SSC CGL Notification 2022
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC CGL Exam for the recruitment of Grade “B” and “C” category posts in various Government Ministries, Departments and Offices. The SSC CGL exam is held in 4 stages called Tiers. While the first two are online the latter two are offline exams. The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC. Candidates must qualify for each stage of the SSC CGL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected.
SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) is considered to be one of the biggest examinations to be conducted for graduate students in India. SSC conducts SSC CGL every year to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in its Subordinate Offices. SSC CGL 2022 will be a great opportunity for students looking forward to a position in the reputed organizations under the central government. Every year thousands of vacancies are filled by SSC in Government departments. While a government job helps to build a stable career, it is also loaded with responsibilities.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for recruitment to various subordinate services like:
• Assistants in Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate office of the Govt. of India.
• Inspectors of Central Excise & Customs.
• Inspectors of Income Tax.
• Preventive Officers in Customs.
• Examiner in Customs.
• Sub-Inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics & CBI.
• Assistant Enforcement Officer in Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue.
• Divisional Accountant, Jr. Accountant, Auditor & UDCs in various offices of Govt. of India.
• Auditor Offices under C&AG, CGDA, CGA & others.
• Accountant/ Junior Accountant
• Tax Assistant in CBDT and CBEC
• Compiler in Registrar General of India.
The Official SSC CGL Notification 2021-2022 has been released by the Staff Selection Commission of India on 23rd December 2021 to recruit various vacancies in different departments of Govt. of India. The online application window has been opened for one month from 23rd December 2021 to 23rd January 2022. The SSS CGL 2022 official PDF link has been mentioned below, click on the link and go through the complete details
Here is the following complete guide of SSC CGL Exam:-
SSC CGL 2022 Exam Eligibility Updated
The eligibility criteria for SSC CGL 2022 have three important characteristics:-
1. Essential Educational Qualifications
2. Age Limit
3. Citizenship (Applicant must be a citizen of India)
The educational qualifications for the post SSC CGL 2022 are listed below:
|
SSC CGL Post |
Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
|
Assistant Audit Officer OR Assistant Accounts Officer |
Degree of Bachelor’s in any stream from a recognized University. |
|
Junior Statistical Officer |
Degree of Bachelor's in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects. OR Degree of Bachelor's in any stream from a recognized University |
|
Statistical Investigator (Grade-II Post) |
Degree of Bachelor’s from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in 12th Class |
|
All Other Posts |
Degree of Bachelor’s in any Stream from a recognized University |
The SSC CGL 2022 minimum age limit is 18 years & the maximum age limit is 32 years.
SSC CGL Post Wise Age Limit
|
S No |
Name of Post |
Department/ Ministry/ Office/ Cadre |
Classification of the Posts |
Age Limit |
|
1 |
Assistant Audit |
Accounts Department & Indian Audit under C&AG |
Group-B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) |
Not exceeding to 30 years. |
|
2 |
Assistant Accounts |
Accounts Department & Indian Audit under C&AG |
Group-BGazetted (Non-Ministerial) |
|
|
3 |
Assistant Section |
Central Secretariat Service |
Group-B |
20to30 years |
|
4 |
Assistant Section |
Intelligence Bureau |
Group-B |
Not exceeding to 30 years. |
|
5 |
Assistant Section |
Ministry of Railway |
Group-B |
20to30 years |
|
6 |
Assistant Section |
Ministry of External Affairs |
