ESIC SSO Syllabus Exam pattern -We will see ESIC Social Security Officer / Manager Grade II / Superintendent Post syllabus and exam pattern in very detail. let’s see the exam pattern for sso exam –
Phase I – | Preliminary Examination |
Phase II – | Main Examination |
Phase III – | Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test |
Phase 4 | Final merit list |
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We will discuss each phase one by one –
SSO Phase I – Preliminary Examination Syllabus
Important points-
- Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit.
- For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies
in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I. - If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated
following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test batteries used
across sessions.

SSO Phase II – Main Examination syllabus
- The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection.
- For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-III in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. about 5 times the number of vacancies in
each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – II.

SSO Phase III – Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test
(a) Computer Skill Test (CST) –
50 Marks (30 Minutes Duration) comprising of following three parts: –
(i) Preparation of 02 PowerPoints Slides – 10 Marks
(ii) Typing matter on MS Word with formatting – 20 Marks
(iii) Preparation of Table on MS Excel with use of formulae – 20 Marks
(b) Descriptive Paper – English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
There will be 2 questions for 50 marks that need to be attempted in 30 minutes. The medium will be English only.
Computer Skill Test and Descriptive Paper will be qualifying in nature. Marks obtained will not be reckoned for merit ranking.
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ESIC SSO Final merit list
The final merit list we be based on the main examination. only phase2 marks will be count for final merit list.
Reasoning Syllabus
- Alphanumerical Series
- Coding-Decoding
- Order and Ranking
- Distance and Direction
- Circular and Linear Puzzles
- Seating Arrangement
- Syllogism and Venn Diagrams
- Blood Relations
- Analogy
- Inequality
General English Syllabus
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Antonym and synonym
- Fill in the blanks
- Spotting Errors
- One Word Substitution
- Sentence Improvement
- Para jumbles
- Idioms and Phrases
Numerical Ability Syllabus
- Number system
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
- LCM and HCF
- Simple Interest and Compound interest
- Train and boat
- Ratio and Proportion
- Average
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Probability
- Permutations and Combination
- Pipes and cisterns
FAQ-
Ans. yes, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark.
Ans. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
Ans. Computer Skill Test – 50 & Descriptive Test- 50