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SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2022
Updated On : 13 Jul, 2022
SSC CGL OVERVIEW
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
Event | Date |
Tier-1 (2021) | 11th to 21 April 2022 |
Tier-2 (2021) | 8th & 10th August 2022 |
Tier-3 (2021) | 21st August 2022 |
Dates of 2022 are as follows:-
Event | Dates |
Notification Releases on | 10-09-2022 |
Application Begin | 10-09-2022 |
Last Date To Apply | 01-10-2022 |
Last date for making online fee payment | 25-01-2022 |
Exam Date Tier-1 | Dec-2022 |
SSC CGL APPLICATION
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
Category | Application Fee |
Fee Payable | INR 100/- |
Women/ Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/ Persons with Disabilities (PwD)/ Ex-servicemen (ESM) | Exempted |
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.)
SSC CGL 2021 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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:
Name of the Post | Ministry/Department/Office | Age Limit |
Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | 18-30 years |
Assistant Accounts Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | 18-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Central Secretariat Service | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | 18-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railway | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of External Affairs | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | AFHQ | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | 18-30 years |
Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | 18-30 years |
Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | 18-30 years |
Inspector, (CGST & Central Excise) | CBIC | 18-30 years |
Inspector (Preventive Officer) | CBIC | 18-30 years |
Inspector (Examiner) | CBIC | 18-30 years |
Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | 18-30 years |
Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | 20-30 years |
Inspector Posts | Department of Post | 18-30 years |
Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | 18-30 years |
Assistant/ Superintendent | Indian Coast Guard | 18-30 years |
Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | 18-30 years |
Assistant | National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) | 18-30 years |
Research Assistant | National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) | 18-30 years |
Divisional Accountant | Offices under C&AG | 18-30 years |
Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) | 18-30 years |
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) | M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation | 18-32 years |
Statistical Investigator Grade-II | Registrar General of India | 18-30 years |
Auditor | Offices under C&AG | 18-27 years |
Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments | 18-27 years |
Auditor | Offices under CGDA | 18-27 years |
Accountant | Offices under C&AG | 18-27 years |
Accountant/ Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments | 18-27 years |
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | 18-27 years |
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. | 18-27 years |
Tax Assistant | CBDT | 18-27 years |
Tax Assistant | CBIC | 18-27 years |
Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | 18-27 years |
Details of age relaxation as per Government are
S. No. | Category | Age Relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit |
1 | OBC | 3 years |
2 | ST/SC | 5 years |
3 | PH ( Gen) | 10 years |
4 | PH (OBC) | 13 years |
5 | PH ( SC/ST) | 15 years |
6 | Ex-Servicemen (Gen) | 3 years |
7 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
8 | Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 years |
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).
SSC CGL EXAM PATTERN
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:
Tier | Type | Mode |
Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
Tier – II | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
Tier – III | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi | Pen and Paper mode |
Tier – IV | Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test | Wherever Applicable |
The table below gives an idea about the exam pattern of SSC CGL:
Tier | Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allowed |
Tier I | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes (Total) For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 80 Minutes. |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | ||
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | ||
English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | ||
Tier II | Paper 1- Quantitative Abilities | 100 | 200 | 120 Minutes (for each Paper) For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 160 Minutes |
Paper 2- English language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | ||
Paper 3- Statistics | 100 | 200 | ||
Paper 4- General Studies(Finance & Economics) | 100 | 200 |
Tier III SSC CGL Exam Pattern:
Tier | Mode of Exam | Scheme of Exam | Maximum marks | Time allowed |
Tier III | Pen and Paper mode | Descriptive Paper in Hindi/English (Writing of Essay, Precis, Applications, etc.) | 100 | 60 Minutes For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 80 Minutes |
SSC CGL SYLLABUS
SSC CGL Tier-1
General Intelligence and Reasoning | General Awareness | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
Classification | Static General Knowledge | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
Analogy | Science | Interest | Cloze Test |
Coding-Decoding | Current Affairs | Averages | Spellings |
Paper Folding Method | Sports | Percentage | Phrases and Idioms |
Matrix | Books and Authors | Ratio and Proportion | One word Substitution |
Word Formation | Important Schemes | Problem on Ages | Sentence Correction |
Venn Diagram | Portfolios | Speed, Distance, and Time | Error Spotting |
Direction and Distance | People in the News | Number System | Fill in the Blanks |
Blood Relations | History | Mensuration | Active/Passive |
Series | Geography | Data Interpretation | Narrations |
Verbal reasoning | Economic | Time and Work |
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Non-Verbal Reasoning | Awards and Honors | Algebra |
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| Economic | Trigonometry |
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| Geometry |
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TIER-II
Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Statistics | General Awareness |
Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Collection and Representation of Data | Finance and Accounting |
Interest | Spelling | Measure of Dispersion | Fundamental Principles |
Averages | Fill in the Blanks | A measure of Central Tendency | Financial Accounting |
Percentage | Phrases and Idioms | Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis | Basic Concepts of Accounting |
Ratio and Proportion | One Word Substitution | Correlation and Regression | Self-Balancing Ledger |
Speed, Distance, and Time | Sentence Correction | Random Variables | Error Spotting and Correction |
Number System | Error Spotting | Random Variables | Theory of Demand and Supply |
Mensuration | Cloze Test | Sampling Theory | Economics and Governance |
Data Interpretation | Para Jumbles | Analysis and Variance | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
Time and Work | Synonyms-Antonyms | Time Series Analysis | Finance Commission |
Algebra | Active-Passive Voice | Index Number | |
Trigonometry | |||
Geometry | |||
Data Sufficiency |
TIER-III
The paper is in English/ Hindi language and will constitute 100 marks.
Subject | Marks | Time |
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Essay, Precise, Letter, Application etc.) | 100 Marks | 1 hour or 60 minutes (80 minutes for PWD) |
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
SSC CGL SELECTION PROCESS
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
SSC CGL 2021 POST DETAILS
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:
Post | Number of Vacancies |
Group B Gazetted | 250 |
Group B Non-Gazetted | 3513 |
Group C | 2743 |
Total | 6506 |
SSC CGL PREPARATION TIPS
Candidate should prepare for SSC CGL exam in the following manner:
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.
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.
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.
SALARY
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.