SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern
Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2024
SNo. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Allotted
1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50
2 General Awareness 25 50
A cumulative time of 60 minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
(1 hour)
4 English Comprehension 25 50
Total 100 200
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern
SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern
Sections Module Subject No. of Marks Weightage
Questions
Module-I Mathematical Abilities 30 23%
Section I
60*3 = 180
Reasoning and General 23%
(1 hour) Module-II 30
intelligence
English Language and 35%
Module-I 45
Comprehension
Section II 70*3 = 210
(1 hour) General Awareness 25 19%
Module-II
Module-I (15 min) Computer Knowledge Test 20 20*3 = 60 Qualifying
Section III
(30 min)
Module-II (15 min) Data Entry Speed Test One Data Entry Task Qualifying
SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern
Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2024
SNo. Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Allotted
1 General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50
2 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
A cumulative time of 60 minutes
3 General Awareness 25 50
(1 hour)
4 English Comprehension 25 50
Total 100 200
General Intelligence and Reasoning
SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- General Intelligence and Reasoning
1. Analogies
2. Similarities and differences
3. Space visualization
4. Spatial orientation
5. Problem-solving
6. Analysis
7. Judgment
8. Blood Relations
9. Decision making
10. Visual memory
11. Discrimination
12. Observation
13. Relationship concepts
14. Arithmetical reasoning
15. Figural classification
16. Arithmetic number series
17. Non-verbal series
18. Coding and decoding
19. Statement conclusion
20. Syllogistic reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude
SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- Quantitative Aptitude
1. Computation of whole numbers
2. Decimals
3. Fractions
4. Relationships between numbers
5. Profit and Loss
6. Discount
7. Partnership Business
8. Mixture and Allegation
9. Time and distance
10. Time & Work
11. Percentage
12. Ratio & Proportion
13. Square roots
14. Averages
15. Interest
16. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
17. Graphs of Linear Equations
18. Triangle and its various kinds of centres
19. Congruence and similarity of triangles
20. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common
tangents to two or more circles
21. Triangle
22. Quadrilaterals
23. Regular Polygons
24. Right Prism
25. Right Circular Cone
26. Right Circular Cylinder
27. Sphere
28. Heights and Distances
29. Histogram
30. Frequency polygon
31. Bar diagram & Pie chart
32. Hemispheres
33. Rectangular Parallelepiped
34. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
35. Trigonometric ratio
36. Degree and Radian Measures
37. Standard Identities
38. Complementary angles
General Awareness
General Awareness Syllabus
1. India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography,
Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research
2. Science
3. Current Affairs
4. Books and Authors
5. Sports
6. Important Schemes
7. Important Days
8. Portfolio
9. People in News
10. Static GK
English Language
SSC CGL Tier-I Syllabus- English Language
1. Idioms and Phrases
2. One word Substitution
3. Sentence Correction
4. Error Spotting
5. Fill in the Blanks
6. Spellings Correction
7. Reading Comprehension
8. Synonyms-Antonyms
9. Active Passive
10. Sentence Rearrangement
11. Sentence Improvement
12. Cloze test
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern
SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern
Sections Module Subject No. of Marks Weightage
Questions
Module-I Mathematical Abilities 30 23%
Section I 60*3 = 180
Reasoning and General 23%
(1 hour) Module-II 30
intelligence
English Language and 35%
Module-I 45
Section II Comprehension
70*3 = 210
(1 hour) General Awareness 25 19%
Module-II
Module-I (15 min) Computer Knowledge Test 20 20*3 = 60 Qualifying
Section III
(30 min) Module-II Data Entry Speed Test One Data Entry Task Qualifying
(15 min)
Module-I of Session-I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities)
Topics Sub-topics
1. Computation of Whole Number
2. Decimal and Fractions
Number Systems
3. Relationship between numbers
1. Percentages
2. Ratio and Proportion
3. Square roots
4. Averages
5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
Fundamental arithmetical
6. Profit and Loss
operations
7. Discount
8. Partnership Business
9. Mixture and Alligation
10. Time and distance
11. Time and work
1. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple
problems)
Algebra
2. Graphs of Linear Equations
1. Similarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its
various kinds of centres
2. Congruence and similarity of triangles
Geometry
3. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle,
common tangents to two or more circles.
1. Triangle
2. Quadrilaterals
3. Regular Polygons
4. Circle
5. Right Prism
6. Right Circular Cone
Mensuration
7. Right Circular Cylinder
8. Sphere
9. Hemispheres
10. Rectangular Parallelepiped
11. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
1. Trigonometry
2. Trigonometric ratios
3. Complementary angles
Trigonometry
4. Height and distances (simple problems only)
5. Standard Identities
1. Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram,
Pie-chart
Statistics and probability 2. Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation
3. Calculation of simple probabilities
Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)
Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)
1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends
3. Figural Analogy
4. Space Orientation
5. Semantic Classification
6. Venn Diagrams
7. Symbolic/ Number
8. Classification
9. Drawing inferences
10. Figural Classification
11. Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
12. Semantic Series
13. Figural Pattern folding and completion
14. Number Series
15. Embedded figures
16. Figural Series
17. Critical Thinking
18. Problem-Solving
19. Emotional Intelligence
20. Word Building
21. Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Numerical operations
24. Other sub-topics, if any.
Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language And Comprehension)
1. Vocabulary
2. English Grammar
3. Sentence structure
4. Spot the Error
5. Fill in the Blanks,
6. Synonyms/Homonyms
7. Antonyms
8. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
9. Idioms & Phrases
10. One word substitution
11. Improvement of Sentences,
12. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
13. Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
14. Shuffling of Sentence parts
15. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
16. Cloze Passage
17. Comprehension Passage- To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given and questions based
on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other
two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on a report or an editorial.
Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness)
Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness)
1. India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene,
General Policy & Scientific Research
2. Science
3. Current Affairs
4. Books and Authors
5. Sports
6. Important Schemes
7. Important Days & Dates
8. Portfolio
9. People in News
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)
Topics Sub-Topics
1. Organization of a computer
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
3. Input/ output devices
4. Computer memory
5. Memory organization
Computer Basics
6. Back-up devices
7. PORTs
8. Windows Explorer
9. Keyboard shortcuts
Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS
Software
Excel and Power Point etc
Working with the Internet and Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail
Account, e-Banking
e-mails
Basics of networking and cyber Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like
security hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures
