When it comes to the national-level job recruitment program for graduates, the Staff Selection Commission every year conducts the Combined Graduate Level Exam commonly known as the SSC CGL Exam to recruit candidates for a huge number of Group "B" and Group "C" posts under the various departments of government organizations. And keeping this trend, for FY 2025-26, the SSC CGL 2025 Notification pdf will be released at www.ssc.gov.in offering job opportunities for lakhs of SSC aspirants who are looking for a stable job after completing their graduation. 

SSC CGL 2025 Notification 

SSC has released the SSC Exam calendar for all upcoming SSC exams. The SSC CGL Notification 2025 will be released on 22nd April 2025 along with its application form. The detailed notification with all details including vacancy, selection process, exam pattern, and important dates will be released at the official portal of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), www.ssc.gov.in. The notification pdf will be added here once it has been released, till that time other details are below.

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Summary

CGL stands for Combined Graduate Level exam which itself says that only graduate candidates can apply for SSC CGL Exam. The SSC CGL exam is highly competitive, with more than 30 lakhs of candidates appearing this year, making it one of the most sought-after government job exams in India. Unlike every year, this exam is conducted for various subordinate services and lakhs of SSC aspirants anxiously wait for the notification. Check further details below table-

Important Dates for the SSC CGL 2025 Exam

All important dates for the upcoming SSC CGL exam have been released along with the SSC Exam Calendar 2025. As per the calendar, the online registration dates for the SSC CGL 2025 exam will be opened from 22 April to 21 May 2025 and the Tier 1 exam online exam will be conducted in June-July 2025. Check the detailed schedule below.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2025

The number of vacancies to be filled through SSC CGL Recruitment 2025 will be notified with the release of an official SSC CGL 2025 notification. Last year, 17727 vacancies were released for Group B and C posts for various graduate-level posts and in the coming year also we can expect a huge number of vacancies. The trend of the previous year's SSC CGL Vacancies is as follows- 

• SSC CGL 2024- 17727
• SSC CGL 2023- 8415
• SSC CGL 2022- 37409
• SSC CGL 2021- 7621
• SSC CGL 2020- 7035
• SSC CGL 2019- 8428
• SSC CGL 2018- 11271
• SSC CGL 2017- 9276

SSC CGL Posts List

SSC CGL Exam is conducted to fill vacancies for various Group B and Group C posts in the Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and its Subordinate Offices. The list of SSC CGL Posts is as follows-

1. Assistants in Ministries/Departments, Attached and Subordinate office of the Govt. of India
2. Inspectors of Central Excise & Customs
3. Inspectors of Income Tax
4. Preventive Officers in Customs
5. Examiner in Customs
6. Sub-Inspectors in Central Bureau of Narcotics & CBI
7. Assistant Enforcement Officer in the Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
8. Divisional Accountant, Jr. Accountant, Auditor & UDCs in various offices of Govt. of India
9. Accountant/ Junior Accountant
10. Tax Assistant in CBDT and CBEC
11. Compiler in Registrar General of India
12. Research Assistant
13. Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant

SSC CGL 2025 Eligibility

Not everyone can appear in the SSC CGL Exam, as the commission has set parameters for minimum eligibility criteria including education qualifications, age limit, and nationality. As per this year's notification, the SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria are as follows-

SSC CGL Education Qualification

• For Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)- Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with a minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th
  or in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation.
• For Statistical Investigator Grade-II- Graduation Degree from any recognized University with Economics Statistics or Mathematics as a compulsory or Elective Subject.
• For Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute with a minimum of one year of research experience in any recognized university or recognized Research Institution.
• For Remaining posts- Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University.

Age Limit

The candidates must fall in the age group of 18 to 32 years. Candidates can check the post-wise age limit by checking the table below.

Upper Age Relaxation

Below we have discussed the upper age relaxation provided to various categories in SSC CGL 2025 Exam.

Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen/subject of either India/Nepal/Bhutan/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 to permanently settle in India.

SSC CGL 2025 Online Application Form

The registration process for the SSC CGL 2025 exam will be conducted online mode only. All eligible candidates can fill out the SSC CGL online application form from 22nd April to 21st May 2025 by visiting the official website www.ssc.gov.in

SSC CGL 2025 Application Fee

The candidates have to pay Rs. 100/- while submitting their SSC CGL Application Form online at www.ssc.gov.in. Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwBD, and ESM are eligible for reservation and are exempted from payment of application fees. The application fee has to be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards only.

Steps to Apply for SSC CGL 2025

1. Visit the new official website of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) at www.ssc.gov.in.
2. On the homepage click on "Apply" under Quick Links.
3. Now click on "Apply" against Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2025.
4. If you are a new user, then click on "Register Now" and create a new user name/registration number and password for yourself.
5. Now login with your Username (Registration Number) and Password and fill in the captcha code carefully.
6. Enter the required details in the fields and attach the documents which are asked for in the application form.
7. Pay the pre-requisite application fee through online mode via credit/debit/net banking.
8. Submit the duly filled application form and download it for future reference.

SSC CGL Selection Process 2025

Two years ago, SSC revised the selection process, and now only two-tier exams will be conducted to shortlist candidates for various Group B and C posts under the SSC CGL Notification 2025. SSC CGL Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

Stage 1 Tier-I: Computer-Based Examination (Qualifying in nature).

Stage 2 Tier-II: Paper I (Compulsory for all posts), Paper II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

• All candidates who have applied successfully for the SSC CGL exam, will be assigned Roll numbers and Admit Cards for appearing in the Computer-Based Examination (Tier-I).

• Based on the marks scored in Tier-I, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Tier-II Examination.

• Separate cut-offs will be released separately for Paper-II of Tier-II (i.e. for the post of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO), and for Paper-I of Tier-II (i.e. for all other posts).

• Tier-II Examinations will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Tier-I.

• In Tier II, all the candidates will be required to appear in Paper-I and Paper-II. However, only specific candidates shortlisted for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) will be required to appear in Paper-II.

• The final selection list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored by the candidates solely in Paper 2.

SSC CGL 2025 Exam Pattern

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam pattern. The Examination will be conducted in 2 tiers as indicated below:

Before beginning the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level preparation, it is important to make note of changes in the exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CGL Exam Pattern for Tier 1 & 2 are given below:

Check SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 & Tier 2 Exam Pattern

SSC CGL 2025 Syllabus

The major sections asked in the SSC CGL Preliminary Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The syllabus overview of the SSC CGL Tier-1 exam is given below.

Check SSC CGL Syllabus 2025 for Tier-1 & 2 Exams

SSC CGL Previous Year Question Papers

Prepare for the SSC CGL exam by reviewing previous years’ question papers. To strategize the preparation for the upcoming SSC GCL exam, candidates must practice with the previous year’s question papers which gives a clear idea of the format of questions and their weightage.  Here, we are providing you with SSC CGL Previous Year Papers with solutions that will help you prepare for the upcoming exam.