Top 8 SSC Exams - The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts various national level exams. The SSC exams conducted by the Commission are for central jobs. Candidates with a minimum educational qualification of class 10th can also apply for SSC exams.
Applicants can check the top 8 SSC exams for which lakhs of candidates apply every year are SSC MTS, SSC JE, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC Stenographer, SSC JHT, SSC CPO and SSC GD Constable. For more details on the above mentioned top 8 SSC exams read the article below.
SSC MTS events | Important Dates |
Tier-I | July 1 to 20, 2021 Postponed New dates to be announced soon |
Tier-II | November 21, 2021 |
Number of SSC MTS vacancies: 9069 as on October 19, 2020
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee before 1962,
Age Limits: MTS has vacancies in two age groups. The age limit in the respective age groups is as under:
18-25 years as on cut-off date (i.e. 01-01-2021) |
18-27 years as on cut-off date (i.e. 01-01-2021) |
Category | Age relaxation permissible (in upper age limit) |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
PwD | 10 years (Unreserved) 13 years (OBC) 15 years (SC/ST) |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation | 3 years 8 years for SC/ ST |
Central Government Civilian Employees | Up to 40 years Up to 45 years for SC/ ST |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years Up to 40 years for SC/ ST |
Educational Qualification: The candidates must have passed the Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
Total 128 exam centres which are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of two papers - paper I and II.
Paper-I: Computer Based Exam; consist of MCQs with negative marking of 0.25marks for wrong answer
Subject | Questions/M. Marks | Time Duration |
General English | 25/25 | 90 Minutes (120 min for candidates eligible for scribes) |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25/25 | |
Numerical Aptitude | 25/25 | |
General Awareness | 25/25 |
Note: The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-II, III & IV.
Subject | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
Short Essay/Letter in English or in any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. | 50 | 30 minutes (40 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribes) |
Candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories, will be shortlisted for appearing in Paper-II.
Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature. However, marks scored by the candidates in Paper-II will be used to decide merit in case more than one candidate scores equal normalized marks in Paper-I.
SSC Stenographer events | Important Dates |
Paper 1 | March 29 to 31, 2021 |
Skill Test | To be announced |
Number of SSC Stenographers vacancies: 1786 approx.
Nationality: A citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee before 1962,
SSC Age Limits
Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | 18 to 30 years |
Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | 18 to 27 years |
Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
PwD | 10 years (Unreserved) 13 years (OBC) 15 years (SC/ST) |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation. | 3 years 8 years for SC/ST |
Central Government Civilian Employees | Up to 40 years Up to 45 years for SC/ST |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years Up to 40 years for SC/ST |
Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
Total 128 exam centres which are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of two stages: CBT exam and skill test.
SSC Stenographer Computer Based Exam consist of MCQs with negative marking of 0.25marks / wrong answer
Subject | Questions/M. Marks | Time Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50/50 | 2 hours (2 hours and 40 min for candidates eligible for scribes) |
General Awareness | 50/50 | |
English Language and Comprehension | 100/100 |
Note: The questions will be set both in English & Hindi. Minimum qualifying marks in the above exam are as: UR- 30%; OBC/EWS- 25%; Other categories- 20%.
Post | Language of Skill Test | Time Duration (in minutes) | Time Duration (in minutes) for the candidates eligible for scribe |
Stenographer Grade ‘D’ | English | 50 | 70 |
Hindi | 65 | 90 | |
Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | English | 40 | 55 |
Hindi | 55 | 75 |
Based on the marks scored in the Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in the Skill Test(s) for the post(s) they have applied for.
Skill Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature.
SSC GD Constable events | Important Dates |
Paper 1 | August, 2021 |
PET | To be announced |
PST | To be announced |
Number of vacancies: 60210 (Male-50699, Female-9511) for 2018 exam.
Nationality: Candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age Limits: 18-23 years as on 01/08/2021.
Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Children and dependent of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat | 5 years 8 years for OBC 10 years for SC/ST |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. | 5 years |
Educational Qualification: Matriculation or 10th class pass from a recognized Board/ University.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
Total 128 exam centres which are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of three stages: Paper 1, PET and PST.
Computer Based Exam: all questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type and will be conducted in English and Hindi only.
