SSC GD Syllabus 2024: Revised syllabus, Subject-Wise Topics & PET/PST Criteria

SSC GD Syllabus 2024: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC GD Constable exam dates online. The Commission will conduct the SSC GD Constable exam in February-March 2024. The registration process was started on November 24, 2023 and ended on December 31, 2023. The SSC GD Constable exam consists of three stages i.e. Computer Based Test, PET/PST, and Medical Examination & Document Verification. Candidates preparing to appear for the SSC GD exam 2024 should comprehensively understand the revised syllabus released by the commission on its official website i.e. ssc.nic.in. Also Read: SSC GD Eligibility 2024

In the first phase candidates need to update themselves with the SSC GD Syllabus 2024 to take the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type CBE examination which is scheduled for February and March, 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be required to take the PET/PST and then undergo the Detailed Medical Examination(DME) and Document Verification.

SSC will conduct the examination for recruitment of candidates in various security forces intimated by the Ministry of Home Affairs. This year, MHA has notified 26,146 vacancies in various forces of the Indian government which are as follows: 

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. Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR)
8. Sepoy in NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau)

SSC GD Tier 1 2024: Computer-Based Examination (CBE)

SSC has made several changes in the Constable (GD) Computer based examination. Below we have are as follows:

• 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.

SSC GD Syllabus 2024

The initial step for applicants who want to qualify the SSC GD Constable written exam is to download the SSC GD Constable New Syllabus Pdf from the official website or other sources. Once the comprehensive analysis of the syllabus is complete, candidates should start the preparation in accordance with the revised syllabus. The subject-wise syllabus for the SSC GD Constable recruitment is provided below:

SSC GD Syllabus 2024: General Intelligence & Reasoning

The candidate's analytical and logical reasoning abilities as well as their capacity for pattern recognition will be tested in particular by the questions in this test. The following topics are covered in the syllabus:

SSC GD Syllabus 2024: General Knowledge & General Awareness Syllabus

As the examination is based on the high school syllabus, the difficulty of the question is easy to moderate. Below the SSC GD General Knowledge & General Awareness Syllabus is provided in the table: 

SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2024: Elementary Mathematics

This section is based on arithmetic problems from high school. The following topics are covered in the SSC GD syllabus:

SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2024: English/Hindi

The English & Hindi section of the SSC GD examination is optional. Candidates can opt for the preferred language. The section aims to assess the communication and language skills of the candidates. The detailed syllabus for both English and Hindi is given in the table: 

SSC GD Constable 2024: PET and PST Criteria

SSC GD PET Criteria: Candidates shortlisted for the Physical Efficiency Test will be a race. The Conditions for completing the race are as follows: 

For candidates of Ladakh Region

SSC GD PST Criteria: For the physical standard test candidates will have to qualify the prescribed measurement for height, chest and weight. The measurement criteria are mentioned in the table: 

Physical standard Height:

• Male candidates: 170 cm
• Female candidates: 157 cm

There are also height relaxations for candidates belonging to certain areas and categories.

Physical standard Chest:

• Male: 80 cm Unexpanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cm
• Female: Exempted

The chest measurement will not be taken for female candidates. However, it is expected that the body is well developed.