SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2010

SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION

The Scheme of the Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:

1st Tier -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

2nd Tier -- Main Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

3rd Tier -- Personality Test /Interview or Skill Test, where applicable

Candidates opting for post of Sub-Inspector in CPOs will be

required to undergo Physical Endurance Test (PET)/Medical

Examination at any convenient time after declaration of result of

Tier I.

(A). Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination: Tier –I of the Combined Graduate level

Examination would be common for all categories of posts and will be held in one session

Scheme of Tier-I Examination for all candidates including Visually

Handicapped candidates with visual disability of forty percent and above and

opting for availing the assistance of scribe.

 

Note: If and wherever necessary, the examination may be held in 2(two)

shifts for different batches of candidates

Questions will be of Objective Multiple Type Choice. The questions will be set in

Hindi/English in respect of Parts A, B and C.

SYLLABUS

TIER-I OF THE EXAMNATION :

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type.

This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization,

spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory,

discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification,

arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic

reasoning etc.

B. General Awareness : Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general

awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. 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 neighbouring countries especially pertaining to sports, History,

Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc.

These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

C. Numerical Aptitute : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers

and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers,

decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers. It will test sense of order among numbers,

ability to translate from one name to another, sense or order of magnitude, estimation or prediction of

the outcome of computation, selection of an appropriate operation for the solution of real life problems

and knowledge of alternative computation procedures to find answers. The questions would also be

based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical

computation (The standard of the questions will be of 10+2 level).

D. English Comprehension : Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension

and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

(The questions in the components A,B & D will be of a level commensurate with the Essential

Qualification prescribed for the post viz; graduation).

(B). Scheme of Examination for Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II)

Examination:

Tier-II of the Combined Graduate Level Examination -2010will be of

Objective Type Multiple Choice and will be conducted over two days during a

weekend. It will consist of three different papers/subjects and depending upon the category

of posts applied for, the candidate will be required to appear in one, two or three papers, as

the case may be.

FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANTS, INSPECTOR OF INCOME-TAX/INSPECTOR

(CENTRAL EXCISE,INSPECTOR(PO), INSPECTOR(EXAMINER) SUB INSPECTOR IN

CBI, INSPECTOR OF POSTS, ASSISTANT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, DIVISIONAL

ACCOUNTANTS,ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS, TAX ASSISTANTS, UDCs, THE

EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF TWO PAPERS AS UNDER:

 FOR THE POST OF STATISTICAL INVESTIGATORS GR.II & COMPILERS, THE

EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THREE PAPERS AS UNDER:

 

 For the post of Sub-Inspector in Central Police Organisations, the Examination will consist of o one paper as under:

 

NOTE :

1. The Commission will have the full discretion to fix separate minimum qualifying

marks in each of the papers and in the aggregate of all the papers separately for

each category of candidates (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/ExS/General (UR) ). Only

those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate

would be eligible to be considered for being called for the Personality Test/

Interview and/or Skill Test.

2. There will be different set of Questions for the papers on Arithmetic &

General Studies for Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates which shall not

have any component of Map/Graphs/Statistical Data/

Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems/Pie-chart etc. However,

components of other papers will be the same as that for general candidates.

SYLLABUS

TIER-II OF THE EXAMNATION :

Paper-I : Arithmetic Ability : 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, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Interest, Profit and

Loss, Discount, Use of Table and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time etc.

Paper-II : English Language & Comprehension :Questions in this components will be designed to test the

candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error

recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar,

Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of

Words, etc. There will be a question on passages and omprehension of passages also. (The standard

of the questions will be of 10+2 level).

Paper-III : Commerce/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics for Investigator Grade-II, for Ministry of Statistics &

Programme Implementation and Compiler for Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. (?)

A. STATISTICS

Probability, Probability Distributions, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential.

Compilation, classification, tabulation of Statistical Data, Graphical presentation of data.

Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of association and contingency, scatter

diagram, correlation coefficient, rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis ( for two or more

variables ) excluding partial correlation coefficients.

Concept of Population, random sample, parameters, statistics, sampling distribution of x properties of

estimators and estimation of confidence intervals.

Principles of sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling etc., Sampling and

non-sampling errors, type-I and type-II errors.

Concepts of Hypothesis – Null and alternate, Testing of hypothesis for large samples as well as small

samples including Chi-square tests ( Z, t, F, 2 tests ).

Index Numbers, Time series analysis – components of variation and their estimation.

B. ECONOMICS

GENERAL ECONOMICS

1. Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction of Demand and Supply.

2. Production Function and Laws of Returns.

3. Commodity Pricing – Characteristics of various Market Forms and Price Determination under such

Market Forms.

4. Theory of Factor Pricing – Rent, Wage, Interest and Profit.

5. Theory of Employment – Classical and Neo-classical Approach.

6. Keynesian Theory of Employment – Principles of Effective Demand. Meaning and Importance of

Investment, Relation between Saving and Investment, Multiplier Effect and the process of Income

Generation, Post Keynesian Development.

7. Nature and Functions of Money, Value of Money, Fluctuations in the value of Money – Inflation and

Deflation, Monetary Policy, Index Number.

8. International Trade-Free Trade and Protection, Theories of International Trade.

9. Foreign Exchange – Determination of the rate of Exchange – Purchasing Power Parity theory and

Balance of Payment Theory.

10. Public Finance – Nature. Scope and importance of Public Finance.

11. Taxation – Meaning, Classification and Principles of Taxation, Incidence of Taxation.

12. Deficit Financing.

13. Fiscal Policy.

INDIAN ECONOMICS AND GENERAL STATISTICS

1. Statistical Investigation – Meaning and Planning of Investigation.

2. Collection of data and editing of data.

3. Types of sampling.

4. Schedule and questionnaire.

5. Presentation of data – classification, tabulation, etc.

6. Measures of Central Tendency.

7. National Income and Accounting – Estimation of National Income, Trends in National Income,

Structural changes in the Indian Economy as seen in National Income Data.

8. Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during Plan Period, Rural Credit, Agricultural Price

Policy, Rural Development Co-operation and Panchayati Raj.

9. Industrial Policy and Industrial Development.

10. Problems of Economic Development – Indian Planning – Objectives, Techniques and its evolution, Five

Year Plans and Role of National Development Council.

11. Profile of Human Resources – Population and Economic Development, Demographic Profile of India,

Nature of Population Problem – Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment Problem, Labour Problem,

Population Control and Government Policy.

12. New Economic Policy and Welfare Schemes.

13. Indian Public Finance – Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid.

14. Indian Banking and Currency system.

C. MATHEMATICS

Algebra: Algebra of sets, relations and functions, Inverse of a function, equivalence relation.The system

of complex numbers, De Moivere’s Theorem and its simple applications. Relation between roots and coefficients

of a polynomial equation – Evaluation of symmetric function of roots of cubic and biquadratic equation.

Algebra of Matrices: Determinants, Simple properties of determinants, Multiplication of determinants of orders

two and three, Singular and non-singular matrices. Inverse of a matrix, Rank of a matrix and application of

matrices to the solution of linear equations ( in three unknowns ).

Convergence of sequences, and series, tests of convergence of series with positive terms,

Ratio, Root and Gauss tests.

Analytic Geometry: Straight lines, Circles, System of circles, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form

and their elementary properties, Classification of curves second degree.

Differential Equation: First order differential equation. Solution of Second and higher order linear differential

equations with constant coefficients and simple applications.

Differential and Integral Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability of functions, successive differentiation,

derivatives of standard functions, Rolle’s and Mean-value Theorems, Maclaurins and Taylor’s series ( without

proof) and their applications, Maxima and Minima of functions of one and two variables. Tangents and Normals,

Curvature, Partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem for homogeneous function, Tracing of curves.

Standard methods of integration, Riemann’s definition of definite integral, fundamental theorem of

integral calculus, quadrature, rectification, volumes and surface area of solids of revolution.

Statistics: Frequency distributions, Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, Skewness and

Kurtosis, Random variables and distribution function, Discrete distributions, Binomial and Poisson distribution,

continuous distributions, Rectangular, Normal and Exponential distributions, Principles of least squares,

correlation and regression, Random Sampling, random numbers, Sampling of attributes, Large Sample tests for

mean and proportion, Tests of significance based on t, F and Chi-square distributions.

D. COMMERCE

This paper will cover all the subjects of commerce ordinarily taught at the B.Com. or similar degree courses of

Indian Universities. Specifically, it will include the following subjects:

Accountancy: Conceptual framework, Income measurement, Final accounts, Accounting for partnership firms,

Hire-purchase accounting, Corporate accounting ( Issue, forfeiture and re-issue of shares ).

Business Organisation: Business objectives, Business environment, Business entrepreneurship ( including

location, choice of form of business and growth strategies ),

Business operations including finance, production, marketing and human resource development.

Management: Concept of management, Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling.

Micro-economics: Price-mechanism, Theory of consumer behaviour, Elasticity of demand, Production

function, Theory of costs, Market structures, Price-determination under perfect competition and monopoly.

Indian Economics: Issues involved in planning for economic development, Sectoral analysis of Indian

economy including agriculture, industry and foreign trade.

Business Statistics: Analysis of Univariate data involving measurement of Central tendency and

dispersion, correlation and regression analysis, index numbers, analysis of time-series, Theory of probability.

Business Law: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Partnership Act, 1932 and Negotiable

Instruments Act, 1881.

Company Law: Kinds of companies, matters involving incorporation of company, shares and share capital and

matters relating to issue and transfers of shares, members of a company, management of a company, meetings

and resolutions, winding up of a company.

Cost accounting: Procedures involved in cost accounting, marginal costing, cost-volume profit analysis,

Budgetary control, Standard costing.

Auditing: Meaning and objects of auditing, Types of audit, Audit process.

Income Tax: Basic concepts, Residence and tax liability, heads of income. .

NOTE - 1: In Numerical Aptitude paper for Visually Handicapped candidates

of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there will not

be any component of Map/ Graphs/Statistical Data/

Diagrams/Figures/Geometrical problems.

NOTE - 2: The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum

qualifying standards in each subject of the Tier-I Examination taking into

consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise

number of candidates. Only those candidates, who have scored above the

cut off marks fixed by the Commission would be required to appear in the

Tier –II Examination.

NOTE:3 Tier-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II for various

papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However,

marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for final

ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview and also final selection.