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SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 Revised for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Exam

Tier Type Mode

Tier – I Objective Multiple Choice Computer-Based (online)

Tier – II (Paper I, II, III) Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Computer-Based (online)

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be qualifying in nature.

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
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50 minutes
(1 hour)

4 English Comprehension 25 50

Total 100 200

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

Paper-I will be conducted in two sessions - Session I & Session II, on the same day and is compulsory for all candidates who qualify in Paper 1.
Session-I will include conducting Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III. Session II will include conducting Module II of Section III. It will
be mandatory for the candidates to qualify for all the sections of Paper-I.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1

Sections Module Subject No. of Questions Marks Weightage

Module-I Mathematical Abilities 30 23%

Section I 60*3 = 180
Module-II Reasoning and General Intelligence 30 23%

Module-I English Language and Comprehension 45 35%

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-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 Alligation

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

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

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

SSC CGL Syllabus 2023 for General Awareness

SSC CGL Tier-I 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

Tier II……………………………Module-I of Session-I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities):

Topics Sub-topics

1. Computation of Whole Number

Number Systems 2. Decimal and Fractions

3. Relationship between numbers

1. Percentages

2. Ratio and Proportion

3. Square roots

4. Averages

5. Interest (Simple and Compound)

Fundamental arithmetical
6. Profit and Loss
operations
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

Geometry 2. Congruence and similarity of triangles

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

Mensuration 6. Right Circular Cone

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

Trigonometry 3. Complementary angles

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)

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 Patternfolding 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)

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)

 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

Computer Basics 5. Memory organization

6. Back-up devices

7. PORTs

8. Windows Explorer

9. Keyboard shortcuts

Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and
Software
Power Point etc

Working with the Internet and e-mails Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking

Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus,
Basics of networking and cyber security
worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures

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.