SSC GD 2025 Syllabus

The SSC GD computer-based test (CBT) consists of 80 MCQs to be solved in 60 minutes. The exam tests basic aptitude at 10th standard level.

SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025

SectionQuestionsMarks
General Intelligence & Reasoning2040
General Knowledge & General Awareness2040
Elementary Mathematics2040
English / Hindi2040
Total80160

Duration: 60 minutes | Marking: +2 for correct, -0.50 for wrong

Topic-wise Important Areas

Reasoning (20 Questions)

  • Analogy, Classification, Series (Number, Letter, Figure)
  • Coding-Decoding, Direction sense, Blood relations
  • Mirror/Water image, Paper folding, Venn diagrams

GK/GA (20 Questions)

  • Indian History (Freedom struggle, Mughal, Maurya)
  • Geography (Rivers, mountains, climate, states)
  • Polity (Fundamental Rights, Parliament, President)
  • Current Affairs (last 6 months — sports, awards, schemes)

Mathematics (20 Questions)

  • Number system, Simplification, Percentage
  • Profit & Loss, SI/CI, Ratio & Proportion
  • Time & Work, Speed & Distance, Geometry basics