Source: SSC CGL 2026 Registration Portal (ssc.gov.in) & DEPwD Guidelines. Last verified: 2026-09-02.
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SSC CGL fills executive and inspector roles (Assistant Section Officer, Income Tax Inspector, GST Inspector, ED Assistant Enforcement Officer). Duties involve policy drafting, tax assessment, audit inspections, and financial investigation.
Assistant Audit Officer / Assistant Accounts Officer
Accessibility: SuitableCAG / CGDA · Level 8 — ₹47,600 to 1,51,100
The highest-paid Group B gazetted post in CGL. Desk-based audit and accounts work in government offices — fully computer-based and well suited to screen-reader users.
Accessibility & Quota note: Office-based audit role; among the best CGL posts for VI candidates.
Assistant Section Officer
Accessibility: SuitableCentral Secretariat, Ministries, AFHQ · Level 7 — ₹44,900 to 1,42,400
File handling, noting and drafting in central ministries. Reading and writing intensive — done on computers, so accessible with a screen reader.
Inspector (Income Tax) / Inspector (CBIC)
Accessibility: LimitedCBDT / CBIC · Level 7 — ₹44,900 to 1,42,400
Assessment and office work in the tax departments. Income Tax Inspector is largely desk-based; some CBIC inspector roles have field components — check post-wise VI suitability.
Accessibility & Quota note: Income Tax Inspector is office-based and VI-friendly; certain CBIC field roles may not be — verify the post-preference suitability table.
Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)
Accessibility: SuitableMinistry of Statistics (MoSPI) · Level 6 — ₹35,400 to 1,12,400
Statistical data work. Requires a Tier 2 Statistics paper (Paper 2). Strong fit for candidates comfortable with data and maths.
Auditor / Accountant / Tax Assistant / Upper Division Clerk
Accessibility: SuitableCGDA, CGA, CBIC, various · Level 4 to 5 — ₹25,500 to 92,300
Clerical and accounting posts across departments. Computer-based office work — broadly suitable for VI and low-vision candidates.
Total: 12,256 vacancies announced in the 21 May 2026 notification. PwBD breakdown in the notification annexure.
Reserved / PwBD: Visually Impaired (VI): Breakdown published in the official notification annexure on ssc.gov.in.
Tier 1 (CBT)
Computer Based Test — objective, screen-reader unfriendly interface so a scribe usually reads
Duration: 60 minutes; 80 minutes with 20-minutes-per-hour compensatory time
Total: 200 marks · Minus 0.50 mark for each wrong answer
Qualifying-cum-ranking stage. All four sections are merit-counting.
Tier 2 (CBT)
Computer Based Test across modules, including a Data Entry Speed Test
Duration: Module-wise; compensatory time applies to each timed module
Total: 450 marks · Minus 1 mark per wrong answer in the objective papers
Paper 1 is for all posts; Paper 2 (Statistics) only for Junior Statistical Officer. The DEST / typing module has separate accommodation for VI candidates — verify in the notice.