SSC CGL Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 12256 Group B & Group C Posts

 

Organization Name	Staff Selection Commission (SSC), New Delhi
Examination Name	Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026 (SSC CGL 2026)
Advertisement No.	F. No. HQ-C11018/1/2026-C-1 dated 21-05-2026
Post Name	Various Group B (Gazetted/Non-Gazetted) and Group C posts including Assistant Section Officer, Inspector (IT/CE), Sub Inspector (CBI/NIA), Junior Statistical Officer, Assistant Audit Officer, Tax Assistant, Auditor, Accountant, Postal Assistant, and more
Total Vacancies	Approximately 12,256 (tentative; updated vacancies will be on https://ssc.gov.in)
Pay Scale	Pay Level 4 (Rs. 25,500–81,100) to Pay Level 8 (Rs. 47,600–1,51,100) depending on the post
Application Mode	Online only at https://ssc.gov.in or via mY SSC mobile app
Official Website	https://ssc.gov.in

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SSC CGL 2026 Important Dates

Event	Date
Date of Notification	21-05-2026
Opening of Online Applications	21-05-2026
Last Date for Submission of Online Applications	22-06-2026 (23:00 hours)
Last Date for Online Fee Payment	23-06-2026 (23:00 hours)
Window for Application Form Correction (with online payment)	29-06-2026 to 01-07-2026 (23:00 hours)
Age Calculated As On	01-08-2026
Educational Qualification Cut-off Date	01-08-2026
Tier-I Computer Based Examination (Tentative)	August – September, 2026
Tier-II Computer Based Examination (Tentative)	December, 2026

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SSC CGL 2026 – Eligibility Criteria

Criteria	Details
Nationality	Citizen of India, or subjects/persons of specified neighboring and migrated countries as permitted under Government of India rules, with eligibility certificate wherever required.
Essential Educational Qualification	Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University or equivalent for most posts, as on 01-08-2026.
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	Bachelor's Degree in any subject with at least 60% marks in Mathematics at 12th level; or Bachelor's Degree with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.
Statistical Investigator Grade-II	Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Demography, Population Studies, Operation Research, IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or Artificial Intelligence.
Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer	Bachelor's Degree is essential. Desirable qualifications include CA, CMA, CS, M.Com, MBA (Finance), or M.B.E.
Appearing Candidates	Final year candidates may apply, but they must possess the essential qualification on or before 01-08-2026.
Distance Learning Degrees	Accepted only if approved by Distance Education Bureau, UGC, for Central Government employment. Proof must be produced at document verification.
BRO Posts	Only male candidates are eligible for vacancies reported in Border Roads Organization.

SSC CGL 2026 – Age Limit

Age will be calculated as on 01-08-2026. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation or Secondary Examination Certificate will be treated as final.

Age Limit (Post-wise)	Date of Birth Range (Both Inclusive)
18 to 27 years	02-08-1999 to 01-08-2008
20 to 30 years	02-08-1996 to 01-08-2006
18 to 30 years	02-08-1996 to 01-08-2008
18 to 32 years (JSO)	02-08-1994 to 01-08-2008

Age Relaxation

Code	Category	Relaxation Beyond Upper Age Limit
01	SC / ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PwBD (General)	10 years
04	PwBD (OBC)	13 years
05	PwBD (SC/ST)	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of military service from actual age
08	Defence Personnel disabled in operations (General)	3 years
09	Defence Personnel disabled in operations (SC/ST)	8 years
10	Central Govt. Civilian Employees with 3+ years regular service (Group C posts only)	Up to 40 years of age
11	Central Govt. Civilian Employees SC/ST with 3+ years regular service (Group C posts only)	Up to 45 years of age
12	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
13	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated SC/ST and not remarried	Up to 40 years of age

SSC CGL 2026 – Application Fee

Category	Fee
General / OBC / EWS (Male)	Rs. 100/- (Non-Refundable)
Women Candidates (All categories)	NIL (Exempted)
SC / ST	NIL (Exempted)
PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities)	NIL (Exempted)
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation	NIL (Exempted)

Fee must be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, and RuPay debit cards. Fee once paid will not be refunded, and applications without required fee payment will be rejected.

Correction Window Fee: Rs. 200/- for first correction and Rs. 500/- for second correction. This applies to all candidates, including fee-exempt applicants.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 7150 Posts

 

State Bank of India Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Overview

SBI is recruiting 7150 Apprentice posts with Any Graduate qualification, last date 08 June 2026.

