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SSC CGL

Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level

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Source checked 25 September 2026

Exam syllabus

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Source document: SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 notice, sections 13.10–13.11

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Tier I: English

1units

English comprehension and writing ability

Tier I: General Awareness

2units

Current events, history, culture and geography
Economy, general policy and scientific research

Tier II Paper I: Computer Knowledge

3units

Computer organisation, CPU, devices, memory and keyboard shortcuts
Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint basics
Web use, email, e-banking, networking and cyber security

Tier II Paper I: Data Entry Speed

1units

Qualifying data entry skill test

Tier II Paper I: English

3units

Vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, spelling and idioms
Grammar, sentence improvement, voice and narration
Cloze passages, rearrangement and reading comprehension

Tier II Paper I: General Awareness

2units

Current affairs, history, culture and geography
Economy, general policy and scientific research

Tier II Paper III: Finance and Economics

6units

Financial accounting concepts, books and statements
Comptroller and Auditor General and Finance Commission
Microeconomics, demand, supply, production and markets
Indian economy, national income, population, poverty and infrastructure
Economic reforms, RBI, money, banking and budgets
Information technology in governance

Tier II Paper II: Statistics

5units

Data collection, classification and presentation
Central tendency, dispersion, moments, skewness and kurtosis
Correlation, regression, probability and distributions
Sampling and statistical inference
Analysis of variance, time series and index numbers

Tier II Paper I: Mathematical Abilities

6units

Number systems and fundamental arithmetic
Algebra, elementary surds and linear equation graphs
Triangles, circles and geometric facts
Plane and solid mensuration
Trigonometry, complementary angles and heights and distances
Tables, graphs, central tendency, standard deviation and simple probability

Tier II Paper I: Reasoning

3units

Analogies, classification, series and trends
Space orientation, pattern folding, Venn diagrams and embedded figures
Inferences, critical thinking, problem solving and coding

Tier I: Quantitative Aptitude

6units

Numbers, decimals, fractions, percentage and ratio
Averages, interest, profit and loss, discount and partnership
Mixtures, time and distance, time and work
Algebraic identities, linear equations and surds
Geometry, mensuration and trigonometry
Histograms, frequency polygons, bar and pie charts

Tier I: Reasoning

5units

Verbal, number and figural analogies and classification
Semantic, number and figural series
Coding, decoding, symbolic and numerical operations
Spatial orientation, visualisation and embedded figures
Venn diagrams, inferences, problem solving and critical thinking

Condensed headings from the Commission's indicative Tier I and Tier II syllabi. Tier II Paper I is compulsory; Statistics Paper II is for shortlisted JSO/Statistical Investigator candidates and Finance/Economics Paper III for shortlisted Assistant Audit/Accounts Officer candidates. Computer Knowledge and Data Entry Speed are separate qualifying sections. The platform's current practice tests do not reproduce sectional timers or every official stage rule.

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Official paper pattern

SSC CGL 2026 notice, sections 13.8–13.10 · Source year 2026 · Last reviewed 2026-09-26

Tier I

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	15	English and Hindi
General Awareness	25	50	15	English and Hindi
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50	15	English and Hindi
English Comprehension	25	50	15	English
Total	100	200	60	—

Tier II · compulsory Paper I, Session I

Computer Knowledge is qualifying. The first four parts are the scored merit sections for most posts.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
Mathematical Abilities	30	90	30	English and Hindi
Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90	30	English and Hindi
English Language and Comprehension	45	135	40	English
General Awareness	25	75	20	English and Hindi
Computer Knowledge Test · qualifying	20	60	15	English and Hindi
Total	150	450	135	—

Tier II · compulsory Paper I, Session II

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
Data Entry Speed Test · qualifying	1	—	15	Typing task
Total	1	—	15	—

Tier II · post-specific papers

Paper II is for shortlisted JSO/Statistical Investigator candidates; Paper III is for shortlisted AAO/Accounts Officer candidates.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
Paper II · Statistics	100	200	120	English and Hindi
Paper III · Finance and Economics	100	200	120	English and Hindi

Key rules and selection stages

Tier I is a 60-minute computer-based test with a separate 15-minute timer for each subject; wrong answers lose 0.50 marks.
Tier II Paper I deducts one mark for a wrong answer in Sections I–III. Papers II and III deduct 0.50 mark per wrong answer.
Computer Knowledge and Data Entry Speed Test are qualifying; Paper I is compulsory for all posts, while Papers II/III depend on the post.
The post-specific papers are separate exams, not one combined 200-question sitting. Scribe-eligible candidates receive the notice's additional time.

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Previous-year cut-offs

SSC · CGLE 2025 Tier I result write-up · Exam cycle 2025 · Source published 2025-12-18

Normalized 2025 Tier I marks used to shortlist for Tier II. SSC publishes separate lists for Junior Statistical Officer, Statistical Investigator Grade II, and other posts. Minimum qualifying percentages (UR 30%, OBC/EWS 25%, others 20%) are different from these competitive cut-offs. The 2026 cycle has no cut-off in this result.