SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022-23: Corrigendum, Age Limit

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022-23 should be met by the candidates before filling out the SSC CGL 2022-23 exam application form. Only eligible candidates can apply for this exam. In case, if any misleading would be found by the authority in the SSC CGL application form, it would be rejected without a second thought. SSC CGL 2022 Eligibility Criteria is broadly divided based on nationality, education, and age limit. 

SSC CGL Application Form 2022-23

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SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022-23

If a candidate had fulfilled all the prescribed SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 then he or she could very well start with the exam preparation by having a look at the SSC CGL Exam Pattern. A person who is eligible for SSC CGL Exam must have fulfilled the following criteria which are broadly divided into the following headers. 

SSC CGL 2022-23 Academic Qualification

Here, every post has different SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 and based on the level of the post the bifurcation is done. So for each post as mentioned below the candidate must have completed the appropriate degree to be qualified to attempt this exam.

• Assistant Audit Officer: Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute.
• Statistical Investigator Grade-II: This post requires a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% in Mathematics at the 12th standard level or Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics as one of the subjects.
• Compiler: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as a subject.
• All other posts: Candidates should have a Bachelors's degree from a recognized university or institute. For posts of Assistant Section Officer in CSS, a Computer Proficiency Test is also required. 

SSC CGL 2022-23 Age Limit Qualification

Same as the academic criterion the age limit for each post differs and it is tabulated below. SSC CGL strictly follows this age limit mentioned.

The following tabular columns classify the recruitment posts according to the pay scale and the age required.

Pay Level-8 (INR 47600 to 151100)

The SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 exam the Pay Level-8 is given below in the table.

SSC CGL 2022-23 Pay Level - 8

Name of Post	Name of Department	Classification of Posts	Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post	Age Limit
Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial)	OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH	Not exceeding 30 years.
Assistant Accounts Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted (Non Ministerial)	OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH	Not exceeding 30 years.

Pay Level-7 (INR 44900 to 142400)

The SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 the Pay Level-7 is given below in the table.

SSC CGL 2022-23 Pay Level - 7

Name of Post	Name of Department	Classification of Posts	Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post	Age Limit
Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates	Not exceeding 30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, LV & HH	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	20-30 years
Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	18-30 years
Assistant		Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	20-30 years
Assistant Section Officer		Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	OA, OL, BL, OAL, HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector, (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”	OA, OL, OAL, HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector (Preventive Officer)		Group “B”	OA, OL, OAL, HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Inspector (Examiner)		Group “B”	OA, OL, OAL, HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates	Up to 30 years
Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates	20-30 years
Inspector Posts	Department of Post	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates	18-30 years
Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates	Not exceeding 30 years

Pay Level-6 (INR 35400 to 112400)

The SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 for the Pay Level-6 is given below in the table.

SSC CGL 2022-23 Pay Level - 6

Name of Post	Name of Department	Classification of Posts	Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post	Age Limit
Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH	Not exceeding 30 years
Assistant/ Superintendent		Group “B”
Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “B”	OL, PD, D
Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Group “B”	Post not identified suitable for PWD candidates.	Up to 30 years
Junior Statistical Officer	M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation.	Group “B”		Up to 32 years
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Registrar General of India	Group “B”		Not exceeding 30 years

Pay Level-5 (INR 29200 to 92300)

The eligibility criteria of SSC CGL exam for the Pay Level-5 is given below in the table.

SSC CGL 2022-23 Pay Level - 5

Name of Post	Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre	Classification of Posts	Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post	Age Limit
Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	OA, OL, BL & HH	18-27 years
	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”		18-27 years
	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”	OA, OL, BL, HH & VH	18-27 years
Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	OA, OL, OAL, BL, B, LV, HH	18-27 years
Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	OA, OL, OAL, BL, HH	18-27 years

Pay Level-4 (INR 25500 to 81100)

The SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23 for the Pay Level-4 are given below in the table.

SSC CGL 2022-23 Pay Level - 4

Name of Post	Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre	Classification of Posts	Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post	Age Limit
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	Group “C”	OA, OL, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH	18-27 years
Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”	BL, OL, PD, D, PB, B, OA, OAL	18-27 years
	CBIC	Group “C”	OL, OA, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH	18-27 years
Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “C”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidate	18-27 years
Upper Division Clerks	Dte. Gen Border Road Organization (MoD)	Group “C”	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidate	18-27 years

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022-23 - Age Relaxation

Although there is an age limit for all the posts, candidates belonging to SC or ST communities can avail of this age relaxation. It is tabulated below.

SSC-CGL Age Relaxation

Categories	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
PH	10 Years
PH + OBC	13 Years
PH + SC/ST	15 Years
Ex-servicemen (General)	3 Years
Ex-servicemen (OBS)	6 Years
Ex-servicemen (SC/ST)	8 Years

 

SSC CGL Age Relaxation For Group B

For Group B Posts Only
Categories	Age Relaxation
Central Government Civilian Employees - General/Unserved (who have rendered a minimum 3 years of service before the application date)	5 Years
Central Government Civilian Employees - OBC (who have rendered a minimum 3 years of service before the application date)	8 (5+3) Years
Central Government Civilian Employees - SC/ST(who have rendered a minimum 3 years of service before the application date)	10 (5+5) Years

 

SSC CGL Age Relaxation For Group B

For Group C Posts Only
Categories	Age Relaxation
Central Govt. Civilian Employees - General / Unreserved (who have rendered a minimum 3 years of service before the application date)	Up to 40 Years of Age
Central Government Civilian Employees - OBC(who have rendered a minimum of 3 years of service before the application date)	Up to 43 Years of Age
Central Government Civilian Employees - SC/ST(who have rendered a minimum 3 years of service before the application date)	Up to 45 Years of Age
Candidates who resided in Jammu & Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 (Unreserved / General)	5 Years
Candidates who resided in Jammu & Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 (OBC)	8 Years
Candidates who resided in Jammu & Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 (SC/ST)	10 Years
Widows, Divorced Women, Women judicially separated and are not remarried (Unreserved/General)	Up to 35 Years of Age
Widows, Divorced Women, Women judicially separated and are not remarried (OBC)	Up to 38 Years of Age
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated & are not remarried (SC/ST)	Up to 40 Years of Age
Defence Personnel disabled during a war with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (Unreserved/General)	5 Years
Defence Personnel disabled during the war with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (OBC)	8 (5+3) Years
Defence Personnel disabled in during the war with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST)	10 (5+5) Years

SSC CGL 2022-23 Nationality Eligibility

As per prescribed SSC CGL eligibility criteria 2022-23, a candidate's nationality must fall under any of the following mentioned aspects: 

A candidate must be either of the following.

• A citizen of India
• A subject of Nepal
• A subject of Bhutan
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement,
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanent settlement.