SSC CGL Exam Centre 2026: The Staff Selection Commission will allot SSC CGL exam centres based on the choice of centre in the application form. The candidates are required to provide three choices of exam centres and the Commission tries to allot the exam centre given as first choice in the SSC CGL form. The Commission release the City intimation slip to inform the candidates about their city of examination and date of exam.
The Commission inform about the exam centre in SSC CGL admit card. The Commission also release the percentage of the candidates who got the exam centre of their choice. In addition to that, the Commission also provide the slot selection facility to the candidates where the candidates can select their preference for the exam slot. The Commission will conduct SSC CGL 2026 exam in May-June. The candidates will be required to carry one photo identity card with the admit card to secure entry to the examination centre.
- SSC CGL Exam Centres 2026
- SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule
- SSC CGL Exam Centre in Northern Region
- SSC Regions and States Covered
- SSC CGL Exam Centre in Uttar Pradesh
- SSC CGL Exam Centres 2026 FAQs
SSC CGL Exam Centres 2026
The Combined Graduate Level is conducted across the nation simultaneously for more than a week. The Commission requires such exam centres where the internet connectivity and electricity is available. The Commission releases the exam centres list in the official notification. The candidates will be required to check their admit card to know their exam centre. The region-wise exam centres are given below:
SSC CGL Central Region (CR) Exam Centres
This region covers the densely populated area of Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The candidates can see below the list
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Agra(3001) |
| 2 | Bareilly(3005) |
| 3 | Gorakhpur (3007) |
| 4 | Jhansi (3008) |
| 5 | Kanpur (3009) |
| 6 | Lucknow (3010) |
| 7 | Meerut (3011) |
| 8 | Prayagraj (3003) |
| 9 | Varanasi (3013) |
| 10 | Bhagalpur(3201) |
| 11 | Muzaffarpur (3205) |
| 12 | Patna (3206) |
The Commission added Gaya(3203) and removed Purnea (3209) last year.
SSC CGL Eastern Region (ER) Exam Centre -
The Eastern region covers the states of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal. The Andaman and Nicobar Island is the exception which is included here.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Dhanbad (4206) |
| 2 | Hazaribagh(4204) |
| 3 | Jamshedpur(4207) |
| 4 | Ranchi(4205) |
| 5 | Balasore (4601) |
| 6 | Berhampore (4602) |
| 7 | Bhubaneswar(4604) |
| 8 | Cuttack(4605) |
| 9 | Rourkela(4610) |
| 10 | Sambalpur(4609) |
| 11 | Gangtok(4001) |
| 12 | Asansol(4417) |
| 13 | Burdwan (4404) |
| 14 | Durgapur (4426) |
| 15 | Kalyani(4419) |
| 16 | Kolkata(4410), |
| 17 | Siliguri(4415) |
| 18 | Port Blair (4802) |
Hooghly (4418) has been removed from the list of exam centres.
SSC CGL Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) Exam Centres -
As the name suggest, the SSC KKR covers the states of Karnataka and Kerala. The list of centres are given below:
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Belagavi (9002) |
| 2 | Bengaluru (9001) |
| 3 | Hubballi (9011) |
| 4 | Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005) |
| 5 | Mangaluru (9008) |
| 6 | Mysuru (9009) |
| 7 | Shivamogga (9010) |
| 8 | Udupi (9012) |
| 9 | Ernakulam (9213) |
| 10 | Kannur (9202) |
| 11 | Kollam (9210) |
| 12 | Kottayam (9205) |
| 13 | Kozhikode (9206) |
| 14 | Thrissur (9212) |
| 15 | Thiruvananthapuram (9211) |
Kavaratti (9401) has been removed from the official list.
SSC CGL Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR) Exam Centres -
The SSC exam centres in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Bhopal (6001) |
| 2 | Gwalior(6005) |
| 3 | Indore (6006) |
| 4 | Jabalpur (6007) |
| 5 | Satna (6014) |
| 6 | Ujjain (6016) |
| 7 | Bilaspur (6202) |
| 8 | Raipur (6204) |
| 9 | Durg-Bhilai (6205) |
Sagar (6015) has been removed from the exam centre list.
