SSC CGL 2021: Staff Selection Commission will conduct the Combined Graduate Level Examination to recruit applicants for the various Group “B” and Group “C” Posts under different departments/Organizations/Ministries. The Commission is expected to conduct the Tier-I exam in April 2022.
The applicants who will qualify for the Tier-1 stage will be eligible to appear in the Tier-II & Tier III exam. The important date of the application process and examination will be available in the SSC CGL Notification 2021 as and when it is available on the official website. Students are advised to regularly check the official website for the latest update of the recruitment. You can get the complete details about SSC CGL 2021 from this article.
SSC CGL 2021
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Combined Graduate Level Examination conducts Combined Graduate Level Examination for the recruitment of various Group“B” and Group “C” posts in ministries, departments, organizations every year. Interested and Eligible applicants should submit the application form, as and when the link is active on the official website. Therefore the applicants must frequently visit the official website for all the latest updates on the exam.
The selection process for the post will be conducted in four tiers such as Tier-I (Computer Based Exam), Tier-II (Computer Based Examination), Tier-III (Descriptive Paper), Tier-IV (Computer Proficiency Test/Data Entry Skill Test and Document Verification). The admit card will be released before each stage of the examination on the official website. The result will be uploaded for all the four stages separately after completion of each stage of the exam. Read this article to know the complete detail about the SSC CGL 2020.
SSC CGL 2021: Exam Dates
The applicants can check the exam dates of the SSC CGL 2021 from the table given below:
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| SSC CGL Notification Released | 23 December 2021 |
| Online Application Date | 23rd December 2021 – 23rd January, 2022 |
| Admit Card | To be notified later |
| Tier-1 Exam | April 2022 |
| Tier-1 Result | To be notified later |
| Tier-2 & Tier-3 Exam Date | To be notified later |
| Official Website | Click Here |
SSC CGL 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The applicants can check the eligibility criteria from the table given below. The section is divided into two parts that is AGE Limit and Educational Qualification which is as follow:
AGE Limit: For Group “B” Post
| AGE Limit | Name of Post | Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre |
| 18-30 years | Inspector Posts | Department of Post |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section Officer | Central Secretariat Service |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of Railway |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section Officer | Ministry of External Affairs |
| 20-30 years | Assistant Section Officer | AFHQ |
| 20-30 years | Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
| 20-30 years | Sub Inspector | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant Audit Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant Accounts Officer | Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant Section Officer | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organization |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Inspector of Income Tax | CBDT |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Inspector, (Central Excise) | CBIC |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Inspector | Central Bureau of Narcotics |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Assistant/ Superintendent | Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
| Not exceeding 30 years. | Divisional Accountant | Offices under C&AG |
| Up to 32 years | Junior Statistical Officer | M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation |
| Up to 30 years | Sub Inspector | National Investigation Agency (NIA) |
AGE Limit: For Group “C” Post
| AGE Limit | Name of Post | Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre |
| 18-27 years | Auditor | Offices under C&AG |
| 18-27 years | Auditor | Other Ministry/ Departments |
| 18-27 years | Auditor | Offices under CGDA |
| 18-27 years | Accountant | Offices under C&AG |
| 18-27 years | Accountant/ Junior Accountant | Other Ministry/ Departments |
| 18-27 years | Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks | Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres. |
| 18-27 years | Tax Assistant | CBDT |
| 18-27 years | Tax Assistant | Central Bureau of Narcotics |
| 18-27 years | Sub-Inspector | Dte. Gen Border Road Organisation (MoD) |
Educational Qualification
The applicants can check the table given below to know your age eligibility criteria for SSC CGL 2021:
| Post | Criteria |
| Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer | The applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or equivalent exam |
| Junior Statistical Officer | The applicant must have completed bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognized University with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard Or The applicant must have completed bachelor’s degree in any subject with Statistics from a recognized University or equivalent |
| Statistical Investigator Grade-II | The applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree in any subject with Statistics from a recognized University or equivalent exam |
| Other Posts | The applicant must have completed bachelor’s degree from any recognized university or equivalent |
SSC CGL Selection Process
The selection process for the post will be conducted in four tiers that are as follow:
- Tier-I- Computer Based Examination
- Tier-II- Computer Based Examination
- Tier-III -Descriptive paper
- Tier-IV – Computer Proficiency Test/Data Entry Skill Test and Document Verification
The candidates need to qualify the Tier 1 to be eligible to appear for the next stage. The candidates will be shortlisted for the next stage on the basis of the mark secured in Tier 1 that is Computer Based Examination, and then will appear for the next stage Tier II and Tier III that is Computer Based Examination and Descriptive Paper respectively. After qualifying all the three stages, the applicants need to appear and qualify the next stage Tier 4 that is the computer proficiency test/data entry skill test to be eligible for the posts.
