SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026: Subject-wise Topics & Exam Pattern

Explore the latest SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026. Get detailed subject-wise topics, exam pattern, marking scheme, Computer Knowledge, Statistics, Finance & Economics syllabus, and preparation guide.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026: Subject-wise Topics & Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026: Subject-wise Topics and Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 covers the subjects and topics required for the merit-based stage of the Combined Graduate Level Examination. Tier 2 evaluates candidates' mathematical ability, reasoning skills, English proficiency, general awareness, computer knowledge, and post-specific subjects. A clear understanding of the syllabus helps candidates prepare effectively and maximize their scores in the final selection stage.

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination consists of the following major sections:

  1. Mathematical Abilities
  2. Reasoning & General Intelligence
  3. English Language & Comprehension
  4. General Awareness
  5. Computer Knowledge Test
  6. Statistics (For JSO & Statistical Investigator Posts)
  7. Finance & Economics (For AAO Posts)

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

The SSC CGL Tier 2 Examination is the merit-based stage of the selection process, and the marks obtained in this stage are considered for the final selection. It consists of Paper I (mandatory for all candidates), Paper II (for Junior Statistical Officer posts), and Paper III (for Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer posts). Negative marking is applicable as per the paper and section, making accuracy as important as speed.

Paper / Session Section / Module Subject No. of Questions Marks Time Allowed
Paper I (Session I) Section I A. Mathematical Abilities
B. Reasoning and General Intelligence 		30 + 30 = 60 180 (3 Marks Each) 1 Hour (30 Minutes per Subject)
Section II A. English Language and Comprehension
B. General Awareness (GA) 		45 + 25 = 70 210 (3 Marks Each) 1 Hour (40 Minutes for English, 20 Minutes for GA)
Section III Computer Knowledge Test 20 60 (3 Marks Each) 15 Minutes
Paper I (Session II) Section IV Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) - - 15 Minutes (Passage of ~2000 Key Depressions)
Paper II - Statistics (For JSO / Statistical Investigator Posts Only) 100 200 (2 Marks Each) 2 Hours
Paper III - General Studies (Finance & Economics) (For AAO Posts Only) 100 200 (2 Marks Each) 2 Hours

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 - Mathematical Abilities

Number Systems
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Computation of Whole Number Practice MCQs
2 Decimal and Fractions Practice MCQs
3 Relationship between Numbers Practice MCQs
Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Percentages Practice MCQs
2 Ratio and Proportion Practice MCQs
3 Square Roots Practice MCQs
4 Averages Practice MCQs
5 Simple Interest Practice MCQs
6 Compound Interest Practice MCQs
7 Profit and Loss Practice MCQs
8 Discount Practice MCQs
9 Partnership Business Practice MCQs
10 Mixture and Alligation Practice MCQs
11 Time and Distance Practice MCQs
12 Time and Work Practice MCQs
Algebra
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra Practice MCQs
2 Elementary Surds (Simple Problems) Practice MCQs
3 Graphs of Linear Equations Practice MCQs
Geometry
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Familiarity with Elementary Geometric Figures and Facts Practice MCQs
2 Triangle and its Various Kinds of Centres Practice MCQs
3 Congruence and Similarity of Triangles Practice MCQs
4 Circle and its Chords, Tangents, and Angles Subtended by Chords Practice MCQs
5 Common Tangents to Two or More Circles Practice MCQs
6 Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, and Circle Practice MCQs
Mensuration
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Triangle Practice MCQs
2 Quadrilaterals Practice MCQs
3 Regular Polygons Practice MCQs
4 Circle Practice MCQs
5 Right Prism Practice MCQs
6 Right Circular Cone Practice MCQs
7 Right Circular Cylinder Practice MCQs
8 Sphere Practice MCQs
9 Hemispheres Practice MCQs
10 Rectangular Parallelepiped Practice MCQs
11 Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular or Square Base Practice MCQs
Trigonometry
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Trigonometry Practice MCQs
2 Trigonometric Ratios Practice MCQs
3 Complementary Angles Practice MCQs
4 Height and Distances (simple problems only)
Standard Identities Like sin2θ + cos2θ = 1 etc		 Practice MCQs
Statistics and Probability
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart Practice MCQs
2 Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation Practice MCQs
3 Calculation of Simple Probabilities Practice MCQs

