Critical analysis of the SYLLABUS OF QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE OF SSC CGL EXAM 2019?

Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CGL and various other exams every year. It is one of the most preferred exams by the aspirants of government job as it offers officer grade post with a good salary package. The competition is high therefore it is very important to prepare complex subjects like English and Mathematics to ace the exam with high score.

Every candidate is a unique in his learning and understanding pattern so it is better to understand the syllabus and then start preparing for the exam. Let us discuss some topics and the level so that you can shortlist your study pattern to start the exam preparation for SSC CGL Exam 2019.

First of all, we should know the syllabus chapter-wise and then segregate according to the difficulty level it carries. Below given is the table showing chapter-wise SYLLABUS OF QA SECTION OF SSC CGL EXAM.

Topics	Chapters related to topics
ARITHMETIC	Number System
	Fractions and Decimals
	Square roots
	Percentage
	Profit, Loss and Discount
	Ratio & Proportion
	Average
	Partnership Business
	Time and Distance
	Time and Work
	Pipes and Cisterns
	Mixture and Alligation
	Simple Interest & Compound Interest
	Probability
	Permutation and Combination
ALGEBRA	Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds
	Graphs of Linear Equations
GEOMETRY	Quadrilaterals
	Triangle and its various kinds of centers
	Congruence and similarity of triangles
	Regular Polygon
	Right Prism & Hemispheres
	Circle and its chords, tangents
	Angles subtended by chords of a circle
	Common tangents to two or more circles
	Right Circular Cone
	Sphere
	Cylinder
	Right Circular Cylinder
	Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular base or Square base
	Rectangular Parallelepiped
MENSURATION	Two-dimensional (2D) and Three-dimensional (3D) Mensuration
TRIGONOMETRY	Degree and Radian Measures
	Trigonometric Ratios
	Complementary Angles
	Standard Identities
	Height and Distance
DATA INTERPRETATION	Frequency Polygon
	Histogram
	Pie-Chart
	Bar Diagram

After categorizing chapters of each subject, we have differentiated topics as per their difficulty levels and they are classified as easy, moderate or difficult, for the aspiring candidates. Let us discuss them.

Topics with Easy Level  

1. Simplification–The students should practice problems based on Simplification Techniques like BODMAS Rule, Fractions, Surds and Indices, Square roots, etc.
2. Percentage–The questions are frequently asked from this chapter and students should be able to calculate the percentage of a given number mentally, without using pen and paper.
3. Average–The students should have knowledge of basics and fast calculation to solve questions on Averages.
4. Ratio and Proportion–The students should practice problems which are of basic and advanced level.
5. Problems on Ages–The students should master basic problems first and then move towards complex questions.
6. Number Series–The students should try to understand the pattern of number series which can be of any form like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square, etc.
7. Number System–The students should practice hard on concepts like LCM & HCF, Irrational or Rational Numbers, etc.

 Topics with Moderate Level –

1. Time, Speed and Distance–The problems based on this topic can only be solved by applying appropriate formulas. The students should practice hard on questions based on Boats & Streams and Trains. 
2. Profit and Loss–The students should learn and understand basic formulas and concepts of Discount and Partnership form and try to practice them hard to perfection.
3. Simple Interest and Compound Interest–The students should learn the formulae of both Simple Interest and Compound Interest and practice problems based on it.
4. Time and Work–The students should focus hard on basic concepts of Time & Work, Pipes & Cistern and Work & Efficiency.
5. Mixture & Alligation– The questions from this topic are frequently asked in combination with basic concepts of Ratio and Proportion.
6. Data Interpretation–In these types of questions, concept of Ratio & Proportion and Percentages are used. The questions come in the form of Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, etc.

Topics with Difficult Level -                                                                              

1. Algebra–The questions are based on the concepts of Linear Equations in one or two variables.
2. Geometry– The students should try to remember all the theorems and solve problems related to triangle congruency, circle, chords & tangent, etc.
3. Mensuration–The students should try to remember formulae of Square, Rectangle, Circle, Cone, Cylinder, etc.
4. Trigonometry–The students should try to remember all the Trigonometric Identities and formulas to solve the questions.

We hope that this analysis will help you in preparing an effective study plan for the forthcoming SSC exams through a leading SSC CGL Coaching Institute in Jammu.

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