SSC GD Syllabus
SSC GD Syllabus
General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested
through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, etc.
General Knowledge and General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s
general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current
events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of
any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially
pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, and scientific
Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
Elementary Mathematics: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of
Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations,
Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio
and Time, Time and Work, etc.
English/ Hindi: Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi and his basic comprehension would be tested.