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 - Reasoning and General Intelligence

Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Semantic Analogy Practice MCQs
2 Symbolic Operations Practice MCQs
3 Symbolic/Number Analogy Practice MCQs
4 Trends Practice MCQs
5 Figural Analogy Practice MCQs
6 Space Orientation Practice MCQs
7 Semantic Classification Practice MCQs
8 Venn Diagrams Practice MCQs
9 Symbolic/Number Classification Practice MCQs
10 Drawing Inferences Practice MCQs
11 Figural Classification Practice MCQs
12 Punched Hole Practice MCQs
13 Pattern-Folding & Unfolding Practice MCQs
14 Semantic Series Practice MCQs
15 Figural Pattern-Folding and Completion Practice MCQs
16 Number Series Practice MCQs
17 Embedded Figures Practice MCQs
18 Figural Series Practice MCQs
19 Critical Thinking Practice MCQs
20 Problem Solving Practice MCQs
21 Emotional Intelligence Practice MCQs
22 Word Building Practice MCQs
23 Social Intelligence Practice MCQs
24 Coding and De-coding Practice MCQs
25 Numerical Operations Practice MCQs

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 - English Language & Comprehension

Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Vocabulary Practice MCQs
2 Grammar Practice MCQs
3 Sentence Structure Practice MCQs
4 Synonyms Practice MCQs
5 Spot the Error Practice MCQs
6 Fill in the Blanks Practice MCQs
7 Synonyms Practice MCQs
8 Homonyms Practice MCQs
9 Antonyms Practice MCQs
10 Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt Words Practice MCQs
11 Idioms & Phrases Practice MCQs
12 One Word Sustitution Practice MCQs
13 Improvement of Sentences Practice MCQs
14 Active/Passive Voice of Verbs Practice MCQs
15 Conversion into Direct/Indirect Narration Practice MCQs
16 Shuffling of Sentence Parts Practice MCQs
17 Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage Practice MCQs
18 Cloze Passage Practice MCQs
19 Comprehension Passage Practice MCQs

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 - Paper II (Statistics)

Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Primary and Secondary Data, Methods of Data Collection Practice MCQs
2 Tabulation of Data Practice MCQs
3 Graphs and Charts Practice MCQs
4 Frequency Distributions Practice MCQs
5 Diagrammatic Presentation of Frequency Distributions Practice MCQs
6 Mean, Median and Mode Practice MCQs
7 Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles Practice MCQs
8 Range, Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation Practice MCQs
9 Measures of Relative Dispersion Practice MCQs
10 Types of Moments and Their Relationship Practice MCQs
11 Measures of Skewness and Kurtosis Practice MCQs
12 Scatter Diagram Practice MCQs
13 Simple Correlation Coefficient Practice MCQs
14 Simple Regression Lines Practice MCQs
15 Spearman’s Rank Correlation Practice MCQs
16 Measures of Association of Attributes Practice MCQs
17 Multiple Regression Practice MCQs
18 Multiple and Partial Correlation (Three Variables) Practice MCQs
19 Meaning and Definitions of Probability Practice MCQs
20 Conditional Probability Practice MCQs
21 Compound Probability Practice MCQs
22 Independent Events Practice MCQs
23 Bayes’ Theorem Practice MCQs
24 Random Variable Practice MCQs
25 Probability Functions Practice MCQs
26 Expectation and Variance Practice MCQs
27 Higher Moments Practice MCQs
28 Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential Distributions Practice MCQs
29 Joint Distribution of Two Random Variables (Discrete) Practice MCQs
30 Concept of Population and Sample Practice MCQs
31 Parameter and Statistic Practice MCQs
32 Sampling and Non-Sampling Errors Practice MCQs
33 Probability and Non-Probability Sampling Techniques Practice MCQs
34 Point and Interval Estimation Practice MCQs
35 Properties of a Good Estimator Practice MCQs
36 Methods of Estimation (Moments, Maximum Likelihood, Least Squares) Practice MCQs
37 Hypothesis Testing Practice MCQs
38 Z, t, Chi-Square and F Tests Practice MCQs

