Good News for SSC Aspirants! SSC CGL 2023 Notification has been released. Check the important details below:
SSC CGL 2023 Important Dates
Dates for submission of online applications | 03-04-2023 to 03-05-2023 |
Last date and time for receipt of online applications | 03-05-2023 (23:00) |
Last date and time for making online fee payment | 04-05-2023 (23:00) |
Last date and time for generation of offline Challan | 04-05-2023 (23:00) |
Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) | 05-05-2023 |
Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment. | 07-05-2023 to 08-05-2023 (23:00) |
Tentative Schedule of Tier-I (Computer Based Examination) | Jul, 2023 |
Tentative Schedule of Tier-II (Computer Based Examination) | To be notified later |
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SSC CGL 2023 Post Details
2.1 Pay Level-8 (₹ 47600 to 151100): | ||||
S No | Name of Post | Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre | Classification of Posts | Age Limit |
1 | Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non- Ministerial) | 18-30 years |
2 | Assistant Accounts Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non- Ministerial) | 18-30 years |
2.2 Pay Level-7 (₹ 44900 to 142400): | ||||
3 | Assistant Section Officer | Central Secretariat Service | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
4 | Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
5 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railway | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
6 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of External Affairs | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
7 | Assistant Section Officer | AFHQ | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
8 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
9 | Assistant / Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
10 | Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | Group “C” | 18-30 years |
11 | Inspector, (Central Excise) | CBIC | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
12 | Inspector (Preventive Officer) | |||
13 | Inspector (Examiner) | |||
14 | Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
15 | Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
16 | Inspector Posts | Department of Post, Ministry of Communication | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
17 | Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
2.3 Pay Level-6 (₹ 35400 to 112400): | ||||
18 | Assistant / Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
19 | Executive Assistant | CBIC | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
20 | Research Assistant | National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
21 | Divisional Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
22 | Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
23 | Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer | Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
24 | Junior Statistical Officer | Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. | Group “B” | 18-32 years |
2.4 Pay Level-5 (₹ 29200 to 92300): | ||||
25 | Auditor | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
26 | Auditor | Offices under CGDA | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
27 | Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
28 | Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
29 | Accountant | Controller General of Accounts | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
30 | Accountant/ Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
2.5 Pay Level-4 (₹ 25500 to 81100): | ||||
31 | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant | Department of Post, Ministry of Communication | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
32 | Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
33 | Senior Administrative Assistant | Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
34 | Tax Assistant | CBDT | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
35 | Tax Assistant | CBIC | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
36 | Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
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SSC CGL 2023 Vacancies
There are approx. 7,500 vacancies.
SSC CGL 2023 Eligibility
Age Limit (As on 01-08-2023)
S No | Age Limit | Remarks |
(i) | For the posts for which age limit is 18-27 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1996 and not later than 01-08-2005. |
(ii) | For the posts for which age limit is 20-30 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1993 and not later than 01-08-2003. |
(iii) | For the posts for which age limit is 18-30 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1993 and not later than 01-08-2005. |
(iv) | For the post for which age limit is 18-32 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1991 and not later than 01-08-2005. |
Educational Qualification
- Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer:Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute.Desirable Qualifications: 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.During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify the “Subordinate Audit/ Accounts Service Examination” in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer.
Junior Statistical Officer:
- Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard level;
Or
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
Statistical Investigator Grade-II:
- Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years or all the 6 semesters of the graduation course.
Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC):
- Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Minimum one-year research experience in any recognized university or recognized Research Institution;
- Degree in Law or Human Rights from a recognized university.
All other Posts:
- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.
- The candidates who have appeared in their final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the cut-off date i.e. 01-08-2023.
SSC CGL 2023 How to Apply?
Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.nic.in.
Application Fee
- Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rs one hundred only).
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex- servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
SSC CGL 2023 Exam Pattern
Tier I Exam
Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
A. General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
B. General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
C. Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
D. English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
- Time Allowed: 1 hour
- Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension.
- There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
Tier II Exam
- Tier-II will include conducting of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III in separate shift(s)/ day(s).
- Paper-I is compulsory for all the posts.
- Paper-II will be for only those candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Statistical Investigator Grade-II in the office of Registrar General of India (M/o Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these Posts.
- Paper-III will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-III i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
- Paper-I will include following three sections having two modules each:
Section-I:
- Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
- Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
Section-II:
- Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
- Module-II: General Awareness
Section-III:
- Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test
- Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test
- Paper-I will be conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session-II, on same day.
- Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III. Therefore, duration of Session-I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.
- Section-I has two modules viz. Module-I (Mathematical Abilities) and Module-II (Reasoning and General Intelligence). The candidates will get one hour to complete this section. On completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
- Immediately after completion of Section-I, the two modules of Section-II viz. Module-I (English Language and Comprehension) and Module-II (General Awareness), will start. Section-II will also be for one hour and immediately on completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
- Section-III will have two modules. Module-I (Computer Knowledge Test) will commence immediately after completion of Section-II and will be for a duration of 15 minutes. On completion of Module-I of Section-III, Session-I will come to an end.
- After the completion of Session-I, the candidates will get a break for re-registration for Session-II.
- Session-II will include conducting of Module-II of Section-III i.e. Data Entry Speed Test. Therefore, duration of Session-II will be 15 minutes only.
It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Paper-I.
- Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II & Paper-III) will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Language and Comprehension module in Section-II of Paper-I.
- There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I and of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-II and Paper-III.
- Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. However, while shortlisting the candidates for the posts where Computer Proficiency is prescribed viz. Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA & AFHQ, Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines, Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department (Ministry of Earth Sciences), Inspector (CGST &Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner) & Executive Assistant in CBIC and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant in Department of Post etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in comparison to other posts.
Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I i.e. Data Entry Speed Test (DEST):
- Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I will include conducting of a Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) for a duration of 15 minutes in Session-II on the same day.
- The “Data Entry Speed Test” (DEST) Skill Test will be conducted for a passage of about 2000 (two thousand) key depressions for a duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes. Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test will be provided by the Regional Offices of the Commission. Information about evaluation of Typing Test/ DEST are available on the Commission’s website https://ssc.nic.in (Candidate’s Corner).
- DEST will be mandatory for all the posts; however, it will be qualifying in nature.
- While shortlisting the candidates for the posts where either Computer Proficiency is prescribed (as mentioned at Para 13.8.10) or where DEST is prescribed viz. Tax Assistant in CBIC, Tax Assistant in CBDT, and UDC/ SSA in Central Bureau of Narcotics (Ministry of Finance) etc., higher qualifying standards will be set in comparison to other posts.
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