SSC CGL 2021 : Exam Pattern & Syllabus , Eligibility Criteria.
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- SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2021
- SSC CGL Exam Syllabus 2021
- SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2021
- SSC CGL Exam Date 2021
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The SSC Syllabus and exam pattern for the following Exams are given below:
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2021
The SSC CGL Exam conducted annualy by Staff Selection Commision in four tiers as indicated below:
Tier Name |
Type of Exam |
Tier I |
Computer Based Examination |
Tier II |
Computer Based Examination |
Tier III |
Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper) |
Tier IV |
Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test |
SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2021:
Tier |
Subject |
No. of Queston |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allowed |
Tier I |
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Comprehension
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Tier II |
- Paper 1- Quantitative abilities
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
- Paper 2- English language & Comprehension
- Paper 3- Statistics
- Paper 4- General Studies(Finance & Economics)
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- 120 Min ( For Each paper)
- 160 Min
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Tier III |
- Pen and Paper mode Descriptive Paper in Hindi/English (Writing of Essays, Precis, Applications,etc.)
- For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand
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Tier IV |
Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test |
SSC CGL Exam Syllabus 2021 :
The SSC CGL exam covers the major topics related to various subjects included– Reasoning, Aptitude, Current Affairs, English Language and Comprehension. Now in this Section we will discuss about the syllabus of all tiers. You can check the syllabus for SSC CGL Exam syllabus given below-
Tier I
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General Intelligence & Reasoning |
General Awareness |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Comprehension skills |
Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Classification,
Symbolic/Number Classification,
Space Visualization,
Venn Diagrams,
Drawing inferences
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History- Harappa Civilization, Vedic culture, Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom movement and their leaders,
Geography- about countries and their geographical details, Famous Seaport and Airport and their location.
General Knowledge, current affairs
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Number System Problems
Percentage.
Ratio & Proportion,
Square roots,
Averages,
Interest,
Complementary angles,
Heights and Distances,
Histogram,
Data analysis
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Synonyms & Antonyms,
One Word Substitution, Vocab and grammar skills, Spotting the errors, Reading comprehension,
Sentence Rearrangement/Para Jumbles
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Tier II
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Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language & Comprehension |
Statistics |
General Studies- Finance & Economics- |
Number System Problems
Percentage,
Time and distance,
Time & Work,
Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra
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Active and Passive Voice
Direct and indirect Speech conversion and narration,
Shuffling of sentence parts in passages,
Comprehension passage.
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Data distribution, calculation, a diagrammatic representation of data, Moments and relationships- skewness, kurtosis |
Economics-Macro & Micro Economics, Growth & Development
Market analysis- production, demand, supply,
Indian Economy,
Economic reforms,
Money and banking,
Role of Technology in reforming the Economic domain
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Tier III
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To know the language proficiency, grammar knowledge, vocabulary usage and writing skills in English/Hindi.
The main topics to cover - current affairs and sensitive matters like- Demonetization, women empowerment, Terrorism, Right to equality, freedom of women in a country like India, etc.
Candidates need to write precis, application, letters, essays, passages as a part of the qualification for this exam.
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Tier-IV
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SSC CGL Test |
Description |
Post |
Data Entry Speed test |
8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depression per hour on the Computer |
A passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes. |
Tax Assistants( Central & Excise) |
Computer Proficiency Test |
Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Generation of slides
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Assistant Section Officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Assistant Section Officer (MEA), Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines. |
Notes:
- Tier I-There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
- Tier-II, there will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III and Paper-IV.
- In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.
- As per the SSC CGL Exam Pattern, in Tier-II, Paper-III will be for only those candidates who apply for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for this Post/ Paper.
- In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
- The SSC CGL Exam Pattern has Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification that is conducted as per the provisions of the notice of examination.
- Candidates should check SSC CGL official notification from time to time for more details on the syllabus, exam pattern changes.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2021
The main eligibility required for the CGL exam is that a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized University and he/she age must be between 18-32 years to fill the online form.
- Candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply for the CGL 2021 exam. However, they must possess Essential qualifications on or before 01 January 2021.
- The only candidates who will satisfy the eligibility criteria are eligible to fill the SSC CGL Application Form 2021.
- The candidature will get cancelled if you do not meet the SSC CGL Qualification 2021.
SSC CGL Education Qualification 2021
Candidates must have a graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by Central Government on or before 01 January 2021.
Post Name |
Educational Qualification Eligibility |
Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) |
Essential Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a Recognized University or Institute.
Desirable qualification: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics.
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Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) |
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard level OR Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level. |
Statistical Investigator Grade II |
Graduation in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects. Candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years of the graduation course. |
Other Posts |
Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Equivalent |
SSC CGL Age Limit 2021
The minimum age to apply for the SSC CGL exam is 18 years.
Have a look at the table to know the post-wise age limit for all the departments.
Posts |
Departments |
Age Limit |
Assistant Section Officer |
CSS |
20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer |
Intelligence Bureau |
Not Exceeding 30 years |
JSO |
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation |
Maximum is 32 years |
Assistant Enforcement Officer |
Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
Up to 30 years |
Junior Statistical Officer |
M/O of Statistical & Prog. Implementation |
Up to 32 years |
Sub Inspector |
NIA |
Up to 30 years |
Sub Inspector |
CBI |
20-30 years |
Sub Inspector |
Narcotics |
18-27 years |
Tax Assistant |
CBIC & CBDT |
18-27 years |
All Other Posts |
Other Departments |
18-27 years |
Age Limit (As of 01-01-2021)
The required age limit for various posts is mentioned in the below table.
For The Post Whose Age Limit Is |
Not Born Earlier than |
Not Born Later than |
18-27 years |
02-01-1994 |
01-01-2003 |
20-27 years |
02-01-1994 |
01-01-2001 |
20-30 years |
02-01-1991 |
01-01-2001 |
up to 30 years |
02-01-1991 |
01-01-2003 |
up to 32 years |
02-01-1989 |
01-01-2003 |
Age-Relaxation
Every category has different years of age relaxation.
Category |
Age-relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit |
SC/ ST |
5 years |
OBC |
3 years |
PwD (unreserved) |
10 years |
PwD (OBC) |
13 years |
PwD (SC/ ST) |
15 years |
ESM |
3 years (after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date) |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989 |
5 years |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
3 years |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) |
8 years |
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group-C posts only
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Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application |
Up to 40 years of age |
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application |
Up to 45 years of age |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried |
Up to 35 years of age |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST) |
Up to 40 years of age |
SSC CGL Exam Date 2021 :
SSC CGL Exam Date 2021
The exam dates for SSC CGL 2021 have been released by SSC along with its official notification. Check SSC CGL 2021 exam date & other important dates below:
SSC CGL Exam Date 2021 |
Events |
Tentative Dates |
SSC CGL Notification Date |
December 29, 2020 |
Online Form submission Start |
December 29, 2020 |
Last Date to Submit Application |
January 31, 2021 |
Last Date to Submit Online Fee |
January 31, 2021 |
Last Date to Submit Offline Fee |
February 06, 2021 |
SSC CGL 2021 Exam Date: Tier 1 |
29th May to 07th June 2021 |
SSC CGL Tier-1 Answer Key Date |
June 2021 |
SSC CGL Tier 1 Result Date |
July/August 2021 |
SSC CGL 2021 Exam Date: Tier 2 |
To be Notified Later |
SSC CGL Tier 2 Answer Key Date |
To Be Notified Later |
SSC CGL Tier 2 Result Date |
To Be Notified Later |
SSC CGL 2021 Exam Date: Tier 3 |
To be Notified Later |
SSC CGL Tier 3 Result Date |
To be Notified Later |
SSC CGL 2021 Exam Date: Tier 4 |
To be Notified Later |
SSC CGL Final Result Date |
To be Notified Later |
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