SSC Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for SSC CGL Exam

Age limit [01-01-2022]

The eligibility criteria for the SSC CGL examination is mentioned below:

Nationality/Citizenship
A candidate can be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention to permanently settle in India
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania [formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar], Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention to permanently settle in India
A person of the above-mentioned categories except for a citizen of India must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India
The offer of appointment will be given only after checking the necessary documents in case they qualify for the required examination procedure

Sr No.  Age limit  Remarks  1 For the posts with age limit of 18-27 years Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2004 2 For the posts with age limit of 20-30 years Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2002 3 For the posts with age limit of 18-30 years Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2004 4 For the posts with age limit of 18-32 years Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-2004

Permissible age relation for the specific category codes 

The eligibility criteria for the SSC CGL examination is mentioned below:

Nationality/Citizenship
A candidate can be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention to permanently settle in India
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania [formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar], Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention to permanently settle in India
A person of the above-mentioned categories except for a citizen of India must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India
The offer of appointment will be given only after checking the necessary documents in case they qualify for the required examination procedure

Code no Category  Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

SC/ST

OBC

PwD [Unreserved]

PwD [OBC]

PwD [SC/ST]

Ex-servicemen [ESM]

Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof

Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostile with any foreign country or in a distributed area and released as a consequence thereof [SC/ST]

5 years

3 years

10 years

13 years

15 years

3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date

3 years

8 years

Additional permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts

9

10

11

12

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

Central govt civilian employees [SC/ST] who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application

Widows/ divorced women/ women judicially separated and who are not remarried

Widows/ divorced women/ women judicially separated and who are not remarried [SC/ST]

Up to 40 years of age

Up to 45 years of age

Up to 35 years of age

Up to 40 years of age

• For group B gazetted posts, age relaxation is a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including the commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years of military service as of closing date of receipt of applications and have been released
• On the completion of assignment [including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year] from the closing date of receipt of applications otherwise than by the way of discharge on account of misconduct
• Physical disability due to military service
• For group B gazetted officers posts, age relaxation is up to a maximum of 5 years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed a period of assignment extended beyond 5 years and in cases where the ministry of defence issues a certificate then they can apply for the civil employment and they will be released on 3 months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer appointment

• The date of birth filled by the candidate in the application form and the same recorded in the matriculation certificate will be accepted to determine the age of the candidate and no subsequent request will be considered or granted
• Ex-servicemen who have secured employment in civil service under the government in groups C and D on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation and concessions in the fee

 

Note: The above-mentioned candidates can avail the benefit of reservation as an ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he joins the civil employment, and gives self-declaration to the concerned employer about the date-wise detail of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the official notification.

• The period of call-up service of an ex-serviceman in the armed forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the armed forces for age relaxation according to the rules
• A serviceman of three armed forces of the union to be treated as ex-servicemen to have the benefits of reservation
• Additionally, he must have also acquired at the relevant time of submitting his application during the post of service, the status of ex-serviceman or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the authorities that he would complete the engagement of armed forces with the one year from the closing date of receipt of application

An ex-serviceman means a person

• Who has reserved any rank as a combatant or non-combatant in the army, navy or air force
• Who has either retired or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his pension
• Who has been relieved from the services on medical grounds due to military service or circumstances and awarded the medical or disability pension
• Who has been released from such a service as a result of the reduction in establishment

or

Who has been released from such service after completing the engagement period or due to misconduct and has been given a gratuity and includes personnel of the territorial army

or

Personnel of the army postal service who are part of the regular army and retired from the army postal service without reversion to their parent service with a pension or released from the army postal service on medical grounds attributable or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or another disability pension

or

Personnel who were on deputation in Army postal service for more than six months before 14th April 1987

or

Gallantry award winners of the armed forces including personnel of the territorial army

or

Ex recruits boarded out or relieved on medical grounds and granted disability pension

• A matriculate ex-serviceman [that includes ex-serviceman who has obtained army special certificate of education or corresponding certificate in navy or air force] who has put in not less than 15 years of service with armed forces shall be considered eligible for appointment to the reserved vacancies for ESM in group C posts
• Non-graduate ex-servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service as of the closing date of receipt of applications are not eligible to apply for the examination
• Such ESM candidates are not eligible for the group B posts
• Age relaxation/ESM reservation is not admissible to sons, daughters, or dependents of ex-servicemen
• They cannot indicate their category as an ex-serviceman

Essential Educational Qualifications [as of 23-01-2022]

Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer

• Essential qualification: A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institute
• Desirable qualifications: CA or cost and management accountant or CS or master in commerce or master in Business studies or MBA [Finance] or master in business economics
• During the period of probation, direct recruits must qualify for the Subordinate Audit/Accounts Service Examination in respective branches and regular appointments as Assistant Audit Officers Assistant Accounts Officer

Junior Statistical Officer

• Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognised university or institute with at least 60% marks in Maths at 12th standard 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 recognised university or institute
• Candidates must have studied Statistics in all three years or all 6 semesters of the graduation course

Assistant in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

• Essential qualifications: A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institute
• Desirable qualifications: Degree in law from a recognised university

Research Assistant at National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

• Essential qualifications: A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institute
• Desirable qualifications: A minimum of one year of research experience in any recognised university or research institution or a degree in law or human rights from a recognised university

All Other Posts

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or equivalent
• Candidates must have essential qualifications on or before the closing date for receipt of online applications
• All degrees/diplomas/certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning modes of education by the Universities stand recognised for the purposes of employment and services under the central government provided they are approved by Distance Education Bureau, UGC

Note: Unless such degrees are recognised for the relevant period when the candidates acquire the qualification they will not be accepted.

• Programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy, etc. are not permitted to be offered under distance learning according to the notification from government authorities
• According to the latest notification degree/diploma in engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who were enrolled in the year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid
• All the candidates called for the document verification must provide the relevant certificates, such as mark sheets for graduation/ provisional certificate/ degree of graduation as proof of educational qualification, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled
• The candidates who are able to prove that the results of the qualifying examination were declared on or before the cut-off date and have been declared passed will also be considered eligible for the educational qualification [proven documentary evidence]

Note: Mere presenting the results by the university or institute by the cut-off date does not fulfil the EQ requirement. The final decision of the selection for employment will be taken by authorities after the procedure completion.

Disabilities allowed for the post under the Office of C&AG

Post	Disabilities benchmark prescribed under Section 34 (I)	Functional Classification	Physical requirements to perform the work
Asst. Audit Accounts Officer	[1] Deaf and hard of hearing [2] Locomotor disability, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims	HH OH-OA, OL, BL LC, D, AAV	S – Sitting, ST-Standing, BN-Bending, W-Walking HC-Hearing/ Speaking (communication) RW – Reading and Writing F – Manipulating (with fingers) SE – Seeing
Divisional Accountant	[1] Deaf and hard of hearing [2] Locomotor disability, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims	HH OH-OA, OL, OAL, BL LC, D, AAV	SE – Seeing, ST – Standing, S – Sitting ST – Standing, H- Hearing/Speaking RW – Reading & Writing F – Manipulating (with fingers)
Auditor	[1] Deaf and hard of hearing [2] Locomotor disability, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims	HH OA, OL, OAL, BL LC, D, AAV	S – Sitting, W – Walking, BN-Bending H – Hearing/ Speaking RW – Reading and Writing F – Manipulating (with Fingers)
Accountant	[1] Deaf and hard of hearing [2] Locomotor disability, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims	HH OA, OL, OAL, BL LC, D, AAV	SE – Seeing, ST-Standing, S-Sitting, H- Hearing/Speaking RW – Reading & Writing F – Manipulating (with fingers

Disabilities allowed for the posts of Assistant Section Officer in Central Secretariat Service [CSS]

Clause	Identified suitable	Functional Classification	Physical requirements for a person with benchmark disability
a	Blindness and low vision	B LV	S, ST, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, M S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, M
b	Deaf and hard of hearing	FD, HH	S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, M
c	Locomotor disability including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims but excluding cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy	Locomotor disability —OA, OL, OAL BL MW Leprosy cured Dwarfism Acid attack victims	S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, M S, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, M S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, M S, W, ST, SE, H, RW, C, M, L S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, KC, BN, M S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, KC, BN, M, L
d	Multiple disabilities from amongst S. No a, b, c above excluding cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy but including the deaf and blindness	OA, LV OL, LV OA, HH OL, HH LV, HH	S, ST, SE, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, M S, ST, SE, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, M S, ST, SE, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, M S, ST, SE, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, M S, ST, SE, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, M, L, KC, BN

Disabilities allowed for the post of Assistant Section Officer at the Ministry of External Affairs [MEA]

Identified suitable for	Physical Requirements
Locomotor disability [OA,OL,OAL,BL] including leprosy cured, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy Blind and low vision Deaf and hard of hearing Specific learning disability Multiple disabilities from above except deaf blindness	S, ST, W, RW, SE, H, C

Disabilities allowed for the post of Assistant section officer [AFHQ]

S. No	Identified suitable for	Physical Requirements
1	B, LV, Deaf, HH, OA, OL, OAL, BL, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, specific learning disability, multiple disabilities from amongst above except deaf-blindness	S, ST, W, RW, SE, C,H

Disabilities allowed for the post under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Post	Identified suitable for	Physical Requirements
Assistant Section Officer [ASO]	[A] Locomotor disability [OA, OL, OAL, BL, BLOA] including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy [b] Blind and low vision [c] Deaf and hard of hearing [d] Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and mental illness [e] Multiple disabilities from amongst above except deaf blindness	S, ST, W, RW, SE, C
Senior Section Assistant [SSA/UDC]	[A] Locomotor disability [OA, OL, OAL, BL, BLAO] including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy [b] Blind and low vision [c] Deaf and hard of hearing [d] Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, mental illness [e] Multiple disabilities from amongst above except deaf blindness	S, ST, W, RW, SE, C

Disabilities allowed for the post of Inspector of Income Tax and Tax Assistant under the Central Board of Direct Taxes [CBDT]

