GSSSB Research Assistant and Statistical Assistant Syllabus 2026

GSSSB Research Assistant and Statistical Assistant Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 - Overview

Part A Exam Pattern (90 Marks)

Part B Exam Pattern (120 Marks)

• Part A questions will be set in both Gujarati and English.
• In Part B, questions on the Constitution of India and Current Affairs will be in both Gujarati and English.
• Gujarati Comprehension questions will be set only in Gujarati.
• English Comprehension questions will be set only in English.
• Questions related to educational qualification (Part B subject questions) will be set in both Gujarati and English.

Part A Syllabus

• Coding-Decoding
• Blood Relation
• Problem on Age and Height
• Direction Knowledge
• Clock and Calendar
• Venn Diagram
• Rank and Position
• Arithmetic Progression
• Logical Sequence of Words
• Insert the Missing Character
• Word, Numerical and General Analogy
• Picture Based General Logical Questions (Visual Reasoning)
• Probability
• Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables) and Data Sufficiency
• Symmetry
• Mathematical Operations
• Mathematical Modeling
• Proofs in Mathematics
• Logical and Mathematical Analytical Ability
• Statement and Prediction
• Number System
• LCM and HCF
• Percentage and Partnership
• Profit-Loss
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Ratio and Proportion
• Time and Work, Wages and Chain Rule
• Time, Speed and Distance
• Average, Mean, Mode and Median
• Brackets and Expansions
• Square and Square Roots, Cube and Cube Roots, Exponents
• Polynomials and Factorisation
• Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables and Quadratic Equations
• Area, Surface Area and Volume (Square, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle, Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder, Cone, Hemisphere, Sphere)
• Coordinate Geometry and Trigonometry
• Concept of Political Science
• Preamble of the Constitution
• Fundamental Values of Democracy, Nationalism and Secularism, Rights and Citizenship
• Indian Constitution Framing and Characteristics
• Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy
• Legislature, Executive and Judiciary in India at Union and State Level
• Government at Local Level: Institutions of Local Self-Government
• Nature of Party System in India
• Elections in India
• Indian Democracy: Challenges and Response
• Development and Democracy
• Current events of state, national and international importance

Part B Syllabus

• Probability: Mathematical, classical and axiomatic definitions of probability; conditional probability.
• Time Series Analysis: Introduction, use, components of time series, methods of determining trend.
• National Statistical Organization: vision and mission, NSSO and CSO - roles, responsibilities, activities, publications.
• National Statistical Commission: constitution, role, functions; legal acts/provisions supporting Official Statistics.
• State and National Accounts: definitions, basic concepts, issues, strategy, data collection and release.
• Mathematical Symbols
• Rapid Methods of Calculation
• Binary System
• Logarithms
• Ratio and Proportion Equations
• Function
• Graph
• Progression
• Limit
• Derivative
• Binomial Expansion
• Determinants
• Matrix
• Interpolation and Extrapolation
• Permutation and Combination
• Wealth and welfare - meaning, characteristics and types of wealth.
• Demand and Supply - functions, elasticity of demand, factors of production, cost and revenue.
• Market structures: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Price Discrimination and Oligopoly.
• Economic Development and Economic Growth; National Income - GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, Per Capita Income.
• Human Development Index (HDI); Sustainable Development and NITI Aayog; Multidimensional Poverty Index.
• Unemployment and employment generation programmes.
• If a bilingual question raises an interpretation dispute, the Board's decision on that specific question will be final.