SSC CGL 2021-22 Notification Out, Exam Dates, Online Application

SSC CGL Recruitment 2021-22: Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2021 for filling up of various Group “B” and Group “C” posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations. The SSC CGL exam is held in 4 stages called Tiers. While the first two are online the latter two are offline exams. The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC. Candidates must qualify each stage of the SSC CGL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected. The SSS CGL 2021-22 official PDF link has been mentioned below, click on the link and go through the complete details.

 Notice of Examination for Combined Graduate Level Examination - 2021  

SSC CGL 2022 Exam Dates

SSC CGL 2021-22 official notification has released on 23rd December 2021 and the Tier-1 exam will be conducted in April 2022. The exam schedule for the SSC CGL 2021-22 exam is provided below. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CGL 2021-22 exam.

Dates for submission of online applications	23-12-2021 to 23-01-2022
Last date   and time for receipt of online applications	23-01-2022 (23:30)
Last date   and time for   making online fee payment	25-01-2022 (23:30)
Last date   and time for generation of offline Challan	26-01-2022 (23:30)
Last date for   payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank)	27-01-2022
Dates of   ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment.	28-01-2022 to 01-02-2022 (23:30)
Schedule of Computer Based   Examination (Tier-I)	April, 2022
Dates of Tier-II Examination (CBE) & Descriptive Paper (Tier-III)	To be notified later

SSC CGL Vacancy 2021-22

The vacancy for SSC CGL 2021 exam will be released in due course of time on ssc.nic.in. The tentative number of vacancies for SSC CGL 2020-21 is 7035 in which 2891 vacancies are declared for the General category. Last year, a total of 8582 Vacancies have been notified by SSC. The vacancies have seen a decrease as compared to previous years. Candidates can check SSC CGL Vacancy Comparision Year-wise by looking into the vacancy details of SSC CGL.

SSC CGL 2021-22 Eligibility Criteria

There are 4 important criteria that a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CGL 2021-22. The 4 parameters are given below:

1. Citizenship: The candidate must be a citizen of India.

2. Age Limit: There are different sets of age limits for different posts in the SSC CGL Exam 2021-22, which are tabulated below:

Details of the Posts: Followings are the likely posts that will be filled up through this Examination:

S.No	Name of Post	Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre	Classification of Posts	Age Limit
1	Assistant   Audit Officer	Indian Audit &   Accounts Department under   C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted	18-30 years
2	Assistant   Accounts Officer	Indian Audit &   Accounts Department under   C&AG	Group “B” Gazetted	18-30 years
3	Assistant   Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	20-30 years
4	Assistant   Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	18-30 years
5	Assistant   Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	20-30 years
6	Assistant   Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	20-30 years
7	Assistant   Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”	20-30 years
8	Assistant   Section Officer	Ministry of Electronics   and Information Technology	Group “B”	18-30 years
9	Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	20-30 years
10	Assistant   Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	18-30 years
11	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	18-30 years
12	Inspector, (CGST & Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
13	Inspector (Preventive Officer)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
14	Inspector (Examiner)	CBIC	Group “B”	18-30 years
15	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of   Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”	18-30 years
16	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau   of Investigation	Group “B”	20-30 years
17	Inspector Posts	Department of Post	Group “B”	18-30 years
18	Inspector	Central Bureau   of Narcotics	Group “B”	18-30 years
19	Assistant/ Superintendent	Indian Coast Guard	Group “B”	18-30 years
20	Assistant	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”	18-30 years
21	Assistant	National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)	Group “B”	18-30 years
22	Research Assistant	National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	Group “B”	18-30 years
23	Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “B”	18-30 years
24	Sub Inspector	National Investigation   Agency (NIA)	Group “B”	18-30 years
25	Junior   Statistical Officer (JSO)	M/o Statistics &   Programme Implementation.	Group “B”	18-32 years
26	Statistical     Investigator Grade-II	Registrar General of India	Group “B”	18-30 years
27	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
28	Auditor	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
29	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”	18-27 years
30	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	18-27 years
31	Accountant/   Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/ Departments	Group “C”	18-27 years
32	Senior   Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Ministry of Electronics   and Information Technology	Group “C”	18-27 years
33	Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper     Division Clerks	Central Govt.   Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres.	Group “C”	18-27 years
34	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”	18-27 years
35	Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group “C”	18-27 years
36	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau   of Narcotics	Group “C”	18-27 years

Age limit (As on 01-01-2022): 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 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2004.
(ii)	For the posts   for which age limit is   20-30 years	Candidate must have   been born not   earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2002.
(iii)	For the posts   for which age limit is   18-30 years	Candidate must have   been born not   earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than   01-01-2004.
(iv)	For the post   for which age limit is   18-32 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier   than 02-01-1990 and not later   than 01-01-2004.

