SSC CGL

The Scheme of the Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:

Tier-I

General Intelligence & Reasoning:-

It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, 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 etc.

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 every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Numerical Aptitute:-

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 of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers. It will test sense of order among numbers, ability to translate from one name to another, sense or order of magnitude, estimation or prediction of the outcome of computation, selection of an appropriate operation for the solution of real life problems and knowledge of alternative computation procedures to find answers. The questions would also be based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical computation (The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).

English Comprehension:-

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

TIER-II

Paper-I

Arithmetic Ability:-

This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental Arithmetical Operations, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Use of Table and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time etc.

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 error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words, etc. There will be a question on passages and omprehension of passages also. (The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).

TIER-III

Paper-III

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

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

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 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.

MATHEMATICS:-

MATHEMATICS

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: