SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 | Tier I, II, II & and IV Exam Pattern Overview

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024: SSC has recently released the SSC CGL Syllabus along with official notification of SSC CGL 2024. Tier I of SSC CGL 2024 is scheduled and conducted from May 29 to June 7, 2024. Candidates who are preparing for the exam need to check the latest SSC CGL Syllabus to get a chance to appear in the exam. A fair knowledge of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier I, I and, III is compulsory to prepare effectively for this latest exam. Here we are giving full syllabus details about SSC CGL 2024 Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV Exam patterns based on the current schedule.

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SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 Tier I Overview

The major sections of the SSC CGL 2024 Tier I Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English language. Details information about the syllabus and exam pattern for SSC CGL 2024 are according to given below Table. Have a check!

SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Pattern
SNO	Sections	No. Of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	A cumulative time of 60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude questions will be formatted to test the ability to correct the use of numbers and sense of numbers from the applicants. The scope of the test would be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relation among the numbers, profit and loss, discount, partnership business, mixture and allegation time and distance, time work, percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages interest, basic algebraic identities school algebra and elementary surds, the graph of linear equations, triangle and its various types of centres, congruence and similarity of triangles, circle and its chords, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio and more are included in the SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 Tier I here.

General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

General intelligence and reasoning include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. These components might include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgement, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning and more.

The topics are, 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 & de-coding, numerical operations, symbolic operations, trends, space orientation, space visualization, Venn diagrams, drawing inferences, punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, figural pattern- folding and completion, indexing, address matching, date & city matching, classification of centre codes/roll numbers, small & capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding and classification, embedded figures, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, social intelligence, other sub-topics included.

English Syllabus

This section measures candidates’ ability to understand correct English,/their basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. Would be tested. This section may include questions on phrases and idioms, one-word substitution, sentence correction, error spotting, fill-in-the-blanks, spelling correction, reading comprehension, synonyms-antonyms, active-passive, sentence rearrangement, sentence improvement, and cloze test included.

General Awareness Syllabus

Questions in this section will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness (gk+gs) of the environment around them and its application to society. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to history, culture, geography, economic scene, general policy & scientific research. The questions will also be asked about science, current affairs, books and authors, sports, important schemes, important days, portfolios, and people in the news.

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024: Tier II Overview

The main exam will be conducted online and it will be an objective type of multiple-choice question. This year the Tier II and Tier II exams will be conducted at the same time. The major sections asked in the main exam are quantitative aptitude, English language, and comprehension, statistics, and general studies. Check the details given below from the SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 main Exam pattern.

SSC CGL Tier-II Exam Pattern
SNO	Sections	No. Of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
1	Quantitative Ability	100	200	2 Hours
2	English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours
3	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours
4	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200	2 Hours

The detailed SSC CGL Tier-II Syllabus for CGL Exam is mentioned below

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language & Comprehension	Statistics	General Studies- Finance & Economics
Number System Problems Percentage	Spot the Error Synonyms /Antonyms Spelling, Idioms & Phrases One Word Substitution Improvement of sentences, The Active/ Passive voice of verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration Shuffling of sentence parts in passages, Comprehension passage.	Data distribution, calculation, a diagrammatic representation of data	Finance-Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting
Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages		Mean, Mode and Median
Profit and Loss, Discount		Deviation, Dispersion
Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra		Moments and relationships- skewness, kurtosis
Triangles, Polygons, Circles, Cylinders		Co-relation, regression	Economics-Macro & Micro Economics, Growth & Development Market analysis- production, demand, supply, Indian Economy, Economic reforms, Money and banking, Role of Technology in reforming the Economic domain
Bar graph, Histogram, Pie chart		Probability- theories, distribution
		Sampling theory, index numbers, time series analysis
		Variance

SSC CGL Tier-III Syllabus Overview

SSC CGL Tier-III Exam 2024 is a descriptive exam to test the written skills of applicants in English and Hindi. The mode of examination will be offline and applicants are required to write an essay, precis, application, and letter in this exam. The exam carries 100 marks and the time allotted for 60 minutes only. The time allotted for applicants belonging to the PWD Category is increased to 80 minutes as well. Tier-III paper is given by specific applicants who are interested only in the post of statistical investigator grade II and compiler.

SSC CGL Tier-III Exam Pattern
Subjects	Marks	Time
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Essay, Precis, Letter, Application etc.)	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Tier-IV Syllabus – Skill Test

The tier-IV exam needs a couple of skill sets for certain government positions all over India which is mandatory for those who are interested in SSC CGL.

The Exam Pattern For The Tier-IV Exam Details

SSC CGL Test	Description	Post
Data Entry Speed Test	8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on the Computer	Tax Assistants( Central & Excise)
	A passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for 15 (fifteen) minutes.
Computer Proficiency Test	Word Processing Spreadsheet Generation of slides	Assistant Section Officer of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Assistant Section Officer (MEA), Assistant in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines.

SSC CGL Syllabus Important Points To Be Note

Candidates can check the below details about the SSC CGL Syllabus of Tier-I, Tier-II, Tier-III and Tier-IV here as well. Here we are providing a few important points about the same.

• Tier I exam is for all.
• Tier-II exam- Paper 3 (Statistics) is for the Junior Statistical Officer post, & Paper 4 (Finance & Economics) is for the Assistant Auditor & Assistant Accounts Officer post.
• Tier IV- The data Entry Speed test is for Tax Assistants, Computer Proficiency test is for posts under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Ministry of Mines.

SSC CGL Tier	Mode	CGL Syllabus Topics
Tier I	Online, Multiple Choice Questions	General Intelligence &, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Comprehension
Tier II	Online, Multiple Choice Questions	Quantitative aptitude, English Language & Comprehension, *Statistics, *General Studies- Finance & Economics
Tier III	Offline, Descriptive type- Hindi/English	Statistics, data analysis
Tier IV	Wherever applicable	Data Entry Speed Test, Computer Proficiency Test Document Verification

About SSC CGL

Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level Examination, often referred to as SSC is an examination conducted to recruit staff to various posts in ministries, departments, and organizations of the Government of India. It is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to select staff for various Group B and Group C posts. The Staff Selection Commission was established in 1975.

Candidates applying for the various posts need to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university at the time of applying. The age requirements are between 20 and 30 years. The age limits may vary depending on the position applied. For instance, the position for Inspector of Central Bureau of Narcotics which had an age range from 18 to 27 years, was extended to 30 years in September 2018. The application fee for 2017 is Rs. 100. All women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying the application fee. (Source: Wikipedia)

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