SSC CGL 2017 Application Process Delayed, Important Points For Aspirants

New Delhi: SSC CGL 2017 application process has delayed. As per the SSC calendar the online application process was supposed to start from 11 March. Every SSC aspirant must be waiting for the registration to begin. As of now no update has been given by the Commission in this regard. Candidates should give time to their preparation. There are few important things candidates should take care of. Instead of pondering over the notification, candidates should indulge in the preparation.

As a serious SSC job aspirant, you must be hooked to the internet and more specifically the Commission's webpage for updates. However, the application process will continue for more than a fortnight, hence candidates should not panic in case there's issue in retrieving the official notification. Due to large number of aspirants, it is likely that there may be issues. Candidates should therefore keep patience and wait for a while for online registration. Candidates are suggested to go through the official notification, as and when will be released by the Commission, before applying.

Four-Tier Exam
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct CGL Tier 1 exam in June 2017 (dates may change!). As of now, it is clear that the examination will be Computer based. SSC CGL is held every year for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations. The Commission follows strict selection process for the recruitment process; examination will be held in four phases / tiers. Candidates should note that there will be a single application form for the CGL exam.

Change in Age Limit Criteria
An important update has already been released by the Commission regarding the age limit criteria. The notification says, "Keeping in view the schedule of CGLE 2017 available on the website of the Commission and the above DoPT's instructions, the crucial date for reckoning of age calculation for CGLE 2017 would be 01.08.2017 and no change in this date would be made".

Vacancy Details
Candidates should not be worried about vacancy number, because the vacancy number will be intimated later on (most probably a month before the declaration of final result). Reservation for SC, ST, OBC, EXS and PH categories will be determined and communicated by the indenting Ministries, Departments, Offices and Cadres as per extant government orders.Vacancies for ExS are reserved only for Group "C" posts and not for Group "B" Posts as per extant Government Order/Instructions.

Syllabus
As of now, no such update has been given regarding change in SSC CGL syllabus. Candidates should therefore continue with their preparation for the forthcoming exam.

How to Apply
SSC will accept the application online. Candidates should take care while filling up the application form, especially the post-wise preference. It is because option once exercised in the application is final and for the post in which candidate has not indicated the preference, further request will not be considered.

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