SSC CGL 2021: Exam Pattern
Here we will discuss exam pattern of each tier in the tables given below:
Tier 1: Computer Based Examination
- Type: Objective
- Negative Marking: 0.50 for wrong answers
- Duration:60 Minutes
| Subject | No of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Tier 2: Computer Based Examination
- Type: Objective
- Negative Marking: 0.25 for each incorrect answer in Paper-II & 0.50 marks for each incorrect answer in Paper-I, Paper-III and Paper-IV.
- Duration: 120 Minutes for each paper
| Subject | No of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Quantitative Abilities | 100 | 200 |
| English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 |
| General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 100 | 200 |
| Statistics | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 500 | 800 |
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Tier 3: Descriptive paper
- Mode: Pen and Paper Based
- Type: Descriptive Paper
- Medium of Language: English/Hindi
- Total Marks: 100
- Duration of exam: 60 minutes
Tier 4: Computer Proficiency Test/Data Entry Skill Test and Document Verification
After qualifying all the above stages, the applicants need to appear in the fourth stage that is Tier 4. The candidates need to qualify computer proficiency test/data entry skill test and appear for document verification process to be eligible for the posts.
SSC CGL Syllabus
The applicants can check the table given below to know the syllabus for SSC CGL 2021:
| Subject | Syllabus |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification, Permutations & Combinations, Interest, LCM & HCF, Averages, Set theory, Surds & Indices, Trigonometry, Inequalities, Speed, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Logarithm, Binomial Theorem, Percentages, Profit & Loss Venn Diagrams, Mensuration, and etc |
| General Awareness | Current Affairs, Static GK, World Events Politics, History, Business & Economy, Sports, Important Schemes and etc |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Series, Arithmetical Reasoning and Figural Classification, Similarities and Differences, Syllogism, Coding & Decoding, Problem Solving, Decision Making Statement-Conclusion, Analogy,and etc |
| English Language and Comprehension | Error Spotting, Jumbled Paragraphs, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Completion, Synonyms/Antonyms, Word usage Reading Comprehension, and etc |
| General Studies-Finance & Economics | Financial Accounting, Basics Concept of Accounting, Theory of Demand & Supply, Indian Economy, Money and Banking, and etc |
| Statistics | Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion, Probability Theory, Sampling Theory, Time Series Analysis, and etc |
SSC CGL Important Books
There is a wide variety of books available in the market, it just that the applicant need to select the right source in order to qualify this exam. Here we are sharing a list of the names of the book which the applicants can consider while applying for the exam:
English Language and Comprehension
| Name of the Book | Author Name |
| How to Prepare for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | Arun Sharma |
| Objective General English | S.P. Bakshi |
| High School English Grammar & Composition | Wren & Martin |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Name of the Book | Author Name |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | R S Aggarwal |
| Advance Maths | Rakesh Yadav |
| How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT | Arun Sharma |
General Intelligence and Reasoning
| Name of the Book | Author Name |
| Modern Approach to Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning | R.S Agrawal |
| How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Analytical Reasoning | M.K Pandey |
General Awareness
| Name of the Book/Sources | Author Name |
| Current Affairs: Hindu, Times of India, Business Today, and etc | – |
| General Knowledge | Lucent’s |
SSC CGL Salary Structure
It is very important for the applicants who will be applying for the SSC CGL 2021 exam to know the pay scale of the post they are applying for, so they can check the pay scale from the below points:
