SSC Syllabus

SSC Syllabus – The Staff Selection Commission sets the SSC exam pattern and syllabus of all the exams. The aim is to give candidates a clear idea about the Staff Selection Commission syllabus and exam pattern for all exams and provide them with SSC study materials.

The SSC conducts exams annually to recruit candidates in various departments, organizations, offices under Govt. of India. The SSC Syllabus for most of the exams keeps changing at an interval of a few years. Candidates need to have updated data on the SSC Exams before going ahead with the application form filling.

Hence, this article will help the candidates understand the SSC syllabus and the latest SSC exam pattern properly. Candidates appearing for exams conducted by the Staff Selection Commission can download the latest SSC Syllabus PDF provided in the article.

The SSC Syllabus and exam pattern for the following Exams are discussed below:

SSC CGL
SSC CPO
SSC CHSL
SSC JE
SSC GD
SSC MTS
SSC Stenographer

SSC CGL Syllabus

Before getting into the SSC Syllabus for the CGL exam, the Exam Pattern needs to be understood.

The SSC CGL Exam will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

Tier I- Computer Based Examination
Tier II- Computer Based Examination
Tier III- Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
Tier IV- Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification.

The table below gives an idea about the SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

Tier	Subject	No. of questions	Maximum Marks	Time allowed
Tier I	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 Minutes (Total) For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 80 Minutes.
	General Awareness	25	50
	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
	English Comprehension	25	50
Tier II	Paper 1- Quantitative abilities	100	200	120 Minutes (for each Paper) For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 160 Minutes
	Paper 2- English language & Comprehension	200	200
	Paper 3- Statistics	100	200
	Paper 4- General Studies(Finance & Economics)	100	200

Tier III SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

Tier

Mode of Exam

Scheme of Exam

Maximum marks

Time allowed

Tier III

Pen and Paper mode

Descriptive Paper in Hindi/English

(Writing of Essays, Precis, Applications, etc.)

100

60 Minutes

For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 80 Minutes

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier I

Tier I comprises four sections-

General Intelligence & Reasoning
General Awareness
Quantitative Aptitude/ SSC maths syllabus
English Comprehension skills

English Comprehension skills

General Intelligence & Reasoning

General Awareness

Quantitative Aptitude

Synonyms & Antonyms,

One Word Substitution, Vocab and grammar skills, Spotting the errors, Reading comprehension,
Sentence Rearrangement/Para Jumbles

Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Classification,

Symbolic/Number Classification,

Space Visualization,

Venn Diagrams,

Drawing inferences

History- Harappa Civilization, Vedic culture, Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom movement and their leaders,

Geography- about countries and their geographical details, Famous seaports and airports and their location.

General Knowledge, current affairs

Number System Problems

Percentage.

Ratio & Proportion,

Square roots,

Averages,

Interest,

Complementary angles,

Heights and Distances,

Histogram,

Data analysis

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II

The SSC CGL syllabus for Tier II will have 4 papers-

Quantitative Aptitude
English Language & Comprehension
Statistics
General Studies- Finance & Economics-

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

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language & Comprehension

Statistics

General Studies- Finance & Economics-

Number System Problems

Percentage,

Time and distance,

Time & Work,

Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra

Active and Passive Voice

Direct and indirect Speech conversion and narration,

Shuffling of sentence parts in passages,

Comprehension passage.

Data distribution, calculation, a diagrammatic representation of data, Moments and relationships- skewness, kurtosis

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

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier III

The main aim of this Tier III exam is to evaluate the candidates’ language proficiency, grammar knowledge, vocabulary usage and writing skills in English/Hindi.

The topics for this exam can be related to current affairs and sensitive matters like- Demonetization, women empowerment, Terrorism, Right to equality, freedom of women in a country like India, etc.

Candidates need to write precis, application, letters, essays, passages as a part of the qualification for this exam.

Staff Selection Commission Syllabus for CGL Tier-IV

The syllabus for the SSC CGL Tier-IV exam is as follows:

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

Important Pointers for SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

The Commission reserves the right to make changes in the scheme of examination.
As per the SSC exam pattern for the CGL exam, in Tier-I, there will be a negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer
In Tier-II, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper-IV.
In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.
As per the SSC CGL Exam Pattern, in Tier-II, Paper-III will be for only those candidates who apply for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for this Post/ Paper.
In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
The SSC CGL Exam Pattern has Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification that is conducted as per the provisions of the notice of examination.

SSC CPO Syllabus

The SSC exam syllabus and paper pattern information for the Central Police Organization (CPO) exam is covered in this section.

The SSC CPO Exam has a pattern which consists of:

Paper-I
Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)
Paper-II
Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

The detailed SSC CPO Exam Pattern is as follows:

Paper	Subject	No of questions	Total Marks	Duration
Paper 1	General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50	02 hours
	General Knowledge & General Awareness	50	50
	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
	English Comprehension	50	50
Paper 2	English language & Comprehension	200	200	02 hours

SSC CPO Syllabus for Paper I covers the same topics as in SSC Syllabus for the CGL examination.

The SSC Exam syllabus for CPO Paper-II covers English Language & Comprehension. The topics that need to be focused while preparing for Paper II are as mentioned below.

SSC CPO Syllabus for Paper-II

English Language & Comprehension

Error recognition, filling in the blanks (using verbs, prepositions, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases, and Idiomatic use of Words, comprehension etc.

