Syllabus for SSC CGL 2026

Tier 1 (Qualifying) & Tier 2

• Discrimination
• Observation
• Coding and decoding
• Arithmetic number series
• Relationship concepts
• Arithmetical reasoning
• Figural classification
• Statement conclusion
• Syllogistic reasoning
• Similarities and differences
• Space visualization
• Spatial orientation
• Problem-solving
• Analysis
• Non-verbal series
• Judgment
• Blood Relations
• Decision making
• Visual memory
• Analogies

• Important Days
• Science
• India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General Policy
• Scientific Research
• People in News
• Sports
• Static GK
• Important Schemes
• Portfolio
• Books and Authors

• Percentage
• Partnership Business
• Time and distance
• Time & Work
• Mixture and Alligation
• Decimals
• Fractions
• Quadrilaterals
• Regular Polygons
• Right Prism
• Right Circular Cone
• Interest
• Sphere
• Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
• Profit and Loss
• Discount
• Relationships between numbers
• Ratio and Proportion
• Square roots
• Computation of whole numbers
• Right Circular Cylinder
• Triangle and its various kinds of centres
• Graphs of Linear Equations
• Averages
• Congruence and similarity of triangles
• Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
• Complementary angles
• Bar diagram & Pie chart
• Triangle
• Frequency polygon
• Degree and Radian Measures
• Hemispheres
• Histogram
• Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
• Trigonometric ratio
• Heights and Distances
• Standard Identities
• Rectangular Parallelepiped

• Reading Comprehension
• Idioms and Phrases
• One word Substitution
• Sentence Correction
• Active Passive
• Spellings Correction
• Fill in the Blanks
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Synonyms-Antonyms
• Cloze test
• Sentence Improvement
• Error Spotting

1. Computation of Whole Number
2. Decimal and Fractions
3. Relationship between numbers

1. Percentages
2. Ratio and Proportion
3. Square roots
4. Averages
5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
6. Profit and Loss
7. Discount
8. Partnership Business
9. Mixture and Alligation
10. Time and distance
11. Time and work

1. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems)
2. Graphs of Linear Equations

1. Similarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres
2. Congruence and similarity of triangles
3. Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

1. Right Prism
2. Triangle
3. Quadrilaterals
4. Regular Polygons
5. Circle
6. Right Circular Cone
7. Right Circular Cylinder
8. Sphere
9. Hemispheres
10. Rectangular Parallelepiped
11. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.

1. Trigonometry
2. Trigonometric ratios
3. Complementary angles
4. Height and distances (simple problems only)
5. Standard Identities

1. Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart
2. Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation
3. Calculation of simple probabilities

• Semantic Analogy
• Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends
• Figural Analogy
• Space Orientation
• Semantic Classification
• Venn Diagrams
• Symbolic/ Number
• Classification
• Drawing inferences
• Figural Classification
• Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
• Semantic Series
• Figural Pattern Folding and completion
• Number Series
• Embedded figures
• Figural Series
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Emotional Intelligence
• Word Building
• Social Intelligence
• Coding and decoding
• Numerical operations
• Other subtopics, if any.

• Vocabulary
• One word substitution
• Sentence structure
• Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
• Fill in the Blanks,
• Synonyms/Homonyms
• Shuffling of Sentence parts
• Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
• Idioms & Phrases
• Improvement of Sentences,
• Antonyms
• Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
• Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
• Spot the Error
• English Grammar
• Cloze Passage

• Portfolio
• India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research
• Science
• Current Affairs
• Books and Authors
• Sports
• Important Schemes
• Important Days & Dates
• People in News
  

• Organization of a computer
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Input/ output devices
• Computer memory
• Memory organisation
• Back-up devices
• PORTs
• Windows Explorer
• Keyboard shortcuts

• Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc 

• Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking 

• Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures 

1. Nature and scope
2. Limitations of Financial Accounting
3. Basic concepts and Conventions
4. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

1. Single and double entry
2. Books of Original Entry
3. Bank Reconciliation
4. Journal, ledgers
5. Trial Balance
6. Rectification of Errors
7. Manufacturing
8. Trading
9. Profit & Loss Appropriation Accounts
10. Balance Sheet
11. Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure
12. Depreciation Accounting
13. Valuation of Inventories
14. Non-profit organisations Accounts
15. Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts
16. Bills of Exchange
17. Self Balancing Ledgers

1. Definition
2. Scope and nature of Economics
3. Methods of economic study
4. Central problems of an economy
5. Production possibilities curve

1. Meaning and determinants of demand
2. Law of demand and Elasticity of demand
3. Price
4. Income and cross elasticity
5. Theory of consumer's behavior
6. Marshallian approach and Indifference curve approach
7. Meaning and determinants of supply
8. Law of supply
9. The elasticity of Supply

1. Meaning and Factors of production
2. Laws of production- Law of variable proportions and Laws of returns to scale.

1. Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition
2. Monopoly
3. Monopolistic Competition
4. Oligopoly
5. Price determination in these markets.

1. Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors, Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth.
2. National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income.
3. Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth.
4. Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment.
5. Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication.

1. Economic reforms since 1991
2. Liberalisation
3. Privatisation
4. Globalisation
5. Disinvestment

1. Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.
2. Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments.
3. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.