SSC CGL 2026 for 12,256 Group B & C Vacancies

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)  CGL 2026 Notification Out at ssc.gov.in for 12,256 Group B & C Vacancies

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published the Combined Graduate Level Examination Notification 2026 on 21 May 2026. The recruitment drive aims to fill approximately 12,256 Group B and Group C posts across various Ministries and Departments. Candidates within the age range as specified in the official notification and holding a Graduation Degree are eligible to apply online at https://ssc.gov.in. The application process will be active from 21 May 2026 to 22 June 2026, and candidates can easily access the notification PDF and apply link below.

SSC CGL 2026 Overview

SSC is conducting Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 for approximately 12,256 vacancies in Group B and Group C posts under different Ministries, Departments, and Government of India organizations. The application process is online only, and the last date to submit the application form is 22 June 2026.

Organization Name	Staff Selection Commission (SSC), New Delhi
Examination Name	Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026 (SSC CGL 2026)
Advertisement No.	F. No. HQ-C11018/1/2026-C-1 dated 21-05-2026
Post Name	Various Group B (Gazetted/Non-Gazetted) and Group C posts including Assistant Section Officer, Inspector (IT/CE), Sub Inspector (CBI/NIA), Junior Statistical Officer, Assistant Audit Officer, Tax Assistant, Auditor, Accountant, Postal Assistant, and more
Total Vacancies	Approximately 12,256 (tentative; updated vacancies will be on https://ssc.gov.in)
Pay Scale	Pay Level 4 (Rs. 25,500–81,100) to Pay Level 8 (Rs. 47,600–1,51,100) depending on the post
Application Mode	Online only at https://ssc.gov.in or via mY SSC mobile app
Official Website	https://ssc.gov.in

SSC CGL 2026 – Post-wise Vacancy Details

A total of approximately 12,256 vacancies are available across Group B and Group C posts spread over multiple Pay Levels. Post-wise and category-wise vacancies will be updated on the SSC website. State-wise/Zone-wise vacancies are not collected by the Commission; candidates may approach the concerned User Departments for such details.

Pay Level 8 (Rs. 47,600–1,51,100) – Group B Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)

S.No.	Post Name	Department / Ministry	Age Limit
1	Assistant Audit Officer (Central Cadre)	Indian Audit & Accounts Dept. under C&AG	18–30 years
2	Assistant Audit Officer (State Cadre)	Indian Audit & Accounts Dept. under C&AG	18–30 years
3	Assistant Accounts Officer (State Cadre)	Indian Audit & Accounts Dept. under C&AG	18–30 years

Pay Level 7 (Rs. 44,900–1,42,400) – Group B

S.No.	Post Name	Department / Ministry	Age Limit
1	Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	20–30 years
2	Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	18–30 years
3	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railways	20–30 years
4	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	20–30 years
5	Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	20–30 years
6	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology	18–30 years
7	Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries / Departments / Organizations	18–30 years
8	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	18–30 years
9	Inspector (Central Excise)	CBIC	18–30 years
10	Inspector (Preventive Officer)	CBIC	18–30 years
11	Inspector (Examiner)	CBIC	18–30 years
12	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Dept. of Revenue	18–30 years
13	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)	20–30 years
14	Inspector Posts	Dept. of Posts, Ministry of Communications	18–30 years
15	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	18–30 years

Pay Level 6 (Rs. 35,400–1,12,400) – Group B

S.No.	Post Name	Department / Ministry	Age Limit
1	Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries / Departments / Organizations	18–30 years
2	Executive Assistant	CBIC	18–30 years
3	Research Assistant	National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	18–30 years
4	Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	18–30 years
5	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	18–30 years
6	Sub-Inspector / Junior Intelligence Officer	Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA)	18–30 years
7	Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation	18–32 years
8	Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Ministry of Home Affairs	18–30 years
9	Office Superintendent	CBDT	18–30 years
10	Section Head	Director General of Foreign Trade	18–30 years

Pay Level 5 (Rs. 29,200–92,300) – Group C

S.No.	Post Name	Department / Ministry	Age Limit
1	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	18–27 years
2	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	18–27 years
3	Auditor	Other Ministry / Departments	18–27 years
4	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	18–27 years
5	Accountant	Controller General of Accounts	18–27 years
6	Accountant / Junior Accountant	Other Ministry / Departments	18–27 years

Pay Level 4 (Rs. 25,500–81,100) – Group C

S.No.	Post Name	Department / Ministry	Age Limit
1	Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant	Dept. of Posts, Ministry of Communications	18–27 years
2	Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division Clerk	Central Govt. Offices / Ministries other than CSCS cadres	18–27 years
3	Senior Administrative Assistant	Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence	18–27 years
4	Tax Assistant	CBDT	18–27 years
5	Tax Assistant	CBIC	18–27 years
6	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	18–27 years

Note: Final allotment of posts is made on the basis of merit-cum-preferences given by the candidates. Once a post is allotted, no change will be made due to non-fulfilment of any post-specific physical/medical/educational standard. Some posts (Inspector CE/Examiner/Preventive Officer, Sub Inspector in CBI/NIA/CBN, SI in NCB) have specific Physical Standards, Physical Tests, and Medical Standards as per Annexure-XV & XVI of the notification.

