SSC GD

SSC / GD

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct an open competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Secretariat Security Force (SSF) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR) as per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Home Affairs and the Staff Selection Commission. The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST), Medical Examination and Document Verification. The salient features of the recruitment are as under:

1.1  The Examination will be advertised by SSC based on vacancies intimated by MHA.

1.2  Applications will be accepted through on-line mode only.

1.3  Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission only in English and Hindi

1.4   Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs.

1.5  Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification will be carried out at the time of Detailed Medical Examination (DME) by the CAPFs.

1.6  Vacancies of Constable (GD) in SSF will be filled on All India basis whereas vacancies in all other CAPFs will be filled as per the vacancies available in various States/ UTs. In addition, vacancies are earmarked for the Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts which are reserved for the candidates of these districts only.

1.7  The list contains names of Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts.

1.8   Final results along with force allocation will be declared by the Commission based on the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination subject to their qualifying the Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of Examination.

1.9 Court cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination, conduct of Computer Based Examination, preparation of merit list and force allocation of selected candidates will be handled by SSC and those relating to all other issues namely scheme of examination, vacancies, conduct of PET/ PST, DME/ RME, Document Verification etc. will be handled by coordinating CAPFs/ MHA.

1.10  Admit Card for any stage of examination will not be sent by Post. Facility for download of Admit Cards will be provided at the websites of Regional Offices of the Commission as well as on the website of CRPF i.e.,http://www.crpf.gov.in. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission i.e. https://www.ssc.nic.in, Regional Office concerned and the Nodal CAPF i.e. CRPF for the updates on examination process and download of Admit Cards for each stage of examination.

Pay Scale:  Pay Level-3 (Rs 21700-69100).

The vacancies are Tentative. Any change in the number of vacancies will be intimated through the website of the Commission.

10% vacancies are earmarked for Ex-servicemen (ESM). If suitable ESM candidates are not available, vacancies reserved for ESM will be filled by non-ESM candidates of respective categories.

As the vacancies in CAPFs have been earmarked States/ UT-wise, candidates are required to submit 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 his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith and the candidate 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 application, he/ she shall not be allowed to change the State at the time of Document Verification and his/ her candidature shall be cancelled straightaway. Therefore Candidates should fill the Application Form very carefully.

Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India.

The appointment of candidates after selection is subject to availability of seats in training facilities of various CAPFs. As such, candidates may be appointed in phases in accordance with availability of training space. The Joining and in-service issues, seniority, training, etc will be regulated in accordance with the rules and regulations of various Organizations.

Nationality/ Citizenship

Candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies are state/ UT wise hence a candidate must submit domicile/ PRC against his state/ UT

Age Limit

18-23 years

Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are as under:

Code No. Category Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
01 SC/ST 5 years
02 OBC 3 years
03 Ex-servicemen 3 years after deduction of the military service Rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
04 Children and dependent Of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal Riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved) 5 years
05 Children and dependent Of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal Riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC) 8 years
06 Children and dependent Of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal Riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST) 10 years

Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.

Ex-Servicemen (ESM) who have already secured employment in civil side under Government on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee concession. However, he can avail the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he immediately after joining civil employment, has given self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DoP&T.

The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for the purpose of age relaxation.

For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post/ Service, the status of ex-serviceman or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement with the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of applications. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of applications. The decision on the issue of eligibility of ex-servicemen shall be governed by the decision taken by the DoP&T on the judgment of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 520/2020 dated 01.12.2020.

Explanation:

An 'ex-serviceman' means a person

Who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy or Air Force of the Indian Union, and

  • who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or
  • who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or
  • who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment;

  • Or


    Who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service;


    Or


    Personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension;


    Or


    Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14th April, 1987;


    Or


    Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army;


    Or


    Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.

    The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement from service, would come under the category of ex-serviceman will be permitted to apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specified term of engagement and avail themselves of all concessions available to ex-servicemen but shall not be permitted to leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union.

