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SSC CGL 2026

Combined Graduate Level exam for group B and C posts in central government ministries and departments.

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Total vacancies10,731(tentative)
Group / grade—
Age criteria18 – 32as on 1 Aug 2026
EducationA bachelor's degree from a recognised university, as on 1 August 2026. Individual posts add their own requirements — Assistant Audit Officer, for example, lists Chartered Accountant, Cost & Management Accountant, Company Secretary or a relevant master's degree as desirable.

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    SSC CGL 2026 Tier 1 Admit Card and Exam City Details

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Timeline & critical milestones

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  1. Completed21 May 2026Online applications open
  2. Completed22 Jun 2026Online applications close (23:00)
  3. Completed23 Jun 2026Last date for online fee payment (23:00)
  4. Completed29 Jun 2026Correction window opens
  5. Completed1 Jul 2026Correction window closes (23:00)
  6. Completed24 Sept 2026Tentative vacancies revised
  7. Completed30 Sept 2026Tier-I (CBE) begins
  8. Active now30 Oct 2026Tier-I (CBE) ends

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EventDateStatusDocument
Online applications open21 May 2026CompletedOfficial source
Online applications close (23:00)22 Jun 2026CompletedOfficial source
Last date for online fee payment (23:00)23 Jun 2026CompletedOfficial source
Correction window opens29 Jun 2026CompletedOfficial source
Correction window closes (23:00)1 Jul 2026CompletedOfficial source
Tentative vacancies revised24 Sept 2026CompletedOfficial source
Tier-I (CBE) begins30 Sept 2026CompletedOfficial source
Tier-I (CBE) ends30 Oct 2026Active nowOfficial source

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Eligibility

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This exam sets different age limits for different posts. You are checked against every band below, and the result says which posts your age admits you to.

Age limits by post in this notification

  1. 18–27Group C posts: Auditor, Accountant, Postal/Sorting Assistant, Senior Secretariat Assistant, Tax Assistant and others at Pay Level 4 and 5
  2. 20–30Assistant Section Officer in CSS, Railways, MEA and AFHQ; Sub Inspector in CBI
  3. 18–30Most Group B posts: Assistant Audit/Accounts Officer, Inspector (Income Tax, Central Excise, Posts), Assistant Section Officer in other ministries, Statistical Investigator Grade II and others
  4. 18–32Junior Statistical Officer, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Rules read from SSC CGL 2026 notice of advertisement on 2026-10-10.

Vacancy distribution

Total posts10,731 (tentative)
Not published yet

Category-wise vacancies are not published in the notice.

Previous papers25

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SSC CGL 2024 Tier ICloses 31 October 2026

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Exam pattern

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Cut-off archive

2025 qualifying cut-offs
UR308.00 – 394.50
OBC307.00 – 388.50
SC292.00 – 373.50
ST276.00 – 356.50
EWS307.00 – 391.50
ESM202.00 – 284.00
OH263.00 – 352.00
HH206.00 – 301.00
VH219.00 – 311.00
PWD-OTHERS135.00 – 300.00
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