SSC CGL Syllabus 2018-19: Tier I, II, III & IV with Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Tier – I, Tier – II, Tier – III and Tier – IV Exam Pattern 2018-19

• Tier –I objective exam will be of 60 minutes duration in online mode.
• Tier –II objective exam will consist of 4 papers, each paper will be of 60 minutes duration in online mode.
• Tier – III descriptive exam will be of 60 minutes duration in pen and paper mode.
• There will be no sectional cut-off.

SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier – I, Tier – II, Tier – III and Tier – IV Syllabus

SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier - I Complete Syllabus

• There is negative marking in SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam. 0.5 marks will be deducted from every question that is attempted wrong by a candidate in all the sections.
• The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped and suffering from Cerebral Palsy.

Subject-wise Detailed Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier – I 2018-19 Exam

• History: Facts about Harappa Civilization; Vedic culture; Name of the Kings who built important ancient Temples and Institutions like Nalanda; Chronology of Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom Movement and their leaders.
• Geography: India and its neighboring countries; Famous Sea port and Airport and their location; important institution of world and India and their locations like BRICS, World Bank, IMF and RBI etc.
• Economy: Terminology of Budget (like National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit and many more); Five Year Plan and its importance; Famous persons in economy; Institutions and their importance like RBI, SEBI etc.
• Biology: Important Inventions and their inventor; Important and Interesting facts about human body parts; Nutrition in Animals and Plants; Diseases and their causes like Bacteria; Viruses and Protozoa; Last four chapter of NCERT of Class 12th for environment.
• Polity: Supreme Court; Meaning of Write; Election of President and his functions; Important constitution bodies like CAG; Facts about parliament; Fundamental Duties; Governor and his functions; State legislature; Major Constitutional amendments and their importance; Official Language; Emergency Provisions; National political parties and their symbols.
• Chemistry: Chemical Properties of Substance and their uses; SI units; Chemical Name of Important substances like Plaster of Paris etc.; Chemical Change and Physical Change; Properties of Gases; Surface Chemistry; Chemistry in Everyday life.
• Physics: Important inventions and their inventor; S.I. units; Motion; Sound; light; Wave; Energy; Electricity.
• Computer: Development of computers; Input and output devices; Memory.
• Miscellaneous: Population Census; Important books and their writers; First sports achievement for India and world like first Olympic, first Asian Game etc.; State Animals and Symbols; Awards and their importance; Name of the Scientist who got Noble prize for important discoveries.

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• One Word Substitution
• Sentence Completion
• Spotting Errors
• Sentence improvement
• Idioms & Phrases
• Spelling Test
• Reading comprehension

SSC CGL Tier - II Complete Syllabus 2018-19

• Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all posts.
• 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.
• 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.
• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks 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.
• Questions in Paper-I will be of Matriculation Level, Paper-II of 10+2 Level and in Paper-III and Paper-IV of Graduation Level.
• The exam duration is 2 hours and 40 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

Subject-wise Detailed Syllabus of SSC CGL Tier – II 2018-19 Exam

Paper – I: Quantitative Abilities

Paper – II: English Language & Comprehension

• Spotting the error
• Fill in the blanks
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Spelling/detecting miss-spelt words
• Idioms & phrases
• One word substitution
• Improvement of sentences
• Active/passive voice of verbs
• Conversion into direct/indirect narration
• Shuffling of sentence parts
• Shuffling of sentences in a passage
• Close passage
• Comprehension passage

Paper – III: Statistics (For Junior Statistical Officer)

• Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data: Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.
• Measures of Central Tendency: Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
• Measures of Dispersion: Common measures dispersion – range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.
• Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis: Different types of moments and their relationship; the meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.
• 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 correlations (For three variables only).
• Probability Theory: Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; 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 variables (discrete).
• Sampling Theory: Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, 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); and 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 one-way classified data and 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.

Paper-IV: General Studies-Finance and Economics (Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer)

Part A: Finance and Accounts - (80 marks):

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

Part B: Economics and Governance - (120 marks)

• Comptroller & Auditor General of India - Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility
• Finance Commission - Role and functions
• Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics - Definition, scope and nature of Economics, Methods of economic study and Central problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve
• Theory of Demand and Supply - Meaning and determinants of demand, Law of demand and Elasticity of demand, Price, income and cross elasticity; Theory of consumer’s behaviour - 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 and Laws of returns to scale.
• Forms of Market and price determination in different markets - Various forms of markets - Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly ad Price determination in these markets
• Indian Economy –

1. Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors - Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth;
2. National Income of India - Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income
3. Population - Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth
4. Poverty and unemployment - Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment
5. Infrastructure - Energy, Transportation, Communication

• Economic Reforms in India - Economic reforms since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment
• Money and Banking -

1. Monetary/ Fiscal policy - Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/ RRB/ Payment Banks
2. Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments
3. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003

• Role of Information Technology in Governance

SSC CGL Tier - III Exam Complete Syllabus 2018-19

• This exam will be bilingual means, Hindi/ English as per the choice filled by the candidate earlier at times of application filling.
• The questions are based on 10+2 level.
• The exam is qualifying in nature. At least 33% should be scored by the candidate to qualify this particular tier, rest is dependent on cut-offs.
• The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.

SSC CGL Tier - IV Exam Complete Syllabus 2018-19

• Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) at 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on Computer is specifically for the post of Tax Assistants (Central Excise & Income Tax).
• The “Data Entry Speed Test” Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes.
• This test will be of qualifying nature and is used to check the typing speed of the candidate.
• DEST will be conducted in the manner decided by the Commission for the purpose.
  • Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) candidates opting for the post of Tax Assistant in CBDT are exempted for appearing in Skill Test. OH candidates opting for post of Tax Assistant in CBEC are not exempted from Skill Test.
  • Hearing Handicapped (HH) and Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates are not eligible for exemption from the Skill Test. VH candidates will be allowed additional compensatory time of 5 minutes in DEST. Only those VH candidates who opt for scribes in the written examination will be provided passage reader at the time of Skill Test.

• The Commission will hold CPT, comprising three modules –
  • Word Processing,
  • Spread Sheet and
  • Generation of Slides

• The test will be conducted for the post of
  • 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.
• CPT will be of qualifying nature.
• The CPT will be conducted in the manner decided by the Commission for the purpose. No exemption from CPT is allowed for any category of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates.