The Staff Selection Commission, India is going to conduct the Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2013 to carry out recruitment for the Posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk. To appear for this exam, you should hold a 12th pass qualification or equivalent.

The exams, which will be held on November 10 and November 17, 2013, evaluate the candidates’ aptitude in General Intelligence (Reasoning), Numerical ability, General Awareness, and English language.

I have put together the syllabus of this exam here. Aspiring candidates can use this for reference.

The exam will have Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. The questions for Part-1,3 & 4 will be presented both in English and Hindi. Note: For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

General Intelligence

- Semantic Analogy

- Symbolic/Number Analogy

- Figural Analogy

- Semantic Classification

- Symbolic/Number Classification

- Figural Classification

- Semantic Series

- Number Series

- Figural Series

- Problem Solving

- Word Building

- Coding and de-coding

- Numerical operations

- Symbolic operations

- Trends

- Space Orientation

- Venn Diagrams

- Drawing inferences

- Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding

- Figural Pattern – folding and completion

- Embedded figures

- Critical Thinking

- Emotional Intelligence

- Social Intelligence

- Other sub-topics, if any

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

Quantitative Aptitude:

Arithmetic

Number Systems:

- Computation of Whole Number

- Decimal and Fractions

- Relationship between numbers

Fundamental Arithmetical Operations:

- Percentages

- Ratio and Proportion

- Square roots

- Averages

- Interest (Simple and Compound)

- Profit and Loss

- Discount

- Partnership Business

- Mixture and Alligation

- Time and distance

- Time and work

Algebra:

- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications). Example: Formulas for (a+b)2,(a-b)2 ,(a+b)3 (a-b)3 , a3-b3, a3+b3, a2-b2;  if a+b+c=0, then a3+b3+c3=3 abc etc. and some simple problems.

- Graphs of Linear Equations.

Geometry

Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:

- Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocenter,

- Circumcentre

- Congruence and similarity of triangles

- Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

Mensuration

- Triangle, Quadrilaterals

- Regular Polygons (sum of the internal angles of a polygon)

- Circle

- Right Prism

- Right Circular Cone

- Right Circular Cylinder

- Sphere, Hemispheres

- Rectangular Parallelepiped

- Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

Trigonometry

- Trigonometry (for acute angles 0 with 0≤0≤90)12

- Trigonometric ratios

- Degree and Radian Measures

- Standard Identities like sin20 + Cos20 = 1 etc.

- Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only)

Statistical Charts:

Use of Tables and Graphs

- Histogram

- Frequency polygon

- Bar-diagram

- Pie-chart

General Awareness:

Questions in this section are meant to test your general awareness and its application to society. You can expect questions on current events connected to the Culture, Geography, General policy, Economic outlook, scientific research and history of India and its neighboring countries.