ESIC SSO Exam Syllabus 2023: The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has updated the syllabus for the SSO Exam. ESIC issued the Social Security Officer Exam syllabus with two stages: prelims and mains exam. Interested candidates who are preparing for the this Exam must read all the topics and exam pattern in this syllabus. In this article, candidates will find the syllabus and exam pattern for the ESIC SSO Exam.
ESIC SSO Exam Syllabus 2023: Overview
| Name of the Examination | Employees State Insurance Corporation |
| Post | Social Security Officer |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Total no of questions | 100 for prelims Exam 150 for mains Exam |
| Total Marks | Prelims Exam- 100 Mains Exam-200 |
| Duration | Prelims Exam- 1 hour Mains Exam-2 hour |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 marks |
| Marking Scheme | Prelims- 1 mark for each |
| Official Website | https://www.esic.gov.in/ |
Subjects for Prelims Exam:
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
Topic-wise Syllabus:
English Language:
- Synonyms
- Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spelling
- Word formation
- Spotting errors
- Sentence correction
- Active/ passive voice
- Passage completion
- Theme detection
- Deriving conclusion
- Idioms and phrases
- Fill in the suitable words
- Grammar
- Phrases and idioms
- Direct and indirect speech
- Reading Comprehension
- Rearrangement of passage
Reasoning Ability:
- Analogy
- Classification
- Word formation
- Statement and conclusions
- Syllogism
- Statement and assumptions
- Statement and arguments
- Figure series
- Input/output
- Assertion and reasoning
- Number, ranking and time sequence
- Direction sense test
- Decision-making test
- Coding decoding
- Blood relations
- Passage and conclusions
- Alphabet test
- Series test
- Sitting arrangement
- Odd figure out
- Analogy
- Series test
- Miscellaneous test
Quantitative Aptitude:
- Percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Averages
- Mixture and allegation
- Time and work
- Speed, distance, and time
- Height and Distances
- Logarithms
- Permutation and combinations
- Simple and compound interest
- Stocks and shares
- Partnership
- Clocks
- Volume and Surface Area
- Equations
- Probability
- Trigonometry
- Profit, loss, and discount
- Mensuration
- Elements of algebra
- Data Interpretation
Exam Pattern:
| Subjects | N0. of Questions | Marks |
| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Subjects for Mains Exam:
- Reasoning/ Intelligence
- General/ Economy/ Financial/
Insurance Awareness - English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Topic-wise Syllabus:
English Language:
- Synonyms
- Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spelling
- Direct and indirect speech
- Reading Comprehension
- Passage completion
- Idioms and phrases
- Fill in the suitable words
- Grammar
- Spotting errors
- Sentence correction
- Active/ passive voice
- Phrases and idioms
- Deriving conclusion
- Rearrangement of passage
- Theme Detection
- Word formation
Reasoning Ability:
- Analogy
- Classification
- Word formation
- Syllogism
- Statement and assumptions
- Statement and arguments
- Statement and conclusions
- Input/ output
- Assertion and reasoning
- Sitting arrangement
- Coding decoding
- Direction sense test
- Decision-making test
- Blood relations
- Passage and conclusions
- Alphabet test
- Series test
- Number, ranking, and time sequence
- Figure series
- Odd figure out
- Series test
Quantitative Aptitude:
- Percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Logarithms
- Permutation and combinations
- Simple and compound interest
- Averages
- Mixture and allegation
- Profit, loss and discount
- Mensuration
- Elements of algebra
- Partnership
- Clocks
- Volume and Surface Area
- Height and Distances
- Time and work
- Speed, distance and time
- Stocks and shares
- Equations
- Probability
- Trigonometry
- Data Interpretation
General Awareness:
- Banking Terms
- Government Schemes on capital
- Overview of the Indian Financial System
- History of the Indian Banking System
- Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
- Recent credit and monetary policies
- Current affairs
Exam Pattern:
| Subjects | N0. of Questions | Marks |
| Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 |
| General/ Economy/ Financial/ Insurance Awareness |
40 | 40 |
| English Language | 30 | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 200 |
Selection Process:
- Prelims
- Mains
- Computer Skill Test
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. How many subjects are included in this preliminary exam?
Ans. There are three subjects included in this exam.
Q3. What is the total number of questions for the preliminary exam?
Ans. There are 100 questions.