SSC CGL Tier II 2021 Study Plan | Important Topics & Tips

The (Staff Selection Commission) SSC CGL Tier 2 exam is going to be held on 28th and 29th January 2022. For those candidates who are already preparing for SSC CGL Tier 2, this article will be of great assistance as we are bringing to you a comprehensive SSC CGL 2021 Tier 2 Study Plan, important topics to focus and a few expert tips that will help you prepare better for the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam.

SSC CGL 2021 Tier 2 Study Plan

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We are providing a study plan for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam. You can customize this plan as per your strength and weakness and command over subjects. The only thing that you should consider is having a topic test after each topic to understand it clearly. Also, include as many full-length mock tests as you can towards the end of the preparation to improve your performance.

Day 1 Number System Concept Number System Practice	Day 2   Simplification Concept Simplification Practice	Day 3   Divisibility, HCF & LCM Concept Divisibility, HCF & LCM Practice Analytical Reasoning Concept	Day 4   Analytical Reasoning Practice Averages & Allegations Concept
Day 5   Averages & Allegations Practice Ratio & Proportion Concept	Day 6   Ratio & Proportion Practice Syllogism Concept Syllogism Practice	Day 7   Reading Comprehension Concept Reading Comprehension Practice	Day 8   Cloze Test Concept Cloze Test Practice Vocabulary Concept
Day 9   Vocabulary Practice Percentage, Profit & Loss Concept	Day 10   Percentage, Profit & Loss Practice Simple & Compound Interest Concept	Day 11   Simple & Compound Interest Practice Coding-Decoding Concept Coding-Decoding Practice	Day 12   Blood Relation Concept Blood Relation Practice
Day 13   Correct usage practice Speed, Distance & Time Concept Speed, Distance & Time Practice	Day 14   Work, Pipes & Cisterns Concept Work, Pipes & Cisterns Practice	Day 15   Number & Letter Series Concept Number & Letter Series Practice	Day 16   Critical Reasoning Concept Critical Reasoning Practice Para jumbles Concept
Day 17   Para jumbles Practice Direction Sense Concept	Day 18   Direction Sense Practice Mensuration Concept Quadratic Equations Concept	Day 19   Mensuration Practice Permutation & Combinations Concept	Day 20   Permutation & Combinations Practice Probability Concept
Day 21   Probability Practice Logical Inequalities Concept Sentence Completion Concept	Day 22   Sentence Completion Practice Tables Concept	Day 23   Tables Practice Bar Graphs Concept Bar Graphs Practice	Day 24   Line Graphs Concept Line Graphs Practice
Day 25   Pie Charts Concept Pie Charts Practice	Day 26   Data Sufficiency Concept Data Sufficiency Practice Input-Output Concept	Day 27   Input-Output Practice Logical Venn Diagrams Practice	Day 28   Mock Test 1 Mock Test 2 Mock Test 3
Day 29   Mock Test 4 Mock Test 5	Day 30   Mock Test 6 Mock Test 7	Day 31   Mock Test 8 Mock Test 9 Mock Test 10	Day 32   Mock Test 11 Mock Test 12
Day 33   Mock Test 13 Mock Test 14 Mock Test 15	Day 34   Mock Test 16 Mock Test 17	Day 35 Mock Test 18 Mock Test 19 Mock Test 20

SSC CGL 2021 Tier 2 – Study Plan

Most Important Topics to Concentrate

Quantitative Aptitude

Focus more on:

• Algebra
• Geometry & Mensuration
• Trigonometry

Based on the past few years’ papers (last 3 years at least), it would be safe to say that the above topics cover almost 50% of this section.

Tips for Quant

• Learn tables to improve your calculation speed
• Practice multiple level of tests and analyse your performance
• Practice mental math and try building your own tricks

Recommended Books

• NCERT Books (7^th to 10^th Standard)

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English Language

Focus more on:

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Text
• One Word Substitution
• Sentence Correction
• Synonyms/Antonyms
• Idioms & Phrases

Tips for English Language

• Get clear understanding of all grammar rules
• Read English newspaper and magazines for about 2-3 hours daily
• Solve as many mocks as you can

Recommended Books

• High School Grammar by Wren & Martin
• Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis

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Statistics

This section is only for those who have applied for the position of Statistical Investigator.

Focus more on:

• Probability theory
• Variance analysis
• Measure of central tendency
• Sampling theory

Tips for Statistics

• Revise all concepts from 10^th, 11^th and 12^th standard books
• Maintain notes of important formulas and revise often
• Practice previous years’ papers and mock tests

Recommended Books:

• NCERT Books (10^th, 11^th & 12^th)

General Studies

Focus more on:

• Finance and accounts
• Economics and governance

Tips for General Studies

• Read newspapers everyday related to economics and business’ recommended ones are The Economist, The Economic Times, Business Standard.
• Read facts from the government gazettes on economics
• Refer to Financial Magazines

 Recommended Books:

• Manorama Year Book
• Lucents General Knowledge

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Exam Tips from the Toppers

1. “To start with, I cleared the basic concepts (not the shortcuts or tricks) of each topic and then learned the tricks to solve maximum questions in 2 hours. I solved the Maths textbook of Kiran Publications chapter-wise and afterwards started attempting mock tests.” – Kapil Mittal (Cleared SSC CGL 2015)

2. “Continue your preparations with a positive mindset and have faith on your hard work. Always Study in a screen free zone (Use of Mobile, television etc should be restricted). Never forget to make daily, weekly and monthly plan to reach your success without any delay or hassles. Do not delay in collecting necessary books, contents and resources. Have your materials ready well in advance. Do not think much about cut off and any change in the scheme of examinations. If you are a deserving candidate you are bound to succeed. Take as many mock tests as possible and analyse them with due diligence to identify how many questions are you not being able to attempt and why, what are the chapters/topics that are bothering you, are you solving the questions in the shortest method possible and so on.” – Soumyarshi Das (Cleared SSC CGL 2016)

3. “Brace yourself by clearing your basics of English and maths. For maths start solving each question of Kiran, chapter wise mathematics. For English, SP Bakshi is a good book for clearing concepts. For GK, Lucent is a good book for improving your score. In addition to this, at least 5 mock tests are necessary per week to improve speed.” – Abhijeet Singh (Cleared SSC CGL 2016)

4. “I studied in a private school, so speaking and writing English wasn’t a problem, but finding errors and problem-solving technique was required in it. For passage and vocabulary, you must study newspaper daily which will make you habitual of reading long passages. Also, you can prefer a good book like Verbal Ability and RC by Meenakshi Upadhyay. In this book you will get exposure to various kind of questions like para jumbles, RC, missing sentences in paragraph etc. Keep attempting mock tests.” – Sumit Sharma (Cleared IBPS PO, NIACL AO 2016)

5. “Reasoning is the most scoring and most dynamic section. I used to attempt it second last. To clear my basics, I used BSC publication’s analytical reasoning, BSC’s a magical book on puzzles (it’s not relevant in today’s exams as the level of puzzles is not up to the mark). Apart from that I used to attempt mock tests a lot for reasoning part and analysed the unattended questions then attempted them again and again until they got solved.” – Ankit Malik (Cleared RBI Assistant, NIACL AO, IBPS PO 2016)

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