AGE LIMITS & EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (SSC EXAMS)

1. Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam 

AGE LIMITS

• 18-27 Years
  • Auditor (CAG)
  • Auditor (CGDA)
  • Auditor (Other Ministries/Departments)
  • Accountant (CAG)
  • Accountant (CGA)
  • Accountant/Jr Accountant (Other Ministries/Departments)
  • Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant
  • Senior Secretariat Assistant (UDC)
  • Sr Administrative Assistant
  • Tax Assistants (CBDT)
  • Tax Assistant (CBIC)
  • SI in CBN
  • UDC (Border Road Organization)
• 20-30 Years
  • Assistant Section Officer (CSS)
  • Assistant Section Officer (Railway)
  • Assistant Section Officer (MEA)
  • Assistant Section Officer (AFHQ)
  • Sub Inspector (CBI)
• Up to 30 Years
  • Assistant Audit Officer (AAO)
  • Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO)
  • Assistant Section Officer in Intelligence Bureau (IB)
  • Assistant Section Officer (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology)
  • Assistant Section Officer (Other Ministries — Pay Level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400)
  • Income Tax Inspector (ITI)
  • Central Excise Inspector
  • Preventive Officer (PO)
  • Examiner
  • Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO)
  • Inspector Posts (IP)
  • Inspector in CBN
  • Assistant (Other Ministries)
  • Divisional Accountant
  • SI in National Investigation Agency (NIA)
  • SI/Jr Intelligence Officer (CBN)
• Up to 32 Years
  • Jr Statistical Officer

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Assistant Audit Officer & Assistant Accounts Officer

a) Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree
b) Desirable Qualifications: Chartered Accountant or cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics

NOTE: During the period of probation direct recruits shall have to qualify the ‘Subordinate Audit Service Examination’ in respective branches for confirmation and regular appointment as Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer.

2. Jr Statistical Officer

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% in Mathematics at 12th standard level

OR

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level

3. All other Posts

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

NOTE-I: The candidates appearing in the final year of their graduation can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the closing date of application.

NOTE-II: For the following posts Computer Proficiency Test has also been prescribed as an essential qualification; and for Tax Assistants, DEST is a must to qualify. Both of these tests are just qualifying.

i) Assistant Section Officer in CSS
ii) Assistant Section Officer in MEA
iii) Assistant Section Officer in AFHQ
iv) Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
v) Assistant in the Ministry of Mines
vi) Assistant in Indian Meteorological Department
vii) Inspector (CGST & Central Excise)
viii) Preventive Officer
ix) Examiner
x) Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant

NOTE-III: No educational/professional certificate is required for the DEST.

2. SI Delhi Police & CPO Exam

AGE LIMITS

20-25 for each post for UR

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 

Bachelor’s degree

NOTE: For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police only: Male candidates must possess a valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) on the date fixed for Physical Endurance and Measurement Tests. However, the candidates who do not have a Valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) are eligible for all other posts in CAPFs.

3. JE Exam

AGE LIMITS

Age limit for the posts of Junior Engineers in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations is as under:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

LIST OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS

4. Jr Hindi Translators Exam

AGE LIMIT

30 years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

For post code A (Junior Translator in Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS)

post code B (Junior Translator in M/o Railways (Railway Board)

post code C (Junior Translator in Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) 

post code D (Junior Translator/Junior Hindi Translator in subordinate offices who have adopted Model RRs of DoP&T for JT/JHT)

1. Master’s degree in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s degree in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s Degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level

2. Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice versa or two years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central or State Government Office, including Government of India Undertaking.

For post codes E (Senior Hindi Translator in various Central Government Ministries/ Departments / Offices)
1. Master’s degree in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s degree in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master‟s degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a examination at the degree level

OR

Master’s degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level

OR

Master‟s Degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level

2. Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice versa or three years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central or State Government Office, including Government of India Undertaking.

5. CHSL (10+2) Exam

AGE LIMIT

18-27 Years for all posts for UR

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

12th Standard or equivalent examination

NOTE: No Educational/Professional Certificate is need for DEST/Typing Test.

6. Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Exam

AGE LIMITS

18-27 for each post for UR

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 

12th standard pass

NOTE: No Educational/Professional Certificate is needed for Stenography.

7. MTS Exam

AGE LIMIT

There are two categories of MTS posts for which the age-limits are different:

a) 18-25 years
b) 18-27 years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

10th standard or equivalent examination

COMMON POINTS FOR ALL EXAMS

NOTE-I

The age limits for competitive examinations held for recruitment by UPSC/SSC etc. in the first half of the year is the first day of January of the year in which the examination is held; and if the examination is held in the second half of the year, the crucial date will be the first day of August of the year in which the examination is held.

If an examination is held in two parts on two different dates of the year, the crucial date for determining the age limits will normally be the 1st of January when both parts of the examination fall in the first half of the year, and when both parts of the examination fall in the second half of the year the crucial date for determining the age limits will be the 1st of August .

It may sometimes happen that due to exigencies of the circumstances an examination, which is normally held during the first half of the year, is shifted to the second half. In such a case, the date of determining the age limits would still be the 1st of January.

NOTE-II

The Degree obtained through open universities/Distance Education Mode needs to be recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the relevant qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

NOTE-III

Candidates who have not acquired/will not acquire the educational qualification as on the date of reckoning of the educational qualification given in the advertisement of the exam will not be eligible and need not apply.

NOTE-IV

The candidates who are able to prove by documentary evidence that the result of the educational qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut off date and he/she has been declared passed will also be considered to have met the required educational qualification.