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SSC CGL 2022 Exam – Notification, Exam Date & Syllabus

8 August, 2022

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Each year, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the SSC CGL Exam to fill positions in the Grade “B” and “C” categories in various government ministries, departments, and offices. The SSC CGL exam is divided into four phases, or Tiers. The final two exams are offline tests whereas the first two are online. Through the SSC’s official website, the full registration and communication procedure takes place online. Before being ultimately chosen, candidates must pass each stage of the SSC CGL exam in order to move on to the next. The SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam will be place on August 8 and 10, 2022.

Table of content

  1.  SSC CGL 2022 Exam – Overview
  2. SSC CGL 2022 – Recruitment
  3. SSC CGL 2022 – Exam Summary, Exam Date
  4. SSC CGL 2022 – Vacancy
  5. SSC CGL 2022 – Selection Process
  6. SSC CGL 2022 – Exam Pattern
  7. SSC CGL 2022 – Syllabus
  8. SSC CGL 2022 – Eligibility Criteria
  9. SSC CGL 2022 – Application Fee
  10. SSC CGL 2022 – Exam Centre
  11. SSC CGL 2022 – Cut Off
  12. FAQs

SSC CGL 2022 Exam - Overview

Exam Name SSC CGL 2022
SSC CGL Full Form Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level
Conducting Body Staff Selection Commission
Exam Type National Level
Mode of Application Online
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date 08th & 10th August 2022
Mode of Exam Online
Eligibility Indian citizenship & Graduate (bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline)
 Exam Duration Tier 1 – 60 minutes Tier 2 – 120 minutes Tier 3 – 60 minutes Tier 4 – 45 minutes 
Section Tier 1 – 4 Sections Tier 2 – 4 Papers
Official Website ssc.nic.in
The Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam is administered by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in order to fill positions in a variety of subordinate services, including:
  • Assistants in the government’s attached, subordinate, and ministries/departments. from India.
  • Central Excise & Customs Inspectors
  • Income Tax Inspectors.
  • Customs preventive officers.
  • Customs inspector.
  • Central Bureau of Narcotics and CBI Sub-Inspectors.
  • Assistant Enforcement Officer, Department of Revenue, Directorate of Enforcement.
  • Junior Divisional Accountant Accountant, auditor, and UDCs in different government offices from India.
  • Auditor Offices under C&AG, CGDA, CGA, and other organisations.
  • Junior or intern accountant
  • In the CBDT and CBEC, tax assistant
  • Registrar General of India compiler.

SSC CGL 2022 – Recruitment

One of the most sought-after organisations for government exams in India is the Staff Selection Commission. Every year, it holds the Combined Graduate Level – SSC CGL exam to fill non-technical Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ non-gazetted positions in a number of the Indian government’s Ministries, Departments, and Organizations.

SSC CGL 2022 - Exam Summary, Exam Date

Every year, the Staff Selection Commission administers the Combined Graduate Level Exam for a number of subordinate services. SSC CGL Notification 2022 for FY 2021–2022 was published on December 23, 2021, and it included all important information concerning the exam. Check out the chart below for more information. The SSC has announced the Online Exam date as well as the official exam schedule for the SSC CGL 2022 Tier I exam. According to the SSC Calendar 2022, the Tier 2 exam for the SSC CGL 2022 will be held on August 8 and 10, 2022. The following information is the exam schedule for the SSC CGL 2022 exam:
Activity Dates
Notification Release Date 23rd December 2021
Online Application Process Starts 23rd December 2021 (23:30)
Last Date to Apply Online 23rd January 2022 (23:30)
Last date for the generation of offline Challan 26th January 2022 (23:30)
Last date for payment through Challan 27th January 2022
The window for Application Form Correction 28th January to 01st February 2022 (23:30)
SSC CGL Tier-I Application Status 22nd March 2022
SSC CGL Admit Card 2022 (Tier-1) 30th March 2022
SSC CGL Exam Date 2022 (Tier-I)  11th to 21st April 2022
SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2nd May 2022
SSC CGL Tier 1 Result 2022 04th July 2022
SSC CGL Tier I Cut Off 2022 04th July 2022
SSC CGL Tier 1 Marks 2022 12th July 2022
SSC CGL Tier I Final Answer Key 14th July 2022
SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date 2022 08th & 10th August 2022
SSC CGL Tier 3 Exam Date 2022 21st August 2022

