SSC CGL 2024: Exam Date, Notification, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

SSC CGL Exam 2024: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 for candidates aspiring to secure a job in different government departments at Grade B and C level. The SSC CGL exam date is September 9-26, 2024. The exams are now over and the Commission has released the SSC CGL answer key 2024 for  Tier 1 exam.

Candidates not satisfied with the answers given in the official key can raise challenges against it by paying Rs 100 per question. The answer key challenge will be open till October 6, 2024. Students must have a valid application number and password to successfully log in to the answer key challenge window.

The SSC CGL result 2024 Tier 1 is expected to be released in November 2024. The CGL result date will be indicated by the commission soon on the official website - ssc.gov.in. Students who pass the SSC CGL exam can appear for the Tier 2 examination. The SSC CGL Tier 2 exam date is yet to be announced by the Staff Selection Commission.

SSC CGL Exam 2024

As stated above, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the CGL exam in order to fill various posts under Group B and Group C in different government ministries and departments. Some of the posts offered by SSC CGL are Income Tax Inspector, Assistant Section Officer, Central Excise Inspector, Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Account Officer, Junior Statistical Officer, and many others. 

Candidates who are interested in appearing for the Combined Graduate Level exam should first check the SSC CGL eligibility 2024. The SSC CGL eligibility is released by the Staff Selection Commission and it is notified in the official notification. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts a Combined Graduate Level Examination (SSC CGL) for filling various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations of the Government of India.

Candidates can check the latest updates of SSC CGL 2024 below:

• SSC CGL exam concludes on September 26, 2024
• SSC CGL answer key 2024 awaited by candidates who appeared in the examination.
• SSC CGL application status for KKR and SR regions is out on the respective regional websites of the Staff Selection Commission. The admit card will be released soon.
• SSC CGL exam date 2024 has been announced by the Staff Selection Commission. The exam will be conducted between September 9 and September 26, 2024.
• SSC CGL registration date 2024 is June 24 to July 27, 2024.
• Eligible candidates can register for the Combined Graduate Level exam at ssc.nic.in.
• SSC CGL Vacancy 2024 has been released along with the notification. A total of 17727 vacancies are released by the commission for Group B posts.
• SSC CGL salary for Group B posts would be between Rs. 35,400 and Rs. 1,12,400 per month.
• SSC CGL salary for Group C posts would be between Rs. 25,500 and Rs. 81,100 per month.

SSC CGL Notification 2024

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will release the Combined Graduate Level Examination Notification on June 11, 2024. With the release of the notification, the registration process will start. The detailed notification will have important exam details like steps to register, documents required, exam day guidelines, syllabus, and exam pattern

SSC CGL Registration 2024

SSC CGL application form 2024 released on June 24, 2024. The last date to apply for SSC CGL 2024 is July 27, 2024. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can register for the exam at ssc.nic.in. Applicants who are registering for the exam first time have to fill out the complete application form. Already registered candidates will see that their application form will be already half filled. However, they have to pay the registration fee of INR 100 to successfully complete the application process.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024

Candidates aspiring to appear for the SSC CGL 2024 are required to fulfil eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Commission. Candidates can check below the SSC CGL eligibility criteria. 

• Nationality: Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2024 must be citizens of India. Along with this, the candidates who are a subject of Nepal, Bhutan, or Tibetan refugees who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 are also eligible to apply for the exam. 
• Age Limit: The maximum and minimum age limit to fill SSC CGL 2024 application form is 18 to 32 years as on January 01, 2023. However, age relaxation has been provided to reserved category candidates. 
• Educational Qualification: Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or institution. However, candidates who are in the final year of their graduation can also apply provided they possess essential qualifications on or before the cut-off date i.e. 08th October 2022. 

SSC CGL Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Exam is conducted in 2 tiers – Tier-1, and Tier 2. Candidates have to qualify for each tier to become eligible for appearing in the subsequent phases of the examination. The SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 are to be conducted in computer-based mode. Candidates can check the SSC CGL exam pattern details below. 

Read Here: SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 

• SSC will conduct Tier 1 in Computer Based mode. 
• The exam has 4 subjects including General Intelligence Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. 
• The Tier 1 examination is conducted for a duration of 1 hour where the students will have to answer 100 questions of 2 marks each. 
• For every wrong answer, 0.50 marks will be deducted from the score

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

• SSC has revised the Examination pattern for Tier 2 in 2022.
• As per the SSC CGL new examination pattern, the Tier 2 examination is conducted for 4 papers. 
• Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts.  
• The duration for paper 1 is 150 Minutes and 120 Minutes each for Paper 2 and 3

SSC CGL Syllabus 2024

SSC CGL syllabus covers a broad range of topics from almost all subjects. Candidates aspiring to qualify for the recruitment process must have a full understanding of all the topics compiled by the examination authority in the SSC CGL 2024 syllabus. Each topic is intended to test the candidate for the basic knowledge of the subject. 

Candidates can download the SSC CGL syllabus for Mathematics, Reasonining, English Language, and General Awareness from the link given below:

Read Here: SSC CGL Syallbus 

SSC CGL Vacancy

This year, SSC is planning to conduct recruitment for over 17,727 posts available in various ministries and departments of the Government of India. However, the exact number of SSC CGL vacancies will be announced in due course of recruitment by the examination authority. 

Read More about SSC CGL Vacancy Here

SSC CGL Salary 2024

The candidates qualifying the SSC CGL examination are recruited in Group B and Group C. The SSC CGL salary for candidates qualifying for Group B gazetted post is based on Pay Level-8 and the salary range for this pay is between Rs. 47600 to 1,51,100.

Meanwhile, candidates qualifying SSC CGL exams for the group B & C posts are salaried in 4 different pay levels, starting from level 4 and going till level 7. The salary range for this group is between 25,500 to 1,51,100.

SSC CGL Admit Card 2024

After the completion of the application process, SSC will release the admit card for the Tier 1 examination in due course, The SSC CGL admit card is generally released 10 days before the examination. Candidates who have successfully applied for the SSC CGL Examination will have to download the admit card from the regional SSC website. The SSC CGL Hall Ticket will have information regarding the examination centre, the timing of the examination, and application details. 

Read Here:  SSC CGL Admit Card

SSC CGL Answer Key 2024

Once the Examination is conducted, the commission releases a provisional answer key and response sheet. Candidates can also challenge the provisional answer key by submitting a fee of Rs 100/ Question. Once the Challenge widow closes, SSC will release the final answer key, and then the results for the examination will be declared.

SSC CGL Results 2024

SSC CGL selection process is conducted in multiple stages. The exam conducting body has released the SSC Results for the final stage 2022 on the official website. The consecutive stages of examination help in shortlisting the candidates for the final recruitment in the respective departments. The result will be declared in four stages: 

Read More: SSC CGL Result

SSC CGL Cut Off 2024

The SSC CGL cutoff for each tier is released along with the result. There is a cutoff mark for each tier of the test, and in order to qualify, the candidate must score at least the cutoff value or higher. Know details of the previous year Cutoff here:

SSC CGL Cut Off 2021: Tier 1

SSC CGL Selection Process 2024

The Candidate appearing for the SSC CGL recruitment process will have to go through multiple stages of selection process. The final appointment will be allotted to those candidates who have successfully completed all the stages of the selection process. Every year, over 30 lakh candidates registered for the examination, and around 15 lakhs students appeared in the SSC CGL examination.