SSC CGL Syllabus 2026
Prepare systematically for the Staff Selection Commission CGL Exam. Review the complete Tier 1 and Tier 2 syllabus, and use the interactive checklist tracker below to monitor your study progress.
The subject-wise Syllabus for SSC CGL Tier 1 is qualifying in nature and consists of four sections: Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English, and General Awareness.
Quantitative Aptitude
Number System & Basic Arithmetic
Commercial Arithmetic
- Percentage: Basic concepts, change, population, election problems
- Ratio & Proportion: Proportional division, duplicate ratio, variation
- Averages: Consecutive numbers, weighted average, speed average
- Profit & Loss: Cost price/Selling price, dishonest dealer, successive discount
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest: Installments, difference formulas
- Partnership: Time and investment ratios
- Mixture & Alligation: Multi-vessel mixing, replacement rules
Speed, Time & Work
- Time and Work: Efficiency, wages, alternate days, group work
- Pipes and Cisterns: Inlet/outlet pipes, leakage, filling times
- Time, Speed & Distance: Relative speed, average speed, sound speed
- Problems on Trains: Crossing poles, platforms, opposite/same direction
- Boats & Streams: Upstream, downstream, still water speed
- Races & Circular Motion: Linear races, circular tracks
Algebra
Geometry
- Triangle & its Centres: Incentre, circumcentre, orthocentre, centroid
- Congruence & Similarity of Triangles: Theorems (SAS, ASA, SSS)
- Quadrilaterals: Parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, trapezium
- Regular Polygons: Interior/exterior angles, diagonals calculation
- Circles: Chords, tangent theorems, angles subtended, common tangents
Mensuration
Trigonometry
General Intelligence & Reasoning
Analogies & Classification
Series & Coding-Decoding
Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Visual & Non-Verbal
English Language
Grammar & Error Detection
Vocabulary & Words
General Awareness
Ancient Indian History
- Pre-historic Period & Paleolithic/Neolithic ages
- Indus Valley Civilization (Major sites, findings, trade)
- Vedic Age (Rig Vedic and Later Vedic society, literature)
- Rise of Mahajanapadas & Magadha Empire
- Buddhism (Life of Buddha, teachings, councils)
- Jainism (Mahavira, philosophy, sects)
- Mauryan Empire (Chandragupta, Ashoka's Dhamma, admin)
- Gupta Empire (Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Golden Age)
- Post-Gupta Period (Harshavardhana, Southern Dynasties)
Medieval & Modern History
- Delhi Sultanate (Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi)
- Mughal Empire (Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb)
- Vijayanagara & Bahmani Kingdoms & Bhakti/Sufi movements
- Advent of European Powers & British Expansion policies
- Revolt of 1857 (Centers, leaders, results)
- Social-Religious Reforms & Land revenue systems
- National Movement: Moderate & Extremist Phases (1885-1918)
- National Movement: Gandhian Era (1919-1947) & revolutionary acts
- Art & Culture: Dance, music, temple architecture, festivals
Geography & Environment
- Solar System & Planetary Mechanics
- Earth's Internal Structure & Rocks
- Latitudes, Longitudes & Time
- Atmosphere & Weather Parameters
- Wind Systems & Cyclones
- Oceanography & Currents
- Continents Peaks & Grasslands
- Straits Canals & Deserts
- World Rivers & Lakes
- Mountains & Mountain Passes
- Indian River Systems
- Soils Forests & Monsoons
- Agriculture & State Rankings
- Minerals & Energy Resources
- Industries Ports & Waterways
- Ecology & Ecosystem Fundamentals
- Trophic Levels, Food Chains & Food Webs
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Environmental Conventions & Protocols
Indian Polity & Constitution
- Constituent Assembly & Making of Constitution
- Preamble of the Constitution
- Sources of the Indian Constitution
- Parts & Schedules of the Constitution
- Citizenship (Articles 5-11 & CAA)
- Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35 & Writs)
- Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP, Articles 36-51)
- Fundamental Duties (Article 51A & Swaran Singh)
- Union Executive: President, VP, PM & Cabinet
- Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Officers
- Parliamentary Proceedings: Bills, Motions & Committees
- State Executive: Governor, CM & Council
- State Legislature: Assembly & Council
- Judiciary: Supreme Court & High Courts
- Panchayati Raj System (73rd Amendment & 11th Schedule)
- Municipalities (74th Amendment & 12th Schedule)
- Constitutional Bodies: EC, FC, CAG, UPSC
- Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies: NITI Aayog, NHRC, Lokpal
Indian Economy
- National Income aggregates (GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP)
- Calculation methods (Value Added, Income, Expenditure)
- History of Five Year Plans (1st to 12th Plan targets)
- NITI Aayog structure & cooperative federalism
- Money Supply measures (M1-M4) & Inflation types
- RBI Monetary tools (Repo, CRR, SLR) & NPAs
- Indian Taxation System, GST councils & slabs
- Union Budget, accounts, & deficit metrics
- Sectors: Agriculture, MSMEs, & Services
- 1991 LPG reforms & liberalization policies
Physics
Chemistry
Biology & Tech
- Biology: Cell biology structure, classification of organisms
- Biology: Human physiology: Digestive, respiratory, circulatory
- Biology: Human physiology: Nervous, endocrine, excretory, skeletal
- Biology: Nutrition, vitamins, human diseases, plant biology
- Space & Defense Tech: ISRO launch vehicles, missiles, satellites
Static GK
Tier 2 (Core) Syllabus: Tier 2 consists of Section 1 (Mathematical Abilities & Reasoning), Section 2 (English & General Awareness), and Section 3 (Computer Knowledge). These core subjects determine the merit list.
