Combined Graduate Level Examination

The Combined Graduate Level Examination is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to various subordinate services like (i) Assistants Grade [Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted) for the groups of services/offices like AFHQ CSS, Railway Board, IFS (B) and Posts in offices like Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Central vigilance Commission, etc.; (ii) Inspector of Posts (Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted); (iii) Inspectors of Central Excise, Income Tax, Preventive Officer in Custom Houses, Assistant Enforcement Officers, etc.; (iv) Sub-Inspectors of Police in Central Police Organisations, [BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP); and (v) Divisional Accountants/Auditors/Junior Accountants/UDCs, various Central Government departments.

Age: Candidate’s age must be between (i) 20 and 27 years for Assistant Grade and Sis in CBI (ii) 18 and 27 years for inspectors of CE/IT and Div. Acctts/Auditors/UDCs, etc., (iii) 20 to 25 years for SIs in CPOs on the first day of August of the year of examination. The upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and such other categories of person as may, from time to time, notified in the behalf by the Government of India to the extent and subject to the conditions notified in respect of each categories.

Educational Qualification: Degree of a recognised university or equivalent.

Examination

Plan of Examination: The examination is held in two phases. The first phase of the examination is called the Preliminary Examination. Those who qualify in the preliminary Examination are eligible to appear in the Mains.

Preliminary Examination (Objective Type): The Combined Preliminary Examination is a test for selection of candidates for the main examination for the different categories of posts, mentioned in the first paragraphs, and would comprise the following subjects:

Main Examination (Conventional Type)

(A) For Asstt. Grade, Insp. of Central Excise, Income-Tax, Sub-Inspectors of COP/CBI

(B) For divisional Accountants, Auditors, UDCs Post

Notes:
(i) All the question papers for the main examination will be of conventional essay type.

(ii) All the question papers except that of Paper I and Paper II with be printed both in English and in Hindi. Only those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate would be eligible to be considered for being called for the personality test which will carry a maximum of 100 marks for all candidates.

(iii) Paper I will be compulsory for all the candidates. However, this will be of qualifying nature only for the candidates who are opting for the post of Assistants. (For candidates who are opting for the post of Assistants, the marks secured in this paper will not be counted for preparation of the final select list. The commission shall have the discretion to fix the qualifying standard in this paper. Scripts of the remaining papers will be evaluated only of those candidates who secure the minimum qualifying standard in Paper I of the Main Examination.)

(iv) Candidates will have the option to answer Paper III, Paper IV and paper V either in Hindi or English. Medium opted in Preliminary Examination (Hindi or English) will remain the same in Examination.