Eligibility Criteria

Note : Taking reference from SSC CHT notification of 2025

Nationality/Citizenship:

A candidate must be either:

(i) a citizen of India, or

(ii) a subject of Nepal, or

(iii) a subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, 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.

(v) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), and (iv) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the 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 issuedto him by the Government of India.

Age Limit & Age relaxation:

1. The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01-08-2025 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 14017/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. The age limits for the posts are:

   • 18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2025, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1995 and not later than 01.08.2007 are eligible to apply.

2. Permissible relaxation in upper age limit and category codes for claiming age relaxation are as follows: