SSC Selection Posts Syllabus 2026

General Intelligence

Questions of non-verbal type; also questions designed to test the ability to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

• Similarities and Differences
• Space Visualization
• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Judgment
• Decision Making
• Visual Memory
• Relationship Concepts
• Discriminating Observations
• Figure Classification
• Arithmetical Number Series
• Non-verbal Series

General Awareness

General awareness of the environment and its application to society; current affairs/events and matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects; questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries. Of a standard not requiring special study of any discipline.

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Sports
• Economic Scene
• General Polity including Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research

Quantitative Aptitude

• Number Systems
• Computation of Whole Numbers
• Decimals & Fractions and relationship between Numbers
• Fundamental arithmetical operations
• Percentages
• Ratio & Proportion
• Averages
• Interest
• Profit & Loss
• Discount
• Use of Tables & Graphs
• Mensuration
• Time & Distance
• Ratio & Time
• Time & Work

English Language

Understanding of Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage; writing ability.

General Intelligence

Questions of both non-verbal and verbal type; "Other sub-topics, if any".

• Semantic Analogy
• Symbolic operations
• Symbolic/Number Analogy
• Trends
• Figural Analogy
• Venn Diagrams
• Space Orientation
• Semantic Classification
• Symbolic/Number Classification
• Drawing inferences
• Figural Classification
• Punched hole/pattern - folding & unfolding
• Semantic Series
• Figural Pattern – folding & completion
• Number Series
• Embedded figures
• Figural Series
• Word Building
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Emotional Intelligence
• Social Intelligence
• Coding and de-coding
• Numerical operations

General Awareness

General awareness of the environment and its application to society; current affairs/events and matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect; questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries.

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General polity
• Scientific research

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language

• Spot the Error
• Fill in the blanks
• Synonyms/ Homonyms
• Antonyms
• Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt words
• Idioms & Phrases
• One word substitution
• Improvement of Sentences
• Active / Passive Voice of Verbs
• Conversion into Direct / Indirect narration
• Shuffling of Sentence parts
• Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
• Cloze Passage
• Comprehension Passage

General Intelligence

Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type; "Other sub-topics, if any".

• Analogies
• Similarities and differences
• Space visualization
• Spatial orientation
• Problem solving
• Analysis
• Judgment
• Decision making
• Visual memory
• Discrimination
• Observation
• Relationship concepts
• Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
• Arithmetic number series
• Non-verbal series
• Coding & decoding
• Statement conclusion
• Syllogistic reasoning
• Semantic Analogy
• Symbolic/Number Analogy
• Figural Analogy
• Semantic classification
• Symbolic/Number Classification
• Figural Classification
• Semantic Series
• Number Series
• Figural Series
• Word Building
• Numerical Operations
• Symbolic Operations
• Trends
• Space Orientation
• Venn Diagrams
• Drawing inferences
• Punched hole / pattern – folding & Unfolding
• Figural Pattern – folding and completion
• Indexing
• Address matching
• Date & city matching
• Classification of Centre codes/roll numbers
• Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification
• Embedded Figures
• Critical thinking
• Emotional Intelligence
• Social Intelligence

General Awareness

General awareness of the environment and its application to society; current events and matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect; questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries.

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General Polity
• Scientific Research

Quantitative Aptitude

• Computation of whole numbers
• Decimals
• Fractions and relationships between numbers
• Percentage
• Ratio & Proportion
• Square roots
• Averages
• Interest
• Discount
• Partnership Business
• Profit and Loss
• Mixture & Allegation
• Time & distance
• Time & Work
• Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds
• Graphs of Linear Equations
• Triangle and its various kinds of Centre
• Congruence and similarity of triangles
• Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
• Triangle
• Quadrilaterals
• Regular Polygons
• Circle
• Right Prism
• Right Circular Cone
• Right Circular Cylinder
• Sphere
• Hemispheres
• Rectangular Parallelepiped
• Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
• Trigonometric ratio
• Degree and Radian Measures
• Standard Identities
• Complementary angles
• Heights and Distances
• Histogram
• Frequency polygon
• Bar diagram and Pie chart

English Language

Ability to understand correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability. Parts A, B and D are of a level commensurate with Graduation; Part-C is of 10th standard (paragraph 15.9.3).