SSC CGL Recruitment 2018-19: CGL Online Application, Notification, Date, Vacancy, Syllabus

SSC CGL 2018 Exam: Hello Guys! Finally, the date of SSC CGL Exam 2018 has arrived. Staff Selection Commission of India has released SSC CGL 2018 online Application and Notification. SSC CGL Notification has released on 5th May 2018 and the last date to Apply is 5th June 2018. Candidates can check the Official Notification on the official website – www.ssc.nic.in. This article will provide information regarding the SSC CGL 2018 Notification, Exam Date, Online Application, Eligibility Criteria, Admit Card and more.

SSC CGL 2018 Application Form Released Now – Apply Link Available Below 

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About SSC CGL 2018 Exam

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination is called as SSC CGL Exam. This is one of the most popular Government Job exams that is conducted by the Government of India every year. The Staff Selection Commission was established in the year 1975. Every year 30-50 Lakhs of candidates apply for this Examination. The examination is conducted to recruit staff to the various posts in ministries, departments, and organizations of the Government of India. Through SSC CGL Exam 2018, candidates will be selected for various Group B and C Posts. Every year 15-20 Lakhs of candidates appear the Examination and the final shortlisted and selected candidates work in the Ministry and various Government Departments.

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for recruitment to various subordinate services like-

  1. Assistant in Ministries/ Departments, Attached and Sub-ordinate Office of Government of India.
  2. Inspector of Central Exercise and Customs
  3. Inspectors of Income Tax
  4. Preventive Officers in Customs
  5. Examiner in Customs
  6. Sub-Inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics and CBI
  7. Assistant Enforcement Officer in Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
  8. Divisional Accountant, Jr. Accountant, Auditor, and UDC’s in various offices of Government of India.
  9. Auditor Offices under C and AG, CGDA, CGA, and others.
  10. Accountant/ Junior Accountant
  11. Tax Assistant in CBDT and CBEC.
  12. Compiler in Registrar General of India.

SSC CGL Notification 2018

The recruitment notification for SSC CGL 2018 will be released on 5th May 2018 by Staff Selection Commission India. The CGL Tier I Exam will be conducted on 25th July 2018 to 20th August 2018. The SSC CGL Tier II Exam will be conducted on 27th November 2018 to 30th November 2018. Last Year,  2017 the Official Notification was released on 16th May 2017 and around 8089 vacancies were released. So, candidates must start preparing for the Examination to get selected for the desirable posts.

SSC CGL 2018 Notification

SSC CGL 2018 Notification

SSC CGL Exam Date

According to the latest update, the Combined Graduate Level Examination 2018 Tier I will be conducted on 25th July 2018 to 20th August 2018.

EventsSSC CGL 2018 Dates
SSC CGL 2018 Apply Online5th May 2018 to 25th May 2018
SSC CGL Tier-I25th July to 20th August 2018 (CBE)
SSC CGL Tier-II27th November 2018 to 30th November 2018
SSC CGL Tier- III (Des)To be Notified Later
SSC CGL Tier IV ExamTo be Notified Later

SSC CGL Vacancy 2018

SSC CGL is a popular examination in India. Every year 30-50 Lakhs of candidates apply for this Examination and 15-20 Lakhs of candidates appear the Examination and the final shortlisted and selected candidates work in the Ministry and various Government Departments.

The table below is the SSC CGL 2018 Vacancy Details of the past 6 years and expected vacancy details of 2018.

SSC CGL ExamTotal Number of Vacancies
SSC CGL 2013 Vacancies16114
SSC CGL 2014 Vacancies17166
SSC CGL 2015 Vacancies9217
SSC CGL 2016 Vacancies10750
SSC CGL 2017 Vacancies5000+
SSC CGL 2018 Vacancies20000 (expected)

SSC CGL 2018 Recruitment

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for the recruitment of Grade “B” and “C” Category Posts in various Government Ministries, Department, and Offices. The Exam is held in four tiers. The first two tier exams is held online and the last two tier exams are held offline. The complete registration process and communication procedure is held online on the Official website of SSC CGL. To get selected for SSC CGL, candidates have to qualify each stage of the Examination.

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2018

Age Limit

  • The minimum age of the candidate must be 27 years and the maximum age of the candidate must be 30 years.

