The SSC CGL Exam is conducted every year by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit candidates for Group "B" and Group "C" posts in various government departments like Income Tax, Customs, CBI, CBDT & CBEC, etc. It is the most demanded national-level government exam for all graduates.

CGL stands for the Combined Graduate Level exam, which means that only graduate candidates can apply for the SSC CGL exam. The SSC CGL exam is highly competitive, with more than 30 lakhs of candidates appearing this year, making it one of the most sought-after government job exams in India. Unlike every year, this exam is conducted for various subordinate services and lakhs of SSC aspirants anxiously wait for the notification. Check further details in the table below-

The trend of the previous year's SSC CGL Vacancies is as follows- 

• SSC CGL 2025- 10000+
• SSC CGL 2024- 17727
• SSC CGL 2023- 8415
• SSC CGL 2022- 37409
• SSC CGL 2021- 7621
• SSC CGL 2020- 7035
• SSC CGL 2019- 8428
• SSC CGL 2018- 11271
• SSC CGL 2017- 9276

SSC CGL 2025 Eligibility

Not everyone can appear in the SSC CGL Exam, as the commission has set parameters for minimum eligibility criteria including education qualifications, age limit, and nationality. As per this year's notification, the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria are as follows-

SSC CGL Education Qualification

• For Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)- Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th
  or in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation.
• For Statistical Investigator Grade-II- Graduation Degree from any recognized University with Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics as a compulsory or Elective Subject.
• For Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute with a minimum of one year of research experience in any recognized university or recognized Research Institution.
• For Remaining posts- Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University.

SSC CGL Age Limit

The candidates must fall in the age group of 18 to 32 years. Candidates can check the post-wise age limit by checking the table below.

Upper Age Relaxation

Below we have discussed the upper age relaxation provided to various categories in the SSC CGL 2025 Exam.

Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen/subject of either India/Nepal/Bhutan/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 to permanently settle in India.

SSC CGL 2025 Online Application Form

The registration process for the SSC CGL 2025 exam will be conducted in online mode only. All eligible candidates can fill out the SSC CGL online application form by visiting the official website www.ssc.gov.in within the duration that will be stipulated by the commission. 

SSC CGL Application Fee 2025

The candidates have to pay Rs. 100/- while submitting their SSC CGL Application Form online at www.ssc.gov.in. Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwBD, and ESM are eligible for reservation and exempted from the application fee payment. The application fee has to be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards only.

SSC CGL 2025 Selection Process

SSC conducts two-tier SSC CGL selection process to shortlist candidates for various Group B and C posts under the SSC CGL Notification 2025. 

Stage 1 Tier-I: Computer-Based Examination (Qualifying in nature).

Stage 2 Tier-II: 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.

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SSC CGL 2025 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:

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 the SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier 1 & 2 are given below:

SSC CGL 2025 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.

SSC CGL Salary Structure

SSC CGL provides a wonderful opportunity for candidates who are looking forward to Group B & Group C posts in the government sector. SSC offers attractive salaries and perks to candidates to apply for SSC CGL posts. The salary differs post-wise, and to know the complete details about the Salary, click on the link below.

SSC CGL Posts Classification

Staff Selection Commission of India to recruit Group B and Group C posts in various government ministries, departments, and organizations through the SSC CGL Exam. The list of SSC CGL Posts and their classification along with the related Department/Ministry is tabulated below.

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Centres

SSC will be conducting SSC CGL 2024 exams across the country in different centers. You can choose your nearest exam centre while filling the application form. The examination center of a candidate will be mentioned on the admit card, which will be released one week before the examination. The list of online examination centres is given below:

SSC CGL 2025 Result and Cut-Off Marks

Staff Selection Commission releases results for each stage on the official website www.ssc.gov.in. This year, there will be 2 two-tier selection process, and Tier 1 will be qualifying in nature. SSC CGL Tier 1 Result will be released, announcing the names & roll numbers of the candidates qualifying to appear for the Tier 2 Exam. The final result will be prepared based on marks scored by the candidates in the SSC CGL 2024 Tier 2 Exam only.