Complete SSC CGL Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2020: Staff Selection Commission of India recruits candidates for various vacant posts of Indian Ministries, departments, and organizations. In this article, you will get complete details of the SSC CGL Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2020. Let’s get started.

SSC has already released the notification and invited applications for SSC CGL Recruitment 2020.

Those who want to appear or prepare for the exam have to be aware of the Syllabus and the exam pattern of the SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2020

There are 4 stages in the SSC CGL Examination 2020 i.e Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4. To crack all phases students should prepare with a strong study plan. The Important Ingredients to prepare a rock study plan are a detailed exam pattern and syllabus of the respective exam.

You have to clear all phases of SSC CGL 2020 to be recruited on a valid post. After clearing all phases you will be called for Document Verification. Now let’s see what are all these 4 stages are.

In the last few years, It has been seen that SSC has changed Its exam pattern accordingly. So aspirants should take notes of these changes before starting their preparation. We are attaching some Important points below read them:

• Tier-1 – The time duration for SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam is reduced to 60 minutes i.e 1 hour.
• This year SSC has Introduced minimum qualifying marks for SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2020.
• The paper is organized to be conducted in the Computer Based Test(CBT) mode online.
• There will be normalization for the marks scored by candidates in the exam.
• Tier-II – There will be 4 papers in SSC CGL Tier-II Exam and the total time duration will be 60 minutes for each paper.
• There will be no sectional cut-off in any phases of SSC Exams.
• The Tier-III Descriptive paper will be conducted offline in a time duration of 60 minutes.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2020

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2020 will be conducted between 29 May to 07 June 2021 (as per SSC’s official calendar). The paper will be conducted online comprised of 4 subjects or sections in SSC CGL Tier 1 2020 Exam.

• There will be a total of 100 questions in the 1st stage of the SSC CGL Exam with 2 marks each.
• The total marks for SSC CGL Paper 1 are 200.
• The time duration for SSC CGL Pre Exam 2020 is 60 minutes.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
• Those candidates who will clear SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be eligible for SSC CGL Tier-II exam.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2020

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2020 will be conducted in June 2021. SSC CGL Mains Exam 2020 will be conducted online comprised of 4 papers with maximum marks of 200. The no. of questions for each section is 100 except English which is 200.

The 1st two papers in Tier-II Exam i.e, Quantitative Aptitude & English Comprehension are compulsory for all candidates. The last two papers are optional for the required posts.

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. No points will be deducted If a candidate doesn’t answer or leave a question.

SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Pattern 2020

Tier 3 of the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam 2020 will be a Descriptive test. This paper will be conducted in Pen and Paper mode or offline mode. There will be two language options for aspirants English or Hindi. Total marks attributed for SSC CGL Tier 3 are 100 marks and the time duration is 60 minutes.

Candidates will be asked to write essays, precis, letter,s or applications in SSC Descriptive Test Exam. This test is conducted to check the writing skills of the aspirant.

SSC CGL Tier 4 Exam Pattern 2020

SSC CGL Tier 4 is a Computer Skill Test. It will be conducted in two steps i.e DEST & CPT.

DEST: DEST stands for Data Entry Speed Test. Aspirants are required to type 2000 words in English in 15 minutes on a computer. DEST is conducted to test the typing speed of the candidate as most of the posts are clerical based jobs.

CPT: CPT stands for Computer Proficiency Test. It is conducted to check a candidate’s proficiency in word processing, Spreadsheets, and Generation of slides.

SSC CGL Syllabus 2020

SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus 2020

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus: Number System, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Fractions and Decimals, Circle and its chords, tangents, Percentage, Angles subtended by chords of a circle, Ratio & Proportion, Common tangents to two or more circles, Square roots, Triangle, Averages, Quadrilaterals, Interest, Regular Polygons, Profit and Loss, Right Prism, Discount, Right Circular Cone, Partnership Business, Right Circular Cylinder, Mixture and Alligation, Sphere & Hemispheres, Time and distance, Rectangular, parallelepiped, Time & Work, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Degree and Radian Measures, Graphs of Linear Equations, Standard Identities, Trigonometry, Complementary Angles, Bar diagram & Pie chart, Heights and Distances, Geometry and Mensuration, Histogram, Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Frequency polygon.

General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus: analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, 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, 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, if any.

English Language & Comprehension Syllabus: Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Sentence Improvement, Error Detection, Fill In The Blanks, Cloze Test, Synonyms, Antonyms, Narration, Voice, Para Jumble, Sentence Arrangement, and Reading Comprehension, etc.

General Awareness Syllabus: History, Arts & Culture Of India, Geography, Economy, Polity, General Science ie Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Current Affairs, Books & Authors, Sports, Important Days & Themes, Important Schemes, Portfolios, People In News & Static Gk.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2020

Paper-I (Quantitative Abilities) Syllabus: computation of 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, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallele piped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

Paper-II (English Language & Comprehension): 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.

Paper-III (Statistics): Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data, Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion- Common measures 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.

Paper IV (General Studies-Finance and Economics): 

Part A: Finance and Accounts (80 marks):

Financial Accounting, Basic concepts of accounting.

Part B: Economics And Governance (120 marks): Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility, Finance Commission-Role and functions, Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics, Theory of Demand and Supply, Theory of Production and cost, Forms of Market and price determination in different markets, Indian Economy, Economic Reforms in India, Money and Banking, Role of Information Technology in Governance.

Note: The level for paper 1 will be of matriculation level, paper II will be of 10+2 level or intermediate level and paper III and paper IV will be of graduation level.

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