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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 149 tentative vacancies across 12 cadres Tentative vacancies for recruitment year 2025 as reported by each Service/Cadre Controlling Authority; the notice states the examination is held subject to the availability of vacancies, and PwBD posts are additionally earmarked within these figures.
- Education
- 12th Serving Group C employee of a participating cadre — commonly Multi-Tasking Staff or Office Assistant in Pay Level-1 — who has passed Class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board and rendered at least three years' regular service in the grade on that cadre's crucial date.
- Age
- No single age limit applies. Several participating cadres cap eligibility at 45 years (50 years for SC/ST) on their own crucial date; the crucial date for counting approved service is 1 Jan 2025, 1 Jul 2025 or 1 Aug 2025 depending on the cadre. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- The notice dated 5 Jun 2026 prescribes no application fee. The printed application must be forwarded by the candidate's Service/Cadre Controlling Authority to SSC (Northern Region) by 3 Jul 2026. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Pay Level-2, Group 'C' Non-Gazetted (₹19,900–₹63,200). Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025 examination, notified June 2026 Central · All India
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count149 tentative vacancies across 12 cadres
Check source ↗| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Passport Organisation, Ministry of External Affairs | 50 | — | — | — | — | 50 |
| Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service | 31 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| Ministry of External Affairs (Cadre Cell) | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Central Administrative Tribunal | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Office of the Registrar General of India | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| National Technical Research Organisation | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 |
| Central Translation Bureau | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Official Language Wing, Legislative Department | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bureau of Police Research & Development | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notification
5 Jun 2026
- completed
Applications closed
26 Jun 2026
Online applications closed at 2300 hours. - current
Computer-based examination
Jul–Aug 2026
Tentative window per the notice; conducted in Delhi-NCR only.
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Open only to serving employees of the 12 participating services and cadres named in the notice; the application must be forwarded through the Service/Cadre Controlling Authority.
- Class 12 pass from a recognised board and at least three years' regular service as a Group C employee in Pay Level-1 on the cadre's crucial date.
- Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service candidates must be permanent or regularly appointed temporary Group C employees with Grade Pay ₹1,800 and three years' regular service.
- Employees on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the competent authority's approval remain eligible, and that service counts towards the length-of-service requirement.
- Reservation for SC, ST and PwBD candidates follows the vacancy position reported by each Cadre Controlling Authority.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Part-I Paper-II: computer-based objective examination — 100 questions/100 marks (Language, i.e. General English or Samanya Hindi, 50; General Knowledge 50), 2 hours, with 0.25 negative marking
- 2Part-I Paper-I: descriptive written examination — short essay of 100 marks in 1 hour 30 minutes, evaluated only for candidates shortlisted on Paper-II
- 3Part-II: evaluation of record of service from APARs (60 marks)
- 4Final selection on the aggregate of Paper-I, Paper-II and the service-record evaluation; cadre-wise merit lists are drawn up to the number of vacancies
Syllabus snapshot
- Paper-I (descriptive): one essay of 400–500 words on any of the specified subjects.
- Paper-II Language (General English or Samanya Hindi): simple composition and applied grammar.
- Paper-II General Knowledge: current events, matters of everyday observation and experience, and general information about India.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeNotice of JSA/LDC Grade LDCE 2025 (5 Jun 2026)calendarSSC 2026–27 calendar PDFwebsiteSSC official website
- Primary source
- SSC Junior Secretariat Assistant / Lower Division Clerk Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2025 official notice
- Published / changed
- 5 Jun 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:10 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.