SSC GD Constable Exam Notification (Out) | SSC GD Online Application, SSC GD Syllabus & More

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC GD Constable Exam to recruit suitable candidates for the General Duty post of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles.

SSC has recently released the official notification for SSC GD Constable Exam 2021 on its official website. The commission intends to recruit 25,271 candidates for the General Duty (GD) post of Constables in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB), Border Security Force (BSF), Secretariat Security Force (SSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Assam Rifles.

Important Dates:

Release of Notification: 17 July 2021
Application Window: 17 July 2021 to 31 August 2021
Exam Date: To be notified later

In this article, we will discuss everything that you should know about the SSC GD Exam.

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SSC GD Notification

SSC has released the SSC GD 2021 Notification on its official website to recruit 25,271 vacancies across different posts in the security forces. SSC GD notification also includes important details such as SSC GD Eligibility, SSC GD Exam Pattern and Syllabus, and the vacancy description.

The important dates mentioned in the SSC GD Notification are mentioned below:

SSC GD Important Dates

SSC GD Constable (Event)	Dates
SSC GD Constable 2021 Notification	17th July 2021
Starting Date of Application Form	17th July 2021
Last Date to fill Application Form	31st August 2021
Last Date for making payment	2nd September 2021
Last Date for Generation of Offline Challan	4th September 2021
Last Date for Payment through Challan	7th September 2021
Admit Card Declaration	To be notified later
Online Exam Date	To be notified later
Result Declaration	To be notified later
SSC GD Physical Date	To be notified later

SSC GD Eligibility

SSC GD Notification also mentions the SSC GD Eligibility for the candidates interested in filling up the form. SSC GD Eligibility mentions certain parameters that one has to pass in order to fill the application form and be considered for recruitment after the declaration of the SSC GD result.

SSC GD Eligibility Parameter	SSC GD Eligibility Description
Nationality	The candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies are listed state/ UT wise hence a candidate must submit domicile/ PRC against his state/UT.
Age Limit	The candidate must be between 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.
Educational Qualification (As on 01.08.2021)	The candidates must have passed Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/ University. Candidates who have not acquired the essential educational qualification as of the stipulated date will not be eligible and need not apply.

Age Relaxations

The aspirants belonging to the specific category will have certain age relaxations. The upper age limit for such candidates is mentioned below:

Category	Upper Age Limit (After Govt Relaxations)
OBC	26 years
ST/SC	28 years
Ex-Servicemen (GEN)	26 years
Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	29 years
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	31 years
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (GEN)	28 years
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC)	31 years
Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST)	33 years

Incentive To NCC Certificate Holders

The incentive to ‘NCC Certificate’ holders will be granted at the following scales

NCC ‘C’ Certificate 5% of the maximum marks of the examination
NCC ‘B’ Certificate 3% of the maximum marks of the examination
NCC ‘A’ Certificate 2% of the maximum marks of the examination

SSC GD Online Application

SSC has released the online application form for SSC GD Exam on its official website. Candidates desirous of filling the application can visit the website to fill the form. In addition to the official SSC website, the SSC GD application form is also available on the UMANG app.

The SSC GD Online application form can be filled from Jul 17, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021.
Direct Link to apply for SSC GD Exam → SSC GD Apply Online Direct Link
You will be required to pay Rs. 100/- (General and OBC) while filling the application form.
The application fee is exempted for females and all other categories.

You must keep the following documents in place while registering for the SSC GD Exam:

Email ID (to be verified through OTP)
Mobile Number (to be verified through OTP)
Valid Identity Card (Aadhar Card/Voter ID/PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/School ID/College ID/Employer ID)
Information about the Board, Roll Number and Year of Passing of the 10th Examination
Disability Certificate Number, if you are a person with benchmark disability

How to apply for SSC GD Constable Exam?

The SSC GD Online Application process consists of two parts: One-Time Registration and Filling of Online Application Form. If you’ve filled the application form before, you can skip the one-time registration and log in using the same registration ID and password to complete the second part.

Part 1: One-Time Registration

Follow the below-mentioned steps for one-time registration for SSC GD Exam:

Step-1: Visit the official website www.ssc.nic.in
Step-2: Click on the "Register Now" link.
Step-3: For the one-time registration process and fill in all the basic details, education qualifications, and declaration form.

Part 2: Filling of Online Application Form

Follow the below-mentioned steps for filling the online application form for SSC GD Exam:

Step-1: Click on the "Login" link and use the registration id to log in. In the Latest Notification tab, click on “Apply Now” under ‘Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination 2021’
Step-2: Upload your recent photograph and signature.
Step-3: Once the details are filled in, preview your application form.
Step-4: The next step is to pay the SSC GD Exam fee. The application fee is acceptable in both online and offline modes.
Step-5: Pay your fee through Debit/Credit card/Net Banking/E-Challan whatever is available.
Step-6: Click on submit to submit your SSC GD Application form successfully.

