Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination, often

referred to as SSC is an examination conducted to recruit staff to various posts in

ministries, departments and organizations of the Government of India. It is conducted by
the Staff Selection Commission for selecting staff for various Group B and C positions.

1. Eligibility Criteria:
 Candidates applying for the various posts need to have a bachelor's degree from
a recognized university at the time of applying. (Candidates having a Master
degree can also appear for the exam)
 Aspirants applying for SSC CGL must not be less than 18 years and cannot be
more than 32 years of age (as of August 1, of the year).
 The lower and upper limit of age varies for each post.
 The age of candidates as present in the 10 th/12th certificates will be considered.

Aspirants require to have the specified physical standards before the final round
of selection. (This is only with respect to Post for the Inspector Central Excise/
Examiner/ Preventive officer)

2. SSC CGL Posts, Preference and Profile (with salary structure):

SSC CGL Postwise Age Limit

Classification of Posts/
Name of Post/ Name of Ministry/
Age Limit Nature of Physical Disabilities
Department/ Office/ Cadre
permissible for the post

Pay Level-8 (Rs 47600 to 151100)/ Grade Pay-4800

Group “B” Gazetted (Non-

Assistant AUDIT Officer in Indian Not exceeding
Ministerial)/
Audit & Accounts Department under
CAG 30 years
OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH

Assistant ACCOUNTS Officer in Indian Not exceeding Group “B” Gazetted (Non-
Audit & Accounts Department under Ministerial)/
CAG 30 years
 OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH

Pay Level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400)/ Grade Pay-4600

Group “B”/
Assistant Section Officer in CENTRAL
20-30 years
SECRETARIAT SERVICE
OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH

Group “B”/
Not exceeding
Assistant SECTION Officer in
Post not identified suitable for
INTELLIGENCE BUREAU
30 years
PwD candidates

Group “B”/

B, LV, FD (Fully Deaf), HH

Assistant Section Officer (Hard of Hearing, OA, OL, OAL,

20-30 years BL, MW (Muscular Weakness),

 in MINISTRY OF RAILWAY Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid
Attack Victims, & (OA, LV), (OL,
LV), (OA, HH), (OL,HH) and
(LV, HH)

Group “B”/
Assistant Section Officer in MINISTRY
20-30 years
OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH

Assistant Section Officer in AFHQ 20-30 years Group “B”/

(Armed Forces Headquarters)
B, LV, Deaf, HH, OA, OL, OAL,
BL, Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy
cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack
Victims, Muscular Dystrophy,
Specific Learning Disability,
 Multiple Disabilities from
amongst above except Deaf-
Blindness

Group “B”/
Assistant in Other Ministries/
18-30 years
Departments/ Organizations
OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH

Group “B”/

Assistant in Other Ministries/

20-30 years OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV &
Departments/ Organizations

HH

Group “B”/
Assistant Section Officer in Other Not exceeding
Ministries/ Departments/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV &
Organizations 30 years
HH

Not exceeding Group “C”/

Inspector of Income Tax in CBDT
(Central Board of Direct Taxes) 30 years  OA, OL, BL, OAL, HH

Inspector (Central Excise) in CBIC Not exceeding Group “B”/

(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
30 years OA, OL, OAL, HH
Customs)

Inspector (Preventive Officer) in CBIC Not exceeding Group “B”/

(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
30 years OA, OL, OAL, HH
Customs)

Not exceeding Group “B”/

Inspector (Examiner) in CBIC (Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) 30 years OA, OL, OAL, HH
 Group “B”/
Assistant Enforcement Officer in
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, Up to 30 years Post not identified suitable for
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
PwD candidates

Group “B”/
Sub Inspector in CENTRAL BUREAU
OF
20-30 years Post not identified suitable for

INVESTIGATION
PwD candidates

Group “B”/

LV, Hard of Hearing (HH), OA,

Inspector Posts in DEPARTMENT OL, OAL, Leprosy cured,

18-30 years
OF POST Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims
and multiple disabilities from
amongst disabilities mentioned
above

Inspector in CENTRAL BUREAU OF Not exceeding Post not identified suitable for

NARCOTICS 30 years PwD candidates

Pay Level-6 (Rs 35400 to 112400)/ Grade Pay - 4200

Assistant in Other Ministries/ Not exceeding Group “B”/

Departments/ Organizations 30 years OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH

OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH,

Not exceeding
Assistant [Geological Survey of India BLOA, Acid Attack Victims (AV),
(GSI)] AV+HH, HH+OA, HH+OLA,
30 years
AV+B, AV+LV
 Assistant/ Superintendent in Other Not exceeding Group “B”/
Ministries/ Departments/
Organisations 30 years OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH

Divisional Accountant in Offices Not exceeding Group “B”/

under C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor
General of India) 30 years OA, OL, OAL, BL, PD & D

Group “B”/
Sub Inspector in National
Up to 30 years Post not identified suitable for
Investigation Agency (NIA)
PwD candidates

Group “B”/
Junior Statistical Officer in M/o
Statistics & Programme Up to 32 years Post identified for individuals

Implementation
with nature of disability*

Group “B”/
Not exceeding
Statistical Investigator Grade-II in Post identified for individuals
Registrar General of India 30 years
with nature of disability*

