SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023, Check age limit, educational qualifications and other details here

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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria: The SSC CGL Exam is organized by the Staff Selection Commission to find people for different Group B and C jobs. If you're getting ready for the exam and want to apply, you need to know all about the rules to qualify for SSC CGL. These rules involve things like your age, education, and more. If you don't meet these rules, your application might get canceled. Read this article to know all about SSC CGL eligibility criteria.

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SSC CGL Exam Overview

The overview of SSC CGL Exam is as follows:

Name Of Exam	SSC CGL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level)
Conducted by	Staff Selection Commission
Conducted For	Recruitment of Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff in central government
Exam level	All India
Selection stages	Tier-I: Online Tier-II: online
Exam frequency	Once a year
Mode of exam	Online
Conducted For	Selection of candidates for Group B and C posts in ministries/departments/organisations of the Government of India
Languages	English, Hindi and other regional languages

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SSC CGL Eligibility 2023

SSC CGL eligibility is defined as per the following categories:

Nationality
Age Limit
Educational Qualification
Physical Fitness Standards

The essential details related to eligibility are as follows;

SSC CGL Eligibility	Details
Nationality	Indian or Indian Origin or subject of Nepal/Bhutan
Age (Overview)	Between 18 and 32 years based on different posts (Relaxation to reserved category)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

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SSC CGL Eligibility: Nationality

A candidate must be

A Citizen Of India (or)
A Citizen Of Nepal (or)
A Citizen Of Bhutan (or)
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling 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 of permanently settling in India.

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SSC CGL Eligibility: Age Limit

Candidates must be between 18 to 32 years of age to be eligible to apply for SSC CGL Exam.

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The post-wise details of age limit are as follows:

Name of Post	Ministry/ Department/Office/ Cadre	Age Limit
Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Not exceeding 30 years.
Assistant Accounts Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Not exceeding 30 years.
Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Not exceeding 30 years.
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	20-30 years
Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	18-30 years
Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Not exceeding 30 years.
Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBIC	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector (Preventive Officer)
Inspector (Examiner)
Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Up to 30 years
Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	20-30 years
Inspector Posts	Department of Post	18-30 years
Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Not exceeding 30 years
Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Not exceeding 30 years
Assistant/ Superintendent	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Not exceeding 30 years
Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Not exceeding 30 years
Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Up to 30 years
Junior Statistical Officer	M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation.	Up to 32 years
Auditor	Offices under C&AG	18-27 years
Auditor	Other Ministry/ Departments	18-27 years
Auditor	Offices under CGDA	18-27 years
Accountant	Offices under C&AG	18-27 years
Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Departments	18-27 Years
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	18-27 years
Tax Assistant	CBDT	18-27 years
Tax Assistant	CBIC	18-27 years
Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	18-27 years

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SSC CGL Birth Date

Candidates can now ensure they meet the eligibility as per the age limit by checking their Birth date as per the Birth Certificate. The required birth date as per the SSC CGL Eligibility is as follows:

Age Limit	Remarks
For the posts for which age limit is 18-27 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2004.
For the posts for which age limit is 20-30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2002.
For the posts for which age limit is 18-30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2004.
For the post for which age limit is 18-32 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-2004.

SSC CGL Age Limit Relaxation

There is age relaxation provided to candidates appearing for SSC CGL Exam. The details of the age relaxation are as follows:

Category	Upper Limit Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PH	10 years
PH + OBC	13 years
PH + SC/ST	15 years
(For Group B & C posts) Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved/ General)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application
Ex-Servicemen (SC & ST)	08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application
For Group B posts Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/ Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	5 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC)) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	8 (5 +3) years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	10 (5+5) years
For Group C posts Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/ Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	Up to 40 years of age
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC)) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	Up to 43 years of age
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	Up to 45 years of age
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (Unreserved/ General)	5 years
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (OBC)	8 years
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (SC/ ST)	10 years
For Group "C" posts only. Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (Unreserved/ General)	Up to 35 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (OBC)	Up to 38 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST)	Up to 40 years of age
Defense Personnel disabled in op eration during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (Unreserved/ General)	5 years
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (OBC)	8 (5+3) years
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	10 (5+5)years

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SSC CGL Eligibility: Educational Qualification

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The educational qualification for different posts are as follows:

Post	Educational Qualification
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	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.
Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO)	Desirable Qualification: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics. Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years of the graduation course.
Assistant in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)	Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute Desirable Qualifications: Degree in law from a recognized university.
Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute Desirable Qualifications: Minimum one-year research experience in any recognized university (or) recognized Research Institution Degree in Law or Human Rights from a recognized university.
Other Post	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent

SSC CGL Eligibility: Physical Fitness Standards

There are different physical standards for different posts. The details are as follows:

Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/ Preventive Officer), Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN:

For Male Candidates

(i) Physical Standards:

Height 157.5 cm.

Chest 81 cm (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cm.)

Height relaxable by 5 cm in the case of Garwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, and members of Scheduled Tribes.

(ii) Physical Test:

Physical Test	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Walking	1600 metres in 15 minutes	1 km in 20 min
Cycling	8 Km in 30 minutes	3 km in 25 min

Persons with disabilities applying for the position of Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/ Preventive Officer) must meet the physical requirements, including height, chest size, and weight, as specified for the position.

However, the following physical test accommodations are permitted for candidates with orthopaedic disabilities:

For the OL and OAL categories, the "Walking" exam shall be required.
In the case of the OA, OL, and OAL categories, the "Cycling" test shall not be required.

For Female Candidates

(i) Physical standards (Minimum requirement)

Height: 152 cms.

Weight: 48 Kgs.

Height relaxable by 2.5 cms.

Weight relaxable by 2 Kg. for Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese, and members of Scheduled Tribes.

(ii)Physical Test:
- Walking - 1 Km. in 20 minutes.
- Cycling - 3 Kms. in 25 minutes.

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

Sex	Height	Chest	Vision
Male	165 cm	A minimum of 76 cms With expansion	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in the other eye
Female	159 cm	-	Same

Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in the Central Bureau of Investigation:

Sex	Height	Chest	Vision
Male	The height must not be less than 165 cms for General category candidates. Height can be relaxed for hill and tribal candidates by up to 5 cms	A minimum of 76 cm With expansion.	Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in the other eye
Female	150 cms.	–	Same

SSC CGL Eligibility: Documents Required For Verification

The applicants who appear, are shortlisted, and requested to appear for the Document Verification must present all of the credentials demonstrating their qualifications for the positions.

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Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate
Educational Qualification Certificate
Caste/ Category Certificate (if belong to reserved categories)
Persons with Disabilities Certificate(if applicable).
For Ex-Servicemen (ESM)
- Serving Defense Personnel Certificate (if applicable)
- Proof of undertaking
- Discharge Certificate (in the case of discharge from the Armed Forces)
Relevant Certificate for the age relaxation
Certificate for Civilian Employees by the Central Government
No Objection Certificate (if already employed in Government/ Government undertakings)
Any other document specified in the Admission Certificate issued for SSC CGL Document Verification.

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SSC CGL Eligibility: Number of Attempts

There is no restriction on the number of attempts for SSC CGL Exam. Candidates can appear for the exam as many times as they want provided they satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned above.

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All those candidates who are preparing for the exam and wish to apply for it must be aware of the complete SSC CGL eligibility criteria. Candidates should fulfill the requirements of parameters of age limit, educational qualification and so on.