Group-B |
|
|
7 |
Assistant Section |
AFHQ |
Group-B |
|
|
8 |
Assistant |
Other Ministries/ Departments /Organizations |
Group-B |
18to30 years |
|
9 |
Assistant |
Departments /Other Ministries/ Organizations |
Group-B |
20to30 years |
|
10 |
Assistant Section |
Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
Group-B |
Not exceeding to 30 years. |
|
11 |
Inspector of |
CBDT |
Group-C |
|
|
12 |
Inspector, |
CBIC |
Group-B |
|
|
13 |
Inspector |
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|
14 |
Inspector |
|
15 |
Assistant |
Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
|
Up to 30 years |
|
16 |
Sub-Inspector |
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) |
Group-B |
20to30 years |
|
17 |
Inspector Posts |
Department of Post |
Group-B |
18to30 years |
|
18 |
Inspector |
Central Bureau of Narcotics |
Group-B |
Not exceeding to 30 years |
|
19 |
Assistant |
Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
Group-B |
|
|
20 |
Assistant/ |
Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
Group-B |
|
|
21 |
Divisional |
Offices under C&AG |
Group-B |
|
|
22 |
Sub Inspector |
National |
Group-B |
Up to 30 years |
|
23 |
Junior Statistical |
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation. |
Group-B |
Up to 32 years |
|
24 |
Statistical |
Registrar General of India |
Group-B |
Not exceeding to 30 years |
|
25 |
Auditor |
Offices under C&AG |
Group-C |
18to27 years |
|
26 |
Auditor |
Other Ministry/ Departments |
Group-C |
|
|
27 |
Auditor |
Offices under CGDA |
Group-C |
|
|
28 |
Accountant |
Offices under C&AG |
Group-C |
|
|
29 |
Accountant OR Junior Accountant |
Departments /Other Ministry |
Group-C |
|
|
30 |
Senior Secretariat OR Upper |
Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. |
Group-C |
|
|
31 |
Tax Assistant |
CBDT |
Group-C |
|
|
32 |
Tax Assistant |
CBIC |
Group-C |
|
|
33 |
Sub-Inspector |
Central Bureau of Narcotics |
Group-C |
|
|
34 |
Upper Division |
Dte. Gen Border Road Organisation (MoD) |
Group-C |
SSC CGL Age Relaxation as per category…
|
Category |
Years |
|
OBC |
3 years |
|
SC/ST |
5 years |
|
Physically Handicapped (PH) |
10 years |
|
PH + OBC |
13 years |
|
PH + SC/ST |
15 years |
Every year SSC CGL Exam carries four levels of examination for various posts which are:-
|
Tier |
Type |
Mode |
|---|---|---|
|
Tier – I |
Objective Multiple Choice (MCQs) |
Computer-Based Examination(online) |
|
Tier – II |
Objective Multiple Choice(MCQs) |
Computer-Based Examination(online) |
|
Tier – III |
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi |
Pen & Paper mode |
|
Tier – IV |
Skill Test OR Computer Proficiency Test |
Computer-Based (if applicable) |
Before appearing in the exam it is recommended to understand the SSC CGL exam pattern & syllabus. SSC CGL Exam Patterns for the year 2022 Tier I & II are given below:
Tier I of SSC CGL Exam is an objective exam which will be held online. In Tier I exam there will be 100 Questions in the 4 sections of SSC CGL-2022. Each question in the exam will carry 2 marks which make a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise segmentation of marks is given below:
|
S. No. |
Subject |
No of |
Max |
Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Reasoning & General Intelligence |
25 |
50 |
60 mins. |
|
2 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
(For VH &Candidates |
|
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
|
|
4 |
English Comprehension |
25 |
50 |
|
|
Total Marks |
100 |
200 |
||
Points to remember:
In SSC CGL Exam Question paper of Tier I 2022 there will be four sections & it will be based on the 10th & 10+2 grade level syllabus. Based on the questions appearing in the last five years, the syllabus of Tier-I SSC CGL 2022 exam is given below:-
|
Topics |
Expected No. of question |
|
Analogy |
3to4 |
|
Odd One Out |
2to3 |
|
Series |
2 |
|
Statement & Conclusions |
1 |
|
Directions |
– |
|
Sequence (Acc. to Dictionary) |
– |
|
Word Formation |
– |
|
