SSC CGL Notification 2024: Eligibility Criteria for SSC CGLVacancies

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2024

Within the specified time limit, candidates can submit their applications for the SSC CGL 2024. Right now, the application window is open. Before submitting an application, candidates should check the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria, which covers nationality, age restriction, and educational qualifications. All of the prerequisites for SSC CGL eligibility are listed below:

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

An Indian Citizen, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
an Indian national who left their home country with the goal of relocating there permanently, coming from places like Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Pakistan, Burma, and Sri Lanka.

Note: Applicants who need a proof of eligibility can still be admitted to the exam; however, the offer of employment won't come through until the Indian government issues the necessary eligibility certificate to him (hereinafter referred to as 'him/her').

SSC CGL Age Limit

Every post has a different SSC CGL Age Limit. In this section, we are providing a table with the SSC CGL 2024 Age Limit for each position:-

SSC CGL 2024 Age Limit
Name of Post	Ministry/Department/Office/Cadre	Classification of Post	Age Limit
Section Officer Assistant	The Central Reception Bureau	Group “B”	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	18-30 years
Section Officer Assistant	Department of Transportation	Group “B”	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	Group “B”	18-30 years
Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organization	Group “B”	18-30 years
Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	18-30 years
Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
Inspector (Preventive Officer)		Group “B”	18-30 years
Examiner/Inspector		Group “B”	18-30 years
Deputy Law Enforcement Officer	Department of Revenue, Enforcement Directorate	Group “B”	18-30 years
Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”	20-30 years
Inspector Posts	Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications	Group “B”	18-30 years
Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	Group “B”	18-30 years
Subordinate / Subordinate Section Officer	Additional Ministries, Divisions, and Institutions	Group “B”	18-30 years
Executive Assistant	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
Assistant for Research	The NHRC, or National Human Rights Commission	Team "B"	18-30 years
Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “B”	18-30 years
Under Inspector	Agency for National Investigation (NIA)	Group “B”	18-30 years
Intermediate Examiner/Junior Intelligence Officer	The Bureau of Narcotics Control (MHA)	Group “B”	18-30 years
Officer of Statistics in Junior Status	The Ministry of Statistics and Program Execution.	Group “B”	18-32 years
Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”	18-27 years
Auditor	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
Accountant	Controller General of Accounts	Group “C”	18-27 years
Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
Assistant for Sorting and Posting	Ministry of Communications, Post Department	Group “C”	18-27 years
Upper Division Clerks and Senior Secretariat Assistants	Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	Group “C”	18-27 years
Senior Administrative Assistant	Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence	Group “C”	18-27 years
Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”	18-27 years
Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group “C”	18-27 years
Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	Group “C”	18-27 years

SSC CGL Relaxation

Candidates that fit into specific categories may be eligible for the upper age relaxation listed in the table below, according to government policies and guidelines.

Category	Relaxation in age
Schedule Caste /Schedule Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
PwBD	Unreserved: 10 years OBC: 13 years SC/ST: 15 years
Ex-Servicemen	three years following the date of closure, after the actual age as of the closing date is subtracted from the military duty completed.
Defense Personnel incapacitated while operating in a troubled area or during hostilities with any other nation and freed as a result	General: 3 years SC/ST: 8 years
Additional age relaxation that is permitted for Group "C" postings
Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have delivered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of closing date for receipt of application.	General: Upto 40 years of age SC/ST: Upto 45 years of age
Women who have been declared widows, divorced, judicially separated, and unmarried.	General: Up to 35 years of age SC/ST: Up to 40 years of age

SSC CGL Educational Qualification

Post name	Essential Qualification	Desirable Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer	Bachelor’s Degree	Chartered Accountant or Company Secretary or Cost & Management Accountant or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics Note: For their confirmation and regularization as Assistant Audit Officers or Assistant Accounts Officers, direct recruits must pass the "Subordinate Audit/Accounts Service Examination" in their respective branches during their probationary period.
Officer of Statistics in Junior Status	a bachelor's degree in which mathematics at the 12th grade level must have received at least 60% or a bachelor's degree in any field with statistics listed as one of the required topics.	N.A.
Grade II Statistical Investigator	A bachelor's degree in any discipline with statistics as a required subject AND Must have completed all six semesters of the graduating course or all three years of statistics coursework.	N.A.
An intern at the National Human Rights Commission conducting research (NHRC)	Level One Bachelor's Degree	a minimum of one year's worth of experience conducting research at any accredited institution or research facility a Human Rights or Law degree from an accredited university.
All other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree	N.A.

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