Staff Selection Commission General Duty (SSC GD)
The SSC GD (Staff Selection Commission- General Duty) Constable Exam is a national-level exam conducted every year by the Staff Selection Commission of India to recruit candidates for the General Duty post of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, AR and SSF.
The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC GD Constable exam every year to recruit candidates for the posts of Constable (General Duty) and Rifleman (General Duty) in the following forces:
- Forces for Recruitment of Constables (General Duty)
- Border Security Force (BSF)
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
- Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
- Forces for Recruitment of Rifleman (General Duty)- Assam Rifles
Eligibility Criteria
- Education Qualification
- Candidates applying for GD Constable (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSF, SSB, and riflemen) must have passed 10th class or equivalent from a recognized board.
- Age Limit
- Candidate is required to be between 18 to 23 years. Age relaxation is given to candidates belonging to reserved categories as per the government rules.
Selection Process
The entire recruitment process of SSC GD will be completed in four stages: Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and at the last the Medical Test. The candidates will be shortlisted for SSC GD Constable posts in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), SSF, Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau. through the following stages –
- Stage 1- Written examination (Computer Based)
- Stage 2- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Stage 3- Physical Standard Test (PST)
- Stage 4- Medical Test
After the medical test, the candidates shortlisted will have to appear for document verification
Exam Pattern
- For Computer-Based Exam
- The computer-based examination will be of 160 marks consisting of 80 questions. There will be 4 sections in the online exam to be attempted in 60 minutes. 0.25 marks will be deducted when a question is attempted wrong. There will be no penalty if the question is left unanswered. The exam pattern for CBE has been detailed below:
| Part | Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 20 | 40 |
| B | General Knowledge & General Awareness | 20 | 40 |
| C | Elementary Mathematics | 20 | 40 |
| D | English/Hindi | 20 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 80 | 160 | |
- For the Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- The candidate must be efficient to finish the race within the time limit as mentioned in the below table. The limit has been set differently for candidates of the Ladakh region.
Race Requirements for Candidates
| Type | KMs | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Candidates other than Ladakh Region (Male) | 5 Km | 24 minutes |
| For Ladakh Region (Male) | 1.6 Km | 7 minutes |
| Candidates other than Ladakh Region (Female) | 1.6 Km | 8½ minutes |
| For Ladakh Region (Female) | 800 meters | 5 minutes |
Height Requirements for Candidates
| Type | MALES | FEMALES |
|---|---|---|
| General, SC & OBC | 170 cms | 157 cms |
| All candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 162.5 cms | 150 cms |
| All Scheduled Tribe candidates of North Eastern States (NE States) | 157 cms | 147.5 cms |
| All Scheduled Tribe candidates of Left Wing Extremism affected districts | 160 cms | 147.5 cms |
| Candidates falling in specific categories | 165 cms | 155 cms |
| Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura | 162.5 cms | 152.5 cms |
| Candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong and includes the following “Mouzas” Sub-Division of these Districts : (1)Lohagarh Tea Garden (2) Lohagarh Forest (3) Rangmohan (4) Barachenga (5) Panighata (6) ChotaAdalpur (7) Paharu (8) Sukna Forest (9) Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11) Mahanadi Forest (12) Champasari Forest (13) SalbariChhatpart-II (14) Sitong Forest (15) Sivoke Hill Forest (16) Sivoke Forest (17) ChhotaChenga (18) Nipania. | 157 cms | 152.5 cms |
Subjects and Topics
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| English/Hindi | Comprehension Writing, Sentence Formation, Para Jumbles, Synonyms-Antonyms |
| General Awareness | Scientific Inventions, Sports, Awards and Honors, Important Dates, Culture, Geography, Economy, Indian/World History, General Polity, Current Affairs |
| Elementary Mathematics | Number System, Percentages, Averages, Ratio and Proportions, Interests, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Fundamental Arithmetic Operations |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | Spatial Visualization, Spatial Orientation, Observation, Visual Memory, Mathematical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Similarities and Differences, Recent Studies and Theories |
