Posting

1. Border Security Force (BSF)
2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
3. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
4. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
5. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
6. Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
7. Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

Vacancy

SSC GD Vacancy 2025: 39481

SSC GD Vacancy 2024: 46617

Eligibility

Only the candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria as mentioned by the commission are eligible to apply for SSC GD 2025 for Constable posts in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, AR, SSF, and NCB. The education qualification, age limit, and other criteria are mentioned below-

Educational 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.

SSC GD Upper Age Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
ST/SC	5 years
Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (GEN)	5 years
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC)	8 years
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST)	10 years

Selection Process

he 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), NIA, SSF, Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau. through the following stages-

1. Stage 1- Written examination (Computer Based)
2. Stage 2- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
3. Stage 3- Physical Standard Test (PST)
4. Stage 4- Medical Test

After the medical test, the candidates shortlisted will have to appear for document verification.

Exam Pattern

Part	Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
A	General Intelligence & Reasoning	20	40	60 minutes
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 enough 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 for Female Candidates
Type	Male
Candidates other than Ladakh Region	5 Km in 24 minutes
For Ladakh Region	1.6 Km in 7 minutes

Race for Female Candidates
Type	Female
Candidates other than Ladakh Region	1.6 Km in 8½ minutes
For Ladakh Region	800 metres in 5 minutes

For Physical Standard Test (PST)

The candidates will be examined for physical standards including Height and Chest (only males). Only the candidates who meet the requirements will be called for a medical examination. The physical standards required has been discussed below.

Standards	Males	Females
HEIGHT (in cm)
General, SC & OBC	170 cm	157 cm
All candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST)	162.5 cm	150 cm
All Scheduled Tribe candidates of North Eastern States (NE States)	157 cm	147.5 cm
All Scheduled Tribe candidates of Left Wing Extremism affected districts	160 cm	147.5 cm
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/ UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	165 cm	155 cm
Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura	162.5 cm	152.5 cm
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 cm	152.5 cm
CHEST (in cm) [Minimum Expansion- 5 cm]
General, SC & OBC	80 cm	N/A
All candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	76 cm	N/A
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/ UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	78 cm	N/A
Candidates hailing from North-Eastern Sates of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA)	77 cm	N/A

However, there is some relaxation provided for candidates belonging to hilly areas, scheduled tribes, north-eastern states, Left Wing Extremism affected districts, Gorkha Territorial Administration. Chest measurement for female candidates has not been included in the Physical Standard Test, however, the chest should be well developed.

Weight should be proportionate as per the height and medical standard for male and female

Visual Standards
Visual Acuity Unaided		Visual Acuity Unaided		Refraction	Color Vision
Near Vision		Distant Vision		Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses	CP-2
Better Eye	Worse Eye	Better Eye	Worse Eye
N6	N9	6/6	6/9

Note: Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will be scheduled and concluded by CAPFs.

SSC GD Syllabus
English/Hindi	General Awareness	Elementary Mathematics	General Intelligence and Reasoning
Comprehension Writing Sentence Formation Error Detection Sentence Improvement Para Jumbles Idioms & Phrases One Word Substitution Synonyms-Antonyms	Scientific Inventions Sports Awards and Honors Important Dates Culture Geography Economy Indian/World History GeneralPolity Current Affairs	Number System Percentages Averages Ratio and Proportions Interests Profit and Loss Discount Mensuration Time and Distance Time and Work Fundamental Arithmetic Operations	Spatial Visualization Spatial Orientation Observation Visual Memory Mathematical Reasoning Verbal Reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Analogies Coding-Decoding Similarities and Differences Recent Studies and Theories

SSC GD Syllabus (PDF)