Can Final Year Students Apply for SSC CGL?

Can Final Year Students Apply for SSC CGL?

• Many candidates aspiring to the SSC CGL have this important question on their minds. YES is the correct answer to this query. Yes, students who are in their final year of the graduate program can apply for the exam.
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, or its equivalent, is the minimum educational requirement needed to be qualified to appear in the CGL Examination.
• Candidates who are in their final year of graduation can apply for the SSC CGL exam provided they must possess a graduation certificate as on or before the specific mentioned in the SSC CGL notification.
• The Staff Selection Commission will be releasing SSC CGL 2023 recruitment notification on 01 April 2023, tentaviley.

Is Final Year Student Eligible for SSC CGL 2023?

Candidates who are in their final year of graduation program can apply for the SSC CGL 2022 exam provided they fulfill the following criteria:

Education Qualification: The minimum educational qualification needed to be qualified to appear in the CGL Examination is a Bachelor’s Degree from an authorised university or its equivalent. Candidates who are in their last year of their bachelor’s degree program are still eligible to apply for the SSC CGL exam, but they must have received their bachelor’s degree certificate by the deadline (last date) specified in the SSC CGL notice.

Age limit: There are different age limits required to apply for different posts as per the preference of the candidates. SSC CGL age limit criteria have been explained below along with the relaxation in the upper age limit. Candidates must fulfil the criteria as on or before the specified date mentioned in the SSC CGL notification.

SSC CGL 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Read the qualifying requirements thoroughly before applying online for the SSC CGL test. Learn about the physical requirements for the SSC CGL PET as well as the SSC CGL age limit for OBC, SC, ST, and NR. The SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) eligibility for 2023 is provided below for your convenience.

• Educational Qualification
• Age limit
• Physical fitness
• Nationality

SSC CGL Education Qualification

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, or its equivalent, is the minimum educational requirement needed to be qualified to appear in the CGL Examination as on or before the specified date mentioned in the SSC CGL recruitment notification. For the posts of Assistant Audit/Accounts Officer, Junior Statistical Officer and Compiler, some specific education qualifications are required along with the bachelor’s degree – Click here for complete details on SSC CGL education qualification.

SSC CGL Age Limit

Different age limits are required for the different SSC CGL posts specified by the Staff Selection Commission. Check out the table below for the post-wise age limit.

Group	Posts	Department	Age Limit (years)
A	Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts officer	Indian Audit & Accounts & CAG	30
B	Assistant Section Officer	CSS/MEA/Railway/IB / AFHQ/ Other Ministries	20-30
	Income Tax Inspector Excise Inspector Preventive Officer Examiner Asst. Enforcement Officer Inspector of Posts	CBDT/ CBEC/Revenue Dept./ Dept. of Posts	30
	Inspector	Narcotics	18-27
	Assistant/Superintendent	Other Ministries	30
	Sub Inspector	NIA	30
	Divisional Accountant	CAG	30
	Assistant	Other Ministries	18-27
C	Junior Statistical Officer	M/o of Statistics & Prog. Implementation	32
D	Tax Assistant	CBEC	20-27
	Tax Assistant	CBDT	18-27
	Auditor	CAG/CGDA/Other departments	18-27
	Sub Inspector	Narcotics	18-27

SSC has also provided relaxation in the upper age limit for the reserved category candidates such as OBC, ST, SC, PwBD etc.

SSC CGL Nationality

Candidates who are willing to apply for SSC CGL 2023 must be a resident of Indian territory with valid ID proof to substantiate it. However, the following candidates are also eligible for SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL):

• Tibetan refugee who moved to India before 1962, to settle down permanently in India.
• A person of Indian origin who has moved from Pakistan, Burma, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with intention of settling down permanently in India.
• The subject of Nepal or Bhutan.

SSC CGL Eligibility for Physical Fitness

SSC CGL Physical Efficiency Test and Physical & Medical Standard are the criteria specified by the Staff Selection Commission for some specific posts. As per the SSC Board, different physical fitness and standards are required for different posts.

SSC CGL Eligibility For the Post of Excise Inspector/ Examiner/Preventive Officer/Inspector & Sub-Inspector in Narcotics

Candidates applying for the post of Excise Inspector/ Examiner/Preventive Officer/Inspector & Sub-Inspector in Narcotics have to pass the Physical Test mentioned below:

NOTE: For the post of Inspector Central Excise, Examiner, and Preventive Officer, persons with disabilities need to meet the physical standards i.e. Height, Chest, and Weight prescribed for the post of Inspectors, Central Excise, Examiner and Preventive Officer in CBEC. However, for orthopedically disabled candidates the following relaxation in Physical Test is allowed:

(a) The test of “Walking” shall not be insisted in the case of OL and OAL categories

(b) The test of “Cycling” shall not be insisted in the case of OA, OL, and OAL categories

SSC CGL Eligibility For the Post of Sub-Inspector in Central Bureau of Investigation

SSC CGL Eligibility For the Post of Sub-Inspector in National Investigation Agency

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