Syllabus of SSC Tax Assistant

Can you provide me the syllabus and paper pattern for Tax Assistant Examination conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission)?

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The syllabus and paper pattern for Tax Assistant Examination conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission) are as follows:

Paper I – (Objective Type)

Part A :

General English :

Questions in this component will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), vocabulary, spellings, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion, phrases and idiomatic use of words etc.,

There will be a question on passages and comprehension of passages also. the standard of the questions will be only of 10+2 level.

Part B :

General Awareness :


Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s General Awareness of the environment around him and its application to society.

Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person.

The test will also include questions pertaining to history, culture, geography,economic scene, general Polity, indian constitution, sports, literature, scientific research, basics / fundamentals of computer, etc. these questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Paper-II – (Objective Type, Multiple Choice) :

Arithmetic :

This paper will include questions on problems relating to number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationship between Numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and Proportion, averages, interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, use of Tables and Graphs, Mensuration, time and distance, time and Work, etc.

Paper Pattern

The examination will be conducted in two parts:
A. Part I Written Examination: 300 marks
B. Part II Skill Test.

A. Part I: Written Examination:
The Examination will consist of two Papers I and II. Paper I will be Objective Type Multiple Choice whereas Paper II will be of Conventional Type.
Part A – General English 100 Marks
Part B – General Awareness 100 Marks

Both parts exam duration 2 Hours Combined 9.30 AM to 11.30 AM
Arithmetic 100Marks 2 Hours 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

B. Part II: SKILL TEST
Data Entry Speed of 8000 Key Depressions per hour (appropriate to the text) on computer.

This Data Entry Speed/Skill Test would be of qualifying nature. Candidates allowed to take this test will have to qualify the test at the prescribed speed on Computer, to be provided by the Commission or agency authorized by the Commission to conduct such skill test at the Centre/venue so notified.