Vacancy Circular No: -
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Recruitment notification for Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) / Upper Division Clerk (UDC). Candidates are advised to read complete details including eligibility criteria, educational qualification, age limit, experience, selection process and application procedure.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) selection will be done on the basis of test/interview and shortlisted candidates will be appointed at Delhi.
Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) / Upper Division Clerk (UDC)
Job Location:
Lodhi Road
New Delhi
Delhi
110003
IN
Last Date:
17th July 2026
Employment Type:
FULL_TIME
Number of Vacancy:
65
Posts
Educational Qualification:
The SSC SSA / UDC Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2025 is open only to regularly appointed Lower Division Clerks (JSA/LDC) serving in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) cadre of DoPT. The crucial date for counting approved service is 1 August 2025. Candidates must satisfy all the following conditions before applying.
Length of Service Requirement
A candidate must have rendered not less than five years' approved and continuous service in the Lower Division Clerk Grade as on 01 August 2025. However, if the candidate was appointed to the LDC grade through a competitive examination (including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination), the results of such examination must have been declared at least five years before the crucial date and the candidate must have rendered at least four years of approved and continuous service in that grade.
Typewriting Test Condition
Unless exempted, the candidate must have passed the typewriting test held by UPSC or SSC for confirmation in the Lower Division Clerk grade on or before the date of this notification. Candidates who have been granted exemption from the typewriting test must quote the order number and date of such exemption in the application form.
Deputation and Transfer Provisions
LDCs on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the approval of the competent authority are eligible to apply if they otherwise fulfill all eligibility criteria. However, a candidate who has been appointed to an ex-cadre post or another service on transfer without retaining a lien in the LDC grade is not eligible. A candidate who resigns, quits service, or whose services are terminated after applying will not be eligible for appointment on the result of this examination.
Experience:
As per notification.
Age Limit:
As Per Rules.
Application Fee:
The notification does not specify any application fee for this Limited Departmental Competitive Examination. As it is an internal departmental exam, no fee has been mentioned. Candidates should confirm on the official SSC website at ssc.gov.in before applying.
Selection Procedure:
Stage 1 - Computer Based Examination (Part-I): 200 marks across 4 objective-type subjects. The Commission may fix minimum qualifying marks at its discretion.
Stage 2 - Evaluation of Service Records (Part-II): 100 marks based on APAR evaluation. Only Part-I qualifiers are considered.
Final Merit: Aggregate of Part-I (200 marks) + Part-II (100 marks) = 300 marks total. Names of selected candidates will be arranged in order of merit for inclusion in the Select List of SSA/UDC of CSCS cadre.
How to Apply:
Applications for this job are to be filled online.
https://ssc.gov.in/
Important Dates:
Published on:
26th June 2026
Last date for application:
16th July 2026
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