SSC CGL Vs PSU

I have completed my B.tech now I want to apply for join. So can you please tell me which is better option for SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination or job in PSU (Public Sector Units). Please tell me about career scope of both these sectors?

I completed studies and planning to apply for the entrance exams came to know about SSC CGL and PSU exam searching for details related to both exams. Will you provide me basic difference between these SSC CGL also tell which exam is better for future and for salary perspective?

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It is very common that Engineers are coming in large numbers to SSC CGL instead of GATE jobs which are mainly in Maharatna companies in India such as ONGC, BHEL, GAIL and others. There must be something special in SSC CGL that aspirants are flocking towards this:

SSC CGL is pure government job: We all know that Indians are crazy about government jobs. UPSC is any day the best option to join any central government job, but for people, who are not able to make it, SSC CGL offers a lucrative opportunity. PSU jobs are not pure government jobs and it may be possible that someday in the future they will be privatized as the governments thrust is on disinvestment these days.

Job stability matters more: Job security is the most important factor determining the choice of the job. In SSC CGL jobs, you are going to get stability, which is incomparable with any other job except UPSC. PSU jobs are also lucrative, but nothing can offer you more job stability as compared to SSC CGL jobs.

Job security is more there in SSC CGL:

The reason is simple that in Government jobs, it is highly unlikely that you will lose the post unless you do something against the policy of the government and you indulge in something unethical.

At the same time, PSU jobs are also secured ones, but remember that these companies are there to generate profits and you have to perform up to their expectations.


Job profile is more comfortable in SSC CGL:

In case of SSC CGL, there are both desk based jobs and field jobs, but you are not expected to make profits for the government. You can maintain good family life in SSC CGL jobs, since the initial period at any Maharatna company is very difficult and you are supposed to be on the site most of the time.

Authority matters more in any job: If you are a government servant, you are working for the most powerful authority in the country.

So, who else will exercise more authority than you will? In PSU jobs, you may earn a little more; but at the same time, there is little authority in these jobs outside your company.

Salary offered by PSU may be a little more, but it makes you work for it:

Well, you are going to work for a commercial organization and it expects from you to earn profits. Nevertheless, in case of government, you are not expected to earn anything.

However, it is true that PSU jobs may be offering some benefits as compared to SSC CGL, but you are going to have a better professional-personal life balance in SSC CGL.

Transfers are an issue in PSU jobs:

In any PSU, you are going to be transferred to any place all over India because these companies have offices and refineries in remote locations in the country.

However, in case of SSC CGL jobs, you are going to get postings only in Delhi or metro cities or at the least, Tier-II cities in our country. An urban life with a decent salary is what attracts maximum number of aspirants to SSC CGL posts.