Before beginning his preparation for any government job, an applicant should first gather all information regarding the recruitment, such as eligibility criteria such as age limit and educational qualification, notification date, final date to apply online, selection process, syllabus, and so on. Aspirants for SSC CGL 2022 are recommended to carefully study all details regarding SSC CGL Eligibility 2022, as the staff selection commission released the notification on September 17th, 2022.
Candidates who fulfill the SSC CGL eligibility criteria will be able to apply online for the SSC CGL 2022 exam. Because SSC recruits for a variety of positions through SSC CGL, the minimum and maximum ages vary per position. Since the SSC CGL Apply Online process 2022 is closed now, however, one can go through the present eligibility criteria and consider it as the eligibility benchmark before applying for the next SSC CGL exam as well.
On that note, let’s go through all the important details about SSC CGL Eligibility criteria 2022.
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022: Nationality
Applicants for the SSC CGL must be a,
- Indian, Nepalese, or Bhutanese national.
- The Government of India must grant a Certificate of Eligibility in favor of a candidate if they are a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan.
- Tibetan refugees who arrived in India prior to January 1962
- Candidate of Indian heritage who has relocated 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 purpose of residing permanently in India.
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022: Educational Qualification
The educational qualifications required for all SSC CGL 2022 vacancies are listed in the table below. Candidates must ensure that they meet all of the minimum academic qualifications to be eligible for the SSC CGL 2022 announcement.
Name of the post | Educational Qualification |
Assistant Audit Officer | A bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputed university or Desirable Qualification: CA, Cost and Management Accountant, Company Secretary, Master of Commerce, Master of Business Studies, Master of Business Administration (Finance), or Master of Business Economics |
Statistical Investigator Grade-II Post | Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th. or A bachelor’s degree in any field with Statistics listed as one of the required subjects for graduation |
Compiler Posts | Economics, statistics, or mathematics must be taken as a mandatory or elective subject for a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. |
All Other Posts | A bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputed university |
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Limit
According to the SSC CGL 2022 notice, the age restriction for various posts would vary. The table below contains detailed information about the SSC CGL 2022 age limit, as well as the maximum and lowest cutoff dates for the SSC CGL 2022 age limit.
The age limit for various posts established by the staff selection commission for SSC CGL 2022 notice is shown in the table below.
Name of post | Department / Ministries | Age group |
Assistant Section Officer | CSS | 20-30 years |
Assistant Section Officer | Intelligence Bureau | Not exceeding 30 Years |
Assistant Enforcement Officer | Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue | Up to 30 years |
Sub Inspector | NIA | Up to 30 years |
Sub Inspector | Narcotics | 18-25 years |
Sub Inspector | CBI | 20-30 years |
Tax Assistant | CBEC | 20-27 years |
Assistant | Other Ministries/Departments | 18-30 years |
Inspector | Department of Post | 18-30 years |
All other posts | Other departments | 18-27 years |
SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Relaxation
The staff selection commission provides age relaxation to certain categories like as OBC, SC, ST, PH, and others in the SSC CGL 2022 announcement to allow them to apply for the recruitment process. Aspirants can check the number of years eased for different categories above the maximum age limit for different posts in the SSC CGL notice 2022 in the table below.
Category | Age Relaxation |
OBC | 3 years |
ST/SC | 5 years |
PH+Gen | 10 years |
PH + OBC | 13 years |
PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
Ex-Servicemen (Gen) | 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 years |
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 years |