SSC CGL SYLLABUS 2018:- Find full SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 with Exam Pattern at eJobMitra. Generally, there are 4 phases included in the total selection process. These phases are named as tiers in the language of SSC. That is, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4. Every Tier has its own bat to shortlist its exam. What are those, let’s study that.
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SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2018
This exam will be carried for 1 hour only. 20 minutes more will be allotted to VH or cerebral palsy affected candidates, i.e. total 80 minutes.
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Time |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
25 | 50 | 60 minutes (Total)For VH & Candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 80 minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| English Language | 25 | 50 | |
| TOTAL | 100 | 200 |
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2018
This exam will be carried for 2 hours for each subject. 40 minutes more will be allotted to VH or cerebral palsy affected candidates, i.e. total 160 minutes.
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Paper-I: Quantitative Ability | 100 | 200 |
| Paper-II: English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 |
A deduction of ¼ marks is made in the case of Paper II for wrong answers, while it is ½ marks in case of Paper I.
Optional Papers
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Paper III: Statistics | 100 | 200 |
| Paper IV: General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 100 | 200 |
First 2 subjects are compulsory for every candidate.
Note: Please note that paper 3, i.e. Statistics, is conducted only for those candidates who have applied for STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR GRADE II, and for COMPILER post. Similarly, paper 4, i.e. General Studies is conducted only for those candidates who have applied for ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER Post. The exam will be conducted in November 2018.
SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Pattern 2018
This exam will be carried for 1 hour only. This will be bilingual means, Hindi/ English as per the choice filled by the candidate earlier at times of application filling. 20 minutes more will be allotted to VH or cerebral palsy affected candidates, i.e. total 80 minutes.
| Sections | Questions | Marks | Number of words |
| Letter/application writing | 1 | 50 | 150 |
| Essay writing | 1 | 50 | 250 |
At least 33% should be scored by the candidate to qualify this particular tier, rest is dependent on cut-offs. Once you passed this examination, you will be eligible to attend tier-3, which is called the typing test.
SSC CGL Tier 4 Exam Pattern 2018
This tier will be held in February month of the year 2018.
This test is of qualifying nature. Total duration is 45 minutes.
Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)–
For the post of Assistant Section Officer of CSS Assistant Section Officer (MEA) and Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under M/o Corporate affairs, Assistant (GSI) in M/O Mines.
Following will be tested-
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Generation of Slides
Data Entry Skill Test (DEST)-
The DEST test is for the Tax Assistant Post only.
The Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) requires 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on Computer.
The “Data Entry Speed” Skill Test requires the speed of 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes.
The merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of the student in Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-III but you have to qualify all the tiers (i.e. Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-III) separately.
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 (SECTION WISE SYLLABUS WITH TOPIC)
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 TIER 1
Tier 1 Exam consists four sections:
| SSC CGL Tier 1 Subjects |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
| General Awareness |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
| English Comprehension |
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 General Intelligence & Reasoning Syllabus
- Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy.
- Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification.
- Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series.
- Problem Solving.
- Word Building.
- Coding & decoding.
- Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations.
- Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization.
- Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences.
- Punched hole/pattern –folding & unfolding.
- Figural Pattern – folding and completion.
- Indexing.
- Address matching.
- Date & city matching.
- Classification of center codes/roll numbers.
- Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding, and classification.
- Embedded Figures.
- Critical thinking.
- Emotional Intelligence.
- Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.
Make a list of these complete SSC CGL syllabus for General Intelligence.
SSC CGL General Awareness Syllabus Topics:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society.
Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person.
The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining and Check these some major points of SSC CGL GK Syllabus 2018
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene
- Current Affairs
- Books and Authors
- General Policy & Scientific Research.
SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus Topics:
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate.
- Whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers.
- Percentage.
- Ratio & Proportion.
- Square roots.
- Averages.
- Interest.
- Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business.
- Mixture and Alligation.
- Time and distance.
- Time & Work.
- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds.
- Graphs of Linear Equations.
- Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence, and similarity of triangles.
- Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
- Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons.
- Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with a triangular or square base.
