What subjects does this SSC CGL study plan cover?

This 2-Year Plan covers 4 subjects: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English, General Awareness. Topic order is weight-prioritised so the highest-yield material is covered first.

Is this SSC CGL 2-Year Plan free?

Yes — StudyRoadmap publishes every duration plan free, with no signup or paywall. The full 730-day schedule, daily topics, and per-subject breakdown are all open-access on this page.

Updated 2026-04-06 · 2026 Edition

SSC CGL 2-Year Plan

A complete 730-day plan covering 50 highest-weightage topics — prioritised by subject weight, not alphabet. No signup, no fees.

Days: 730
Topics: 50
Subjects: 4
Phases: 4

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Two-year deep build a foundations year, a mastery-and-depth year, and a sustained mock campaign across both

How to actually use your 730 days

The long game: build from zero across two cycles, with depth and a sustained mock habit most candidates never reach.

Daily study

1.5–2.5 hours

New topics / day

≈ 0.07

Approach

a foundations year, a mastery-and-depth year, and a sustained mock campaign across both

This 2-year plan gives you 730 days to work through 50 weighted SSC CGL topics across 4 subjects — roughly 0.07 new topics a day at 1.5–2.5 hours of focused study. That gentle daily load is the whole advantage of a two-year run — you build mastery slowly enough that it actually sticks.

SSC CGL marks are not spread evenly across subjects. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English carry the heaviest weightage in recent papers, so this plan front-loads them — so the first year builds genuine mastery of them, not just familiarity. Nothing is cut and nothing is rushed. At this length the differentiator is depth on the hardest, lowest-frequency topics and relentless revision — the work most candidates skip.

Two years is a genuine head start. You can build SSC CGL from zero in year one and convert understanding into rank-grade speed and accuracy in year two — every one of the 50 topics, twice over, with room for the hardest material. The two-year risk is losing momentum in the long flat middle. Set quarterly milestones and treat year-one mocks as checkpoints, or the early lead quietly evaporates.

What to prioritise & cut

Nothing is cut and nothing is rushed. At this length the differentiator is depth on the hardest, lowest-frequency topics and relentless revision — the work most candidates skip.

Mock tests & revision

Year one: topic and sectional tests only, building accuracy. Year two: monthly then fortnightly then weekly full-length mocks, with a disciplined error log you actually revisit.

Weekly rhythm

Think in semesters, not weeks: build, deepen, revise, simulate — repeated across two cycles so every subject is seen many times on a spaced schedule.

Phase-by-phase plan

104 weeks total

A 730-day plan only works when you sequence it. Here is how the 2-Year Plan breaks down — foundation, depth, then mocks.

1

Y1 Foundation
24 weeks

Concept depth + NCERT-level coverage

Subject-wise mastery
Topic notes
Monthly tests
2

Y1 Advanced
28 weeks

Reference-book level problems + first PYQ pass

Topic-wise problem mastery
PYQ pass 1
Weak-area journal
3

Y2 Practice
26 weeks

PYQ deep-dive + topic-wise mocks

PYQ pass 2
Topic-mock cycles
Concept-gap closure
4

Y2 Mocks + final
26 weeks

Weekly full-length mocks + final revision

20+ mocks
Last-mile cheatsheets
Exam-mode drills

Week-by-week schedule

Week	Days	Topics covered
1	1–7	Reasoning: Sitting Arrangements (w5)
2	8–14	Quantitative Aptitude: Percentage (w5)
3	15–21	English: Error Detection (w5)
4	22–28	General Awareness: Current Affairs (w5)
5	29–35	Reasoning: Series (w4)
6	36–42	Quantitative Aptitude: Profit Loss (w5)
7	43–49	English: Reading Comprehension (w5)
8	50–56	General Awareness: History (w4)
9	57–63	Reasoning: Analogy (w4)
10	64–70	Quantitative Aptitude: Time Work (w5)
11	71–77	English: Fill in Blanks (w4)
12	78–84	General Awareness: Geography (w4)
13	85–91	Reasoning: Coding (w4)
14	92–98	Quantitative Aptitude: Time Distance (w5)
15	99–105	English: Cloze Test (w4)
16	106–112	General Awareness: Polity (w4)
17	113–119	Reasoning: Blood Relations (w4)
18	120–126	Quantitative Aptitude: Number System (w5)
19	127–133	English: Para Jumbles (w4)
20	134–140	General Awareness: Economics (w4)
21	141–147	Reasoning: Syllogism (w4)
22	148–154	Quantitative Aptitude: Data Interpretation (w5)
23	155–161	English: Sentence Improvement (w4)
24	162–168	General Awareness: General Science (w4)
25	169–175	Reasoning: Statement Conclusion (w4)
26	176–182	Quantitative Aptitude: Discount (w4)
27	183–189	English: Synonyms Antonyms (w3)
28	190–196	General Awareness: Computer (w3)
29	197–203	Reasoning: Classification (w3)
30	204–210	Quantitative Aptitude: Simple Interest (w4)
31	211–217	English: One Word (w3)
32	218–224	General Awareness: Books Authors (w2)
33	225–231	Reasoning: Direction (w3)
34	232–238	Quantitative Aptitude: Compound Interest (w4)
35	239–245	English: Idioms (w3)
36	246–252	Reasoning: Ranking (w3)
37	253–259	Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio Proportion (w4)
38	260–266	English: Active Passive (w3)
39	267–273	Reasoning: Mirror Images (w3)
40	274–280	Quantitative Aptitude: Average (w4)
41	281–287	English: Direct Indirect (w3)
42	288–294	Reasoning: Paper Folding (w3)
43	295–301	Quantitative Aptitude: Algebra (w4)
44	302–308	Reasoning: Calendar (w3)
45	309–315	Quantitative Aptitude: Geometry (w4)
46	316–322	Reasoning: Clock (w3)
47	323–329	Quantitative Aptitude: Mensuration (w4)
48	330–336	Reasoning: Dice (w3)
49	337–343	Quantitative Aptitude: Partnership (w3)
50	344–350	Reasoning: Cube (w3)

Subject-wise topic split

Each topic shows its weightage (1–5 dots) and the concepts you'll cover. Higher-weight topics appear first.