Organization Name	State Bank of India (SBI), Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD), Mumbai
Advertisement No.	CRPD/APPR/2026-27/07 dated 19/05/2026
Post Name	Apprentice (under Apprentices Act, 1961)
Department	Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD), State Bank of India
Total Training Seats	7150 (across 34 States/UTs, including PwBD seats)
Stipend	Rs. 15,000/- per month (no other allowances/benefits)
Duration of Training	1 Year (On-the-Job Training)
Application Mode	Online only (via NAPS portal + SBI website)
Selection Mode	Online Written Test + Test of Local Language + Medical Examination
Mandatory Requirement	Prior registration on NAPS portal (https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in)
Online Examination	Tentatively in July 2026
Official Website	https://www.sbi.co.in/careers or https://sbi.bank.in/careers

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SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

Event	Date
Date of Advertisement	19/05/2026
Opening of Online Registration of Application	19-05-2026
Last Date for Online Registration of Application	08-06-2026
Age Calculated As On	01-04-2026
Call Letter / Acquaint Yourself Booklet Download	Tentatively in June 2026
Online Written Examination Date	Tentatively in July 2026
Local Language Test Date	To be notified after Online Written Examination result

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - Vacancy Details

A total of 7150 training seats have been announced for engagement as Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961. These are distributed State/UT-wise across SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and UR categories with horizontal reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). The number of training seats is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank. Candidates can apply for engagement in one State only.

State / UT	Language	Total
Gujarat	Gujarati	217
Andhra Pradesh	Telugu / Urdu	709
Karnataka	Kannada	276
Chhattisgarh	Hindi	93
Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	285
Odisha	Odia	229
UT Ladakh	Ladakhi / Urdu / Bhoti	15
Himachal Pradesh	Hindi	180
UT Chandigarh	Hindi / Punjabi	15
Punjab	Punjabi / Hindi	345
UT Jammu & Kashmir	Urdu / Hindi	300
Haryana	Hindi / Punjabi	320
UT Puducherry	Tamil	18
Tamil Nadu	Tamil	396
Arunachal Pradesh	English	26
Nagaland	English	20
Meghalaya	English / Garo / Khasi	8
Tripura	Bengali / Kokborok	88
Assam	Assamese / Bengali / Bodo	368
Mizoram	Mizo	54
Manipur	Manipuri / English	6
Telangana	Telugu / Urdu	491
Rajasthan	Hindi	350
West Bengal	Bengali / Nepali	460
UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Hindi / English	42
Sikkim	Nepali / English	50
Uttar Pradesh	Hindi / Urdu	561
Maharashtra	Marathi	504
Goa	Konkani	16
Uttarakhand	Hindi	115
Delhi	Hindi	105
Bihar	Hindi / Urdu	58
Jharkhand	Hindi / Santhali	27
Keralam	Malayalam	403
Total		7150

Abbreviations: SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes, EWS – Economically Weaker Section, UR – Unreserved, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired, LD – Locomotor Disability, d&e – Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder, Mental Illness, and Multiple Disabilities. Reservation for PwBD is horizontal within overall vacancies. Change of category will not be permitted after registration of online application.

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - Age Limit

Candidates must be a minimum of 20 years and maximum of 28 years as on 01-04-2026, i.e., candidates must have been born not later than 01-04-2006 and not earlier than 02-04-1998 (both days inclusive). Maximum age indicated is for Unreserved and EWS candidates. Relaxation in upper age limit is applicable as per Government of India guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates.

Category	Age Limit / Relaxation
General (UR) / EWS	20 to 28 years (as on 01-04-2026)
SC / ST	5 years relaxation (as per Govt. of India guidelines)
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years relaxation (as per Govt. of India guidelines)
PwBD	As per Government of India guidelines

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay non-refundable Fees/Intimation Charges through online mode only. The process of registration is complete only when fee is deposited with the Bank through online mode on or before the last date for payment of fees. Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other exam or selection.

Category	Fees / Intimation Charges
General / OBC / EWS	Rs. 300/- (Non-Refundable)
SC / ST / PwBD	NIL

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - Selection Process

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - Important Links

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RRB ALP (CEN 01/2026) Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 11,127 Assistant Loco Pilot Posts

Organization Name	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Advertisement No.	CEN No. 01/2026
Post Name	Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)
Department	Ministry of Railways, Government of India (Various Zonal Railways)
Total Vacancies	11127 (All RRBs combined)
Pay Scale	Level-2 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix; Initial Pay Rs. 19,900/-
Medical Standard	A-1 (Stringent vision and physical fitness standards; Lasik surgery candidates NOT eligible)
Application Mode	Online only (via official RRB websites)
Selection Mode	CBT-1 (75 marks) + CBT-2 (Part A: 100 marks + Part B: 75 marks qualifying) + CBAT + Document Verification + Medical Examination

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

Event	Date
Date of Indicative Notice in Employment News	21/03/2026
Opening of Online Application Portal	15-05-2026 (00:00 Hrs.)
Last Date for Online Application Submission	14-06-2026 (upto 23:59 Hrs.)
Last Date for Application Fee Payment	16-06-2026 (upto 23:59 Hrs.)
Modification Window for Application Corrections	17-06-2026 to 26-06-2026 (upto 23:59 Hrs.)
Age Calculated As On	01-07-2026
CBT-1 / CBT-2 / CBAT Date	To be notified on official RRB websites

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 - Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must fulfill all eligibility conditions as on the closing date of online application (14-06-2026). Educational/Technical qualification certificates must be from a recognized Board/University/Institute. Candidates awaiting results of their final examination for the prescribed qualification are NOT eligible to apply. The post of ALP is not suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD). Candidates who have undergone Lasik Surgery or any other corrective eye surgery are not eligible for this post.