- Pay Level-4: Rs 25500 to Rs 81100
- Pay Level 5: Rs 29200 to Rs 92300
- Pay Level 6: Rs 35400 to Rs 112400
- Pay Level 7: Rs 44900 to Rs 142400
- Pay Level 8: Rs 47600 to Rs 151100
SSC CGL 2021: Admit Card
SSC will release the admit card on the official website. The admit card will be released before each stage of the examination. The applicants need to download the admit card to appear for the exam. The admit card will contain Roll No, Candidate name, and many other important and relevant details. The admit card will not be sent via post at any stage of the examination. The commission will upload the admit card on the official website from where all the eligible applicants have to download it via their correct login details. Candidates need to visit the official website frequently for further updates on exam.
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SSC CGL 2021: Result
Staff Selection Commission will release the result on the official website. The result will be uploaded for all the four stages separately after the completion of each stage of the examination. The candidates need to visit the official website to view and download the merit list and the scorecard. They can access the result via their correct login details such as Roll No and other details. The applicants must visit the official website frequently for further updates on exam.
SSC CGL 2021: Cut off
The applicants can check the cut off of Tier1 exam of SSC CGL 2019 from the tables given below:
| Category | Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer Cut Off | Junior Statistical Officer and Statistical Investigator Grade-II Cut Off | Other Posts Cut Off |
| UR | 180.12237 | 165.77474 | 147.78606 |
| OBC | 172.76640 | 154.87053 | 135.95037 |
| SC | 156.73419 | 130.76651 | 115.35401 |
| ST | 151.46077 | 119.99291 | 104.91984 |
| EWS | 175.31247 | 152.03803 | 135.04329 |
| OH | 147.08520 | 130.86331 | 98.42808 |
| HH | 117.49075 | 86.44781 | 40.00000 |
| Others- PWD | 83.70627 | 40.00000 | 40.00000 |
How to prepare for SSC CGL 2021
This article is to guide the eligible candidates who want to appear and qualify the SSC CGL exam. We have discussed below tips and tricks that would be a great source of help for the candidates who are starting the preparation from scratch or anyone who wants to modify their strategy of the exam preparation. Read more to know the complete strategy for the exam preparation:
- Make a Daily Routine with a proper strategy and follow it in a disciplined manner
- Start the preparation after understanding the exam pattern and syllabus carefully and precisely
- Select the relevant and important books for the preparation of the exam. You can check the “Important Books” section from this article.
- Get the right study material both online and offline mode
- Solve previous year question paper and practice mock test as many as you can.
- Improve the speed with accuracy while taking mock tests
- Revise the important questions from the notes and retake the important mock tests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When will the notification for SSC CGL 2021 be released?
The Commission has released the official notification of SSC CGL 2021 on 23rd December 2021. Check the official website regularly for the further updates on exam.
What is the selection process of SSC CGL 2021?
The selection process for the post will be conducted in four tiers such as Tier-I (Computer Based Exam), Tier-II (Computer Based Examination), Tier-III (Descriptive Paper), Tier-IV (Computer Proficiency Test/Data Entry Skill Test and Document Verification).
What is the eligibility criteria to apply for SSC CGL 2021?
The applicants can check the official notification or the “Eligibility Criteria” section to get further details of the exam
How to download the admit card of SSC CGL 2021?
Staff Selection Commission will release the admit card on the official website. The candidate can download it from the official website via their correct login credentials
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