Indicative Syllabus CGL
Indicative Syllabus CGL
Number Systems:
o Computation of Whole Number,
o Decimal and Fractions,
o Relationship between numbers.
Algebra:
o Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and
Graphs of Linear Equations.
Geometry:
Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:
o Triangle and its various kinds of centres,
o Congruence and similarity of triangles,
o Circle and its chords,
o tangents,
o angles subtended by chords of a circle,
o common tangents to two or more circles.
Mensuration:
o Triangle,
o Quadrilaterals,
o Regular Polygons,
o Circle,
o Right Prism,
o Right Circular Cone,
o Right Circular Cylinder,
o Sphere,
o Hemispheres,
o Rectangular Parallelepiped,
o Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
Trigonometry:
o Trigonometry,
o Trigonometric ratios,
o Complementary angles,
o Height and distances (simple problems only),
o Standard Identities like sin2� + cos2�=1 etc.
o Semantic Analogy,
o Symbolic operations,
o Symbolic/ Number Analogy,
o Trends,
o Figural Analogy,
o Space Orientation,
o Semantic Classification,
o Venn Diagrams,
o Symbolic/ Number Classification,
o Drawing inferences,
o Figural Classification,
o Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding,
o Semantic Series,
o Figural Pattern-folding and completion,
o Number Series,
o Embedded figures,
o Figural Series,
o Critical Thinking,
o Problem Solving,
o Emotional Intelligence,
o Word Building,
o Social Intelligence,
o Coding and de-coding,
o Numerical operations,
o Other subtopics, if any.
o Vocabulary,
o grammar,
o sentence structure,
o synonyms,
o antonyms and their correct usage;
o Spot the Error,
o Fill in the Blanks,
o Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms,
o Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words,
o Idioms & Phrases,
o One word substitution,
o Improvement of Sentences,
o Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs,
o Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
o Shuffling of Sentence parts,
o Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
o Cloze Passage,
o Comprehension Passage.
NOTE : To test comprehension, three or more paragraphs will be given and questions based
on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a
story and the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on a report or an
editorial.
o General Awareness of the Environment around them and its Application to Society,
o Current Events,
o India and its Neighboring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography,
Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
Computer Basics:
Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory,
memory organization, back up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer. Keyboard shortcuts.
Software:
Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power
Point etc.
Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account,
e-Banking.
Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus,
worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.