SYLLABUS FOR THE SSC CGL 2018 Exam Pattern
SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam Syllabus 2018
Hello
dear students as you all know SSC CGL exam 2018 date is coming
near and you are working very hard to crack the exam. So it’s very urgent for
you to have a knowledge regarding the syllabus and patter of the exam. So here
in this article we are providing you the syllabus for the SSC CGL 2018 exam pattern and
syllabus, which is surely going to help you in your preparation
regarding the exam and will help you in focusing on particular subjects.
SSC
CGL EXAM 2018 is going to be held
in different four tiers. These are as follows:
Sr.
no.
|
Category
|
Mode
of conducting the exam
|
Tier-I
|
Multiple Choice Questions(Objective)
|
Online Test
|
Tier-II
|
Multiple Choice Question(Objective)
|
Online Test
|
Tier-III
|
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi
|
(written)Pen and Paper mode
|
Tier-IV
|
Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test
|
Wherever Applicable
|
Major
Key points to remember about SSC CGL Exam 2018
1. Tier1 and Tier2 of SSC CGL EXAM 2018 will be conducted online.
2. There is no provision of Sectional Cut off
3. Interview section has been
withdrawal from the SSC CGL EXAM 2018. Therefore no interview is there.
4. The Skill Test will be of qualifying nature.
5. The final merit will be
prepared on the basis of overall performance in Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-III,
but the participants have to qualify all the tiers i.e. Tier-I, Tier-II
and Tier-lll individually.
SSC CGL EXAM SYLLABUS 2018
As we already had
discussed that there are four ties in SSC CGL EXAM 2018 and the syllabus for
each of the ties is also different. So you have to prepare for each of the
section separately according to the syllabus. The detail of the syllabus of
tier 1 is given below:
SSC CGL Exam 2018 Tier 1
Pattern
This tier will be CBE
(computer-based examination) means there will be online test. There are 4 segments
in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CGL 2018, each section has 25 questions of
50 marks each, so there are total 100 questions which account for a total of
200 marks. The segment-wise details are given below:
Sr.
No.
|
Segment
|
Number
of Questions
|
Max
score
|
Time
limit
|
1
|
General Intelligence
& Reasoning
|
25
|
50
|
60
Min.
|
2
|
General Awareness
|
25
|
50
|
|
3
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
25
|
50
|
|
4
|
English Comprehension
|
25
|
50
|
|
Total
|
100
|
200
|
IMPORTANT
NOTE: There is a negative marking of 0.5
marks in all segments.
For the candidates who are visually
disabled, the duration of the exam will be 80 minutes.
The description of the syllabus of each of the
segment is given below:
SSC CGL EXAM TIER-1 SYLLABUS 2018
1. General Intelligence and Reasoning
This segment will take
account of questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The
segment will have the questions based on Symbolic
operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Blood
Relations, Series Problems, Direction based questions, Venn
Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural
Classification, Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding Figural Pattern –
folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series,
Coding and decoding, Numerical operations.
You need to focus on the
high- frequency type questions which will help you in getting better score. You
have to focus on the few important topics of Reasoning because from these
topics maximum of the questions are asked. These topics should be on your
finger tips if you want to crack the exam. These are:
"5 questions from
Figures including matrix, 2 questions of alpha-numeric series, 3 questions from
analogy, 3 odd one out questions, 1 question blood relation,1 question rank. 2
questions mathematical operation,1 question direction sense, etc. These are few
topics which can help you in attempting most of the questions and to get a
better score.
2. General Awareness
In GA section, every year
there is a repetition of 3-4 questions by SSC, so definitely go through
previous years question papers. Refer only selected topics and do not waste
much time for this section. Focus mainly on preferred topics which are Polity,
economics and modern history.
Most of the time two or three Current affair questions
are asked in GA section of SSC CGL Tier 1 EXAM. Just go through a newspaper
regularly is a key point for all the competitive exams in India. There is no
other better thing for exams than a standard English newspaper daily.