SSC CGL North Eastern (NER) Exam Centre -
This region covers the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Itanagar(5001) |
| 2 | Dibrugarh(5102) |
| 3 | Guwahati(Dispur)(5105) |
| 4 | Jorhat(5107) |
| 5 | Silchar(5111) |
| 6 | Churachandpur(5502) |
| 7 | Imphal(5501) |
| 8 | Ukhrul(5503) |
| 9 | Shillong(5401) |
| 10 | Aizwal(5701) |
| 11 | Dimapur (5301) |
| 12 | Kohima(5302) |
| 13 | Agartala(5601) |
SSC CGL North Western Sub-Region (NWR) Exam Centre -
This region covers the states of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh and Punjab.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Chandigarh/ Mohali(1601) |
| 2 | Hamirpur(1202) |
| 3 | Shimla(1203) |
| 4 | Jammu(1004) |
| 5 | Samba(1010) |
| 6 | Srinagar(J&K)(1007) |
| 7 | Leh(1005) |
| 8 | Amritsar(1404) |
| 9 | Jalandhar(1402) |
| 10 | Ludhiana(1405) |
| 11 | Patiala(1403) |
SSC CGL Southern Region (SR) Exam Centre -
This region covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Chirala(8011) |
| 2 | Guntur(8001) |
| 3 | Kakinada (8009) |
| 4 | Kurnool(8003) |
| 5 | Nellore (8010) |
| 6 | Rajahmundry(8004) |
| 7 | Tirupati(8006) |
| 8 | Vizianagaram(8012) |
| 9 | Vijayawada(8008) |
| 10 | Vishakhapatnam(8007) |
| 11 | Puducherry(8401) |
| 12 | Chennai(8201) |
| 13 | Coimbatore(8202) |
| 14 | Krishnagiri(8209) |
| 15 | Madurai(8204) |
| 16 | Salem(8205) |
| 17 | Tiruchirapalli(8206) |
| 18 | Tirunelveli(8207) |
| 19 | Vellore (8208) |
| 20 | Hyderabad(8601) |
| 21 | Karimnagar (8604) |
| 22 | Warangal(8603) |
SSC CGL Western Region (WR) Exam Centre -
This SSC region covers the states and Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Panaji(7801) |
| 2 | Ahmedabad(7001) |
| 3 | Anand(7011) |
| 4 | Gandhinagar(7012) |
| 5 | Mehsana(7013) |
| 6 | Rajkot(7006) |
| 7 | Surat(7007) |
| 8 | Vadodara(7002) |
| 9 | Amravati(7201) |
| 10 | Aurangabad(7202) |
| 11 | Jalgaon(7214) |
| 12 | Kolhapur(7203) |
| 13 | Mumbai(7204) |
| 14 | Nagpur(7205) |
| 15 | Nanded (7206) |
| 16 | Nashik(7207) |
| 17 | Pune(7208) |
The Staff Selection Commission will issue the SSC CGL admit card 2026 around three days prior to the examination date. Also, the authority will announce the SSC CGL city intimation slip a week before the examination date. The authority released the tentative SSC CGL dates via exam calendar. An admit card is mandatory to carry at the examination hall. Without the hall ticket, candidates will not be able to sit in the exam. The admit card consists of the examination centre name. The candidates should check all the details mentioned on the admit card because if there is any discrepancy, it means that the record created for the SSC CGL exam has some mistakes.
SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SSC CGL 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Apr ' 26 | SSC CGL 2026 Notification Date TENTATIVE |
| Apr ' 26 | SSC CGL 2026 Application Dates TENTATIVE |
| May ' 26 - Jun ' 26 | SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I Exam Dates TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 18 Jan ' 26 - 19 Jan ' 26 | SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam 2025 |
| 14 Oct ' 25 | SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I Re-Scheduled Exam Date |
| 12 Sep ' 25 - 26 Sep ' 25 | SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I Exam Dates |
SSC CGL Exam Centre in Northern Region
The Staff Selection Commission mention the list of exam centres in the notification. The Commission has divided the nation in regions and notify the exam centres of all the regions separately. The candidates can see below the list of SSC CGL exam centres in Northern Regions.
SSC CGL Northern Region (NR) Exam Centres -
This Region covers the states of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. The candidates can see below the list
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Dehradun (2002) |
| 2 | Haldwani (2003) |
| 3 | Haridwar (2005) |
| 4 | Roorkee (2006) |
| 5 | Delhi (2201) |
| 6 | Ajmer (2401) |
| 7 | Alwar (2402), |
| 8 | Bikaner (2404) |
| 9 | Jaipur (2405) |
| 10 | Jodhpur (2406) |
| 11 | Kota (2407) |
| 12 | Sriganganagar (2408) |
| 13 | Udaipur(2409) |
| 14 | Sikar(2411) |
The above list of centres, Bharatpur (2403) was not present in the official notification.
