SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Eligibility Criteria 2026: Age Limit, Qualification

Apr 18 2026

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The Staff Selection Commission has officially released the SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Notification 2026 PDF on 13th April 2026. Aspirants who have passed 10th, 12th, or hold a graduation degree can apply online from 13th April 2026 to 4th May 2026. This recruitment drive offers a wide range of posts such as Laboratory Assistant, Office Attendant, LDC, DEO, and more, with a total of 3003 vacancies announced. Before applying, it’s important to understand the SSC Selection Post Phase 14 eligibility criteria, including age limit, educational qualification, and nationality requirements, as these vary by post. In this article, candidates can get complete information on the eligibility.

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SSC Selection Post Phase 14 Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates willing to apply for this post can get the complete details of educational qualification, age limit, and nationality details here.

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Nationality / Citizenship

A candidate must be either:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 01st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
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.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/ her by the Government of India.

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Educational Qualification and Experience Required

For the post-wise age limit and educational qualification, candidates can download the PDF given below.

Level	Education Qualification
Matric	Class 10th or High School pass from any recognised board in India
Intermediate	10+2 or passed the Intermediate Exam from any recognised board in India
Graduate-level	Bachelor's Degree in any field from any recognised University/Institution in India

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Experience Required:

The posts where experience is required, such experience must be acquired by the candidates after completing the educational qualification as specified for the concerned post. Further, internship, training, research experience, etc., gained in the course of acquiring an educational qualification will not be counted as experience even though the same was acquired after completion of his/her educational qualification.

In case the experience is not required for the post selected by you, the option ‘Not Applicable’ may be selected.

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Age-Limit (As on 01.01.2026)

Age-limit for a particular category of post(s) is mentioned in Post-details of Annexure-III in the official notification pdf against each category of post. Requirement of age-limit for various category of posts have been indicated hereunder:

Sl. No.	Age Limit	Remarks
1	For the posts for which age limit is 18-25 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-2001 and not later than 01-01-2008
2	For the posts for which age limit is 18-27 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1999 and not later than 01-01-2008.
3	For the posts for which age limit is 18-28 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2008
4	For the posts for which age limit is 18-30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1996 and not later than 01-01-2008
5	For the posts for which age limit is 18-35 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1991 and not later than 01-01-2008.
6	For the posts for which age limit is 20-25 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-2001 and not later than 01-01-2006.
7	For the posts for which age limit is 20-30 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1996 and not later than 01-01-2006.
8	For the posts for which age limit is 21-27 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1999 and not later than 01-01-2005.
9	For the posts for which age limit is 21-28 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2005.
10	For the posts for which age limit is 22-28 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2004.
11	For the posts for which age limit is 23-28 years	Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1998 and not later than 01-01-2003.

Proof for Date of Birth:- The Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or equivalent certificate only will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age-limit eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

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Age Relaxation:

Relaxation in Upper age-limit: The relaxation in upper age-limit will be admissible to the eligible categories of applicants as indicated below:

Category Codes	Category	Permissible Age-relaxation beyond upper age limit
1	SC/ ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	PwBD	10 years
4	PwBD (OBC)	13 years
5	PwBD (SC/ ST)	15 years
6	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	03 years, after deduction of the military service rendered from actual age as on 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	03 years
8	Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST)	08 years
9	Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 03 years regular and continuous service as on 04.05.2026.	Up to 40 years of age
10	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 03 years regular and continuous service as on 04.05.2026.	Up to 45 years of age
11	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
12	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST)	Up to 40 years of age

Note-1: The age relaxation to the applicants of reserved category is admissible only in the case of vacancies being reserved for such categories. The applicants of reserved category, who apply against unreserved vacancies, will get age relaxation to the extent it is available to UR category candidates.

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Note-2: The applicants may check their eligibility for seeking relaxation in Upper Age Limit carefully. If eligible, they are required to fill appropriate Age Relaxation Code as applicable to them.

Note-3: Date of Birth filled by the candidate in online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.

*For more details on SSC selection post eligibility criteria, refer to the official notification pdf...