Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination
Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024: Education Qualification, Post-wise Age Limit and Relaxation Criteria

SSC CGL 2024 eligibility is laid out by the SSC in the official notification released on the portal. SSC will be conducting recruitment for a total of 36 posts in 3 groups in various departments/ministries/organisations of the central government.
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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024: The Staff Service Commission(SSC) releases the SSC CGL 2024 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 2024 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 2024 on June 10, 2024. Eligible candidates will be able to register for SSC CGL till July 11, 2024.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024

Candidates applying for the SSC CGL examination 2024 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 2024 Eligibility Criteria are mentioned below:

Department

Post Name

SSC CGL Post wise Eligibility Criteria 2024

Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG

Assistant Audit Officer

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Assistant Accounts Officer

Central Secretariat Service (CSS)

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.

Intelligence Bureau IB

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Ministry of Railway

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.

Ministry of External Affairs

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.

AFHQ

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations

Assistant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.
 

Assistant Section Officer (ASO)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

CBDT

Inspector of Income Tax

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.
   

CBIC

 

Inspector, (CGST & Central Excise)

Inspector (Preventive Officer)

Inspector (Examiner)

Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue

Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)

Central Bureau of Investigation CBI

Sub Inspector

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 20-30 Years.

Department of Post

Inspector Posts

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Central Bureau of Narcotics

Inspector

Indian Coast Guard

Assistant/ Superintendent

Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations

Assistant

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

Assistant

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Research Assistant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Offices under C&AG

Divisional Accountant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Sub Inspector SI

M/O Statistics & Program Implementation

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)

  • 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.

Registrar General of India

Statistical Investigator Grade-II

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream with Statistics as a Subject.
  • Age Limit: 18-30 Years.

Offices under C&AG

Auditor

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years.

Other Ministry / Department

Auditor

Offices under CGDA

Auditor

Offices under C&AG

Accountant

  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

Other Ministry / Department

Accountant/ Junior Accountant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.

Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

CBDT

Tax Assistant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

CBIC

Tax Assistant

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

Central Bureau of Narcotics

Sub Inspector

  • Bachelor's Degree in Any Stream.
  • Age Limit: 18-27 Years

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024: 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 2024 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 2024: Post-wise Age Limit: 

SSC CGL Examinations have different age limits for different posts. Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2024 are required to fulfil the following age criteria as on January 01, 2022 

SSC CGL 2024 Age Limit

SSC CGL Department

Name of the Post

Age Limit

Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations

Assistant

18-30 years

CBEC

Tax Assistant

20-27 years

CSS

Assistant Section Officer

20-30 years

Narcotics

Sub Inspector

20-30 years

Intelligence Bureau

Assistant Section Officer

Not exceeding 30 Years

Directorate of Enforcement,

Department of Revenue

Assistant Enforcement Officer

Up to 30 years

NIA

Sub Inspector

Up to 30 years

CBI

Sub Inspector

20-30 years

Ministry of Statistics

& Programme

Implementation

Junior Statistical Officer

Up to 32 years

Other departments

All other posts

18-27 years

SSC CGL 2024: 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:

Age Limit

Eligible DOB

For specific post which has an age limit of  18-27 years

Applicants must have been born by January 1, 1994, and not before January 1, 2004.

For specific post which has a age limit of   20-30 years

Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1992 and not before January 1, 2002.

For specific post which has a age limit of   18-30 years

Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1992 and not before January 1, 2004.

For specific post which has a age limit of   18-32 years

Applicants must have been born by January 2, 1990 and not before January 1, 2004.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024: 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:

Category

Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit

SC/ST

5 years

OBC

3 years

PwBD (Unreserved)

10 years

PwBD (OBC)

13 years

PwBD (SC/ST)

15 years

Ex-Servicemen (ESM)

3 years following the date on which the military duty was actually performed reduced by the real age.

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

3 years

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

8 years

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.

Upto 40 years of age

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. 

Upto 45 years of age

Divorced Women/ Widow Women / Women judicially separated and who are yet to marry.

Up to 35 years of age

Women who belong to SC/SCT and are divorced/Widows / Women judicially separated and who are yet to marry.

Up to 40 years of age

SSC CGL Eligibility 2024: Post-wise Educational Qualification: 

Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2024 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:  

Name of post

Educational qualifications

Assistant Audit/ Accounts Officer

  • 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

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)

  • 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

Statistical Investigator Grade-II

  • Bachelor's degree in any field from a recognised university/ institution, with statistics as one of the required disciplines.

Other Posts

  • Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent ((BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA, BCA, B.Tech etc.)

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

Physical Standards

Male

Female

Height

  • 157.5 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Garhwal, Assamese, Gorkhas and ST members)
  • 152 cm (relaxation of 2.5 cm for Garhwal, Assamese, Gorkhas and ST members)

Weight

  • 48 KGs (Those who are Gorkhas, Garhwal, Assamese and ST members get a relaxation of 2 Kgs)

Chest

  • 81 CMs (fully expanded)

Physical Test

  • Cycling: 8 KMs in 30 minutes
  • Walking: 1600 metres in 15 minutes
  • Cycling: 3 KMs in 25 minutes
  • Walking: 1 KM in 20 minutes

Physical Eligibility for Post for CBI Sub Inspector:

Physical Standards

Male

Female

Height

165 cm (Hills men and Tribals get relaxation of 5 cms)

150 cm (Hills men and Tribals get relaxation of 5 cms)

Chest

76 cm with expansion

-

Vision

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

Physical requirements for the Sub Inspector NIA position:

Physical Standards

Male

Female

Height

170 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Hills tribe and STs)

150 cm (relaxation of 5 cm for Hills tribe and STs))

Chest

76 cm with expansion

-

Vision

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

SSC CGL 2024: 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 2024 exam will be conducted for only 2 posts in the Group 'B' Gazetted category. Take a look at the following details down below 

S.No

Name of Post

Classification of Posts

Ministry/ Department/ Office

1

Assistant Audit Officer

Group “B” Gazetted

Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG

2

Assistant Accounts Officer

Group “B” Gazetted

Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG

3

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

Central Secretariat Service

4

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

Intelligence Bureau

5

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

Ministry of Railway

6

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

Ministry of External Affairs

7

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

AFHQ

8

Assistant Section Officer

Group “B”

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

NOTE: Candidates can read more about SSC CGL application form and SSC CGL admit card here.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Can I appear for the SSC CGL 2022 exam if I have exceeded the age limit by one day?

If you do not meet the age limit, you will not be able to fill out the SSC CGL application form. You must be under 32 years old to be eligible for the SSC CGL in 2022, according to the SSC CGL eligibility criteria.

What is the lowest age limit for appearing in the SSC CGL exam?

The minimum age requirement for SSC CGL is 18 years old.



If an applicant falls under the EWS category, will there be any age exceptions to the maximum age limit?

Candidates in the general and EWS categories are not eligible for age relaxation.

I am from the general category and my height is 165 cm. Can I apply for SSC CGL 2022?

Yes, you can apply for SSC CGL 2022 but for certain posts in NIA the minimum height requirement is 170 cm for general candidates.

What is the maximum age limit to apply for SSC CGL 2022?

The SSC CGL test has a 32-year age restriction for applicants.

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