ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023, Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern & Syllabus

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ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023

ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will soon release the ESIC SSO Notification and now the interested candidates have been planning to start their preparation for the examination. The first and foremost step to begin with the preparation for ESIC SSO Exam 2023, the candidates must be aware of the selection process, exam pattern for each phase and section-wise topics to be covered in ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023. The selection process for ESIC SSO vacancy includes three stages- Prelims, Mains, and Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test. If you are going to appear for ESIC SSO 2023 Exam, then do go through the complete article to have an understanding of all details regarding the ESIC SSO Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023- Overview

Interested candidates must go through the overview of the ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023 before beginning their preparation. Have a look at an overview briefing about ESIC SSO Syllabus & Exam Pattern from the below table.

ESIC SSO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023
Recruitment Body	Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Exam Name	ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023
Category	Syllabus
Exam Level	National
Mode of Exam	Online
Marking Scheme	Prelims- 1 mark for each
Negative Marking	0.25 marks or ¼th marks
Selection Process	Prelims Mains Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test
Official Website	https://www.esic.nic.in/

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ESIC SSO 2023 Exam Pattern

The ESIC Exam Pattern for Prelims, Mains Examination, and Skill Test for ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023 have been discussed below.

ESIC SSO Prelims Exam Pattern

The ESIC SSO Phase-I is of qualifying nature.
There will be a negative marking of 0.25 mark for each incorrect answer.
There will be Multiple Choice Questions in Phase-I
There are three sections- English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.
The time duration for each section is 20 minutes.

Subject/Sections	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

ESIC SSO Mains Exam Pattern

The marks obtained in ESIC SSO 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

Name of the Test	No. of questions.	Max.Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	40	60	35 minutes
General/ Economy/ Financial/ Insurance Awareness	40	40	20 minutes
English Language	30	40	30 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes
Total	150	200	2 hours

ESIC SSO Phase III

(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.

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ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023 for Prelims

There will be three sections for ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023 for the Prelims Exam including English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude for which the topics to be covered have been tabulated below-

Subjects	Topics
English language	Synonyms Homonyms Antonyms One word substitution Spelling Word formation Idioms and phrases Fill in the suitable words Grammar Spotting errors Sentence correction Active/ passive voice Phrases and idioms Direct and indirect speech Reading Comprehension Passage completion Theme detection Deriving conclusion Rearrangement of passage
Reasoning Ability	Analogy Classification Word formation Statement and conclusions Syllogism Statement and assumptions Statement and arguments Coding decoding Blood relations Passage and conclusions Alphabet test Series test Number, ranking and time sequence Direction sense test Decision-making test Figure series Input/output Assertion and reasoning 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 Stocks and shares Partnership Clocks Volume and Surface Area Height and Distances Logarithms Permutation and combinations Simple and compound interest Equations Probability Trigonometry Profit, loss and discount Mensuration Elements of algebra Data Interpretation

ESIC SSO Syllabus 2023 for Mains

There will be three sections for ESIC SSO Mains Exam including English Language, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness for which the topics to be covered has been tabulated below-

Subjects	Topics
English language	Synonyms Homonyms Antonyms Spelling Word formation Idioms and phrases Fill in the suitable words Grammar Spotting errors Sentence correction Active/ passive voice Phrases and idioms Direct and indirect speech Reading Comprehension Passage completion Theme detection Deriving conclusion Rearrangement of passage
Reasoning	Analogy Classification Word formation Statement and conclusions Syllogism Statement and assumptions Statement and arguments Coding decoding Blood relations Passage and conclusions Alphabet test Series test Number, ranking and time sequence Direction sense test Decision-making test Figure series Input/output Assertion and reasoning Sitting arrangement Odd figure out Series test
Quantitative Aptitude	Percentages Ratio and proportion Averages Mixture and allegation Time and work Speed, distance and time Stocks and shares Partnership Clocks Volume and Surface Area Height and Distances Logarithms Permutation and combinations Simple and compound interest Equations Probability Trigonometry Profit, loss and discount Mensuration Elements of algebra Data Interpretation
General Awareness	Banking Terms Abbreviations and Economic terminologies Overview of Indian Financial System History of Indian Banking System Recent credit and monetary policies Important Government Schemes on capital & money market Introduction to national financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc. Introduction to International organisations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc. Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months