Reasoning

16 topics

Sitting Arrangements ●●●●●

Linear and circular seating arrangement problems with conditions on who sits where and adjacent relationships.
Series ●●●●○

Identifying patterns in alphanumeric or numeric sequences to find the missing or next term.
Analogy ●●●●○

Finding relationships between pairs of words, numbers, or figures and applying the same relationship to a new pair.
Coding ●●●●○

Deciphering letter or number codes using patterns like letter shifting, letter-number mapping, or word coding.
Blood Relations ●●●●○

Solving family tree problems involving siblings, parents, grandparents, and in-laws using coded relationships.
Syllogism ●●●●○

Drawing logical conclusions from two or more given statements using Venn diagrams and logical deduction.
Statement Conclusion ●●●●○

Evaluating whether a given conclusion logically follows from the statement(s) provided.
Classification ●●●○○

Identifying the odd one out from a group based on common properties or characteristics.
+ 8 more topics on the full roadmap →

Quantitative Aptitude

15 topics

Percentage ●●●●●

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages; percentage increase/decrease; and application in profit-loss and ratio problems.
Profit Loss ●●●●●

Calculating profit/loss amounts and percentages given cost price and selling price, including discount scenarios.
Time Work ●●●●●

Work-time equivalence, men-days-hours problems, pipes and cisterns, and work efficiency ratios.
Time Distance ●●●●●

Speed, distance, time relationships; average speed; trains, boats in streams; and relative speed problems.
Number System ●●●●●

Divisibility rules, HCF/LCM, remainders, squares and cubes, prime numbers, and integer properties.
Data Interpretation ●●●●●

Reading and analysing tables, bar graphs, pie charts, line charts, and mixed charts to answer calculation-based questions.
Discount ●●●●○

Successive discounts, equivalent single discount, and relationship between discount percentage and selling price.
Simple Interest ●●●●○

Computing simple interest, principal, rate, time, and amount using the SI formula.
+ 7 more topics on the full roadmap →

English

11 topics

Error Detection ●●●●●

Identifying grammatical errors in sentences covering subject-verb agreement, tenses, articles, prepositions, and modifiers.
Reading Comprehension ●●●●●

Answering inference, fact, and vocabulary-based questions from unseen passages.
Fill in Blanks ●●●●○

Choosing the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence contextually, testing vocabulary and grammar.
Cloze Test ●●●●○

Filling in blanks within a passage using contextual clues, testing vocabulary and coherence.
Para Jumbles ●●●●○

Rearranging jumbled sentences into a logically coherent paragraph.
Sentence Improvement ●●●●○

Selecting the grammatically correct and stylistically appropriate version of a given sentence.
Synonyms Antonyms ●●●○○

Words with similar and opposite meanings, frequently tested in SSC CGL Tier-1 vocabulary section.
One Word ●●●○○

Finding a single word that can substitute a phrase or clause, testing active vocabulary and lexical precision.
+ 3 more topics on the full roadmap →

General Awareness

8 topics

Current Affairs ●●●●●

Recent national and international events, government policies, awards, summits, and important appointments.
History ●●●●○

Ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history; major freedom movements; and important historical events and dates.
Geography ●●●●○

Indian and world geography including physical features, climate, rivers, minerals, and population demographics.
Polity ●●●●○

Indian Constitution, governance, parliamentary system, fundamental rights, and political institutions.
Economics ●●●●○

Basic economic concepts, Indian economy, government schemes, banking, and fiscal policies.
General Science ●●●●○

Physics, Chemistry, and Biology concepts of Class 10-12 level relevant to SSC examinations.
Computer ●●●○○

Fundamentals of computers, MS Office, internet, hardware, software, and basic IT terminology.
Books Authors ●●○○○

Famous literary works and their authors, important books related to Indian culture, history, and freedom struggle.

Why a 730-day plan beats a 1,200-page prep book

Dimension	Typical SSC CGL book	This 2-Year Plan
Time to start	Hours of reading before any study starts	Seconds — plan is already here
Personalisation	One-size-fits-all	Fits exactly your 730 days
Freshness	Printed months ago	Updated for the 2026 cycle · verified 2026-04-06
Weightage signal	Author guess	Derived from last 5 years' papers
Cost	₹500–2,500	₹0
Sign-up required	Often (with a trial trap)	None

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SSC CGL 2-Year Plan — common questions

Is 730 days enough to prepare for SSC CGL? +

Two years is a genuine head start. You can build SSC CGL from zero in year one and convert understanding into rank-grade speed and accuracy in year two — every one of the 50 topics, twice over, with room for the hardest material. The honest answer depends on your starting point, but this 2-year plan is built to get the most from the time you have: the long game: build from zero across two cycles, with depth and a sustained mock habit most candidates never reach.

How many hours a day does this SSC CGL 2-year plan need? +

Plan for 1.5–2.5 hours of focused study, covering about 0.07 new topics a day. Think in semesters, not weeks: build, deepen, revise, simulate — repeated across two cycles so every subject is seen many times on a spaced schedule.

What should I skip if I am short on time? +

Nothing is cut and nothing is rushed. At this length the differentiator is depth on the hardest, lowest-frequency topics and relentless revision — the work most candidates skip.

When should I start mock tests on this plan? +