SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 notification is out; Golden opportunity for aspirants with more than 150 job vacancies

More than 150 job vacancies for different categories were released in the recent job notification under SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023. Read here to know in detail.

Debanjan Chamlagain

March 8, 2023

SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has recently released an official notification for the fulfillment of more than 150 job vacancies at the central level. On the official notification released, more than 5369 vacancies have been released for various 10th-pass, 12th-pass, and graduate-level posts. Recently, the notification regarding MTS Havaldar recruitment had been released by the SSC as well. The eligible candidates looking for job opportunities must not miss this golden opportunity to grab a government job.

The online form fillup procedures for SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 have been started from the 6th of March, 2023. There will be three separate Computer Based Examinations (CBT) consisting of Objective Type/ Multiple Choice Questions, for posts with minimum Educational Qualification of Matriculation, Higher Secondary, and Graduation & above levels. The details regarding the examination pattern, marks allotted, and syllabus is discussed in detail here.

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SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023: Eligibility Criteria

There are various eligibility criteria for the candidates applying for SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023. The criteria are laid down below:

Basic Qualification

The candidate must be a citizen of India
The candidate may be a subject of Bhutan
The candidate may be a subject of Nepal
The candidate may be a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st of January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India can apply for SSC

Upper Age Limit for various categories

Category Codes	Category	Upper Age Limit (In years)
1	SC/ ST	5
2	OBC	3
3	PwBD	10
4	PwBD + OBC	13
5	PwBD + SC/ ST	15
6	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years after the deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
7	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof	3
8	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a the consequence thereof (SC/ ST)	8

Essential Educational Qualifications

Posts based on Matriculation examination: The candidates must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board
Posts based on Class 12 examination: The candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board
Posts based on Graduation: The candidates must have Graduated or equivalent from a recognized University

Scheme of Examination

As mentioned above, there is a common scheme of examination followed by three selection categories i.e, Matriculation, Higher Secondary, and Graduation as released in the SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 official notification. There will be four-part to the question paper which will consist of 25 questions each. The test needs to be completed within 60 minutes after the examination starts. The details are given below:

Sections in Question Paper	No. of Questions	Marks Allotted
General Intelligence	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25	50
English Language (Basic Knowledge)	25	50
TOTAL	100	200

Note:

The negative mark for every wrong answer is 0.50
There will be normalized scores that will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks
Skill Tests like Typing/ Data Entry/ Computer Proficiency Tests, etc., where prescribed in the Essential Qualification, will be conducted, which will be of a qualifying nature

Important Events under SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023

IMPORTANT EVENTS	DATES
Dates for submission of online applications	06.03.2023 to 27.03.2023
Last date and time for receipt of online applications	27.03.2023 (up to 11 PM)
Last date and time for making online fee payment	28.03.2023 (up to 11 PM)
Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of the Bank)	29.03.2023
Dates of the Window for Application Form Correction‟ including online payment.	03.04.2023 to 05.04.2023 (up to 11 PM)
Dates of Computer-Based Examination	June-July 2023 (tentatively)

Seat Matrix for different categories

There are nearly 150 jobs released through this notification that have their own seat matrix based on different categories. This information is clearly laid in the below-given section (Important Links). The overall list of the seat matrix for all vacancies has been shown in the table laid below.

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Categories	No. of Vacancies
SC	687
ST	343
OBC	1332
UR	2540
EWS	467
ESM	154
OH	56
HH	43
VH	17
Others	16
TOTAL	5655

Note: ESM- Ex-Servicemen; OH- Orthopaedically Handicapped, HH- Hearing Handicapped, VH- Visually Handicapped

Application fee

The application fee for the completion of the online application of the SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 form is Rs 100 for each category. After filling in all the required credentials the aspirants can pay online mode in the portal.

Steps to apply

The steps to apply for the SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 are laid down here:

Candidates will have to apply for each category of post separately and also pay a fee for each category of the post
The candidates need to visit the official website and log in through their login id (Link given below)
If you are a new user, click Register Now option and create your login credentials
Upload your Basic documents like Aadhar card No, Upload Photo, Signature
Now fill Application form by entering your qualification details and according to your qualifications posts list will appear on your screen
Select the posts you want to apply
After submitting all personal detail at the end you will get Payment options, just pay fees as mentioned on the form
Click on Submit button on or before the closing date

Syllabus for the examination

The syllabus for the examination under SSC Selection Post Phase XI 2023 for 3 sections is almost the same though there are a few changes in it. The details regarding the syllabus are laid below:

Matriculation level

General Intelligence: It would include questions of a non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences, space visualization, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate‟s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation, and other analytical functions.

General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the general awareness of the environment and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, Scientific Research, etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Quantitative Aptitude: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and the relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, use of Tables and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

English Language: Candidates’ understanding of the Basics of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, correct usage, etc. his/ her writing ability would be tested.

15.7.2.10+2 (Higher Secondary) level

General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding, and de-coding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.

General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person.

The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General polity, and scientific research.

Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic, Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions, Relationship between numbers Fundamental

Arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio, and Proportion, Square roots, 23Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture, and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work.

Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.

Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square, Base Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities etc.,

Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie chart

English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.

15.7.3.Graduation & above level:

General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning, etc.

The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern –folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Indexing, Address 24 matching, Date & city matching, Classification of center codes/ roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding, and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, and Other sub-topics, if any.

General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the general awareness of the environment and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity& Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability to appropriately use numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discounts, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangles and their various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles.

Circles and their chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circles, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

English Language: Candidates‟ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested. The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part C will be of the 10th standard level.

Note: Only Quantitative Ability will be in accordance with the class 10th level. Other sections will have questions based on their education level.