SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 Tier 1 2 3 4 Exam Pattern Download PDF

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Check SSC CHSL Syllabus and exam pattern here

There are four papers in 2nd Tier.

• Paper-I & II are compulsory for all the categories of posts.
• Paper-III is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator.
• Paper IV is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO)/Assistant Accounts Officer(AAO).

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SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 of Tier 2 exam

Paper-1 :

Quantitative Ability :

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The syllabus of this one will have questions based on following:
Note: The number of questions in a section may increase or decrease as decided by SSC.
Topic-wise Distribution:

i. Simplification: 3-6 Qs.
Fraction, BODMAS, Surds & Indices, Roots, Approximation, Percentages, Fractions, Decimal etc.

ii. Number System: 6-8 Qs.
LCM/HCF, Divisibility / Remainder, Factors & Multiples etc.

iii. Percentage: 2-4 Qs.
Questions involving increase / decrease etc. percentages.

iv. Average: 5-6 Qs.
Finding Average of Numbers / Height / Age / Speed / Marks / Weight etc.

v. Ratio & Proportion: 1-6 Qs. Simple & Compound Ratio and Direct / Indirect Proportions, Componendo and Dividendo.

vi. Alligations & Mixture: 1-4 Qs.
Two or Three entities Mixture problems.

vii. Interest: 3-5 Qs.
Simple & Compound interest, Mixed Interest, Installments.

viii. Data Interpretation: 5-7 Qs.
Involves questions on Table, Pie chart, Bar / Line Graph, Various graphics involving terms, Missing data types, Histogram, Frequency Polygon etc.

ix. Profit & Loss: 8-12 Qs.
Profit & Loss in Buying selling & its percentages, Successive Selling, Partnerships, dishonest dealing, Discount, Gains, Prices, Sales Tax.

x. Time Speed & Distance: 4-6 Qs.
Average / relative / Uniform speed, Questions on Trains, boat & train.

xi. Time & Work: 5-7 Qs.
Wages, Pipes & Cistern, Work Efficiency, questions like Time taken by X people in doing a work etc.

xii. Number Series: 0-1 Qs.
Series Completion, Finding Wrong / Missing term.

xiii. Trigonometry: 8-10 Qs.
Trigonometric ratios and Identities, Height and Distances etc. Trigonometric function’s values Max. & Min., Measurement of Angles.

xiv. Geometry: 12-17 Qs.
Triangles & their Congruency, Centres, Similarity; Quadrilateral, Circle (tangent, Chords, Segment), Co-ordinate geometry, Degree & Radian measures, Complementary Angles etc.

xv. Algebra: 4-9 Qs.
Linear Equations, Functions, Quadratic/Algebraic Identities.

xvi. Mensuration: 10-12 Qs.
Problems on Sphere, Hemi-sphere, Rectangular Parallelopiped, Prism, Trapezium, Square, Rectangle, Rhombus, Semi-Circle, Circles, common tangents to two or more circles Circle chords, angles subtended by chords of a circle, Cylinder, Cone, Right Circular Cone, Cube, Cuboid, Parallalogram, Right Circular cylinder, Triangle, Pyramid with triangular or square base, Regular Polygons, Quadrilaterals etc.

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 of Tier 2 – Paper-2

i. Comprehension Passage: 30 Qs.
Passage can be asked from any topic like Economy, Business, Moral Stories, Social Issues etc. The paragraphs are usually longer and candidate have to read it to give answer to one questions. This time to solve and requires practice and trick. Questions includes finding the best answer, meaning, false/true etc.

ii. Para Jumbles (Ordering of Sentences): 20 Qs.
Arranging of sentence parts in proper order.

iii. Direct / Indirect Speech: 25 Qs.
Questions on Narration of Direct / Indirect Speech.

iv. Active Passive Voices: 20 Qs.

v. Sentence Improvement: 10-15 Qs.

vi. Phrase / Idiom / One Word Substitution: 20-25 questions
Choosing one word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

vii. Spelling Error: 2-3 Qs.
Finding one word out of given which is correctly spelt.

viii. Synonym / Antonym: 6 Qs.

ix. Common Error / Sentence Error: 20 Qs.
Finding error in the part of a sentence.

x. Cloze Test / Fill in the blanks from paragraph: 25-30 questions
Fill the blanks in a passage or sentence, involves knowledge of Grammar / vocabulary based questions.
Important topics for questions: Verbs, Tense, conjunctions, prepositions

The standard of the questions in English will be of 10+2 level). SSC may increase / decrease no. of questions asked from any topic.

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 of Tier 2 Paper-3:

This paper is only for Statistical Investigator or Junior Statistical Officer post. There are 100 questions in this paper carrying 200 marks. 2 marks are assigned to each question while wrong answer gets -0.50 mark. The questions are of graduation level.
Statistics for Investigator Grade-II, Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation & Compiler in RGI.
Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data – Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of central tendency – mean
median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion – range, quartile
deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.
Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of moments and their
relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness
and kurtosis.
Correlation and Regression – 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).
Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability;
Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes’
theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions – 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).
Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic,
Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability 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.
Statistical Inference – 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.
Analysis of Variance – Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way
classified data.
Time Series Analysis – Components of time series, Determinations of trend
component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different
methods.
Index Numbers – 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 Syllabus 2024 of Tier 2 Paper IV:

General Studies (Finance and Economics) for the post of Assistant Audit Officer in Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG.

Part A: Finance and Accounts-(80 marks)
1. Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting.
Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic
concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry,
Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors,
Manufacturing, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Balance Sheet
Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting,
Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Receipts and Payments
and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self Balancing Ledgers.

Part B: Economics and Governance-(120 marks)
2. Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Role and
responsibility
3. Finance Commission-Role and functions
4. Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics
Definition, scope and nature of Economics, Methods of economic study and Central
problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve
5. Theory of Demand and Supply
Meaning and determinants of demand, Law of demand and Elasticity of demand,
Price, income and cross elasticity; Theory of consumer’s behaviour-Marshallian
approach and Indifference curve approach, Meaning and determinants of supply,
Law of supply and Elasticity of Supply.
6. Theory of Production and cost
Meaning and Factors of production; Laws of production- Law of variable proportions and Laws of returns to scale.
7. Forms of Market and price determination in different markets
Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition
and Oligopoly ad Price determination in these markets
8. Indian Economy
Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors-Role of Agriculture, Industry
and Services-their problems and growth;
National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of
measuring national income
Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth
Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and
incidence of unemployment
Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication
9. Economic Reforms in India
Economic reforms sice 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and
Disinvestment
10. Money and Banking
Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of
commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks
Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003
11. Role of Information Technology in Governance.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The questions in Paper 1 of exam will be of 10th class level, Paper-II of 10+2 level and Paper-III of graduation level.

SSC CGL Tier IV: CPT / DEST Syllabus / Pattern

Skill Test is conducted for tax assistant posts in Central Excise & Income Tax. CPT is conducted for Assistants in CSS.
Data Entry Speed Test (DEST): speed of data entry must be 8,000 Key Depression/hr. on Computer.
Data Entry Speed Skill Test at 2000 key depressions in 15 min will be tested and candidates will have to qualify it as it will be of qualifying nature.
All candidates have to appear for document verification. Candidates have to submit their documents at this time.