The Staff Selection Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL Recruitment 2026 notification for various Group B and Group C posts under different Ministries, Departments and Government Offices of India. Eligible graduate candidates will be able to apply online through the official SSC website after the notification is released. This article provides complete details about SSC CGL 2026 including vacancy, eligibility criteria, age limit, selection process, salary, important dates and online application process.
SSC CGL 2026 Overview
| Particulars | Details |
| Organization Name | Staff Selection Commission |
| Examination Name | Combined Graduate Level |
| No Of Vacancies | 12,256 Group B& C |
| Starting Date Online | 21/05/2026 |
| Closing Date | 22/06/2025 |
| Date Of Extend | 25/06/2026 |
| Last date Fee online Application | 26/06/2026 |
| Date Of Correction | 01/07/2026-03/06/2026 |
| Tentative Exam Tier -I (CBT) | Aug-Sep 2026 |
| Tentative Exam Tier -II(CBT) | December 2026 |
| Mode of Exam | Computer Based Test |
| Official website | https://ssc.gov.in/ |
Age Limit (01/08/2026)
Requirement age of Various Post
SL NO | Age Limit | Note |
(I) | Only Candidates within the age brackete of 18-27 years can apply for this recruitment | Only those cndidates whose date of birthfalls between 02.08.1999 and 01.08.2008 are elligible to apply. |
(II) | Only Candidates within the age brackete of 20-30 years can apply for this recruitment | Only those cndidates whose date of birthfalls between 02.08.1996 and 01.08.2006 are elligible to apply |
(III) | Only Candidates within the age brackete of 18 -30years can apply for this recruitment | Only those cndidates whose date of birthfalls between 02.08.1996 and 01.08.2006 are elligible to apply. |
(IV) | Only Candidates within the age brackete of 18 -32years can apply for this recruitment | Only those cndidates whose date of birthfalls between 02.08.1994 and 01.08.2008 are elligible to apply. |
Age Relaxation for All Categories
Categories | Age Relaxation Beyond Upper Age |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3years |
PwBD | 10 Years |
PwBD(OBC) | 13 Years |
PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
EX-Serviceman | 3 years after deduction of the military service actual age as on 01.08.2026 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during conflict with foreign countries | 3 years |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during conflict with foreign countries(SC/ST) | 8 years |
Central Govt. Civilian employees having not less than th(3) years of regular service | 40 years |
Central Govt. Civilian employees having not less than th(3) years of regular service(SC/ST) | Up to45 years |
widows/ Devorce Women/Women judicially separeted and no remarried | up to 35 years |
widows/ Devorce Women/Women judicially separeted and no remarried (SC/ST) | up to 40 years |
Information of the Post/ Salary Details
Information of the Post and Salary Details :-
Pay Level-8( Rs 47600 to 151100)
SL No | Name of the Post | Ministry/deprtment/ office/cadre | Classification of Post | Age Limit |
1 | Assistant Audit Officer (Central Cadre) | Indian audits & Accounts Department under O/o CAG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial | 18-30 |
2 | Assistant Audit Officer (State Cadre) | Indian audits & Accounts Department under O/o C & AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial | 18-30 |
3 | Assistant Accounts Officer ( State Cadre) | Indian audits & Accounts Department under O/o C & AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial | 18-30 |
Pay level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400 Rs)
SL No | Name of Post | Department/ Ministry/ Cadre/ Office | Classification of Post | Age Limit |
1 | Assistant Section Officer | central Secratiat service | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
2 | Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
3 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railways | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
4 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of External Affairs | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
5 | Assistant Section Officer | AFHQ | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
6 | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
7 | Assistant / Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
8 | Inspector of Income Tax | Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
9 | Inspector, (Central Excise) | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
10 | Inspector (Preventive Officer) | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
11 | Inspector (Examiner) | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
12 | Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Department of Revenu | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
13 | Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | Group “B” | 20-30 years |
14 | Inspector Posts | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications | Group “B” | 18-30years |
15 | Inspector Posts | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
Pay Level -:6 ( Rs 35400 to 112400)
SL No | Name of Post | Ministry/Department/Office/Cadre | Classification of Post | Age Limit |
1 | Assistant / Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
2 | Executive Assistant | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
3 | Research Assistant | National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
4 | Divisional Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
5 | Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency | Group “B | 18-30 years |
6 | Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer | Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA) | Group “B | 18-30 years |
7 | Junior Statistical Officer | Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. | Group “B | 18-32 years |
8 | Statistical Investigator Grade-II | Ministry of Home Affairs | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
9 | Office Superintendent | Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
10 | Section Head | Director General of Foreign Trade | Group “B” | 18-30 years |
Pay Leve :-5 (₹ 29200 to 92300)
SL NO | Name of Post | Ministry/Department/Office/ Cadre | Classification of Post | Age Limit |
1 | Auditor | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
2 | Auditor | Offices under CGDA | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
3 | Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
4 | Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
5 | Accountant | Controller General of Accounts | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
6 | Accountant/ Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
Pay Leve -: 4 (Rs 25500 to 81100):
SL NO | Name of Post | Ministry/Department/Office/ Cadre | Classification of Post | Age Limit |
1 | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
2 | Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
3 | Senior Administrative Assistant | Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
4 | Tax Assistant | Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
5 | Tax Assistant | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
6 | Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance | Group “C” | 18-27 years |
| Education Qualification According to 01/08/2026 | |||
| Assistant Audit Officer (Central Cadre) | Any Bachelor’s Degree From Govt Recognized University or Institute. The Candidates is desirable qualification CA ,CMA, CS, Master in Commerce or MBA on Finance , Master business Economics. | ||
| Junior Statistical officer | Bachelor Degree Any Recognized university or Institute | 60% marks in Maths12 Standard | Bachelor degree any Sub wit statistics degree level |
| Statistical investigator Grade II | Any Graduate degree in Statistics or Mathematics or Economics or Population Demography or Studies or Operation Research or IT or Computer Science from recognized university | ||
| All Other post | Any bachelor Degree from Govt Recognized University. | ||
EXAMINATION PATTERN
The Examination of SSC CGL will be conduct two Tiers
Tier -I
Tier-II
All the examinations will be conducted in Computer -Based Mode .
