SSC CGL Tier I results 2016 to be out by 8 Nov; final result by 2017 April-end

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) results 2016 is likely to be announced on 8 November 2016. According to a recent notification from the chairman of SSC, the final results could be declared by April end, 2017.

SSC CGL tier I exam was held from 27 August to 11 September 2016. About 38.04 lakh candidates applied for the test, out of which 14.99 lakh candidates in 44 batches appeared in 96 cities across the country.

The official notice states the Commission will declare the final result of CGL 2016 by the end of April 2017: "i.e. in a record time of eight months from the date of the Tier-I Exam which commenced on 27 August 2016."

SSC CGL2016 Tier-II Exam will be held from 30 November to 2 December.

Meanwhile, the commission has decided to conduct the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam again for a handful candidates. The exam will be held for these candidates on 27 October.

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"The entire examination has been conducted in a transparent, free and fair manner and all candidates are assured that the integrity and purity of the examination is intact in all respects. The candidates can rest assured that the selection process through this examination, which is to beconducted in four Tiers, would be entirely merit based wherein only the most competent candidates would be selected to man important positions in the Government of India. The examination was conducted by the Commission under elaborate arrangements wherein, the entire examination process was closely monitored on a near real time basis. Except for one stand alone incident at one of the venues at Bhagalpur, which was effectively neutralised at its inception stage and had a 'zero impact' on the entire examination process, the examination in the remaining 43 batches is totally sanitised and sacrosanct. A re-examination is being conducted for the Second Shift (Batch-II) of 27.8.2016. Thereafter, the result for Tier-I would be declared on 8.11.2016," stated a notice on the official website.

"The Commission assures all candidates of its best services and also

stands by its commitment made to the candidates to declare the

final result of CGL - 2016 by the end of April 2017 ( i.e. in a record time of eight months from the date of the Tier -I Exam which commenced on 27th August 2016)," it further stated.