Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam in order to select candidates to fill up Group B and C posts present in various ministries/ departments/ organizations in the Government of India. All candidates who have cleared their graduation from a recognized university fulfill SSC CGL eligibility criteria.
SSC has also revised the SSC CGL Exam Pattern & Selection Process, now there will be two tiers only for selecting eligible candidates for CGL vacancies. The candidates who have appeared for the SSC CGL 2022-23 Tier 1 Exam and are confident of qualifying for Tier 2 must begin their preparation as SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date to be announced shortly..
In order to fulfill SSC CGL 2022-23 eligibility criteria candidates need to meet the parameters mentioned below :
• There are 4 important criteria that a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CGL 2022-23. The 4 parameters are given below:
1. Citizenship: The candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. Age Limit (as on 01/01/2022): There are different sets of age limits for different posts in the SSC CGL Exam 2022, which are tabulated below:
Age group | Name of post | Department / Ministries | Class Fiction | Grade pay |
18-27 years | ||||
Auditor | Officer under C&AG | Group “C” | 2800 | |
Auditor | Officer Under CGDA | Group “C” | 2800 | |
Auditor | Other Ministries/Dept. | Group “C” | 2800 | |
Accountant | Officer under C&AG | Group “C” | 2800 | |
Accountant / Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Dept. | Group “C” | 2800 | |
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ | Central Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS | Group “C” | 2400 | |
Upper Division clerks | cadres | |||
Tax Assistant | CCBDT | Group “C” | 2400 | |
Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “C” | 2400 | |
Upper Division Clerk (UDC) | Dte. General Border Road Organisation (MoD) Only For Male Candidates |
Group “C” | 2400 | |
18-30 years | ||||
Inspector Posts | Department of Post. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant | Other ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
20-27 years | Tax Assistant | CBEC | Group “C” | 2400 |
20-30 years | ||||
Assistant Section officer | Central Secretariat Service | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant Section officer | Ministry of Railway | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant Section officer | Ministry of External Affairs | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant Section officer | Group “B” | 4600 | ||
Assistant | Other Ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Not Exceeding 30 years | ||||
Inspector, (Central Excise) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant | Other ministries / Dept. / Org. | Group “B” | 4200 | |
Inspector (Preventive officer) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Inspector (Examiner) | CBEC | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department Under CAG | Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | 4800 | |
Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG | Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | 4800 | |
Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations. | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Assistant / Superintendent | Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations | Group “B” | 4200 | |
Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | Group “C” | 4600 | |
Divisional Accountant | Officer under CAG | Group “B” | 4200 | |
Up to 30 years | ||||
Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | Group “B” | 4600 | |
Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) | Group “B” | 4200 |
The Government has also provided for Age relaxation for some categories.
S.No | Category | Age Relaxation |
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 | Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 years |
8 | Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 years |
The educational qualifications varies according to the post for SSC CGL 2020 and is listed below:
Post | Educational Qualification |
Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer | Essential Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recoganised university or institute Desirable Qualification: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics |
Junior Statistical Officer | Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognised university or institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at class 12th level OR Bachelor’s degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level |
Activity |
Dates |
SSC CGL 2022-23 Online Application | 17th Sep 2022 to 13th Oct 2022 |
SSC CGL 2022-23 Tier-I | 1st Dec 2022 to 13th Dec 2022 |
SSC CGL Tier-II | Notified Soon |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam pattern along with SSC CGL Notification 2022-23. The Examination will be conducted in 2 tiers as indicated below:
Tier – I (Qualifying) | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer-Based (online) |
Tier – II (Paper I, II, III) | Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I |
Computer-Based (online) |
Serial No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time Allotted |
1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | A cumulative time of 60 minutes |
2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | |
Total | 100 | 200 |
There is a negative marking of 0.50 Marks for each wrong answer. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be of qualifying nature and marks will not be counted in the final selection.
SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern | ||||||
Sections | Module | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Weightage | Duration |
Section I | Module-I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 23% | 1 hour |
Module-II | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | 23% | ||
Section II | Module-I | English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 135 | 35% | 1 hour |
Module-II | General Awareness | 25 | 75 | 19% | ||
Section III | Module-I | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 60 | Qualifying | 15 minutes |
Module-II | Data Entry Speed Test | One Data Entry Task | Qualifying | 15 minutes |
Penalty of Wrong Answer:There is a negative marking of 0.25 Marks for each wrong answer.
SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2 & 3 Exam Pattern |
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Paper | Section | No. of question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Paper II | Statistics | 100 | 200 | 2 hours |
Paper III | General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 100 | 200 | 2 hours |