| Computer Based Mode | Time schedule | ||||
| Tier | Subject | No of question | Max Marks | ||
| Tier -I | general intelligence and reasoning | 25 | 50 | 1 Hour ( sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject) | |
| general awareness | 25 | 50 | |||
| quantitative aptitude | 25 | 50 | 1 hour and 20 minutes (80 Min) for eligible for scribe candidates. | ||
| English comprehension | 25 | 50 | |||
Tier -I is consist of objective types of question MCQ basis. The paper will set Both Hindi or English except English Comprehension.
Negative marking 0.50 mark for every wrong Answer.
section 2 Divided two type of module
Time – 2 hr 15 min
Session / Paper | Modules / section | Subject | No of Question | Marks | Time |
Paper 1 -session 1 | Module -:1 | Mathemathical abilities Reasoning & Genearal Intelligence | 30 30 | 60×3=180 | 1 hr (sectional timer 30 minute respective subject. |
SEC-II | a ) English Language & Comprehension b. General Awarness | 45 25 | 70×3=210 | 1 hr (sectional timer 40 min English , 20 min for General Awarness | |
:sec ;-III | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 20X3=60 | 15 min | |
Paper -1 Session -II | Sect–:iv | Data Entry Speed Test | one data entry task | 15 min | |
Paper -II | Statistics | 100 | 100×2=200 | 2 hr | |
Paper -: III | G S (Finance & Economics | 100 | 100×2=200 | 2 hr |
Syllabus for SSC CGL both I Tier and II tier
Session / Paper | Modules / section | Subject | No of Question | Marks | Time |
Paper 1 -session 1 | Module -:1 | Mathemathical abilities Reasoning & Genearal Intelligence | 30 30 | 60×3=180 | 1 hr (sectional timer 30 minute respective subject. |
SEC-II | a ) English Language & Comprehension b. General Awarness | 45 25 | 70×3=210 | 1 hr (sectional timer 40 min English , 20 min for General Awarness | |
:sec ;-III | Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 20X3=60 | 15 min | |
Paper -1 Session -II | Sect–:iv | Data Entry Speed Test | one data entry task | 15 min | |
Paper -II | Statistics | 100 | 100×2=200 | 2 hr | |
Paper -: III | G S (Finance & Economics | 100 | 100×2=200 | 2 hr |
| All Categories | Application Fee |
| General ,obc, Ews (Male) | 100 (hundred ) Rs |
| Woman (all Categories) | 00 |
| SC/ST | 00 |
| PwBD | 00 |
| Ex- Serviceman | 00 |
For candidate Assam the NE , the Examination Centre and codes are Provided in the box below.
| Examination Centre and code | SSC region and State under the jurisdiction of the Region | Regional office and website |
| ASSAM -Dibrugarh(5102) Guwahati (Dispur)(5105) Jorhat (5107) Silchar (5111) Tezpur (5112) | North Eastern Region A. P Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. | |
| Itanagar (5001), Imphal (5501) Churachandpur (5502),Ukhrul(5503),Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Dimapur (5301), Kohima (5302) , Agartala(5601) | Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Beltola-Basistha Road, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahat | Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Beltola-Basistha Road, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahat |
Important Link For Apply :
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Apply Here for Registration | APPLY HERE |
| Official Notice | Click Here |
| New Extend Notice | Click here |
| https://assamjobseeker.com/ | https://assamjobseeker.com/ |
Important FAQs For SSC CGL 2026
a. Question- From When has the Online Application is start SSC CGL recruitment 2026 ?
Ans- The Online Application is process will start from on 21 May 2026.
b. Question- What is the last date Online Application ?
Ans – The last date online Application is 22 June 2026.
c. Question- Is there Negative marking in this examination ?
Ans- Yes , Negative marking 0.50 mark for every wrong Answer.
d. question-What is the official website for SSC?
Ans – The official website is ssc.gov.in
e)What is exam mode for this SSC CGL examination?
Ans- The examination will conduct in Computer Base Test (CBT) mode.
f) What is the tentative date of the tier -I examination?
Ans- The tier-I examination is tentatively scheduled to be held in on August 2026.
g)What is the tentative date of the tier -II examination?
Ans -The tier-II examination is tentatively scheduled to be held in on December 2026.
h) What is new extension last date SSC CGL Recruitment 2026?
Ans – The new last for apply online application is SSC CGL Recruitment 2026 is 25/06/2026