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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts national-level recruitment examinations including SSC CGL and SSC CHSL for prestigious Group 'B' and Group 'C' posts across Central Ministries and Departments.

Master SSC CGL and SSC CHSL 2026 with our full-spectrum preparation portal. Practice with authentic Tier-I and Tier-II CBT simulations, sectional timer drills, Computer Knowledge modules, and skill/typing tests aligned with the latest official exam patterns.

Exam Mode Computer Based Examination (Objective Type, Multiple choice questions)
Total Questions & Marks 100 Questions (200 Maximum Marks)
Time allowed 1 hour (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject)
Compensatory Time (Scribe) 1 hour and 20 minutes (with sectional timer of 20 minutes for each subject)
Negative Marking There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.
Minimum Qualifying Marks UR: 30%, OBC/ EWS: 25%, All other categories: 20%
Shortlisting for Tier-II Candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Tier-II Examination based on marks scored in Tier-I.
Final Selection Rule Merit list (FRTA/Final Selection) will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Tier-II Examination only.
Subject Number of Questions Maximum Marks Time allowed
A. General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 50 1 hour (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject)
(1 hour 20 minutes with 20 mins sectional timer for scribe)
B. General Awareness 25 50
C. Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
D. English Comprehension 25 50
Total Tier-I 100 Questions 200 Marks 1 hour (60 minutes)
Detailed Syllabus
4 Sections
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  • Semantic Analogy
  • Symbolic/Number Analogy
  • Figural Analogy
  • Semantic Classification
  • Symbolic/Number Classification
  • Figural Classification
  • Semantic Series
  • Number Series
  • Figural Series
  • Problem Solving
  • Word Building
  • Coding & de-coding
  • Numerical Operations
  • Symbolic Operations
  • Trends
  • Space Orientation
  • Space Visualization
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Drawing inferences
  • Punched hole/ pattern- folding& un-folding
  • Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  • Indexing
  • Address matching
  • Date & city matching
  • Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
  • Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification
  • Embedded Figures
  • Critical thinking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Social Intelligence
  • History of India and its neighboring countries
  • Culture
  • Geography
  • Economic Scene
  • General policy
  • Scientific research
  • Current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect
  • General awareness of the environment around him and its application to society
  • Computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers
  • Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots
  • Averages, Interest (Simple & Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount
  • Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work
  • Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations
  • Geometry: Triangles and its centres, Congruence, Similarity, Circles, chords and tangents
  • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Prism, Cone, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramids
  • Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Heights and Distances
  • Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart
  • Understanding Correct English
  • Basic Comprehension
  • Writing Ability
Exam Mode Computer Based Examination (Objective Type MCQs, except Section-IV DEST)
Paper-I Merit Marks 390 Marks (Section-I: 180 + Section-II: 210)
Mandatory Sectional Qualification It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the Sections of Paper-I separately.
Negative Marking (Paper-I) 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Paper-I.
Negative Marking (Paper-II & III) 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III.
Computer Knowledge Test Section-III of Paper-I is mandatory for all posts but qualifying in nature (higher standard for select posts).
Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) Section-IV of Paper-I is mandatory for all posts but qualifying in nature (one passage of about 2000 key depressions in 15 minutes).
Minimum Qualifying Marks UR: 30%, OBC/ EWS: 25%, All other categories: 20%
Maximum Error Allowed in DEST UR: 20%, OBC/ EWS: 25%, All other categories: 30%
Final Selection Merit Merit list (FRTA/Final Selection) will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Tier-II Examination only.
Paper Session / Section Subject / Module Number of Questions Maximum Marks Time allowed
Paper-I:
Compulsory for all posts 		Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes): Section-I A: Mathematical Abilities
B: Reasoning and General Intelligence 		60
(30 + 30) 		180
(60×3) 		1 hour (with sectional timer of 30 minutes for each subject)
Session-I: Section-II A: English Language and Comprehension
B: General Awareness 		70
(45 + 25) 		210
(70×3) 		1 hour (with sectional timer of 40 minutes for English & 20 minutes for GA)
Session-I: Section-III Computer Knowledge Test 20 60
(20×3) 		15 Minutes (Qualifying)
Session-II (15 minutes): Section-IV Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) One Data Entry Task Qualifying 15 Minutes (Qualifying)
Paper-I Compulsory Merit Subtotal Section-I (180 Marks) + Section-II (210 Marks) 130 Questions 390 Marks 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Paper-II Statistics (for JSO & Statistical Investigator Grade-II) Statistics 100 200
(100×2) 		2 hours (2 hours 40 minutes for scribe)
Paper-III General Studies (Finance and Economics) (for AAO) Part A: Finance & Accounts (80M)
Part B: Economics & Governance (120M) 		100 200
(100×2) 		2 hours (2 hours 40 minutes for scribe)
Detailed Syllabus
3 Papers
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5 Subject Sections: Swipe
  • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers
  • Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work
  • Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations
  • Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
  • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base
  • Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2θ + Cos2θ=1 etc
  • Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities
  • Semantic Analogy
  • Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  • Figural Analogy
  • Semantic Classification
  • Symbolic/ Number Classification
  • Figural Classification
  • Semantic Series
  • Number Series
  • Figural Series
  • Problem Solving
  • Word Building
  • Coding and de-coding
  • Numerical operations
  • Symbolic operations
  • Trends
  • Space Orientation
  • Space Visualization
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Drawing inferences
  • Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
  • Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  • Indexing
  • Address matching
  • Date & city matching
  • Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
  • Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification
  • Embedded figures
  • Critical Thinking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Social Intelligence
  • Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage
  • Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks
  • Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-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
  • Cloze Passage
  • Comprehension Passage: Passages based on books/stories and current affairs editorial/reports
  • History of India and its neighboring countries
  • Culture
  • Geography
  • Economic Scene
  • General policy
  • Scientific research
  • Current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect
  • General awareness of the environment around him and its application to society
  • Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts
  • Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc
  • Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking
  • Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures
  • Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data
  • Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, quartiles, deciles, percentiles)
  • Measures of Dispersion (range, quartile deviations, mean deviation, standard deviation)
  • Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis
  • Correlation and Regression (Scatter diagram, Spearman's rank, multiple regression)
  • Probability Theory (Conditional, compound probability, Bayes' theorem)
  • Random Variable and Probability Distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential)
  • Sampling Theory (Random, stratified, cluster, systematic sampling, sample size decisions)
  • Statistical Inference (Estimation, hypothesis testing, Z, t, Chi-square and F tests)
  • Analysis of Variance (ANOVA One-way and Two-way)
  • Time Series Analysis (Trend component, seasonal variation)
  • Index Numbers (Construction, base shifting, cost of living index, uses)
2 Subject Sections: Swipe
  • Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations, Basic concepts and Conventions, GAAP
  • Basic concepts of accounting: Double entry, Books of original Entry, Bank Reconciliation, Trial Balance, Depreciation, Balance Sheet
  • Comptroller & Auditor General of India: Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility
  • Finance Commission: Role and functions
  • Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics, Production possibilities curve
  • Theory of Demand and Supply: Law of demand, Elasticity, Indifference curve, Elasticity of Supply
  • Theory of Production and cost: Laws of production, Variable proportions, Returns to scale
  • Forms of Market and price determination: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly
  • Indian Economy: Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services, National Income, Population, Poverty & unemployment, Infrastructure
  • Economic Reforms in India: Reforms since 1991, Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation, Disinvestment
  • Money and Banking: Monetary/ Fiscal policy, RBI, Commercial Banks, Budget & Fiscal deficits, FRBM Act 2003
  • Role of Information Technology in Governance
Exam Mode Computer Based Examination (CBT - Objective Type MCQs)
Total Questions & Marks 100 Questions (200 Marks)
Exam Duration & Sectional Timer 60 Minutes (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject); 80 Minutes (with sectional timer of 20 minutes for each subject) for scribe candidates
Negative Marking 0.50 marks for each wrong answer (Para 13.8.2)
Minimum Qualifying Marks UR: 30%, OBC/ EWS: 25%, All other categories: 20% (Para 17.1)
Tier-II Shortlisting Candidates are shortlisted for Tier-II on the basis of normalized marks in Tier-I with separate category-wise cut-offs for DEO (Para 8.1), DEO (Other), and LDC/JSA (Para 17.2 & 17.3)
Part Subject (Not in sequence) Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks Time Duration (For all four Parts)
Part I English Language (Basic Knowledge) 25 / 50 60 Minutes (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject)
(80 Minutes with sectional timer of 20 minutes for each subject for candidates eligible for scribe)
Part II General Intelligence 25 / 50
Part III Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) 25 / 50
Part IV General Awareness 25 / 50
Tier-I Total All 4 Parts Combined 100 Questions / 200 Marks 60 Minutes (1 Hour with 15 min sectional timer)
Detailed Syllabus
4 Sections
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  • Spot the Error
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Synonyms/ Homonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Spellings/ Detecting mis-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
  • Cloze Passage
  • Comprehension Passage
  • Semantic Analogy
  • Symbolic operations
  • Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  • Trends
  • Figural Analogy
  • Space Orientation
  • Semantic Classification
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Symbolic/ Number Classification
  • Drawing inferences
  • Figural Classification
  • Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
  • Semantic Series
  • Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  • Number Series
  • Embedded figures
  • Figural Series
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Word Building
  • Social Intelligence
  • Coding and de-coding
  • Numerical operations
  • Other sub-topics, if any
  • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers
  • Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work
  • Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations
  • Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
  • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base
  • Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2θ + Cos2θ=1 etc
  • Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart
  • General awareness of the environment around him and its application to society
  • Current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect
  • History of India and its neighboring countries
  • Culture
  • Geography
  • Economic Scene
  • General policy
  • Scientific research
Exam Mode Computer Based Examination (Session-I and Session-II conducted on the same day)
Compulsory Merit Marks 360 Marks (Section-I: 180 + Section-II: 180)
Mandatory Sectional Qualification It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Tier-II (Para 13.9.9)
Negative Marking 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III (Para 13.9.11)
Computer Knowledge Test Section-III is mandatory for all candidates but qualifying in nature (Para 13.9.12)
Skill Test / Typing Test Section-IV is qualifying in nature. Errors in Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places (Para 13.9.13.2-4)
Minimum Qualifying Marks UR: 30%, OBC/ EWS: 25%, All other categories: 20% in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III (Para 17.1)
Final Selection Merit (FRTA) Merit list (FRTA/Final Selection) will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks scored in Section-I & Section-II of Tier-II examination only (Total: 360 Marks), subject to qualifying Section-III and Section-IV (Para 17.9)
Tier / Session Section / Subject Number of Questions Maximum Marks Time Allowed
Tier-II
Session-I
(2 hours and 15 minutes) 		Section-I:
A: Mathematical Abilities (30)
B: Reasoning and General Intelligence (30) 		60 (30 + 30) 180 (60×3) 1 hour (with sectional timer of 30 minutes each for Mathematical Abilities and Reasoning and General Intelligence)
[1h 20m / 40 mins each for scribe]
Section-II:
A: English Language and Comprehension (40)
B: General Awareness (20) 		60 (40 + 20) 180 (60×3) 1 hour (with sectional timer of 40 minutes for English Language & Comprehension and 20 minutes for General Awareness)
[1h 20m / 55m + 25m for scribe]
Section-III:
Computer Knowledge Test 		15 45 (15×3) 15 Minutes (Qualifying)
[20 minutes for scribe]
Tier-II Compulsory Merit Subtotal (Section-I + Section-II) 120 Questions 360 Marks 2 Hours
(Session-I Total: 2h 15m)
Session-II:
Section-IV:
Skill Test / Typing Test
(Post-Specific) 		Part A: Skill Test for DEOs in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1
Speed: 15000 Key Depressions/hr (~3700-4000 KD) 		1 Test Passage Qualifying 15 Minutes
[20 minutes for scribe]
Part B: Skill Test for DEOs except in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1
Speed: 8000 Key Depressions/hr (~2000-2200 KD) 		1 Test Passage Qualifying 15 Minutes
[20 minutes for scribe]
Part C: Typing Test for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA
Speed: 35 w.p.m. English / 30 w.p.m. Hindi in Mangal Font 		1 Test Passage Qualifying 10 Minutes
[15 minutes for scribe]
Detailed Syllabus
5 Sections
Swipe
  • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers
  • Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work
  • Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations
  • Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
  • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base
  • Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2θ + Cos2θ=1 etc
  • Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities
  • Semantic Analogy
  • Symbolic operations
  • Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  • Trends
  • Figural Analogy
  • Space Orientation
  • Semantic Classification
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Symbolic/ Number Classification
  • Drawing inferences
  • Figural Classification
  • Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
  • Semantic Series
  • Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  • Number Series
  • Embedded figures
  • Figural Series
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Word Building
  • Social Intelligence
  • Coding and de-coding
  • Numerical operations
  • Other sub-topics, if any
  • Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage
  • Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks
  • Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-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
  • Cloze Passage
  • Comprehension Passage: Passages based on books/stories and current affairs editorial/reports
  • General awareness of the environment around him and its application to society
  • Current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect
  • History of India and its neighboring countries
  • Culture
  • Geography
  • Economic Scene
  • General policy
  • Scientific research
  • Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts
  • Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc
  • Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking
  • Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures
Exam Mode

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Tier-I Marks

200 Marks (100 Questions - 60 Mins)

Tier-II Merit Marks

390 Marks (Paper-I Sections I & II)

Marking Scheme

+2 / -0.50 (Tier-I), +3 / -1 (Tier-II)

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university or institute.

In Tier-I, negative marking is 0.50 marks per error. In Tier-II Paper-I, it is 1 mark per error (-1 for 3-mark questions).

Yes, Section-III Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory for all posts and is qualifying in nature.

DEST is the Data Entry Speed Test where candidates type a passage of ~2000 key depressions in 15 minutes.

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