New dates scheduled for SSC CGL 2017 exam

SSC CGL 2017 exam postponed

Published on: Jul 21, 2017 Author: Shreoshe Ghosh

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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has postponed the date of the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) tier 1 as per a notification posted on their official website. It has announced that the exam will now be held from August 5 instead of August 1 and it will continue till 24th August, 2017. However, SSC CGL will not be held on August 7, 13, 14 and 15, 2017.

Read: SSC exam calender 2017

SSC has received 30,26,598 online applications for the CGL tier 1 exam. While no announcement has been made about the release of the admit card, it is expected that SSC will up,load the e-admit cards by next week. The Commission had released the Combined Graduate Level recruitment notification on May 15, 2017 and the last date to apply was June 16.

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SSC CGLE will be conducted in four stages — Tier -1, Tier- 2, Tier – 3 and Tier – 4. The candidates who crack the first stage exam will be invited for the second round. this year, the exam time for SSC CGL Tier 1 is reduced to 60 minutes from 75 minutes. Also, new posts have been introduced like Assistant Accounts Officer (Grade Pay – 4800) in the Department of Indian Audits & Accounts under CAG this year.

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