Exam date for SSC CGL (Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level Examination) 2024 has been released for SSS CGL Tier I and Tier II Exam. The SSC CGL 2024. Tier I Exam will be held between September – October. Tier II Exam will be held in the month of December.
Tentative dates for SSC CGL 2025 are out. The advertisement for Tier-I will be released on January 25, 2025, and the exam is expected to take place in June–July 2025.
The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2024 to fill various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ positions across different Ministries, Departments, Organizations of the Government of India, and various Constitutional Bodies, Statutory Bodies, Tribunals, and more.
The tentative exam dates for the SSC CGL Tier I and Tier II Examination 2024 have been released by the SSC.
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| SSC CGL 2024 Notification Release Date | 24-06-2024 |
| SSC CGL Apply Online 2024 Start Date | 24-06-2024 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 24-07-2024 (23:00) |
| Last date and time for making online fee payment | 25-07-2024 (23:00) |
| Window for Application Form Correction | 10-08-2024 to 11-08-2024(23:00) |
| Exam date of SSC CGL Tier-I (Computer Based Examination) | 9th to 26th September 2024 |
| Tentative Exam date of SSC CGL Tier-II (Computer Based Examination) | December, 2024 |
| Examination Name | Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2024 |
| Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Vacancies | 17727 |
| Category | Central Government Job |
| Exam Type | National Level |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Dates | 24-06-2024 to 24-07-2024 |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Selection Process | Tier I & Tier II |
| Official Website | https://ssc.gov.in/ |
Here is a great opportunity for graduates across India to secure jobs in various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ positions within different Ministries, Departments, and Organizations of the Government of India, as well as in various Constitutional Bodies, Statutory Bodies, Tribunals, and more.
Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024
(SSC CGL) aspirants can apply for the various posts of SSC. The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CGL 2024 Exam for various services
| Name of Post | Ministry/Department/Office/Cadre | Age Limit |
| Assistant Section Officer | Central Secretariat Service | 20-30 years |
| Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | 18-30 years |
| Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railways | 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 Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | 18-30 years |
| Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | 18-30 years |
| Inspector, (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 Posts, Ministry of Communications | 18-30 years |
| Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | 18-30 years |
| Assistant / Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | 18-30 years |
| Executive Assistant | CBIC | 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 |
| Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer | Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA) | 18-30 years |
| Junior Statistical Officer | Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. | 18-32 years |
| Auditor | Offices under C&AG | 18-27 years |
| Auditor | Offices under CGDA | 18-27 years |
| Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments | 18-27 years |
| Accountant | Offices under C&AG | 18-27 years |
| Accountant | Controller General of Accounts | 18-27 years |
| Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments | 18-27 years |
| Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications | 18-27 years |
| Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. | 18-27 years |
| Senior Administrative Assistant | Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence | 18-27 years |
| Tax Assistant | CBDT | 18-27 years |
| Tax Assistant | CBIC | 18-27 years |
| Tax Assistant | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | 18-27 years |
Notice for the vacancy for SSC CGL has been released for 2024 on official website of SSC. SSC Aspirants have to look over the official website of SSC for the daily updates. There are approx. 17727 vacancies.
Any updates on vacancies, including details by post and category, will be posted on the Commission’s website (https://ssc.gov.in > For Candidates > Tentative Vacancy) as they become available.
The SSC CGL 2024 Application form is now available on the official website of SSC (https://ssc.gov.in/)
Note:
After the due date, no forms will be accepted.
Things to be considered while filling the form:
Application Fee: There is affordable application fee cost for SSC CGL Exam which is ₹ 100. No fee for the female candidate, SC, ST, Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, and Ex-servicemen candidates for the SSC CGL Exam 2024. The application is free for them
Payment System: For SSC CGL 2024 fees can be paid online.
There are some SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024 for candidates. If the candidate fulfils all the criteria, then only, he or she is allowed to sit in the Examination. There is different education qualification and age limit for the different posts. Students must refer to the official notification for details.
The candidate must be:
Requirement of age for various posts is as follows:
| Age Limit | Remarks |
| For the posts for which age limit is 18-27 years | The candidate’s birthdate should fall between August 2, 1997, and August 1, 2006. |
| For the posts for which age limit is 20-30 years | The candidate’s birthdate should fall between August 2, 1994, and August 1, 2004. |
| For the posts for which age limit is 18-30 years | The candidate’s birthdate should fall between August 2, 1994, and August 1, 2006. |
| For the posts for which age limit is 18-32 years | The candidate’s birthdate should fall between August 2, 1992, and August 1, 2006. |
| Code No. | Category | Permissible age relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | SC/ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | (PwBD-Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 05 | PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 Years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 Years |
| 09 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST). | 8 Years |
| Code No. | Category | Permissible age relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. | Up to 40 years of age |
| 11 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. | Up to 45 years of age |
| 12 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. | Up to 35 years of age |
| 13 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST). | Up to 40 years of age |
The selection process for SSC CHSL 2024 involves multiple stages, and candidates need to qualify in each stage to move on to the next one. The details are given in the official notification. Here is a simplified explanation of the selection process:
| Tier | Type | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Tier – I | Objective type, Multiple Choice questions | Computer-Based Examination |
| Tier – II | Objective Type, Multiple choice questions | Computer-Based Examination |
The elaborated Exam Patterns of Tier I and Tier II of SSC CGL 2024 Recruitment are given in official notification. Candidates need to know every bit of the exam pattern to prepare well for every section of the examination.
