SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2025
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2025: The Staff Service Commission(SSC) releases the SSC CGL 2025 official notification on the official portal. Once the official notification is released, candidates aspiring to appear for the SSC CGL exam are advised to read the notification carefully to know the post-wise SSC CGL 2025 Eligibility.
If the candidate fulfils the eligibility criteria laid out by the SSC, then he or she is eligible to appear for the examination. However, if the candidate fails to fulfil the eligibility, then he or she will not be eligible to fill the application form. The SSC CGL exam will be conducted in two tiers - Tier 1 and 2. Those who will qualify for the Tier 1 exam will be eligible to appear for the Tier 2 examination.
SSC CGL notification has prescribed the detailed application dates, eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern and the expected vacancies, among other important information related to the recruitment process. However, SSC is entitled to amend the notification at any time before the exam process is completed.
The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL application form 2025 on April 22, 2025. Eligible candidates will be able to register for SSC CGL till May 21, 2025.
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2025
Candidates applying for the SSC CGL examination 2025 are advised to carefully understand the eligibility criteria and relaxations provided by the commission. Thoroughly understanding the eligibility criteria is important because SSC will disqualify the candidate in the document verification round if the candidate is unable to fulfil the eligibility criteria. The Detailed SSC CGL 2025 Eligibility Criteria are mentioned below:
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Department
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Post Name
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SSC CGL Post wise Eligibility Criteria 2025
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Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG
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Assistant Audit Officer
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Assistant Accounts Officer
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Central Secretariat Service (CSS)
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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Intelligence Bureau IB
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Ministry of Railway
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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AFHQ
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations
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Assistant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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CBDT
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Inspector of Income Tax
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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CBIC
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Inspector, (CGST & Central Excise)
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Inspector (Preventive Officer)
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Inspector (Examiner)
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| Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
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Central Bureau of Investigation CBI
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Sub Inspector
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
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Department of Post
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Inspector Posts
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Central Bureau of Narcotics
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Inspector
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Indian Coast Guard
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Assistant/ Superintendent
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Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations
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Assistant
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)
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Assistant
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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
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Research Assistant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Offices under C&AG
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Divisional Accountant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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Sub Inspector SI
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M/O Statistics & Program Implementation
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Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream with at Least 60% Marks in Math Subject in 12th Standard OR Bachelor Degree with Statistics Subject.
- Age Limit: 18-32 Years.
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Registrar General of India
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Statistical Investigator Grade-II
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream with Statistics as a Subject.
- Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
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Offices under C&AG
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Auditor
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years.
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Other Ministry / Department
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Auditor
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Offices under CGDA
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Auditor
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Offices under C&AG
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Accountant
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Other Ministry / Department
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Accountant/ Junior Accountant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.
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Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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CBDT
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Tax Assistant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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CBIC
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Tax Assistant
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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Central Bureau of Narcotics
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Sub Inspector
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- Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
- Age Limit: 18-27 Years
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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2025: Nationality Status
The candidate aspiring to apply for the SSC CGL exam must fulfil the following eligibility criteria regarding Nationality:
- Citizen of India
- Subject of Nepal
- Subject of Bhutan
- Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962
Candidates of Indian origin who have migrated from the following countries with the intention of permanently settling in India are also eligible to apply for the SSC CGL 2025 Exams:
- Pakistan
- Burma
- Sri Lanka,
- East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopi
- Vietnam
SSC CGL Eligibility 2025: Post-wise Age Limit:
SSC CGL Examinations have different age limits for different posts. Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2025 are required to fulfil the following age criteria as on January 01, 2022
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SSC CGL 2025 Age Limit
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SSC CGL Department
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Name of the Post
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Age Limit
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Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations
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Assistant
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18-30 years
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CBEC
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Tax Assistant
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20-27 years
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CSS
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Assistant Section Officer
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20-30 years
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Narcotics
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Sub Inspector
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20-30 years
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Intelligence Bureau
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Assistant Section Officer
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Not exceeding 30 Years
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Directorate of Enforcement,
Department of Revenue
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Assistant Enforcement Officer
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Up to 30 years
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NIA
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Sub Inspector
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Up to 30 years
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CBI
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Sub Inspector
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20-30 years
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Ministry of Statistics
& Programme
Implementation
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Junior Statistical Officer
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Up to 32 years
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Other departments
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All other posts
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18-27 years
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SSC CGL 2025: Eligible Date of Birth
As per the SSC CGL official notification, the date of birth of candidates applying for the exam must be between certain dates as of January 01, 2022. The SSC CGL age limit and eligible date of birth for applying to various posts are mentioned below:
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Age Limit
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Eligible DOB
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For specific post which has an age limit of 18-27 years
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Applicants must have been born by January 1, 1994, and not before January 1, 2004.
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For specific post which has a age limit of 20-30 years
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Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1992 and not before January 1, 2002.
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For specific post which has a age limit of 18-30 years
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Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1992 and not before January 1, 2004.
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For specific post which has a age limit of 18-32 years
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Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1990 and not before January 1, 2004.
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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2025: Category-Wise Age Relaxation
SSC has several provisions of age relaxation for candidates applying for the combined graduate-level examination. This age relaxation is based on the gender, social category and profession of the applicants. The various SSC CGL age relaxation are mentioned below in a tabulated format:
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Category
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Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
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SC/ST
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5 years
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OBC
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3 years
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PwBD (Unreserved)
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10 years
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PwBD (OBC)
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13 years
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PwBD (SC/ST)
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15 years
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Ex-Servicemen (ESM)
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3 years following the date on which the military duty was actually performed reduced by the real age.
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Defense personnel who became unable to perform their duties while engaged in combat with any foreign nation or in a volatile situation and were subsequently discharged
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3 years
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Defense personnel who became unable to perform their duties while engaged in combat with any foreign nation or in a volatile situation and were subsequently discharged and also belong to SC/ST category
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8 years
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Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of closing date for receipt of application.
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Upto 40 years of age
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Central Govt.Central Govt. Civilian Employees who belong to SC, ST and have not rendered at least not less than three years of regular and continuous service as given on the closing date for the application's receipt.
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Upto 45 years of age
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Divorced Women/ Widow Women / Women judicially separated and who are yet to marry.
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Up to 35 years of age
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Women who belong to SC/SCT and are divorced/Widows / Women judicially separated and who are yet to marry.
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Up to 40 years of age
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SSC CGL Eligibility 2025: Post-wise Educational Qualification:
Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2025 exam must have a minimum bachelor's degree. However, certain posts have specific educational qualification requirements. Candidates can check the detail of SSC CGL educational qualification in the below-mentioned table:
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Name of post
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Educational qualifications
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Assistant Audit/ Accounts Officer
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- Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or school in any field.
- Preferred Qualification: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or MBA in Finance or Masters in Business Economics. ot M.Com
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Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)
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- Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum 60% in mathematics in the 12th grade
- Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the graduating subjects
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Statistical Investigator Grade-II
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- Bachelor's degree in any field from a recognised university/ institution, with statistics as one of the required disciplines.
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Other Posts
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- Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent ((BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA, BCA, B.Tech etc.)
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As per SSC CGL official notification, there are certain posts where the candidates need to meet certain physical fitness criteria. The general physical requirements which the candidate needs to pass for final recruitment are Height, weight, and eye-sight. Take a look at the fitness criteria here:
Physical Eligibility for the Post of Inspector (Central Excise/ Preventive Officer/ Examiner)
Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN
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Physical Standards
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Male
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Female
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Height
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- 157.5 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Garhwal, Assamese, Gorkhas and ST members)
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- 152 cm (relaxation of 2.5 cm for Garhwal, Assamese, Gorkhas and ST members)
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Weight
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–
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- 48 KGs (Those who are Gorkhas, Garhwal, Assamese and ST members get a relaxation of 2 Kgs)
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Chest
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Physical Test
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- Cycling: 8 KMs in 30 minutes
- Walking: 1600 metres in 15 minutes
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- Cycling: 3 KMs in 25 minutes
- Walking: 1 KM in 20 minutes
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Physical Eligibility for Post for CBI Sub Inspector:
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Physical Standards
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Male
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Female
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Height
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165 cm (Hills men and Tribals get relaxation of 5 cms)
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150 cm (Hills men and Tribals get relaxation of 5 cms)
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Chest
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76 cm with expansion
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Vision
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Eye-sight (with or without glasses)
Near vision
- 0.6 in one eye
- 0.8 in the other eye
Distant vision:
- 6/6 in one
- 6/9 in the other eye
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Physical requirements for the Sub Inspector NIA position:
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Physical Standards
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Male
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Female
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Height
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170 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Hills tribe and STs)
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150 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Hills tribe and STs))
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Chest
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76 cm with expansion
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Vision
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Eye-sight (with or without glasses)
Near vision
- 0.6 in one eye
- 0.8 in the other eye
Distant vision:
- 6/6 in one
- 6/9 in the other eye
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SSC CGL 2025: Posts Details
Detailed information of the SSC CGL post is provided in the official notification. SSC will be conducting recruitment for a total of 36 posts in 3 groups in various departments/ministries/organisations of the central government.
SSC CGL posts are classified into the following categories:
- Group ‘B’ Gazetted
- Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted
- Group ‘C’
SSC CGL 2025 exam will be conducted for only 2 posts in the Group 'B' Gazetted category. Take a look at the following details down below
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S.No
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Name of Post
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Classification of Posts
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Ministry/ Department/ Office
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1
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Assistant Audit Officer
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Group “B” Gazetted
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Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG
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2
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Assistant Accounts Officer
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Group “B” Gazetted
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Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG
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3
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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Central Secretariat Service
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4
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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Intelligence Bureau
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5
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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Ministry of Railway
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6
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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AFHQ
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8
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Assistant Section Officer
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Group “B”
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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NOTE: Candidates can read more about SSC CGL application form and SSC CGL admit card here.
