SECTIONS (200 questions, 60 minutes, 200 marks):
General Intelligence and Reasoning: 25 questions, 50 marks
General Awareness: 25 questions, 50 marks
Quantitative Aptitude: 25 questions, 50 marks
English Comprehension: 25 questions, 50 marks
MARKING: +2 correct, -0.5 wrong (negative marking)
CUTOFF: approximately 140-160 for general category
REASONING TOPICS:
Series (number, letter, figure) | Analogies | Classification
Coding-decoding | Blood relations | Direction sense
Syllogisms | Matrix | Venn diagrams | Mirror/water images
Paper cutting/folding | Seating arrangement | Missing number
GENERAL AWARENESS TOPICS:
Static GK: history, geography, polity, science, books/authors
Current affairs: last 6 months, national and international
Sports: major tournaments, records, Indian players
Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma, Nobel, national awards
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:
Number system | Percentage | Profit/loss | Ratio/proportion
Time/work/distance | Averages | Simple/compound interest
Mensuration | Trigonometry (basics) | Data interpretation
Algebra | Geometry
ENGLISH:
Error spotting | Fill in the blanks | Synonyms/antonyms
Idioms/phrases | One-word substitution | Sentence rearrangement
Reading comprehension | Cloze test | Spelling correction
PAPER 1 (Compulsory for all posts):
Session 1: Mathematical Abilities + Reasoning + General Intelligence
Session 2: English Language + Computer Knowledge
PAPER 2 (for specific posts):
Statistics (for Statistical Investigator/Compiler posts)
General Studies Finance and Economics (for Assistants in Finance Ministry)
TOP POSTS RECRUITED:
Group B Gazetted: Assistant Section Officer (MEA, Intelligence Bureau)
Group B Non-Gazetted: Assistant (Central Secretariat), Inspector (Income Tax, CBI)
Group C: Sub-Inspector (CBI), Auditor (CAG, CGDA)
SSC CGL: most popular central govt job exam for graduates
4 SECTIONS: Reasoning | GK | Quant | English — equal weight in Tier 1
STRATEGY:
English and Reasoning: highest accuracy possible (less calculation)
Quant: learn shortcuts (vedic maths, approximation)
GK: revise static + current affairs daily (30 min)
Target: 165-175/200 in Tier 1 for safe cutoff
NEGATIVE MARKING: -0.5 per wrong — skip if less than 60% confident
SPEED: 200 questions in 60 minutes = 18 seconds per question
BOOKS: Rakesh Yadav (Maths) | KD Campus (Reasoning) | Lucent GK | SP Bakshi (English)
