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SSC CGL Recruitment: Best Posts and Salaries

The Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam is conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to appoint candidates in different category posts at various Government Ministries, departments, and offices. This exam has a four-tier system. The tier I and tier II are computer-based, whereas, in tier III and IV, job applicants have to appear for a descriptive paper and a computer proficiency test or skill test & document verification respectively. Candidates must qualify each phase of the SSC CGL exam to go on to the next one, before being finally selected.

Candidates are asked to fill the SSC CGL post preferences at the time of filling up the SSC CGL online application form. The minimum age limit defined for SSC CGL is 21 years, and the maximum age limit is 32 years.

SSC CGL Salary Structure 2019

According to the latest pay band given through SSC CGL recruitment, the pay scale structure for each post is given below:

Pay Scale – 8 (47600 – 151100)

Serial Number

Name of Post

Ministry/Department/

Office/Cadre

Classification of Posts

Assistant Auditor Officer

Indian Audit And Accounts Department under C&AG

Group-B Gazetted

(Non-Ministerial)

Assistant Accounts Officer

Indian Audit And Accounts Department under C&AG

Group-B Gazetted

(Non-Ministerial)

Pay Scale – 7 (44900 – 142400)

Serial Number	Name of Post	Ministry/Department/ Office/Cadre	Classification of Posts
3.	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group – B
4.	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group – B
5.	Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group – B
6.	Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group – B
7.	Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group – B
8.	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations	Group – B
9.	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations	Group – B
10.	Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations	Group – B
11.	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group – C
12.	Inspector (Preventive Officer)	CBIC	Group – B
13.	Inspector (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group – B
14.	Inspector (Examiner)	CBIC	Group – B
15.	Sub – Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group – B
16.	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Department of Enforcement	Group – B
17.	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group – B
18.	Inspector Posts	Department of Post	Group – B

Pay Scale – 6 (35400 – 112400)

Serial Number	Name of Post	Ministry/Department/ Office/Cadre	Classification of Posts
19.	Assistant/Superintendent	Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations	Group – B
20.	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/ Organisations	Group – B
21.	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Officer	Group – B
22.	Divisional Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group – B
23.	Statistical Officer Grade – II	Registrar General of India	Group – B
24.	Junior Statistical Officer	Ministry of Statistic and Programme Implementation	Group – B

Pay Scale – 5 (29200 – 92300)

Serial Number	Name of Post	Ministry/Department/ Office/Cadre	Classification of Posts
25.	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group – C
26.	Accountant/Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/Department	Group – C
27.	Auditor	Other Ministry/Department	Group – C
28.	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group – C
29.	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group – C

Pay Scale – 4 (25500 – 81100)

Serial Number	Name of Post	Ministry/Department/ Office/Cadre	Classification of Posts
30.	Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group – C
31.	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group – C
32.	Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks	Central Government Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres	Group – C
33.	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group – C
34.	Upper Division Clerks	Department of General Border Road Organisation (MoD)	Group – C

Best Posts under SSC CGL Recruitment

Government Jobs are not all easy as it may appear to be. Everyone wants to work in the government sector as it provides facilities including medical, holidays, job security and inevitable salary and moreover as compared to the private sector where the jobs are target driven which makes life stressful, the jobs in the government sector are not very stressful. Listed below are the top 5 job profiles in my opinion.

Income Tax Inspector (ITI)

Income Tax Inspector is a Group-C post in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which works to collect direct taxes in the country. Income Tax Officer is one of the most popular job offered by SSC CGL, which has a pay scale of Rs.9300 to Rs.34800. Income tax department provides both desk and field jobs depends on the work allotted and the area of posting.

Central Excise Officer

This post falls under Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC) is one of the preferable posts in SSC CGL. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) works for the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India with a pay scale of Rs. 9300 – 34800.

External Affairs Assistant

It is an assistant level post in the Ministry of External Affairs. If one is posted as the general assistant, then they have to do Clerical or file related work like planning and examining documents to be signed between the nations with a pay scale of Rs. 9300 – 34800.

Assistant Section Officer

It is a Group – B post in the department of Central Secretariat Service with a pay scale of about Rs. 9300 – 34800. Central Secretariat Service provides as the backbone of the administrative work and also provides the government of India with bureaucrats and other functional staff.

Sub-Inspector in SBI

The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is a premier investigating agency of India. It is known for investigating several economic crimes, special crimes, cases of corruption, and other high-profile cases. As a sub-inspector in CBI will have a pay scale of Rs. 9300 – 34800.

SSC CGL Exams are tough to crack and so the preparation must be done in an organised way. As an SSC CGL officer one will be several important duties in several departments hence directly contributing to India’s progress.