SSC CGL Notification 2025: Vacancies, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Important Dates

Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam 2025 ( SSC CGL )

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Rachit Kumar Saxena
Updated on Sep 2, 2025 16:03 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Staff Selection Commission released the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam notification on its official website - ssc.gov.in on June 9, 2025. With the release of the official notification, the SSC CGL application form 2025 was also released. The candidates were allowed to fill out the online application form till July 4, 2025. The Commission did not extend the application dates for the candidates even when the official website was not working properly on the last date of application. The Commission notified 14,582 vacancies for the SSC CGL 2025 exam

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CGL from the first week of September. The exam will be conducted online as a Computer-Based Exam (CBE) in multiple shiifs. To tackle this, the Commission released the new SSC CGL normalisation formula. The Commission also mentioned the SSC CGL salary of each post in the official notification. The SSC CGL notification pdf will be available here for downloading purposes after its official release. Candidates are advised to download their copy and save it for future reference because the notification will serve as the final document to interpret in case of any legal proceeding.

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  • SSC CGL Notification 2025 PDF Download
  • SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule
  • SSC CGL Eligibility 2025
  • SSC CGL Application Form 2025
  • SSC CGL Vacancy 2025
  • SSC CGL Posts
  • SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025
  • SSC CGL Syllabus 2025
  • SSC CGL 2025 Recruitment
  • SSC CGL Notification 2025 FAQs
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SSC CGL Notification 2025 PDF Download

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 notification PDF on its official website on June 9, 2025. The candidates are suggested to read and understand the SSC CGL notification to understand the SSC CGL 2025 selection process.

Download Here: SSC CGL Notification 2025 PDF

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SSC CGL Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SSC CGL 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
14 Oct ' 25

SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I Re-Scheduled Exam Date

Oct ' 25

SSC CGL Tier 1 Answer Key 2025

TENTATIVE
Dec ' 25

SSC CGL 2025 Tier-2 Exam Dates

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates
12 Sep ' 25 - 26 Sep ' 25

SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I Exam Dates

09 Jun ' 25 - 04 Jul ' 25

SSC CGL 2025 Application Dates

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SSC CGL Eligibility 2025

The official notification mentions the SSC CGL eligibility in its entirety. The candidates must refer to the official notification to know all the components of SSC CGL eligibility, such as the following:

The Commission laid down in the official recruitment advertisement. To get all the details, the candidates can refer to the SSC CGL eligibility.

SSC CGL Nationality/Citizenship Requirement

 A candidate must be either a citizen of India, a person of Indian origin, a subject of Nepal/Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee

SSC CGL 2025 Age limit

There are four age limits prescribed by the Commission for the SSC CGL exam. 

Age Limit Remarks

Minimum Age Limit - 18 years

Maximum Age Limit– 27 years
The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2007

Minimum Age Limit - 20 years

Maximum Age Limit - 30 years
The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2005

Minimum Age Limit - 18 years

Maximum Age Limit - 30 years
The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2007

Minimum Age Limit - 18 years

Maximum Age Limit - 32 years
The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-2007

The candidates can see here in detail all the provisions related to the SSC CGL age limit.

SSC CGL Educational Requirement

A candidate should complete a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institute. The candidates can read and understand the SSC CGL eligibility conditions here.

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SSC CGL Application Form 2025

The SSC CGL 2025 application link will be activated with the release of the official notification. SSC CGL applications 2025 will be filled out online only. SSC provided a month to fill out the SSC CGL application online. The candidates need to register for the exam, and if they have registered earlier, they can fill out the application directly using that registration number.

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SSC CGL Vacancy 2025

The Staff Selection Commission released 14,582 SSC CGL vacancies in the official notification. The SSC CGL vacancy list PDF will be released later. The Commission releases the post-wise and category-wise vacancies separately. As per the media reports, there are good number of vacancies in the SSC CGL 2025 exam. The candidates can see below the vacancy distribution of the SSC CGL 2025 vacancies (as given in media reports). The Commission will soon release the SSC CGL vacancy list pdf on its official website.

The Central Government has emphasised recruitment in the Central departments and ministries. The candidates can expect a higher number of vacancies in the official notification. The number of vacancies is the most important component of any notification. It officially announced the number of vacancies in the recruitment notification. It serves as the motivation factor for various candidates. SSC release the vacancies with the notification and sometimes separately after the release of the notification. SSC CGL vacancies can be revised even after the Tier-I exams.

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SSC CGL Posts

The notification chalks out the details of the SSC CGL Post and their salary structures. The candidates can see the notification to decide which post is governed by which ministry, the classification of the posts, Physical requirements and Pay levels. SSC CGL posts are classified into three categories:

  • Group ‘B’ Gazetted
  • Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted
  • Group ‘C’

There are only two SSC CGL posts which are classified as Group 'B' Gazetted. The details of all the SSC CGL posts are given below:

S.No

Name of Post

Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre

Classification of Posts

1

Assistant Audit Officer

Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG

Group “B” Gazetted

2

Assistant Accounts Officer

Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG

Group “B” Gazetted

3

Assistant Section Officer

Central Secretariat Service

Group “B”

4

Assistant Section Officer

Intelligence Bureau

Group “B”

5

Assistant Section Officer

Ministry of Railway

Group “B”

6

Assistant Section Officer

Ministry of External Affairs

Group “B”

7

Assistant Section Officer

AFHQ

Group “B”

8

Assistant Section Officer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Group “B”

9

Assistant

Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations

Group “B”

10

Assistant Section Officer

Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations

Group “B”

11

Inspector of Income Tax

CBDT

Group “C”

12

Inspector, (CGST & Central Excise)

CBIC

Group “B”

13

Inspector (Preventive Officer)

CBIC

Group “B”

14

Inspector (Examiner)

CBIC

Group “B”

15

Assistant Enforcement Officer

Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue

Group “B”

16

Sub Inspector

Central Bureau of Investigation

Group “B”

17

Inspector Posts

Department of Post

Group “B”

18

Inspector

Central Bureau of Narcotics

Group “B”

19

Assistant/ Superintendent

Indian Coast Guard

Group “B”

20

Assistant

Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations

Group “B”

21

Assistant

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

Group “B”

22

Research Assistant

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Group “B”

23

Divisional Accountant

Offices under C&AG

Group “B”

24

Sub Inspector

National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Group “B”

25

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)

M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation.

Group “B”

26

Statistical Investigator Grade-II

Registrar General of India

Group “B”

27

Auditor

Offices under C&AG

Group “C”

28

Auditor

Other Ministry/ Departments

Group “C”

29

Auditor

Offices under CGDA

Group “C”

30

Accountant

Offices under C&AG

Group “C”

31

Accountant/ Junior Accountant

Other Ministry/ Departments

Group “C”

 32

Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

 Group “C”

33

Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks

Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.

Group “C”

34

Tax Assistant

CBDT

Group “C”

35

Tax Assistant

CBIC

Group “C”

36

Sub-Inspector

Central Bureau of Narcotics

Group “C”

The above posts were included in the last year's notification. These posts will be updated as per the latest notification after its release.

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SSC CGL Exam Pattern 2025

The Commission is expected to continue with the existing SSC CGL exam pattern. The candidates should practice with the mock tests so that they can attempt the questions without surprise. The Commission will conduct the SSC CGL 2025 exam as per the exam pattern mentioned in the official notification. SSC CGL exam has two stages only.

SSC CGL Tier

Description

I

Computer-based examination (Objective paper)

II

Computer-based examination (Objective paper)

The candidates can see here the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam pattern below.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2025

The Commission did not change the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam pattern. Most of the candidates are filtered out at this stage only because of the level of competition involved in the exam. The candidates can see here the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam pattern.

SSC CGL Tier-I Sections & Subjects

Number of Questions

Marks

A: General Intelligence Reasoning

25

50

B: General Awareness

25

50

C: Quantitative Aptitude

25

50

D: English Comprehension

25

50

Total

100

200

The major changes were done in the SSC CGL Tier 2 phase. The candidates can see details about SSC CGL exam pattern.

