SSC Selection Post Syllabus & Eligibility Criteria 2022

The Staff Selection Commission or SSC is one of the highly reputed commissions in our country which releases notification for various exams every year. SSC Selection Post is one such examination that is released by SSC for various posts. Let's discuss the SSC Selection Post syllabus and its eligibility criteria. 

SSC Selection Post Phase 10 Exam Syllabus

Ⅰ. Indicative Syllabus for Matriculation Level

General Intelligence: This subject includes questions of non-verbal type. Questions can be on topics including similarities and differences, analysis, space visualization, problem-solving, judgment, decision making, visual memory, relationship concepts, arithmetical number series, discriminating observation, figure classification, non-verbal series, etc. 

The section will test the candidate's ability to deal with abstract ideas and symbols, and their arithmetical computation, relationship, and other analytical functions.

English Language: This section will test the basic understanding of the English Language. It will have questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and their correct usage. Your writing ability will also be tested. 

Quantitative Aptitude: This section will include questions on problems related to: 

• Number Systems

• Computation of Whole Numbers

• Fundamental Arithmetical Operations

• Decimals & Fractions, and their relationship between Numbers

• Percentages

• Averages

• Ratio and Proportion

• Interest

• Profit and Loss

• Discount

• Use of Tables and Graphs

• Time and Distance

• Mensuration

• Ratio and Time

• Time and Work

General Awareness: Questions will be based on the current events and current happenings in the country and worldwide. The questions will be derived from topics related to Sports, Culture, History, Geography, Economics, General Polity, including Indian Constitution, Scientific Research, etc. To answer these questions, it is advised to read newspapers and magazines every day and study static GK. 

Ⅱ. Indicative Syllabus for 10+2 (Higher Secondary) Level

General Intelligence: This section would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. Questions will be framed from:

• Semantic Analogy

• Symbolic operations

• Symbolic/Number Analogy

• Figural Analogy

• Trends

• Space Orientation

• Semantic Classification

• Venn Diagrams

• Figural Classification

• Drawing inferences

• Symbolic/Number Classification

• Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding

• Number Series

• Figural Pattern – folding and completion

• Semantic Series

• Embedded figures

• Figural Series

• Problem Solving

• Emotional Intelligence

• Critical Thinking

• Social Intelligence

• Word Building

• Coding and decoding

General Awareness: The questions will test the candidate's general awareness of the environment and their knowledge of current events happening in the country and worldwide. The test will include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries, especially regarding History, Geography, Economic Scene, General polity, and Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will test the candidate's mathematical skills and how good they are with numbers. 

Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of Algebra and Elementary surds and Graphs of Linear Equations. 

Geometry: Understanding of elementary geometric figures and facts: Circle and its chords, tangents, common tangents to two or more circles, angles subtended by chords of a circle; Triangles and its various types of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles.

Mensuration: Triangle, Regular Polygons, Quadrilaterals, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Sphere, Hemispheres, Right Circular Cylinder, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangle or square.

Base Trigonometry: Trigonometric ratios, Trigonometry, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only), Standard Identities, etc.

Statistical Charts: Application of Tables and Graphs, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Histogram, Pie-chart.

Ⅲ. Indicative Syllabus for Graduation & Above Level

General Intelligence: This test would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. The questions will be derived from analogies, space visualization, similarities and differences, spatial orientation, analysis, problem-solving, judgment, decision making, discrimination, visual memory, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, non-verbal series, arithmetic number series, statement conclusion, coding and decoding, syllogistic reasoning, etc. 

The topics are:

• Semantic Analogy

• Semantic Classification

• Symbolic/Number Analogy

• Figural Analogy

• Symbolic/ Number Classification

• Semantic Series

• Figural Classification

• Number Series

• Figural Series

• Word Building

• Problem Solving

• Coding & decoding

• Numerical Operations 

• Trends

• Space Orientation

• Space Visualization

• Symbolic Operations

• Venn Diagrams

• Drawing inferences

• Indexing

• Punched hole/pattern– folding & unfolding

• Figural Pattern– folding and completion

• Address matching

• Date & city matching

• Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding

• Classification of center codes/ roll numbers

• decoding and classification

• Critical thinking

• Embedded Figures

• Emotional Intelligence

• Social Intelligence

General Awareness: The questions will test the candidate's general awareness of the environment and their knowledge of current events happening in the country and worldwide. 

The test will include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries, especially regarding History, Geography, Economic Scene, General polity, and Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will test the candidate's mathematical skills and how good they are with numbers. The questions will be asked from whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Interest, Square roots, Profit and Loss, Partnership Business, etc.

English Language: The candidate's ability to understand the English Language. Also, his comprehension skills and writing ability would be tested. 

SSC Selection Post Eligibility Criteria 2022

The eligibility criteria for SSC Selection Post is given below:

• The minimum age to apply for the SSC Selection Post is 18 years.

• The maximum age that candidates can apply for this post is 30 years. 

The Last Word 

We hope this article provided you with a detailed analysis of the SSC Selection Post syllabus and its eligibility criteria. Now you can start your preparation and don't forget to solve SSC Selection Post mock tests to prepare better. 

All the Best!

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