SSC CGL Syllabus 2021: Check Detailed Syllabus For Tier 1, 2, 3 & 4

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The Staff Selection Commission released an official notification of SSC CGL 2020-21 On 29th December 2020 and has open the online application window till 31 January 2021. Candidates who will be appearing for this exam must get familiar with the Detailed syllabus of SSC CGL 2021 to start their preparations accordingly. In this article, we will be discussing the SSC CGL Syllabus 2021 in detail for Tier1, 2, 3 & 4.

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SSC CGL Syllabus 2021

The SSC will conduct the SSC CGL 2020-21 Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination in 4 Tiers: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4, just like every year. Now we will be discussing the detailed syllabus for all the Tiers, but before let us look at the overview of them

Tier 1: Objective Multiple Choice
Tier 2: Objective Multiple Choice
Tier 3: Descriptive Paper in Hindi/ English
Tier 4: Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test

SSC CGL Syllabus For Tier 1

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will be divided into four sections/subjects. Normalization will be done by SSC if an exam is conducted in multiple shifts. Let us first look at the Exam Pattern of the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam and then discuss the detailed syllabus.

SSC CGL Tier 1: Exam Pattern

Sections	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	A cumulative time of 60 minutes (80 minutes for disable/Physically handicapped Candidates)
General Awareness	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

SSC CGL Tier 1: Section-wise Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	English Comprehension
Classification	Static General Knowledge	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Analogy	Science	Interest	Cloze Test
Coding-Decoding	Current Affairs	Averages	Spellings
Paper Folding Method	Sports	Percentage	Phrases and Idioms
Matrix	Books and Authors	Ratio and Proportion	One word Substitution
Word Formation	Important Schemes	Problem on Ages	Sentence Correction
Venn Diagram	Portfolios	Speed, Distance, and Time	Error Spotting
Direction and Distance	People in the News	Number System	Fill in the Blanks
Blood Relations	History	Mensuration	Active/Passive
Series	Geography	Data Interpretation	Narrations
Verbal reasoning	Economic	Time and Work
Non-Verbal Reasoning	Awards and Honors	Algebra
	Economic	Trigonometry
		Geometry

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SSC CGL Syllabus For Tier 2

The SSC will release a category-wise Cut-off for the tier 1 exam of SSC CGL. Candidates who will meet the cut-off marks will be qualified to give the Tier 2 exam. Below are the detailed exam pattern and syllabus for SSC CGL 2021 Tier 2

SSC CGL Tier 2: Exam Pattern

sections	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Time Allotted
Quantitative Ability	100	200	120 minutes (160 minutes for disable/Physically handicapped Candidates)
English Language and Comprehension	200	200
Statistics	100	200
General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200

SSC CGL Tier 2: Section-wise Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Statistics	General Awareness
Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Collection and Representation of Data	Finance and Accounting
Interest	Spelling	Measure of Dispersion	Fundamental Principles
Averages	Fill in the Blanks	A measure of Central Tendency	Financial Accounting
Percentage	Phrases and Idioms	Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis	Basic Concepts of Accounting
Ratio and Proportion	One Word Substitution	Correlation and Regression	Self-Balancing Ledger
Speed, Distance, and Time	Sentence Correction	Random Variables	Error Spotting and Correction
Number System	Error Spotting	Random Variables
Mensuration	Cloze Test	Sampling Theory	Economics and Governance
Data Interpretation	Para Jumbles	Analysis and Variance	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Time and Work	Synonyms-Antonyms	Time Series Analysis	Finance Commission
Algebra	Active-Passive Voice	Index Number	Theory of Demand and Supply
Trigonometry
Geometry
Data Sufficiency

SSC CGL Syllabus For Tier 3

After qualifying for Tier 1 and Tier-2 exam, candidates have to appear for a descriptive paper in Tier 3. Below is the overview of Tier 3 of the SSC CGL 2021 Exam.

Subject: Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Essay, Precis, Letter, Application, etc.)
Marks: 100 Marks
Time Duration: 1 hour or 60 minutes(80 minutes for PWD category)
Qualifying Marks: 33 marks/ 33 Percent

SSC CGL Syllabus For Tier 4

The Tier 4 of SSC CGl 2021Will be qualifying in nature and no marks will be rewarded in this Tier. It will be a Computer Skill Test that will be conducted in two stages:

Skill Test in Data Entry (DEST) Test: Candidates will be writing an article in English of 2000 words in 15 minutes, on a computer. The typing skills of the candidate will be judged.This test is taken for the post of tax assistant Central excise and income tax.
Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) Test: This exam is taken for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner). Candidates will be judged on their proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, and the generation of slides.