SSC GD Constable Recruitment 2026: Notification PDF, Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Full Details

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official notification for the Constable (General Duty) recruitment in CAPFs, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles for the year 2026, SSC GD Constable Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 25,487 Constable, Rifleman Posts.
This recruitment is conducted based on the Recruitment Scheme of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The selection process includes:
Computer Based Examination (CBE) → PST/PET → Medical Examination → Document Verification.

SSC GD Constable 2026 Important Dates

Event	Date
Online Application Begins	01.12.2025
Last Date to Apply	31.12.2025 (23:00)
Last Date for Online Fee Payment	01.01.2026 (23:00)
Application Form Correction Window	08.01.2026 to 10.01.2026 (23:00)
Tentative CBE Exam Date	Feb – April 2026

SSC GD Constable Official Notification PDF

Govt promotes women candidates:
“Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.”

Recruiting Forces Under SSC GD 2026

Recruitment is carried out for the following forces:

• BSF – Border Security Force
• CISF – Central Industrial Security Force
• CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force
• ITBP – Indo–Tibetan Border Police
• SSB – Sashastra Seema Bal
• SSF – Secretariat Security Force
• Assam Rifles – Rifleman (GD)

Mode & Language of Examination

• Application submission: Online only
• CBE will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages, including:
  Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.

Pay Scale

Post	Pay Level	Salary
Constable (GD)/Rifleman (GD)	Pay Level 3	₹21,700 – ₹69,100

SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria

1. Nationality

Candidate must be a citizen of India.
Candidates must submit Domicile/PRC for their State/UT (except SSF posts, which are All-India).

2. Age Limit (as on 01.01.2026)

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Maximum age: 23 years
  (Candidates born not before 02.01.2003 and not later than 01.01.2008.)

Age Relaxation Table

Code	Category	Age Relaxation
1	SC/ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	Ex-Servicemen	3 years after military service deduction
4	Children/dependents of 1984 riots victims (UR/EWS)	5 years
5	Children/dependents of 1984 riots victims (OBC)	8 years
6	Children/dependents of 1984 riots victims (SC/ST)	10 years

3. Educational Qualification (as on 01.01.2026)

Requirement	Details
Minimum Qualification	10th/Matriculation from a recognized board
Result Condition	Result must be declared on or before 01.01.2026
Document Verification	Original marksheet/provisional certificate required

NCC Bonus Marks

NCC Certificate	Bonus Marks
NCC “C”	5% of maximum marks
NCC “B”	3%
NCC “A”	2%

Application Fee

Category	Fee
General/OBC/EWS (Male)	₹100
Women candidates	Exempted
SC/ST	Exempted
Ex-Servicemen	Exempted

SSC GD 2026: Computer Based Examination Pattern

The CBE consists of 80 MCQs, each carrying 2 marks, total 160 marks.

Exam Pattern Table

Part	Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
A	General Intelligence & Reasoning	20	40
B	General Knowledge & General Awareness	20	40	60 minutes
C	Elementary Mathematics	20	40
D	English/Hindi	20	40

Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

SSC GD Syllabus 2026

Topics Included
General Intelligence & Reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning, analogies, similarities, differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, coding–decoding, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, etc.
General Knowledge & Awareness
Current events, India & neighboring countries, sports, history, culture, geography, economic scene, Indian polity, Indian Constitution, scientific research, general awareness of day-to-day surroundings.
Elementary Mathematics
Number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals & fractions, relationship between numbers, basic arithmetic operations, percentages, ratios & proportion, averages, interest, profit & loss, discount, mensuration, time & distance, time & work.
English/Hindi
Basic comprehension, understanding of language, simple grammar & vocabulary.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

• PET Requirements

Event	Male	Female	Remarks
Race (General)	5 km in 24 minutes	1.6 km in 8½ minutes	For all except Ladakh candidates
Race (Ladakh Region)	1.6 km in 7 minutes	800 metres in 5 minutes	For Ladakh domiciles only

Physical Standard Test (PST)

• Height Standards

Category	Male	Female
General	170 cm	157 cm

Relaxed Height Standards

S.No	Category	Male (cm)	Female (cm)
a	All Scheduled Tribes	162.5	150.0
b	ST of NE States	157.0	147.5
c	ST of LWE Districts	160.0	147.5
d	Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas, candidates from Assam/HP/J&K/Ladakh	165.0	155.0
e	Domiciles of NE States (AP, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura)	162.5	152.5
f	Gorkha Territorial Administration Areas	157.0	152.5

Minimum Qualifying Marks in CBE

Category	Cut-off Percentage
UR	30%
OBC/EWS	25%
All Other Categories	20%

SSC GD Constable Selection Mode

Stage	Conducted By
Computer Based Exam (CBE)	SSC
PST/PET	CAPFs
Medical Examination (DME/RME)	CAPFs
Document Verification	CAPFs

Bonus NCC marks will be added after normalization of CBE scores.