Post-Wise Age-Limit: 

GroupPostsDepartmentAge-Limit
 

Group-A

Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts OfficerIndian Audit and Accounts and CAG 

30 years

 

 

 

 

 

Group-B

Assistant Section OfficerCSS / MEA / Railway /IB / AFHQ / other Ministries20-30 years
ITI/ Excise / Preventive Officer / Examiner / Asst. Enforcement Officer / Inspector of Posts 

CBDT / CBEC / Revenue Dept. / Dept. of Posts

30 years
Assistant Enforcement OfficerDirectorate of Enforcement and Department of RevenueUp to 30 years
InspectorNarcotics18-27 years
Assistant/SuperintendentOther Ministries30 years
Sub-InspectorNIA30 years
Divisional AccountantCAG30 years
AssistantOther Ministries18-27 years
 

Group-C

Junior Statistical OfficerM/O of Statistics and Prog. Implementation 

32 years

 

 

 

Group-D

Tax AssistantCBEC20-27 years
Tax AssistantCBDT18-27 years
AuditorCAG / CGDA / Other Departments 

18 years-27 years

Sub-InspectorNarcotics18 years-27 years

Educational Qualifications

  • Candidates should have a Graduate Degree and the candidates who are in the final year of the graduation are also eligible for SSC CGL 2018 with their provisional degrees.
  • For Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer:
    • Essential Qualifications: Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
    • Desirable Qualifications: Chartered Accountant or Cost and Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce/ Business Studies/ Business Administration (Finance)/ Business Economics.
  • For Junior Statistical Officer:
    • Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with at least 60% marks in Mathematics at 12 standard level.
    • Bachelor’s Degree at any subject with Statistics as one of the core subjects at Degree Level.

SSC CGL 2018 Age Relaxation Criteria

CategoryAge Relaxation Years
OBC3 years
SC/ST5 years
Physically Handicapped (PH)10 years
PH+OBC13 years
PH+SC/ST15 years

Check Your Age Eligibility

Age-LimitDate of Birth
18-27 year Born not earlier than 02.August.1990 and not later than 01.August.1999
20-27 yearsBorn not earlier than 02.August.1990 and not later than 01.August.1999
20-30 yearsBorn not earlier than 02.August.1987 and not later than 01.August.1997
32 yearsBorn not earlier than 02.August.1985 and not later than 01.August.1999

 SSC CGL 2018 Application Fee

  • The Cost of the Application Fees is Rs 100/-
  • Application Fees is exempted for ST/SC/PWD/Female/Ex-Servicemen Candidates.
  • The Application Fees can be paid through SBI Challan/ SBI Net Banking/ Credit Card/Debit Card.
  • If the candidate is making the payment through cash then he/she should take the printout of the challan that is generated online. Deposit the fee in any SBI Branch and then continue with Part-II Registration Process.

SSC CGL Application Form 2018

  • The SSC CGL Application Forms will be available from 5th May 2018.
  • The Application Forms will be available online on the official website.
  • Candidates must provide correct and valid information.
  • Before filling the SSC CGL 2018 Application Form, candidates must go through the Instructions.

How To Apply Online for SSC CGL Application Form

  1. Visit the Official Website through Valid ID – ssc.nic.in
  2. Search for SSC CGL 2018 Application Form and click on it.
  3. Fill in the Application Form and fill in the Part I Registration
  4. Make the payment online/through challan.
  5. Upload scanned photograph and signature
  6. Click on the submit button
  7. Download and take the printout of the application form for future reference.

SSC CGL 2018 Exam Centers and Center Code

SSC CGL 2018 will conduct the Examination across every part of India. Below is the list of the Exam Centers with Center Code. Candidates can check and select the desired examination center according to their suitability.

