SSC CGL 2020-21 Notification Out, Exam Date, Application Form

SSC CGL 2020 Notification

Exam Name

SSC CGL 2020 (Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level 2020)

Conducting Body

Staff Selection Commission

Exam Level

National Level

Exam Mode

Online (Computer- Based Test)

Posts Offered

Group B and C officers under central Government

SSC CGL 2020 Important Dates

Events

Dates

Dates for Submission of Online Applications

29th Dec to 31st January 2021

Last date and time for receipt of online applications

31st January 2021 (23:30)

Last date and time for making online fee payment

02nd February 2021 (23:30)

Last date and time for generation of offline Challan

04th February 2021 (23:30)

Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank)

06th February 2021

Schedule of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I)

29th May to 07th June 2021

Date of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper)

To be notified later

Eligibility Criteria for SSC CGL 2020

Nationality/Citizenship

A candidate must be either:

• a citizen of India, or

• a subject of Nepal, or

• a subject of Bhutan, or

• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st Jan. 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Govt. of India

• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Exam, but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by Govt. of India

Age Limit

The candidates must belong to the age group of 20 to 30 years to apply for SSC CGL, however, the age limits vary depending on the position applied

Age Limit

Remarks

For the posts for which age limit is 18-27 years

Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1994 and not later than 01-01-2003.

For the posts for which age limit is 20-27 years

Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1994 and not later than 01-01-2001.

For the posts for which age limit is 20-30 years

Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1991 and not later than 01-01-2001.

For the posts for which age limit is up to 30 years

Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1991 and not later than 01-01-2003.

For the post for which age limit is upto 32 years

Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1989 and not later than 01-01-2003.

Age Relaxation

Some of the categories such as OBC, SC, ST, PH, etc are given relaxation in age to provide them an opportunity to apply for CGL. Know the details:

S.No

Category

Age Relaxation

1

OBC

3 years

2

ST/SC

5 years

3

PH + Gen

10 years

4

PH + OBC

13 years

5

PH + SC/ST

15 years

6

Ex-Servicemen (Gen)

3 years

7

Ex-Servicemen (OBC)

6 years

8

Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)

8 years

Educational Qualifications

Wondering if your qualifications are up to the mark as required to apply for this exam? Know about the post wise educational qualifications required to apply online for SSC CGL exam:

Assistant Audit Officer

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University OR Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies

Junior Statistical Officer

Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline 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. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for appearing at the Data Entry Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets for all the three years of Graduation/Provisional Certificate/Certificate of Graduation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission

SSC CGL 2020 Application Process

• Candidates can apply from 29th December 2020 onwards at the official website ssc.nic.in till 31st January 2021. Selected candidates will be hired at group B and C level posts across government departments.

• The Application must be submitted only in the prescribed format online or on paper/offline. The examination is being held for multiple posts with different qualifications and other requirements

• The candidate is required to indicate his posts wise preference very carefully. For detailed instructions for filling up the application form Annexure-II (A&B) may be referred to

• All candidates who apply in response to this advertisement by the CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION are assigned Roll numbers; these will be communicated to them about two weeks before Tier-I exam

• Fee Rupees One Hundred only (Rs.100) - Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee as per extant Govt. orders

• Online Submission of the Application may be made at Staff Selection Commission Website https://ssconline.nic.in

• The filling of online application contains two parts Part-I Registration, Part-II Registration

• For detailed instructions relating to Application Form, instructions for filling up the application form and for online payment/submission of application, candidates are advised to refer to official website www.ssc.nic.in

Application Fee

• The Application Fee in SSC CGL Notification as per the categories is given below

Category

Fee

General/OBC

Rs 100/-

SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/Females

Fee exempted

Selection Process

The SSC CGL Selection Process will require you to pass through 4 stages in order to be eligible to get the appointment letter of desired posts. The SSC CGL notification has mentioned 4 tiers as given below:

• Tier 1 - Objective Computer-Based (online) Test (MCQs) containing 100 questions

• Tier 2 - Objective Computer-Based (online) Test (MCQs) with 2 compulsory papers and 2 other papers for specific posts

• Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Pen and Paper mode)

• Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test as per the post applied.

• SSC CGL 2020 Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam will be conducted in online mode.

• The time duration of Tier-1 will be 60 minutes.

• The time duration of Tier-2 will be 120 minutes. 60 minutes each for English & Quants.

• Tier-3 will be a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.

• No Sectional Cut off

SSC CGL 2020 Exam Pattern

The Tier 1 exam is the first stage to be passed by the aspirants in order to qualify for the Tier 2. Tier 1 comprises 100 questions totaling to 200 marks that need to be attempted in 60 minutes. The subject wise division of questions has been provided below:

Section

Subject

No of Questions

Max Marks

Exam 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

Total

100

200

Tier 2

This is a CBE (computer-based examination). There are 4 sections in the Tier 2 exam of SSC CGL 2020, with 100 questions that account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:

Paper

Subject

No of Questions

Max Marks

Exam Duration

1

Quantitative Abilities

100

200

2 Hours

2

English Language and Comprehension

200

200

2 Hours

3

Statistics

100

200

2 Hours

4

General Studies (Finance & Economics)

100

200

2 Hours

For Tier 3

• Tier 3 is a descriptive exam and is conducted offline.

• Candidates need to write Essay/Letter/Application/Precis. This is to test the written skills of the candidates in English/Hindi.

• Tier 3 exam accounts for a total of 100 marks.

• The time duration is 60 minutes.

• The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.

Tier 4 (DEST/CPT)

• The Tier 4 of SSC CGL Exam 2020 comprises DEST/CPT. These are required for certain government posts. Check out the details for the skill test of CGL including DEST and CPT.

• DEST (Data Entry Speed Test): Will be required for the post of Tax Assistant (Central Excise and Income Tax)

Pay Scale

• Those who clear all the legs of the recruitment process will be hired at group B and C level posts across government departments and organisations

• Candidates hired in group B level posts will get a pay band of Rs 9,300 – Rs 34,800 and those hired in group C level posts will get Rs 5,200 to Rs 20,200.