SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria – Educational Qualifications, Age Limit , Nationality, Age Limit Relaxation, Physical Fitness Standard.
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria – Physical Fitness Standard
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria:
A: Physical standards for the post of Inspector (Central Excise/Examiner/Preventive Officer), Inspector & Sub-Inspector in CBN:
Male Candidates:
(i) Physical Standards:
| Height 157.5 cm. Chest 81 cm (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cm.) | Height relaxable by 5 cm in the case of Garwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Scheduled Tribes |
ii) Physical Test:
Walking : 1600 metres in 15 minutes. Cycling : 8 Kms. in 30 minutes.
Female Candidates:
i) Physical standards (Minimum):
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Height: 152 cms. Weight: 48 Kgs |
Height relaxable by 2.5 cms and weight relaxable by 2 Kg. for Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese and members of Scheduled Tribes. |
ii) Physical Test:
Walking: 1 Km. in 20 minutes.
Cycling: 3 Kms. 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 Test is allowed:
(a) The test of “Walking” shall not be insisted in case of OL and OAL categories.
(b) The test of “Cycling” shall not be insisted in case of OA, OL and OAL categories.
B. Physical standards for the Post of Sub- Inspector in Central Bureau of Investigation:
a) Height: For men – 165 cm, For women – 150 cm, Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals : 5 cms.
b) Chest : 76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)
c) Vision : Eye-sight (with or without glasses), 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.
C. Physical standards for the Post of Sub-Inspector in National Investigation Agency:
a) Height: For men – 170 cms, For women – 150 cms, Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals : 5 cms.b)
Chest: 76 cm with expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)
c) Vision: Eye-sight (with or without glasses), 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:
a) Height: For men – 165 cm. 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.
b) Chest : 76 cm (unexpanded) with 5 cms expansion for all candidates (There shall be no such requirement in case of female candidates)
c) Vision : Eye-sight (with or without glasses), 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.
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.
Nationality Eligibility Criteria for SSC CGL
Candidates must be either:
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- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Nepal, or
- A subject of Bhutan, or
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
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- Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (4.1.2), (4.1.3) and (4.1.4) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him (hereinafter may be read as ‘him/ her’) by the Government of India.
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SSC CGL Age Limit
SSC CGL Age limit by Posts
| SSC CGL Age limit | Post |
| 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 limit by Departments
| SSC CGL Age Limit | Department |
| 20-30 years | Central Secretariat Service |
| Not exceeding 30 years | Intelligence Bureau |
| 20-30 years | Ministry of Railway |
| 20-30 years | Ministry of External Affairs |
| 20-30 years | AFHQ |
| Not exceeding 30 years | CBDT |
| Up to 30 years | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
| 20-30 years | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| Not exceeding 30 years | Officers under CAG |
| Up to 30 years | National Investigation Agency |
| Up to 32 years | M/O Statistics of Prog. & Implementation |
SSC CGL Age Limit Relaxation
SSC CGL Age Limit Relaxation: Permissible relaxation in upper age limit and category-codes for claiming age relaxation are as follows:
| Code No | Category | SSC CGL Age Limit Relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit |
| 01 | SC/ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | PwBD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 05 | PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| 09 | 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 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 regular and continuous service as on 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 |
- For Group ‘B’ Gazetted posts, age relaxation up to a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years Military Service as on closing date of receipt of applications and have been released:
- On completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the closing date of receipt of applications otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or
- On account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or
- On invalidment.
- For the Group ‘B’ Gazetted posts, age relaxation up to a maximum of 5 years in the case of ECOs/ SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service as on closing date of receipt of applications and whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on 3 months’ notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
- Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.
- Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee concession. However, such candidates can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he immediately after joining civil employment, gives self- declaration/undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No: 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14.08.2014 issued by DoP&T.
- The period of “Call up Service” of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation, as per rules.
- For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex- Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post/ Service, the status of ex-serviceman or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date for receipt of application i.e. 03-05-2024. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of applications
- A Matriculate Ex-Serviceman (which includes an Ex-Serviceman, who has obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or the Air Force), who has put in not less than 15 years of service with the Armed Forces of the Union shall be considered eligible for appointment to the reserved vacancies for ESM in Group “C” posts. Thus, those non-graduate Ex-Servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service as on the closing date for receipt of applications or would not complete 15 years of service within one year from the closing date of receipt of applications are not eligible to apply for this examination. Such ESM candidates are not eligible for Group ‘B’ posts.
- Age relaxation/ ESM reservation is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependents of Ex-Servicemen. Therefore, such candidates should not indicate their category as ex-servicemen.
SSC CGL Educational Qualifications
| SSC CGL Post |
SSC CGL Educational Qualifications Eligibility Criteria |
| Statistical Investigator- Grade B | Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in Class 12thOR
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation |
| Assistant Audit Officer | Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University.OR
CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies |
| Compiler | Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University or InstitutionAnd,
Candidates must have studied either Economics/Statistics/Mathematics as a compulsory or as an elective subject. |
| Assistant Section Officer | Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University/InstituteAnd,
Candidates must also qualify in the Computer Proficiency Test. |
| All other posts | Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or Institute |
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