Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2026

 As per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Staff Selection Commission will conduct an Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Secretariat Security Force (SSF), and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR).The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Medical Examination and Document Verification.

 SSC GD Constable 2026: Overview

1. The Notice of the Examination will be published by the SSC based on the Scheme of Examinationand the vacancies provided by the MHA.

2. Application Forms will be accepted through online mode only.

3. Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission in English, Hindi and in 13 Regional Languages viz. (i) Assamese, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Gujarati, (iv) Kannada, (v) Konkani, (vi) Malayalam, (vii) Manipuri, (viii) Marathi, (ix) Odia, (x) Punjabi, (xi) Tamil, (xii) Telugu and (xiii) Urdu.

4. Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) and Document Verification (DV) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs.

5. Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification will be carried out at the time of Detailed Medical Examination and Document Verification by the CAPFs.

6. Vacancies of Constable (GD) in SSF will be filled up on an All-India basis whereas vacancies in all other CAPFs will be filled up as per the vacancies available in various States/ UTs. In addition, vacancies are earmarked for the Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts, which are reserved for the candidates of these districts only.

7. The lists containing names of Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected areas are available at Annexure-XI and Annexure-XII (In detailed notification)respectively.

8. Final results along with Force allocation will be declared by the Commission based on the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination and preference of forces opted by them in the Online Application Form subject to their having qualified Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of the Examination.

Scheme of Examination:

Computer Based Examination: The Computer Based Examination will consist of one Objective Type Paper containing 80 questions carrying 2 marks each with the following composition:

1 All the questions will be of Objective Multiple-Choice Type. The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in English, Hindi and 13 Regional languages viz. (i) Assamese, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Gujarati, (iv) Kannada, (v) Konkani, (vi) Malayalam, (vii) Manipuri, (viii) Marathi, (ix) Odia, (x) Punjabi, (xi) Tamil, (xii) Telugu and (xiii) Urdu.

2 There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

3 The dates of the Computer Based Examination will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.

4 There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of the scores. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

5 Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination will be normalized by using the procedure published by the Commission vide Notice dated 02.06.2025 and such normalized scores along with the bonus marks for NCC Certificate holders will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

6 Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after the conduct of the Computer Based Examination. Candidates may go through the Tentative Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, through a provided link within the stipulated time limit on payment of ₹50/- (Rupees Fifty Only) per question. Representations received through any other mode e.g., letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representations regarding the Tentative Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final.

7 The Final Answer Keys will be used for processing the result of Computer Based Examination. Final Answer Keys as well as marks will be made available on the website of the Commission after the declaration of the result of the Computer Based Examination.

8 The questions in the Computer Based Examination will be of Matriculation level.

9 A ‘Mock Test’ on the Computer Based Examination has been provided on the website of the Commission in the ‘Candidate’s Corner’ Section.

10 Candidates are not permitted to use calculators and other electronic gadgets. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall/ Lab.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST):

Based on the performance in the CBE, candidates will be shortlisted for PET/PST by the Commission. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) will be conducted at various centres finalized by the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of candidates’ eligibility/ documents will be undertaken at the time of DME/ DV. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidates to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this Notice before appearing for CBE/ PET/PST. Candidates shortlisted for PET/PST will be asked to go through biometric verification followed by PET & PST. The PST shall include measurement of height, weight & Chest (as applicable).

Ex-Servicemen are exempted from PET/PST. However, Ex-Servicemen, who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination for PET/PST, will have to appear in PET/PST for recording of measurement of height, chest and weight for record purposes. PET will not be held for these Ex-servicemen candidates. However, they will have to qualify the Medical Examination.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Candidates have to clear the race within the following time limits:

On reporting of female candidates for PET (Physical Efficiency Test /PST (Physical Standard Test), a self-declaration indicating about her pregnancy status shall be submitted. In case, if she declares that she is not pregnant then, she will be allowed to participate in the PET/PST. In case of false declaration, all the risks for undergoing PET/PST will be of her own. If the female candidate declares that she is pregnant before PST/ PET, then a confirmatory pregnancy test to be done and in case she is found to be pregnant, irrespective of duration of pregnancy, she will be declared temporary unfit and her candidature shall be held in abeyance until the confinement is over. Required vacancies will be kept reserved for temporary unfit candidates. She will be re-examined for PET/PST six weeks after the date of confinement, subject to the production of the medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If she is found fit, she will be appointed to the post kept reserved for and allow the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the Government, as amended from time to time. In case female candidates is found negative for pregnancy, she may be allowed to participate in the PET/PST.

