1,122,086 Applications Received for SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Exam 2026

As per the RTI reply received, around 11 lakh candidates have submitted their applications for the SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Exam 2026 for Matriculation, Intermediate and Graduate level posts, for which registration was conducted from 13th April to 4th May 2026. The SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Recruitment 2026 is an annual examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to fill various Group B (Non-Gazetted) and Group C posts across central government ministries, departments, and offices.

SSC Selection Post Phase 14 2026 Applicants Data

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has witnessed an unexpected response to its Selection Post Phase XIV Examination 2026. With over 11.22 lakh applications for just 2,919 posts, the average competition ratio stands at approximately 384 candidates per post. The number of applications for each level of post is as follows-

Post Level	No. of Applications Received
Gradation	257097
Intermediate	437771
Matriculation	427218
Total	1,122,086

The image of the RTI reply received is attached below-

Vacancies Under SSC Selection Post Phase 14 2026

This year, 2919 total vacancies under SSC Selection Post Phase 14 for 10th pass/12th pass/Graduate level posts are distributed across reserved and unreserved categories as follows:

Category	Vacancies
Unreserved (UR)	1,534
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	667
Scheduled Castes (SC)	346
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)	271
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	185
Total	2,919