SSC Constable Recruitment 2026 – 25487 Constable GD Posts
Staff Section Commission.
Last Date: 31/12/2025
SSC Constable Recruitment: Staff Section Commission, (SSC) India has invited application for the recruitment of 25487 vacancy as Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Secretariat Security Force (SSF) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR). Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.
SSC Constable Recruitment Details
Name of post: Constable (General Duty)
Name of exam: Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2026
No of posts: 25,487 posts
- Male: 23,467 posts
- Female: 2,020 posts
Organization-wise vacancy details:
Pay scale: Pay Level – 3 (₹21,700/- to ₹ 69,100/-) for all the posts.
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Eligibility Criteria of SSC Constable GD Recruitment
Educational Qualification: The candidates must have passed the Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/ University as on or before the cut-off date i.e., 01-01-2026.
Age Limit: Candidate age must be between 18 to 23 years as on 1st January 2026. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02-01-2003 and later than 01-01-2008.
Age Relaxation: Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are as under:
- SC/ ST: 5 years
- OBC: 3 years
- Ex-Servicemen: 3 years
Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies in CAPFs & AR are State/UT/area wise, hence a candidate must submit a domicile certificate/ PRC against his domiciled state/ UT.
Domicile/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC): As the vacancies in CAPFs have been earmarked State/ UT-wise, candidates are required to submit a Domicile/ Permanent Residential Certificate of the State/ UT indicated by them in the Online Application Form at the time of DME/ Documents Verification failing which their candidature will be cancelled forthwith and they will not be allowed to appear in the Detailed Medical Examination.
If a candidate produces Domicile/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by a State other than the State mentioned in his/ her Online Application Form, he/ she shall not be allowed to change the State at the time of Document Verification and his/her candidature shall be cancelled straightaway.
Application Fee
Candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee depending up on their category. The details are as given below:
- SC/ ST/ ESM/ Women: NIL
- Others: Rs 100/-
Payment Mode: 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 Constable Selection Process
The Selection Process of SSC GD Constable Vacancy 2025 includes the written test in online (CBT) mode. The candidates who will qualify in the written exam will be called for the Physical Efficiency Test (PMT) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT). The PET and PMT for the SSC GD Constable will be conducted at the various training centers of the CAPFs across the country. After that, the document verification and Medical Examination will be conducted. Upon final selection, the candidates will be allotted the respective force (BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, etc.) depending upon the choice filled by the candidate in order of merit and availability of vacant seats.
- Online Computer-Based Written Test
- Physical Efficiency Test (PMT) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
Selection Process of SSC Constable GD Vacancy
The selection process of SSC Constable GD will consist of following stages:
a) Computer Based Examination (CBE)
b) Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
c) Physical Standard Test (PST)
d) Medical Examination (DME/ RME) and
e) Document Verification
SSC Examination Centres in Assam & NE States
A candidate must indicate the Centre(s) in the online Application Form in which he/ she desires to take the examination. Here's the list of centres available under North Eastern Region (NER) -
Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Churachandpur (5502), Imphal (5501), Ukhrul (5503), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Dimapur (5301), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601).
SSC GD Constable 2025-6 Exam Pattern
The written exam of the SSC Constable Recruitment includes objective-type questions from General English/ Hindi, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Mathematics, and General Knowledge. Each subject will have 20 questions with 40 marks making it a total of 160 marks exam. The level of the question paper will be of the 10th Class/ Matric. There will also be a negative marking of 1/4th for wrong answers. The time duration of the exam is 60 minutes.
- Negative Marking: 1/4th
- Time Duration: 60 minutes
- Mode of Exam: Online (CBT)
SSC 2025-26 Physical Test (PMT)
Ten times the number of vacancies, the candidates will be called for the Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PET/ PST). The Ex-servicemen who will be shortlisted in Computer Based Examination will have to appear in PET/PST stage for recording measurements of height, chest, and weight only. PET will not be held for the Ex-servicemen candidates
SSC Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Based on the performance in Computer Based Test, candidates will be shortlisted for Physical (PET/ PMT) by the Commission. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) will be conducted at various centers finalized by the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of candidates’ eligibility/ documents will be undertaken at the time of DME.
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Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidates to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for CBE/ PST/ PET. During PET/ PST, candidates who are found eligible on height parameters will undergo PET (race) followed by biometric/ technology-aided identification. Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for any relaxation i.e. age, height, and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) before PST by CAPFs PET/ PST Boards.
How to Apply SSC Recruitment 2025?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy through online mode by visiting official SSC Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for SSC Constable recruitment.
a) Scroll down, go to "Important Web-Links" section.
b) Click on the "Online Application" and register yourself.
c) Next, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
d) Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
e) At the end, take a print out of the application form.
Dates of SSC Constable Recruitment
- Starting date to apply online: 1st December 2025
- Last date to apply online: 31st December 2025
- Schedule of Computer Based Examination: Feb- April, 2026
Web-Links of SSC GD Recruitment
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