The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier I exam will take place throughout September 2024. Applicants will take the Tier 1 exam from September 9, 2024 to September 26, 2024. Several positions are available across government departments, and the exercise aims to fill these vacancies later this year.
The SSC CGL is an examination reserved for qualified first-degree graduates seeking government jobs in India. Successful applicants fill thousands of vacant positions annually as allotted by India’s designated selection authority. Essential details of the exercise are in the table below:
| SSC CGL 2024 Details | |
| Name of Exam | SSC (Staff Selection Commission) CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Exam |
| Conducting Commission | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Level of Exam | National exam |
| Frequency of Exam | Annually |
| Age Limit | Minimum age – 18 years Maximum age – 32 years Age calculations pegged at August 1, 2024 for all applicants |
| Application Fee | ₨ 100 |
| Category | Government Job in India |
| Eligibility | Bachelor’s degree |
| End Date of SSC CGL 2024 Application | July 24, 2024 |
| Exam Aim | For the screening and selection of qualified candidates for Group B and C posts in departments, ministries, and organizations within the Government of India |
| Exam Duration | Tier I: 60 minutes (online) Tier II: Paper 1: 2hrs 30 minutes Paper 2: 2hrs Paper 3: 2hrs |
| Exam Helpdesk No. | 011 – 69999845 |
| Exam Language | Hindi and English |
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test (CBT) for Tier I and Tier II |
| Offline Submission Date for SSC CGL 2024 Application Fee | July 26, 2024 to July 28, 2024 |
| Online Submission Date for SSC CGL 2024 Application Fee | July 25, 2024 to July 27, 2024 |
| SSC CGL 2024 Date for Correction of Application | August 10, 2024 to August 11, 2024 |
| Start Date of SSC CGL 2024 Application | June 24, 2024 |
| Tier 1 Exam Dates for SSC CGL 2024 | September 09, 2024 to September 26, 2024 |
| Tier 2 Exam Dates for SSC CGL 2024 | December 2024 (rumoured) |
| Total Registrations | Over 20 lakh registrants |
| Vacancies | 17,727 |
| Official Website | http://ssc.gov.in/ |
Several important dates are already public for the SSC CGL 2024. Candidates can take advantage of these dates to prepare ahead of exams scheduled during the exercise.
| SSC CGL 2024 Application Dates | 24 June 2024 to 27 July 2024 |
| SSC CGL 2024 Exam Dates | 09 Sep 2024 to 26 Sep 2024 (Tier I confirmed date) December 2024 (Tier 2 yet to be announced) |
| SSC CGL 2024 Result | December 2024 (Tentative release date) |
| SSC CGL Notification Release Date | 24 June 2024 |
Applicants must meet certain eligibility criteria to qualify for possible employment through the SSC CGL exercise. Some major eligibility criteria include
Eligible candidates must be citizens or subjects of India, Bhutan, or Nepal. Persons with Indian origins who are migrants from Burma, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and other designated countries are also eligible.
Statistical Investigator [Grade-II] – Graduation Degree with Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics as an elective or compulsory subject.
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) – Bachelor’s Degree with 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th or any other discipline with Statistics as a subject before graduation.
Other posts – Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University.
Different age relaxations per category are available to SSC CGL applicants. Applicants can get within 3 and 15 years age relaxation depending on the category they fall in.
The 2024 SSC CGL intends to fill 17,727 vacancies through its recruitment phases. Vacancies available this year have been announced by category. Successful applicants to fill each SSC CGL 2024 vacancy by category will be announced around December 2024.
See the 2023 list distribution for reference to how posts are distributed after the SSC CGL exercise.
| Category | Number of Vacancies |
| UR | 3804 |
| SC | 1315 |
| ST | 628 |
| OBC | 1900 |
| EWS | 793 |
| Total | 8440 |
| Tier I | ||||
| Name of Subject | Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes | |
| Reasoning / General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | ||
| English Language & Comprehension | 25 | 50 | ||
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | ||
| Total | 100 | 200 marks | ||
Candidates eligible to take part in Tier II of the CGL 2024 must pass Tier I, regardless of their job application. The assessment scheme for each exam tier follows a negative marking pattern. 1 mark is deducted for wrong answers and ½ mark deductions apply to some computer-based test (CBT) questions and speed tests.
| Tier II | ||||
| Paper Type | Name of Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Paper I | Mathematics | 30 | 90 | 60 minutes |
| Reasoning / General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | ||
| English Language & Comprehension | 45 | 135 | ||
| General Awareness | 25 | 75 | ||
| Paper II | Computer Based Test (Knowledge Test) | 20 | 60 | 15 minutes per section |
| Statistics | 100 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
| Speed Test (Data Entry) | 15 minutes | |||
The SSC CGL 2024 Syllabus is unchanged from its schedule in two previous employment seasons. Candidates can take advantage of the SSC CGL syllabus 2024 in preparation for each exam tier. The syllabus also comes with official notifications from the Staff Selection Commission.
Step 1: Visit the Staff Selection Commission official website at http://ssc.gov.in/,
Step 2: Navigate through the homepage to seek the ‘Admit Card’ button. Click on the button to proceed,
Step 3: Clicking the Admit Card button sends you to a sub-page with lists of regional SSC websites. Each link on the sub-page holds information to access admit cards according to region,
Step 4: Select the region corresponding to your application and tap the ‘SSC CGL Admit Card 2024’ link,
Step 5: Next, enter your registration number, password, or birth date on your application,
Step 6: After log in, the page will reveal your SSC CGL admit card,
Step 7: Click on ‘Download’ button to save your admit card to a computer or mobile device,
Step 8: Print 2 to 4 copies of your admit card and have it with you during the examination
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