Subject | Questions/M. Marks | Time Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25/25 | 90 Minutes |
General Knowledge and General Awareness | 25/25 | |
Elementary Mathematics | 25/25 | |
English/ Hindi | 25/25 |
Subject | Male | Female |
Race | 5 Kms in 24 minutes | 1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes |
Race (For candidates of Ladakh Region) | 1 Mile in 6 ½ minutes | 800 tres in 4 minutes |
Body Physical Criteria | Male | Female |
Height (in cms) | 170 | 157 |
Chest (in cms: Unexpanded/ Minimum expansion ) | 80/5 | N/A |
Weight | Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards |
Note: Further relaxations are given for various categories as per notification.
Candidates will be shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) from the pool of candidates who qualify PET/ PST. Medical Examination is mandatory but of qualifying nature.
SSC CPO events | Important Dates |
Paper 1 | September 29 to October 10, 2020 November 23 to 25, 2020 |
Paper 2 | July 26, 2021 |
Number of SSC CPO vacancies: 1703 as per official notification of 2020.
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan...
Age Limits: 20 to 25 years as on 01-01-2021
Category | Age-relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years Up to 40 years for SC/ST |
Departmental candidates who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date. | Up to 30 years OBC: up to 33 years SC/ST: up to 35 years |
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or equivalent.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
More than 100 exam centres which are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of four stages - Paper I, PET/ PST, Paper II and Medical test.
Paper-I and Paper-II: Both are Objective Multiple Choice Type with negative marking of 0.25marks / wrong answer
Subject | Questions/M. Marks | Time Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50/50 | 2 hours |
General knowledge and General Awareness | 50/50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50/50 | |
English Comprehension | 50/50 | |
English language & Comprehension | 200/200 | 2 hours |
Note: The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-I, II & III of Paper-I.
Gender | Height (In cm) | Chest (in cm): Unexpanded/ Expanded |
Male | 170; 162.5 for ST | 80/85; 77/82 for ST |
Female | 157; 154 for ST | -- |
Note: Further requirements for passing the PET are given in notification like race, long jump and high jump.
Subject | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
Based on their performance in Paper-I, candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in PET/ PST Examination. PET/ PST are mandatory but qualifying in nature.
Based on their performance in Paper-I + Paper-II, candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in Medical Examination.
SSC JE events | Important Dates |
Paper 1 | March 22 to 25, 2021 |
Paper 2 | To be announced |
Number of SSC JE vacancies: 785 for SSC JE notification 2020
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee before 1962,
Age Limits: Up to 30 or 32 years as on 01.01.2021 depending upon the organization you select out of the 19 given organizations in the official notification.
Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
PwD | 10 years (Unreserved) 13 years (OBC) 15 years (SC/ST) |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation | 3 years 8 years for SC/ST |
Educational Qualification: Three years Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical or Civil Engineering depending upon the post.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
More than 100 exam centres which are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of two Papers i.e. Paper-I and Paper-II. Check the SSC JE exam pattern in the tables below.
SSC JE exam pattern
Papers | Exam Mode | Subject | Qs /M. Marks | Duration |
Paper-I (Objective Type) | Computer Based Examination | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50/50 | 2 hours ( 2 hours and 40 min. for candidates eligible for scribe) |
General Awareness | 50/50 | |||
Part-A: General Engineering(Civil & Structural) Or Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical) Or Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical) | 100/100 | |||
Paper-II (Descriptive Type) | Written Examination | Part-A: General Engineering(Civil & Structural) Or Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical) Or Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical) | 300 | 2 hours ( 2 hours and 40 min. for candidates eligible for scribe) |
Note: The questions will be set both in English & Hindi with negative marking of 0.25 marks/wrong answer for Paper-I.
Minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II are: UR-30%; OBC/EWS-25%; Others-20%
Based on the normalized marks scored in the Paper-I, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Paper-II.
Based on the performance in Paper-I + Paper-II, candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification.
SSC Exam date 2021
SSC JHT events | Important Dates |
Paper 1 | November 19, 2020 |
Paper 2 | February 14, 2021 |
Number of SSC JHT vacancies: 289 for SSC JHT notification 2020
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee before 1962
Age Limits: 18 to 30 years as on 01-01-2021.
Category | Age-relaxation permissible on upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
PwD | 10 years (Unreserved) 13 years (OBC) 15 years (SC/ST) |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years (further conditions applied) |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation... | 3 years 8 years for SC/ST |
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English or in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree leave.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
More than 100 exam centres are broadly divided into 9 regions.
