Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is the organization entrusted to conduct recruitments for jobs that fall under group B, C, D, defense services etc.,The vacancies exist in various ministries/ departments of central government organizations.
SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) exam is one of the hugely popular test that is conducted by Staff Commission, which you might know already.But many other examinations are held by SSC which also lead to your dream govt jobs.
If you or any of your friend is looking to appear for govt jobs in 2017, then this SSC exam calendar will be useful.
| S.No | Name of Examination | Notification date | Exam Date |
| 1 | SI in CAPFs, ASI in CISF & SI in Delhi Police Examination -2017 (Paper-I) | April 22, 2017 | June 30 – July 7, 2017 |
| 2 | SSC CGL 2017 (Tier I) | May 16, 2017 | August 1 – 20, 2017 |
| 3 | Combined Jr. Hindi Translator in Subordinate Office/ CSOL/ Hindi Pradhyapak Exam 2017 | April 15, 2017 | June 15, 2017 |
| 4 | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam 2017 | June 17, 2017 | September 4 – 7, 2017 |
| 5 | SSC CGL 2017 (Tier-II) | – | November 10, 11, 2017 |
| 6 | SI in CAPFs, ASI in CISF & SI in Delhi Police Examination -2017 (Paper-II) | – | October 8 , 2017 |
| 7 | SSC CGL 2017 (Tier-III) | – | January 21, 2018 |
| 8 | SSC CHSL (10+2) 2017 Exam | November 18, 2017 | Tier I: March 20 – April 2018, |
| 9 | SSC CGL 2017 (Tier-IV) | – | February 2018 |
| 10 | Multi Tasking (Non-Tech) Staff Examination 2016 (Paper-II) | – | December 17, 2017 |
| 11 | SSC JE Exam 2017 | October 14, 2017 | Paper I: Jan 5 – 8 |
The most important SSC exams that you should watch out are:
A total of approximately 25,000 – 30,000 vacancies in government offices could be filled through all these SSC exams, which is quite huge!
Read Here: This updated SSC exam calendar 2017-18 pdf download is available on their official website at their webpage here
Having known the recruitment dates, the next question in your mind will be – What jobs are available for qualifiers of these exams?
Based on previous year intake, we have compiled a list of posts that are regularly notified through competitive exams of SSC.
No Interviews: As you can see, the commission mostly announces recruitment exams for Group B, C & D cadre positions in various ministries/ depts. of Indian government.
The Indian PM Shri.Narendara Modi recently announced that selections for group B, C & D will not have any interviews.
So the final appointment for the above mentioned posts will be based on your scores in written examinations only.No interviews would be conducted.
Infact, there is nothing called SSC jobs since SSC is just an organization like IBPS that fills vacancies in govt. departments through respective selection process.
Incase if you wish to compare, it should be taken only as bank jobs VS govt jobs filled through SSC.
But since 60,000 bank jobs were created last year in public sector banks across India, the comparison is unavoidable.
Are salaries in bank jobs & govt jobs same? – is one another doubt that seems to haunt many youngsters searching for opportunities in govt sector.
To answer it, here is a quick comparison – so everyone can understand & benefit:
The salaries for bank employees are negotiated between the management, employee unions & government officials once every 3 years.Bankers salary may increase in 2017, as talks are set to begin soon.
Finally, bank jobs cannot be compared with those filled through SSC as their profiles, & responsibilities are completely different.
We feel this article would have given you an overview about the upcoming SSC exams in 2017 & what type of govt jobs are to be filled, while also answering some of your long standing doubts.