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SSC CGL Syllabus 2025

Major subjects from which questions are asked in SSC CGL tier-I and tier-II exams are:

SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus 2025

SSC CGL Tier-I exam has the the highest number of candidates appearing for the exam. It is conducted as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). It works as the filter exam and weeds out most of the candidates. The marks secured in the Tier-I exam is considered for the final merit list.

General Intelligence & Reasoning

General Awareness

Quantitative Aptitude

English Comprehension

SSC CGL Tier 2 Syllabus 2025

SSC CGL Tier-II exam is also conducted as CBT online. The marks secured in the Tier-II exam plays a crucial role in the final selection. The SSC CGL 2025 Syllabus has been revised and modified to include General Awareness and Computer Awareness in the Tier 2 exam. Now onwards, there will be three papers in the SSC CGL Tier 2 exam. The details of them are summarised below:

SSC CGL Tier 2

Sections

SSC CGL Subjects

Paper I: Session I

2 Hours & 15 Minutes

Section I:

Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence

Section II:

Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
Module-II: General Awareness

Section III:

Module-I: Computer Knowledge

  • Mathematical Abilities
  • Reasoning and General Intelligence
  • English Language and Comprehension
  • General Awareness
  • Computer Knowledge

Paper I: Session II

15 minutes

Section III:

Module-II: Data Entry Speed Test Module

 

Data Entry Skills

Paper II

Statistics

Statistics

Paper III

General Studies-Finance and Economics

General Studies-Finance and Economics

SSC CGL exam will be a two-stages only. The candidates can see here the details of SSC CGL Syllabus.

The candidates can download the official notification here. It will be available after its official release today.

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SSC CGL 2025 Recruitment

The candidates should understand that the SSC CGL 2025 notification kick-started with the release of the SSC CGL notification 2025. The Commission will carry out the SSC CGL recruitment 2025 based on the rules and regulations mentioned in the official notification. 

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SSC CGL Notification 2025 FAQs

The candidates can see here important questions related to the SSC CGL notification

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Answered 22 hours ago

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL admit card for the rescheduled exam on October 9, 2025. The Tier 1 exam will be conducted on October 14 across the nation.

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Rashmi

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 22 hours ago

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL 2025 City Intimation Slip for the rescheduled exam on October 5. The Commission will release the SSC CGL 2025 admit card for such exam on October 9 at ssc.gov.in.

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Aashi Tiwari

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CGL cutoff with the result PDF. The Commission releases the category-wise SSC CGL cutoff for all the post-groups. The Commission releases the date of birth (of the last selected candidate) too with the cutoff. The Commission releases the Tier 1 and Tie

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Aashi Tiwari

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL Tier 1 result online only on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission will release the SSC CGL 2025 result, mentioning the name and roll number of the candidate. The candidates need to check their roll number in the SSC CGL result pdf.

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Rashmi

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 result is expected to be released in November 2025. The Staff Selection Commission will release the official answer key by September 30.

 

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Saakshi Kumar

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CGL Vacancy List PDF on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The candidates can download the SSC CGL vacancy list PDF here from Shiksha.com. The candidates will get here the final SSC CGL vacancy list PDF too as and when released by the Commission.

The SS

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Aashi Tiwari

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission notified 14,582 vacancies in the SSC CGL 2025 notification. Later, the Commission released the SSC CGL 2025 vacancy list PDF, mentioning the category-wise and post-wise vacancies for the candidates. The Commission will release the final number of vacancies before the d

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Akanksha

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The Staff Selection Commission is expected to release the SSC CGL 2026 application form release date in its official exam calendar. The Commission is expected to release the SSC 2026-27 exam calendar on its official website - ssc.gov.in November/December 2025.

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Raj Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

No, the Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC CGL Tier 1 application status in the first week of September, notifying the candidate's exam date, shift, city of examination and the application status of the candidate. The candidates should note that the SSC CGL admit card will be released t

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Mamona Gupta

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

Yes,the Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam 2025 till September 26.The SSC CGL 2025 exam will be conducted as CBT at the designated exam centres.

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