Physical Standard Test (PST):

Physical Standards for the posts are as follows: -

Height: Male: 170 cms Female: 157 cms

Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in the heights mentioned above. Relaxed standard of height for such candidates are as follows:

Chest: Male candidates should have the following standards of chest measurement:

Un-expanded: 80 cms Minimum expansion: 5 cms

Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in chest measurement. Relaxed standards of chest measurement for such candidates are as follows:

Chest measurements for female candidates will not be taken. However, it will be ascertained that the chest is well-developed.

Weight: Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.

Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for relaxations in height and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) and before PST by the CAPF’s PET/PST Boards. Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above for the candidates other than those belonging to the ST category will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PET/PST in the proforma as prescribed in Annexure-IX from the competent authorities. ST candidates may avail of the relaxation on the production of a valid ST Certificate.

The candidates, who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards (i.e., height and chest) may prefer an appeal on the same day, if they so desire, to the Appellate Authority nominated for the Centre through the Presiding Officer (PO). The decision of the Appellate Authority will be final and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained thereafter. There is no appeal in PET (Race). If candidates are found to be within the prescribed PST standard, they will be forwarded to the PET/PST Board for further recruitment process.

Conduct of PET/PST and DME/ RME will be the sole responsibility of the CAPFs. The Commission will not entertain any representation/ appeal/ RTI Applications/ CPGRAMs against the decision of the PET/PST and DME/ RME Board.

Medical Examination/ Document Verification: Candidates will be shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Document Verification from the pool of candidates who qualify the PET/PST.

At the time of DME and Document Verification, the following documents will be verified:

1 Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate to prove age, name and educational qualification.

2 Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by the competent authority.

3 Valid NCC Certificate, if applicable.

4 Certificate from serving defence personnel in the format prescribed in Annexure-IV of the Notice, if applicable.

5 Undertaking in the format prescribed in Annexure-V from ExServicemen candidates, if applicable.

6 Caste Certificate (as applicable) in the format prescribed in Annexure-VI, Annexure-VII and Annexure-VIII of the Notice from the candidates seeking reservation/ age relaxation.

7 Certificate from candidates who wish to avail of relaxation in height/ chest measurement as prescribed in Annexure-IX of the Notice.

8 Certificate from District Collector/ District Magistrate in respect of dependent applicants of riot victims as mentioned in category 4/ 5/ 6 under Para 5.1 of the Examination Notice (In the detailed notification)

9 Nativity/ Identity Certificate by West Pakistani Refugee in the format prescribed in Annexure-XIII of the Notice.

The shortlisted candidates will be medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness. The medical examination of the candidates will be conducted in terms of Uniform Guidelines for recruitment Medical Examination for GOs and NGOs in CAPFs and AR issued vide MHA UO No. A.VI-1/2014- Rectt.(SSB) dated 20.05.2015 and MHA OM No: E.32012/ADG(Med)/DME&RME/DA-1/2020(Part File)/1166 dated 31.05.2021 and as amended from time to time by the government.

How to Apply:

1 All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Examination Notice are required to complete their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in). The OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in ) will not be functional for the new website.Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill in the Online Application Form for the Examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in), it will continue to remain valid for all the Examinations to be applied for on the new website. The detailed instructions for OTR are given in Annexure-I & IA (In the detailed notification) to this Examination Notice.

2 The Online Application Form must be submitted only in online mode, either at the website of SSC (HQ) (https://ssc.gov.in) or through the ‘mySSC’ mobile application (which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store). For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II (In the detailed notification) of this Notice as well as the Notice dated 02.06.2025 relating to ‘mySSC’ mobile app as available on the website of the Commission. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and Online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IA and Annexure-IIA (In the detailed notification) respectively.

