Know Everything About Top SSC Exams, Selection Procedure, Age Criteria, Salary and more

SSC Exams: The Staff Selection Commission is a Government of India organization that hires personnel for different positions in numerous departments ministries and subsidiary offices in the Indian Government. Other than that, the commission also recruits people in several subordinate offices.
Candidates appointed for different posts have different duties and responsibilities. The salary, designation, qualifications, etc. are different also for each post. The average pay package across all SSC exams is between Rs. 18,000 to 1,54,000. 

The SSC exams are taken by many candidates every year and these exams are of different levels, depending on the post. The commission conducts many competitive exams such as

SSC CGL- Combined Graduate Level
SSC GD- Constable, General Duty
SSC CHSL- Combined Higher Secondary Level
SSC JE- Junior Engineer
SSC CPO- Central Police Organisation
SSC MTS- Multitasking Staff
SSC Stenographer ‘C’ and ‘D’
SSC JHT- Junior Hindi Translator
 

SSC CGL- Combined Graduate Level

SSC CGL Exam is one of the biggest exams conducted to recruit eligible graduate candidates for various Grade “B” and Grade “C” posts in various Central Government Departments and Ministries.

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the CGL (Combined Graduate Level) exams in four tiers. The first two-tier exams are conducted in the online mode while the SSC CGL Tier-III exam is conducted in pen-paper mode and the Tier-IV exam will be conducted as a Computer Skill Test.

Selection Procedure: SSC CGL will select or reject a candidate based on an evaluation test comprised of

SSC CGL Tier-I: Computer-Based Test (Preliminary)
SSC CGL Tier-II: Computer-Based Test (Mains)
SSC CGL Tier III: Pen and Paper Mode (Descriptive paper)
SSC CGL Tier-IV: Computer Proficiency Test/ Data Entry Skill Test

Age Criteria: 18 to 32 years
 

SSC GD- Constable, General Duty

SSC GD Constable is a matriculated level exam that is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission every year for the recruitment to the posts of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Secretariat Security Force (SSF) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles as per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

SSC GD Constable exam pattern has been divided into the following sections which are – Computer Based Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Physical Standard Test, Medical Test

Selection Procedure: SSC GD will select or reject a candidate based on an evaluation test comprised of
 

Examination	Details
Stage 1	Objective-type questions (100 questions, divided into four parts, one mark each) Written examination, conducted online Topics: Elementary Mathematics, Hindi or English, Reasoning and General Intelligence
Stage 2	Physical standard test to check physical efficiency
Stage 3	Medical check-up Physical endurance test

 

Age Criteria: 18 to 23 years
 

SSC CHSL- Combined Higher Secondary Level

SSC CHSL Exam is conducted to recruit eligible candidates for various posts such as Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants (PA / SA) and Data Entry Operator (DEO) in various Central Government Departments and Ministries.

Selection Procedure: SSC CHSL will select or reject a candidate based on an evaluation test comprised of

SSC CHSL Tier I (Computer-based test)
SSC CHSL Tier-II (Descriptive paper)
SSC CHSL Tier III (Skill test and typing test)

Age Criteria: 18 to 27 years
 

SSC JE- Junior Engineer

SSC JE Exam is conducted annually to recruit Junior Engineers (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Quantity Surveying & Contracts) for Group B Non-Gazetted posts within various Ministries or Department / Offices of the Government of India.

Selection Procedure: The Examination will consist of two papers:

Paper-I (Online examination)
Paper II (Descriptive Type)

SSC CPO- Central Police Organisation

SSC CPO Exam is conducted annually to recruit Sub Inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs, and Assistant Sub Inspector in CISF.

Selection Procedure: SSC will select or reject a candidate based on an evaluation test comprised of the following stages:

1. Paper-I
2. Physical Standard Test (PST)/Physical Endurance Test (PET)
3. Paper-II
4. Medical Examination (DME).

Based on combined performance in Paper 1 & 2, the candidate will be called for a medical examination. The candidate who is successful in the medical examination will be called for document verification.

Age Criteria: 20 to 25 years
 

SSC MTS- Multitasking Staff

SSC Multitasking (Non-Technical) Exam is conducted annually to recruit multitasking staff within the General Central Service Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts in various Ministries, Departments, Offices of the Government of India, in different States and Union Territories.

Selection Procedure: The evaluation test will comprises of:

1. Paper 1 (Online test- Objective type)
2. Paper 2 (Descriptive)
3. The descriptive exam is conducted to test the elementary language skill of the candidate.

Also, if two students get equal marks in paper 1, marks scored in Paper 2 will decide the final merit score of the candidate.

Age Criteria: 18 to 25 or 27 years (Depending upon the post candidate is applying for)
 

SSC Stenographer ‘C’ and ‘D’

SSC Stenographers ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam is conducted annually to recruit Stenographers Grade C (Group B Non-Gazetted) and Grade D (Group C) posts for various Ministries or Departments or Offices of the Government of India, in various States and Union Territories.

Selection Procedure: The candidates will be shortlisted based on

1. Online Computer-based Exam
2. Skill test

The online computer-based exam will consist of topics like General Intelligence and Reasoning, English Comprehension, and General Awareness. The total time for the Online exam is 2 hours.
Those candidates who qualify for the Online test will be called for the second round, i.e., Skill Test.

The Skill Test consists of a Dictation for 10 minutes in English or Hindi (as opted for by the candidates in the online Application Form). Students are expected to type at the speed of 100 words per minute for the post of Stenographer Grade “C” and 80 words per minute for the post of Stenographer Grade “D”.

Age Criteria: Stenographer Grade ‘C’: Minimum 18 & maximum 30 years
Stenographer Grade ‘D’: Minimum 18 & Maximum 27 years
 

SSC JHT- Junior Hindi Translator

SSC Junior Hindi Translator Exam is conducted annually to recruit Junior Hindi Translator, Junior Translator, Senior Hindi Translator and Hindi Pradhyapak within the various Ministries and Departments of the Indian government.

Selection Procedure: The examination will consist of two stages.

1. Paper 1: (Online test-Objective Type)
2. Paper-2: Translation and Essay

Candidates who qualify for the second paper will be called for a document verification round. The final allocation of ministries/departments will be allocated on the combined performance of both papers 1 & 2 and the preferences provided by the candidate at the time of document verification.

Age Criteria: Not more than 30 years