The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the Group C posts viz. Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc.. The details of the examination is mentioned below.
Vacant Posts
Data Entry Operator/ Data Entry Operator Grade 'A'
Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretarial Assistant (JSA)
Vacancies
There are approx. 3712 vacancies. However, firm number of vacancies will be determined in due course. Updated vacancies, if any, along with post-wise & category-wise vacancies will be made available on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in> Candidate’s Corner> Tentative Vacancy) in due course.
Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 01-08-2024)
For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Culture: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
For LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1 above): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
The candidates who have appeared in their 12th Standard or equivalent examination can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the cutoff date i.e. 01-08-2024.
Exam Centers
Mangaluru (9008),
Mysuru (9009),
Shivamogga (9010),
Udupi (9012).
Ernakulam (9213),
Kollam (9210),
Kottayam (9205),
Kozhikode (9206),
Thrissur (9212),
Thiruvananthapuram (9211),
Kavaratti(9401).
Pay Scale
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs.19,900-63,200).
Data Entry Operator (DEO): Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100) and Level-5(Rs.29,200-92,300).
Data Entry Operator, Grade „A‟: Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100)
Age Limit (As on 01-08-2024)
The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01-08-2024 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 140l7 /70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years i.e. Candidates born not before 02-08-1997 and not later than 01-08-2006 are eligible to apply.
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are there.
Important Dates
Dates for submission of online applications : 08-04-2024 to 07-05-2024
- Last date and time for receipt of online applications : 07-05-2024 (23:00)
- Last date and time for making online fee payment : 08-05-2024 (23:00)
Application Fee
Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).
- Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
- Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards.
- Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 08-05-2024 (23:00 hours).
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted in online mode only through the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.gov.in. All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website.
The detailed instructions for OTR are given in the Notification.
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