SSC CGL Notification 2020 PDF: Staff Selection Commission(SSC) notification is soon to be released for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) for the year 2020-21.
SSC CGL Notification – Recruitment 2020-21:
The Combined Graduate Level Examination is conducted for the recruitment of candidates for the posts of Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ in various Departments in the Government of India.
This article constitutes all the details of SSC CGL notification 2020-21 ranging from the number of vacancies, educational qualifications, syllabus, etc.
SSC CGL Notification -Important Dates
All important dates related to 2021-Recruitment would be released in SSc CGL Notification PDF. The details would be updated here accordingly:
- Online Application Start Date: To be updated soon
- Online Application End Date: To be updated soon
- SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Date: To be updated soon
- SSc CGL Tier 1 Exam: To be updated soon
SSC CGL Recruitment – Selection procedure
SSC CGL is conducted in four stages:
- First Tier– Computer Based Test
- Second Tier– Computer Based Test
- Third Tier– Pen and Paper Mode Examination
- Fourth Tier– Skill Test
SSC CGL Notification – Vacancies 2020
The selected candidates through the SSC CGL exam are most likely to be working on the following posts.
The table depicts the name of the posts with their grade, specific department, and age limit for the candidate:
SSC CGL Recruitment – List of available Posts:
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Pay Level-8 (Rs 47600 to 151100):
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Department | Grade | Age Limit |
| 1. | Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | Max: 30 yrs |
| 2. | Assistant Accounts Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG | Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) | Max: 30 yrs |
2. Pay Level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400):
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Department | Grade | Age Limit |
| 1. | Assistant Section Officer | Central Secretariat Service | Group “B” | 20-30 yrs |
| 2. | Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 3. | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railway | Group “B” | 20-30 yrs |
| 4. | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of External Affairs | Group “B” | 20-30 yrs |
| 5. | Assistant Section Officer | AFHQ | Group “B” | 20-30 yrs |
| 6. | Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | 18-30 yrs |
| 7. | Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 8. | Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT | Group “C” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 9. | Inspector, (Central Excise) | CBIC | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 10. | Inspector (Preventive Officer) | CBIC | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 11. | Inspector (Examiner) | CBIC | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 12. | Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 13. | Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation | Group “B” | 20-30 yrs |
| 14. | Inspector Posts | Department of Post | Group “B” | 18-30 yrs |
| 15. | Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
3. Pay Level-6 (Rs 35400 to 112400):
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Department | Grade | Age Limit |
| 1. | Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 2. | Assistant/ Superintendent | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 3. | Divisional Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 4. | Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
| 5. | Junior Statistical Officer | M/o Statistics & Program Implementation. | Group “B” | Max: 32 yrs |
| 6. | Statistical Investigator Grade-II | Registrar General of India | Group “B” | Max: 30 yrs |
4. Pay Level-5 (Rs 29200 to 92300):
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Department | Grade | Age Limit |
| 1. | Auditor | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 2. | Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 3. | Auditor | Offices under CGDA | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 4. | Accountant | Offices under C&AG | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 5. | Accountant/ Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
5. Pay Level-4 (Rs 25500 to 81100):
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Department | Grade | Age Limit |
| 1. | Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 2. | Tax Assistant | CBDT | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 3. | Tax Assistant | CBIC | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 4. | Sub-Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
| 5. | Upper Division Clerks | Gen Border Road Organisation (MoD) | Group “C” | 18-27 yrs |
SSC CGL Notification – Exam Pattern:
Get latest SSC CGL Exam pattern Here
1. SSC CGL 2020-21 Tier I – Computer Based Test
| Phase | Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration | Negative Marks |
| Tier I | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes | 0.50 Marks per the Wrong Answer |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |||
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |||
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
2. SSC CGL 2020-21 Tier II – Computer Based Test
| Phase | Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration | Negative Marks Per the Wrong Answer |
| Tier II | Paper-I: Quantitative Abilities | 100 | 200 | 120 Minutes | 0.5 |
| Paper-II: English Language and Comprehension | 100 | 200 | 0.25 | ||
| Paper-III: Statistics (Only for Statistical Officer Post) | 100 | 200 | 0.5 | ||
| Paper-IV: General Studies (Finance and Economics) (Only for Asst Audit Officer &Asst Accounts Officer Posts) | 100 | 200 | 0.5 |
3. SSC CGL 2020-21 Tier III Pen and Paper Mode Examination
| Phase | Subject | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Tier III | Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi(Letter/ essay writing) | 100 | 60 Minutes |
SSC CGL Recruitment 2020-21 Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates who have graduated or are pursuing the final year of their graduation degree can apply for the SSC CGL examination.
SSC CGL Age Limit:
Applicable age for various posts ranges from 18 to 32 years. The age specified to the posts is mentioned above.