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 - Paper 3 (General Studies - Finance and Economics)

Finance
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Fundamental Principles and Basic Concepts of Accounting Practice MCQs
2 Nature and Scope of Accounting Practice MCQs
3 Limitations of Accounting Practice MCQs
4 Basic Concepts and Conventions of Accounting Practice MCQs
5 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Practice MCQs
6 Single Entry System Practice MCQs
7 Double Entry System Practice MCQs
8 Books of Original Entry Practice MCQs
9 Bank Reconciliation Statement Practice MCQs
10 Journal Practice MCQs
11 Ledger Practice MCQs
12 Trial Balance Practice MCQs
13 Rectification of Errors Practice MCQs
14 Manufacturing Account Practice MCQs
15 Trading Account Practice MCQs
16 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account Practice MCQs
17 Balance Sheet Practice MCQs
18 Capital and Revenue Expenditure Practice MCQs
19 Depreciation Accounting Practice MCQs
20 Valuation of Inventories Practice MCQs
21 Non-Profit Organisation Accounts Practice MCQs
22 Receipts and Payments Account Practice MCQs
23 Income and Expenditure Account Practice MCQs
24 Bills of Exchange Practice MCQs
25 Self-Balancing Ledgers Practice MCQs
Economics
Sl. No. Subject Practice
1 Constitutional Provisions, Role and Responsibilities Practice MCQs
2 Finance Commission – Role and Functions Practice MCQs
3 Basic Concept of Economics Practice MCQs
4 Microeconomics Practice MCQs
5 Definition, Scope and Nature of Economics Practice MCQs
6 Methods of Economic Study Practice MCQs
7 Central Problems of an Economy Practice MCQs
8 Production Possibility Curve Practice MCQs
9 Theory of Demand and Supply Practice MCQs
10 Meaning and Determinants of Demand Practice MCQs
11 Law of Demand Practice MCQs
12 Elasticity of Demand (Price, Income and Cross Elasticity) Practice MCQs
13 Consumer Behaviour (Marshallian and Indifference Curve Approach) Practice MCQs
14 Meaning and Determinants of Supply Practice MCQs
15 Law of Supply Practice MCQs
16 Elasticity of Supply Practice MCQs
17 Theory of Production and Cost Practice MCQs
18 Meaning and Factors of Production Practice MCQs
19 Law of Variable Proportions Practice MCQs
20 Laws of Returns to Scale Practice MCQs
21 Forms of Market and Price Determination Practice MCQs
22 Perfect Competition Practice MCQs
23 Monopoly Practice MCQs
24 Monopolistic Competition Practice MCQs
25 Oligopoly Practice MCQs
26 Price Determination in Different Market Structures Practice MCQs
27 Indian Economy Practice MCQs
28 Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services Practice MCQs
29 National Income Concepts and Measurement Methods Practice MCQs
30 Population Size and Growth Practice MCQs
31 Poverty and Unemployment Practice MCQs
32 Infrastructure (Energy, Transport and Communication) Practice MCQs
33 Economic Reforms in India Practice MCQs
34 Liberalisation Practice MCQs
35 Privatisation Practice MCQs
36 Globalisation Practice MCQs
37 Disinvestment Since 1991 Practice MCQs
38 Money and Banking Practice MCQs
39 Role and Functions of RBI Practice MCQs
40 Functions of Commercial Banks Practice MCQs
41 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Practice MCQs
42 Payment Banks Practice MCQs
43 Monetary Policy Practice MCQs
44 Fiscal Policy Practice MCQs
45 Budget Practice MCQs
46 Fiscal Deficits Practice MCQs
47 Balance of Payments Practice MCQs
48 FRBM Act, 2003 Practice MCQs