SSC CGL – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP:

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the Ist January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania ( Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) 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 by the Government of India.

 

AGE LIMIT
Category of posts Age limit
Inspector of Income Tax/ Inspector (Central Excise)/ Inspector (Preventive Officer)/ Inspector (Examiner)/ Inspector of Posts/ Assistant Enforcement Officer/Inspector (CBN) Compiler/ Divisional Accountant/ Auditors/ UDCs /Tax Assistants/ Junior Accountant & Accountant /Sub-Inspector (CBN) 18-27 years
Statistical Investigator Gr.II Not exceeding 26 years
Assistant/Sub Inspector in CBI 20-27 years

Note: 

  1. i) Candidate should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate only will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
    ii) Permissible relaxation of Upper age limit as per Government orders are as indicated below:-
Age Relaxation
S. No Category Age Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit.
1 SC/ST 5 years
2 OBC 3 years
3 PH 10 years
4 PH + OBC 13 years
5 PH + SC/ST 15 years
6 (For Group “B” & “C” posts) Ex-Servicemen( Unreserved/General ) 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application
7 Ex-Servicemen (OBC) 06 years(3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application
8 Ex-Servicemen (SC & ST) 08years(3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date for receipt of application
9 For Group “B” posts Central Govt. Civilian Employees(General/Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application 5 years
10 Central Govt. Civilian Employees(OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application 8 (5 +3) years
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 10(5+5) years
12 For Group “C” posts Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/Unreserved) 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
13 Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application Upto 43 years of age
14 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
15 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(Unreserved/General) 5 years
16 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(OBC) 8 years
17 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir ( SC/ST) 10 years
18 For Group “C” posts only. Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (Unreserved/General) Upto 35 years of age
19 Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (OBC) Upto 38 years of age
20 Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried(SC/ST) Upto 40 years of age
21 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities 5 years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
S. No Post Qualification
Compiler Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject. 

 

Statistical Investigator Grade – II Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics as one of the main subjects 

OR

Bachelor’s Degree with Mathematics ( with Statistics as a papers studied in one year/two years/all three years as the case may be) as one of the main subjects

OR

Bachelor’s Degree with Economics ( with Statistics as a paper studied in one year/two years/all the three years as the case may be) as one of the main subjects

OR

Bachelor’s Degree with Commerce (with Statistics as a paper studied in one year/two years/all the three years as the case may be) as one of the main subjects Note-: “Statistics” means any branch of Statistics, applied or otherwise.

All other Posts Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

Note I: For posts of Assistants (CSS), Computer Proficiency has also been prescribed as an Essential Qualification.

Note-II: As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44 dated 01.03.1995 published in Gazette of India edition dated 08.04.1995, the Degree obtained through open Universities/Distance Education Mode needs to be recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the relevant qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

Note- III : All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for appearing at the Interview/Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets for all the three years of Graduation/ Provisional Certificate/ Certificate of Graduation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the 1st January,2014, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The Candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the Educational Qualification.

Note-IV: Wherever Desirable Qualification is prescribed in Recruitment Rules, appropriate weightage will be given at the time of Interview.