The following table shows the age relaxation according to the government norms:
| S.No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | SC/ST | 5 yrs |
| 2 | OBC | 3 yrs |
| 3 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (Unreserved) | 10 yrs |
| 4 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (OBC) | 13 yrs |
| 5 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (SC/ST) | 15 yrs |
| 6 | Ex-servicemen | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
| 7 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 5 yrs |
| 8 | Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 yrs |
| 9 | Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) | 8 yrs |
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group “C‟ posts only
| S.No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | Central Govt. Non-military personnel Employees who have delivered at least 3 years standard and ceaseless help as on shutting date for receipt of use | Up to 40 yrs |
| 2 | 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 yrs |
| 3 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 yrs |
| 4 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). | Up to 40 yrs |
SSC CGL Exam Centres:
Exam centres are divided under the following nine regions:
| S.No. | SSC Region | Exam centre with code |
| 1 | Central Region (CR) | Agra(3001), Gorakhpur(3007) , Jhansi (3008), Kanpur(3009), Lucknow(3010), Meerut(3011), Prayagraj(3003), Varanasi(3013), Bhagalpur(3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur(3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209) |
| 2 | Eastern Region (ER) | Port Blair (4802), Ranchi(4205), Balasore(4601), Berhampore(Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Dhenkenal(4611), Rourkela(4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok(4001), Hooghly (4418), Kolkata(4410), Siliguri(4415) |
| 3 | Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) | Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008),Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012). Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Kavaratti (9401) |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) |
Bhopal(6001), Gwalior(6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007), Satna(6014), Sagar(6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur(6202), Raipur(6204), Durg-Bhilai(6205) |
| 5 | North Eastern Region (NER) | Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Guwahati(Dispur)(5105), Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111), Kohima(5302), Shillong(5401), Imphal(5501), Churachandpur(5502), Ukhrul(5503), Agartala(5601), Aizwal(5701) |
| 6 | Northern Region (NR) | Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003), Haridwar(2005), Roorkee(2006), Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Bharatpur(2403), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Sriganganagar(2408), Udaipur(2409), Sikar(2411) |
| 7 | North Western Sub-Region (NWR) | Chandigarh/Mohali(1601) Hamirpur(1202), Shimla(1203), Jammu(1004), Leh(1005), Samba (1010), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Jalandhar(1402),Ludhiana(1405) Patiala(1403), Amritsar(1404) |
| 8 | Southern Region (SR) | Chirala(8011), Guntur(8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool(8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006), Vizianagaram(8012), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam(8007), Puducherry(8401), Chennai(8201), Coimbatore(8202), Madurai(8204), Salem(8205), Tiruchirapalli(8206), Tirunelveli(8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad(8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal(8603) |
| 9 | Western Region (WR) | Panaji(7801), Ahmedabad(7001), Anand(7011), Gandhinagar(7012), Mehsana(7013), Rajkot(7006), Surat(7007), Vadodara(7002), Amravati(7201), Aurangabad(7202), Jalgaon(7214), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik(7207), Pune(7208) |
SSC CGL Salary 2020:
Following table shows the salary distribution for all the posts as per their grade:
| Category | Pay Level – 8 | Pay Level – 7 | Pay Level – 6 | Pay Level – 5 | Pay Level – 4 |
| Pay Scale | Rs 47,600 to 1,51,100 | Rs 44,900 to 1,42,400 | Rs 35,400 to 1,12,400 | Rs 29,200 to 92,300 | Rs 25,500 to 81,100 |
| Grade Pay | 4800 | 4600 | 4200 | 2800 | 2400 |
| Basic pay | Rs 47,600 | Rs 44,900 | Rs 35,400 | Rs 29,200 | Rs 25,500 |
| HRA (depending on the city) | In Cities X (24%) | ||||
| 11,424 | 10,776 | 8,496 | 7,008 | 6,120 | |
| In Cities Y (16%) | |||||
| 7,616 | 7,184 | 5,664 | 4,672 | 4,080 | |
| In Cities Z (8%) | |||||
| 3,808 | 3,592 | 2,832 | 2,832 | 2,040 | |
| DA (Current- 17%) | 8,092 | 7,633 | 6,018 | 4,964 | 4,335 |
| Travel Allowance | Cities- 3600, Other Places- 1800 | ||||
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Gross Salary Range (Approx) |
X Cities |
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| 70,716 | 66,909 | 53,514 | 44,772 | 39,555 | |
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Y Cities |
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| 66,908 | 63,317 | 50,682 | 42,436 | 37,515 | |
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Z Cities |
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| 63,100 | 57,925 | 46,050 | 38,300 | 33,675 | |
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SSC CGL Notification – Application Fee:
Application Mode: Online
Payment Mode: Online Payment Gateway (Fee can be paid through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit card or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan)
General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 100-
Fee Exempted: Women candidates, reserve category (SC, ST, Person with disability, and Ex-servicemen.
SSC CGL Recruitment – syllabus:
Click here for elaborated syllabus: This article shows the detailed structure of the SSC CGL syllabus divided per subject for different tiers.
SSC CGL Notification 2020-21: Important Links
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SSC CGL Recruitment FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- How many vacancies will be announced in SSC CGL Notification 2020-21?
It is yet to be announced by the SSC. Last year the total number of vacancies was approximately 8,582.
2. Where can I get an SSC CGL online course?
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3. How many hours should I study for SSC CGL 2020-21?
A regular study of 6-8 hours per day is enough to clear the exam along with daily practice through mocks.
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4. Where can I apply for the SSC CGL Recruitment 2020-21?
SSC will soon release the notification and the application link will be activated on ssc.nic.in