SSC CGL 2026 – Eligibility Criteria

Criteria	Details
Nationality	Citizen of India, or subjects/persons of specified neighboring and migrated countries as permitted under Government of India rules, with eligibility certificate wherever required.
Essential Educational Qualification	Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University or equivalent for most posts, as on 01-08-2026.
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	Bachelor's Degree in any subject with at least 60% marks in Mathematics at 12th level; or Bachelor's Degree with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Demography, Population Studies, Operation Research, IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or Artificial Intelligence.
Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer	Bachelor's Degree is essential. Desirable qualifications include CA, CMA, CS, M.Com, MBA (Finance), or M.B.E.
Appearing Candidates	Final year candidates may apply, but they must possess the essential qualification on or before 01-08-2026.
Distance Learning Degrees	Accepted only if approved by Distance Education Bureau, UGC, for Central Government employment. Proof must be produced at document verification.
BRO Posts	Only male candidates are eligible for vacancies reported in Border Roads Organization.

SSC CGL 2026 – Age Limit

Age will be calculated as on 01-08-2026. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation or Secondary Examination Certificate will be treated as final.

Age Limit (Post-wise)	Date of Birth Range (Both Inclusive)
18 to 27 years	02-08-1999 to 01-08-2008
20 to 30 years	02-08-1996 to 01-08-2006
18 to 30 years	02-08-1996 to 01-08-2008
18 to 32 years (JSO)	02-08-1994 to 01-08-2008

SSC CGL 2026 – Application Fee

Category	Fee
General / OBC / EWS (Male)	Rs. 100/- (Non-Refundable)
Women Candidates (All categories)	NIL (Exempted)
SC / ST	NIL (Exempted)
PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities)	NIL (Exempted)
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation	NIL (Exempted)

Fee must be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, and RuPay debit cards. Fee once paid will not be refunded, and applications without required fee payment will be rejected.

Correction Window Fee: Rs. 200/- for first correction and Rs. 500/- for second correction. This applies to all candidates, including fee-exempt applicants.

SSC CGL 2026 – Selection Process

Selection is through a two-tier Computer Based Examination (CBE). Marks scored in CBE conducted in multiple shifts will be normalized as per the procedure published by SSC vide Notice dated 02-06-2025. There is no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of scores at any stage.

Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time
A. General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	1 hour (Sectional timer: 15 min per section) 1 hour 20 min for scribe-eligible PwBD candidates
B. General Awareness	25	50
C. Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
D. English Comprehension	25	50
Total	100	200

Tier-I consists of Objective Type / MCQ questions, set in English and Hindi (except English Comprehension). Negative marking: 0.50 marks per wrong answer.

Tier-II: Computer Based Examination

Tier-II is conducted in Paper-I, Paper-II, and Paper-III in separate shifts/days.

Paper	Section / Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper-I (Compulsory for all posts)	Section-I: Mathematical Abilities + Reasoning & General Intelligence	30+30 = 60	180	Session-I: 2 hrs 15 min; Section-I: 1 hr timer
	Section-II: English Language & Comprehension + General Awareness	45+25 = 70	210	1 hr timer
	Section-III: Computer Knowledge Test (qualifying, mandatory)	20	60	15 min
	Section-IV: Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) (qualifying, mandatory)	-	-	Session-II: 15 min
Paper-II (JSO / Statistical Investigator only)	Statistics	100	200	2 hours
Paper-III (AAO / AAcO only)	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200	2 hours

Negative marking in Tier-II: 1 mark per wrong answer in Section-I, II, III of Paper-I; 0.50 marks in Paper-II and Paper-III. Section-III (CKT) and Section-IV (DEST) are qualifying in nature. Candidates must qualify all sections of Paper-I separately. Higher standards of CKT and DEST are set for specific posts (CSS, MEA, AFHQ, SFIO, CBIC, Postal etc.). Compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour is available for PwBD candidates eligible for scribe.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2026

Tier 1 Exam Pattern (Qualifying)

Tier 1 is objective (MCQ), 60 minutes duration, with negative marking of 0.50 marks per wrong answer.

