group-cCentral Government Cadre★ Direct 12th Pass Central Govt Entry

SSC CHSL (Lower Division Clerk, Postal Assistant, Data Entry Operator)

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Pay Scale / Level

Pay Level 2 (₹19,900 - ₹63,200) for LDC; Pay Level 4 (₹25,500 - ₹81,100) for DEO

Min Qualification

Class 12th / Intermediate in any stream

Age Limits

18 to 27 years (+3 OBC, +5 SC/ST)

Ministry / Agency

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Selection Process & Recruitment Stages

1Tier 1: CBT Objective Examination - 100 MCQs (200 Marks in 60 Minutes)

2Tier 2: CBT Merit Examination (Maths & Reasoning 180 Marks + English & General Awareness 180 Marks + Computer Test & Typing Test)

Basic Quantitative Arithmetic (Percentages, Ratio, Simple Interest, Average, Basic Algebra)

General Intelligence & Reasoning (Analogies, Symbol operations, Figural patterns)

Basic English Language (Spotting errors, Synonyms, Antonyms, Spellings, Idioms)

General Awareness (Static GK, Current events, Indian Constitution basics)

Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Office correspondence, data record maintenance, and file indexing in central ministries.
Data Entry Operator (DEO): Rapid data processing, maintaining computerized databases, and official documentation.

LDC ➔ Upper Division Clerk (UDC) ➔ Assistant Section Officer (ASO) ➔ Section Officer (SO)

Apply and track official recruitment circulars directly on the statutory commission website.

UPSC Civil Services Examination (IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS)

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

State PSC Group 1 Services (Deputy Collector, DSP, CTO)

Andhra Pradesh PSC (APPSC) & Telangana PSC (TSPSC)

SSC CGL (Assistant Section Officer, Income Tax Inspector, Central GST)

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Bank Probationary Officer (SBI PO / IBPS PO / RBI Grade B)

State Bank of India (SBI), IBPS & Reserve Bank of India (RBI)