Assistant Section Officer ( ASO )

Job Summary

SSC CGL Recruitment 2026

Eligibility & Qualifications

• Citizen of India
• Subject of Nepal or Bhutan
• Tibetan refugee (came before ) or person of Indian origin from specified countries intending to permanently settle in India

Educational Qualification (Basic)

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised university or equivalent by the closing date of application.

Post-Specific Education

• Assistant Audit/Accounts Officer Degree (Desirable: CA/CMA/CS/M.Com/MBA/Business Economics)
• Junior Statistical Officer Degree with 60% in 12th maths or degree with Statistics as subject
• Statistical Investigator Gr-II Degree with Statistics subject in all years
• Other posts Graduate (varies by post)

Age Limit

• Varies by post (as on cut-off date, usually or as per official notification):
• Auditor, Accountant, Junior Accountant, Tax Assistant, UDC/SSA etc.: 18-27 years
• Assistant, Sub-Inspector (CBN), Inspector (Central Excise/Preventive Examiner), Assistant Enforcement Officer etc.: 18-30 years
• Some specific Assistant Section Officer/CBI posts: 20-30 years
• Junior Statistical Officer (varies by detail): Up to 32 years

Age Relaxation (Upper Age Limit)

• SC/ST: +5 yrs
• OBC: +3 yrs
• PwBD (UR): +10 yrs
• PwBD (OBC): +13 yrs
• PwBD (SC/ST): +15 yrs
• Ex-Servicemen: +3 yrs (rules apply)
• Govt. employees others as per rules (varies)

Physical Standards

• For certain posts (e.g., Inspector, SI): specific height/weight/chest/physical tests apply (details given in notification).

No. of Attempts

• No limit on attempts, provided age

Application Process

• One-Time Registration (OTR): Register on SSC portal (ssc.gov.in) or mySSC app; create profile and login. Aadhaar-based authentication recommended.
• Login: Start Application
• Fill Personal Educational Details
• Upload scanned photo and signature (as per size/specifications).
• Preview Verify Form
• Pay Application Fee
• Final submission after fee payment. Save/print confirmation.
• Application Correction Window
• After submission, SSC usually opens a correction period to edit specific fields (may incur a fee).

Tier-I & Tier-II Syllabus

Tier-I (Preliminary) Syllabus

• General Intelligence Reasoning: Analogies, Similarities Differences, Coding-Decoding, Series (number/letter/figure), Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Syllogism, Venn Diagrams, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Puzzle Logical Problems.
• General Awareness: Current Affairs, Indian History, Geography, Indian Polity Constitution, Basic Economics, General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Static GK, Important Schemes Policies.
• Quantitative Aptitude: Number System, Percentage, Ratio Proportion, Profit Loss, Simple/Compound Interest, Time Work, Time, Speed Distance, Averages, Data Interpretation, Algebra, Geometry Mensuration, Misc Arithmetic topics.
• English Comprehension: Reading Comprehension, Grammar (error detection, correction), Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms), Cloze Test, Sentence Improvement, One-word Substitution, Idioms Phrases, Active/Passive Voice, Direct/Indirect Speech.

Tier-II (Mains) Syllabus

• Mathematical Abilities: Number System, Percentages, Profit Loss, Ratio Proportion, Mixtures, Time Work, Time, Speed Distance, Algebra (equations, identities), Geometry Mensuration, Trigonometry, Data Interpretation (charts/graphs/tables).
• Reasoning General Intelligence: Verbal Non-Verbal Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Series, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Classification Pattern Recognition.
• English Language Comprehension: Same core topics as Tier-I

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