Mathematical Abilities
Number System & Arithmetic
- Whole Numbers: integers, factorization, units place, remainders
- Decimals and Fractions & relationships between numbers
- Percentage, Ratio and Proportion & Square Roots
- Averages, Profit, Loss and Discount, Partnership Business
- Simple and Compound Interest & installment formulas
- Mixture & Allegation, Time & Distance, Time & Work
Algebra & geometry
Reasoning & Intelligence
Analogies & Classification
Series & Coding-Decoding
Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Visual & Non-Verbal
English Language & Comprehension
Grammar, Vocab & Sentences
General Awareness
Ancient Indian History
- Pre-historic Period & Paleolithic/Neolithic ages
- Indus Valley Civilization (Major sites, findings, trade)
- Vedic Age (Rig Vedic and Later Vedic society, literature)
- Rise of Mahajanapadas & Magadha Empire
- Buddhism (Life of Buddha, teachings, councils)
- Jainism (Mahavira, philosophy, sects)
- Mauryan Empire (Chandragupta, Ashoka's Dhamma, admin)
- Gupta Empire (Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Golden Age)
- Post-Gupta Period (Harshavardhana, Southern Dynasties)
Medieval & Modern History
- Delhi Sultanate (Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi)
- Mughal Empire (Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb)
- Vijayanagara & Bahmani Kingdoms & Bhakti/Sufi movements
- Advent of European Powers & British Expansion policies
- Revolt of 1857 (Centers, leaders, results)
- Social-Religious Reforms & Land revenue systems
- National Movement: Moderate & Extremist Phases (1885-1918)
- National Movement: Gandhian Era (1919-1947) & revolutionary acts
- Art & Culture: Dance, music, temple architecture, festivals
Geography & Environment
- Solar System & Planetary Mechanics
- Earth's Internal Structure & Rocks
- Latitudes, Longitudes & Time
- Atmosphere & Weather Parameters
- Wind Systems & Cyclones
- Oceanography & Currents
- Continents Peaks & Grasslands
- Straits Canals & Deserts
- World Rivers & Lakes
- Mountains & Mountain Passes
- Indian River Systems
- Soils Forests & Monsoons
- Agriculture & State Rankings
- Minerals & Energy Resources
- Industries Ports & Waterways
- Ecology & Ecosystem Fundamentals
- Trophic Levels, Food Chains & Food Webs
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Environmental Conventions & Protocols
Indian Polity & Constitution
- Constituent Assembly & Making of Constitution
- Preamble of the Constitution
- Sources of the Indian Constitution
- Parts & Schedules of the Constitution
- Citizenship (Articles 5-11 & CAA)
- Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35 & Writs)
- Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP, Articles 36-51)
- Fundamental Duties (Article 51A & Swaran Singh)
- Union Executive: President, VP, PM & Cabinet
- Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Officers
- Parliamentary Proceedings: Bills, Motions & Committees
- State Executive: Governor, CM & Council
- State Legislature: Assembly & Council
- Judiciary: Supreme Court & High Courts
- Panchayati Raj System (73rd Amendment & 11th Schedule)
- Municipalities (74th Amendment & 12th Schedule)
- Constitutional Bodies: EC, FC, CAG, UPSC
- Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies: NITI Aayog, NHRC, Lokpal
Indian Economy
- National Income aggregates (GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP)
- Calculation methods (Value Added, Income, Expenditure)
- History of Five Year Plans (1st to 12th Plan targets)
- NITI Aayog structure & cooperative federalism
- Money Supply measures (M1-M4) & Inflation types
- RBI Monetary tools (Repo, CRR, SLR) & NPAs
- Indian Taxation System, GST councils & slabs
- Union Budget, accounts, & deficit metrics
- Sectors: Agriculture, MSMEs, & Services
- 1991 LPG reforms & liberalization policies
Physics
Chemistry
Biology & Tech
- Biology: Cell biology structure, classification of organisms
- Biology: Human physiology: Digestive, respiratory, circulatory
- Biology: Human physiology: Nervous, endocrine, excretory, skeletal
- Biology: Nutrition, vitamins, human diseases, plant biology
- Space & Defense Tech: ISRO launch vehicles, missiles, satellites
Static GK
Computer Knowledge
Computer Basics & OS
Software, Internet & Security
Paper 2 (Statistics): Applicable only to Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) post candidates. It tests advanced statistical methods and calculations.
Core Statistics - Part A
Data Collection & Presentation
Central Tendency & Dispersion
Moments, Correlation & Probability
Advanced Statistics - Part B
Distributions & Sampling
- Random variable: expectation, variance, joint distribution
- Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential distributions
- Population vs Sample & Parameter vs Statistic
- Sampling & non-sampling errors
- Simple random, stratified, systematic, cluster sampling
- Multistage, multiphase, purposive, convenience sampling
Paper 3 (Finance & Economics): Applicable only to Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) post candidates. It covers Financial Accounting (80 Marks) and Economics & Governance (120 Marks).