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SSC CGL Recruitment 2025 Exam Date Out, Tier 1 Exam From 12 September

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The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Examination is designed to recruit candidates for various Group B and C posts, including Assistant/Assistant Section Officer (ASO), Assistant Enforcement Officer, Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Assistant, Statistical Investigator Grade-II, Junior Statistical Officer, Accountant/Junior Accountant, and other similar posts. For this year, 14582 Group B and C vacancies are announced for which online registration has ended, and the tier 1 exam is scheduled for 12th to 26th September 2025.  

The Examination procedure has two steps, including Tier 1 and Tier 2, to ensure that only the eligible candidates are chosen for the vacancies announced.

 

SSC CGL 2025 Notification:

The Staff Selection Commission CGL Notification for the 2025 session was available at the official website www.ssc.gov.in. Along with the announcement, the commission accepted the application form and around 20 lakh candidates have submitted their applications.

 

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 SSC CGL 2025 Overview:

The Combined Graduate Level Examination 2025 is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission every year. It includes various posts under Income Tax, Customs, CBI, CBDT & CBEC departments. SSC has set some specific criteria for the exam. SSC CGL is conducted in 2 stages: tier 1 and tier 2. Candidates should also have the nationality of India. For further inquiries and updates, candidates can go to their official website, www.ssc.gov.in.

Exam Name

Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Examination (SSC CGL)

Exam Conducting Body

Staff Selection Commission

Post Name

Various Group B and C

Age Limit

18 to 32 Years

Educational Qualification

Graduation

Nationality

Indian

Official website

www.ssc.gov.in

 

SSC CGL 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants should thoroughly check the eligibility requirements to ensure they qualify before proceeding with their applications, as SSC has set specific eligibility criteria for the CGL exam, which include age limits, nationality, and educational qualifications. 

  • Education Qualification (as on 01/08/2025)- Candidates must be bachelor’s degree holders from any other recognised board. 
  • Age Limit (as on 01/08/2025)- The age limit set by the SSC is 18 to 32 years; candidates between this age group can apply.
  • Age Relaxation- As per government norms and discussed in detail in the official notification. 
  • Nationality- The candidate must hold citizenship of India only.

SSC CGL 2025 Selection Process:

SSC conduct the examinations in two different steps

  1. Tier 1 (Computer-Based Examination)
  2. Tier 2 (Computer-Based Examination)

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Pattern:

1. SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern: 

  • The prelims exam is an objective-type exam 
  • The exam consists of four subjects: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. 
  • The duration of each paper is 1 hour. 
  • Each correct answers constitute 2 marks and for each incorrect answer, ⅕ mark will be deducted. 
  • The marks obtained in the tier 1 are not counted for final selection but are considered for shortlisting candidates for the tier 2 exam 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Duration

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

60 minutes

General Awareness

25

Quantitative Aptitude

25

English Comprehension

25

Total

100

 

2. SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Pattern: 

  • The tier 2 exam is a objective-type exam.
  • It consists of two papers: Paper I: (Compulsory for all posts) and Paper II: Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) and Statistical Investigator Gr. II
  • The exam consists of the following compulsory papers : 
  1. Essay 
  2. General Studies-I
  3. General Studies-II
  4. Optional subject (paper 1)
  5. Optional subject (paper 2)
  • The duration of each paper is 3 hours.
  • Each correct answer in paper 1 consists of 3 marks. 
  • Negative Marking: 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section I, Section II and Module I of Section III of Paper I and 0.50 marks in Paper II.
  • The marks obtained in the interview and mains exam, are considered for the final selection. 

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 1:

Sessions

Sections

Modules

Subjects

No. of Questions

Duration

Session 1

Section 1

Module 1

Mathematical Abilities

30

60 minutes

Module 2

Reasoning and General Intelligence

30

Session 2

Section 2

Module 1

English Language and Comprehension

45

60 minutes

Module 2

General Awareness

25

Section III

Module 1

Computer Knowledge Test

20

15 minutes

Session 3

Module 2

Data Entry Speed Test

One Data Entry Task

15 minutes

 

SSC CGL Tier 2 Paper 2:

Sections

No. of Questions

Marks

Duration

Statistics

100

200

120 minutes

 

SSC CGL 2025 Salary Structure:

The pay scale for candidates chosen for the various positions in the SSC CGL Recruitment 2025 varies from post to post. There are more benefits provided, like various perks and allowances. 

Posts

Pay Scale

Grade Pay

Salary

Assistant Section Officer (CSS), Inspector, Sub Inspector

Rs. 44900- Rs. 142400 (Level 7)

Rs. 4600

Rs. 55000- Rs. 65000

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO), Divisional Accountant

Rs. 35,400 - Rs 1,12,400 (Level 6)

Rs. 4200

Rs. 45,000 - Rs. 55,000

Auditor, Accountant/Junior Accountant

Rs. 29,200 - Rs. 92,300 (Level 5)

Rs. 2800

Rs. 40,000 - Rs. 50,000

Tax Assistant

Rs. 25,500 - Rs. 81,100 (Level 4)

Rs. 2400

Rs. 35,000 - Rs. 45,000

 

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Centres: 

The details of exam centres for SSC CGL Exam 2025 has been mentioned in the official notification pdf and same can be checked from the below table. 

SSC Regions and States

Examination Centers

Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna

Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal

Gangtok, Ranchi, Barasat, Berhampore (WB), Chinsurah, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Malda, Midnapur, Siliguri, Berhampore(Odisha), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Keonjhargarh, Sambalpur, Port Blair

Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala

Bangalore, Dharwar, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Kochi, Kozhikode(Calicut),

Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur

Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Chindwara, Guna, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Ratlam, Satna, Sagar, Ambikapur, Bilaspur Jagdalpur, Raipur, Durg

Northern Region (NR)/ NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand

Almora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Srinagar

(Uttarakhand), Haridwar, Delhi, Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sriganganagar, Udaipur

North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab

Anantnag, Baramulla, Jammu, Leh, Rajouri, Srinagar(J&K), Kargil, Dodda, Hamirpur, Shimla, Bhathinda, Jalandhar, Patiala, Amritsar, Chandigarh

Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Guntur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Vijaywada, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Puducherry, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Warangal

Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra

Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar, Kutch, Amravati, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Thane, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Akola, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Alibaug, Panaji

North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

Itanagar, Dibrugarh, Guwahati(Dispur), Jorhat, Silchar, Kohima, Shillong, Imphal, Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Agartala, Aizwal

 

Frequently Asked Questions:(FAQs)

Q1. Will SSC CGL be held in 2025?

Ans. Yes, SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam is scheduled from 12th to 26th September 2025 in three shifts on day. 

Q2. How many attempts are allowed to take the SSC CGL exam?

Ans. There is no limit in the number of attempts. The candidate can go for the exam till they reach their maximum age limit.