The Examination will consist of two Papers i.e. Paper-I and Paper-II
Papers | Exam Mode | Subject | Qs /M. Marks | Duration |
Paper-I (Objective Type) | Computer Based Examination | General Hindi | 100/100 | 2 hours ( 2 hours and 40 min. for candidates eligible for scribe) |
General English | 100/100 | |||
Paper-II (Descriptive Type) | Written Examination | Translation and Essay | 200 marks | 2 hours ( 2 hours and 40 min. for candidates eligible for scribe) |
Note: There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I.
Minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II are: UR-30%; OBC/EWS-25%; Others-20%
Based on the marks scored in Paper-I, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Paper-II.
Based on the performance in Paper-I + Paper-II, candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification.
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam
SSC CGL events | Important Dates |
SSC CGL tier 1 exam | August 13 to 24, 2021 |
SSC CGL tier 2 exam | To be announced |
Tier 3 exam date | To be announced |
Tentative vacancies: 7035 Group ‘B’ & ‘C’ posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations
The starting salary of SSC CGL qualified candidate is between Rs. 47600 to 151100 per month
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugee before 1962.
Educational Qualification - Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or Institute.
SSC CGL Age Limit: As on January 1, 2021. For Posts Group–B (18 to 30 yrs) & Group–C (18 to 27 yrs)
Age relaxation beyond upper age limit for category | Age Limits |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC(NCL), Ex-Servicemen (ESM) & Defence Service Personnel disabled during service | 3 years |
PwD (person with disability) Unreserved | 10 years |
PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (SC/ST) | 8 years |
Categories | Application fee |
Others | Rs 100 |
SC, ST, PwD & Ex-servicemen (ESM) | Nil |
The SSC CGL exam is conducted in 131 cities across 9 regions in the country.
The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated in the tables below:
SSC CGL exam pattern
Tier | Subject | Qs. No. | Marks | Time |
Tier-I CBT | Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Comprehension | 100 | 200 | 1 hr |
Tier-II CBT | Quantitative Abilities, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics, General Studies (Finance & Economics.) | 500 | 800 | 2 hrs |
Tier-III Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper) | Written: Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.(English & Hindi) | -- | 100 | 1 hr |
Tier-IV | Skill Test: Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) and Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) as applicable | -- | -- |
Minimum qualifying marks: UR (30%), OBC/EWS (25%) & Others: 20% for all three tiers.
Tier-wise Selection:
(i) Marks in Tier-I will decide merit for Tier-II and Tier-III Exams appearance.
(ii) Aggregate performance in Tier-I & Tier-II Exams, will decide for evaluation of Tier-III Exam. If not qualified in Tier-II candidates will not be eligible for Tier-III & further selection process.
(iii) If qualified in Tier-I, Tier-II & Tier-III Exams, candidates will appear in Document Verification and Skill Tests (CPT & DEST).
SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam
SSC CHSL events | Important Dates |
SSC CHSL tier 1 exam | April 12 to 19, 2021 August 4 to 12, 2021 |
SSC CHSL tier 2 exam | To be announced |
Skill test | To be announced |
Number of SSC CHSL vacancies: Approximately 4755
Nationality: a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugee before 1962
Age Limits: 18-27 years as on 01-01-2021
Age relaxation beyond upper age limit for category | Age Limits |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC, Ex-Servicemen (ESM) & Defence Personnel disabled during service | 3 years |
PwD (person with disability) Unreserved | 10 years |
PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities (SC/ST) | 8 years |
Educational Qualification: 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Categories | Application fee |
Gen, OBC, EWS | Rs 100 |
Women, SC, ST, PwD and Ex-servicemen | Nil |
The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:
Tier | Subject | Qs. No. | M. Marks | Time |
Tier-I | English, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness | 100 (25 for each subjects) | 200 (50 for each subjects) | 60 Min. (for all four subjects) |
Tier-II | Writing Essay/ Letter/ Application/ Precis etc. | -- | 100 | 60 Min. |
Tier-III | Skill Test/ Typing Test | -- | -- | -- |
Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II Exam on the basis of performance in Tier-I Exam.
Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-III Exam on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II.
The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent.
Tier-III Examination i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test is qualifying in nature.
Application Date:18 October,2024 - 22 November,2024
Others:29 October,2024 - 28 November,2024
Others:09 November,2024 - 21 November,2024