Coding-Decoding |
3 |
|
Mathematical Operations |
– |
|
Matrix |
– |
|
Blood Relation |
1 |
|
Mirror Image |
1 |
|
Venn Diagram |
1 |
|
Paper Folding Image |
1 |
|
Missing Term |
2 |
|
Hidden Figure |
1 |
|
Cube |
1 |
|
Counting Figure |
1 |
|
Complete Figure |
1 |
|
Misc. |
1 |
|
Total Questions |
25 |
|
Topics |
Expected No. of question |
|
Ratio |
2 |
|
Average |
2 |
|
Number System |
2 |
|
Simplification |
1 |
|
Time & Work |
– |
|
Time, Speed & Distance |
1 |
|
S.I. & C.I. |
1 |
|
Profit & Loss |
1 |
|
Coordinate Geometry |
– |
|
Geometry |
2 |
|
Mensuration |
3 |
|
Trigonometry |
4 |
|
Percentage |
1 |
|
Algebra |
1 |
|
DI (Pie Chart, Tabular) |
4 |
|
Total Questions |
25 |
|
Topics |
Expected No. of question |
|
History |
3 |
|
Polity |
2 |
|
Geography |
2 |
|
Economics |
1 |
|
Static Awareness |
2 |
|
Biology |
3 |
|
Chemistry |
4 |
|
Physics |
1 |
|
Computer |
2 |
|
Current Affairs |
4to5 |
|
Total Questions |
25 |
|
Topics |
Expected No. of question |
|
Fill in the Blanks |
1 |
|
Sentence Improvement |
2 |
|
Error Detection |
2 |
|
Sentence Rearrangement |
2 |
|
Idioms and Phrases |
2 |
|
Synonyms |
2 |
|
Antonyms |
2 |
|
Active Passive |
2 |
|
One word substitution |
2 |
|
Word Correction in a sentence (bold word) |
1 |
|
Spelling Correction |
2 |
|
Cloze test |
5 |
|
Total Questions |
25 |
The SSC CGL tier-II exam will be an objective of type & will be conducted online. In this tier, there will be four papers. The subject-wise detail is as follows:
|
S.No. |
Subject Name |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Time Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Quantitative Abilities |
100 |
200 |
2 Hrs. |
|
2 |
English & Comprehension |
200 |
200 |
2 Hrs. |
|
3 |
Statistics |
100 |
200 |
2 Hrs. |
|
4 |
General Studies (Economics & Finance) |
100 |
200 |
2 Hrs. |
|
Topic |
Expected No. of question |
|
Number System/HCF/LCM |
7to8 |
|
Percentage |
4to5 |
|
Average |
4to5 |
|
Time & Work, Pipe & Cistern |
4to5 |
|
Profit & Loss, Discount |
7to8 |
|
Mixture & Alligation |
4to5 |
|
Time Speed Distance, Boat & Stream Trains |
4to5 |
|
Interest (CI & SI) |
5to6 |
|
Geometry |
10to15 |
|
Mensuration |
10to12 |
|
Trigonometry, Height & Distance |
10to12 |
|
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph & Pie Chart) |
10 |
|
Algebra |
9to10 |
|
Partnership |
2to3 |
|
Simplification |
4to5 |
|
Others |
4to5 |
|
Total Questions |
100 |
|
Topic |
No of questions |
|
Spotting the error |
20 |
|
Fill In The Blanks |
15-20 |
|
Synonyms |
4-5 |
|
Antonyms |
3-4 |
|
Spelling/detecting misspelled words |
4-5 |
|
Idioms & Phrases |
10 |
|
One word substitution |
12 |
|
Improvement of sentences |
20 |
|
Active/Passive Voice of verbs |
20-22 |
|
Conversion into Direct/Indirect Speech |
22to24 |
|
Jumbled Paragraph / Sentence Rearrangement |
20 |
|
3 Cloze passage |
15 |
|
4 Comprehension Passage |
20 |
|
Total |
200 |
This will be a descriptive type of exam to test the writing skills of the applicants in English or Hindi. It’s an offline mode of exam. The aspirants are required to write an application/essay/letter.
One needs to read a lot of articles from different newspapers & magazines to prepare for this section. Besides this, you are required to be well-versed with the updated pattern of letters & applications.
|
Subject |
Marks |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Writing of Application, Letter, Essay, etc.) |
100 marks |
60 minutes |
Tier-4 of SSC CGL Exam 2022 will be having several skill tests that are important for certain govt. posts. The tests are as follows:
2. Computer Proficiency Test (CPT): SSC hold this test in three modules –
CPT is a test for the posts of Assistant Section Officer in MEA, CSS, & AFHQ, Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Inspector (Central Excise), Assistant (GSI) in the Ministry of Mines, Inspector (Preventive Officer), and Inspector (Examiner) in CBIC.
3. Document Verification: The final selection step would be document verification.