List of SSC CGL Preparation Books and Syllabus 2021 – Tier 1, 2, 3

Scroll down for the list of SSC CGL  Syllabus 2021 and Preparation Books. SSC CGL is one of the most crucial and difficult examinations in the Govt. sector. Those who can get through all four stages of the examination- Tier-I, Tier-II, Tier-III and Tier-IV- are recruited to different Govt. organizations, departments and ministries. To get selected, the candidate has to pass each stage of the SSC CGL exam.

SSC CGL Syllabus 2021

The exam pattern and syllabus of SSC CGL 2021 exams are given below-

SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus

Tier-I of the SSC CGL syllabus 2021 comprises four sections- Reasoning Ability, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension.

Reasoning	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	English Comprehension
The verbal and non-verbal reasoning	Static general knowledge	Simplification and number system	Fill in the blanks
Classification	Current affairs	Percentage and interest	Reading comprehension
Analogy	Important Govt. schemes	Average and age-related problem sums	Spellings, phrases and idioms
Coding-decoding	Indian History	Ratio and proportion	Sentence correction
Puzzles and series	Geography	Time, distance and speed	Spotting the error
Matrix	Environment	Time and work	One-word substitution
Word formation	Indian Polity	Algebra
Venn diagram	General Scirence	Mensuration
Distance and directions		Data interpretation
Blood relations		Geometry and trigonometry

SSC CGL Tier 2 syllabus

Tier-II of the SSC CGL syllabus 2021 comprises of four sections- Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Statistics, and General Awareness.

Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	Statistics	General Awareness
Simplification and number system	Cloze test	Data collection and representation	Static GK
Percentage and interest	Para jumbles	Measure of central tendency	Basic principles of demand and supply
Average	Fill in the blanks	Measure of dispersion	Economics and governance
Ratio and proportion	Spellings, phrases and idioms	Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis	Indian History
Time, distance and speed	Reading comprehension	Random variables	Geography
Time and work	Spotting the error	Sampling theory	Science
Algebra	One-word substitution	Correlation and regression	Polity
Mensuration	Sentence correction	Index number	Environment
Data interpretation	Active and passive voice	Time series analysis
Geometry and trigonometry	Synonyms-antonyms	Analysis and variance
Data sufficiency

SSC CGL Tier 3 syllabus

The third stage of the exam is an offline, descriptive exam that tests the candidate’s written skills. You are required to write précis, essays, letter, or an application. The duration of the exam is 1 hour, and total marks allotted in the third stage are 60.

SSC CGL Tier 4 syllabus

This stage comprises a Data Entry Skill Set/Computer Proficiency Test to analyze the candidate’s computer knowledge and typing speed.

The SSC CGL 2020 exam is a tough one to crack and requires a lot of preparation. Now that you know about the detailed syllabus pattern, you can start looking for books. Here are some of the recommended books that will help you prepare for each stage of the exam-

List of SSC CGL Preparation Books

SSC CGL Preparation Books: Tier 1 books

SECTION	BOOKS
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams- R.S. Agarwal SSC Mathematics- Kiran publication Fast Track Objective Arithmetic- Rajesh Verma Analytical Reasoning- M.K. Pandey
Reasoning Ability	Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning- R.S. Agarwal Lucent’s Reasoning Book Analytical Reasoning- M.K. Pandey
English Language	Word Power Made Easy- Norman Lewis Corrective English- A.K. Singh Objective General English- S.P. Bakshi
General Awareness	Lucent’s GK Book NCERT (6th to 10th standard)

SSC CGL Preparation Books: Tier 2 books

SUBJECT	BOOKS/RESOURCES
Statistics	Statistics Practice Workbook- Kiran publication Statistics Paper- R. Gupta
Finance and Economics	Economics NCERT books (11th and 12th standard) Law Point’s Competitive Solutions General Studies Notes and MCQs Economic journals and newspapers

SSC CGL Preparation Books: Tier 3 books for Letter writing/Essay/Precis

• Descriptive English- S.P. Bakshi
• Handbook for Letter Writing- S.C. Gupta
• 151 Essays- S.C. Gupta
• Newspapers and journals (for contemporary essay topics)

SSC CGL Preparation Books: Tier 4 books

• Objective Computer Awareness- R. Pillai
• Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competition- Arihant Experts
• Computer Knowledge- Shikha Agarwal

Apart from the books mentioned above, candidates can also refer to the online course Mission SSC CGL Course 2021 provided by Oliveboard.

Mission SSC CGL Course – An SSC CGL Online Preparation Course | Features

Helping anyone and everyone who wants to learn is the vision for us at Oliveboard, and we are following this vision adamantly. Our Online Mock Test series has already been on the row, and now we aim to make your  Online Learning experience rich. Following are the details of the upcoming Mission SSC CGL Course on our platform:-

• 80 Live Classes of Quant, English, General Intelligence/Reasoning, and GS by highly experienced Faculties: In these live classes, India’s Top Faculties are going to help you understand advanced concepts, tips, tricks, new pattern question, shortcuts to solve tricky questions, etc.
• 18 Video Doubt Clearing Sessions With the Faculties: Yes, in this course you will get special attention. As a part of the course, you will be able to directly reach out to the faculty for addressing your queries in specified doubt clearing sessions.
  
• 22 Live Practice Tests for Topic Mastery: Get practice tests after every Concept clearing Video Lessons to master what you have studied. You can discuss it later with the Faculty during Live Sessions if you have any doubt.
• Special Exam Strategy Sessions: Just attempt the exam or attempt the exam with a plan, I am sure you will prefer that later. Our experts will guide you on how to go about the exam and few do’s and dont’s.

Do not forget to take up online mock tests.

The mock test papers are set in the same pattern in which the actual examination takes place.

SSC CGL Mock Test Series:

• 30 Mock Tests (in Hindi & English) in New Pattern with Detailed Solutions for SSC CGL Tier 1
• 20 Mock Tests (10 Quant, 10 English) with Detailed Solutions for SSC CGL Tier 2
• Sectional Tests
• GK Supplements
• Lessons on All Topics