Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for

Tier II Exam
The Staff Selection Commission recently released its official answer key. By taking a
look at your answer sheet, you can easily figure out if you will make it to SSC CGL
Tier 2 exam this year. However, the official SSC result and CGL Tier II exam dates
will soon be announced. Therefore, now is the time for you to start preparing for the
SSC CGL Tier II exam. Here is the detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Exam 2016.
This article will provide you the entire syllabus, all the chapters, sub-topics,
weightage, mark-distribution, etc. carefully.

Official SSC CGL Tier I Answer Keys - All Shifts

Now let us take a look at some important things that you should know about the SSC
CGL Exam 2016:

The marks obtained by the candidates in Tier I & Tier II, together, would
determine the eligibility of the candidates to appear in Tier III & Tier IV of
the CGL exam.
The final merit of the successful candidates will depend on the total score
obtained by them in Tier I, Tier II and Tier III exams.
Tier III paper will comprise questions based on Essay/Passage and
Letter/Application writing.
Tier IV exam will be of qualifying nature only.
Tier-II of the examination consists of 4 papers in total.
Duration of each paper is 2 hours.

Let us now go through the SSC CGL syllabus for Tier II Exam paper-by-paper and
section-by-section.

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Complete SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Exam

Following is the SSC CGL Tier II Exam Pattern:

Negative
Marking
Difficulty
S. No. Subject No. of Qs. Marks per
Level
each
question
10th
Quantitative 0.50
Paper 1 100 200 standard
Aptitude marks
level
English 0.25
Paper 2 200 200 10+2 level
Language marks
0.50 Graduation
Paper 3 Statistics 100 200
marks level
Finance &
40 80
Accounting
Economics 120
60 0.50 Graduation
Paper 4 &
marks level
Governance (Total
(Total
=200
= 100 Qs.)
Marks)

Detailed Exam Pattern for SSC CGL 2016 - All

Tiers!

#1. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper

1 - Quantitative Aptitude

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(1) Simplification

Weightage: 3-6 Questions

Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions,
Surds & Indices, Percentages etc.
Tips: Simplification using BODMAS rule
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(2) Number Series

Weightage: 0-2 Questions

Scoring, Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
Question Types: Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the
Wrong Term etc.
Quizzes: Quiz 1

(3) Number System

Weightage: 6-8 Questions

Could be tricky, Moderately time Consuming
Question Types: Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers,
LCM & HCF.
Tips: Divisibility Test Trick for Quick Calculations
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(4) Algebra

Weightage: 5-9 Questions

Scoring, Easy if Concepts Clear and Steps Followed, Could be Tricky, Time
Consuming.
Question Types: Questions on Identities and Functions, Linear Equations
in One and Two or more Variables.
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 Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(5) Averages

Weightage: 5-6 Questions

Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money
Expenditure, Average Temperature etc. But the concept remains simple. We
have to use a single formula i.e. Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of
Quantities
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(6) Percentages

Weightage: 1-4 Questions

Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: Calculation-oriented basic percentage.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(7) Ratio & Proportion

Weightage: 1-6 Questions

Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo and
Dividendo, Direct & Indirect Proportions.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(8) Interest

Weightage: 4-5 Questions

Scoring, Easy if Formulas & Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time
Consuming.

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 Question Types: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixed Interest,
Installments.
Tips: How to Quickly Find Rate of Simple Interest, Simple Interest
for Different Rates, Shortcut for Compound Interest Problems.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(9) Profit & Loss

Weightage: 9-14 Questions

Scoring, Easy if Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time Consuming.
Question Types: Successive Selling type questions, Partnerships, Discount
& MP, Dishonest Dealings, Sales Tax, Mixture Problems.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(10) Time & Work

Weightage: 6-7 Questions

Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
Question Types: Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns, etc.
Tips: Shortcut for Time & Work.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3

(11) Time, Speed & Distance

Weightage: 4-6 Questions

Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
Question Types: Relative Speed, Average Speed, Problems on Train, Boat &
Stream.
Tips: How to Calculate Average Speed.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3

(12) Mensuration

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 Weightage: 10-13 Questions
Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible.
Question Types: Area/Volume of Square, Rectangle, Trapezium,
Parallelogram, Rhombus, Circle, Semicircle, Triangle, Cone, Cylinder, Cube,
Cuboid. Also, Moulding from one shape to another etc.
Tips: Quickest method for Mensuration.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(13) Geometry

Weightage: 12-18 Questions

Easy to Difficult, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: Lines and Angles, Triangles (Centres, Congruence,
Similarity), Circles (Chords, Tangents, Segments), Quadrilaterals, Coordinate
Geometry (Graphical representation of straight lines and Applications based
on Coordinate Systems)
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(141) Trigonometry

Weightage: 7-10 Questions

Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible.
Question Types: Trigonometric Ratios and Identities, Maximum and
Minimum Values of Trigonometric functions, Circular Measures of Angles,
Heights and Distances
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(15) Data Interpretation

Weightage: 5-7 Questions

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 Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy
Possible
Question Types: Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables,
Miscellaneous Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.
Tips: Missing Data Problems, Tips for Line Graphs, Tips for
Maximum-Minimum Problems in DI
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

(16) Mixtures & Alligations

Weightage: 1-4 Questions

Tricky, Time Consuming
Question Types: Mixture of two or more entities/mixtures, dishonest
dealings.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2

#2. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper

2 - English Language

(1) Reading Comprehension

Weightage: 30 Questions (2-4 Passages)

Tougher than Tier-I RC, More Time Consuming than Tier-I RC, Moderate
Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: The passage will focus on topics like moral stories,
economy, business, social issues, etc. Fact and Inference based questions
easy to moderate, Vocab & Theme based questions easy to moderate.
Tips: General Tips for RC, Tips for Economics & Banking based
passages, Tips for Style & Tone of RC
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4, Quiz 5

