SSC CGL Salary and Job Profile, Job Location, Promotion Details

SSC CGL Salary and Job Profile, Job Location, Promotion Details

Hello SSC Aspirants,

Everyone has dream to do a prestigious job. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) provides you a good opportunity to get an astonishing career in many government organizations by conducting the SSC CGL Exam every year. ‘When the candidate get the increment’, ‘where will be job posting’, ‘on which profile will candidate work’ are so many questions that may be worrying you. Now set aside all of these worries. Staff Selection Commission(SSC) is a placement agency of government of India which takes exams at many levels. Selected candidates are to be appointed in many chamber of government office. SSC CGL recruited the candidates for 32 posts.

SSC CGL Salary and Job Profile

Candidates have to make a prioritisation among 32 posts. In this page, we are giving a good analysis of all 32 SSC CGL Posts that will lead you toward fulfilling career. There are following aspects on the basis of which you will analyze the perfect post for yourself.

  1. Salary
  2. Job Profile/ Duties
  3. Posting Areas/ Vacancies
  4. Promotion/ Career Growth

SSC CGL Salary and Job Profile, Job Location, Promotion Details

#1. Assistant Audit Officer (SSC CGL Post Code – F)

 ★ Salary

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34800
  • Grade Pay : 4800
  • Salary In Hand : 64,000/-

Job Profile/ Duties

  • Comes under Indian Audit and Accounts Departments
  • Work under CAG (Comptroller & Auditor General of India)
  • Travelling during the Inspection.
  • Conduct audits of government/ public sector (PSU) organizations.
  • Gazetted Officer
  • Decision making power
  • Audit (Cent. Govt., State gov. & PSUs)

Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Limited Vacancies

Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Audit Officer – 7 to 10 years
  • Senior Audit Officer – 3 years
  • Deputy Auditor General – 5 years

#2. Assistant Section Officer (SS CGL Post Code – A)

 ★ Salary

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600
  • Salary In Hand : 53,000/-

Job Profile/ Duties

  • Comes under Central Secretariat services
  • Preparing notes, reports and send them to their superiors.
  • Clerical and office work
  • Age Limit is 30 years

Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Fast joining process
  • Job Location : Delhi (Life Time)

Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Section Officer – 4 years
  • Senior Section Officer – 5 years
  • Under Secretary – 5 years
  • Deputy Secretary – 5 years (if departmental exam cleared)
  • Director – 4 years

#3. Inspector (Examiner) (CBEC) (SSC CGL Post Code- M)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600
  • Salary In Hand : 52,000/-

Job Profile/ Duties

  • Comes under “Central Board of Excise and Customs”.
  • Clerical or file related work if posted in Headquarters.
  • Verifying taxations on goods passing through ports (If posted in the field)-(Sensitive(stop smuggling) and Non-Sensitive(office work))

Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Coastal Areas (Ports)
  • Limited Vacancies

Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Appraiser => Assistant Commissioner => Deputy Commissioner => Commissioner.
  • The 1st promotion will be availed after completing the 3 years of service.

#4. Inspector Tax Inspector(CBDT) (SSC CGL Post Code- J)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

Job Profile/ Duties

  • Assessing, verifying and processing IT records of individuals and businesses.
  • Conducting raids.
  • Local travelling.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • All India Posting.
  • Many vacancies.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as : Income Tax Officer => Assistant Commissioner => Deputy Commissioner => Commissioner
  • The 1st promotion will be availed after completing 8 year of service.

#5. Assistant in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) (SSC CGL Post Code- E)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Administration work like typing, compiling reports, emailing, calling, updating about events, maintaining the files etc.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi.
  • Foreign posting for few year is also possible

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • 1st promotion in 15-17 years (without clearing departmental exam).
  • 1st promotion in 8 years (if clear departmental exam).

#6. Inspector (Central Excise) (CBEC) (SSC CGL Post Code- K)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Executive work (augmentation of central excise & Service tax)
  •  Clerical or file work (if posted in headquarter).
  •  Detection of evasion of taxes etc. (if posted in the field).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • All India posting.
  • More vacancies

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Superintendent => Assistant Commissioner => Deputy Commissioner => Commissioner
  • 1st promotion after completing 8 years of service and clearing departmental exam.