Major category for which post is identified	Functional classification	Physical requirements for a person with benchmark disability
Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL, BA BL LC Dw AAV MDy	S, ST, W, SE, RW, C S, SE, RW, C S, W, SE, RW, C S, W, SE, RW, C S, W, SE, RW, C S, SE, RW, C
(b) Visual impairment	LV B	MF, PP, L, LC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, C
(c) Hearing impairment	HH D	MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, RW, C
(d) Multiple disabilities	amongst persons under clauses [a] to [c] above including deaf blindness	S, C, MF

Disabilities allowed for the post of JSO in MoSPI

S.No	Nature of disability	Physical requirements which a candidate with 40% or more disability need to fulfill	Categories of person with disability
1	Low vision [visually impaired]	S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, C	LV Person should be considered with aids and appliances and suitable software support
2	Hearing impaired	S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, C	HH The person should be able to communicate after fitment of aids and appliances
3	Locomotor	S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, C	OA (One Arm Affected) OL (One Leg Affected) OAL (One Arm and One leg Affected) BL (Both Leg Affected) Mobility should not be affected Persons should be assessed with aids and appliances

Disabilities allowed for the post of statistical investigator, grade II in registrar general of India

S.no	Nature of disability	Physical requirements that a candidate with 40% or more disability needs to fulfill	Remarks
1	Low vision	MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW, SE (with appropriate aids and appliances)	The person should be considered with aids and appliances wherever necessary
2	Deaf and hard of hearing	MF, S, ST, W, C, H, SP, RW, SE (with appropriate aids and appliances)	The person should be considered with aids and appliances wherever necessary
3	Locomotor disabilities including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism and acid attack victims [OA, OL,OAL, BL]	MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, H (Mobility should not be affected and candidates should be assessed with appropriate aids and appliances)	OA (One Arm Affected) OL (One Leg Affected) OAL (One Arm and One leg Affected) BL (Both Leg Affected) Mobility should not be affected and candidates should be assessed with aids and appliances
4	Multiple disabilities involving the above except deaf blindness	MF, S, ST, W, C, SP, RW, SE, H (Mobility should not be affected and candidates should be assessed with appropriate aids and appliances)	The person should be considered with aids and appliances wherever necessary

Disabilities allowed for the post of auditor in the office of contributor general of defence accounts

S.No	Identified suitable for	Physical requirements
1	[A] deaf and hard of hearing [B] locomotor disability [OA, OL, BL] including leprosy cured, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy Specific learning disability Multiple disabilities from amongst [a] to [c]	S, ST, W, MF, SE, RW, C

Abbreviations

1. Nature of Physical Disabilities:

B=Blind, LV=Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing, PD-Partially Deaf, OA=One Arm, OL=One Leg, BA=Both Arms, BL=Both Leg, OAL=One Arm and One Leg, BLOA=Both Leg & One Arm, BLA=Both Legs Arms, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured, Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victims, MDy= Muscular Dystrophy, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD= Moderate), ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability, MI= Mental Illness, MD=Multiple Disabilities

2. Physical Requirements:

S=Sitting, ST=Standing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, L=Lifting, KC=Kneeling & Crouching, JU=Jumping, CRL= Crawling, CL=Climbing, PP=Pulling & Pushing, MF=Manipulation with Fingers, RW=Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing, H=Hearing, C=Communication, SP-Speaking

Physical test for the post of inspector [central excise/examiner/preventive officer], inspector and sub inspector in CBN: 

Physical standards

Male candidates

Height 157.5 cm	Height relaxable by 5 cm in the case of Garwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Scheduled Tribes
Chest 81 cm [full expanded with minimum expansion of 5 cm]

Physical test:

Walking 1600 metres in 15 minutes

Cycling 8 Kms in 30 minutes

Female candidates

Height 152 cms Weight 45 kgs

Height relaxable by 2.5 cms and weight relaxable by 2 Kgs for Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese and members of Scheduled Tribes

Physical test

Walking 1km in 20 minutes

Cycling 3 kms in 25 minutes

Note:

For the post of inspector [central excise/examiner/preventive officer] candidates with disabilities must meet physical standards. For orthopedically disabled candidates the following relaxation is allowed:

(a) The test of “Walking” shall not be insisted on in case of OL and OAL categories

(b) The test of “Cycling” shall not be insisted on in case of OA, OL and OAL categories

Physical standards for post of sub inspector in CBI

Height 

For men: 165 cm

Women; 150 cm

Height relaxation for hillsmen and tribals: 5 cms

Chest 

76 cm with expansion [no requirement for the female candidates]

Vision  

Eye sight [with or without glasses]

Distant vision : 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in another eye. Near vision in 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in the other eye.

Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in National Investigation Agency:

Height 

Men – 170 cm

Women – 150 cm

Height relaxation for hillsmen and tribals : 5 cm

Chest 

76 cm with expansion [no need for the female candidate]

Vision 

Eye sight [with or without glasses]

Distant vision: 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision in one eye and 0.8 in the other eye.