Section	Questions	Marks	Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes (total)
General Awareness	25	50	-
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50	-
English Comprehension	25	50	-
Total	100	200	60 mins

Tier 2 Exam Pattern (Scoring)

Tier 2 is compulsory Paper 1 for all posts (divided into sessions/modules), with additional papers for specific posts. Negative marking applies (typically 1 mark in certain modules as per SSC).

Paper 1 (Compulsory for All Posts) – Conducted in two sessions on the same day.

Session	Section	Module	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Session I	Section I	Module-I	Mathematical Abilities	30	90 (3 marks each)	1 hour (total for Section I)
Session I	Section I	Module-II	Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90	-
Session I	Section II	Module-I	English Language & Comprehension	45	135 (3 marks each)	1 hour (total for Section II)
Session I	Section II	Module-II	General Awareness	25	75	-
Session II	Section III	Module-I	Computer Knowledge Test	20	60 (3 marks each)	15 minutes
Session II	Section III	Module-II	Data Entry Speed Test (DEST)	1 Task (2000 key depressions)	Qualifying	15 minutes

·         Paper 2: Statistics – 100 questions, 200 marks (for Junior Statistical Officer - JSO posts only).

·         Paper 3: General Studies (Finance & Economics) – For Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer posts (details in official notification).

DEST is qualifying and mandatory for most posts (exemptions for certain PwBD candidates).

SSC CGL 2026 – Exam Centres

The examination will be conducted through 9 SSC Regions covering all states and union territories. Candidates must choose three examination centres, in order of priority, within the same region.

Central Region: Agra, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Patna, Gaya Eastern Region: Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Gangtok Karnataka Kerala Region: Bengaluru, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mysuru Madhya Pradesh Region: Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur North Eastern Region: Guwahati, Imphal, Shillong, Aizawl, Agartala Northern Region: Delhi, Jaipur, Dehradun North Western Region: Chandigarh, Shimla, Jammu, Srinagar, Amritsar Southern Region: Chennai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, Madurai Western Region: Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Nagpur, Panaji

No request for change of centre will be entertained after submission of the application. SSC may add, cancel, or shift candidates to another centre depending on administrative requirements.

Competition Level Analysis for SSC CGL 2026

The overall competition level for SSC CGL 2026 is expected to remain very high because the examination attracts a massive number of graduate applicants every year across India. Even with around 12,256 vacancies, the effective competition ratio remains extremely tough for high-demand posts.

1.    Applicant volume is huge: SSC CGL is among the most sought-after central government exams, and premium posts receive intense preference from top scorers.

2.    Tier-I acts as the main screening stage: With negative marking and sectional timing, both speed and accuracy matter. Candidates targeting top posts generally need a very strong Tier-I score.

3.    Tier-II gets post-specific: Specialized posts like JSO and AAO attract a smaller but more qualified pool, making domain preparation more important than raw competition numbers.

4.    DEST and CKT can eliminate candidates: Although qualifying in nature, poor performance in these sections can disqualify otherwise strong candidates for certain posts.

5.    Physical standards create an extra filter: Certain Inspector and Sub Inspector posts require physical and medical fitness standards that are checked separately by user departments.

How to Apply for SSC CGL 2026

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online official website.

Candidates must apply online only at https://ssc.gov.in or through the mY SSC mobile application (available on Google Play Store). No other mode of application is accepted. Candidates who have not generated OTR on the new website must do so first. Once OTR is generated on the new website, it remains valid for all future examinations on that portal.

Candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar-based authentication during OTR. Aadhaar-authenticated candidates get significant exemptions: their applications are not rejected for photograph/signature standards, and they need not carry photo ID at the examination venue.

Steps to Apply:

1.    Generate One-Time Registration (OTR) at https://ssc.gov.in (mandatory; use Aadhaar-based authentication if possible)

2.    Complete OTR profile and lock it

3.    Fill the Common Application Form (CAF) including live photograph capture via camera

4.    Upload scanned signature (JPEG/JPG, 10–20 KB, 6.0 cm × 2.0 cm)

5.    Fill the Examination Specific Module (post preferences, exam centre choices - 3 centres within same region in order of priority)

6.    Pay application fee of Rs. 100/- online (if applicable) by 23-06-2026

7.    Preview/Print the application to verify all details before final submission

8.    Use the correction window (29-06 to 01-07-2026) if any correction is needed (chargeable)

9.    Keep printout of application and all documents for at least 3 years

 

SSC CGL 2026 – Important Links

• Apply Online: Click here
• Download: SSC CGL 2026 Notification PDF
• Official Website: ssc.gov.in/ 

 

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