Educational Qualification

Option	Details
Option A - Matriculation + ITI	Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trades of Fitter, Electrician, Instrument Mechanic, Millwright/Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanic (Radio & TV), Electronics Mechanic, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Wireman, Tractor Mechanic, Armature & Coil Winder, Mechanic (Diesel), Heat Engine, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic. OR Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the above trades.
Option B - Matriculation + Diploma/Degree in Engineering	Matriculation / SSLC plus 3-year Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile Engineering (or combination of these streams) from a recognised institution in lieu of ITI. Note: Degree in the above Engineering disciplines will also be acceptable in lieu of Diploma.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 - Age Limit

Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years of age as on 01-07-2026. Age relaxation is available for various categories as detailed below. If a candidate is eligible for relaxation on more than one ground, only the maximum relaxation will be granted (not cumulative). SC, ST, and OBC (NCL) candidates applying against UR vacancies will not get any age relaxation. There is no fixed limit on the number of attempts - candidates can appear as long as they are within the prescribed upper age limit.

Category	Age Limit / Relaxation
General (UR) & EWS	18 to 30 years (as on 01-07-2026)
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years relaxation (max 33 years)
SC & ST	5 years relaxation (max 35 years)
Ex-Servicemen (UR & EWS)	3 years after deduction of length of service from age
Ex-Servicemen (OBC-NCL)	6 years after deduction of length of service from age
Ex-Servicemen (SC & ST)	8 years after deduction of length of service from age
Serving Railway Staff (Group C/D) - UR & EWS	Maximum 40 years of age
Serving Railway Staff (Group C/D) - OBC (NCL)	Maximum 43 years of age
Serving Railway Staff (Group C/D) - SC & ST	Maximum 45 years of age
Widowed / Divorced / Judicially Separated Women (UR & EWS)	Maximum 35 years of age
Widowed / Divorced / Judicially Separated Women (OBC-NCL)	Maximum 38 years of age
Widowed / Divorced / Judicially Separated Women (SC & ST)	Maximum 40 years of age

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 - Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay the non-refundable recruitment fee online. Fee can be paid only through online mode - internet banking, debit/credit cards, or UPI. Applications received without the prescribed fee will be summarily rejected. Candidates who appear in CBT-1 will receive a refund of their examination fee (after deducting applicable bank charges) credited to their Aadhaar-seeded bank account. Candidates whose applications are rejected, or who do not appear in CBT-1, will not receive any refund.

Category	Examination Fee	Refund on Appearing in CBT-1
All Candidates (except categories below)	Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only)	Rs. 400/- refunded (deducting bank charges)
SC / ST / Ex-Servicemen / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically Backward Class (EBC)	Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only)	Rs. 250/- fully refunded (deducting bank charges)

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 - Selection Process

The selection process for RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 consists of five successive stages - First Stage CBT (CBT-1), Second Stage CBT (CBT-2), Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), Document Verification (DV), and Medical Examination (ME). CBT-1 is a screening exam only and its marks are not counted in the final panel. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of combined marks from Part-A of CBT-2 (50% weightage) and CBAT scores (50% weightage). Negative marking of 1/3rd mark per wrong answer applies in both CBT-1 and CBT-2. There is no negative marking in CBAT.

Stage 1 - First Stage CBT (CBT-1) - Screening Only

Details	Particulars
Duration	60 Minutes
Total Questions / Marks	75 Questions / 75 Marks (1 mark per question)
Type	Objective MCQ - Computer Based Test
Negative Marking	1/3rd mark deducted per wrong answer
Minimum Qualifying Marks	UR & EWS: 40% | OBC (NCL): 30% | SC: 30% | ST: 25%
Shortlisting for CBT-2	15 times the vacancies notified per RRB (based on CBT-1 merit, RRB-wise)
Syllabus	Mathematics, Mental Ability (Reasoning), General Science (10th standard level)

Stage 2 - Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)

Part	Duration	Questions	Nature	Minimum Qualifying Marks
Part-A	90 Minutes	100 Questions / 100 Marks	Competitive - marks counted for merit	UR & EWS: 40% | OBC (NCL): 30% | SC: 30% | ST: 25%
Part-B	60 Minutes	75 Questions / 75 Marks	Qualifying only - trade-specific	35% for all candidates irrespective of category
Total Duration		175 Questions / 2.5 Hours

Part-A Syllabus (CBT-2): Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering (Engineering Drawing, Units, Measurements, Basic Electricity, Levers, IT Literacy, etc.)

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