Follow these steps to complete the SSC GD Constable 2021 Online Application Process. Take out the printout of your application form for further use.

SSC GD Vacancy Details

SSC has released the tentative vacancies for SSC GD Constable Exam 2021. A total of 22424 vacancies have been released for male candidates and 2847 vacancies are released for female candidates.

SSC GD Vacancy for Male Candidates:

SSC has released a total of 22424 vacancies in SSC GD Notification 2021 for male candidates. The table mentioned below mentions the category-wise vacancies in different security forces:

Force	SSC GD Constable Male Vacancies					Total
Force	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
BSF	1026	603	1453	641	2690	6413
CISF	1133	786	1714	760	3217	7610
CRPF	--	--	--	--	--	--
SSB	604	314	892	380	1354	3806
ITBP	177	131	250	95	563	1216
AR	391	508	615	317	1354	3185
NIA	--	--	--	--	--	--
SSF	28	14	49	19	84	194
Total	3359	2356	4973	2212	9524	22424

SSC GD Vacancy For Female Candidates

SSC has released a total of 2847 vacancies in SSC GD Notification 2021 for female candidates. The table mentioned below mentions the category-wise vacancies in different security forces:

Force	SSC GD Constable Female Vacancies					Total
Force	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
BSF	176	110	255	113	478	1132
CISF	128	86	193	88	359	854
CRPF	--	--	--	--	--	--
SSB	--	--	--	--	--	--
ITBP	28	20	42	08	117	215
AR	71	99	115	60	255	600
NIA	--	--	--	--	--	--
SSF	07	03	11	04	21	46
Total	410	318	616	273	1230	2847

SSC GD Job Profile

The roles and responsibilities of an SSC GD Constable vary for different forces with the major responsibility of security of citizens in the country. On the basis of rank in SSC GD Exam, you will be recruited in one of the below-mentioned security forces:

Constable GD in Border Security Force
Constable GD in Border Security Force (BSF)
Constable GD in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Constable GD in Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP)
Constable GD in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Constable GD in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Constable GD in Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
Constable GD in National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Rifleman GD in Assam Rifles – AR

SSC GD Salary

The initial salary of a General Duty (GD) Constable recruited from SSC GD Exam is Rs. 23,527 per month. The starting basic pay of Constable is Rs. 21,700. The maximum basic pay for SSC GD Constable can reach up to Rs. 69,100. The complete description of SSC GD Salary is tabulated below:

SSC GD Constable Salary 2021
Earnings	Gross Amount
Basic Pay	Rs. 21,700
Transport Allowance	Rs. 1,224
House Rent Allowance	Rs. 2,538
Dearness Allowance	Rs. 434
Total Earnings	Rs. 25,896
Deduction- CGHS, CGEGIS, Pension	Rs. 125 + Rs. 30 + Rs. 2214= Rs. 2369
Net Earnings	Rs. 23,527

SSC GD Selection Process

SSC GD Constable Exam 2021 will be a four-stage process consisting of:

Written examination (Computer Based)
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Physical Standard Test (PST)
Medical Test

SSC GD Exam Pattern

Written Examination (Computer-Based Test)

The written test for SSC GD Examination will have four sections: Reasoning, GK, Maths, and English/Hindi. The details regarding number of questions and marks are given below:

Part	Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
A	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25	90 minutes
B	General Knowledge & General Awareness	25	25
C	Elementary Mathematics	25	25
D	English/ Hindi	25	25
	Total	100	100

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Race
Type	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Candidates other than Ladakh Region	5 Km in 24 minutes	1.6 Km in 8(1/2) minutes
For Ladakh Region	1.6 Km in 6(1/2) minutes	800 metres in 4 minutes

Physical Standard Test

Physical Standards for SSC GD 2021
Standard	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Height ( General ,SC & OBC)	170	157
Height ( ST )	162.5	150
Chest Expansion (General , SC & OBC)	80/ 5	N/A
Chest Expansion ( ST )	76 / 5	N/A

Visual Standard
Visual Acuity Unaided		Uncorrected Visual Acuity		Refraction	Color Vision
Near Vision		Distant Vision
Better Eye	Worse Eye	Better Eye	Worse Eye
N6	N9	6 / 6	6 / 9	Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses	CP-2

SSC GD Syllabus

To ensure selection in the SSC GD Exam, it is important to know the SSC GD Syllabus. Have a look at the topic-wise listing for all the subjects in SSC GD Written Examination.

