SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2019-2020 Revised: Check new Postwise Age Limit & Educational Qualification under Ministeries

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2019-2020 Revised: SSC CGL 2019-20 Registration has been commenced and eligible candidates can apply online from 22^nd October to 25^th November 2019. Know the eligibility criteria including the age limit, educational qualification needed to be fulfilled before applying for SSC CGL 2019-20 Posts.

SSC will hold Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam 2019-20 for filling up of various Group “B” and Group “C” posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of Govt. of India. Eligible candidates can apply for various SSC CGL posts under 5 Age Group Categories from 22^nd October 2019 to 25^th November 2019 at the official website of SSC, i.e., sssc.nic.in. Below are the Important Registration & Exam dates SSC CGL 2019-20 Recruitment:

SSC CGL 2019-20 Exam	Important Dates
SSC CGL 2019-20 Online Application	22nd October 2019 to 25th November 2019
Last date for receipt of application	25th November 2019 (5:00 PM)
Last date for making online fee payment	27th November 2019 (5:00 PM)
Last date for generation of offline Challan	27th November 2019 (5:00 PM)
Last date for payment through Challan	29th November 2019 (during working hours of Bank)
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-I	2nd March to 11th March 2020 (CBE)
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-II	22nd June 2020 to 25th June 2020 (CBE)
SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier-III (Des)	22nd June 2020 to 25th June 2020 (CBE)
SSC CGL Tier-IV Exam	To be notified later

Before applying for the different SSC CGL 2019-20 Posts, candidates should satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility norms including age, upper age limit and educational qualification(s). So, let’s look at the Eligibility Criteria for the various posts under the SSC CGL 2019-20 Recruitment Process:

AGE LIMIT and UPPER AGE LIMIT RELAXATION as on 1^st January 2020

The age limit for various SSC CGL 2019-20 posts have been divided into 5 Age Groups which are as follows:

S.No.	Age Limit	Remarks
1	18-27 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-2002
2	20-27 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-2000
3	20-30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-2000
4	Upto 30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-2002
5	Upto 32 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1988 and not later than 01-01-2002

The Age Limit for various posts under SSC CGL 2019-20 Recruitment is as on 1^st January 2020 is as follows:

SSC CGL 2019-20 Postwise Age Limit
Name of Post/ Name of Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre	Age Limit	Classification of Posts/ Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post
Pay Level-8 (Rs 47600 to 151100)/ Grade Pay-4800
Assistant AUDIT Officer in Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)/ OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH
Assistant ACCOUNTS Officer in Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial)/ OH (OA, OL, BL) & HH
Pay Level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400)/ Grade Pay-4600
Assistant Section Officer in CENTRAL SECRETARIAT SERVICE	20-30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Assistant SECTION Officer in INTELLIGENCE BUREAU	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates
Assistant Section Officer  in MINISTRY OF RAILWAY	20-30 years	Group “B”/ B, LV, FD (Fully Deaf), HH (Hard of Hearing, OA, OL, OAL, BL, MW (Muscular Weakness), Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, & (OA, LV), (OL, LV), (OA, HH), (OL,HH) and (LV, HH)
Assistant Section Officer in MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	20-30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Assistant Section Officer in AFHQ (Armed Forces Headquarters)	20-30 years	Group “B”/ B, LV, Deaf, HH, OA, OL, OAL, BL, Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, Muscular Dystrophy, Specific Learning Disability, Multiple Disabilities from amongst above except Deaf-Blindness
Assistant in Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	18-30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Assistant in Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	20-30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Assistant Section Officer in Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Inspector of Income Tax in CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes)	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “C”/  OA, OL, BL, OAL, HH
Inspector (Central Excise) in CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, OAL, HH
Inspector (Preventive Officer) in CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, OAL, HH
Inspector (Examiner) in CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, OAL, HH
Assistant Enforcement Officer in DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE	Up to 30 years	Group “B”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates
Sub Inspector in CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION	20-30 years	Group “B”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates
Inspector Posts in DEPARTMENT OF POST	18-30 years	Group “B”/ LV, Hard of Hearing (HH), OA, OL, OAL, Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and multiple disabilities from amongst disabilities mentioned above
Inspector in CENTRAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS	Not exceeding 30 years	Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates
Pay Level-6 (Rs 35400 to 112400)/ Grade Pay - 4200
Assistant in Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Assistant [Geological Survey of India (GSI)]	Not exceeding 30 years	OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH, BLOA, Acid Attack Victims (AV), AV+HH, HH+OA, HH+OLA, AV+B, AV+LV
Assistant/ Superintendent in Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, B, BL, OAL, LV & HH
Divisional Accountant in Offices under C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ OA, OL, OAL, BL, PD & D
Sub Inspector in National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Up to 30 years	Group “B”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidates
Junior Statistical Officer in M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation	Up to 32 years	Group “B”/ Post identified for individuals with nature of disability*
Statistical Investigator Grade-II in Registrar General of India	Not exceeding 30 years	Group “B”/ Post identified for individuals with nature of disability*
Pay Level-5 (Rs 29200 to 92300)/ Grade Pay-2800
Auditor in Offices under C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, OAL, BL & HH
Auditor in Other Ministry/ Departments	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, BL & HH
Auditor in Offices under CGDA (Controller General of Defence Accounts)	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, BL, HH & VH
Accountant in Offices under C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, OAL, BL & HH
Accountant/ Junior Accountant in Other Ministry/ Departments	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, OAL, BL, HH
Pay Level-4 (Rs 25500 to 81100)/ Grade Pay-2400
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks in Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OA, OL, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH
Tax Assistant in CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes)	18-27 years	Group “C”/ BL, OL, PD, D, PB, B, OA, OAL
Tax Assistant in CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)	18-27 years	Group “C”/ OL, OA, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH
Sub-Inspector in Central Bureau of Narcotics	18-27 years	Group “C”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidate
Upper Division Clerks in Dte. Gen Border Road Organisation (MoD)	18-27 years (Post is only for male Candidates with higher physical and medical standards)	Group “C”/ Post not identified suitable for PwD candidate

