SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023, Check Age Limit, Education Qualifications

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria: Every year lakhs of aspiring candidates appear in the SSC CGL Examination. Candidates who are willing to appear for the SSC CGL Exam 2023 must be aware of the eligibility criteria. Candidates can only apply online when they fulfill the eligibility criteria of the SSC.

SSC CGL Notification 2023 has been released on the 3rd of April 2023 and the application procedure has also started for the candidates. In this article, we have briefly mentioned the details of SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023 to provide a better idea to the candidates.

SSC CGL Salary 2023 – Overview

We have mentioned below the overview table of the SSC CGL 2023 for a better understanding of the candidates.

Particulars	SSC CGL Notification 2023 Details
Name	Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL)
Conducted by	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam Level	National
Frequency	Yearly
Vacancies	8440
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	Tier-I: 60 minutes, Tier-II: 2 hours 15 minutes ( Paper – I)
Purpose of Exam	To select candidates for Group-B and -C posts in various departments of the Government of India
Language	Multilingual
Exam Helpdesk No.	011-69999845
Official Website	http://ssc.nic.in/

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2023

SSC has its own set of criteria that needs to be fulfilled by the candidates to be eligible to apply online for the examination. SSC CGL eligibility criteria are based on three parameters: age, educational qualification, and nationality.

Age limit

The candidate’s age needed to be in between 18 and 32 years. Relaxation in age is applicable for the candidates coming under specific categories. The details are as follows:

Age limit	Post	Department
18-27 years	Auditor	Officer under C&AG
Auditor	Officer Under CGDA
Auditor	Other Ministries/Dept.
Accountant	Officer under C&AG
Accountant / Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Dept.
Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division clerks	Central Govt. offices Ministries other than CSCS cadres
Tax Assistant	CBDT
Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics
Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	Dte. General Border Road Organisation (MoD) Only For Male Candidates
18-30 years	Inspector Posts	Department of Post.
Assistant	Other ministries / Dept. / Org.
20-27 years	Tax Assistant	CBEC
20-30 years	Assistant Section officer	Central Secretariat Service
Assistant Section officer	Ministry of Railway
Assistant Section officer	Ministry of External Affairs
Assistant Section officer	AFHQ
Assistant	Other Ministries / Dept. / Org.
Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation
Not Exceeding 30 years	Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBEC
Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics
Assistant	Other ministries / Dept. / Org.
Inspector (Preventive officer)	CBEC
Inspector (Examiner)	CBEC
Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department Under CAG
Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG
Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau
Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations.
Assistant / Superintendent	Other Ministries / Departments/ Organisations
Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT
Divisional Accountant	Officer under CAG
Up to 30 years	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Up to 32 years	Junior Statistical Officer	M/O Statistics & Prog. Implementation

Relaxation in Age Limit

Code No	Category	Age-relaxation (above upper age limit)
1	SC/ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	PwD (Unreserved)	10 years
4	PwD (OBC)	13 years
5	PwD (SC/ST)	15 years
6	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
8	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	3 years
9	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof  (SC/ST)	8 years
Additional permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts
10	Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years of the regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application.	Upto 40 years of age
11	Central Govt. Civilian Employees(SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of closing date for receipt of application.	Upto 45 years of age
12	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried.	Up to 35 years of age
13	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST).	Up to 40 years of age

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

1. a citizen of India, or
2. a subject of Nepal, or
3. a subject of Bhutan, or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
5. 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,of and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Educational Qualification

The educational qualification required for the various post is as follows:

Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer

1. Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute.
2. Desirable Qualifications: Chartered Accountant Cost & Management Accountant Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Master in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Master in Business Economics.
3. During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify for the “Subordinate Audit/ Accounts Service Examination” in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer.

Junior Statistical Officer

1. Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard level;
   Or
   Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at the degree level.
2. Statistical Investigator Grade II:
3. Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all three years or all 6 semesters of the graduation course.

All other Posts:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.
2. The candidates who have appeared in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however, they must possess an Essential qualification on or before the cut-off date

Let’s go through the SSC CGL Physical standards for various posts for men and women :

Physical standards for the post of Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN

Physical standards for the post of Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN for male and female candidates are as follows :

Male Candidates

• Physical Standards:

1. Height – 157.5 cm (Relaxable by 5cm in the case of Garhwali, Assamese, Gorkhas, and members of Scheduled tribes)
2. Chest – 81 cm (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5cm)

• Physical Test:

Walking: 1600 meters in 15 minutes. Cycling: 8 Km. in 30 minutes.

