SSC - 12256 CGL Online Form 2026

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the Combined Graduate Level Examination annually to recruit candidates for a wide spectrum of Group B and Group C posts across central government ministries, departments, constitutional bodies, statutory bodies, and tribunals. The CGL 2026 notification covers approximately 12,256 tentative vacancies spread across roles including Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Section Officer in the Central Secretariat Service, Inspector of Income Tax, Inspector in CBIC, Sub-Inspector in CBI and NIA, Inspector Posts, Junior Statistical Officer, Statistical Investigator Grade-II, Auditor, Accountant, Tax Assistant, Postal Assistant, and several other administrative and financial roles. Posts span Pay Levels 4 through 8 under the 7th Central Pay Commission pay matrix. The Commission makes final allotment of posts on the basis of merit-cum-preference of candidates. All posts carry All India Service Liability, meaning selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India. The examination is conducted in two computer-based tiers, with Tier-I serving as a screening stage and Tier-II forming the basis for the final merit list. The Commission uses a normalization procedure for multi-shift examinations to ensure fairness across sessions. Candidates are selected on the basis of overall performance in Tier-II, and post preferences are collected online through a dedicated option form before the declaration of First Round of Tentative Allocation.

Candidates must be citizens of India, subjects of Nepal or Bhutan, or persons of Indian origin who have migrated from specified countries with intention to permanently settle in India, subject to eligibility certificates as required. The essential educational qualification for all posts is a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university or equivalent institution, to be possessed as on 01-08-2026. Candidates appearing in the final year of graduation may apply provisionally but must produce proof of passing by the cut-off date. For Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer posts, the essential qualification is a Bachelor's Degree, with desirable qualifications being Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Accountant, Company Secretary, Masters in Commerce, Masters in Business Studies, Masters in Business Administration (Finance), or Masters in Business Economics. For Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer (State Cadre), candidates must additionally possess proficiency in the regional or official language of the concerned state at the matriculation level. Junior Statistical Officer requires a Bachelor's Degree with at least 60 percent marks in Mathematics at the 12th standard level, or a Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at the degree level. Statistical Investigator Grade-II requires a degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Demography, Population Studies, Operation Research, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related fields. Degrees and diplomas awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode are recognized subject to approval by the Distance Education Bureau of the UGC for the relevant period.

Reservation for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, Ex-Servicemen, and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is applied as determined and communicated by the Indenting Ministries and Departments as per extant Government Orders. Vacancies in the Ex-Servicemen category are reserved for Group C posts only. PwBD suitability for specific posts is determined in accordance with Notification No. 38-16/2020-DD-III dated 04.01.2021 issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. SC and ST candidates who qualify on their own merit without relaxed standards are accommodated against unreserved vacancies. SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwBD candidates qualifying on the basis of relaxed standards are counted against reserved vacancies. Age relaxation of 10 years for PwBD and deduction of military service for Ex-Servicemen are not treated as relaxed standards. The Commission does not maintain a waiting list and follows a Sliding Mechanism for First Round of Tentative Allocation.