 Name of RegionList of the Exam Centers and Center Code
Allahabad RegionAgra (3001), Allahabad (3003), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007) , Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010) Meerut (3011), Varanasi (3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206)
Kolkata RegionGangtok (4001), Ranchi(4205), Barasat (4402), Berhampore (WB) (4403), Chinsurah (4405), Jalpaiguri (4408), Kolkata(4410), Malda (4412), Midnapur (4413), Siliguri (4415), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneswar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Keonjhargarh (4606), Sambalpur (4609), Port Blair (4802)
Bangalore RegionBangalore(9001), Dharwar (9004), Gulbarga (9005), Mangalore(9008), Mysore (9009), Kochi (9204), Kozhikode(Calicut)(9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Thrissur (9212)
New Delhi RegionAlmora(2001), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani (2003), Srinagar (Uttarakhand) (2004), Haridwar (2005), Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Bharatpur(2403),Bikaner (2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Sriganagnagar (2408), Udaipur(2409)
Assam RegionItanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Guwahati (Dispur)(5105), Jorhat (5107),Silchar(5111), Kohima (5302), Shillong(5401) ,Imphal(5501), Churachandpur (5502), Agartala(5601), Aizwal(5701)
Chennai RegionGuntur(8001), Kurnool (8003), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati (8006), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Vijaywada (8008) Chennai(8201), Coimbatore(8202), Madurai (8204), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Puducherry(8401), Hyderabad(8601), Nizamabad (8602),Warangal(8603)
Chhattisgarh RegionBhopal(6001), Chindwara (6003), Guna(6004), Gwalior (6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur (6007), Khandwa (6009), Ratlam(6011), Satna(6014), Sagar (6015), Ambikapur(6201), Bilaspur(6202) Jagdalpur(6203), Raipur(6204), Durg(6205)
Chandigarh RegionAnantnag (1001), Baramula(1002), Jammu(1004), Leh(1005), Rajouri(1006), Srinagar(J&K) (1007), Kargil (1008), Dodda (1009), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla(1203), Bhathinda (1401), Jalandhar(1402), Patiala (1403), Amritsar( 1404), Chandigarh (1601)
Mumbai RegionAhmedabad(7001) Vadodara (7002), Rajkot(7006), Surat(7007), Bhavnagar(7009), Kutch (7010), Amaravati (7201), Aurangabad(7202), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune(7208), Thane(7210) Bhandara (7211), Chandrapur(7212), Akola(7213), Jalgaon(7214), Ahmednagar(7215), Alibaug(7216), Panaji(7801)

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2018

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts Combined Graduate Level Examination that is held in four tiers/ levels.

TierTypeMode of the Examination
Tier-IObjective Multiple Choice QuestionsComputer Based Test Online
Tier-IIObjective Multiple Choice QuestionsComputer Based Test Online
Tier-IIIDescriptive Paper in Hindi/EnglishPen and Paper Mode
Tier-IVSkills Test/ Computer Proficiency TestWherever Applicable

Staff Selection Committee has made some certain changes in SSC CGL 2018. The list of the modifications are as follows:

  • Tier I and II will be conducted online.
  • The SSC CGL will have a Descriptive Paper of 100 marks with a time duration of 60 minutes.
  • The Descriptive Paper (Tier-III) will be conducted in Pen and Paper Mode. It will be mainly on Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application Writing.
  • The Tier-IV Exam is the Computer Proficiency Test/ Skills Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification.
  • The time duration of Tier-I Exam is reduced from 75 minutes to 60 minutes.
  • There is no sectional cut-off.
  • Paper I and II is compulsory for all the posts.
  • Paper III is only for “Statistical Invigilator Grade II” and “Compiler”
  • Paper IV is only for the Post “Assistant Audit Officer”.

SSC CGL Tier I 2018 Exam Pattern

S No. (Section)SubjectNumber of QuestionsMax. MarksExam Duration
 

1

General Intelligence and Reasoning 

25

 

50

60 Minutes

 

 

2

General Awareness 

25

 

50

 

3

Quantitative Aptitude 

25

 

50

 

4

English Comprehension 

25

 

50

Total100200
  •  There is negative marking for every wrong answer. 0.25 Marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
  • The Exam duration is 80 minutes for Physically Handicapped Candidates.

SSC CGL 2018 Tier-II Exam Pattern

 

Paper

 

Subjects

Number of Questions 

Max. Marks

 

Exam Duration

 

1

Quantitative Abilities 

100

 

200

 

2 Hours

 

2

English Language and Comprehension 

200

 

200

 

2 Hours

3Statistics1002002 Hours
 

4

General Studies (Finance and Economics) 

100

 

200

 

2 Hours

SSC CGL 2018 Admit Card

The SSC CGL 2018 Admit card will be released online. SSC will release Admit card for every stage of the Exam. SSC CGL Tier I Exam Admit Card will be released on first week of July 2018. Candidates can download the SSC CGL 2018 from the Official website of SSC. The Admit Card is a mandatory document that has to be carried during the Examination. No candidate will be allowed to appear the Examination without an SSC CGL 2018 Admit Card.

SSC CGL Result 2018

The SSC will release the SSC CGL Result in four stages after the completion of each exam. The candidates who qualify the rounds gets selected for the next round. The results will be available online on the official candidates.

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