Official-notice audit · CGL 2026
SSC CGL Eligibility 2026: Qualification, Age Date and Post Rules
Most CGL posts require a bachelor’s degree by 1 August 2026, but JSO, Statistical Investigator and state-cadre audit/accounts posts add specific conditions.
A degree alone does not make every CGL post eligible.
Eligibility is post-specific. Age and essential educational qualifications are assessed as on 1 August 2026; the application reopening notice changed only clauses tied to the closing date.
Post-wise education rules
| Most CGL posts | Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or equivalent |
| Assistant Audit Officer (Central Cadre) | Bachelor’s degree; finance/accountancy qualifications listed as desirable |
| State-cadre audit/accounts posts | Bachelor’s degree plus matriculation-level proficiency certificate in the State’s regional/official language |
| Junior Statistical Officer | Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% in Mathematics at Class 12, or Statistics as a degree-level subject |
| Statistical Investigator Grade II | Bachelor’s degree in one of the disciplines listed in paragraph 8.3 |
| Qualification reckoning date | 1 August 2026 |
Eligibility checks beyond education
Nationality
Use paragraph 4 and obtain a Government of India eligibility certificate where the notice requires one.
Age and relaxation
Match the post’s 18-27, 20-30, 18-30 or 18-32 band and calculate on 1 August 2026.
Physical and medical conditions
Named inspector and sub-inspector posts can add standards in Annexures XV and XVI.
Post preference
A higher preference does not waive a post-specific education, physical or medical requirement.
Frequently asked questions
Can a final-year student apply?
Yes, but paragraph 8.5 requires the essential qualification to be possessed by 1 August 2026.
Is 60% Mathematics at Class 12 required for every post?
No. It is one JSO eligibility route; the notice also accepts a degree with Statistics as a subject.
Does a bachelor’s degree cover Statistical Investigator Grade II?
Only when the degree discipline matches the list in paragraph 8.3.
Related CGL guidance
Source audit: SSCExam.in Research Desk
Facts were checked against the official CGL 2026 notice and SSC notice board at 13 August 2026, 08:10 IST. This page remains outside broad indexing until a named author and reviewer are attached.
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