Pay Level-5 (Rs 29200 to 92300)/ Grade Pay-2800

Auditor in Offices under C&AG Group “C”/

(Comptroller and Auditor General of 18-27 years
India) OA, OL, OAL, BL & HH

Group “C”/
Auditor in Other Ministry/
18-27 years
Departments
OA, OL, BL & HH
 Auditor in Offices under CGDA Group “C”/
(Controller General of Defence 18-27 years
Accounts) OA, OL, BL, HH & VH

Accountant in Offices under C&AG Group “C”/

(Comptroller and Auditor General of 18-27 years
India) OA, OL, OAL, BL & HH

Group “C”/
Accountant/ Junior Accountant in
18-27 years
Other Ministry/ Departments
OA, OL, OAL, BL, HH

Pay Level-4 (Rs 25500 to 81100)/ Grade Pay-2400

Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper

Division Clerks in Central Govt. Group “C”/
Offices/ 18-27 years
OA, OL, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH
Ministries other than CSCS cadres

Group “C”/
Tax Assistant in CBDT (Central Board 18-27 years
of Direct Taxes) BL, OL, PD, D, PB, B, OA, OAL

Group “C”/
Tax Assistant in CBIC (Central Board 18-27 years
of Indirect Taxes and Customs) OL, OA, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH

Group “C”/
Sub-Inspector in Central Bureau of
18-27 years
Post not identified suitable for
Narcotics
PwD candidate

Upper Division Clerks in Dte. Gen 18-27 years Group “C”/

Border Road Organisation (MoD)
Post not identified suitable for
 (Post is only for male
PwD candidate
Candidates with
higher physical and
 
medical standards)

3. Exam Notification & Admit Card:

 The official website of SSC releases the CGL exam notification every year.

(Usually the Notification comes around year end, between Oct – Dec, and
the exam begins during the 2nd quarter of the year)

 SSC CGL Exam Admit Cards/ Admission Certificates (ACs) will be uploaded on
the website of the concerned Regional/ Sub-Regional Office of the Commission.
The facility for the download of Admit Cards will be available at least one week
before the examination on the website of concerned Regional/ Sub Regional
Office.
 Candidates are advised to visit the website of the concerned Regional Office and
SSC HQ regularly for updates and information about the examination.
 There is SSC CGL exam center in Bangalore.
 Karnataka –

Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala,
Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034

Website: www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in

4. Selection Process – Important Pointers:

 Aspirants of the SSC CGL 2021 exam will be assigned roll numbers and admit
cards to appear for the Tier I exam.
 Candidates will be shortlisted category-wise to appear for Tier II and Tier III,
based on the marks scored in SSC CGL 2021 Tier I.
 All candidates will have to appear for Paper I and Paper II in Tier-II exam.
However, only specific candidates will have to appear for Paper III and Paper IV
of the Tier II exam in SSC CGL 2021 exam.
  Separate cutoff will be fixed for Paper I, Paper-II, Paper III and Paper IV of Tier II
exam.
 In SSC CGL 2021 exam, there will be minimum qualifying marks in each Tier and
all the papers. The minimum qualifying marks in SSC CGL Tier I, Tier II(each
paper), Tier III are as follows:

 Unreserved Categories – 30 %
 EWS/OBC Categories – 25%
 Other Categories – 20%
Before preparing for the SSC CGL 2021 Exam, candidates must check the official
notification to get early information on any upcoming changes in the Exam pattern.

5. Scheme of the Exam:

The SSC CGL Exam will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

 Tier I- Computer Based Examination (MCQ)

 Tier II- Computer Based Examination (MCQ)
 Tier III- Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
 Tier IV- Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification.
The table below gives an idea about the SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

Tier Subject No. of Maximum Time allowed

questions Marks

Tier I General Intelligence and 25 50 60 Minutes (Total)

Reasoning For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral
Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 80
General Awareness 25 50 Minutes.

Quantitative Aptitude 25 50

English Comprehension 25 50

Tier Paper 1- Quantitative 100 200 120 Minutes (for each Paper)
II abilities For VH/ OH (afflicted with Cerebral
Palsy/ deformity in writing hand- 160
Paper 2- English language 200 200 Minutes
& Comprehension

Paper 3- Statistics 100 200

Paper 4- General 100 200

Studies(Finance &
Economics)
For the Written test –

Tier Mode of Scheme of Exam Maximum Time allowed

Exam marks

Tier Pen and Descriptive Paper in 100 60 Minutes

III Paper Hindi/English For VH/ OH (afflicted with
mode (Writing of Essays, Cerebral Palsy/ deformity in
Precis, Applications, writing hand- 80 Minutes
etc.)

Important Pointers for SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

 The Commission reserves the right to make changes in the scheme of

examination.
 As per the SSC exam pattern for the CGL exam, in Tier-I, there will be a
negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer
 In Tier-II, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer in
Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension) and of 0.50 marks for each
wrong answer in Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper-IV.
 In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.
 As per the SSC CGL Exam Pattern, in Tier-II, Paper-III will be for only those
candidates who apply for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and who are
shortlisted in Tier-I for this Post/ Paper.
 In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I
for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts
Officer.
 The SSC CGL Exam Pattern has Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test
(wherever applicable)/ Document Verification that is conducted as per the
provisions of the notice of examination.