SSC Eligibility Criteria 2023: Updated Criteria for All SSC, Railway Exams

SSC Eligibility 2023: Common for CGL, CPO, CHSL, MTS, GD Constable, RRB Group D, RRB NTPC Exams

Candidates who wish to apply for either SSC or Railway or State Exams for government job must fulfil the following eligibility criteria in terms of nationality:

• A citizen of India OR
• A subject of Nepal/ Bhutan OR
• A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 01, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
• A person of Indian origin migrated from either/ or Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East African countries such as Uganda, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Malawi, Ethiopia, Vietnam to permanently settle in India

SSC Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification & Physical Fitness

On the basis of minimum educational qualification, we have classified the SSC Exams into three categories which are Class 10^th level, Class 12^th level, and graduation. 

SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification (as of 08-10-2022)

The table below states the post-wise minimum educational qualification for SSC CGL Exam:

Post	Minimum Educational Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer	Essential Qualification – Graduation from a recognized university or Institute Desirable Qualification – Chartered Accountancy (CA) or Cost & Management Accounting (CAM) or Company Secretary (CS) or Masters of Commerce (MCom) or Masters of Business Studies (MBA)
Junior Statistical Officer	– Graduation in any subject from a recognized university or institute with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics at Class 12 level OR – Graduation in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at graduation level
All other posts	– Graduation in any subject from a recognized university or institute

For more details about the SSC CGL eligibility criteria for physical fitness, age limit, age relaxation, click here

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

• Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institute
• Also, candidates who have completed their degree or diploma from an open or distance learning mode of education are eligible to apply

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Additional Qualification for Delhi Police

• Candidates to apply for the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police should possess a valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) on or before Physical Endurance and Measurement Tests
• Candidates who do not have a valid Driving License for LMV (both Motorcycle and Car) are eligible for all other posts including SI/ ASI in CISF, SSB, BSF, ITBP, CRPF

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Physical Standard Test (PST)

The PST is common and compulsory for all candidates who have qualified for the Paper 1 exam. The eligibility criteria for PST is mentioned below: 

Category	Height	Chest (cm)
		Unexpanded	Expanded
General Category Male	170	80	85
Male candidates belonging to Hill areas of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal Pradesh, Dogras, Gorkhas, Marathas, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, Kashmir Valley, North-Eastern States and Sikkim	165	80	85
ST Male	162.5	77	82
General Category Female	157	–	–
Female candidates belonging to Hill areas of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal Pradesh, Dogras, Gorkhas, Marathas, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, Kashmir Valley, North-Eastern States and Sikkim	155	–	–
ST Female	154	–	–

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Physical Endurance Test (PET)

Physical Endurance Test consists of a list of tasks that the candidate must finish qualifying for the next stage. Here is the list of all such tasks:

Gender	Race	Jump	Shot Put
Male	100-meter race in 16 seconds 1.6 km race in 6.5 minutes	Long Jump: 3.65 meters in 3 chances High Jump: 1.2 meters in 3 chances	Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 meters in 3 chances
Female	100-meter race in 18 seconds 800-meter race in 4 minutes	Long Jump: 2.7 meters (9 feet) in 3 chances High Jump: 0.9 meters (3 feet) in 3 chances	–

To get more details regarding SSC CPO eligibility criteria for age relaxation, medical examination, click here

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates who are going to appear in Class 12 are also eligible to apply provided they must furnish the necessary documents on or before January 01, 2022. Candidates should fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria as of January 01, 2022 for Age limit:

For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): Candidates need to have passed Class 12 in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized board or university (As on 04-01-2023). 

Follow this link, to get more information regarding SSC CHSL eligibility criteria for age limit, age relaxation, and reservation criteria.

SSC Stenographer Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates should have completed Class 12 or equivalent from a recognized board or university to be eligible for SSC Stenographer Exam.

Check out more details about the SSC Stenographer eligibility criteria for age limit, age relaxation, reservation, by clicking here

SSC Delhi Police Constable Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates to be eligible for Delhi Police Constable should have passed Class 12 from a recognized board or university. Male candidates should possess a valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle & Car) on or before the date of PET & PMT. The age is relaxable up to 11^th pass only for the following candidates:

• Bandsmen, mounted constables, buglers, constables, drivers, dispatch riders, etc.
• Sons of serving, deceased, retired police personnel including multi-tasking staff of Delhi Police

To get more information about the Delhi Police eligibility criteria for age limit, physical endurance test and medical standards, click here

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates should have passed Class 10 or equivalent from a recognized board.

SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates should have passed Class 10 from a recognized board as on the specified date mentioned by the SSC board.

For more details regarding GD Constable eligibility criteria for age limit, physical standards, and vision, click here

Railway Exams Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification & Physical Fitness

Railway exams are mainly grouped in two categories which are Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC) and Group D. We have categorized them as per the minimum educational qualification, the below graph highlights the categories based on a minimum educational qualification:

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

The table mentioned below focuses on the minimum educational qualification a candidate should possess if he/ she wants to apply for the respective post through RRB NTPC Exam:

Posts Name	Minimum Educational Qualification
Commercial Apprentice	– Candidate should have a graduation degree or equivalent from a recognized university or institute
Goods Guard
Station Master
Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk
Traffic Assistant
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist	– Candidates should have a graduation degree or equivalent from a recognized university or institute. – Candidates should also have a typing proficiency in English/ Hindi on the Computer
Senior Clerk Cum Typist
Senior Time Keeper
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk	– Passed Class 12 or equivalent with a minimum of 50% aggregate – SC/ ST candidates with benchmark disability/ Ex-Servicemen are given relaxation in the 50% aggregate criteria provided they possess the higher qualification than Class 12
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist	– Class 12 pass or its equivalent with not less than 50% aggregate – 50% aggregate is not insisted upon in case of SC/ ST/ Persons with benchmark disability/ Ex-servicemen provided they possess the higher qualification than Class 12 – Candidates should have a typing proficiency in English/ Hindi on the computer
Junior Clerk Cum Typist
Junior Time Keeper
Trains Clerk

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria: Physical Fitness

We have provided the post-wise criteria of physical fitness for the RRB NTPC Exam in the table below:

Posts of RRB NTPC	General Fitness	Visual Acuity
Commercial Apprentice Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk Junior Accounts Assistant Cum-Typist Senior Clerk-Cum Typist Senior Time Keeper	Physically fit in all respects	– Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses – Near Vision: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses – The candidate should clear a test for colour vision, binocular vision, and field of vision & night vision
Traffic Apprentice Goods Guard Assistant Station Master Traffic Assistant	Physically fit in all respects	– Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses – Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6, with or without glasses while reading

For further details about the RRB NTPC eligibility criteria, click here

RRB Group D Eligibility Criteria: Education Qualification

Candidates, in order to apply for RRB Group D, should fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

• Passed Class 10^th from a recognized board (Candidates waiting for the final examination of the prescribed minimum educational qualification should not apply) OR
• ITI degree or diploma (Diploma/ Degree in Engineering will not be accepted instead of the course complete Act Apprenticeship/ ITI)

For more details about the RRB Group D eligibility criteria for age limit and medical qualification, click here

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