Female Candidates:

• Physical standards (Minimum):

1. Height – 152 cm
2. Weight – 48 kg
3. Height relaxable by 2.5cms and weight relaxable by 2 kgs for Gorkhas, Garhwali, Assamese, and members of Scheduled Tribes

• Physical Test

1. Walking: 1 Km. in 20 minutes.
2. Cycling:  3 Km. in 25 minutes.

NOTE: For the post of Inspector (Central Excise/ Examiner/ Preventive Officer), persons with disabilities will have to meet the physical standards i.e. height, chest, and weight as prescribed for the relevant post. However, for orthopedically disabled candidates, the following relaxation in Physical Tests is allowed:

• The test of “Walking” shall not be insisted in the case of OL and OAL categories.
• The test of “Cycling” shall not be insisted in the case of OA, OL, and OAL categories.

Physical standards for the Post of Sub- Inspector in the Central Bureau of Investigation

Physical standards for the post of Sub-Inspector in the Central Bureau of Investigation :

• Height

1. For men – 165 cm
2. For women – 150 cm
3. Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals: 5 cm

• Chest

76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)

• Vision

1. Eye-sight (with or without glasses)
2. Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision is 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in another eye.

C.  Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in the National Investigation Agency

Physical standards for the post of Sub- Inspector in the National Investigation Agency is :

• Height :

1. For men – 170 cms.
2. For women – 150 cm.
3. Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals: 5 cm.

• Chest :

76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)

3. Vision :

1. Eye-sight (with or without glasses)
2. Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.

D.  Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector/ Junior Intelligence Officer in Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs

• Height

1. For men – 165 cm.
2. For women  – 152 cm.

Note: Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribal those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Lahual and Spiti district and Pangi Sub-division of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Union territory of Ladakh, Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Union Territories of Lakshadweep: 5 cms.

• Chest :

76 cm (unexpanded) with 5 cms expansion for all candidates (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)

• Vision :

1. Eye-sight (with or without glasses)
2. Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye. Near vision is 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in another eye.

Note: Candidates are advised to make sure before opting for any category of post that they fulfill the requirements for that category. The physical measurements (including vision test) for candidates will be conducted by the concerned Indenting Departments and only those candidates who fulfill the specified physical measurements will be eligible for the respective posts. No request from candidates for allotting to any other service/ category of post will be entertained by the Commission if the nominated candidates fail to meet the physical requirements. Thus, the onus of fulfilling the eligibility criteria will exclusively be on the candidates opting for such posts.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria: Region-wise Physical Standards

S/ No	Region	States/Region included	Physical Standards
			Minimum Height	Chest	Minimum Weight
(a)	Western Himalayan	J&K,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Punjab Hills  (Area South  and west of the  Inter  State Border between Himachal Pradesh and  Punjab and North  and East of Road of Mukerian Hoshiarpur,  Garh Shankar, Ropar  and Chandigarh), Uttarakhand	158 cms	Minimum  75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	47.5 Kgs
(b)	Eastern Himalayan Region	Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya,  Assam & Hill region of West Bengal (Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and Andaman Nicobar)	152 cms	Minimum  75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	47.5 Kgs
(c)	West  Plain Region	Punjab, Haryana,    Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Western UP	162.5 cms	Minimum  76 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	50 Kgs
(d)	Eastern Plain	Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal & Orissa and Jharkhand	157 cms	Minimum  75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	50 Kgs
(e)	Central Region	Gujrat, Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh, Dadar Nagar & Haveli, Daman & Diu and Chhattisgarh	157 cms	Minimum  75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	50 Kgs
(f)	Southern Region	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Pondicherry, Telangana	157 cms	Minimum  75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	50 kgs

Relaxation

SSC provides relaxation in physical standards to the reserved categories and they are as follows:

Category	Minimum height	Chest	Minimum weight
Relaxation to sons of serving/ Ex-GREF personnel)	2 cms	1 cm	2 Kgs
Relaxation in DD cases (this will be applicable to own son’s adopted son and not any other relative)	2 cms	1 cm	2 Kgs
Gorkhas (Indian Domicile)	152 cms	Minimum 75 cm (Unexpanded) and expansion by 5 cm	47.5 Kgs

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