SSC CGL 2025 Syllabus

SSC CGL Syllabus

The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

• Tier-I 
• Tier-II

 Marks scored by the candidates in Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the procedure published by the Commission vide Notice dated 02-06-2025 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

• Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.
•  There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

Scheme of Tier-I Examination: 

 Scheme of Tier-II Examination:

Tier-II will include conducting of Paper-I & Paper-II in separate shift(s)/ day(s).

• Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts.
• Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (M/o Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts

Paper-I will include following four sections as under:

1. Section-I:
   •  Mathematical Abilities
   •  Reasoning and General Intelligence
2. Section-II:
   •   English Language and Comprehension
   •   General Awareness
3.  Section-III: Computer Knowledge Test
4.  Section-IV: Data Entry Speed Test

• Session-I & SessionII, on the same day.
•  Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Section-III. Therefore, duration of Session-I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.
•  Section-I has two Parts viz. A (Mathematical Abilities) and B (Reasoning and General Intelligence). The candidates will get one hour to complete this section. On completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
•  Immediately after completion of Section-I, the two Parts of Section-II viz. A (English Language and Comprehension) and B (General Awareness), will start. Section-II will also be for one hour and immediately on completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
•  Section-III viz. Computer Knowledge Test will commence immediately after completion of Section-II and will be for a duration of 15 minutes. On completion of Section-III, Session-I will come to an end.
•  After the completion of Session-I, the candidates will get a break for re-registration for Session-II.
•  Session-II will include conducting of Section-IV of Paper-I i.e. Data Entry Speed Test. Therefore, duration of Session-II will be 15 minutes only. After completion of Session-II, Paper-I will come to an end.
• It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the Sections of Paper-I separately.
• Tier-II (Paper-I & Paper-II) will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Section-IV of Paper-I. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension Part in Section-II of Paper-I. Page 21 of 113
•  There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II.
• Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. However, while shortlisting the candidates for the posts where Computer Proficiency is prescribed viz. Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA & AFHQ, Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines, Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department (Ministry of Earth Sciences), Inspector (CGST &Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner) & Executive Assistant in CBIC and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant in Department of Post etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in comparison to other posts. 
• Section-IV of Paper-I i.e. Data Entry Speed Test (DEST):
  • Section-IV of Paper-I will include conducting of a Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) for a duration of 15 minutes in Session-II on the same day.
  •  The “Data Entry Speed Test” (DEST) Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes. Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test will be provided by the Regional Offices of the Commission. Information about evaluation of Typing Test/DEST is available on the Commission‟s new website https://ssc.gov.in („For Candidates‟).
  •  DEST will be mandatory for all the posts; however, it will be qualifying in nature. 

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