SSC Exam Overview 2026

SSC stands for Staff Selection Commission. It was previously known as the Subordinate Services Commission and later renamed as Staff Selection Commission on 26th September 1977. It is a government-based organization that conducts examinations for different government posts and departments, substantially for Group B and Group C. Under its domain, SSC conducts various exams namely, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC JE, SSC MTS, Stenographer, Constable, CPO, etc. These examinations are conducted once a year. 

The SSC examination is usually conducted in three to four stages, namely:

Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV. Usually, the first two rounds are computer-based online exams whereas the third round is the “pen and paper round”. The fourth round is field and subject-specific. 

The  Staff Selection Commission has released the official notification for SSC 2024 on its official website - https://ssc.nic.in/.

The application window opens on 5 January 2024 for different fields and divisions of Grade B and Grade C services. Interested and eligible candidates can go to the official website and apply between the given date and time.

SSC Exam 2024 Highlights 

Exam Name	SSC 2024
Exams conducting body	Staff Selection Commission
Exam Level	National Level
No of Examination	12
Application mode	Online
Exam mode	Online - Computer Based Examination (CBE)
Exam type	MCQ
Exam objective	To enroll candidates for different posts of Grade B, Grade C, and Grade D services.
Official website	https://ssc.nic.in/
Application fees	100/-

SSC Exam 2024 Important Dates 

SSC released an official notification on 7th November 2026 on its official website - https://ssc.nic.in/ for the “Examination Calendar” for the upcoming calendar 2024-2025. The application process starts on 05th January 2024. Interested and eligible candidates can apply between the given date and time. 

Name of Examination	Tier/Phase	Registration Starts from	Registration Closes on	Estimated Exam Month
Grade 'C' Stenographer  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2026-2724	Paper-I (CBE)	05-January-2024 (Friday)	25-January-2024 (Thursday)	Apr-May, 2024
JSA/ LDC Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2026-2724	Paper-I  (CBE)	12-January-2024 (Friday)	01-February-2024 (Thursday)	Apr-May, 2024
SSA/UDC Grade  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2026-2724	Paper-I, (CBE)	19-January-2024, (Friday)	08-February-2024, (Thursday)	Apr-May, 2024
Selection Post Examination, Phase-XII, 2024	Paper-I, (CBE)	01-February-2024, (Thursday)	28-February-2024, (Wednesday)	Apr-May, 2024
Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination, 2024	Tier-I, (CBE)	15-February-2024, (Thursday)	14-March-2024, (Thursday)	May-Jun, 2024
Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and  Quantity Surveying & Contracts) Examination, 2024	Paper-I, (CBE)	29-February-2024, (Thursday)	29-March-2024, (Friday)	May-Jun, 2024
Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination, 2024	Tier-I, (CBE)*	02-April-2024, (Tuesday)	01-May-2024, (Wednesday)	Jun-Jul, 2024
Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination-2024	Tier-I  (CBE)*	07-May-2024, (Tuesday)	06-June-2024, (Thursday)	Jul-Aug, 2024
Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2024	Tier-I, (CBE)*	11-June-2024, (Tuesday)	10-July-2024, (Wednesday)	Sep-Oct, 2024
Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination, 2024	CBE	16-July-2024, (Tuesday)	14-August-2024, (Wednesday)	Oct-Nov, 2024
Junior Hindi Translator, Junior Translator and Senior Hindi Translator Examination, 2024	Paper-I, (CBE)	23-July-2024, (Tuesday)	21-August-2024, (Wednesday)	Oct-Nov, 2024
Constables (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), NIA, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2025	CBE	27-August-2024, (Tuesday)	27-September-2024, (Friday)	Dec, 2024 - Jan, 2025