SSC CGL

Eligibility Criteria

Note: Taking reference from SSC CGL notification of 2024

Nationality/Citizenship:

A candidate must be either:

  1. a citizen of India, or
  2. a subject of Nepal, or
  3. a subject of Bhutan, or
  4. 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age limit (As on 01-08-2024):

Requirement of age for various posts is as follows:\

S No Age Limit Remarks
(i) For the posts for which age limit is(18-27 years) Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1997 and not later than 01-08-2006.
(ii) For the posts for which age limit is (20-30 years) Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1994 and not later than 01-08-2004.
(iii) For the posts for which age limit is (18-30 years) Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1994 and not later than 01-08-2006.
(iv) For the posts for which age limit is (18-32 years) Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1992 and not later than 01-08-2006.

Permissible relaxation in upper age limit and category-codes for claiming age relaxation are as follows:

Code No Category Age-relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit
01 SC/ST 5 years
02 OBC 3 years
03 PwBD (Unreserved) 10 years
04 PwBD (OBC) 13 years
05 PwBD (SC/ST) 15 years
06 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date
08 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof 3 years
09 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST) 8 years
Additional permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts
10 Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. Up to 40 years of age
11 Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. Up to 45 years of age
12 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. Up to 35 years of age
13 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST). Up to 40 years of age