Staff Selection Commission is also known as SSC conducts the SSC CGL Exam every year for the recruitment of Grade ‘B and ‘C’ category posts in various Government Ministries, Departments and Offices. 

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for the recruitment to various subordinate services like

• Assistants in Ministries/Departments,

• Attached and Subordinate office of the Govt. of India.

• Inspectors of Central Excise & Customs.

• Inspectors of Income Tax.

• Preventive Officers in Customs.

• Examiner in Customs.

• Sub-Inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics & CBI.

• Assistant Enforcement Officer in Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue.

• Divisional Accountant, Jr. Accountant, Auditor & UDCs in various offices of Govt. of India.

• Auditor Offices under C&AG, CGDA, CGA & others.

• Accountant/ Junior Accountant

• Tax Assistant in CBDT and CBEC

• Compiler in Registrar General of India.

The SSC CGL exam is divided into four stages known as Tiers. The first two are online exams, while the last two are offline exams. The entire registration and communication process takes place online via the SSC's official website. Before being selected, candidates must pass each stage of the SSC CGL exam in order to advance to the next.

Important Dates

How To Apply

1.  Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the website of SSC Headquarters i.e. SSC. 

2. Now, select the "Apply" tab, followed by "CGL Link."

3. Enter your information carefully, including your name, father's name, Aadhaar number, date of birth, mother's name, email address, and mobile number.

4. The OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number and email address. Enter this OTP and press the Submit button.

5. Your registration number and password will be sent to you via SMS/Mail by the system.

6. After the registration process candidates can fill out their application form with their required details.

7. Upload your required documents in the needed format and size.

8. Now, pay your application fee online. You can pay the fees online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.

Application Fee

Admit Card or Hall Ticket:

Before ten to fifteen days of the examination, your admit card is going to be updated on the official website of the authorities. 

Some steps are given below which will help you in downloading your admit card.

• Go to the official website i.e. SSC.

• Now, click the exam admit card.

• Now, enter your registration details such as your registration ID or password.

• Your admit card appears on the screen.

• Now, download your admit card and take the printout of the same for the further process.

(Note: Your admit card or hall ticket is the most important document for your examination in which all required details such as your name, date of birth, photo, registration details, name of your centre, date of your examination, and reporting time of your examination are mentioned.)

Nationality:

1.To be eligible for SSC CGL a candidate must be a citizen of India.

     or

2.a subject of Nepal

or

3.a subject of Bhutan

or

4.a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,

 or 

5.a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age Limit (as on 01/01/2022): 

The post wise age limit is tabulated below:

 Details of age relaxation as per Government are 

Educational Qualification:

The educational qualification for various posts are given below;

Assistant Audit Officer/AAO (Assistant Accounts Officer) - Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institute.

Junior Statistical Officer - Bachelor's Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute, with at least 60% in Mathematics in 12th grade.

                 OR

 a Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the degree subjects.

Statistical Investigator Grade-II - Bachelor's Degree in any subject from a recognized university or institute, with Statistics as one of the subjects. Statistics should be taught in all three years of the graduation programme.

Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university is required for all other positions.

Physical Fitness Requirements:

Apart from the above, there are certain requisite Physical Standards for Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/Preventive Officer), Sub-Inspector in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Sub-Inspector in NIA (National Investigation Agency).

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) every year in four levels for various posts. The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

The table below gives an idea about the exam pattern of SSC CGL:

Tier III SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

 SSC CGL Tier-1 

TIER-II

TIER-III

The paper is in English/ Hindi language and will constitute 100 marks.

Note: Candidates have to score 33 Marks (33 percent) to qualify this Descriptive Paper.

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW OF TIER-IV

SSC CGL Tier 4 Exam is a Computer Skill Test and is conducted in two steps:

Skill Test in Data Entry (DEST) Test:  This test is conducted to check a Candidate’s typing skills. Candidates are given an article of 2000 words in English which they have to type on the Computer in 15 minutes.

Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) Test: This test is conducted to check a candidate’s proficiency in Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Generation of Slides are the three areas that are tested by the SSC for the post of CSS, MEA, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner).

Note: SSC CGL Tier-4 is qualifying in nature (i.e. no marks will be rewarded in Tier-4).

To know the syllabus in detail refer to the official notification CGLE 2021 

Selection in CGL Exams is based on 4 stages, which are explained below: 

1. Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

2. Tier-II: Computer Based Examination

3 Tier-III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)

4 Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification

The vacancies for the 2021 cycle have yet to be announced by the Commission. However, a total of 6506 vacancies were made available in the previous year’s notification. A similar number is to be expected this year too.

The post-wise vacancy details of SSC CGL 2020 is given below:

Candidate should prepare for SSC CGL exam in the following manner:

1. Be Thorough With The Syllabus: Go through the SSC CGL syllabus and see what all topics are included under each section. Categorize your strength and weakness, to find out which topics are easy and which are difficult.

2. Create A Timetable: The next step is to create a proper and realistic timetable. Separate time slots should be allotted for each of the sections. More time should be spent on the section that you find difficult and less time on your strong sections.

3. Develop Reading Habits & Clear Your Concepts: You need to understand what each of the concepts means. Otherwise, it won’t be possible for you to even identify the problems. Especially for the Language section (Hindi/English) and General Knowledge & General Awareness sections, you need an extensive reading. Try to understand the application and usage of grammatical rules and improve your vocabulary. The General Knowledge & General Awareness section on the other hand needs you to have information about a wide range of topics at your fingertips. All these things can be achieved with regular reading of Newspaper and Articles.

There are 5 pay levels Level 8, Level 7, Level 6, Level 5, and Level 4 based on different posts. The total in-hand SSC CGL salary 2022 for each post ranges from Rs. 25,500 to Rs. 1,51,100 depending on the different pay levels.