3 The candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar Based Authentication, in terms of the Aadhaar Policy as published on the website of the Commission, while completing their OTR process. The Online Application Form of the Candidates who opt for Aadhaar Authentication will not be rejected on the ground that the photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per the prescribed standards. Such candidates will not be required to produce recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-Identity proof for admission to the Examination Venue at the time of the Computer Based Examination.

4 For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/ herself for submitting the Online Application Form. The Online Application Module has been so designed to capture a real-time photograph of the candidate while filling up the Online Application Form.The candidate will be required to stand/sit before the camera when prompted by the Online Application Module and to scrupulously observe the following instructions while capturing the photograph:

(i) Find a place with good light and a plain background.

(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.

(iii) Position yourself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.

(iv) Ensure that your face is fully inside the prescribed area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully, and no part of the face should be outside the area delineated by the camera.

(v) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/ spectacles while capturing the photo. The Specimens of acceptable/ not-acceptable photographs are given in Annexure-III (4/4) (In the detailed notification)

5 The appearance of a candidate, while appearing for the Examination, should be as per the photograph in the Online Application Form. The candidate should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without a cap or spectacles, and has a full-frontal view. The Online Application Forms with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such Online Application Forms where the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected summarily. However, the Online Application Form of candidates submitted through the Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.

6 Before the final submission of the Online Application Form, the candidate must ensure that the photograph is captured as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not captured by the candidate as per the instructions, his/ her Online Application Form/ candidature will be rejected or cancelled.

7 Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 20 KB). The image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Online Application Forms with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the prescribed requirement, will be rejected summarily. However, the rejection on the aforesaid grounds will not be applicable to the candidates who have used the Aadhaar Based Authentication process for applying. Candidates are advised to refer to the instructions to candidates for uploading signatures as given in Annexure-III. (In the detailed notification)

8 The last date and time for submission of the Online Application Form is 31.12.2025 (23:00 hours).

9 Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the Online Application Form much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.

10 The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their Online Application Form within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.

11 Before submission of the Online Application Form, candidates must check through the Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of the Online Application Form. They should also check that photograph and signature are meeting all the above requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of their Online Application Form.

Application Fee:

1 Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only).

2 Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Ex-Servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

3 Fee can be paid only through online payment modes, namely BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or by using Visa, Master, Maestro Card, or RuPay Debit card.

4 Fee can be paid by the candidates up to 01.01.2026 (23:00 Hours) through online mode only. There will be no option to pay fees through any other mode.

5 Candidates must ensure that their online payment has been successfully made to the SSC. If the fee is not received by the SSC, the status of the Online Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’,and this information is printed at the top of the Online Application Form. Further, the status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status” link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such Online Application Forms, which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee, will be SUMMARILY REJECTED, and no request for consideration of such Online Application Forms and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.

6 Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.

Window for Online Application Form Correction [08.01.2026 to 10.01.2026 (23:00 hours)]:

1 After the closing date for receipt of Online Application Form, the Commission will provide a period of additional 03 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify Online Application Form parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to resubmit Online Application after making requisite corrections/ changes in the onetime registration/ Online Application Form data as per their requirement.

2 A candidate will be allowed to correct and resubmit his modified/ corrected Online Application Form two times during the ‘Window for Online Application Form Correction’ i.e., if he has made a mistake in his updated Online Application Form also, he will be allowed to re-submit one more modified/ corrected Online Application Form after making requisite corrections/ modifications. No more corrections in the Online Application Form will be allowed under any circumstances.

3 Only those candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the Online Application Form, whose completed Online Application Form, along with payment of the requisite fee (if applicable), have been received by the Commission within the specified period.

4 Subject to the receipt of applicable correction charges, the latest modified/ corrected Online Application Form will be treated as the valid one, and the previous Online Application Form(s) submitted by such candidates will be cancelled.

5 The Commission will levy uniform correction charges of ₹200/- for making corrections and resubmitting the modified/ corrected Online Application Form for the first time and ₹500/- for making corrections and resubmitting the modified/ corrected Online Application Form for the second time. The correction charges will be applicable to all candidates irrespective of their gender/ category.

6. If the applicable correction charges are not received by the SSC, the status of the Online Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’, and this information is printed on the top of the Online Application Form printout. Such an Online Application Form shall not be accepted, and the previously submitted Online Application Form will remain valid.

7 The correction charges can be paid only through online payment modes, namely BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or by using Visa, Master, Maestro Card, or RuPay Debit card.

8 The correction charges once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances, nor will they be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.

9 Before submission of the corrected Online Application Form, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After the expiry of the ‘Window for Online Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances.Requests received in this regard in any form, like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc., shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.

The indicative syllabus for the Examination will be as follows:

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, etc.

General Knowledge and General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Elementary Mathematics: This Section will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and the relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

English/ Hindi: Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi and their basic comprehension will be tested.

SSC GD Constable Previous Year Cut Offs
SSC GD Constable CBT Cut Off 2025

SSC GD Cut Off 2025 (Female candidates qualified against the All-India vacancies of NCB)

 The Force wise cut offs of SSC GD Constable for the year 2018-19 are tabulated below:

The State wise SSC CD constable cut off for the Year 2018-19

 SSC GD Constable Vacancy 2026

Vacancies: The details of vacancies are as follows:

 SSC GD Constable Vacancy 2025

 Staff Selection Commission of India is soon going to declare the notification for SSC GD Constable 2025 recruitment process in which the
 Vacancies will be announced for the session 2025-25.

Last year, SSC had announced a total of 39481 vacancies for the post of constables as per various forces like Border Security Force or BSF,
 Central Industrial Security Force or CISF, etc. having 39481 vacancies for male candidates 35612 and 8179 vacancies for 3869 female candidates.

PART 1

PART 2

Grand Total: Part-I and Part-II -  50187

SSC GD Constable Salary

Pay Scale: Pay Level – 3 (₹21,700/- to ₹ 69,100/-) for all the posts.

The Salary of SSC GD Constable comes under Pay band Level-3 (Rs 21700-69100). The SSC GD Salary structure of a Constable is tabulated
 below:

SSC GD Constable Job Profile 2025

SSC GD Constable 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality/ Citizenship:

Candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies in CAPFs & AR are State/UT/area wise; hence a candidate must submit a domicile certificate/ PRC against his domiciled state/ UT.

Age Limit:

The crucial date forage reckoning is fixed as 01-01-2026 in accordance with the provisionsof the DoP&T OM No. 14017/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988.

Accordingly, the age of the candidate must be 18-23 years as on 01-01-2026 (i.e., candidates born not before 02-01-2003 and not later than 01-01-2008).

Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are as under:

Educational Qualification (As on 01-01-2026):

1 The candidates must have passed the Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/ University as on or before the cut-off date i.e., 01-01-2026.

2 Candidates, who have not acquired the essential educational qualification as on the stipulated date (i.e., 01-01-2026) will not be eligible and need not to apply

3 As per the Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06- 2015 published in the Gazette of India, all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning modes of education, such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification.

4 All the candidates, who are called for Document Verification, will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Marksheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Matriculation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the cut-off date (01-01-2026) failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates, who are able to prove by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and have been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of the requisite educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ Institute/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University/ Institute by the cut-off date does not fulfil the EQ requirement.

5. Incentive to NCC Certificate Holders:The incentive to ‘NCC Certificate’ holders will be granted at the following scales: -

The benefit of incentive/ bonus marks will only be provided to a candidate who has opted for incentive/ bonus marks for an ‘NCC certificate’ in the Online Application Form. If a candidate has not indicated that he/she is an NCC certificate holder in the Online Application Form, a request for subsequent change in the status will not be allowed irrespective of whether the candidate holds an NCC Certificate.

The benefit to the NCC Certificate Holder will be confirmed only on production of the original certificate supporting their claims at the time of Document Verification.

However, till the verification of the NCC Certificate, bonus marks will be awarded provisionally as per the claim of the candidate in the Online Application Form.

The crucial date for this purpose will be 01-01-2026 i.e. the NCC Certificate must have been issued on or before 01-01-2026.

This benefit is not available for the Ex-Servicemen.

Candidate may intimate their Sports-related information in the designated Sports Column of the Online Application Form as per Annexure-XIV.(In the detailed notification)