SSC Regions and States Covered
The following is the list of SSC regions, states and UT covered and the contact address.
| SSC Regions | States/ UTs Covered |
Address of the Regional Offices/ Website |
|---|---|---|
| Central Region (CR) |
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001 |
| Eastern Region (ER) |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal |
Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,(8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 (www.sscer.org) |
| Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ | Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala |
Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 (www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in) |
| Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) | Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh |
Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492004 (www.sscmpr.org) |
| North Eastern (NER) | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, |
Regional Director (NER) Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Beltola-Basistha Road, PO Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781006 (www.sscner.org.in) |
| Northern Region (NR) | Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand |
Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 (www.sscnr.net.in) |
| North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ | Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab |
Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160009 (www.sscnwr.org) |
| Southern Region (SR)/ | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana |
Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 (www.sscsr.gov.in) |
| Western Region (WR)/ | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra |
Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 (www.sscwr.net) |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) can change the centre opted by the candidates at its discretion based on the availability of vacant slots for the exam takers.
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SSC CGL Exam Centre in Uttar Pradesh
The number of candidates applying for SSC CGL exam is always higher in Uttar Pradesh and the Commission always try to accomodate the candidates in the best possible way. Due to the high number of candidates, the Commission conduct SSC CGL exam on greater number of days in the state. The candidates can see below the Combined Graduate Level exam centre list in Uttar Pradesh.
| Sr. No |
Centre City and Code |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Agra(3001) |
| 2 | Bareilly(3005) |
| 3 | Gorakhpur (3007) |
| 4 | Jhansi (3008) |
| 5 | Kanpur (3009) |
| 6 | Lucknow (3010) |
| 7 | Meerut (3011) |
| 8 | Prayagraj (3003) |
| 9 | Varanasi (3013) |
SSC CGL Exam Centres 2026 FAQs
The candidates can see here questions related to SSC CGL exam centre.
The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL 2026 age cutoff dates in the notification. The Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL notification 2026 in March 2026, on its portal.
The Commission will mention the age cutoff date for the SSC CGL 2026 exam ain the official notification once released. The Commission will conduct the SSC CGL 2026 exam in May or June 2026.
No, the regional websites of the Staff Selection Commission do not release the SSC CGL admit card. The central website of SSC - ssc.gov.in releases the CGL admit card. The candidates are required to download their SSC CGL admit card after logging with their SSC OTR number and password.
The SSC CGL 2025 admit card will be released in the first week of September.
The Staff Selection Commission specifically mentions that the following two documents will not be considered as the proof of birth required with the SSC CGL admit card. These two documents are:
- Affidavit in support of the date of birth of the candidate
- Ration Card of the candidate
The regional websites of the Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL admit card for the candidates. The regional websites also mention the names of photo identity card which will be accepted as the proof of identity of the candidates at the SSC CGL examination centres. These photo identity cards include
| Driving License | Voter Card |
| Aadhaar Card | PAN Card |
| Ration Card | Passport |
No, the Staff Selection Commission does not send the hard copy of the SSC CGL admit card to any candidate. The regional websites of the SSC release the CGL admit card online only. The candidates are required to download their admit card and take their printout. The Commission will not send the admit card in physical form.
Yes, candidates appearing for the SSC CGL exam need to carry proof of date of birth along with their admit card. If the photo identity proof carried by a candidate does not include the complete date of birth, they must also carry an additional original document that has the date of birth as printed on the admit card.
The SSC CGL 2025 will be conducted online in September/October 2025.
Hello, Thanks for asking. The main difference between SSC CGL & CAT is - SSC CGL is easier than CAT. CAT is famous for its unpredictability. In SSC CGL, you have to prepare for - Quantitative Aptitude, English, reasoning, GK, trigonometry, geometry, algebra. Preparation for SSC CGL will help you in preparing for basics required for CAT. Once your basics are strong, application of them should be learn for CAT. The 4 major sections of CAT Exam - Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation Quantitative Aptitude Verbal & Reading Comprehension.
Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL Tier 1 and 2 Marks and Scorecard at its central website. The Commission releases the marks and scorecard online only. The SSC CGL Scorecard mention the raw marks and the normalised marks of the candidates. It also mention the sectional marks of the candidates.
The Staff Selection Commission, the conducting body for the exam, releases the SSC CGL notification. The Commission releases the official notification online only which serves as the rule book for the exam. The Commission can change/amend the SSC CGL notification anytime before or even after the declaration of the exam result.
The SSC CGL 2025 notification was released online on June 9 and the last date to apply online was July 4, 2025. The Commission notified 14,582 vacancies for the SSC CGL 2025 exam.
The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 apply online link on June 9, 2025. List of documents which were handy while applying for the SSC CGL exam.
- Matriculation (10th) certificate (for name, DOB, and roll number)
- Valid mobile number and email ID
- Scanned copy of passport-size photograph (20 KB to 50 KB, JPEG format)
- Scanned signature (10 KB to 20 KB, JPEG format)
- Valid ID proof (Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN, Passport, etc.)
- Disability certificate (if applicable)
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