#7. Inspector (Preventive Officer) (CBEC) (SSC CGL Post Code- L)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Executive work (prevention of smuggling).
  • Clerical or file work (If posted in Headquarter).
  • Round-the-clock duty.
  • Assessment of customs duty on goods, arrest, seize, search, detain etc. (if posted in the field-airport/coast).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in cities with ports/airports.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Superintendent => Assistant Commissioner => Deputy Commissioner => Commissioner
  • 1st promotion after completing 8 years of service and clearing departmental exam.

#8. Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO) (SSC CGL Post Code- N)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Preventing money laundering/forgery etc.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in enforcement directorate offices in 21 cities.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Enforcement Officer => Assistant Director => Deputy Director => Director.
  • There is no fixed promotion period for this post.

#9. Assistant (Central Vigilance Commission) (SSC CGL Post Code- B)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Update case files, contact respective depts. to collect required info, record keeping etc.
  • Monitors vigilance activities carried out by various central government organizations.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • All India Posting.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Sectional officer => Undersecretary => Deputy Secretary => Director.
  • 1st promotion after completing about 7-8 years of service.

#10. Assistant in AFHQ (SSC CGL Post Code- G)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • All clerical work like compiling files, reports and many kinds of paperwork
  • Keep tracking of ongoing cases and subsequent follow-up.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Usually posting in Delhi or other metro cities.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as :
  • Section Officer – after 4 years
  • Deputy Director – after 6 years
  • Joint Director – after 5 years
  • Principal Director – after 5 years

#11. Assistant in Ministry of Railway (SSC CGL Post Code- D)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Free & discounted railway passes for travelling anywhere in India.
  • Clerical work (above upper division clerk).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in cities/ regional HQ (Headquarter)

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as : Sectional Officer => Undersecretary => Deputy Secretary => Director
  • First promotion after about 7-8 years.
  • First promotion after 5-6 years (if departmental exam is cleared)

#12. Assistant in Intelligence Bureau (SSC CGL Post Code- C)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Work as an Investigative officer
  • Computer/ data oriented work in the Intelligence Bureau.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting at state headquarter in IB cell or in Delhi

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as : Sectional Officer => Undersecretary => Deputy Secretary

#13. Sub inspector (CBI) (SSC CGL Post Code- O)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Work as a state police with more power
  • Very challenging job.
  • Training duration – 32 weeks

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Maximum chances of posting in Delhi zone

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as:
  • Inspector => Deputy Superintendent – after minimum 5 years
  • Deputy Superintendent => Superintendent after 10-12 years
  • Superintendent => Senior Superintendent after 5-7 years

#14. Assistant (Other Ministries) (SSC CGL Post Code- H)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Work under government organizations like Department of Personnel & Training, Parliamentary Affairs, Election Commission etc.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi zone

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Section Officer => Under Secretary => Deputy Secretary.

#15. Divisional Accountant (CAG) (SSC CGL Post Code- Q)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4600

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Auditing of works carried out by the state government.
  • Less Transfers.
  • Less Travelling.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in cities having offices coming under CAG.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Divisional Account Officer II => Divisional Account Officer I => Sr. Divisional Account Officer

#16. Inspector (Narcotics) (SSC CGL Post Code- S)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Checking on the cultivation of opium poppy.
  • Conducting periodic checks in companies.
  • Monitoring smuggling of banned drugs.
  • Local travel.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in North India.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Superintendent of Narcotics => Assistant Narcotics Commissioner => Deputy Narcotics Commissioner => Narcotics Commissioner

#17. Assistant (Other Ministries) (SSC CGL Post Code- I)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Work under government organizations like Department of Personnel & Training, Parliamentary Affairs, Election Commission etc.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Depends upon the department/ organization.

#18. Sub Inspector In National Investigation Agency (NIA) (SSC CGL Post Code- %)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Investigate terrorism & other national security issues.
  • A lot of travel to collecting evidence from sites gather intelligence inputs regarding terrorists etc.
  • Work pressure will be more during the terrorist attacks.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Inspector => Deputy Superintendent => Superintendent,
  • First promotion will be after 5 years.

#19. Statistical Investigator (SSC CGL Post Code- R)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Work under government organizations like Department of Personnel & Training, Parliamentary Affairs, Election Commission etc.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • 100 – 300 vacancies every year.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Senior Statistical Officer => Assistant Director => Deputy Director => Joint Director.
  • Promotions are very slow.

