SSC CGL Notification 2020: Complete Exam Details Here

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:

  1. 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

Gross Salary Range (Approx)

X Cities

70,716 66,909 53,514 44,772 39,555

Y Cities

66,908 63,317 50,682 42,436 37,515

Z Cities

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)

  1. 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