Syllabus
SSC CGL Syllabus
What SSC CGL tests in each tier, from the indicative syllabus in SSC’s 2026 notice.
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OfficialPublished by the conducting body.Notice of Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026
This is the CGL 2026 notice, the latest SSC has published. When the CGL 2027 notice comes out we will check this page against it.
Level of the questions
| Part | Level |
|---|---|
| Tier-I Reasoning, General Awareness, English Comprehension | Graduation |
| Tier-I Quantitative Aptitude | Class 10 |
| Tier-II Mathematical Abilities | Matriculation (Class 10) |
| Tier-II English Language and Comprehension | Class 12 (10+2) |
| Tier-II Paper-II and Paper-III | Graduation |
SSC calls this an indicative syllabus: it shows the ground the questions cover. The tables below shorten SSC’s topic lists; the notice has every topic in full.
Tier-I
| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Verbal and non-verbal reasoning: analogies, classification, number and figural series, coding-decoding, Venn diagrams, syllogisms, space visualisation, paper folding and punched holes, embedded figures, critical thinking |
| General Awareness | Current events, everyday science, and India and its neighbours: history, culture, geography, the economy, general policy and scientific research |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Number system, percentage, ratio, averages, interest, profit and loss, mixtures, time and work, time and distance, school algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, heights and distances, charts and graphs |
| English Comprehension | Understanding correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability |
Tier-II, Paper-I
| Part | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Mathematical Abilities | Number systems, arithmetic (percentages, ratio, averages, interest, profit and loss, mixtures, time and work, time and distance), algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, statistics and probability |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence | The same verbal and non-verbal question types as Tier-I, including emotional and social intelligence |
| English Language and Comprehension | Vocabulary, grammar, error spotting, fill in the blanks, idioms, one-word substitution, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech, sentence and paragraph rearrangement, cloze test, and three or more comprehension passages |
| General Awareness | As in Tier-I: current events, everyday science, and India’s history, culture, geography, economy and policy |
| Computer Knowledge | Computer basics and memory, Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet, e-mail and e-banking, networking basics and cyber security |
Of the comprehension passages in English, at least one is a simple passage from a book or story, and the others are on current affairs from a report or an editorial.
Tier-II, Paper-II: Statistics
- Collection, classification and presentation of data
- Measures of central tendency and dispersion; moments, skewness and kurtosis
- Correlation and regression
- Probability theory, random variables and probability distributions (binomial, Poisson, normal, exponential)
- Sampling theory and statistical inference: estimation and tests based on Z, t, chi-square and F
- Analysis of variance, time series analysis and index numbers
Tier-II, Paper-III: General Studies (Finance and Economics)
| Part | Marks | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| A: Finance and Accounts | 80 | Financial accounting concepts and conventions, double entry, journals and ledgers, trial balance, final accounts, depreciation, inventories, non-profit accounts, bills of exchange |
| B: Economics and Governance | 120 | The CAG and the Finance Commission; demand and supply, production and cost, market forms; the Indian economy, national income, poverty and unemployment; economic reforms since 1991; money, banking, the RBI, budgets and the FRBM Act; IT in governance |
Questions students ask
- Is the SSC CGL syllabus the same for Tier-I and Tier-II?
- The subjects overlap, but Tier-II goes further: English is at Class 12 level with longer comprehension, and it adds a Computer Knowledge Test, a Data Entry Speed Test and, for some posts, Statistics or Finance and Economics.
- At what level is SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude?
- Class 10. SSC sets Tier-I Quantitative Aptitude and Tier-II Mathematical Abilities at matriculation level.
- Who has to study Statistics for SSC CGL?
- Only candidates shortlisted after Tier-I for Junior Statistical Officer or Statistical Investigator Grade-II. They take Tier-II Paper-II.