#21. Sub-Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics) (SSC CGL Post Code- #)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Promote business of post offices.
  • A lot of travel.
  • Prevent entry of narcotic drugs into the state.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • All India posting.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Inspector => Superintendent of Narcotics => Assistant Narcotics Commissioner => Deputy Narcotics Commissioner => Narcotics Commissioner.

#22. Auditor (C & AG) (SSC CGL Post Code- T)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 5200 – 20,200
  • Grade Pay : 2800

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Audit expense reports of State Department (C&AG), Accounts of defence forces (CGDA), General accounts of the country (CGA).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Accountant General Office located in State Capital (Delhi).

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Senior Auditor => Assistant Audit Officer.
  • 1st promotion will be after 3 years.
  • 2nd promotion will be after 2 year by clearing departmental exam.

#23. Auditor (C & AG) (SSC CGL Post Code- U)

♦ Same as “Auditor (C & AG) | Post Code – T

#24. Auditor (CGA) (SSC CGL Post Code- V)

♦ Same as “Auditor (C & AG) | Post Code – T

#25. Tax Assistant (CBEC) (SSC CGL Post Code- @)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 5200 – 20,200
  • Grade Pay : 2400

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Working as a desk officer.
  • Assessing, verifying, and modifying tax data of an individual or business (CBDT) and goods & services.
  • Periodic admin work & assisting higher officers (CBEC).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in metro cities.
  • A lot of vacancies.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Senior Tax Assistant => Excise Inspector => Superintendent/Appraiser => Assistant Commissioner => Deputy Commissioner => Joint Commissioner => Additional Commissioner of Income Tax
  • 1st promotion will be after 3 years.
  • 2nd promotion after 3-4 years.

#26. Tax Assistant (CBDT) (SSC CGL Post Code- Z)

♦ Similar to “Tax Assistant(CBEC) (SSC CGL Post Code – @)”

#27. Accountant/ Junior Accountant (Offices under C&AG) (SSC CGL Post Code- W)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 5200 – 20,200
  • Grade Pay : 2800

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Clerical work
  • Passing various bills, salary allowances, office expenses.
  • Periodic admin work & assisting higher officers (CBEC).

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi.
  • Fewer vacancies.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as:
  • Senior Accountant => Assistant Accounts Officer – after 3 years
  • Assistant Accounts Officer => Principal Accounts Officer
  • Principal Accounts Officer => Senior Accounts Officer – after 15 years of AAO

#28. Accountant/ Junior Accountant (CGA & others) (SSC CGL Post Code- X)

♦ Similar to “Accountant/ Junior Accountant (CGA & others) (SSC CGL Post Code – W)”

#29. Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSC CGL Post Code- Y)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 5200 – 20,200
  • Grade Pay : 2400

⊕ Job Profile/ Duties

  • Maintain files in the concerned department.
  • Reply mails received in your department.
  • Drafting RTI replies and sending them for approval.
  • Data entry.

↓ Posting Areas/ Vacancies

  • Posting in Delhi.
  • Fewer vacancies.

↑ Promotion/ Career Growth

  • Employees will be promoted as: Assistant => Section Officer
  • 1st promotion after 5 years.
  • 2nd promotion after 6-7 years.

#30. Assistant Account Officer

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4800

#31. Assistant in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

#32. Assistant in Other Ministries

 ★ Salary and Benefits

  • Pay Scale : 9300 – 34,800
  • Grade Pay : 4200

SSC CGL Syllabus For All Tiers

Candidates can find the SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) syllabus by clicking on below links.

SSC CGL Tier-1 Syllabus Link : SSC CGL Tier 1 Syllabus With Full Details

SSC CGL Tier-2 Syllabus Link : SSC CGL TIER 2 Syllabus With Full Details

SSC CGL Tier-3 Syllabus Link : SSC CGL Tier-3 Syllabus And Pattern

SSC CGL Tier-4 Syllabus Link : SSC CGL Tier 4 Syllabus and Pattern

SSC CGL Tier-2 Analysis

Candidates can find the SSC CGL Tier-2 Analysis by clicking on below link.

SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam Analysis And Questions Asked

SSC CGL Tier-3 Analysis

Candidates can find the SSC CGL Tier-3 Analysis by clicking on below link.

SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam Analysis

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