Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts a Combined Graduate Level (CGL) recruitment examination every year to select eligible candidates for numerous posts in ministries, departments, and organizations and for subordinate staff employment. The complete details about the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024 are given in this article. The official notification for SSC CGL 2024 has been released on September 2024. Application forms are available online from September to October 2024, and an application fee of INR 100 will be charged for all general candidate students. Reserved category applicants will be exempted from fee payment.
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024
Candidates who are interested in sitting for the exam must carefully go through the eligibility criteria first. It elaborates on necessary details such as academic qualifications, age, and the number of attempts that are prerequisites before applying for SSC CGL 2024. Applicants must make sure that they satisfy all the necessary conditions, before registering for the exam. After checking the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria thoroughly, candidates can start filling Application Form at the official website. Applicants must also upload the required documents at the portal and pay the application fee of INR 100 before the last date in order to register themselves successfully. Graduates from a recognized university can apply for SSC CGL. Interested candidates can check the following factors laid down by SSC in order to be eligible for the exam.
SSC CGL Age Limit
- Candidates applying for SSC CGL 2024 must not be less than 18 years and not more than 32 years of age (as of January 2024).
- The Age Limit for the post of Tax Assistant has been revised, earlier the age limit was 20 to 27 years, now the age limit for this post has been revised to 18 to 27 years.
- However, the lower and upper limit of age varies for different posts.
- The age of candidates, as mentioned in the class 10th & 12th certificates will be considered.
The age limit for different posts is tabulated below
| Age limit | SSC CGL Posts |
| 18-30 years | Assistant, Inspector |
| 18- 30 years | Assistant Section Officer, Assistant, Auditor, Sub-Inspector, Junior Accountant, Tax Assistant, Assistant Account Officer, Upper Division Clerk |
| Up to 30 years | Sub Inspector, Assistant Enforcement Officer |
| Up to 32 years | Junior Statistical Investigator |
| Not exceeding 30 years | Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Account Officer, Inspector of Central Excise, Assistant Enforcement Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Inspector of Income Tax |
SSC CGL Age Relaxation
SSC also offers age relaxation to all reserved category applicants. Before applying the candidates must keep in mind the prescribed age limit, or else, their application form will be rejected. Given below is the relaxation of the upper age limit for the various categories.
| Category | Upper Limit Age relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PH | 10 years |
| PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
| PH + OBC | 13 years |
| (For Group B & C posts) Ex-Servicemen (General/Unreserved) | 3 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) | 8years(3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application |
| Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 years(3 years + 3 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 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 operation 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 |
Nationality
As per SCC CGL Eligibility Criteria, a candidate must be a resident of the prescribed states only, in order to be eligible to apply for the SSC CGL exam. An applicant must satisfy any one of the following conditions:
- He/she must be a citizen of India, OR
- He/she must be a subject of Bhutan/Nepal, OR
- He/she must be a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before 1 January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling down in India, OR
- He/she must be a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam with the intention of settling down permanently in India.
SSC CGL Educational Qualification
The basic academic requirement that candidates have to fulfill is to have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university. There are some other criteria, such as a course of graduation & a minimum percentage that is applicable for different posts.
Statistical Investigator Grade II
- Basic Qualification:A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University or Institute with a minimum percentage or equivalent aggregate of 60% in Mathematics at a Higher Secondary (class 12th) level OR
- A Bachelor’s Degree from a well-recognized University with Statistics as one of the main subjects at the degree level.
Assistant Audit Officer
- Basic Qualification: A graduation degree from a recognized University or Institute.
- Additional Qualification: Chartered Accountant / Cost & Management Accountant / Company Secretary /Masters in Commerce/ Business Administration (Finance)/ Business Studies/ Business Economics.
Compiler
- Basic Qualification:A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized Institution with either Statistics or Mathematics or Economics as a compulsory or elective subject.
Assistant Section Officer (CSS)
- Basic Qualification: Graduation Degree from a recognized University.
- Additional Qualification:Additionally, candidates must also qualify for the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT).
Physical Fitness Requirement
Physical standards also vary for different posts.
For the Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/Preventive officer)
| Sex | Height | Chest | Weight |
| Male | 157.5 Cm | 81 cm with a minimum of 5 cm expansion. Note: The Garhwali, Gorkhas, Assamese, and ST Candidates have been given a relaxation of 5 cm. | – |
| Female | 152 Cm | – | 48 kgs. Note: The Garhwali, Gorkhas, Assamese, and ST candidates have been given a weight relaxation of 2 kgs. |
Physical Test Standards
Before applying for SSC CGL, candidates must also check the Physical Standards as per the Physical Test.
| Sex | Walking | Cycling |
| Male | Applicants will have to cover 1600 meters in 15 minutes | Applicants will have to walk 8 km in 30 minutes. |
| Female | Applicants will have to cover 1000 meters in 15 minutes. | Applicants will have to walk 3 km in 25 minutes. |
For Sub-Inspector in CBI
| Sex | Required Height | Chest Measure | Vision required |
| Male | Not less than 165 cms for General category candidates. Height can be relaxed for tribal & Hill candidates by up to 5 cms. | Minimum 76 cms | Eye-sight (with or without glasses) Distant vision: 6/6 in one & 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye & 0.8 in another eye. |
| Female | 150 cms | – | Same as Male |
Conclusion
To appear for the SSC CGL exam 2024, you need to fulfill the eligibility criteria. The SSC CGL eligibility criteria are laid down by the SSC and were released with the official notification on the official website. Here in this post, we mentioned in detail the SSC CGL eligibility criteria for 2024. People are also reading: