SSC JSO Books- Study Material, Preparation, Syllabus

The Staff Selection Commission’s recruitment examination for the CGL Junior Statistical Officer is expected to be conducted in December 2022. The notification for this examination was released on September 17, 2022. The last date to apply for the exam is 13th October 2022. Junior Statistical Officer is one of the most sought after posts in SSC CGL having one of the highest salaries. This article will give you details about SSC JSO Books and other study material for the examination.

Study Material For SSC JSO: Books And Sample Papers

The best source of preparation are:

• Examination preparation books recommended by experts
• Previous years’ question papers
• Sample papers
• Mock test series. 

These are provided by coaching institutes. If you plan to prepare for the SSC JSO by self-study, you can purchase the books mentioned in this article for your preparation. Also, take mock tests online. The examination sample papers are available for free on the internet.

Best SSC JSO Books For Exam Preparation 

English Books	Authors/Publication House
Objective General English	SP Bakshi (Arihant)
Competitive General English	Kiran Prakashan
Perfect Competitive English	V.K. Sinha
Quick Learning Objective General English	RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal
From Plinth to Paramount	Neetu Singh
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Arun Sharma
Objective English for Competitive Examinations	H M Prasad
Wren & Martin – High School English Grammar and Composition	Wren & Martin
A Mirror of Common Errors	Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh

Quantitative Aptitude	Authors/Publication House
Quantitative Aptitude	Dr. R.S Agarwal
NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11	NCERT
SSC Elementary and Advanced Maths	Kiran
Magical Book on Quicker Maths	M Tyra
Advance Maths	Rakesh Yadav
Advance Maths	Abhinay Sharma

Reasoning Books	Authors/Publication House
Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Dr. R.S. Aggarwal
Analytical Reasoning	M.K. Pandey
Logical and Analytical Reasoning	A.K. Gupta
How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning	Arun Sharma

General Awareness Books	Authors/Publication House
NCERT Books of Class X, XII- History, Geography, Economics	NCERT
General Knowledge	Lucent Publication
Manorama Yearbook	Manorama
Bolt series	Oliveboard

Statistics	Authors/Publication House
Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics	SC Gupta, VK Kapoor

Although preparing from the examination books is a good idea, you must also follow the previous years’ question papers as they are a very good source of what to expect in the examination. In case the previous years’ question papers are not available, the candidates can opt for the sample paper and mock test series available online. The advantages of practicing the previous year’s question papers, mock test series, and sample papers are given below:

• This will acquaint the candidate with the pattern of the question paper, the marking scheme of the examination, and the weightage given to each section.
• While solving the sample papers, previous year’s question paper, and taking mock tests, the candidates will answer different types of questions and will be better prepared to answer short, lengthy, tough, tricky, difficult, and easy questions.
• Due to solving question papers and sample papers, the candidate will be in a position to answer questions in the examination more proficiently, quickly, and correctly. 

To prepare well for the examination, the candidates should have a clear idea of the syllabus.

SSC CGL Syllabus Tier I

SSC CGL Tier-1 contains the following sections :

1. General Intelligence And Reasoning
2. General Awareness
3. Quantitative Aptitude
4. English Language And Comprehension 

SSC CGL General Intelligence And Reasoning Syllabus For Tier I

1. Word Building 2. Decision making 3. Non-verbal series 4. Logical Reasoning 5. Semantic Classification 6. Venn Diagrams 7. Coding & decoding 8. Visual memory 9. Alphabet 10. Reasoning 11. Similarities and differences 12. Number Classification 13. Drawing inferences 14. Number Series 15. Cause & Effect 16. Statement conclusion 17. Seating Arrangement 18. Figural Classification

1. Relationship concepts 2. Semantic Analogy 3. Problem-solving 4. Venn Diagrams 5. Counting Figures 6. Space Orientation 7. Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification 8. Analogy 9. Decision Making 10. Figural Series 11. Order & Ranking 12. Space Visualization 13. Inequality 14. Figural Analogy 15. Judgment 16. Problem Solving 17. Date & city matching

1. Statement & Argument 2. Symbolic Operations 3. & Distance 4. Syllogism reasoning 5. Data Sufficiency 6. Semantic Series 7. Figural Pattern- folding and completion 8. Calendar 9. Order and word formation 10. Cubes and Dice 11. Blood Relations 12. Embedded Figures 13. Critical thinking 14. Intelligence 15. Social Intelligence

SSC CGL General Awareness Syllabus

1. Sports
2. History (Ancient, Medieval and Modern)
3. Culture
4. Geography
5. Economic Scene
6. General Polity
7. Indian Constitution
8. Scientific Research

SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Standard Identities Sphere Tangents Time and distance Square roots Computation of whole numbers Complementary angles Hemispheres Quadrilaterals Time & Work Averages Heights and Distances Rectangular Parallelepiped Regular Polygons

Elementary surds Interest Decimals Fractions and relationships between numbers Histogram Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base Right Prism Graphs of Linear Equations Profit and Loss Percentage Frequency polygon

Trigonometric ratio Right Circular Cone Triangle Discount Ratio & Proportion Bar diagram & Pie chart Degree and Radian Measures Right Circular Cylinder Circle and its chords Partnership Business Mixture and Alligation

SSC CGL English Syllabus

Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, their basic comprehension and writing ability, etc., would be tested. 

