Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II

Exam 2017
The SSC CGL Tier I exam are over today (i.e 23rd August 2017). Staff Selection
Commission has successfully conducted the Combined Graduate Level Examination,
2017 (Tier-I) from 5th August 2017 to 23rd August 2017 in 3 different shifts each day. A
total of 3026599 aspirants have registered for SSC CGL 2017 Exam. The exam was
conducted in 43 Batches for 2663073 students in which 1402331 students have actually
given the examination (average attendance 52.66%). Based on your performance of SSC
CGL Tier I Exam, you can easily figure out if you will make it to the Tier 2 of SSC CGL
exam this year. The SSC CGL Tier II Exam will tentatively take place on 10th & 11th
November 2017. So now is the time for you to start preparing for the Tier II exam. Here
is the detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Exam 2017.

This article will provide you the entire syllabus, chapters, sub-topics, weightage, mark-
distribution, online study material, etc. To check your progress & evaluate your
preparation, you can take SSC Online Exams.

Now let us take a look at some important things that you should know about the SSC CGL
Exam 2017:

 Paper I & II are compulsory for all the categories of posts while paper III & IV are
for some specific post.
 The marks obtained by the candidates in Tier I & Tier II, together, would determine
the eligibility of the candidates to appear in Tier III & Tier IV of the CGL exam.
 The final merit of the successful candidates will depend on the total score obtained
by them in Tier I, Tier II and Tier III exams.

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  Tier III paper will comprise questions based on Essay/Passage and
Letter/Application writing.
 Tier IV exam will be of qualifying nature only.
 Tier-II of the examination consists of 4 papers in total.
 Duration of each paper is 2 hours.

Let us now go through the SSC CGL syllabus for Tier II Exam paper-by-paper and section-
by-section.

Complete SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Exam

Following is the SSC CGL Tier II Exam Pattern:

S. No. Subject No. of Marks Negative Difficulty

Qs. Marking Level
per
Qs
Paper Quantitative 100 200 0.50 10th+12th
1 Aptitude marks standard
level
Paper English 200 200 0.25 10+2 level
2 Language marks
Paper Statistics 100 200 0.50 Graduation
3 marks level
Paper Finance & 40 80 0.50 Graduation
4 Accounting marks level
Economics 60 120
& (Total (Total
Governance

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 = 100 =200
Qs.) Marks)

Detailed Exam Pattern for SSC CGL 2017 - All Tiers style

#1. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 1 -

Quantitative Aptitude

(1) Simplification

 Weightage: 3-6 Questions

 Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds &
Indices, Percentages etc.
 Tips: Simplification using BODMAS rule
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(2) Number Series

 Weightage: 0-2 Questions

 Scoring, Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
 Question Types: Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong
Term etc.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1

(3) Number System

 Weightage: 6-8 Questions

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  Could be tricky, Moderately time Consuming
 Question Types: Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM
& HCF.
 Tips: Divisibility Test Trick for Quick Calculations
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(4) Algebra

 Weightage: 5-9 Questions

 Scoring, Easy if Concepts Clear and Steps Followed, Could be Tricky, Time
Consuming.
 Question Types: Questions on Identities and Functions, Linear Equations in
One and Two or more Variables.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(5) Averages

 Weightage: 5-6 Questions

 Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money
Expenditure, Average Temperature etc. But the concept remains simple. We have
to use a single formula i.e. Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of Quantities
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(6) Percentages

 Weightage: 1-4 Questions

 Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: Calculation-oriented basic percentage.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2
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(7) Ratio & Proportion

 Weightage: 1-6 Questions

 Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo and
Dividendo, Direct & Indirect Proportions.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(8) Interest

 Weightage: 4-5 Questions

 Scoring, Easy if Formulas & Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time Consuming.
 Question Types: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixed Interest,
Installments.
 Tips: How to Quickly Find Rate of Simple Interest, Simple Interest for
Different Rates, Shortcut for Compound Interest Problems.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(9) Profit & Loss

 Weightage: 9-14 Questions

 Scoring, Easy if Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time Consuming.
 Question Types: Successive Selling type questions, Partnerships, Discount &
MP, Dishonest Dealings, Sales Tax, Mixture Problems.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(10) Time & Work

 Weightage: 6-7 Questions

 Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming

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  Question Types: Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns, etc.
 Tips: Shortcut for Time & Work.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(11) Time, Speed & Distance

 Weightage: 4-6 Questions

 Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
 Question Types: Relative Speed, Average Speed, Problems on Train, Boat &
Stream.
 Tips: How to Calculate Average Speed.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(12) Mensuration

 Weightage: 10-13 Questions

 Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible.
 Question Types: Area/Volume of Square, Rectangle, Trapezium, Parallelogram,
Rhombus, Circle, Semicircle, Triangle, Cone, Cylinder, Cube, Cuboid. Also,
Moulding from one shape to another etc.
 Tips: Quickest method for Mensuration.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(13) Geometry

 Weightage: 12-18 Questions

 Easy to Difficult, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: Lines and Angles, Triangles (Centres, Congruence, Similarity),
Circles (Chords, Tangents, Segments), Quadrilaterals, Coordinate Geometry

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 (Graphical representation of straight lines and Applications based on Coordinate
Systems)
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(14) Trigonometry

 Weightage: 7-10 Questions

 Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible.
 Question Types: Trigonometric Ratios and Identities, Maximum and Minimum
Values of Trigonometric functions, Circular Measures of Angles, Heights and
Distances
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(15) Data Interpretation

 Weightage: 5-7 Questions

 Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible
 Question Types: Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Miscellaneous
Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.
 Tips: Missing Data Problems, Tips for Line Graphs, Tips for Maximum-
Minimum Problems in DI
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(16) Mixtures & Alligations

 Weightage: 1-4 Questions

 Tricky, Time Consuming
 Question Types: Mixture of two or more entities/mixtures, dishonest dealings.
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  Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

#2. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 2 -

English Language

(1) Reading Comprehension

 Weightage: 30 Questions (2-4 Passages)

 Tougher than Tier-I RC, More Time Consuming than Tier-I RC, Moderate
Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: The passage will focus on topics like moral stories, economy,
business, social issues, etc. Fact and Inference based questions – easy to moderate,
Vocab & Theme based questions – easy to moderate.
 Tips: General Tips for RC, Tips for Economics & Banking based
passages, Tips for Style & Tone of RC
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(2) Verbal Ability (Para Jumbles and/or Sentence Jumbles)

 Weightage: 20 Questions
 Easy, Low to Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy possible.
 Question Types: Para Jumbles and/or sentence jumbles.
 Tips: 7 Tips for Solving Para Jumbles, Expert Tips to Solve Para
Jumbles.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(3) Grammar (Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Fill in the

Blanks)

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  Weightage: 12-15 Qs - Phrase replacement, 20 Qs - Error Spotting, 2-3 Qs -
Fill in the blanks.
 Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Less to Moderately Time Consuming,
Moderate Accuracy Possible.
 Question Types: Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction, Fill
in the Blanks.
 Topics Covered: Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Subject Verb Agreement,
Parallelism, Degrees of Comparison, Sentence Construction, Phrasal Verbs,
Pronouns, Adverbs, Non-Finite Verbs, Common Errors etc.
 Tips: 52 Tips for Error Spotting, Easy Tips for Grammar, General Tips
on Tenses, On Present Tenses, Using Common & Proper Nouns
correctly with Articles, Common Errors Made in Degrees of
Comparison, Gerunds, Difference between “its” and “it’s”, Non-Finite
Verbs with Examples.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(4) Vocabulary (Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting,

Phrase Replacement, Synonym/antonyms, etc.)

 Weightage: 10-12 Qs - Phrase Replacement, 2-3 Qs - Error Spotting, 3-4 Qs -

Fill in the blanks, 6-7 Qs - Synonym/antonym, 10 Qs - Phrase/idiom meaning, 3-
4 Qs - Spellings, 12 Qs - One Word Substitution
 Easy to Moderate Difficulty, Quick Solve based on Contextual usage, Moderate to
High Accuracy possible.
 Question Types: Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Cloze Test (single passage
with 5-10 questions), Fill in the Blanks (Double Blanks).
 Tips: 8 Tips to Master Cloze Test, 40 Important Words & Meanings, 51
Important Idioms & Phrases, 10 Tips to Master Synonyms.
 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2
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(5) Active Passive Voice and Direct Indirect Speech

 Weightage: 20 Qs - Active Passive Voice, 27-30 Qs - Direct Indirect Speech

 Easy to moderate, Tricky questions, High Accuracy Possible
 Question Types: Converting of voice and speech.
 Tips: Basics of Direct Indirect Speech

Make sure to try the simplest method of improving all your four English skills – Reading
Comprehension, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary & Grammar. Use:

English for Competitive Exams Modules

#3. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 3 -

Statistics

You have to appear for Paper 3 only if you have applied for the post of Statistical
Investigator (now known as Junior Statistical Officer. The exam will carry 200 marks
and comprise 100 questions. Each question would carry two marks and 0.50 marks
would be deducted for each wrong answer. This paper would be based on graduation
level questions from the following topics:

 Collection and Representation of Data: Methods of data collection,

frequency distributions, etc.
 Measures of Central Tendency: Common measures - mean, median and
mode, Partition Values - quartiles, deciles & percentiles.
 Measures of Dispersion: Measures of relative dispersion, Common measures -
range, quartile deviations, standard deviation & mean deviation.
 Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis: Meaning and different Measures of
skewness and kurtosis; Different types of moments and their relationship.

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  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 and different definitions of Probability,
Compound Probability, Conditional Probability, Independent events and 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 statistics,
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 0ne way & 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.
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#3. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 4 -
General Awareness

If you have applied for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO)/Assistant Accountant
Officer then only you have to appear for Paper-4. The paper would comprise two parts:
Finance & Accounts, and Economics & Governance. Following are the topics that are
covered under SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II General Awareness section.

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 4, Part A - Finance and

Accounting

 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, Bank Reconciliation,
ledgers, Journal, Books of original Entry, Rectification of Errors, Trial
Balance, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Manufacturing, Balance
Sheet Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation
Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Receipts and Payments and Income &
Expenditure Accounts, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self
Balancing Ledgers.

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 4, Part B - Economics and

Governance

 Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Roles and

responsibilities.
 Finance Commission-Role and functions.

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  Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics, Central
problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve and Methods of
economic study.
 Theory of Demand and Supply, Elasticity, Price, Income and cross elasticity,
Theory of consumer’s behavior - Marshallian approach and Indifference curve
approach, meaning and determinants of supply, Law of supply and Elasticity of
Supply.
 Theory of Production and cost Meaning and Factors of production, Laws of
production - Law of variable proportions 22 and Laws of returns to scale.
 Forms of Market and price determination in different markets.
 Indian Economy, Population, Poverty, Unemployment, Growth, Infrastructure,
etc.
 Economic Reforms in India since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation
and Disinvestment.
 Money and Banking.
 Role of Information Technology in Governance.

We hope that this detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II will help you understand the
nature and pattern of Tier II exam. If there's anything that you want to ask, or any topic
that you want to add to this syllabus, then please comment below. Here are some more
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