SSC CGL 2022 – Vacancy

A timely announcement regarding the opening for the SSC CGL 2022 exam will be made on ssc.nic.in. SSC announced a total of 7035 vacancies last year. In comparison to prior years, there are fewer openings. By looking at the SSC CGL vacancy details, candidates may compare SSC CGL Vacancy Year-wise.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2020-21UR- 2891SC- 1046ST- 510OBC- 1858Total-7035
SSC CGL Vacancy 2019-20UR- 3674SC- 1242ST-667OBC-2198Total-8582
SSC CGL Vacancy 2018-19UR- 5770SC- 1723ST-845OBC-2933Total-11271
SSC CGL Vacancy 2017UR- 4238SC- 1318ST-653OBC-1916Total-9276

SSC CGL 2022 - Selection Process

The SSC CGL 2022 Exam will be divided into four sections as listed below:

  1. Computer-based Tier-I Examination
  2. Computer-based Tier-II examination
  3. Pen and Paper Mode, Tier-III (Descriptive paper)
  4. Tier-IV: Tests of computer proficiency, data entry proficiency (where appropriate), and document verification
  • Roll numbers and admit cards for the computer-based examination will be issued to all candidates who successfully applied for the SSC CGL 2022 exam (Tier-I).
  • Candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, for the Tier-II and Tier-III Examinations based on the marks received in Tier-I.
  • Separate cut-offs will be established for Paper-III of Tier-II, which is for the position of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO), Paper-IV of Tier-II, which is for the position of Assistant Audit Officer, and Paper-I + Paper-II of Tier-II (i.e. for all other posts).
  • All applicants who passed the Tier I exam will take the Tier II and Tier III exams.
  • For Tier-II, both Paper-I and Paper-II will be required of all candidates. To appear in Paper-III and Paper-IV, however, only particular applicants who have been shortlisted for the positions of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer would be needed to do so.

In the SSC CGL 2022 Exam, SSC has set minimum qualifying marks. Minimum passing scores for each paper in Tier-I, Tier-II, and Tier-IIIthe following are being examined:

  • UR, 30%
  • OBC and EWS: 25%
  • Additional: 20%

SSC CGL 2022 - Exam Pattern

Every year, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds four levels of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) for a variety of positions. The exam will be divided into four sections, as shown below:
Tier Type Mode
Tier – I Objective Multiple Choice Computer-Based (online)
Tier – II Objective Multiple Choice Computer-Based (online)
Tier – III Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi Pen and Paper mode
Tier – IV Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test Wherever Applicable

SSC CGL 2022 – Syllabus

English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness are the main topics covered in the SSC CGL 2022 Preliminary Exam. Below is a summary of the SSC CGL Tier-1 exam’s syllabus.

General Intelligence and ReasoningGeneral Awareness/ GKQuantitative AptitudeEnglish Comprehension   
ClassificationStatic General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc.)SimplificationReading Comprehension
AnalogyScienceInterestFill in the Blanks
Coding-DecodingCurrent AffairsAveragesSpellings
SeriesIndian GeographyMensurationCloze Test
Non-VerbalCurrent CM & GovernorsDISynonyms & Antonyms
Word FormationSportsPercentagePhrases and Idioms
MatrixBooks and AuthorsRatio and ProportionOne word Substitution
 Important SchemesProblem on AgesSentence Correction