SSC CGL Tier-II Syllabus

According to the new pattern, following subjects are present in SSC CGL Tier – 2

Paper	Session	Section	Subject	Questions	Marks
I	I  (2 hours and 15 minutes)	I (1 hour )	Module I – Mathematical abilities  Module II – Reasoning and General Intelligence	30 30 Total – 60	60 x 3= 180
		II (1 hour )	Module I – English Language Comprehension Module II – General Awareness	45  25 Total = 70	70 x 3 = 210
		III (15 minutes)	Module – I – Computer Knowledge module	20	20 x 3 = 60
	II (15 minutes)	III	Module – II : Data Entry Speed Test	One data entry task
II	2 hours		Statistics (Paper I & II as above)	100	100 x 2 = 200
III	2 hours		General Studies (Paper I & II as above) (Finance & Economics)	100	100 x 2 = 200
			Total	500	850

Paper 1 Section 1 – Mathematical Aptitude

Frequency polygon Sphere Time and distance Tangents Fractions and relationships between numbers Quadrilaterals Bar diagram & Pie chart Hemispheres Time & Work Interest Percentage Regular Polygons

Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base Rectangular Parallelepiped Elementary surds Profit and Loss Ratio & Proportion Square roots Trigonometric ratio Complementary angles Right Prism Discount Graphs of Linear Equations Averages

Degree and Radian Measures Heights and Distances Right Circular Cone Partnership Business Triangle Computation of whole numbers Standard Identities Histogram Right Circular Cylinder Mixture and Alligation Circle and its chords Decimals

Paper 1 Section 1 – Reasoning and General Intelligence

Semantic Analogy Symbolic operations Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series,

Figural Pattern folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations

Paper 1 Section 2 – English Language & Comprehension

Active/ passive voice of verbs Spelling/ detecting misspelled words Spot the error Conversion into Direct/ indirect narration Idioms & phrases Fill in the blanks Shuffling of sentence parts

One-word substitution Synonyms Shuffling of sentences in a passage Improvement of sentences Antonyms Cloze passage Sentence Structure Comprehension passage

Paper 1 Section 2 – General Awareness

1. Sports
2. History (Ancient, Medieval and Modern)
3. Culture
4. Geography
5. Economic Scene
6. General Polity
7. Indian Constitution
8. Scientific Research
9. Current Affairs

CGL Tier-II Syllabus Paper 3 – Statistics (Junior Statistical Officer)

1. Collection, Classification, and Presentation of Statistical Data
2. Measures of Central Tendency
3. Measures of Dispersion
4. Moments, Skewness, and Kurtosis
5. Correlation and Regression
6. Probability Theory
7. Random Variable and Probability Distributions
8. Sampling Theory
9. Statistical Inference
10. Analysis of Variance
11. Time Series Analysis
12. Index Numbers

SSC JSO Preparation: Important Tips

Candidates preparing for SSC JSO without coaching should follow the below tips and use them for their preparation to get positive results:

• Make weekly and monthly plans for your preparation:

In the weekly plan, allot a fixed number of hours for studying. For the monthly plan, calculate the total number of months you have in hand for the preparation. Now, divide the number for completion of the syllabus, taking mock tests, and revision.

• First, take up the subject in which you are least proficient. Listen to the advice of your friends. Let your mentors and online tutorial groups guide and help you to prepare for the examination.

• Complete your syllabus and get a concept of the examination pattern and difficulty level; after this, start taking mock tests. Take as many as you can, as it will help you overcome your shortcomings and improve your proficiency and confidence. 
• Also, solve sample papers. After solving each sample paper, evaluate your performance and improve on it in the next paper you solve.
• Do not be disappointed if you don’t perform well in the mock test initially. As you keep taking the tests, you will find that you are performing better and better.

Conclusion:

You can clear the SSC JSO recruitment Exam if you study systematically and earnestly. Since Tier I and Tier II are online examinations and there is a certain manner of answering the questions, it is best to practice the examination before you actually take it. Choose an online platform that provides you with mock tests. Prepare well and take the mock tests to get an idea/ gain experience for the examination. You will become more proficient in taking the test and thus, be able to perform better and fare well in the examination.

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