SSC Selection Post Recruitment 2026 Phase-XIV: Check Syllabus, Eligibility, Exam Dates, Cut-offs, Exam Pattern, Salary etc.

Phase-XIV/2026/Selection Posts

Online Applications are invited from eligible candidates for Selection Posts as indicated in this Notice. The vacancies indicated are tentative in nature and Commission reserves the right to alter/change/cancel/withdraw/merge any or all the vacancies at any time if need arises. The candidates should go through this Notice of Recruitment carefully before applying for the post(s) and ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions like Age-Limit/ Essential Qualifications (EQs)/Experience/Category etc. as stipulated therein.

IMPORTANT DATES

The candidates, who qualify in Computer Based Examination (CBE), will have to upload all relevant documents on Portal for scrutiny of the documents. The candidature will be summarily rejected in the event of their failure to do so. The Commission does not verify details filled by Candidates while applying for any post. Application is accepted provisionally and the detailed scrutiny of application & documents will be carried out by the User Department(s) concerned after declaration of result of Computer Based Examination.

Candidature of the candidates, not meeting the prescribed eligibility conditions, will be cancelled at any stage of recruitment process without any notice. The candidature of applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of the recruitment process. After the candidates successful in 2 CBE upload the documents on the portal, further action regarding scrutiny of documents, document verification, etc. will be taken by the User Departments in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Notice captioned ‘Selection Post Examination: Modification of procedure for conduct of scrutiny of documents and document verification (DV) by User Department’ published on 03.03.2026 on the website of the Commission.

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SSC Selection Post Exam Pattern 2026

 The SSC Selection Post examination shall be conducted in 2 stages:

 1. Computer-Based Examination
 2. Document Verification

 The SSC Selection Post 2026 exam pattern is tabulated below:

 Note:

Each wrong answer will have a negative marking of -0.50 marks for every wrong question attempted.

Duration for eligible candidates with scribes:
80 minutes (with sectional timer of 15+5 = 20 minutes for each part)

• Marks scored by the candidates in Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the procedure published by the Commission vide Notice No: HQPP001/6/2024-PP dated 02.06.2025 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
• The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in Hindi and English only. Candidates have to select their Medium (Language) of Computer Based Examination (CBE) at the application stage in Sr. No. 23 of application Form. Candidates’ Responses will be recorded only in the language selected by them in application form. Therefore, all the candidates are advised to select Medium of CBE carefully.
• Skill Tests like Typing/Data Entry/Computer Proficiency Test etc. where prescribed in Essential Qualification, will be conducted, which will be of a qualifying nature, unless specified in Post Details and Addendum/Corrigendum, if any, uploaded by the Commission.
• The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each component of Computer Based Examination (CBE) taking into consideration among others, the category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates.
• The Tentative Answer Keys will be placed on the Commission’s website after Computer Based Examination. The candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission through on-line method only on payment of Rs. 50/- per question. The representation against Answer Keys, received within the time limit prescribed by the Commission while uploading Answer Keys, will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission thereon will be final. No representation against the Answer Keys shall be entertained thereafter. The Final Answer Keys will be used for processing the result of Computer Based Examination and the same will be uploaded on the website of the Commission after the declaration of result of Computer Based Examination.
• The Commission has published ‘Guidelines regarding Challenge / Objection Management System’ vide its Notice dated 10.04.2026 on its website. The candidates are advised to go through the guidelines carefully as these will be applicable for this Examination

DOCUMENT VERIFICATION (DV):

