Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) is a national-level examination conducted by SSC to recruit suitable candidates for different Group B and Group C posts under Government of India. It is one of the most sought-after exams in India owing to SSC CGL Jobs and the perks and benefits associated with it.
In this article, we will briefly describe various SSC CGL job posts and their associated perks and benefits.
Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination is conducted by SSC to recruit suitable candidates to various Group B and Group C posts in ministeries and departments under Government of India. The list of SSC CGL Jobs are tabulated below:
SSC CGL Post |
Department/Ministry |
Classification of Post |
Assistant Audit Officer |
Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG |
Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) |
Assistant Accounts Officer |
Indian Audit & Accounts Department under C&AG |
Group “B” Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) |
Assistant Section Officer |
Central Secretariat Service, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Railway, Ministry of External Affairs, AFHQ |
Group “B” |
Assistant |
Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations |
Group “B” |
Inspector of Income Tax |
CBDT |
Group “C” |
Inspector (Central Excise) |
CBIC |
Group “B” |
Assistant Enforcement Officer |
Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue |
Group “B” |
Sub Inspector |
Central Bureau of Investigation |
Group “B” |
Inspector |
Central Bureau of Narcotics |
Group “B” |
Junior Statistical Officer |
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation |
Group “B” |
Statistical Investigator Grade-II |
Registrar General of India |
Group “B” |
Auditor |
Offices under C&AG, CGDA |
Group “C” |
Accountant/ Junior Accountant |
Other Ministry/ Departments |
Group “C” |
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ Upper Division Clerks |
Central Govt. Offices/ Ministries other than CSCS cadres |
Group “C” |
Tax Assistant |
CBDT/ CBIC |
Group “C” |
Upper Division Clerks |
Government Departments |
Group “C” |
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There are various factors that come into consideration to form the SSC CGL Salary of various job posts. These majorly include pay level and city (X-Y-Z). Let us first understand this classification.
The salary of SSC CGL is divided into five pay-levels according to different posts. The different pay levels are described below.
SSC CGL Pay Levels |
SSC CGL Pay Scales (in Rs) |
4 |
25,500-81,100 |
5 |
29,200-92,300 |
6 |
35400-1,12,400 |
7 |
44,900-1,42,400 |
8 |
47,600-1,51,100 |
According to the 7th Pay Commission HRA will vary according to the types of cities thus effecting the salary of SSC CGL jobs. Cities are classified into Class X, Y, and Z based on factors like population, cost of living, and urbanization. Check the classification of different HRA for different cities from the table below:
Classification |
List of Cities |
Class X - 24% HRA |
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Pune |
Class Y - 16 % HRA |
Agra, Ajmer, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amravati, Amritsar, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Bhiwandi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Durg-Bhilai Nagar, Durgapur, Erode, Faridabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hubli-Dharwad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kakinada, Kochi, Kottayam, Kolhapur, Kollam, Kota, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Malappuram, Malegaon, Mangalore, Meerut, Moradabad, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Nellore, Noida, Patna, Pondicherry, Raipur, Rajkot, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Salem, Sangli, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Ujjain, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vasai-Virar City, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal |
Class Z - 8% HRA |
All other cities |
SSC CGL Job Posts & Department |
Grade-Pay |
Net in hand salary (After 7th pay commission) |
Assistant Audit Officer- Under C & AG |
4800 |
65318 (X) 59434 (Y) 55626 (Z) |
Assistant Accounts Officer |
4800 |
65318 (X) 59434 (Y) 55626 (Z) |
Assistant Section Officer- Central Secretariat |
4600 |
61888 (X) 58296 (Y) 54704(Z) |
Assistant Section Officer- Intelligence Bureau |
4600 |
|
Assistant Section Officer - Railway |
4600 |
|
Assistant Section Officer - Ext. Affairs |
4600 |
|
Assistant Section Officer - AFHQ |
4600 |
|
Assistant - Other Ministries |
4600 |
|
Inspector of Income Tax - CBDT |
4600 |
|
Inspector (Central Excise) - CBIC |
4600 |
|
Inspector (Preventive Officer) - CBIC |
4600 |
|
Inspector (Examiner) - CBIC |
4600 |
|
Assistant Enforcement Officer - Dept. Of Revenue |
4600 |
|
Sub-Inspector - CBI |
4600 |
|
Inspector of post - Dept. of Post |
4600 |
|
Inspector - Narcotics |
4600 |
|
Assistant - Other Ministries |
4200 |
49543 (X) 44636 (Y) 41804 (Z) |
Divisional Accountant - Under C & AG |
4200 |
|
Junior Statistical Officer - Statistics |
4200 |
|
Statistical Investigator Grade II - Registrar General of India |
4200 |
|
Sub-Inspector - NIA |
4200 |
|
Auditor - Under CGDA |
2800 |
41526 (X) 37115 (Y) 34779 (Z) |
Auditor - Under C & AG |
2800 |
|
Auditor - Under CGA & Others |
2800 |
|
Accountant/Jr. Accountant - Under C & AG |
2800 |
|
Accountant/Jr. Accountant - Under CGA & Others |
2800 |
|
Senior Secretariat Assistant/ UDC - Central govt. offices |
2400 |
36742 (X) 32627 (Y) 30587 (Z) |
Tax Assistant - CBDT |
2400 |
|
Tax Assistant - CBIC |
2400 |
|
Sub-Inspector Central Bureau of Narcotics |
2400 |
|
Upper Division Clerks - Border road org. |
2400 |
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This is a brief overview of SSC CGL Jobs and SSC CGL Salary according to various posts. It is needless to mention that CGL jobs also offer exemplary career growth through promotions and postings.