In general awareness
section thoroughly read
Science (Study
science laws, formulae, and application of it in physics and chemistry, life
sciences)
History (the
advent of the Europeans to India to the independence of India, read modern
history (Viceroy Tenures, important sessions of Congress, important dates, the question
from Gandhian phase etc.).
Polity (preamble,
important articles, and schedules, Governors, Judges of the Supreme Court and
high courts and their duties)
Geography (Soil,
Monsoon, Indian River System, Physical Division of India)
Miscellaneous:
Questions related to static GK, The first, the highest, the longest In India,
Important monuments of India, important peak, and rivers of the world.
3.
Quantitative Aptitude
QA is the most important
part of the SSC CGL exam because questions are asked every year from this
section, minimum 5 to 6 questions are always asked for sure. To get the best score from this section you
have to go through the topics which are:
a. Geometry/Mensuration
For Geometry, you need to
remember all the important theorems, Pythagoras triplet, all the formulas of the
area of triangle and circle.
For Mensuration you
have to focus on Prism, Pyramid, Sphere, and Tetrahedron. You have to learn
Formulas like curved surface area, total surface area and volume.
b. Algebra/Trigonometry/Height and Distance
Algebra includes basic
formulas of cube and squares and trigonometric ratios and identities.
c. Ratio/Percentage/profit, loss and Discount
Percentage and ratio are foundation of
the chapters like profit, loss and Discount. Profit, loss and
discount based on 4 terms and that are C.P, S.P, M.P and Discount. Focus on the
CP, SP, MP and discount given on MP and relation between them.
d. Time speed and distance/Train/Boats and Stream
Inverse and direct
relation between time , speed and distance are the roots for solving such type
of questions. The knowledge of relative velocity will help you in solving
questions related to train, Boat and Stream. Gun and Bullet problem, Train
accident problem, Effect of increasing/decreasing speed on time, these problems
are usually asked in the examination.
e. Time and Work/pipes and Cistern
LCM method will help you
in solving time and work questions. The concept of alternate work, efficiency,
work and wages are vital points to be focused on.
f. S.I. & C.
f. S.I. & C.
Basic and direct questions
are asked from this section.
g. Number System, Surds & Indices, Simplification
g. Number System, Surds & Indices, Simplification
Unit digits, number of zeroes, LCM/HCF, simplification
of surds & indices are important topics in this.
h. DI
h. DI
It may be in the form of
pie chart or bar graph.
4. English Language and Comprehension
This section is mainly
designed to test the candidate’s ability to understand, comprehend and to read
English language. Questions in this segment will be based on spot the error,
fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling/detecting misspelled 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.
SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2018
This tier is CBE (computer based examination) means it will be conducted online. This tier contains of 4 sections which are given below:
This tier is CBE (computer based examination) means it will be conducted online. This tier contains of 4 sections which are given below:
Sr. no.
|
Topic
|
Total
Questions
|
Maximum
score
|
Duration
|
1
|
Quantitative Abilities
|
100
|
200
|
2 Hours
|
2
|
English Language & Comprehension
|
200
|
200
|
2 Hours
|
3
|
Statistics
|
100
|
200
|
2 Hours
|
4
|
General Studies (Finance
& Economics)
|
100
|
200
|
2 Hours
|
SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Syllabus 2018
The main reason of
conducting this tier is to test the written skills of the candidates in English
and Hindi language. The pattern of this exam is (DES) descriptive and is
conducted offline that means Candidates have to write Essay/Letter/Application.
For this you should have a knowledge
regarding the pattern of Letter and application writing. To boost your written
skills read newspaper articles
,understand, conclude and comprehend the articles in your own way.
Important Points:
|
The time duration is 60 minutes and
carries 100 marks.
|
The exam duration is 80 minutes for
candidates who are visually disabled or suffer from cerebral palsy.
|
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