SSC CGL 2017 toppers list to be out soon; here's how to check merit list

A total of 35,990 candidates have cleared the Tier 3 written examination of SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) that was conducted for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer, Junior Statistical Officer, CPT and DEST. The results were announced earlier in the morning and are available at official SSC website at ssc.nic.in.

You can check the merit list here. Individual marks of the candidates and the names of toppers of SSC CGL will be available shortly.

The SSC CGL exam in 2017 was shadowed with controversies when protests broke out across the country after reports that the question paper was leaked.

The SSC had on February 24 last year issued a notice saying that due to "technical reasons", the exams held on February 21 would be re-conducted on March 9. On March 14 last year, the CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry into the alleged irregularities in the test.

The SSC is a government body which conducts examinations to recruit staff at multiple levels in various ministries and departments.

Several lakh students appear in SSC examination each year and enter government services in Group C and D Categories of jobs once they qualify. The SSC Combined Graduate Level exam has a four-tier system, in which tier I and tier II are computer-based, while in tier III and IV, job applicants take up a descriptive paper and a computer proficiency test or skill test.