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SSC GD Registration, Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, 2022
Updated On : 10 Mar, 2022
SSC GD 2021 OVERVIEW
The notification for SC GD Constable 2021 was released online by SSC on its official website: Click Here on 17th July 2021.
Aspiring candidates can access the official link for the online form or they can apply through the Indian Government’s UMANG APP.
The last date to fill the SSC GD Constable form is 31st August 2021.
The notification was released for 25,271 vacancies in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), (number of vacancies for male candidates is 22,424 and for females are 2,847).
Candidates must note: The last date to apply online for SSC GD Constable 2021 is August 31st and the last date to submit the application fee online is September 2nd and in the offline mode, the application fee can be submitted till September 7th but the bank challan must be generated on or before September 4.
SSC Constable (General Duty) is a popular exam among candidates because of its eligibility criteria, salary, and the pride associated with working in the security forces. SSC GD Constable Exam is a national-level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit candidates for the posts of Constable (General Duty) and Rifleman (General Duty) in the following Central Armed Police 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) | National Investigation Agency (NIA) |
Secretariat Security Force (SSF) | - |
Forces for Recruitment of Rifleman (General Duty) | |
Assam Rifles | - |
| Examination Name | SSC GD Constable 2021 | |
| Organizing Body | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) | |
| Name of the Post | GD Constable | |
| Number of Vacancies | 25,271 | |
| Mode of Exam | Online | |
| Mode of Application | Online | |
| Stages | Three: | |
| Official Website | Click Here |
SSC GD HOW TO APPLY
EVENTS | DATES |
Notification Release Date By SSC | 16th July, 2021 |
Application Form Start Date | 17th July, 2021 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 31st August 2021 |
Steps to apply online for SSC GD Exam 2021
Application must be submitted in online mode at the official Website of Commission.
To apply online for SSC Ground Duty Constable 2021:
- Visit the official website of SSC: Click Here
- Click on the “Register or Login”
- Now click the "GD-Constable"
- Submit your valid details in the application form.
- Now submit the GD Constable form.
- You'll get a registration number, save the registration number for future purposes.
Application Fee
Category | Fee |
General/ OBC | ₹100/- |
Women Candidates, SC, ST, ESM | Exempted from payment of fee |
Mode of Payment:
Candidates can pay fee through various online payment modes:
BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or through cash in SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.
SSC GD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Educational Qualifications (As on 01.08.2021):
- The candidates must have passed Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/ University.
Age Limit:
- 18-23 years as on 01.08.2021. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.08.1998 and later than 01.08.2003.
Age Relaxation:
Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are:
Category | Age Relaxation | Upper age Limit |
SC/ST | 5 years | 23 years |
OBC | 3 years | 23 years |
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years | 23 years |
Children and dependent of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved) | 5 years | 23 years |
Children and dependent of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC) | 8 years | 23 years |
Children and dependent of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ ST). | 10 years | 23 years |
The physical standards of SSC GD Constables as per the SSC GD notification are as follows:
PST is an important stage in the selection process of SSC GD Constables. This stage is qualifying in nature and candidates have to clear it to appear in the written exam.
| Male | Female |
Height | 170 cm | 157 cm |
Chest | Unexpanded- 80 cm Expanded- 5 cm | Not Required |
Weight | Proportionate to height as per medical standards | Proportionate to height as per medical standards |
SSC GD EXAM PATTERN
Sections | Number of Questions / Maximum Marks |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 / 25 |
Elementary Mathematics | 25 / 25 |
General Awareness | 25 / 25 |
English / Hindi Language | 25 / 25 |
Total | 100/100 |
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- For Physical Efficiency Test, candidates will have to participate in race.
Male | Female | |
All Over India | 5 km in 24 minutes | 1.6 km in 8 minutes |
Ladakh Region | 1.6 km in 6 minutes | 800 m in 4 minutes |
Note:
- Candidates who qualify in the Physical Standard Test (PST) will be eligible to appear for the online objective type examination,
- There is 0.25 of negative marking in the exam for wrong answers.
- The total time duration for the online exam is 90 minutes (1.5 hours). The online exam will be conducted in English or Hindi.
- The SSC GD 2021 Exam date will be released later.
Medical Test
As per the SSC GD recruitment notification, the candidates must have good physical and mental health. They should not have the following:
- Knock knee
- Varicose vein
- Flat foot
- Squint in eyes
Candidates’ X-ray, blood test and eye test will be conducted. The eye sight must meet the following conditions:
Visual Acuity Unaided | Visual Acuity Unaided | Uncorrected Visual Acuity | Uncorrected Visual Acuity |
Near Vision | Near Vision | Distant Vision | Distant Vision |
Better Eye | Worst Eye | Better Eye | Worst Eye |
N6 | N9 | 6/6 | 6/9 |
Refraction | Color Vision |
Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses | CP-III BY |
SSC GD SYLLABUS
We have listed down the SSC GD Syllabus 2021for subjects General Knowledge and General Awareness, English/Hindi, General Intelligence & Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics as per new exam pattern below:
General Knowledge and General Awareness | General Intelligence & Reasoning | Elementary Mathematics | English/Hindi |
Current Affairs Scientific Inventions Sports events Important dates Economy Culture Geography World/Indian History General Polity Indian Constitution India’s neighboring Countries | Verbal Reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Arithmetic Reasoning Coding-Decoding Visual Memory Spatial Visualization Spatial Orientation Observation Visual Memory Similarities and Differences Recent Studies and Theories | Number system Percentage Averages Ratio and Proportions SI and CI (Interests) Profit and Loss Discount Time and Work Time and Distance Mensuration Fundamental Arithmetic Operations | Comprehension Synonyms –Antonyms Para Jumbles Writing Sentence Formation |
Candidates must begin their preparation with an understanding of exam patterns and syllabus.
SSC GD POST
The SSC GD vacancy 2021 for the constable posts has been announced and this year a total of 25271 Vacancies have been released.
The division-wise vacancies for Male and Female are:
FORCE | MALE | FEMALE | GRAND TOTAL |
BSF | 6413 | 1132 | 7545 |
CISF | 7610 | 854 | 8464 |
CRPF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SSB | 3806 | 0 | 3806 |
ITBP | 1216 | 215 | 1431 |
AR | 3185 | 600 | 3785 |
NIA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SSF | 194 | 46 | 240 |
TOTAL | 22424 | 2847 | 25271 |
SSC GD SELECTION PROCESS
The three stages in the selection process of SSC GD Constables are explained below:
- Stage I – Written Examination (Computer Based Test) [Objective type paper carrying 100 marks
- Stage II – Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Stage III – Medical Test