- Trigonometric ratio.
- Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles.
- Heights and Distances.
- Histogram.
- Frequency polygon.
- Bar diagram & Pie chart. It is also known as SSC CGL Maths Syllabus.
SSC CGL English Syllabus Topics
English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension, and writing ability, etc. would be tested. The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part C will be of the 10th standard level.
- Passage and Cloze test
- Improving Sentences
- Spotting Errors
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Fill in the Blanks
- Active/Passive Voice
- Verbs
- One word substitution
- Idioms & Phrases
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 TIER 2
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Subjects |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
| English Language & Comprehension |
| Statistics |
| General Studies (Finance and Economics) |
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 QUANTITATIVE ABILITY SYLLABUS
Paper-I: Arithmetic Ability: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate.
- Number Theory (LCM, HCF, Prime nos. etc.)
- Time and distance
- Time and work
- Averages
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentages
- Probability
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Discount
- Partnership Business
- Mixture
- Mensuration
- Algebra and Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Heights and Distances
- Histogram
- Frequency polygon
- Bar diagram & Pie chart.
SSC CGL EXAM SYLLABUS FOR ENGLISH
Paper-II: English Language & Comprehension: Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate‘s understanding and knowledge of English Language. and major topics are
- Spot the error,
- Fill in the blanks,
- Synonyms, antonyms,
- Spelling/detecting miss-spelled words,
- Idioms & phrases,
- One word substitution,
- Improvement of sentences,
- Active/passive voice of verbs,
- Conversion into the direct/indirect narration,
- Shuffling of sentence parts,
- Shuffling of sentences in a passage,
- Close passage & comprehension passage.
SSC CGL STATISTICS SYLLABUS TOPICS
- Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Measures of Dispersion
- Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis
- Correlation and Regression
- Probability Theory
- Random Variable and Probability Distributions
- Sampling Theory
- Statistical Inference
- Analysis of Variance
- Time Series Analysis
- Index Numbers
SSC CGL GENERAL STUDIES SYLLABUS 2018
Note: Please note that paper 3, i.e. Statistics, is conducted only for those candidates who have applied for STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR GRADE II, and for COMPILER post.
Similarly, paper 4, i.e. General Studies is conducted only for those candidates who have applied for ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER Post.
SSC CGL FINANCE SYLLABUS 2018
- Accountancy
- Business Organization
- Management
- Macroeconomics and Indian economics
- Business Statistics, Law
- Company Law
- Cost Accounting
- Auditing and Income Tax
SSC CGL ECONOMICS SYLLABUS 2018
- Demand and Supply Analysis
- Production Function and Laws of Returns
- Commodity Pricing
- Theory of Factor Pricing
- Theory of Employment
- Keynesian Theory of Employment
- Collection of data and editing of data
- Types of sampling
- Schedule and questionnaire
- Presentation of data
- Measures of Central Tendency
- National Income and Accounting
- Agricultural sector
This is a descriptive paper which will be taken offline via pen and paper. Your efficiency to write will be checked through this exam and so your language proficiency, your grammar knowledge and syntax and all semantics will be tested simultaneously.
SSC CGL Syllabus 2018 TIER 3
It will be of Total 100 marks and 60 minutes time is given for it (For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 80 Minutes).
SSC CGL Descriptive Paper Syllabus
| Sections | Questions | Marks | Number of words |
| Letter/Application writing | 1 | 50 | 150 |
| Essay writing | 1 | 50 | 250 |
SSC CGL NEGATIVE MARKING
The negative marking for every tier is little different.
- For tier 1, there is a rule to deduct 0.5 marks on every wrong answer. Doesn’t matter what is the subject.
- For tier 2, 0.5 marks will be deducted as a fundamental rule of negative marking on following subjects-
• Quantitative Ability
• Statistics
• General Studies - In case of English subject, only 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Conclusion- you have to take care of every question while answering so that negative marking cannot down your positive scores.
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NOTE- PH CANDIDATES ARE EXEMPTED FROM THIS EXAMINATION AS PER THE GOVERNMENTAL RULE.