• The Document Verification (DV) will be conducted by the User Departments/Organizations concerned (to which the post-category belongs) after shortlisting of the candidates based on Computer Based Examination and Scrutiny of documents submitted by them.
• All the candidates qualified for Document Verification are required to appear for Document Verification as per the requirement of User Department to which the Post-category belongs. Hence, no request from the candidates for change of venue of Document Verification will be entertained by the Commission/User Department(s) concerned.
• Admission Certificate / Call Letter / Communication for Document Verification (DV) will be issued by the User Department in consultation with the concerned Regional Office to which the post category belongs. Therefore, the candidates are advised to check/visit the website of concerned User Department/Regional Office regularly.
• The candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and one Original Photo ID Proof as listed at Para 16.8 above while appearing for the Document Verification.
• At the time of Document Verification, the candidates will have to produce original documents like:
• • Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate.
  • Educational Qualification Certificate, as per the requirement of Post-category applied for.
  • Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, towards equivalence clause of Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent.
  • Experience Certificate, if required for the post.
  • Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories.
  • Persons with Disabilities Certificate (PwD) in prescribed format, if applicable. Candidates availing the facility of Scribe and Compensatory time as per Detailed notification, have to submit a photocopy of Annexure-IA, Annexure-IIA, Annexure-IIB (Detailed notification) whichever is applicable.
• Requisite Certificate for Ex-Servicemen (ESM):
• • Serving Defence Personnel Certificate as per Annexure-IX as per Detailed notification, if applicable.
  • Undertaking as per Annexure-IX(A)as per Detailed notification.
  • Discharge Certificate, if discharged from Armed Forces,
  • Relevant Certificate if seeking any age relaxation.
• No Objection Certificate, in case candidate availing age-relaxation as Central Government Civilian Employee (CGCE).
• In the event of a candidate, who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or remarriage or divorce etc., the following documents shall be submitted:
• • In case of marriage of women: Photocopy of Husband’s passport showing name of spouse or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from husband and wife along with a joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner;
  • In case of re-marriage of women: Divorce Deed/ Death Certificate as the case may be in respect of first spouse; and photocopy of present husband’s passport showing name of spouse or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from the husband and wife along with joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.
  • In case of divorce of women: a certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed Poll/ Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.
  • In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female: Deed Poll / Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner and paper cuttings of two leading daily newspapers in original (One daily newspaper should be of the area of applicant’s permanent and present address or the nearby area) and Gazette Notification.
• Any other document specified in the Admission Certificate for Document Verification.

How to Apply – SSC Selection Post Phase 14

• The candidates will have to apply for each category of post separately and also pay fee for each category of post.
• The applications must be submitted only in online mode either at the website of SSC(HQ) (https://ssc.gov.in) or through mySSC mobile application (which can be downloaded from Google Play Store).
• The Last date for submission of online applications is 04.05.2026 (Up to 2300 Hrs.).
• The candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during closing days.
• All the candidates, who wish to apply in response to this Notice of Examination and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website of Commission (https://ssc.gov.in), will be required to generate New OTR as the earlier OTR generated on old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional on the new website. Subsequent to OTR generation, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for this examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations which will be notified on new website. The detailed instructions for generating OTR have been given in Annexure-IV (Detailed notification).
• The candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar Based Authentication, in terms of Aadhaar Policy as published on the website of the Commission, while completing their OTR process. The application(s) of the Candidates who opt for Aadhaar Authentication will not be rejected on the ground that photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per prescribed standards. Such candidates will not be required to produce recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-Identity proof for admission to the examination venue at the time of Computer Based Examination.
• The candidates are not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself / herself for submitting the online application. The application module has been so designed to capture real-time photograph of the candidate while filling up the application form. The candidate will be required to stand/sit before the camera when prompted by the application module and to scrupulously observe the following instructions while capturing the photograph:-

(a) Find a place with good light and plain background.

(b) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photograph.

(c) Position himself/herself directly in front of the camera lens and look straight ahead.

(d) Ensure that his/her face is fully inside the prescribed area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the area delineated by the camera.

(e) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/spectacles while capturing the photo.

• The appearance of a candidate, while appearing for the examination, should be as per the photograph in application form. The candidate should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and have a full frontal view. The applications with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected summarily. However, the application of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.
• The candidates must ensure that his/her photograph is uploaded as per the instructions before submitting the application form. In the event of photograph is not uploaded in the prescribed format/size, such application/candidature will be rejected or cancelled. However, the rejection on aforesaid grounds will not be applicable to the candidates who have used Aadhaar Based Authentication process for applying.
• Candidates are required to upload their signature duly scanned in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). The image dimension of signature should be about 6.0 cm (Width) x 2.0 cm (Height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting with the prescribed requirement, will be rejected summarily. However, the application of the candidates submitted using Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.
• The Commission does not accept any responsibility towards the candidates not being able to submit their application within the last date on account of any reasons beyond the control of the Commission.
• Before submission of the online application(s), the candidates must go through the Preview option to ensure that they have furnished correct information/details in each field of the application form. They should also check that photograph and signature are meeting with the prescribed requirements. The candidates are hereby advised to keep a hard copy of the application(s) submitted.
• The candidates should apply only once for one category of post.
• The information furnished by the candidates in their application(s) will be verified by the User Department/Commission with reference to original documents during the Document Verification. If it is found during verification of documents that any information furnished by the candidate in online applications is wrong/false, his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith. The candidates should ensure that they have furnished correct information in the application form.

Application Fee:

Indicative Syllabus for Computer Based Examination (CBE):

Matriculation level

(A)General Intelligence:

The test paper will consist of questions of non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, relationship concepts, discriminating observations, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. It will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

(B)General Awareness:

Questions will be designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of environment and its application to the society. The questions will also be designed to test the knowledge of current affairs/events and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India & its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Sports, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. The questions will be of such standard that they do not require special study of any discipline.

(C)Quantitative Aptitude:

This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals & Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit & Loss, Discount, use of Tables & Graphs, Mensuration, Time & Distance, Ratio & Time and Time & Work, etc.

(D)English Language:

The test paper will consists of questions designed to test the candidate’s understanding of Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms & its correct usage etc. and also their writing ability would be tested.

Higher Secondary (10+2) level

(A)General Intelligence:

The test paper would consists of questions of both Non-verbal and Verbal type. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Venn Diagrams, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/pattern - folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern – folding & completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Word Building, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if any.

(B)General Awareness:

The test paper would consist of questions to test the candidate’s general awareness of environment and its application to the society. The questions will be designed to test knowledge of current affairs/events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General polity and scientific research.

(C)Quantitative Aptitude:

The test paper will consist of questions on Arithmetic, Number Systems, Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers, Fundamental Arithmetical Operations - Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Profit and Loss, Discount, Interest (Simple and Compound), Partnership Business, Mixture & Allegation, Time & distance, and Time & work; Algebra - Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations; Geometry - Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts, Triangle and its various kinds of center, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and 20 its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles; Mensuration - Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular, Parallel piped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base; Trigonometry - Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only), Standard Identities etc.; Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart etc.

(D)English Language:

The test paper will consist of questions relating to Spot the Error, Fill in the blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt 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 etc.

Graduation & above level:

(A)General Intelligence:

The test paper would include the questions of both Verbal and Nonverbal type. It would consist of 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 & decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics includes 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 and Decoding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole / pattern – folding & Unfolding, 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 subtopics, if any.

(B)General Awareness:-

The test paper would be consist of questions to test the candidate’s general awareness of environment and its application to the society. The questions will 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 & its neighbouring countries especially relating to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity & Scientific Research.

(C)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, Discount, Partnership Business, Profit and Loss, Mixture & Allegation, Time & distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of Centre, 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 and Pie chart.

(D)English Language:

The questions of test paper would be designed to test the Candidates’ ability to understand the correct English, basic comprehension and their writing ability etc. The questions in Part-A, Part-B and Part-D will be of level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation, whereas the questions in Part-C will be of 10th standard.

 SSC Selection Post Previous Year Cutoffs

The candidates scoring less than cut-off marks as given below will not be considered for the next stage of recruitment:

Unreserved (UR) : 30%

OBC / EWS : 25%

Other Categories : 20%

Previous Year Cut-Off for SSC Selection Post 2025

Previous Year Cut-Off for SSC Selection Post 2024

Previous Year Cut-Off for SSC Selection Post 2020

for Graduation & Above

Cut off for Higher Secondary (10+2)

Cut off for Matriculation Level

Total Vacancies:

3003
Category-wise Breakdown:

SSC Selection Post Salary Structure 2026

 There are a total of 9 regions of Staff Selection Commission in India namely:

 • Northern Region (NR)
 • Central Region (CR)
 • Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR)
 • Western Region (WR)
 • North West Region (NWR)
 • North East Region (NER)
 • Eastern Region (ER)
 • Southern Region (SR)
 • Karnataka Kerala Region (KKR)

 The SSC Selection Post salary varies as per the above-mentioned regions. The pay scale and grade pay of various Selection Post is tabulated  below.

 Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Northern Region

 Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Central Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Madhya Pradesh Region

 Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Western Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for North-West Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for North-East Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Eastern Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Southern Region

Pay Scale & Grade Pay for Karnataka Kerala Region

  SSC Selection Post Eligibility Criteria 2026

Level-wise Educational Qualification

This means any candidate with 10th, 12th, or graduation qualifications can apply for appropriate posts under this recruitment drive.

 SSC Selection Post Age Limit 2026

 o Minimum Age - 18 years
 o Maximum Age - 30 years

SSC Selection Post Age Relaxation 2026:

Additional Age Relaxation (Group ‘C’ Posts)

 SSC Selection Post Education Qualification 2026

 Candidates applying for SSC Selection Post must have completed Matriculation, Higher Secondary and Graduate level exams. Applicants must possess post wise qualifications as applicable for the post he/she is applying for.