Staff Selection Commission ( SSC) is always busy in conducting Exams. Combined Graduate Level ( CGL) 2017 Exams are in the offing. There are million of aspirants waiting to fill the application forms. But there are some doubts which they need to be cleared before they can apply for the Written Test. The candidates can come to know of the CGL Tier 1 Syllabus and Exam Pattern from here.
The first and foremost query is regarding the age-criteria besides the Educational Qualification. Here they can check what age is required to apply for the various posts via SSC. In addition, we shall tell you about the age-relaxation as per the categories.
SSC CGL Age Criteria / Limit for 2017 –
If you are seeking registration for 2017 CGL Exam, you age shall be taken into consideration from your date of birth till August 1st 2017 ( 01/08/2017).
आयु की गणना अभ्यर्थी की जन्म की तारीख से 01/08/2017 तक की जाएगी।
For example, if a candidates is born on 1st August 1990, his/ her age shall be – Twenty Seven Years.
For SSC CGL, the age criteria is 18 to 32. It means the lowest age must not be below 18 and highest must not exceed 32. But for different posts, the age criteria is different. Check post-wise Age Criteria for SSC CGL –
| Name of the Posts | Age Limit |
| CBEC Tax Assistant | 20 to 27 |
| Central Vigilance Commission ( Asst), Min of External Affairs ( Asst), Min of Railway ( Asst), Other Ministeries, Depts ( Asst), AFHQ ( Asst), CBDT, CBEC, Central Bureau of Narcotics ( Inspector), Offices under CAG, CA & G, CGDA, CGA, CBDT, Registrar General of India, | 18 to 27 |
| Central Bureau of Narcotic Inspector | 18 to 25 |
| Intelligence Bureau ( Assistant) | 21 to 27 |
| Directorate of Enforcement, Dept of Revenue ( Asst Officer), NIA ( SI) | 18 to 30 |
| Min of Statistics & Prog. Implementation ( Stat Investigator Grade 2) | 18 to 32 |
Check Age-relaxation for SSC CGL 2017 –
Check Category-wise Age-relaxation Criteria ( Limit) from the table.
| Cat | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ ST | Five Years |
| OBC | Three Years |
| PH ( Gen) | Ten Years |
| PH ( SC/ST) | Fifteen Years |
| PH ( OBC) | Thirteen Years |
| ESM ( Gen) | Three Years |
| ESM ( OBC) | Six Years |
| ESM ( SC/ST) | Eight Years |
When the SSC CGL Official Notification comes, you can get the information from here.
Official Website for more updates regarding SSC CGL 2017 Age Limit and other Eligibility.
If you have started your, exam preparation and wish to evaluate it, you can do it from the following Practice Sets –
CGL Tier 1 Practice Paper ( As per new Pattern)
Get more Practice Papers from here.
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