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SSC CGL Syllabus 2025

Organisation

Staff Selection Commission

Exam Name

SSC CGL 2025

Category

Syllabus

Selection Process

Tier 1 and Tier 2

Exam Mode

Online

Question Type

MCQ-based

Tier 1  Exam

• Total Questions: 100
• Total Marks: 200

Tier 2 Exam

Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Negative Marking

Yes (0.50 Mark)

Module-1, Session-1, Paper-1

[SSC CGL Mathematical Abilities Syllabus]

• Computation of whole number
• Decimals, Fractions,
• 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 centres,
• Congruence and similarity of triangles,
• Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles,
• Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone,
• Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere,
• Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped,
• Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base,
• Trigonometric ratio,
• Degree and Radian Measures,
• Standard Identities,
• Complementary angles,
• Mensuration,
• Heights and Distances,
• Histogram,
• Frequency polygon,
• Bar diagram, Pie chart

Module-2, Section-1, Paper-1

[SSC CGL Reasoning and General Intelligence Syllabus]

• Questions of both verbal and non-verbal types,
• Semantic Analogy,
• Symbolic operations,
• Symbolic/Number Analogy,
• Trends,
• Figural Analogy,
• Space Orientation,
• Semantic Classification,
• Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification,
• Drawing inferences,
• Figural Classification,
• Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding,
• Semantic Series,
• Figural Pattern folding and completion,
• Number Series,
• Embedded figures,
• Figural Series,
• Critical Thinking,
• Problem-Solving,
• Emotional Intelligence,
• Word Building,
• Social Intelligence,
• Coding and de-coding,
• Numerical operations

Module-1, Section-2, Paper-1

[SSC CGL English Language And Comprehension Syllabus]

• Spot the error,
• Fill in the blanks,
• Synonyms,
• Antonyms,
• Spelling/ detecting misspelled words,
• Idioms & phrases,
• One-word substitution,
• Improvement of sentences,
• Active/ passive voice of verbs,
• Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration,
• Shuffling of sentence parts,
• Shuffling of sentences in a passage,
• Cloze passage,
• Comprehension passage

Module-2, Section-2, Paper-1

[SSC CGL General Awareness Syllabus]

• India and its neighbouring countries especially about History, Culture, Geography,
• Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research, Science,
• Current Affairs,
• Books and Authors,
• Sports, Important Schemes,
• Important Days,
• Portfolio,
• People in News

Module-1, Section-3, Paper-1

[SSC CGL Computer Proficiency Syllabus]

• Computer Basics: Organization of a computer,
• Central Processing Unit (CPU),
• Input/ Output devices,
• computer memory,
• memory organization,
• backup devices,
• PORTs,
• Windows Explorer.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS Word,
• MS Excel,
• PowerPoint, etc.
• Working with the Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing and searching,
• Downloading and uploading, Managing an E-mail Account,
• e-banking The basics of networking and cyber security include networking devices and protocols,
• Network and information security threats (like hacking, viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.), and preventive measures.

• Primary and Secondary data
• Methods of data collection
• Tabulation of data
• Graphs and charts
• Frequency distributions
• Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions

• Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode;
• Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles

• range,
• quartile deviations,
• mean deviation and standard deviation;
• Measures of relative dispersion

• Different types of moments and their relationship;
• the meaning of skewness and kurtosis;
• different measures of skewness and kurtosis.

• Scatter diagram;
• simple correlation coefficient;
• simple regression lines;
• Spearman‟s rank correlation;
• Measures of association of attributes;
• Multiple regression;
• Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only)

• Meaning of probability;
• Different definitions of probability;
• Conditional probability;
• Compound probability;
• Independent events; Bayes‟ theorem.

• Random variable;
• Probability functions;
• Expectation and Variance of a random variable;
• Higher moments of a random variable;
• Binomial,
• Poisson,
• Normal and Exponential distributions;
• Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete)

• Concept of population and sample;
• Parameter and statistic,
• Sampling and non-sampling errors;
• Probability and nonprobability sampling techniques(simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling);
• Sampling distribution(statement only);
• Sample size decisions

• Point estimation and interval estimation,
• Properties of a good estimator,
• Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method),
• Testing of hypothesis,
• Basic concept of testing,
• Small sample and large sample tests,
• Tests based on Z, t,
• Chi-square and F statistic,
• Confidence intervals

• Components of time series,
• Determination of trend component by different methods,
• Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods

• Meaning of Index Numbers,
• Problems in the construction of index numbers,
• Types of index number,
• Different formulae,
• Base shifting and splicing of index numbers,
• Cost of living Index Numbers,
• Uses of Index Numbers

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025

Tier

Paper / Section

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks

Duration

Negative Marking

1

Single Paper

- General Intelligence & Reasoning 
- General Awareness 
- Quantitative Aptitude 
- English Comprehension

100 (25 each)

200

60 minutes

0.50 marks for each wrong answer

2

Paper 1 (Compulsory for all posts)

Section I: Mathematical Abilities & Reasoning 
Section II: English Language & Comprehension 
Section III: Computer Knowledge Test & Data Entry Speed Test (DEST)

150 Questions

450

2 hours 30 min (each section timed separately)

1 mark per wrong answer (Paper 1 Sections I & II)

Paper 2 (JSO only)

Statistics

100

200

2 hours

0.50 marks per wrong answer

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