Staff Selection Commission Junior Statistical Officer Vacancy

The Staff Selection Commission released a notification regarding recruitment of the Junior Statistical Officer under the department of M/O Statistics & Programme Implementation for 265 vacancies on their official website to appoint eligible candidates for the post based on their categories by the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) Exam. Online application to the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam for the SSC JSO Vacancy can be done on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission. Candidates qualifying the eligibility criteria can apply for the SSC JSO Vacancy before the end of the last date of application, i.e., 31^st January 2021. The last date for payment of fees for the same is 31^st January 2021. Other information like syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility criteria result date, and category-wise cutoff marks related to the SSC CGL exam for the SSC JSO Vacancy is available on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission. SSC CGL Exam will be conducted in four stages, Tier-I, Tier-II, Tier-III and Skill Test. Hence before applying, candidates must learn about the SSC JSO Vacancy, the category wise vacancy. Go through the article below for further information regarding the SSC JSO Vacancy and other related information.

SSC JSO Vacancy 

The Staff Selection Commission has released 265 category wise vacancies for the Junior Statistical Officer Post Recruitment. The number of vacancies affects the cutoff marks (categories wise), which determines the selection of the candidates under each category. The categories wise detailed number of SSC JSO Vacancy is given below: 

Category	Number of Vacancies
General	70
Scheduled Castes (SC)	45
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	34
Other Backward Class (OBC)	55
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	61
Total	265

Staff Selection Commission Junior Statistical Officer Selection Process

1. Tier-I Examination

Tier-I Examination is a written test of MCQ-type questions for 200 marks (100 questions for 2 marks each). The time allotted for the test is 1 hour. There will be no negative marking for every unattempted question, but for every wrong answer, 1/2 mark will be deducted. The level of difficulty of the exam will be of bachelor’s level consisting of Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and General knowledge each for 50 marks (25 Questions from each part). 

Subject	Questions	Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English	25	50
Reasoning	25	50
General Knowledge	25	50
Total	100	200

The tier-I examination is of qualifying in nature, as are the Tier-II and Tier-III Examination. The marks obtained in the Tier-I exam are used to prepare the Final Merit List for the selection process.

2. Tier-II Examination

Tier-II Examination plays an important role in the selection process; its Written test of MCQ-type questions. It consists of 3 papers, Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension and Statistics, each for 200 marks.

Papers	Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration
I	Quantitative Aptitude	100	200	2 Hours
II	English Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours
III	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours

3. Tier-III Examination

Candidates Qualifying for the Tier-I exam will be eligible to appear for the Tier-II and Tier-III Examination. The tier-III exam is (offline mode) descriptive in nature. It will be conducted for 100 marks to test the candidate’s writing skills. The duration of the exam will be 1 hour. It consists of Essay, letter, precis, application writing. Tier-III Exam is of qualifying in nature, i.e., candidates have to score at least 33 marks out of 100 marks. Marks scored in the Tier III examination will be added in the preparation of the final merit list.

Note: Candidates qualifying Tier-I exam are eligible to appear for Tier-II and Tier III Exam, but if they fail to secure the cutoff marks in Tier-I and Tier-II examination, the SSC will not check the copies for the Tier-III Exam. 

4. Tier-IV

Candidates have to go for a Document verification round after the tier-III exam. Candidates who failed to show documents as required by the authority will not be eligible to be appointed for the post of Junior Statistical Officer.

Staff Selection Commission Junior Statistical Officer Eligibility 2021

SSC has issued a set of criteria to decide the eligibility of the candidates for the Staff Selection Commission Junior Statistical Officer Recruitment 2021. They are:

Educational Qualifications	Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% marks in Mathematics in Higher Secondary Examination or Any Bachelor degree with Statistics as one of the subjects.
Age Limit	The minimum and maximum age limit, as mentioned on the official site for the SSC JSO posts, is 18 and 32 years, respectively, with some age relaxations to the reserved category. The age limit for the same will be checked as of 1st January 2021.
Nationality	Candidates must be the Citizen of India or Subject of Bhutan/ Nepal or Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1962 or a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, and Ethiopia to permanently settle in India.
Number of Attempts	There is no limit specified to the number of attempts, and one can take as many attempts as possible until the age limit is crossed.
Experience	No specific prior experience is required.

We hope this article has provided you with the necessary details on the SSC JSO Vacancy and other relevant details. Please reach out to us if you have any more doubts or any clarifications are required.

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