Subject	Topic-Wise SSC GD Syllabus
English/Hindi	Comprehension Writing, Sentence Formation, Para Jumbles, Synonyms-Antonyms
General Awareness	Scientific Inventions Sports, Awards and Honors, Important Dates, Culture, Geography, Economy, Indian/World History, General Polity, Current Affairs
Maths	Number System, Percentages, Averages, Ratio and Proportions, Interests, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Fundamental Arithematic Operations
Reasoning	Spatial Visualization, Spatial Orientation, Observation, Visual Memory, Arithematical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Similarities and Differences, Recent Studies and Theories

SSC GD Result & Cutoff

The SSC GD Result and Cutoff is declared after the exam. However, to get a fair idea about the cutoff, have a look at the previous year cutoff for SSC GD Exam.

State Wise Cut Off (Male Candidate)

State Code	STATE/UTs	CUT-OFF
State Code	STATE/UTs	GEN	OBC	SC	ST	Ex.S
1	Andaman & Nicobar	36	33	*	*	35
2	Andhra Pradesh	49	45	33	42	35
3	Arunachal Pradesh	35	33	33	33	35
4	Assam	44	38	37	40	35
5	Bihar	75	72	58	70	35
6	Chandigarh	54	46	41	*	35
7	Chhattisgarh	52	50	50	48	35
8	Dadar& Nagar Haveli	35	*	*	35	35
9	Daman & Diu	37	37	*	*	35
10	Delhi	68	62	60	56	35
11	Goa	35	33	*	*	35
12	Gujarat	46	39	38	40	35
13	Haryana	80	77	70	*	35
14	Himachal Pradesh	66	60	60	62	35
15	Jammu & Kashmir	43	33	40	35	35
16	Jharkhand	62	58	40	54	35
17	Karnataka	42	36	33	39	35
18	Kerala	35	33	33	33	35
19	Lakshadweep	32	*	*	*	35
20	Madhya Pradesh	67	64	57	54	35
21	Maharashtra	55	49	47	47	35
22	Manipur	43	37	37	34	35
23	Meghalaya	35	33	33	33	35
24	Mizoram	35	33	33	33	35
25	Nagaland	44	33	33	33	35
26	Orissa	46	43	33	41	35
27	Pondicherry	35	33	33	*	35
28	Punjab	54	48	48	*	35
29	Rajasthan	78	76	68	71	35
30	Sikkim	35	33	*	33	35
31	Tamil Nadu	35	33	33	33	35
32	Telangana	46	40	33	44	35
33	Tripura	42	41	37	33	35
34	Uttar Pradesh	77	74	66	68	35
35	Uttarakhand	67	63	60	65	35
36	West Bengal	53	45	45	46	35

State Wise Cut Off (Female Candidate)

State Code	STATE/UTs	CUT-OFF
State Code	STATE/UTs	GEN	OBC	SC	ST	Ex.S
1	Andaman & Nicobar	48	*	*	*	35
2	Andhra Pradesh	35	33	33	33	35
3	Arunachal Pradesh	35	33	33	33	35
4	Assam	35	33	33	33	35
5	Bihar	55	49	66	52	35
6	Chandigarh	51	47	*	*	35
7	Chhattisgarh	51	49	44	47	35
8	Dadar& Nagar Haveli	*	*	*	*	*
9	Daman & Diu	*	*	*	*	*
10	Delhi	60	53	52	49	35
11	Goa	35	33	*	*	35
12	Gujarat	38	33	33	35	35
13	Haryana	70	67	58	*	35
14	Himachal Pradesh	62	57	54	54	35
15	Jammu & Kashmir	35	33	33	33	35
16	Jharkhand	52	46	33	50	35
17	Karnataka	35	33	33	33	35
18	Kerala	35	33	33	35	35
19	Lakshadweep	*	*	*	*	*
20	Madhya Pradesh	58	54	48	50	35
21	Maharashtra	45	37	39	39	35
22	Manipur	42	36	*	39	35
23	Meghalaya	35	33	*	33	35
24	Mizoram	35	*	*	33	35
25	Nagaland	35	*	*	33	35
26	Orissa	41	38	33	38	35
27	Pondicherry	35	33	*	*	35
28	Punjab	53	48	49	*	35
29	Rajasthan	66	64	54	58	35
30	Sikkim	35	*	33	33	35
31	Tamil Nadu	35	33	33	33	35
32	Telangana	35	33	33	33	35
33	Tripura	35	*	33	33	35
34	Uttar Pradesh	65	62	55	53	35
35	Uttarakhand	56	53	49	55	35
36	West Bengal	43	36	37	40	35

This is a detailed overview of the upcoming SSC GD Exam 2021. If you’re interested in the SSC GD job profile, it’s time you should start preparing for the exam!

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