| Subject | Details |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning: | Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern folding& un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence. |
| General Awareness: | Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events, questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research. |
| Quantitative Aptitude: | The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart |
| English Comprehension: | Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested. |
| Main Subject | Sub-Topics/Type | Details |
| Mathematical Abilities (Module-I of Session-1) | Number Systems | Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers. |
| Fundamental arithmetical operations | Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work. | |
| Algebra | Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. | |
| Geometry | Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.. | |
| Mensuration | Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base. | |
| Trigonometry | Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin20+ Cos26-1 etc. | |
| Statistics and probability | Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities | |
| Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence) | — | Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub topics, if any. |
| Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language and Comprehension) | — | Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. |
| Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness) | — | Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research. |
| Computer Proficiency (Module-I of Section-III of Paper-1) | Computer Basics | Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer. Keyboard shortcuts. |
| Software | Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc. | |
| Working with Internet and e-mails | Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking. | |
| Basics of networking and cyber security | Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures. | |
| Paper-II (Statistics) | Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data | Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions. |
| Measures of Central Tendency | Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles. | |
| Measures of Dispersion | Common measures dispersion – range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion. | |
| Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis | – Different types of moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis. | |
| Correlation and Regression | Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only). | |
| Probability Theory | Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem. | |
| Random Variable and Probability Distributions | Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete). | |
| Sampling Theory | Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution (statement only); Sample size decisions. | |
| Statistical Inference | Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals. | |
| Analysis of Variance | Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way classified data. | |
| Time Series Analysis | Components of time series, Determinations of trend component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods. | |
| Index Numbers | Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers. |
Note: Questions in Module-I of Section- I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities) will be of Matriculation Level, in Module-I of Section- II of Paper-I (English Language and Comprehension) of 10+2 Level and in Paper-II of Graduation Level.
SSC CGL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level) is a popular exam among candidates looking for government job opportunities. Besides job security and growth prospects, SSC CGL offers an attractive salary package.
| Post | Pay Scale |
|---|---|
| Pay Level-7 | ₹ 44900 to 142400 |
| Pay Level-6 | ₹ 35400 to 112400 |
| Pay Level-5 | ₹ 29200 to 92300 |
| Pay Level-4 | ₹ 25500 to 81100 |
When the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) declares the result, they also release the cut-off marks for each post and category.
In the event of tie in scores of candidates in Tier-II examination, merit will be decided by applying following criteria, one after another in the given order, till the tie is resolved :
The candidate must have completed Class 12th from a recognised board.
All candidates needs to be familiar with the SSC CHSL syllabus in order to do well in the SSC CHSL Examination which will be held in August 2023, as stated by SSC. The SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus includes four subjects: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence, and General Awareness. Tier-II Examination has three phases each with two modules:
Section 1: Module I: Mathematical Aptitude and Module II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
Section 2: Module I:English Language and Comprehension and Module II: General Awareness.
Section 3: Module I (Computer Knowledge Test) and Module II (Skill Test/Typing Test).
Yes, SSC CHSL have personal interview round. Candidates who fulfil the cut-off criteria on the written examination will be able to appear for the interview.
Students also have to obtain the minimum qualifying score in order to clear the examination. According to the most recent exam recruitment announcement, the required minimum qualifying marks in the SSC CHSL Exam examination is 33% for Tier 2.
A candidate must be between 18 and 27 years of age to appear for the SSC CHSL Examination. As per the regulations, the upper age restriction is relaxed for candidates having reservation category.
The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Examination has a total of 4 sections, and each section has 25 questions. Consequently, each section carries 50 marks.
In the SSC CHSL Examination there are 4 subjects having 100 questions and each question is of 2 marks. There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each answer having errors.
The SSC CHSL Examination is held once in a year to select candidates for various ministries and agencies in India.
The post in SSC CHSL that offers the best salary package is Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant. SSC CHSL recruitment includes Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA)/Sorting Assistant (SA), and Data Entry Operators.
English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and Logical Reasoning are the four sections of the SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier II Examination.
The application fee for the SSC CHSL 2024 Exam is ₹100 for General and OBC candidates, while it is exempt for female candidates, SC/ST, PH, and ex-servicemen.
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