SSC CPO Exam Pattern- Salient Points:

As per the SSC CPO Exam Pattern, the questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type.
Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts-I, II and III of Paper-I.
As per the SSC Exam Pattern, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I & Paper-II.
The Commission at its discretion may fix qualifying marks in Paper-I, Paper-II and any part(s) of Paper-I.
The Commission reserves the right to alter/ modify the scheme of examination.

SSC CHSL Syllabus

The SSC exam syllabus and paper pattern for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) is mentioned in this section.

The SSC CHSL Exam will consist of the following Pattern:

Computer-Based Examination (Tier-I)
Descriptive Paper (Tier-II)
Skill Test/ Typing Test (Tier-III)

he SSC Exam pattern for CHSL- Tier-IT

Part	Subject	No of questions	Total Marks	Duration
Part I	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	50	50	60 Minutes (80 Minutes for PwD candidates
Part II	General Intelligence	50	50
Part III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)/ SSC maths syllabus	50	50
Part IV	General Awareness	50	50

The SSC Exam pattern for CHSL- Tier II

Tier

Mode of Exam

Scheme of Exam

Maximum marks

Time allowed

Tier II

Pen and Paper mode

Descriptive Paper in Hindi/English

(Writing of Essays, Precis, Applications, etc.)

100

60 Minutes /Reserved candidates-

80 Minutes

The SSC Exam pattern for CHSL- Tier III

Category	Post	Exam description	Duration
Data Entry Skill test	Skill Test for Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions on Computer.	60 minutes/80 minutes for reserved candidates
Data Entry Skill test	Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG):	Speed of 15000 key depressions on Computer‟	60 minutes/80 minutes for reserved candidates
Typing Test	LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant	English typing speed- 35 words per minute Hindi typing speed- 30 words per minute	60 minutes/80 minutes for reserved candidates

The Staff Selection Commission Syllabus for the CHSL exam is again similar to the one in SSC CGL and CPO exam.

Given below is the brief of the SSC exam syllabus covered in the CHSL examination.

SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier I

General Intelligence/Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.	Reading Comprehension	History
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Culture
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Para Jumbles	Geography
Coding/Decoding	Permutation, Combination & Probability

SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier II

Essay Writing	Letter Writing
Application	Comprehension

SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier III

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill Test	Speed	Time
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage	The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

SSC GD Syllabus

The SSC Syllabus and exam pattern for the Constable in General Duty (GD) exam are discussed in this section.

The SSC GD Exam consists of a Computer-based mode which consists of one objective type paper containing 100 questions carrying 100 marks.

SSC GD Exam Pattern

Subject

No of questions

Total marks

Duration

Part A-

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Part B-

General Knowledge and General Awareness

Part C-

Elementary Mathematics

Part D-

English/ Hindi

90 minutes

Frequently Asked Question – SSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Q.1. What are the subjects covered in the SSC syllabus of various SSC exams?

Ans. English, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General Awareness are common subjects covered in SSC syllabus of Staff Selection Commission exams. However, there are exams in SSC that require candidates to have professional knowledge as well. A detailed list of subjects along with the topics covered is given in the syllabus page of respective exams.

Q.2. Is there a negative marking in the SSC exam?

Ans. Yes, some of the SSC exams do have negative marking schemes like SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, and JE penalise candidates for wrong attempts but SSC GD follows no such scheme. Details related to the number of marks a candidate will lose for the wrong answer are given on SSC syllabus page.

Q.3. What is the minimum education qualification for all SSC exams?

Ans. All the SSC Exams have different requirements for the educational qualification of the candidates. The academic qualification for the various posts in SSC are as follows: SSC CGL – A Graduation Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks. SSC JE – A degree or Diploma in Engineering relevant to the post applied for (no minimum percentage specified) SSC CHSL – A 12th pass certificate from any board or university (no minimum percentage specified) SSC GD – A 10th Pass certificate from a recognized board (no minimum percentage specified) SSC CPO – A Graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognized university (no minimum percentage specified)

SSC MTS Syllabus

The SSC MTS Exam Pattern and syllabus are discussed in this section. The SSC MTS exam consists of two papers: SSC MTS Paper I and SSC MTS Paper-II. SSC MTS Paper I is an objective type online mode examination consisting of 100 questions in total. It consists of four sections i.e. General Awareness, General Reasoning and Intelligence, English, and Numerical Aptitude. Each section in the paper I is of 25 marks carrying 25 questions (1 mark for each question). There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks on each wrong attempt. Candidates are required to obtain the minimum qualifying marks to be called for the next round. SSC MTS Paper-II is a descriptive type offline examination of 50 marks. Candidates have to write a short essay or letter to pass the elementary language test. The Staff selection commission releases the SSC MTS syllabus along with the notification every year. SSC MTS syllabus is largely the same every year.

SSC Stenographer Syllabus

The SSC Stenographer exam pattern and syllabus are important to understand before starting with the preparation.

The SSC Stenographer exam consists of two stages:

Computer Based Test
Skill Test

The exam pattern of the SSC Stenographer CBT exam is as mentioned below.

SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern CBT
Stenographer CBT Sections	Number of Questions	Max Marks
General Awareness	50	50
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50
English Language & Comprehension	100	100
Total	200	200