Detailed SSC CGL 2017 Syllabus with topic wise for Tier-1, Tier-2

If, you regularly appear in SSC Exams and particularly, SSC CGL Exam, then you should be aware of the craze that this exam has. In 2016 over 35 Lakh candidates apply for this exam and in 2017, it is expected that more than 40 Lakh candidates may appear for this exam, thereby making it one of the most competitive exams in India, next only to Railway Exams and IBPS Exams.

The competitiveness of this exam can be judged by the fact that with every passing year, there is significant increase in the Cut offs. In the last 5 years, Cut offs for CGL Exam has seen an increase of over 30%.

And when there is so much competition, the Question arises, How much time, one requires for Preparation. We feel, that Six months of Serious study is enough in cracking this exam. But the most important thing, is Understanding the SSC CGL Syllabus and choosing the right books for the exam.

The Notification for SSC CGL 2017 Exam is expected to be announced 11th March, 2017. However, the tentative schedule of CGL 2017 will be known, once the SSC Exam Calendar for 2017-18 Examinations, will be be announced. In the month of October, 2017, SSC had announced the Tentative Schedule of Exams to be conducted in 2017-18.

As per this tentative Schedule, CGL Tier-1 Exams, will be conducted from 19th June to 2nd July, 2017.So, that means, you still have 4 months in hand to prepare for CGL 2017 Exam. 

If you have appeared in the CGL 2016, Exam, then you must be aware, that SSC had made, some important changes in the Pattern and Scheme of SSC CGL exam and these changes, will remain intact for CGL-2017 too. But the best part of these changes in that All the CGL Tiers will now be held through Online mode (Computer based Exam), that means more Transparency, No chance of Paper leakage and quicker results.

In this post, we will share the Detailed SSC CGL 2017 Syllabus for all the Tier's viz Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3. Moreover, we will also discuss the Topic wise weightage of Section, so that, you have an idea regarding the important Topics.

SSC CGL Tier I Exam Pattern

Tier-1 is the First stage of CGL Exam and all those who have successfully submitted their applications for CGL-2017 Exam, will have to appear in the Tier-1 stage.

1) Tier-1 is to be conducted through online mode ie It is a computer based Exam.

2) The No. of Questions in Tier-1 Exam is 100, with each Question carrying 2 marks, which means Tier-1 carries an overall weightage of 200 Marks and Duration of this exam is 1 Hour only.

3) There is negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.

Syllabus : The Syllabus for CGL 2017 Tier-1 comprises of  100 Questions, with 25 Questions from each of the 4 Sections given below

Detailed SSC CGL Syllabus for Tier I Exam 

SSC CGL Syllabus – English Language:

SSC CGL Syllabus – General Awareness:

SSC CGL Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude:

Breakup of English in Tier I and Tier II Exams

Overall Analysis of General Awareness for SSC CGL

 Miscellaneous

1. Population Census
2. Important Books & Writers
3. First in Sports for India and World like First Olympics, First Asian Games etc.
4. Famous Sea Ports, Airports and their locations
5. State Animals and Symbols
6. Important Institutions of India and World & their locations (like BRICS, World Bank, IMF and RBI etc.)
7. Awards & their Significance
8. Nobel Laureates & their Fields 

Computer & Mobile Technology

1. Development of Computers
2. Input & Output Devices
3. Memory
4. Abbreviations