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SSC Assistant Section Officer Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2026
🏛️ Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Complete Exam Timeline

25 Jun 2026 – 16 Jul 2026

Candidates must fill out the online application on the new SSC website. Hard copies forwarded through the proper channel must reach the SSC Northern Region office by 23.07.2026 (30.07.2026 for candidates residing abroad or in island territories).

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(TBA)

Admission Certificates will be made available online on the SSC Northern Region website approximately 3 to 4 days prior to the exam date.

1 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026

The Limited Departmental Competitive Examination will be conducted tentatively in August 2026 in Delhi-NCR centers only.

(TBA)

Candidates qualifying the aggregate cut-off in Paper-I and Paper-II will be shortlisted for Part-II (Evaluation of Record of Service).

Salary Details

  • Pay Level: Pay Level-7 (Group 'B' Non-Gazetted)
  • Pay Range: Rs. 44,900 - Rs. 1,42,400

Qualification Criteria

  • Feeder Grade: Must be an officer in the Upper Division Clerk (UDC) / Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) Grade of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) or Ministry of External Affairs (Cadre Cell).
  • Approved Service: Rendered not less than 6 years of approved service in the grade as on the crucial date (01.07.2025).
  • Training (MEA): Candidates from the Ministry of External Affairs must have undergone and successfully completed prescribed mandatory training programme(s).

Additional Details

Scheme of Examination

  • Part-I: Computer Based Examination (300 Marks)
    • Paper-I (Objective Type): General awareness, Constitutional provisions, Parliamentary procedures, Reading comprehension, Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure, Allocation/Transaction of Business Rules, Noting & Drafting. (150 Marks, 3 Hours duration)
    • Paper-II (Objective Type): Service Rules (Leave, Conduct, CCA, Pension, NPS), Financial Rules (TA, LTC), Legislations (RTI Act 2005, POSH Act 2013), Records Management, Precis Writing. (150 Marks, 3 Hours duration)
  • Negative Marking: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in Part-I.
  • Part-II: Evaluation of Record of Service (100 Marks): Based on APAR gradings.

Form Submission Note

After online submission, a printed copy of the application form verified and endorsed by the Head of Department/Office must be forwarded to the Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission (Northern Region), New Delhi.

About this Exam

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) notification for the Assistant Section Officer / Assistant Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2025 to recruit candidates for vacancies in the Central Secretariat Service (DoPT) and Ministry of External Affairs.