SSC CGL Vacancy 2026 Out for 10731 Posts,: Check Category-Wise Vacancies, Post List & Previous Year Trends

The SSC CGL Vacancy 2026 is 10,731 posts, as per the revised vacancy list the Staff Selection Commission released on 24 September 2026. The notification in May had announced 12,256 vacancies. These posts are spread across 26 Group B and Group C posts in central ministries, departments and offices.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2026 Out

SSC announced 12,256 tentative vacancies in the SSC CGL Notification 2026 and revised the figure to 10,731 on 24 September 2026. The key vacancy details are below.

SSC CGL 2026 Total Vacancy

The SSC CGL total vacancy 2026 is 10,731 as of 24 September 2026. SSC calls these vacancies tentative because user departments can still add or withdraw posts before final allocation. The final number is confirmed when the final result is declared, and in most past years the final figure has been higher than the notified one.

SSC CGL 2026 Post-Wise Vacancy and Post List

The SSC CGL 2026 post list has 26 posts. The table gives the vacancies in each post with its pay level and category-wise split, from the revised vacancy list of 24 September 2026.

Inspector (Central Excise) has the most vacancies (2,366), followed by Tax Assistant (2,241) and Assistant Section Officer (991). By department, the biggest recruiters are CBIC (3,687), CBDT (2,421), C&AG (1,917) and CGDA (875).

Grouped by pay level, the vacancies look like this.

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SSC CGL 2026 Category-Wise Vacancy

The SSC CGL 2026 category-wise vacancy is given below. Unreserved posts make up about 41% of the total.

Within these, 373 posts are reserved for Ex-Servicemen and 464 for persons with benchmark disabilities (OH 122, HH 138, VH 99, other PwD 105). These are horizontal reservations, counted inside the category totals, not added to them.

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SSC CGL 2026 State-Wise Vacancy

SSC does not collect or publish state-wise or zone-wise vacancies for SSC CGL, as stated in the notification. Most posts are all-India and are allotted by rank and post preference; for location details, SSC advises candidates to contact the user departments. The only exception is the state cadre posts of Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer (504 each), which the official vacancy list breaks down by state or office.

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SSC CGL Vacancy Trend: Year-Wise Analysis

The number of SSC CGL vacancies notified at the start often changes by the time the final result comes out. This table shows both figures for the last five recruitment cycles.

What the trend shows: SSC CGL vacancies fluctuate a lot. 2022 was an exceptional year, with final vacancies almost double the notified number. After a low of 8,415 in 2023, vacancies rose to 18,174 in 2024, then fell to 15,118 in 2025 and 10,731 in 2026. In most years the final figure ends up higher than the notified one, so the 2026 number may still rise before the final result.

SSC CGL Vacancy for the Last 3 Years

The last three recruitment years show a steady fall in vacancies.

SSC CGL Previous Year Vacancy: 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022

The category-wise SSC CGL previous year vacancy figures for each of these years are given in the sections below. This table compares them side by side.

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SSC CGL Vacancy 2025: Post-Wise and Category-Wise Details

SSC CGL 2025 was notified with 14,582 vacancies. SSC published 15,125 final vacancies on 6 March 2026, and after revisions by the Department of Posts and MeitY the final figure became 15,118. SSC recommended 15,118 candidates in the final result on 8 April 2026.

The post-wise allocation for 2025 is given in SSC's final result notice. Like 2026, the 2025 vacancies were not released state-wise; only the state cadre AAO posts were split by state or office.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2024 and Previous Recruitment Years

The tables below give the final category-wise vacancies for 2024, 2023 and 2022, followed by a longer year-wise comparison.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2024

SSC CGL 2024 started with 17,727 vacancies, which grew to 18,174 in the final vacancy list.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2023

SSC CGL 2023 was notified with about 7,500 vacancies, revised to a final figure of 8,415.

SSC CGL Vacancy 2022

SSC CGL 2022 was notified with about 20,000 vacancies and ended with 37,409, the highest in recent years.

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SSC CGL Vacancies Year Wise (2017–2026)

This longer comparison shows how SSC CGL vacancies have moved over ten recruitment years.

*Figures for 2017 to 2021 are as widely reported; check them against SSC's final result notices before publishing.

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SSC CGL Vacancy 2026 FAQs

Q1. What is the SSC CGL Vacancy 2026? 

The SSC CGL Vacancy 2026 is 10,731 posts, as per SSC's revised vacancy list of 24 September 2026. The notification had announced 12,256 tentative vacancies. The figure is still tentative and may change before the final result, so check ssc.gov.in for the latest notice.

Q2. Where can I find SSC CGL previous year vacancies? 

This page gives SSC CGL previous year vacancies with category-wise tables for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and a year-wise comparison back to 2017. Each figure is labelled as notified, revised or final. The final totals were 37,409 (2022), 8,415 (2023), 18,174 (2024) and 15,118 (2025).

Q3. How many posts are available in SSC CGL 2026? 

SSC CGL 2026 has 10,731 vacancies across 26 Group B and Group C posts, from Assistant Audit Officer (Level 8) to Tax Assistant (Level 4). The vacancies differ a lot by post: Inspector (Central Excise) has 2,366 and Tax Assistant 2,241, while some posts have fewer than 10.

Q4. Is the SSC CGL vacancy available state-wise? 

No. SSC does not collect or publish state-wise or zone-wise vacancies for SSC CGL. Candidates who want location details should contact the user departments. Only the state cadre posts of Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer are listed by state or office.

Q5. What is the SSC CGL vacancy trend over the last five years? 

Final vacancies were 37,409 in 2022, 8,415 in 2023, 18,174 in 2024, 15,118 in 2025 and 10,731 (revised) in 2026. Vacancies have fallen for the last two years, but the final figure is often higher than the notified one, and past numbers do not predict the next cycle.

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