If you are choosing government job from SSC or Bank PO then SSC CGL is the first preference for most of the candidates. for many reasons.

Why SSC CGL exam is better than PO Exam

1) Transfer Patterns:

As an employee of the bank, Bank PO’s face frequent transfers after a period of time.

In case of SSC, the transfer and posting rate is comparatively low.

2) Salary:

There is not much disparity between the two in terms of the salary between the two.

3) Growth Opportunities:

In SSC, you get decent promotions in a good amount of time.

4) Comfort Level:

SSC CGL job is preferred and is more suitable for females as they do not have to worry about postings and transfers

Whereas Bank PO job is not that accommodating in this context as you can be transferred even in a rural area which barely has any facilities.

5. Public Dealing:

There is extensive amount of public dealing involved in Bank-PO job.

So there is lot of interaction with the public involved, comparatively there is lesser public dealing involved in SSC-CGL.

This is also another advantage of this job.
6) Bond Amount:

There is no such bond signed in the SSC CGL job, while in Bank PO job you have to sign a bond of 2 years

Comparison between SSC CGL Vs PO

SSC CGL PO

Almost comparable salary to IBPS PO Almost comparable salary to IBPS PO

‘Posting’ Outside Hometown Usually gets hometown
‘posting’ within 1 yr

Highly respectable job Respectable Job

Tough Examination Tough Examination

Slow career growth Fast career growth

Not a Bond’ed’ job Bond’ed’ Job