SYLLABUS AND EXAMINATION PLANNING OF SSC-CGL 2020

SSC-COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2020

SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION 

EXAMINATION PATTERN:

Check the below table for detailed SSC CGL exam pattern which includes subjects, questions, marks and duration of SSC CGL Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV.

Sr. No.	Exam	Exam mode
1	SSC CGL Tier I Online	(Objective)
2	SSC CGL Tier II Online	(Objective)
3	SSC CGL Tier III (Descriptive Paper)	Offline (Pen & Paper)
4	SSC CGL Tier IV (Skill Test)	Document Verification/ Computer Proficiency Test

 

SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Tier I is mandatory for all the posts and its marks are added for further process as well. If you do not clear cut-off of Tier I Exam then you will not be eligible for Tier II. Below table shows the section wise breakup of questions and marks asked in SSC CGL Tier I exam.

Subject	Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
General English	25	50
General Awareness	25	50

 

SSC CGL Tier II Exam Pattern

In CGL Tier II two papers will be conducted on the same day. Paper I is Quantitative Aptitude and Paper II is English. In addition, for the posts of JSO and AAO, Paper 3 and Paper 4 are conducted respectively.

Paper	Subject	Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
Paper I	Quantitative Aptitude	100	200	2 Hours
Paper II	General English	200	200	2 Hours
Paper III	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours
Paper IV	General Studies (Finance & Economics)	100	200	2 Hours

 

SSC CGL Tier III Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Tier III Exam Scheme	Maximum Marks	Time Duration	Exam Mode
Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.)	100	60 Minutes For VH/OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/deformity in writing hand) – 80 Minutes	Pen & Paper Mode

 

SSC CGL Tier IV Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Tier IV Skill Test	Maximum Marks	Time	For the Posts of
Data Entry Speed Test	Qualifying in nature	15 Minutes	Tax Assistant (CBDT & CBEC)
Computer Proficiency Test (Word Processing/ Excel Sheet/ PowerPoint)	Qualifying in nature	45 Minutes	Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA, SFIO, GSI,

 

:SYLLABUS OF EXAMINATION:

TIER-I:

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions:

General Mental Ability	Non-Verbal Reasoning
Alphabet Test	Paper cutting & folding
Analogy	Embedded figures.
Arithmetic Reasoning	Figure formation & Analysis
Blood Relation	Series
Classification	Cube & Dice
Coding decoding	Mirror Image
Distance direction test	Water Image
Matrix	Pattern Completion
Logical Venn diagram	Counting of figures.
Missing Number	–

 

B. General Awareness : Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates 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:

General Awareness Topics	Sub Topics
Current Affairs	International Affairs
	National Affairs
Economy & Finance	Economics
	Features of Indian Economy
Geography	of India
	World Geography
	Physical Geography
History	History of India
	World History
	Indian Polity & Constitution Indian Polity & Constitution
Science & Technology	Biology
	Chemistry
	Computer
	Discoveries & Inventions
	Other Information
	Physics
	Space, Defence in India
Static GK	Honours & Awards
	Important Dates
	Miscellaneous
National & International Organizations	Other Information
	Sports
	Art & Culture
	Books & Authors

 

C. Numerical Aptitude : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation: 

Arithmetic	Advance Maths
Average	Geometry
Boat & Stream	Mensuration
Compound & Simple Interest	Data Interpretation
LCM & HCF	Trigonometry
Mixture & Alligation	Degree and Radian Measures, Histogram
Partnership	Standard Identities
Percentages	Complementary angles
Pipes & Cistern	Heights and Distances
Problem on Ages	Histogram
Profit loss & Discount	Frequency polygon
Ration Proportion	Bar diagram & Pie chart
Speed, time, and work	Algebra
Time work & wages	Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous	–

 

D. English Comprehension : Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension  and writing ability, etc. would be tested. 

Grammar	Vocabulary	Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks	One-word substitution	Passage
Error Spotting/ Sentence Correction	Idioms & Phrases	Cloze test
Voices and Narrations	Spelling Errors	–
Parajumble	Antonym/Synonym	–
Miscellaneous	–	–

(The questions in the components A,B & D will be of a level commensurate with the Essential Qualification prescribed for the post viz; graduation). 

It will consist of three different papers/subjects and depending upon the category of posts applied for, the candidate will be required to appear in one, two or three papers, as the case may be. 

FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANTS, INSPECTOR OF INCOME-TAX/INSPECTOR (CENTRAL EXCISE,INSPECTOR(PO), INSPECTOR(EXAMINER) SUB INSPECTOR IN CBI, INSPECTOR OF POSTS, ASSISTANT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANTS,ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS, TAX ASSISTANTS, UDCs, THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF TWO PAPERS AS UNDER: 

Paper No.	Subject / Paper	Max. Marks/ Questions	Duration & Timings for General candidates	Duration & Timings for VH candidates
I.	Arithmetical Ability	200 (100 Questions)	2Hours 10.00 AM to 12.00 PM	2 Hours and 40 Min. 10.00 AM to 12.40 PM
II.	English Language & Comprehension	200(200 Questions)	2 Hours 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM	2 Hours. and 40 Min. 2.00 PM to 4.40 PM

 

FOR THE POST OF STATISTICAL INVESTIGATORS GR.II & COMPILERS, THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THREE PAPERS AS UNDER: 

Paper No.	Subject / Paper Max.	Marks/Questions	Duration & Timings for General candidates	Duration & Timings for VH candidates
I.	Arithmetical Ability	200(100Questions)	2Hours10.00 AM to 12.00 PM	2 Hours and 40 Min.10.00 AM to 12.40 PM
II.	English Language & Comprehension	200 (200 Questions )	2 Hours2.00 PM to 4.00 PM	2 Hours. and 40 Min. 2.00 PM to 4.40 PM
III.	Commerce/ Mathematics Statistics/Economics	200 (200 Questions )	2 Hours 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM	2 Hours. and 40 Min. 2.00 PM to 4.40 PM

For the post of Sub-Inspector in Central Police Organisations, the Examination will consist of one paper as under: 

Paper No.	Subject / Paper	Max. Mark’s/Questions	Duration
I.	English Language & Comprehension	200 (200 Questions)	2Hours

 

NOTE : 1. The Commission will have full discretion to fix separate minimum qualifying marks in each of the papers and in the aggregate of all the papers separately for each category of candidates (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/ExS/General (UR) ). Only those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate would be eligible to be considered for being called for the Personality Test/ Interview and/or Skill Test. 

2. There will be different set of Questions for the papers on Arithmetic & General Studies for Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates which shall not have any component of Map/Graphs/Statistical Data/ Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems/Pie-chart etc. However, components of other papers will be the same as that for general candidates. 

 

Tier-II :

Paper-I :

Arithmetic Ability : This paper will include questions on problems relating to:

Arithmetic	Advance Maths
Ration Proportion	Geometry (Circles, Triangle, Quadrilateral etc.)
LCM & HCF	Mensuration (Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid etc.)
Percentages	Data Interpretation
Boat & Stream	Trigonometry
Speed, time, and distance	Height & Distance
Partnership	Algebra
CI & SI	Co-ordinate Geometry
Pipes & Cistern	Miscellaneous
Problem on Ages	–
Time & Work	–
Average	–
Mixture & Allegation	–
Profit loss & Discount	–
Miscellaneous	–

 

Paper-II :

English Language & Comprehension :Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on: 

Grammar	Grammar Vocabulary	Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks	One-word substitution	Passage
Active & Passive	Idioms & Phrases	Cloze test
Direct & Indirect	Spelling Errors	–
Error Spotting	Antonym/Synonym	–
Sentence Improvement	–	–
Parajumbles	–	–
Miscellaneous	–	–

Paper-III :

Commerce/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics for Investigator Grade-II, for Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Compiler for Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. (?) 

A. STATISTICS 

Probability, Probability Distributions, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential. 

Compilation, classification, tabulation of Statistical Data, Graphical presentation of data. 

Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of association and contingency, scatter diagram, correlation coefficient, rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis ( for two or more variables ) excluding partial correlation coefficients. 

Concept of Population, random sample, parameters, statistics, sampling distribution of x properties of estimators and estimation of confidence intervals. 

Principles of sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling etc., Sampling and non-sampling errors, type-I and type-II errors. 

Concepts of Hypothesis – Null and alternate, Testing of hypothesis for large samples as well as small samples including Chi-square tests ( Z, t, F, χ2 tests ). 

Index Numbers, Time series analysis – components of variation and their estimation. 

B. ECONOMICS 

GENERAL ECONOMICS 

1. Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction of Demand and Supply. 

2. Production Function and Laws of Returns. 

3. Commodity Pricing – Characteristics of various Market Forms and Price Determination under such Market Forms. 

4. Theory of Factor Pricing – Rent, Wage, Interest and Profit. 

5. Theory of Employment – Classical and Neo-classical Approach. 

6. Keynesian Theory of Employment – Principles of Effective Demand. Meaning and Importance of Investment, Relation between Saving and Investment, Multiplier Effect and the process of Income Generation, Post Keynesian Development. 

7. Nature and Functions of Money, Value of Money, Fluctuations in the value of Money – Inflation and Deflation, Monetary Policy, Index Number. 

8. International Trade-Free Trade and Protection, Theories of International Trade. 

9. Foreign Exchange – Determination of the rate of Exchange – Purchasing Power Parity theory and Balance of Payment Theory. 