SSC CGL 2022 - Eligibility Criteria

A candidate must meet 4 essential requirements in order to be qualified for the SSC CGL 2022. Below are the 4 parameters:

  1. Citizenship: The applicant must be an Indian national.
  2. Age Restrictions (as of 01/01/2022): The SSC CGL Exam 2022 has a variety of age restrictions, which are shown below.
Age groupName of postDepartment / MinistriesClass FictionGrade pay
18-27 yearsAuditorOfficer under C&AGGroup “C”2800
AuditorOfficer Under CGDAGroup “C”2800
AuditorOther Ministries/Dept.Group “C”2800
AccountantOfficer under C&AGGroup “C”2800
Accountant / Junior AccountantOther Ministry/ Dept.Group “C”2800
Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerksCentral Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS cadresGroup “C”2400
Tax AssistantCBDTGroup “C”2400
Sub-InspectorCentral Bureau of NarcoticsGroup “C”2400
Upper Division Clerk (UDC)Dte. General Border Road Organisation (MoD)
Only For Male Candidates		Group “C”2400
18-30 yearsInspector PostsDepartment of Post.Group “B”4600
AssistantOther ministries / Dept. / Org.Group “B”4600
20-27 yearsTax AssistantCBECGroup “C”2400
20-30 yearsAssistant Section officerCentral Secretariat ServiceGroup “B”4600
Assistant Section officerMinistry of RailwayGroup “B”4600
Assistant Section officerMinistry of External AffairsGroup “B”4600
Assistant Section officerAFHQGroup “B”4600
AssistantOther Ministries / Dept. / Org.Group “B”4600
Sub InspectorCentral Bureau of InvestigationGroup “B”4600
Not Exceeding 30 yearsInspector, (Central Excise)CBECGroup “B”4600
InspectorCentral Bureau of NarcoticsGroup “B”4600
AssistantOther ministries / Dept. / Org.Group “B”4200
Inspector (Preventive officer)CBECGroup “B”4600
Inspector (Examiner)CBECGroup “B”4600
Assistant Audit OfficerIndian Audit & Accounts Department Under CAGGroup B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)4800
Assistant Audit OfficerIndian Audit & Accounts Department under CAGGroup B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)4800
Assistant Section OfficerIntelligence BureauGroup “B”4600
Assistant Section OfficerOther Ministries / Departments/ Organisations.Group “B”4600
Assistant / SuperintendentOther Ministries / Departments/ OrganisationsGroup “B”4200
Inspector of Income TaxCBDTGroup “C”4600
Divisional AccountantOfficer under CAGGroup “B”4200
Up to 30 yearsAssistant Enforcement OfficerDirectorate of Enforcement, Department of RevenueGroup “B”4600
Sub InspectorNational Investigation Agency (NIA)Group “B”4200
Up to 32 yearsJunior Statistical OfficerM/O statistics & Prog. ImplementationGroup “B”4200
  1. Age Limit:The Government has also provided for Age relaxation for some categories.
S.NoCategoryAge Relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit 
1OBC3 years
2ST/SC5 years
3PH + Gen10 years
4PH + OBC13 years
5PH + SC/ST15 years
6Ex-Servicemen (Gen)3 years
7Ex-Servicemen (OBC)6 years
8Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)8 years
  1. Educational Qualification (as on 23/01/2022): The educational qualifications varies according to the post for SSC CGL 2022 and is listed below:
SSC CGL PostEducational Qualification
Assistant Audit OfficerEssential Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University. 

Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & 
Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ 
Masters in Business Studies
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University 
with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th 
OR 
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as 
one of the subjects in graduation
Compiler PostsBachelor’s Degree from any recognized University 
with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as 
compulsory or Elective Subject
All Other PostsBachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a 
recognized University or equivalent
  1. Physical Fitness Requirements: In addition to the aforementioned, there are specific physical standards that must be met in order to be an inspector for the Central Excise, an examiner, a preventive officer, a sub-inspector for the CBI, and a sub-inspector for the NIA (National Investigation Agency).

