SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL Exam 2021 Notification

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Exam for the appointment of Grade “B” and “C” category posts at various Government establishments, Ministries, Departments, and Offices.

SSC Combined Graduate Level exam is a four-tier system exam system, out of  which tier I and tier II are computer-based exams, whereas for 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. 

Note: Combined Graduate Level Examination-2020-21, Tier-1 examination will be conducted online from May 29 to June 7, 2021 to recruit 7035 vacancies.

SSC CGL 2021 is a great job opportunity for students looking forward for a position in the reputed organizations under the central government. Each year thousands of vacancies are filled by SSC in various Government departments for recruitment to various subordinate services like:

• Assistants in Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate office of the Govt. of India.

• Inspectors of Central Excise & Customs.

• Inspectors of Income Tax.

• Preventive Officers in Customs.

• Examiner in Customs.

• Sub-Inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics & CBI.

• Assistant Enforcement Officer in Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue.

• Divisional Accountant, Jr. Accountant, Auditor & UDCs in various offices of Govt. of India.

• Auditor Offices under C&AG, CGDA, CGA & others.

• Accountant/ Junior Accountant

• Tax Assistant in CBDT and CBEC

• Compiler in Registrar General of India.

SSC CGL Notification 2020

SSC CGL 2020-21 Important Dates

SSC CGL Vacancy 2021

The tentative vacancies for SSC CGL 2021 is 7035 in which 2891 vacancies are declared for the General category. Last  previous year, a total of 8582 Vacancies have been notified by SSC. The vacancies have seen a decrease as compared to previous ears. Candidates can check SSC CGL Vacancy Comparison Year wise by looking into the vacancy details of SSC CGL.

SSC CGL Selection Process

SSC CGL 2021 Examination is conducted in four tiers :

1. Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

2. Tier-II: Computer Based Examination

3 Tier-III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)

4 Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification

Exam Process:

• All candidates who have applied successfully for SSC CGL 2021 exam, will be assigned Roll numbers and Admit Card for appearing in the Computer Based Examination (Tier-I).

• Based on the marks scored in Tier-I, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Tier-II and Tier-III Examinations.

• Separate cut-offs will be fixed for Paper-III of Tier-II (i.e. for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO), Paper-IV of Tier-II (i.e. for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer) and for Paper-I + Paper-II of Tier-II (i.e. for all other posts).

• Tier-II and Tier-III Examinations will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Tier-I.

• In Tier-II, all the candidates will be required to appear in Paper-I and Paper-II. However, only specific candidates shortlisted for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer will be required to appear in Paper-III and Paper-IV respectively.

SSC has introduced minimum qualifying marks in SSC CGL 2021 Exam. Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, each Paper of Tier-II and Tier-III Examination are as follows:

1. UR : 30%
2. OBC/ EWS : 25%
3. Others : 20%

SSC CGL 2021 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL Exam 2021 Eligibility

SSC CGL Exam 2021 Pattern & Selection Process

SSC CGL Syllabus

Tier 1 Syllabus

The major sections asked in SSC CGL 2021 Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

Pay Scale & Classification