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SSC CGL Notification 2019

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for the appointment of candidates in Grade “B” and “C” category posts at various Government Ministries, Departments, and Offices.The SSC Combined Graduate Level exam has a four-tier system, in which tier I and tier II are computer-based, while in tier III and IV, job applicants take up a descriptive paper and a computer proficiency test or skill test & document verification. The entire process of registration and communication will be online through the official website of SSC CGL. Aspirants must qualify each phase of the SSC CGL exam to go on to the next one, before being finally selected. 

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released the official notification for the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2019 exam on 22 October. The CGL Examination for Tier I will be held from 2 to 11 March, 2020, and will be a computer based examination. According to the official notification, the Combined Graduate Level Examination-2019 for Tier II and III will be held from 22 to 25 June, 2020. The registration link will remain open till November 25, after which no application will be accepted.

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Important Dates for SSC CGL 2019

The schedule of the exam as per the latest notification of SSC CGL 2019 is given below. Kindly note down the significant dates linked to SSC CGL Exam 2019 and make sure to complete the process in time.     

Activity	Date
SSC CGL 2019 Notification Release Date	22nd October 2019
SSC CGL 2019 Application Start Date	22nd October 2019
SSC CGL 2019 Application End Date	25th November 2019
SSC CGL 2019 Tier- I(CBE) Exam Date	2nd to 11th March 2020
SSC CGL 2019 Tier- II(CBE) & Tier III(Des) Exam Date	22nd to 25th March 2020
SSC CGL 2019 Tier- IV	To be notified later

SSC CGL 2019 Exam Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for SSC CGL 2019 has three important features:-

1. Essential Educational Qualifications

2. Age Limit

3. Citizenship: Candidate must be a citizen of India

Educational Qualifications (as on 01-01-2020)

Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university/institution. The educational qualifications vary according to the post for SSC CGL 2019 and are listed below  

SSC CGL Post	Educational Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer	Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University. OR Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies
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 Post	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation
All Other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent
Important Note	The candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before 01-01-2020.

Physical Fitness Requirements: Apart from the above, there are certain requisite physical standards for Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/Preventive Officer), Sub-Inspector in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Sub-Inspector in NIA (National Investigation Agency).

SSC CGL 2019 Age Limit (as on 01-01-2020)

The minimum age limit defined for SSC CGL is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 32 years.

SSC CGL Post Wise Age Limit

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)	Not exceeding 30 years.
2	Assistant Accounts Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial)
3	Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	20-30 years
4	Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	Not exceeding 30 years.
5	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	20-30 years
6	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”
7	Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”
8	Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	18-30 years
9	Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	20-30 years
10	Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	Not exceeding 30 years.
11	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”
12	Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”
13	Inspector (Preventive Officer)
14	Inspector (Examiner)

15	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”	Up to 30 years
16	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”	20-30 years
17	Inspector Posts	Department of Post	Group “B”	18-30 years
18	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “B”	Not exceeding 30 years
19	Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”
20	Assistant/ Superin- tendent	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”
21	Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “B”
22	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Group “B”	Up to 30 years
23	Junior Statistical Officer	M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation.	Group “B”	Up to 32 years
24	Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Registrar General of India	Group “B”	Not exceeding 30 years
25	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
26	Auditor	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”
27	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”
28	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”
29	Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”
30	Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	Group “C”
31	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”
32	Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group “C”
33	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “C”
34	Upper Division Clerks	Dte. Gen Border Road Organisation (MoD)   (Post is only for male Candidates with higher physical and medical standards)	Group “C”

SSC CGL Age Relaxation

Category	Years
OBC	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
Physically Handicapped (PH)	10 years
PH + OBC	13 years
PH + SC/ST	15 years

SSC CGL 2019 VACANCIES

The tentative vacancy for SSC CGL 2019 will be released soon by Staff Selection Commission of India. As per last year's notification released by SSC, a total of 8089 vacancies were to be filled by SSC CGL 2018 exam. Hence, this year also 8000+ vacancies are expected to be filled by SSC.

Application Fee Detail for SSC CGL 2019 Examination

Category	Fees
For General /OBC candidates	Rs.100/-
For SC/ST/PH candidates	Nill
For Female candidates	Nill

SSC CGL Selection Process and Exam Pattern:

Every year Staff Selection Commission (SSC) carries out the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam in four levels for various posts.

Tier	Type	Mode
Tier – I	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer-Based Examination(online)
Tier – II	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer-Based Examination(online)
Tier – III	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi	Pen and Paper mode
Tier – IV	Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test	Computer-Based (if applicable)

SSC CGL Tier I 2019 - Exam Pattern

Tier I is an objective exam which will be held online. There will be 100 Questions in 4 sections in Tier I exam of SSC CGL 2019. Each question will carry 2 marks which make a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise bifurcation of marks is given below:

Section	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50	(For VH &Candidates     suffering from     Cerebral Palsy:    80 minutes)
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

SSC CGL Tier II Exam Pattern

Tier II exam is an objective exam which will be conducted online. There are four papers in this Tier. The subject-wise detail is given below:

Paper	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	Quantitative Abilities	100	200	2 Hours
2	English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours
3	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours
4	General Studies (Finance & Economics)	100	200	2 Hours

• In Tier-II, Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the posts.
• Paper-III of Tier-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, India (M/o Home Affairs) and who are shortlisted in Tier-I for these posts.
• In Tier-II, Paper-IV will be for only those candidates who are shortlisted in Tier-I for Paper-IV i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

SSC CGL 2019 Tier III Exam Pattern

This is a descriptive exam with the purpose of testing the writting skills of the candidates in English/Hindi. It is held offline. The candidates are required to write essay/letter/application/precis. In order to prepare for this section one needs to read lots of articles from various newspapers and magazines. Besides this, you need to be well-versed with the latest pattern of letter and application.
 

Subject	Marks	Time
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Essay, Precis, Letter, Application etc.)	100 marks	60 minutes

• Tier-I, Tier-II & Tier-III exams are compulsory for all posts mentioned in the SSC CGL 2019 notification.

SSC CGL 2019 Tier IV

Tier 4 Exam of SSC CGL Exam 2019 will have the couple of skill tests which are necessary for certain government posts.

1. DEST (Data Entry Speed Test): It is a qualifying candidates skill test for all the posts, other than Compiler. It is held to test the typing speed of the candidate. In this test, the candidates are given the printed material in English which they should type accurately on a computer with a minimum of 2000 key depressions. The duration of this test is 15 minutes.
2. CPT (Computer Proficiency Test):  SSC will hold CPT in three modules - Word Processing, Spread Sheet and Generation of Slides. CPT is a test for the posts of 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, Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer) & Inspector (Examiner) in CBIC.
3. Document Verification: The last step of the final selection would be document verification.

SSC CGL 2019  Online Application

How to apply for SSC CGL EXAM 2019

1. First of all, log in to the official website http://ssc.nic.in
2. Register as a new user at the website which can be created by using a valid email ID and phone number. You will get OTP of the required ID you want to generate for SSC portal.
3. After you click on the Apply button, you will get the application form, fill it online.
4. You need to have the scanned copies of the recent passport size photograph, signature, and thumb impression to fill the application.
5. You can pay the application fee online or through a Challan which will be generated after you have filled in the required application of SSC CGL 2019 Exam.
6. After registration click on the Apply button to get the application submitted to the portal.
7. Then click on the Submit button after cross-checking the details or else you will not be able to make any changes afterward.
8. Download the duly filled-in application form.
9. Take the print out for future references.

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