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Every year, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination for the recruitment of Grade "B" and Group "C" category posts in various government ministries, departments, and offices. The detailed notification for the SSC CGL exam 2024 will be released on the new official website of SSC, https://ssc.gov.in/.
Along with SSC Calendar 2024, it is also notified that the official notification pdf for SSC CGL 2024 will be released on 11th June 2024 and SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will be conducted in September-October 2024. For complete information about the SSC CGL Exam 2024, go through the details discussed in the article.
SSC CGL 2024 Exam Date
The SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Exam is to be conducted in September-October 2024 as announced by the commission along with the official calendar. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam will be conducted only for the candidates who apply for the vacancies and Tier 2 for the candidates who qualify in the Tier 1 exam. The exact dates for SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 Exams will be released officially at www.ssc.gov.in in due course of time.
Important Dates
The tentative exam dates and Online Registration Dates have been announced along with SSC Calendar 2024. The online registration will be commenced from 11th June to 10th July 2024. Check the complete schedule for the SSC CGL 2024 Exam below.
| Activity | Dates |
| Notification Release Date | 11th June 2024 |
| SSC CGL Apply Online 2024 Start Date | 11th June 2024 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 10th July 2024 (11 pm) |
| Last Date for online fee payment | 12th July 2024 (11 pm) |
| The window for Application Form Correction | -- |
| SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Date | September-October 2024 |
| SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Date | -- |
Eligibility Criteria
There are some important criteria like Age Limit, Educational Qualification, Citizenship, etc that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for the SSC CGL 2024. The parameters for SSC CGL Eligibility 2024 are given below:
SSC CGL Age Limit
Any graduate candidate who is 18 to 32 years old can appear in the SSC CGL exam. There are different sets of age limits for different posts in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam 2024, which are tabulated below:
| Name of posts | Age group |
| Auditor | 18-27 years |
| Auditor | |
| Auditor | |
| Accountant | |
| Accountant / Junior Accountant | |
| Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerks | |
| Tax Assistant | |
| Sub-Inspector | |
| Upper Division Clerk (UDC) | |
| Inspector Posts | 18-30 years |
| Assistant | |
| Tax Assistant | 20-27 years |
| Assistant Section officer | 20-30 years |
| Assistant Section officer | |
| Assistant Section officer | |
| Assistant Section officer | |
| Assistant | |
| Sub Inspector | |
| Inspector, (Central Excise) | Not Exceeding 30 years |
| Inspector | |
| Assistant | |
| Inspector (Preventive officer) | |
| Inspector (Examiner) | |
| Assistant Audit Officer | |
| Assistant Audit Officer | |
| Assistant Section Officer | |
| Assistant Section Officer | |
| Assistant / Superintendent | |
| Inspector of Income Tax | |
| Divisional Accountant | |
| Assistant Enforcement Officer | Up to 30 years |
| Sub Inspector | |
| Junior Statistical Officer | Up to 32 years |
SSC CGL Educational Qualification
The educational qualifications vary according to the post for Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level 2024 and are listed below:
| Posts | Educational Qualification |
| Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer | Essential Qualifications: Candidates with graduation degree in any subject from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies |
| Statistical Investigator Grade-II | Candidates who have completed their graduation from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective Subject |
| Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) | Candidates with graduation degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR Gradution’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation |
| Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) | Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute. Desirable: Minimum one-year research experience in any recognized university or recognized Research Institution; |
| All Other Posts | Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent |
Exam Pattern
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam pattern. The Examination will be conducted in 2 tiers as indicated below:
| Tier | Type | Mode |
| Tier – I (Qualifying) | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer-Based (online) |
| Tier – II (Paper I, II, III) | Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer. Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III of Paper-I | Computer-Based (online) |
Before beginning the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level preparation, it is important to make note of changes in the exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2024 for Tier 1 & 2 are given below:
Check Revised SSC CGL Tier 1 & Tier 2 Exam Pattern
Syllabus
The major sections asked in the SSC CGL Preliminary Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The syllabus overview of the SSC CGL Tier-1 exam is given below.
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | General Awareness/ GK | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
| Classification | Static General Knowledge (Indian History, Culture etc.) | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Analogy | Science | Interest | Fill in the Blanks |
| Coding-Decoding | Current Affairs | Averages | Spellings |
| Series | Indian Geography | Mensuration | Cloze Test |
| Non-Verbal | Current CM & Governors | DI | Synonyms & Antonyms |
| Word Formation | Sports | Percentage | Idioms and Phrases |
| Matrix | Books and Authors | Ratio and Proportion | One word Substitution |
| Important Schemes | Problem on Ages | Sentence Correction |
Check SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 for Tier-1 & 2
Previous Year Question Papers
Prepare for the SSC CGL 2024 exam by reviewing previous years’ question papers. Here, we are providing you with SSC CGL Previous Year Papers with solutions that will help you to prepare for the upcoming exam.