SSC CGL Syllabus 2016
The Staff Selection Commission has released the Syllabus for the SSC CGL Exam. Candidates who have applied for the exam can visit the Official Website to download the Syllabus for the exam.
SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier I & Tier II
| S.No | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| 2. | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| 4. | English | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| Exam | Part | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Written Test | I | Quantitative Ability | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| II | English Language & Comprehension |
200 | 200 | 2 Hours | |
| III | Commerce / Mathematics/ Statistics/ Economics | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
SSC CGL Tier-1 Syllabus 2016
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Analogies.
- Space Visualization.
- Similarities and Differences.
- Problem Solving.
- Spatial Orientation.
- Judgement.
- Analysis.
- Visual Memory.
- Decision Making.
- Observation.
- Discrimination.
- Arithmetical Reasoning.
- Relationship Concepts.
- Arithmetic Number Series.
- Figural Classification.
- Coding and Decoding.
- Non-Verbal Series.
- Statement Conclusion etc.
SSC CGL 2016 Syllabus for General Awareness
- Current events – International, National and Local.
- Science and Technology.
- Sports.
- History – India.
- Personalities in News.
- Indian Economy.
- Indian Polity.
- Indian Constitution.
- Geography – India etc.
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number Systems.
- Ratio and Proportion.
- Decimals & Fractions.
- Whole Numbers.
- Surds.
- Interest.
- Fundamental Arithmetical Operations.
- Percentage.
- Mixtures & Allegations.
- Algebra.
- Trigonometry.
- Average.
- Profit & Loss.
- Time and Distance.
- Ratio and Time.
- Discount.
- Time & Work.
- Mensuration etc.
English
- Verb.
- Direct/Indirect Speech.
- Error Correction.
- Subject-Verb Agreement.
- Transformation of Sentences.
- Tenses.
- Articles.
- Adverb.
- Active & Passive Voice.
- Fill in the Blanks.
- Vocabulary.
- Sentence Rearrangement.
- Grammar.
- Idioms & Phrases.
- Comprehension.
- Synonyms.
- Unseen Passages.
- Antonyms etc.
SSC CGL Tier-2 Syllabus 2016
Quantitative Ability
- Number Systems.
- Computation of Whole Numbers.
- Decimals & Fractions.
- The relation between Numbers.
- Fundamental Arithmetical Operations.
- Percentage.
- Ratio and Proportion.
- Average.
- Interest.
- Profit & Loss.
- Discount.
- Data Interpretation.
- Mensuration.
- Time and Distance.
- Ratio and Time etc.
English Language & Comprehension
- Error Recognition.
- Fill in the Blanks.
- Vocabulary.
- Spellings.
- Grammar.
- Sentence Structure.
- Synonyms.
- Antonyms.
- Sentence Completion.
- Idioms & Phrases.
- Comprehension Passage etc.
Statistics
- Probability.
- Probability Distributions.
- Binomial.
- Poisson.
- Normal.
- Exponential.
- Central Tendency.
- Rank Correlation Coefficient.
- Population.
- Sampling Distribution.
- Principles of Sampling.
- Concepts of Hypothesis.
- Testing of Hypothesis.
- Chi-square tests.
- Index Numbers.
- Time Series Analysis etc.
Commerce
- Business Organisation.
- Accountancy.
- Management.
- Micro-economics.
- Indian Economics.
- Business Law.
- Business Statistics.
- Company Law.
- Cost accounting.
- Auditing.
- Income Tax etc.
Economics
- General Economics.
- Demand and Supply Analysis.
- Commodity Pricing.
- Theory of Factor Pricing.
- Keynesian Theory of Employment.
- Functions of Money.
- International Trade.
- Foreign Exchange.
- Taxation.
- Deficit Financing.
- Fiscal Policy.
- Indian Economics & General Statistics.
- Statistical Investigation.
- Types of sampling.
- Presentation of data.
- National Income and Accounting.
- Agricultural sector.
- Industrial Policy and Industrial Development.
- Human Resources.
- New Economic Policy and Welfare Schemes.
- Indian Public Finance.
- Indian Banking and Currency system etc.
Mathematics
- Algebra.
- Algebra of Matrices.
- Analytic Geometry.
- Differential Equation.
- Differential and Integral Calculus.
- Statistics etc.
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