SSC CGL 2022 - Application Fee

  • Rs. 100 is the mandatory application fee.
  • Exemption: Female, SC, ST, physically handicapped, and ex-serviceman applicants are not obliged to pay a fee.
  • The sole way to pay the application cost is through SBI, either by challan, SBI Net Banking, or any other bank’s Credit/Debit Card. Online-generated Challan forms will be used.
  • After completing Part-1 registration, the candidate should print off the challan created online in order to make a cash payment. Continue with the Part-2 registration after paying the required amount in any SBI branch.
  • After completing part-1 registration, candidates who wish to make payments online can proceed directly to part-2 registration. To proceed with Part-2 registration, the candidate must provide their registration number and date of birth.

SSC CGL 2022 - Exam Centre

The list of exam centers for the SSC CGL 2022 Exam has been published by SSC with the official notification of SSC CGL.
SSC CGL Exam Centres & Codes  SSC Region and States/ UTs under the Jurisdiction of the Region  Address of the Regional Offices/ Website 
Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Haridwar (2005), Roorkee (2006), Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bharatpur (2403), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409), Sikar (2411)  Northern Region (NR)/  NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand  Regional Director (NR),  Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,  New Delhi-110003
Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Kohima (5302), Shillong (5401), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503), Agartala(5601), Aizwal (5701)   North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura  Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last  Gate, Beltola-Basistha Road, PO Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781006
Chandigarh/ Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Leh (1005), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K) (1007), Jalandhar (1402), Ludhiana (1405), Patiala (1403), Amritsar (1404)  North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab  Dy. Director (NWR),  Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160009
Agra (3001), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), Varanasi(3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur(3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209)  Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh      Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A,    Mahatma    Gandhi Marg,  Civil lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001 
Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (4601), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack(4605), Dhenkenal (4611), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok (4001), Hooghly (4418), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415)  Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal      Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st     MSO    Building,    (8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020
Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012), Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Kavaratti (9401)  Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala  Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan,  Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034
Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg-Bhilai (6205)  Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh  Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, J-5, Anupam Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492007
Chirala (8011), Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vizianagaram (8012), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal (8603)  Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana  Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006
Panaji (7801), Ahmedabad (7001), Anand (7011), Gandhinagar (7012), Mehsana (7013),  Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Vadodara (7002), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Jalgaon (7214), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208)  Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra      Regional Director (WR),  Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan,  101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai,  Maharashtra-400020

SSC CGL 2022 - Cut Off

After each Tier Exam is finished, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will release the cut-off in four stages. The rounds’ winners advance to the following round. All Candidates may view the SSC CGL Exam Tier-Wise Cut-Off by clicking the link provided below:

List-1: Candidates qualified in SSC CGL Tier-I 2020-21 for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-IV {General Studies (Finance & Accounts)}] and Tier-III 

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020-21 (Finance & Accounts)
CategoryFinance & Accounts Candidates Available
SC 145.28912970
ST 140.97604465
OBC 161.367481784
EWS 164.00018728
UR 167.459631228
OH 135.76854102
HH 109.04331101
Others-PWD 95.1263351
Total—5429

List-2: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II [Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III (Statistics)] and Tier-III 

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020-21  (Statistics)
CategoryStatisticsCandidates Available
SC 124.618242241
ST 122.40547958
OBC 147.632013395
EWS 146.010501925
UR 153.082452544
OH 120.17292114
HH 108.7300735
Total—11212

List-3: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I and Paper-II) and Tier-III

SSC CGL Tier-1 Cut Off 2020-21 (Other Posts)
CategoryOther PostsCandidates Available
SC 100.9307921663
ST 93.7556910351
OBC 119.2327836611
EWS 109.2111015718
UR 132.3726020572
ESM 74.874785216
OH 85.990741759
HH 40.000001357
VH 95.75915488
Others-PWD 40.00000400
Total—114135

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