SSC Investigator Syllabus

Hi I am preparing for the SSC investigator exam so can you please provide me the syllabus for the same post so I can prepare well for the exam???

[shikha]

Well below I have given you the syllabus for the SSC investigator so you can have a look

Syllabus:

Statistics:

Probability, Probability Distribution: Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential, Compilation, classification, tabulation of statistical data, Graphical presentation of data, Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of association and contingency, scatter diagram, correlation coefficient, rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis (for two or more variables) excluding partial correlation coefficients, concept of population, random sample, parameters, statistics, sampling, distribution of x, properties of estimators and estimation of confidence intervals. Principles of sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling, etc. Sampling and Non-sampling errors, type-I and type-II errors.

Concepts of Hypothesis: Null and alternate: Testing of hypothesis for large samples as well as small samples including Chi-square tests (Z,T,F,X tests), Index Numbers, Time-series analysis-components of variation and their estimation.
Economics:

(A) General Economics:

Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction.
Production Function and Laws of Returns.
Commodity pricing, characteristics of various Market Forms & such Market forms.
Theory of Factor pricing- Rent, Wage, interest and profit.
Theory of Employment- classical and Neo-classical Approach.
Keynesian Theory of Employment-Principle of Effective importance of investment, Relation between saving and inv Effect and the process of Income Generation, post-Keynesian.
Nature and Functions of Money, value of Money, Fluctuation of Money-inflation and Deflation, Monetary policy, Index Numbers.
International Trade- free trade and protection, Theories of Trade.
Foreign Exchange-Determination of the rate of Exchange, Parity Theory and Balance of Payment theory.
Public Finance- Nature, Scope and importance of public Finance.
Taxation- meaning, Classification and principles of Taxation.
Deficit Financing.
Fiscal policy.

(B) Indian Economics & General statistics:

Statistical investigation-Meaning and planning of investigation.
Collection of data and editing of data.
Types of sampling.
Schedule and questionnaire.
Presentation of data-classification, tabulation, etc.
Measures of Central Tendency.
National income and Accounting- Estimation of National Income, Structural changes in the Indian Economy, income Data.
Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during planning, credit, Agricultural price policy, Rural Development, Co-Operative Raj.
Industrial Policy and industrial Development.
Problems of Economic Development- Indian Planning-Objective and its evolution, Five Year plans and Role of National Development.
Profile of Human Resources- Population and Economic Development, Profile of India, Nature of population problem-poverty, population control and Government.
New Economic policy and Welfare Schemes.
Indian public Finance-Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid.
Indian Banking and Currency system.

SSC Investigator Syllabus