Abbreviation used:

Nature of Physical Disabilities: OA-One Arm affected, OL-One Leg affected, OAL-One Arm and one Leg affected, BL-Both Legs affected, B-Blind, LV-Low Vision, PDPartially Deaf, D-Deaf, PB-Partially Blind, HH-Hearing Handicapped.

Physical Requirements: S-Sitting, ST-Standing, W-Walking, MF-Manipulation by Fingers, RW-Reading and Writing, SE-Seeing, C-Communication, H-Hearing, SPSpeaking.

Permissible relaxation in upper age limit as well as category-codes for claiming age relaxation as on the date of reckoning, i.e., August 01, 2018 is as follows:

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
PwD + Gen	10 years
PwD + OBC	13 years
PwD + SC/ST	15 years
Ex-Servicemen	3 yearsafter deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	5 years
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	3 years
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a  disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	8 years
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group C posts only
Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	Up to 40 years of age
Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application	Up to 45 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST)	Up to 40 years of age

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION as on 1^st January 2020

Below are the essential qualification details according to the post for SSC CGL 2018:

SSC CGL Post	Educational Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer	Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University  Desirable Qualification: Chartered Accountant or Cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics. Note: During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify the “Subordinate Audit Service Examination” in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) Post	Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% Marks in Mathematics at 12th standard level OR  Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Bachelor‟s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years of the graduation course.
All Other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent

Note: The candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before 1^st January 2020.

Physical Standards:

For some posts, the physical fitness requirements have to be met for getting final selection. Below are the names of those posts:

• Inspector (Central Excise)-CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
• Inspector (Examiner)-CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
• Inspector (Preventive Officer)-CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
• Inspector-CBN (Central Bureau of Narcotics)
• Sub-Inspector-CBN (Central Bureau of Narcotics)
• Sub-Inspector-CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation)
• Sub-Inspector-NIA (National Investigation Agency)
• Upper Divisional Clerk-BRO (Border Road Organisation)

NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP

(i) A candidate must be either:

1. a citizen of India, or
2. a subject of Nepal, or
3. a subject of Bhutan, or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic ofTanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Note:

• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories b), c), d) and e) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification, at any time before or after the online examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission. So, the candidates are advised to look thoroughly at the above mentioned eligibility criteria, before applying for SSC CGL 2019-20 Posts.