10. Public Finance – Nature. Scope and importance of Public Finance. 

11. Taxation – Meaning, Classification and Principles of Taxation, Incidence of Taxation. 

12. Deficit Financing. 

13. Fiscal Policy. 

INDIAN ECONOMICS AND GENERAL STATISTICS 

1. Statistical Investigation – Meaning and Planning of Investigation. 

2. Collection of data and editing of data. 

3. Types of sampling. 

4. Schedule and questionnaire. 

5. Presentation of data – classification, tabulation, etc. 

6. Measures of Central Tendency. 

7. National Income and Accounting – Estimation of National Income, Trends in National Income, Structural changes in the Indian Economy as seen in National Income Data. 

8. Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during the Plan Period, Rural Credit, Agricultural Price Policy, Rural Development Co-operation and Panchayati Raj. 

9. Industrial Policy and Industrial Development. 

10. Problems of Economic Development – Indian Planning – Objectives, Techniques and its evolution, Five Year Plans and Role of National Development Council. 

11. Profile of Human Resources – Population and Economic Development, Demographic Profile of India, Nature of Population Problem – Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment Problem, Labour Problem, Population Control and Government Policy. 

12. New Economic Policy and Welfare Schemes. 

13. Indian Public Finance – Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid. 

14. Indian Banking and Currency system. 

 

C. MATHEMATICS 

Algebra: Algebra of sets, relations and functions, Inverse of a function, equivalence relation.The system of complex numbers, De Moivre’s Theorem and its simple applications. Relation between roots and co- efficients of a polynomial equation – Evaluation of symmetric function of roots of cubic and biquadratic equation. 

Algebra of Matrices: Determinants, Simple properties of determinants, Multiplication of determinants of orders two and three, Singular and non-singular matrices. Inverse of a matrix, the Rank of a matrix and application of matrices to the solution of linear equations ( in three unknowns ). 

Convergence of sequences, and series, tests of convergence of series with positive terms, Ratio, Root and Gauss tests. 

Analytic Geometry: Straight lines, Circles, System of circles, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form and their elementary properties, Classification of curves second degree. 

Differential Equation: First order differential equation. Solution of Second and higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients and simple applications. 

Differential and Integral Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability of functions, successive differentiation, derivatives of standard functions, Rolle’s and Mean-value Theorems, Maclaurins and Taylor’s series ( without proof) and their applications, Maxima and Minima of functions of one and two variables. Tangents and Normals, Curvature, Partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem for homogeneous function, Tracing of curves. 

Standard methods of integration, Riemann’s definition of definite integral, fundamental theorem of integral calculus, quadrature, rectification, volumes and surface area of solids of revolution. 

Statistics: Frequency distributions, Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis, Random variables and distribution function, Discrete distributions, Binomial and Poisson distribution, continuous distributions, Rectangular, Normal and Exponential distributions, Principles of least squares, correlation and regression, Random Sampling, random numbers, Sampling of attributes, Large Sample tests for mean and proportion, Tests of significance based on t, F and Chi-square distributions. 

D. COMMERCE 

This paper will cover all the subjects of commerce ordinarily taught at the B.Com. or similar degree courses of Indian Universities. Specifically, it will include the following subjects: 

Accountancy: Conceptual framework, Income measurement, Final accounts, Accounting for partnership firms, Hire-purchase accounting, Corporate accounting ( Issue, forfeiture and re-issue of shares ). 

Business Organisation: Business objectives, Business environment, Business entrepreneurship ( including location, choice of form of business and growth strategies ), Business operations including finance, production, marketing and human resource development. 

Management: Concept of management, Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling. 

Micro-economics: Price-mechanism, Theory of consumer behaviour, Elasticity of demand, Production function, Theory of costs, Market structures, Price-determination under perfect competition and monopoly. 

Indian Economics: Issues involved in planning for economic development, Sectoral analysis of Indian economy including agriculture, industry and foreign trade. 

Business Statistics: Analysis of Univariate data involving measurement of Central tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression analysis, index numbers, analysis of time-series, Theory of probability. 

Business Law: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Partnership Act, 1932 and Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 

Company Law: Kinds of companies, matters involving incorporation of company, shares and share capital and matters relating to issue and transfers of shares, members of a company, the management of a company, meetings and resolutions, winding up of a company. 

Cost accounting: Procedures involved in cost accounting, marginal costing, cost-volume profit analysis, Budgetary control, Standard costing. 

Auditing: Meaning and objects of auditing, Types of audit, Audit process. Income Tax: Basic concepts, Residence and tax liability, heads of income. . 

NOTE – 1: In Numerical Aptitude paper for Visually Handicapped candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there will not be any component of Map/ Graphs/Statistical Data/ Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems. 

NOTE – 2: The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each subject of the Tier-I Examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates. Only those candidates, who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the Commission would be required to appear in the Tier –II Examination. 

NOTE:3 Tier-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview and final selection.