SSC CGL Syllabus 2026 and Exam Pattern
The SSC CGL syllabus below is taken from the official notification, together with the exam pattern set by SSC. Use it to plan your preparation subject by subject, then check yourself with our free mock tests.
SSC CGL exam pattern
As per the official SSC notification: Tier-I (CBT)
| Section / subject | Questions | Marks | Section time |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 200 | 60 minutes |
- Time: 60 minutes (each section has its own timer)
- Marking: +2 for each correct answer, −0.5 for each wrong answer
- From 2026 each section has its own 15-minute timer; unused time does not carry over.
- A wrong answer costs 0.50 mark; scores of different shifts are normalised.
SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural analogy
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural classification
- Semantic, number and figural series
- Coding and decoding
- Numerical and symbolic operations
- Trends
- Space orientation and visualisation
- Venn diagrams
- Drawing inferences
- Punched hole / pattern folding and unfolding
- Figural pattern folding and completion
- Embedded figures
- Word building
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Emotional and social intelligence
- Indexing, address, date and city matching
- Classification of centre codes / roll numbers
General Awareness
- Current events
- History and culture
- Geography
- Economic scene
- General policy and polity
- Everyday science and scientific research
- India and its neighbouring countries
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number system: whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relations between numbers
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages
- Simple and compound interest, profit and loss, discount
- Partnership, mixture and alligation
- Time and distance, time and work
- Algebra: basic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations
- Geometry: centres of a triangle, congruence and similarity, circles, chords and tangents
- Mensuration: triangle, quadrilaterals, polygons, circle, prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, cuboid, pyramid
- Trigonometry: ratios, complementary angles, standard identities, heights and distances
- Data: histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart
English Comprehension
- Understanding correct English
- Basic comprehension
- Writing ability
The English part is of 10th standard; the other three parts are of graduation level.
SSC CGL Tier-II (Paper-I) Syllabus
Mathematical Abilities
- Number system: whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relations between numbers
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages
- Simple and compound interest, profit and loss, discount
- Partnership, mixture and alligation
- Time and distance, time and work
- Algebra: basic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations
- Geometry: centres of a triangle, congruence and similarity, circles, chords and tangents
- Mensuration: triangle, quadrilaterals, polygons, circle, prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, cuboid, pyramid
- Trigonometry: ratios, complementary angles, standard identities, heights and distances
- Statistics and probability: tables and graphs, mean, median, mode, standard deviation, simple probability
Reasoning and General Intelligence
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural analogy
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural classification
- Semantic, number and figural series
- Coding and decoding
- Numerical and symbolic operations
- Trends
- Space orientation and visualisation
- Venn diagrams
- Drawing inferences
- Punched hole / pattern folding and unfolding
- Figural pattern folding and completion
- Embedded figures
- Word building
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Emotional and social intelligence
English Language and Comprehension
- Spot the error, fill in the blanks
- Synonyms, homonyms, antonyms
- Spellings / misspelt words
- Idioms and phrases, one-word substitution
- Improvement of sentences
- Active and passive voice
- Direct and indirect narration
- Shuffling of sentence parts and of sentences
- Cloze passage
- Comprehension passage
- Vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure
Three or more passages for comprehension: one from a book or story, the others from a current-affairs report or editorial.
General Awareness
- Current events
- History and culture
- Geography
- Economic scene
- General policy and polity
- Everyday science and scientific research
- India and its neighbouring countries
Computer Knowledge
- Organisation of a computer, CPU, input/output devices, memory, backup devices, ports
- Windows Explorer and keyboard shortcuts
- Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Internet, browsing, downloading/uploading, e-mail, e-banking
- Networking devices and protocols
- Cyber security: hacking, viruses, worms, Trojans and prevention
SSC CGL Tier-II (Paper-II: Statistics, for the JSO post) Syllabus
Statistics
- Collection, classification and presentation of data
- Measures of central tendency; quartiles, deciles, percentiles
- Measures of dispersion
- Moments, skewness and kurtosis
- Correlation and regression
- Probability theory, Bayes' theorem
- Random variables and distributions (binomial, Poisson, normal, exponential)
- Sampling theory
- Statistical inference and tests of hypothesis (Z, t, chi-square, F)
- Analysis of variance
- Time series analysis
- Index numbers
How to use this syllabus
- Tick off each topic as you finish it, section by section.
- Practise under the real time limit; the pattern above shows the time and negative marking.
- Take a free SSC CGL mock test
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Official source (SSC CGL 2026 notice, paras 13.10–13.11 (indicative syllabus)): ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/No…