Can final-year students apply for SSC Selection Posts (Phase XIV)?

No. The qualification must be complete by the notice’s cut-off date. (p.13, para 10.10 (EQ crucial date 04.05.2026, para 10.2))

What qualification do I need for SSC Selection Posts (Phase XIV)?

Matriculation-level posts: Class 10 plus any post-specific requirement in Annexure-III. Higher Secondary (10+2)-level posts: Class 12 plus any post-specific requirement in Annexure-III. Graduation & above posts: Degree (often a named subject) as per each post's details in Annexure-III.

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SSC Selection Posts (Phase XIV) 2026 notice, explained

The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.

In short

Age	18 to 35 years, depending on the post on 01-01-2026
Education	Class 10 pass (more for some posts)
Final-year students	Cannot apply (p.13, para 10.10 (EQ crucial date 04.05.2026, para 10.2))

Who can apply

Age limit (counted on 01-01-2026)

Posts with 18-25 limit	18–25 years
Posts with 18-27 limit	18–27 years
Posts with 18-28 limit	18–28 years
Posts with 18-30 limit	18–30 years
Posts with 18-35 limit	18–35 years
Posts with 20-25 limit	20–25 years
Posts with 20-30 limit	20–30 years
Posts with 21-27 limit	21–27 years
Posts with 21-28 limit	21–28 years
Posts with 22-28 limit	22–28 years
Posts with 23-28 limit	23–28 years

Age relaxation (upper limit)

SC	5 years
ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwBD	10 years

Work out your own age limit

Education

Matriculation-level posts: Class 10 plus any post-specific requirement in Annexure-III (p.18, para 15.1; para 10.1)
Higher Secondary (10+2)-level posts: Class 12 plus any post-specific requirement in Annexure-III (p.18, para 15.1)
Graduation & above posts: Degree (often a named subject) as per each post's details in Annexure-III (p.18, para 15.1)

Final-year students: cannot apply; the qualification must already be complete (p.13, para 10.10 (EQ crucial date 04.05.2026, para 10.2))

Other conditions

For posts needing a specific language, it must have been studied up to Matriculation (or be the mother tongue if not taught) (p.12, para 10.7)
Experience, where required, counts only after the qualifying education; equivalence only if stated (p.12, paras 10.4-10.6)
Citizen of India, or subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or eligible Tibetan refugee / person of Indian origin with eligibility certificate (p.5, para 5)
Separate application and fee for each category of post (p.13, para 11.1)

Syllabus

Matriculation level CBE: General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language (p.19, para 15.9.1)
Higher Secondary (10+2) level CBE: General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language (pp.19-20, para 15.9.2)
Graduation & above level CBE: General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude (10th standard), English Language (p.20, para 15.9.3)

Every topic, with a tick list

Documents

To upload with the form

Live photo captured in the application (pp.13-14, paras 11.7-11.9)
Signature, JPEG/JPG 10-20 KB (p.14, para 11.10)
Self-attested copies of EQ, experience, category, age and relaxation documents (shortlisted candidates, after CBE) (p.24, para 19.9)
Annexure-IA / IIA / IIB (PwBD using scribe or compensatory time) (p.24, para 19.9)

Plus 10 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list

Photo and signature sizes, with resizers

Source: SSC Phase-XIV/2026/Selection Posts notice (13.04.2026). Always confirm in the current notice.

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