General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Table of Precedence)

1. President

2. Vice-President

3. Prime Minister

4. Governors of States within their respective States

5. Former Presidents

5A. Deputy Prime Minister

6.

• Chief Justice of India

• Speaker of Lok Sabha

7.

• Cabinet Ministers of the Union

• Chief Ministers of States within their respective States

• Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

• Former Prime Ministers

• Leaders of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and lok Sabha

7A. Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration

8.

• Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India

• Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States

9.

• Judges of Supreme Court

9A.

• Chairperson, Union Public Service Commission

• Chief Election Commissioner

• Comptroller and Auditor General of India

10.

• Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

• Deputy Chief Ministers of States

• Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha

• Members of the Planning Commission

• Ministers of State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters)

11.

• Attorney General of India

• Cabinet Secretary

• Lieutenant Governors within their respective Union Territories

12. Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank

13. Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India

14.

• Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States

• Chief Justices of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions

15.

• Cabinet Ministers in States within their respective States

• Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi within their respective Union Territories

• Deputy Ministers of the Union

16. Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank

17.

• Chairman Central Administrative Tribunal

• Chairman, Minorities Commission

• Chairperson, National Commission for scheduled tribes

• Chief Justices of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions

• Puisne Judges of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions

18.

• Cabinet Ministers in States outside their respective States

• Chairman and Speakers of States Legislatures outside their respective States

• Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

• Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States

• Ministers of States within their respective States

• Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councilors, Delhi, within their respective Union Territories

• Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council within their respective Union Territories

19.

• Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having councils of ministers, within their respective Union Territories

• Deputy Ministers in States within their respective states

• Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman of Metropolitan Council, Delhi, within their respective Union Territories

20.

• Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures, outside their respective State Legislatures, outside their respective states

• Ministers of state in states outside their respective states

• Puisne Judges of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions

21. Members of Parliament

22. Deputy Ministers in States outside their respective States

23.

• Army Commanders/Vice-Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services

• Chief Secretaries to State Governments within their respective States

• Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities

• Commissioner for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

• Members, Minorities Commission

• Members National Commission for Scheduled Castes

• Members, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

• Officers of the rank of full general or equivalent rank

• Secrataries to the Government of India (including officers holding this office ex-officio)

• Secretary, minorities Commission

• Secretary, Scheduled Castes Commission

• Secretary, Scheduled Tribes Commission

• Secretary to the President

• Secretary to the Prime Minister

• Secretary, Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha

• Solicitor General

• Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal

24. Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank

25.

• Additional Seretaries to the Government of India

• Additional Solicitor General

• Advocate Generals of States

• Chairman, Tariff Commission

• Charge d’ Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad interim

• Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi, outside their respective Union Territories

• Chief Secretaries of State Governments outside their respective States

• Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General

• Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories

• Director, Central Bureau of Investigation

• Director General, Border Security Force

• Director General, Central Reserve Police

• Director Intelligence Bureau

• Lieutenant Governors outside their respective Union Territories

• Members, Central Administrative Tribunal

• Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

• Members, Union Public Service Commission

• Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors, Delhi, outside their respective Union Territories

• Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank

• Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories

26.

• Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and officers of equivalent rank.

• Officers of the rank of Major-General or equivalent rank

Join Online Coaching for SSC Exams

Join Online Coaching for SSC CHSL (10+2) Exams

Buy Printed Study Material for SSC Exam

Buy Printed Study Material for SSC CHSL (10+2) Exams

<< Go Back to Main Page