SSC Exam 2024: Dates, Notification, Application, Eligibility for CGL/GD/MTS/CPO

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a government agency in India that conducts various examinations for the recruitment of candidates to the Group-B (Non-Gazetted) and Group-C (non-technical) posts under the Central Government. The SSC-recruited candidate gets a Government job. The Commission conducts various recruitement exams including SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC GD Constable, SSC MTS, SSC CPO, SSC JHT and others.

No, SSC is not a State Government job. The SSC offers the Central Government job. Candidates recruited through the SSC exams are allocated Central Government ministries or departments. The SSC exams are conducted under these names:

• SSC CGL
• SSC CHSL
• SSC GD
• SSC CPO
• SSC Stenographer
• SSC JHT
• SSC MTS
• SSC Selection Post Exam

Yes, there will be the SSC GD Constable exam in 2025. The Commission has notified the dates for the conduct of the Constable (GD) in CAPFs, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination, 2025. The SSC GD Constable 2025 recruitment exam will be held from February 4 to 25, 2025. The SSC GD 2025 notification was released on September 5, 2024.

The candidates are required to score marks equal to or more than their category cutoff to get selected for the exam. There are no such passing marks which can ensure selection. SSC MTS exam is a competitive exam and the candidates can be selected even when they score low marks if the overall cutoff is decreased.

The Commission prescribes the minimum qualifying marks for the candidates. The Commission prescribes certain minimum marks required for a candidate which make them eligible to get selected in the exam.
The minimum qualifying marks for the SSC MTS exam are defined for each category separately which are summarised below:

Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. The SSC GD exam is an objective type exam conducted online as Computer Based Exam (CBE). The marks assigned for the correct answer is 2 marks and the negative marking is 0.25 marks. No marks are deducted for unattempted questions. It is advisable that candidates should avoid the guesswork in the exam as the wrong guess would lower down the overall score.

The most sought after posts in the SSC CGL exam are as follows:

• Income Tax Inspector
• Assistant Section Officer
• Central Excise Inspector
• Assistant Audit Officer
• Assistant Enforcement Officer

All the SSC exams are popular in their respective ways. The most popular SSC exams include SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC GD and SSC MTS. The Staff Selection Commission is an attached office to the Ministry of Personnel and Training. It was established after the recommendation of First Administrative Reforms Commission (1^st ARC) in 1975 as the Subordinate Service Commission through an executive resolution

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination every year for recruitment to the Group C posts including Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,  etc..

Through the SSC MTS exam, the SSC recruits multitasking staff for various government departments. 1. The job posts in SSC MS include peons, operators, and havaldars. 2. The SSC MS is a Group C-level job. 3. It is a non-gazetted and non-ministerial central government service. 4. You will receive a salary with a grade pay of Rs. 1800. 5. As per the 7th pay commission, the SSC MS salary is in the pay band of Rs. 5200–20200. You can learn in details about MS job profile in this article of Shiksha: https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/ssc/articles/ssc-mts-job-profile-blogId-107511.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination every year for recruitment to the Group C posts including Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,  etc..

CPO is a Central Police Organization. The exam is held by the Staff Services Commission. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was established in 1975, it is  mandated to select staff for various Group B and Group C posts that come under various ministries in the Government of India. SSC CPO is a national-level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. The full form of SSC CPO is Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization. The recruitment is done for the post of Sub Inspector and Assistant Sub Inspector. 

The SSC GD apply online 2026 link will be activated by the Commission on November 11, 2025, along with the release of official notification. The Commission will release the official notification and application form for the SSC GD 2026 session on its official website. Candidates are required to fill out the SSC GD Constable application form 2026 in order to appear for the exam. The SSC GD last date 2026 to fill out the online form is December 15, 2025.

Candidates can apply online for the SSC GD Exam through the official website of the Staff Selection Commission. Candidates can fill out the SSC GD application form by following the given steps:

• Visit the official SSC website- ssc.nic.in.
• Click on SSC GD application link
• Complete the SSC GD online registration form
• Upload the scanned photo and signature
• Fill out the SSC GD application form
• Pay the SSC GD application fee
• Submit and save the confirmation page.

Staff Selection Commission changed the SSC CGL exam pattern in the last notification. The Commission removed the Tier 3 and Tier IV exam from the selection proecss.  The Commission must understand and internalise the SSC CGL exam pattern so that they can prepare well for the exam. 

The Commission also outsourced the Document Vertification and Detailed Medical Examination to the indented department. The SSC CGL selection process consists of twostages:

Tier 1 (Computer Based Examination),

Tier 2 (Computer Based Examination  + Skill Test)

The SSC recruitment process typically includes the following stages:

• Filling up of the SSC application form
• Downloading the SSC admit card
• Appearing in the SSC exam- Tier 1, Tier 2 and others
• Downloading the SSC answer key and submitting objections
• Checking of SSC result
• Downloading the final answer key and marks