Constable (GD) in CAPFs, SSF, Rifleman in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in NCB

SSC GD Constable · also known as GD Constable

Usual cycleNotified around August–SeptemberOfficial website ↗

Overview

A 10th-pass exam for General Duty constables in the BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, SSF, Assam Rifles and NCB. One of the largest recruitments in the country.

Posts: Constable (General Duty) in CAPFs, Rifleman in Assam Rifles, Sepoy in NCB.

Important dates

No official dates have been published for the next cycle yet.

Usual yearly cycle

Notification	August–September
Applications	September–October
Exam	January–March
Result	2–3 months later

Eligibility

Age

18–23 years. Counted on 1 January of the exam year.

Category	Upper age limit	Attempts
General	23 years	No limit
EWS	23 years	No limit
OBC	26 years (+3)	No limit
SC	28 years (+5)	No limit
ST	28 years (+5)	No limit
PwBD (General)	33 years (+10)	No limit

PwBD candidates from OBC/SC/ST get their category relaxation on top (central government rules). Ex-servicemen and some departmental candidates get further relaxation as per the notice.

Qualification

10th pass. Physical standards (height, chest, running) apply.

Nationality

Citizen of India (some posts also accept subjects of Nepal or Bhutan and certain persons of Indian origin, as the notice states).

Exam pattern

1. Computer-based exam

Paper	Questions	Marks	Time	Negative marking
Reasoning, General Knowledge, Elementary Maths, English/Hindi (20 each)	80	160	60 minutes	0.25

2. PET / PST

Men: 5 km in 24 minutes. Women: 1.6 km in 8½ minutes. Height and chest standards.

3. Medical exam and document verification

Syllabus

An outline of the main topics. The official notification has the full syllabus.

Exam subjects

General Intelligence & Reasoning
General Knowledge & General Awareness
Elementary Mathematics (Class 10)
English or Hindi

Selection process

CBT → PET/PST → medical → document verification. Merit from CBT marks (plus bonus for NCC certificates).

Salary and vacancies

Pay: Pay Level 3 (₹21,700 basic), about ₹28,000–35,000 in hand (approx.).

Vacancies: About 25,000–75,000 posts a year.

Latest notices

This page summarises the most recent official notification and is approximate: age limits, pattern, fees and vacancies change from year to year. Always read the official notification on ssc.gov.in before applying.