The SSC (Staff Selection Commission, established in 1975) CGL is one of the most sought after Staff Selection Commission exams conducted annually to recruit candidates for various Group B and Group C posts. The recruitment is done in various departments, ministries, and organizations of the Central Government.
As per SSC CGL Eligibility, a bachelor degree in any stream or discipline is required to apply for this exam. The application fee for the general category is INR 100, while the reserved category and female candidates are exempted from it.
SSC has increased the age limit for SSC CGL Recruitment, though the age varies from post to post. The minimum age limit defined for SSC CGL is 27 years and the maximum is 32 years.
The SSC CGL exam is held in four stages or tiers .i.e Tier – 1, Tier -2, Tier – 3, and Tier – 4.
Exam Pattern of SSC CGL Tier,1,2,3 and 4
Tier – 1 will take place in multiple slots via computer mode, with objective type questions. There are 100 questions to be done in 60 minutes.
Tier – 2 will comprise of two papers – Quantitative Aptitude and English of about 200 marks of 2 hours each.
Tier – 3 is a descriptive type exam that is designed to test the written skills of candidates in the Hindi/English language.
Tier – 4 is conducted exclusively for the post of Assistant Audit Officer.
SSC CGL Post Wise Cut Off: 2018 (Tier I)
Category |
Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) |
Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II) |
Remaining Posts |
UR |
170 |
165.96 |
137.07 |
OBC |
165 |
162.35 |
131.18 |
SC |
148.97 |
140.11 |
111.10 |
ST |
141.86 |
129.56 |
103.22 |
EX.S |
- |
- |
40 |
OH |
132.90 |
112.48 |
95.55 |
HH |
102.45 |
51.99 |
40 |
VH |
- |
64.57 |
70.25 |
List-1: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-IV (General Studies (Finance & Accounts)
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
OH |
HH |
UR |
Other PwD |
Cut off Marks |
148.97 |
141.86 |
165.00 |
132.90 |
102.45 |
170.00 |
62.19 |
Candidates Available |
2444 |
1272 |
4464 |
335 |
300 |
6247* |
100 |
List-II: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-III (Statistics))
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
OH |
HH |
Other PwD |
UR |
Cut off Marks |
140.11 |
129.56 |
162.35 |
112.48 |
51.99 |
40.00 |
165.96 |
Candidates Available |
1421 |
891 |
2008 |
333 |
333 |
51 |
3177* |
List III: Candidates qualified in Tier-I for appearing in Tier-II (Paper-I and Paper-II)
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
Ex.S |
OH |
HH |
UR |
Other PwD |
Cut off Marks |
111.10 |
103.22 |
131.18 |
40.00 |
95.55 |
40 |
137.07 |
40.00 |
Candidates Available |
27835 |
12836 |
44078 |
8146 |
2727 |
1548 |
51771* |
173 |
SSC CGL Post Wise Cut Off: 2017 (Tier I)
Category |
Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) |
Junior Statistical Officer (Grade-II) |
Remaining Posts |
UR |
148 |
146.50 |
126.50 |
OBC |
135.50 |
135.50 |
110 |
SC |
125.50 |
123.50 |
98 |
ST |
119 |
114.50 |
88.50 |
EX.S |
- |
- |
69 |
OH |
111.50 |
102 |
84.50 |
HH |
75 |
61 |
38 |
VH |
- |
116 |
89 |