SSC CGL 2018 notification today: Know pay scale, selection process, more

SSC CGL 2018 Tier-III exam is now set for sometime in May 2018. SSC notification will come today

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is likely to release SSC CGL 2018 notification today. Earlier, the SSC was to release the notification on April 21. The delay was anticipated because the CGL 2017 Tier-III examination was delayed. The Tier-III exam was initially scheduled to be held on March 31, but it is now set for sometime in May 2018. The exact date of the exam is not certain. SCC CGL aspirants can track details on its official site ssc.nic.in.

The reason for SSC CGL 2018 exam delay: Earlier, the Commission conducted CGL 2017 Tier-II re-examination due to technical glitches and allegations of a paper leak. The CGL 2017 Tier II exam was scheduled for February 17 and 21, but on February 21, candidates alleged that the papers were leaked and circulated on social media. The re-exam was conducted on March 9.

The CGL examination is one of the biggest exams in the country and is conducted for the recruitment of important positions. These include Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Accounts Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Assistant/ Superintendent, Inspector of Income Tax, Central Excise Inspector, Preventive Officer, Junior Statistical Officer, and Assistant Enforcement Officer, among others.

Does cheating in SSC exam have a higher probability?

In April, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to consider the representation of students challenging the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination through private vendors and pass a reasoned order in six weeks.

The top court asked the petitioners to approach the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) secretary within a week and give appropriate representation.

A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said if necessary, the DoPT secretary along with members of the SSC, shall give oral hearing to the petitioners to raise their grievances.

"A reasoned order shall be passed within six weeks dealing with the issues raised by the petitioners and containing suggestions for elimination of the problems," the bench said. It posted the matter for further hearing in the second week after the court reopens following summer vacation.

During the hearing, advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Shantanu Kumar, said the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination was being outsourced to a private vendor, which has allegedly been accused in connection with the Satyam scam.

He said there was high probability of cheating and malpractices as the private vendor entrusted for the conduct of examination by SSC has further outsourced it in some centres.

The bench observed that the basic problem for the smooth conduct of examination was at the ground level and said it wanted a reasoned order either accepting or rejecting the suggestion or reforming it.

SSC paper leak case

On March 20, the apex court had dismissed a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the SSC paper leak case after the Centre informed it that the probe agency has already started investigating it.

The leak of an examination paper of the SSC, a government body which conducts examinations to recruit staff at multiple levels in various ministries and departments, was allegedly leaked, had led to protests from job seekers.

Amid the protests, the SSC had recommended a CBI probe into it following the demands by the protesting job aspirants.

Vacancies released by SSC

SSC is expected to release around 4000 vacancies for various Group B and Group C posts including Assistant Audit Officer, Divisional Accountant, Assistant Accounts Officer, Auditor, Accountant/Junior Accountant, Sr. Secretariat Assistant, Tax Assistant, Assistants Inspector Assistant/Superintendent Inspector (Central Excise), Sub-Inspector, Inspector (Preventive Officer), Inspector (Examiner), Assistant Enforcement Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Jr. Statistical Officer, etc.

Pay scale: 

Group B Posts: Rs 9,300- 34,800

Group C Posts: Rs.5,200- 20,200

Selection Process of SSC CGL:

Tier 1 – 200 Marks – Objective Type Questions to test General Intelligence, Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension of the applicants.

Tier 2 – 800 Marks – Objective Type Questions to test Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Comprehension, Statistics and General Studies (Finance and Accounting and Economics & Governance) of the candidates.

Tier 3 – 100 Marks – Descriptive Paper to test proficiency in English or Hindi via Essay/Passage and Letter/Application writing, etc.

Tier 4 – Computer-based Skill Test (qualifying nature only) and Document Verification

Candidates must pass each stage in order to get selected