2) Verbal Ability (Para Jumbles and/or Sentence Jumbles)

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 Weightage: 20 Questions
Easy, Low to Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy possible.
Question Types: Para Jumbles and/or sentence jumbles.
Tips: 7 Tips for Solving Para Jumbles, Expert Tips to Solve Para
Jumbles.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4

(2) Grammar (Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Fill in the

Blanks)

Weightage: 12-15 Qs - Phrase replacement, 20 Qs - Error Spotting, 2-3 Qs

- Fill in the blanks.
Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Less to Moderately Time
Consuming, Moderate Accuracy Possible.
Question Types: Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction,
Fill in the Blanks.
Topics Covered: Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Subject Verb Agreement,
Parallelism, Degrees of Comparison, Sentence Construction, Phrasal Verbs,
Pronouns, Adverbs, Non-Finite Verbs, Common Errors etc.
Tips: 52 Tips for Error Spotting, Easy Tips for Grammar, General
Tips on Tenses, On Present Tenses, Using Common & Proper
Nouns correctly with Articles, Common Errors Made in Degrees of
Comparison, Gerunds, Difference between its and its, Non-
Finite Verbs with Examples.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4, Quiz 5

(3) Vocabulary (Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting,

Phrase Replacement, Synonym/antonyms, etc.)

Weightage: 10-12 Qs - Phrase Replacement, 2-3 Qs - Error Spotting, 3-4

Qs - Fill in the blanks, 6-7 Qs - Synonym/antonym, 10 Qs - Phrase/idiom
meaning, 3-4 Qs - Spellings, 12 Qs - One Word Substitution

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 Easy to Moderate Difficulty, Quick Solve based on Contextual usage, Moderate
to High Accuracy possible.
Question Types: Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Cloze Test (single
passage with 5-10 questions), Fill in the Blanks (Double Blanks).
Tips: 8 Tips to Master Cloze Test, 40 Important Words & Meanings,
51 Important Idioms & Phrases, 10 Tips to Master Synonyms.
Quizzes: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4, Quiz 5, Quiz 6, Quiz 7, Quiz
8, Quiz 9

(4) Active Passive Voice and Direct Indirect Speech

Weightage: 20 Qs - Active Passive Voice, 27-30 Qs - Direct Indirect Speech

Easy to moderate, Tricky questions, High Accuracy Possible
Question Types: Converting of voice and speech.
Tips: Basics of Direct Indirect Speech

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#3. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper

3 - Statistics

You have to appear for Paper 3 only if you have applied for the post of Statistical
Investigator (now known as Junior Statistical Officer. The exam will carry 200
marks and comprise 100 questions. Each question would carry two marks and
0.50 marks would be deducted for each wrong answer. This paper would be based on
graduation level questions from the following topics:

Collection and Representation of Data: Methods of data collection,

frequency distributions, etc.
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 Measures of Central Tendency: Common measures - mean, median and
mode, Partition Values - quartiles, deciles & percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion: Measures of relative dispersion, Common
measures - range, quartile deviations, standard deviation & mean deviation.
Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis: Meaning and different Measures of
skewness and kurtosis; Different types of moments and their relationship.
Correlation and Regression: Scatter diagram, Simple correlation
coefficient, Simple regression lines, Spearman's rank correlation, Measures of
association of attributes, Multiple regression, Multiple and partial correlation
(For three variables only).
Probability Theory: Meaning and different definitions of Probability,
Compound Probability, Conditional Probability, Independent events and
Bayes Theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions: Random variable,
Probability functions, Expectation and Variance of a random variable, Higher
moments of a random variable, Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential
distributions, Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).
Sampling Theory: Concept of population and sample; Parameter and
statistics, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability
sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling,
multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic
sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling);
Sampling distribution (statement only); Sample size decisions.
Statistical Inference: Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties
of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum
likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic
concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t,
Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.
Analysis of Variance: Analysis of 0ne way & two way classified data.

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 Time Series Analysis: Components of time series, Determinations of trend
component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by
different methods.
Index Numbers: Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction
of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting
and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index
Numbers.

#3. Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper

4 - General Awareness

If you have applied for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) in C&AG then only
you have to appear for Paper-4. The paper would comprise two parts: Finance &
Accounts and Economics & Governance. Following are the topics that you have to
study for this exam:

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 4, Part A - Finance and Accounting

Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting.

Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting,
Basic concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Bank Reconciliation,
ledgers, Journal, Books of original Entry, Rectification of Errors, Trial
Balance, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Manufacturing,
Balance Sheet Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure,
Depreciation Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Receipts and Payments
and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Bills
of Exchange, Self-Balancing Ledgers.

SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier II Paper 4, Part B - Economics and

Governance

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 Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Roles and
responsibilities.
Finance Commission-Role and functions.
Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics, Central
problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve and Methods of
economic study.
Theory of Demand and Supply, Elasticity, Price, Income and cross elasticity,
Theory of consumers behaviour-Marshallian approach and Indifference curve
approach, meaning and determinants of supply, Law of supply and Elasticity
of Supply.
Theory of Production and cost Meaning and Factors of production, Laws of
production - Law of variable proportions 22 and Laws of returns to scale.
Forms of Market and price determination in different markets.
Indian Economy, Population, Poverty, Unemployment, Growth,
Infrastructure, etc.
Economic Reforms in India since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation,
Globalisation and Disinvestment.
Money and Banking.
Role of Information Technology in Governance.

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understand the nature and pattern of Tier II exam. If there's anything that you
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