Accounts-(80 marks) 8. Trading
9. Profit & Loss Appropriation Accounts
10. Balance Sheet
Basic concepts of accounting
11. Distinction between Capital and Revenue
Expenditure
12. Depreciation Accounting
13. Valuation of Inventories
14. Non-profit organisations Accounts
15. Receipts and Payments and Income &
Expenditure Accounts
16. Bills of Exchange
17. Self Balancing Ledgers

Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Role and

responsibility

Finance Commission-Role and functions

Part B: Economics and 1. Definition

Governance-(120 marks) 2. Scope and nature of Economics
Basic Concept of Economics and 3. Methods of economic study
introduction to Micro Economics 4. Central problems of an economy
5. Production possibilities curve
 1. Meaning and determinants of demand
2. Law of demand and Elasticity of demand
3. Price
4. Income and cross elasticity
5. Theory of consumer’s behaviour
Theory of Demand and Supply 6. Marshallian approach and Indifference
curve approach
7. Meaning and determinants of supply
8. Law of supply
9. The elasticity of Supply

1. Meaning and Factors of production

2. Laws of production- Law of variable
Theory of Production and cost
proportions and Laws of returns to scale.

1. Various forms of markets-Perfect

Competition
2. Monopoly
Forms of Market and price
3. Monopolistic Competition
determination in different markets
4. Oligopoly
5. Price determination in these markets.

1. Nature of the Indian Economy Role of

different sectors, Role of Agriculture,
Industry and Services-their problems and
growth.
2. National Income of India-Concepts of
national income, Different methods of
measuring national income.
Indian Economy 3. Population-Its size, rate of growth and its
implication on economic growth.
4. Poverty and unemployment- Absolute
and relative poverty, types, causes and
incidence of unemployment.
5. Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation,
Communication.

1. Economic reforms since 1991

2. Liberalisation
3. Privatisation
Economic Reforms in India
4. Globalisation
5. Disinvestment

1. Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and

Money and Banking
functions of Reserve Bank of India;
 functions of commercial
Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.
2. Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of
payments.
3. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
Management Act, 2003.

Role of Information Technology in Governance

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024- Important Points

Tier-I exam is compulsory for all posts mentioned in the SSC CGL 2024 Notification. Candidates will have to prepare
for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams simultaneously.

For SSC CGL Tier 2-

Paper I (Compulsory for all posts),

Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation and

Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

Penalty for wrong answers

Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a deduction of 0.5 marks in the Tier–I exam.

In Tier II, there will be a negative marking of 1 for each wrong answer in Paper I, Paper II and Paper III

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