Essential Educational Qualifications (as on 23-01-2022): The educational qualifications varies according to the post for SSC CGL 2021 and is listed below:

SSC CGL Post	Educational Qualification
Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer	Essential Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification: CA/CS/MBA/Cost & Management Accountant/ Masters in Commerce/ Masters in Business Studies
Junior Statistical Officer	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% in Mathematics in Class 12th OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Statistics as one of the subjects in graduation
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognized University or Institute. The candidates must have studied Statistics as a subject in all the three years of the graduation course.
Assistant in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute. Desirable Qualifications: Degree in law from a recognized university.
Research Assistant in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute. Desirable Qualifications: Minimum one-year research experience in any recognized university or recognized Research Institution; Degree in Law or Human Rights from a recognized university.
All Other Posts	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent

SSC CGL 2021-22 Application Fee

1. Fee payable: Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only).

2. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

3. Fee can be paid through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit card or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.

4. Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 25-01-2022 (23:30 hours). However, candidates who wish to make cash payment through the challan of SBI, may make payment in cash at the Branches of SBI within the working hours of bank up to 27-01-2022 provided the challan has been generated by them before 26-01-2022 (23:30 hours).

SSC CGL 2021-22 Selection Process

The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below:

1. Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

2. Tier-II: Computer Based Examination

3. Tier-III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)

4. Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification.

Scheme of Tier-I and Tier-II Examinations:

Tier	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allowed
I	A. General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 Minutes
	B. General Awareness	25	50
	C. Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
	D. English Comprehension	25	50
II	Paper-I: Quantitative Abilities	100	200	120 Minutes (for each Paper)
	Paper-II: English Language and Comprehension	200	200
	Paper-III: Statistics	100	200
	Paper-IV: General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200

Scheme of Tier-III Examination:

Tier	Mode of Examination	Scheme of Examination	Maximum Marks	Time Allowed
III	Pen and Paper mode	Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi (Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.)	100	60 Minutes

Tier-IV (Skill Test):

In the Tier-IV, Computer Proficiency Test and Data Entry Skill Test will be conducted.

SSC CGL 2021-22 Syllabus

The major sections asked in SSC CGL 2021-22 Preliminary Exam are General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The syllabus overview of SSC CGL Tier-1 exam is given below.

Indicative Syllabus (Tier-I):

General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.

General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates‟ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

English Comprehension: Candidates‟ ability to understand correct English, his/ her basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part-C will be of 10th standard level.

Indicative Syllabus (Tier-II):

Paper-I (Quantitative Abilities): The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

Paper-II (English Language and Comprehension): Questions in this component will be designed to test the candidate‟s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on spot the error, fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling/ detecting misspelled words, idioms & phrases, one word substitution, improvement of sentences, active/ passive voice of verbs, conversion into direct/ indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts, shuffling of sentences in a passage, cloze passage & comprehension passage.

Paper-III (Statistics):

Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data – Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection; Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.

Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.

Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion – range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.

Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.

Correlation and Regression – Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman‟s rank correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only).

Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes‟ theorem.

Random Variable and Probability Distributions – Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of two random variable (discrete).

Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non- probability sampling techniques(simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution(statement only); Sample size decisions.

Statistical Inference - Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.

Analysis of Variance - Analysis of one-way classified data and two- way classified data.

Time Series Analysis - Components of time series, Determinations of trend component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.

Index Numbers - Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

Paper-IV (General Studies-Finance and Economics):

Part A: Finance and Accounts-(80 marks):

Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting:

Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry, Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors, Manufacturing, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Balance Sheet Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self Balancing Ledgers.

Part B: Economics and Governance-(120 marks):

Comptroller & Auditor General of India- Constitutional provisions, Role and responsibility.

Finance Commission-Role and functions.

Basic Concept of Economics and introduction to Micro Economics: Definition, scope and nature of Economics, Methods of economic study and Central problems of an economy and Production possibilities curve.

Theory of Demand and Supply: Meaning and determinants of demand, Law of demand and Elasticity of demand, Price, income and cross elasticity; Theory of consumer‟s behaviour- Marshallian approach and Indifference curve approach, Meaning and determinants of supply, Law of supply and Elasticity of Supply.

Theory of Production and cost: Meaning and Factors of production; Laws of production- Law of variable proportions and Laws of returns to scale.

Forms of Market and price determination in different markets: Various forms of markets-Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly ad Price determination in these markets.

Indian Economy:

Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors- Role of Agriculture, Industry and Services-their problems and growth;

National Income of India- Concepts of national income, Different methods of measuring national income.

Population- Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth.

Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and incidence of unemployment.

Infrastructure- Energy, Transportation, Communication.

Economic Reforms in India: Economic reforms since 1991; Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment.

Money and Banking:

Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.

Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments. 11.12.4.2.9.3 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.

Role of Information Technology in Governance.

Questions in Paper-I will be of Matriculation Level, Paper-II of 10+2 Level and in Paper-III and Paper-IV of Graduation Level.