Assistant Section Officer/Assistant Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2022, 2023 & 2024: Declaration of Final Result (For The Year 2022 In Respect of Cadre Cell, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and For The Year 2024 In Respect of Central Secretariat Service, DoPT)

RESULTAdded: 10 Dec 2025SSC

Examination Overview

This notice declares the final results for the Assistant Section Officer/Assistant Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024. The results pertain specifically to Cadre Cell, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for the year 2022, and Central Secretariat Service (DoPT) for the year 2024.

Examination Details

The Part-I (Computer Based Examination) for LDCE 2022, 2023 & 2024 was conducted by the Staff Selection Commission on 2025-06-15. The examination covered the following services/cadres:

  • Central Secretariat Service, DoPT (for the year 2024)
  • Ministry of External Affairs (Cadre Cell for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024)

CBE Result Declaration

The results of the Computer Based Examination (CBE) were declared by the Commission on 2025-09-26. Following this declaration, 35 candidates for CSS (2024), 06 candidates for MEA (Cadre Cell) (2022), and 03 candidates for MEA (Cadre Cell) (2023) were qualified for the evaluation of their service records.

Final Vacancy Position

The final vacancy position for the Assistant Section Officer/Assistant Grade LDCE 2022, 2023 & 2024 for the years 2022 and 2024 is as follows:

S. No. Service/Cadre Year UR SC ST Total PwBD
1 Central Secretariat Service 2024 133 55 50 238 15*
2 Ministry of External Affairs (Cadre Cell) 2022 04 - - 04 -

*Note: PwBD includes VH-5, HH-3, OH-3 & PwBD Others-4.

Category-wise Details of Recommended Candidates

Candidates have been recommended against the vacancies for inclusion in the Select List as follows:

Ministry of External Affairs (Cadre Cell) (for the year 2022)

Particulars UR
Vacancies 04
Candidates Recommended 04
Marks of last selected candidate 207.50

Central Secretariat Service, DoPT (for the year 2024)

Particulars UR SC ST Total PwBD
Vacancies 133 55 50 238 15*
Candidates Recommended 28* 02 - 30 -
Marks of last selected candidate 190.00 180.50 - - -

*Note: The 28 UR recommended candidates include 06 SC candidates (whereby, there is 01 SC + PwBD-HH candidate) and 03 ST candidates who qualified at the UR standard.

Resolution of Tie Cases

As per paragraph 41 of the Notice of Examination, in instances where multiple candidates secured equal aggregate marks, ties were resolved by applying the following methods sequentially:

  1. Marks obtained in Paper-I
  2. Marks obtained in Paper-II
  3. Date of birth (older candidates placed higher)
  4. Alphabetical order of names

Subsequent Declarations

The results for the MEA Cadre Cell for the years 2023 and 2024 will be declared separately.

Provisional Nature

The list of recommended candidates is purely provisional. Their selection is subject to fulfilling all prescribed eligibility conditions from the Notice of Examination and thorough verification of their identity, including photographs, signatures, and handwritings on application forms and admission certificates.

Detailed Marks

Detailed marks of both qualified and non-qualified candidates will be uploaded on the Commission's website shortly.

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