SSC GD Constable 2025: Notification, Registration, Exam Date, Question Papers, Pattern, Syllabus

SSC GD Exam 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC GD 2024 Exam to recruit qualified individuals for the position of Constable in various paramilitary forces and law enforcement agencies, including BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSF, SSB, NIA, and also for the role of riflemen in Assam Rifles (AR).

The Staff Selection Commission has released the notification for the SSC GD Constable exam on September 5, 2024. With the release of the notification, the SSC GD application form is also out for eligible candidates. The last date to apply for the exam is October 14, 2024. SSC GD exam date is February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, and 25, 2025.

Candidates aspiring to appear for the SSC GD exam are advised to go through the complete article to know about the SSC GD constable exam pattern along with GD constable salary, syllabus, previous year cutoff, results and other details. For the fiirst time, SSC GD exam will be conducted in 13 regional languages apart from Hindi and English. 

The SSC GD constable recruitment examination is conducted in multiple stages. In the first stage, candidates will have to appear for the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type, Computer-based Examination (CBE). The GD Constable CBE is conducted by the SSC. The shortlisted candidates in the CBE will appear for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and then the Physical Standard Test (PST). The SSC GD Physical date will be announced soon on the official website.

Candidates qualifying the PET/PST will have to appear for the Detailed Medical Exam (DME) and subsequently the Document Verification. The PET/PST, DME/RME and document verification will be conducted by the CRPFs in their designated centres.

This year, as per the SSC GD official notification, the recruitment examination will be conducted to fill up a total of 39,481 vacancies in eight armed police forces listed below:

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), Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
6. Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
7. Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR) 
8. Sepoy in NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau).

SSC GD Constable Exam 2025 - Latest Updates

• SSC GD Constable exam date 2026 are also released by the commission. The registration will start on November 11, 2025. The exam will be conducted on March-April 2026.
• SSC GD Notification 2025 out at ssc.gov.in; a total of 39,481 GD constable vacancies have been released by the commission.
• SSC GD registration 2025 to start on September 05, 2024. The last date to apply for SSC GD exam is October 14, 2024.
• SSC GD exam date 2025 is out at ssc.gov.in. The exam will be conducted from February 4, 2025, to February 25, 2025.

SSC GD Constable 2025: Highlights 

SSC GD Constable Notification 2025: Dates

SSC GD Constable notification will be out tentatively on August 27, 2024 at ssc.gov.in. The notification contains important dates of the SSC GD exam. Interested candidates can check the schedule in the table below.

SSC GD Eligibility Criteria 2025

SSC GD Constable eligibility criteria require candidates to pass Matriculation or Class 10th from a recognised board. However, candidates having 12th marksheet, undergraduate and postgraduate degree can also apply for the SSC GD exam. SSC GD eligibility mandates candidates to have an original marksheet/degree at the time of the document verification. 

SSC GD age limit is 18-23 years old. For reserved candidates, there is an age relaxation for the SSC GD Constable exam 2025. Candidates from the OBC and SC categories have an age relaxation of 3 years and 5 years, respectively.

SSC GD Application Process 2025

Candidates aspiring to appear for the SSC GD exam need to visit the official website of SSC to apply for the Constable GD Examination. The SSC GD application fee for the Unreserved Category candidates is Rs. 100. While the Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fees.

SSC Constable GD Vacancies 2025

SSC will release the SSC GD vacancy 2025 initiated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This year, SSC will conduct the recruitment for a total of 39,481 vacancies in CAPFs/organizations.

According to the SSC GD Notification 2025, candidates have to give preference for the following CAPFs/ Organizations, in the order of priority, in the online Application Form. Applicants are required to fill in all the options in order of their choice of preferences:

1. BSF (A)
2. CISF (B)
3. CRPF (C)
4. SSB (D)
5. ITBP (E)
6. Assam Rifles (F)
7. SSF (H)
8. NCB (G)

SSC GD Constable Salary 2025

The SSC GD Constable salary for or the post of Sepoy in NCB is in the Pay Level–1 and ranges between Rs.18,000 to 56,900. Meanwhile, all others posts are eligible for Pay Level-3 and range between Rs. 21,700-69,100. Candidates selected for the GD Constable post will also be eligible for several benefits and allowances under the 7th pay commission. 

SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025

The SSC GD Constable exam is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). The SSC GD selection process is conducted in multiple stages. Stage 1 of the SSC GD exam consists of a Computer based examination which is conducted by the SSC. Candidates shortlisted through the CBE will have to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) followed by Physical Standard Test (PET) and the Detailed Medical Examination and simultaneously the Document Verification.

This year SSC has made several changes in the Constable (GD) Computer based examination. The revision in the SSC GD Examination are mentioned below:

• Each question has been assigned two marks instead of one. 
• There has been an increase in the maximum score from 100 to 160
• The number of questions has been reduced from 100 to 80. 
• Negative marks have been increased from 0.25 to 0.50 for incorrect answers.
• The duration of the examination has been reduced from 90 minutes to 60 minutes.

Read More: SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025

SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2025

Candidates applying for the SSC GD examination will have to qualify the SSC GD Constable written exam to appear in the subsequent stages of the selection process. To qualify the CBE it is important that candidates have a full understanding of the SSC GD Constable Syllabus prescribed in the official notification. Once the comprehensive analysis of the syllabus is complete, candidates should start the preparation in accordance with the revised GD syllabus. 

SSC GD Admit Card 2025

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC GD PET/PST admit card on the official website. Eligible candidates can download their admit card using their login credentials. Meanwhile, candidates can download the SSC GD Admit Card using the simple steps mentioned below: 

Step 1: Visit the official regional website of SSC.

Step 2: On the homepage, click on the link that reads – Download SSC Constable GD admit card.

Step 3: Submit the allotted credentials like registration number and date of birth to log in.

Step 4: The SSC GD admit card will be available on the screen.

Step 5: Thoroughly verify if all the details mentioned in the admit card are correct.

Step 6: Take a printout of the admit card for future reference.

SSC GD Results 2025

According to the official notification, the Commission announces the SSC GD Result 2025 along with force allocation based on how well candidates performed in the computer-based examination and the preference of force they selected, subject to their passing the physical standard test, the physical efficiency test, the medical examination, and other requirements outlined in the exam notification.

SSC will be in charge of creating the merit list and producing the final results, while the CAPFs will take care of additional tasks like the exam's structure, vacancies, how PET/PST/DME/RME will be conducted, and document verification, etc. 

SSC GD Constable Cutoff 2025

The SSC GD Cut off score is released along with the declaration of results based on which candidates will be called for the next round of the recruitment process. The SSC GD Constable Cutoff 2025 is released after the normalization of the score. 

The SSC GD cutoff marks for Unreserved, SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM will be released separately for male and female candidates in respect of each State/ UT and further earmarked area of Border Guarding and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts wherever applicable. Selection of the candidates for SSF and NCB will be made on an All-India basis. 

SSC GD Constable Books

Candidates will be able to find several  SSC GD Constable Books for preparing for the examination. However, finding the right books and study material will play a  crucial role in qualifying the first stage of the recruitment process. The SSC Constable GD Exam pattern for the Computer Based Examination (CBE)  comprises 4 sections – General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics, and English/ Hindi.  Each section requires specific books for robust preparation.