    Age concession/ reservation is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependents of ex-servicemen. Therefore such candidates should not indicate their category as ex-servicemen.

    Children means:

    son (including adopted son) or daughter (including adopted daughter)

    Dependent family member means:

    spouse or
    children or
    brother or sister in the case of an unmarried victim who was wholly dependent on that victim at the time of his getting killed in the riots would be eligible. In order to be eligible for upper age relaxation in the category, the applicant should produce a certificate to that effect from the concerned District Collector/ District Magistrate wherein the victim was killed.

    Process of Certification and format of certificates:

    Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved/ or seek age-relaxation are required to submit requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format, when such certificates are sought by concerned CAPFs for document verification at the time of DME. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS category will not be entertained and their candidature/ applications will be considered under Un-reserved (UR) category. Further, if a candidate has sought any other age-relaxation or claimed ESM status and is not able to produce the relevant certificate, he will be considered in his respective category i.e. SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ UR. The formats of the certificates are annexed with the Notice of Examination.

    A candidate belonging to a caste of SC, ST or OBC category, on migration from one State to another State will have to make an informed choice whether to get the benefit of reservation in the State of origin or to appear as unreserved candidate from the State of migration. Such choice will have to be exercised by the candidate in the online Application Form. No request for change of such option, after the submission of Application Form, will be entertained by the Commission. In case, a candidate opts to avail the benefit of reservation from the State of origin, he will have to submit information about the District and State of his origin as well as the District and State of his current domicile in the Application Form and his candidature will be considered from the State of origin. Such candidates will not be required to submit a Domicile Certificate from the State of origin.

    Crucial date for claiming SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS status will be the closing date for receipt of online applications

    A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must ensure that he possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not fall in creamy layer on the crucial date.

    Candidates may also note that in respect of the above, their candidature will remain provisional till the veracity of the concerned document is verified by the Appointing Authority. Candidates are cautioned that they will be debarred from the examinations conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ ESM status or avail any other benefit.

    Candidates will be considered for recruitment in their respective State/ UT on production of valid “Domicile/ Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC)” issued by the competent authority so authorized by the concerned State/ UT to prove their domiciliary status at the time of Documents Verification (DV) failing which his candidature will be cancelled forthwith. The Domicile/ PRC certificate must be of the State/ UT indicated by the candidates in their online Application Form, failing which, their candidature will be cancelled forthwith.

    Since the State of Assam is not issuing Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Residence Certificate, candidates belonging to the state of Assam are not required to submit the same. However, their selection will be subject to verification of residential status from the concerned District Authorities.

    West Pakistani Refugees (WPR) who have settled in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh but have not been given the status of citizens of the UTs will be recruited without the condition of having a domicile certificate from the designated authority of the J&K and Ladakh UTs. However such candidates will be required to submit a Nativity/ Identity Certificate for the WPR

    Educational Qualifications

    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 on the stipulated date will not be eligible and need not apply.

    As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

    All the candidates who are called for Document Verification will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Matriculation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the cut-off date, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of requisite educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ Institute/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University/ Institute by the cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.

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

    Certificate Category Incentive / Bonus Marks
    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

    The benefit to NCC Certificate Holder will only be given on production of the original certificate supporting their claims at the time of document verification. However, till the verification of NCC Certificate, bonus marks will be awarded provisionally as per the claim of candidate in the online application form.

    The crucial date for this purpose will be the closing date of receipt of online applications.

    This benefit is not available for Ex-servicemen.

    How to apply

    Applications must be submitted in online mode at the official website of the Commission i.e https://ssc.nic.in.

    In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination, and, the date on which the photograph has been taken should be clearly printed on the photograph. Applications without such date printed on the photograph will be rejected. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both ears should be visible.

    Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.

    The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.

    Before submission of the online application, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the online application form, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained.

    Application Fee

    Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only)

    Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

    Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or through cash in SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.

    Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has been deposited with SSC. If the fee is not received by SSC, status of Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the Application Form printout. Further, status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status” link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such applications which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee will be SUMMARILY REJECTED and no request for consideration of such applications and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.

    Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or selection.

    A candidate has to give option for three centres, in the order of priority, within the same Region. No request for change of centre will be considered later under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centres carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications.

    The Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted by them. However, the Commission reserves the right to cancel any Centre and ask the candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. The Commission also reserves the right to include additional centres of examination and divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the examination.

    Centre of Computer Based Examination, PET/ PST or Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will not be a criterion for selection of the candidates against vacancies of the State/ UT in which such centres are located. Domicile Certificate/ PRC will be the sole criterion for this purpose.

    Scheme of Examination

    Computer Based Examination

    The Computer based examination will consist of one objective type paper containing 100 questions carrying 100 marks, with the following composition:

    Part Subject No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration / Time Allowed
    Part - A General Intelligence And Reasoning 25 25 90 Minutes
    Part-B General Knowledge And General Awareness 25 25
    Part-C Elementary Mathematics 25 25
    Part-D English / Hindi 25 25

    All questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. The computer based examination will be conducted in English and Hindi only.

    There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

    The dates of examinations will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.

    There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of the scores. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

    Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission through Notice No: 1-1/2018-P&P-I dated 07-02-2019 and such normalized scores along with the bonus marks for NCC Certificate holders will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

    the website of the Commission after the Examination. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the stipulated time limit on payment of Rs 100/- per question. Representations received through any other mode e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representations regarding the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final.

    The questions in the Computer Based Examination will be of Matriculation level.

    Walk-through video/ Mock Test on the Computer Based Examination has been provided on the website of the Commission in the ‘Candidate’s Corner’ Section.

    Candidates are not permitted to use calculators and other electronic gadgets. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall/ Lab.

    The syllabus for the Examination will be as follows:

    General Intelligence and Reasoning:

    Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, etc.

    General Knowledge and General Awareness:

    Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, and scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

    Elementary Mathematics:

    This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

    English/ Hindi:

    Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi and his basic comprehension would be tested.

    Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST):

    Based on the performance in CBE, candidates will be shortlisted for PET/ PST by the Commission. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) will be conducted at various centres finalized by the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of candidates’ eligibility/ documents will be undertaken at the time of DME. 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.

    Ex-servicemen who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination for PET/ PST will have to appear in PET/ PST for recording measurement of height, chest and weight only. PET will not be held for these Ex-servicemen candidates. However, they will have to qualify the medical examination.

    Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

    Candidates have to clear the race within the following time limits:

    Race Male Female Remarks
    5 Kms in 24 Minutes 1.6 Kms in 8 1/2 minutes For Candidates other than those belonging to Ladakh Region.
    1.6 Kms in 6 ½ Minutes 800 Meters in 4 Minutes For candidates of Ladakh Region

    A women candidate, who as a result of tests is found to be pregnant of 12 weeks standing or over, shall be declared temporarily unfit and appointment be held in abeyance until the confinement is over. The vacancy against which a woman candidate was selected will be kept reserved for her. She will be re-examined for Physical Efficiency Test (PET) six weeks after the date of confinement, subject to the production of a medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If she is found fit, she may be appointed to the post kept reserved for and allowed the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the government, as amended from time to time

    Physical Standard Test (PST)

    Physical Standards for the posts are as follows:

    Height:

    Male: 170 cms

    Female: 157 cms

    Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in heights mentioned above. Relaxed standard of height for such candidates, refer pdf file.

    Chest:

    Male candidates should have following standards of chest measurement

    Un-expanded: 80 cms

    Minimum expansion: 5 cms

    Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in chest measurement. Relaxed standard of chest measurement for such candidates, refer pdf file.

    Chest measurement for female candidates will not be taken. However, it will be ascertained that the chest is well developed.

    Weight:

    Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.

  • Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for relaxations i.e. height and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) and before PST by CAPFs PET/ PST Boards. Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above for the candidates other than those belonging to ST category will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PST/ PET ST candidates may avail the relaxation on the production of valid ST Certificate.
  • The candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e. height and chest may prefer an appeal on same day, if they so desire, to the Appellate Authority nominated for the Centre through Presiding Officer (PO). The decision of the Appellate Authority will be final and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained thereafter. There is no appeal in PET (Race).
  • Conduct of PET/ PST and DME/ RME will be the sole responsibility of the CAPFs. The Commission will not entertain any representation/ appeal/ RTI Applications/ CPGRAMs against the decision of the PST/ PET and DME/ RME Board
  • Medical Examination:

    Candidates will be shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) from the pool of candidates who qualify PET/ PST.

    At the time of DME, following documents will be verified:

  • Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate to prove age, name and educational qualification.
  • Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by the competent authority.
  • Valid NCC Certificate, if applicable.
  • Certificate from serving defense personnel in the format prescribe.
  • Caste Certificate (as applicable) in the format prescribed from the candidates seeking reservation/ age relaxation.
  • Undertaking in the format prescribed from Ex-Servicemen candidates.
  • Certificate from candidates who wish to avail relaxation in height/ chest measurement as prescribed.
  • Certificate from District Collector/ District Magistrate in respect of dependent applicants of riot victims as mentioned in category.
  • Nativity/ Identity Certificate by West Pakistani Refugee in the format prescribed.
  • The shortlisted candidates will be medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness. The medical examination of the candidates will be conducted in terms of Uniform Guidelines for recruitment Medical Examination for GOs and NGOs in CAPFs and AR issued

    Admission to the Examination:

  • All candidates who register themselves in response to this advertisement by the closing date and time and whose applications are provisionally accepted and found to be in order by the Commission as per the terms and conditions of this Notice of Examination, will be assigned Roll numbers and issued Admission Certificate (AC) for appearing in the Computer Based Examination. Subsequently, qualified candidates will be issued Admission Certificates for the next stages of the Examination.
  • The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for eligibility and other aspects at the time of Computer Based Examination and PET/ PST and, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. The candidates must to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. If any claim made in the application is not found substantiated when scrutiny is undertaken, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision shall be final.
  • Admission Certificates for all stages of examination will be issued through online mode only. Admission Certificate for any stage of examination will not be sent by post. Candidates are therefore advised to visit the websites of SSC-HQ, SSC-Regional Office concerned and CRPF regularly for any update on the recruitment process.
  • Admission Certificates for the Computer Based Examination will be issued online on the websites of concerned Regional Office of the Commission and for PET/ PST and Medical Examination (DME/ RME), the Admission Certificates will be issued by CRPF on its website i.e. http://crpf.gov.in.Candidates are therefore advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission Headquarters i.e. https://ssc.nic.in,CRPF and concerned Regional Office of the Commission under whose jurisdiction the examination centres opted by the candidate are located.
  • Information about the Examination indicating the time table and City/ Centre of examination for the candidates will be uploaded on the websites of the concerned Regional Office of the Commission about two weeks before the date of examination. If any candidate does not find his detail on the website of the Commission one week before the date of examination, he must immediately contact the concerned Regional Office of the Commission with proof of having submitted his application. Failure to do so will deprive him of any claim for consideration.
  • Candidates must write Registration-Number, registered Email-ID and Mobile Number along with name, date of birth and name of the examination, while addressing any communication to the Commission. Communication from the candidate not furnishing these particulars shall not be entertained.
  • Facility for downloading of Admission Certificates for the Computer Based Examination will be made available about 3-7 days before the examination on the website of concerned Regional Office. Similarly, the facility for downloading of Admission Certificates for PET/ PST and Medical Examinations (DME/ RME) will be made available on the website of CRPF about 2 weeks before the test concerned. Candidate must bring printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
  • In case of inability to download Admit cards for PST/ PET and DME/ RME from the website of CRPF, candidates should contact the CRPF at least one week before PET/ PST or DME/ RME. In case of non-receipt of Admit Cards for PET/ PST and Medical Examination, candidates may contact at CRPF recruitment helpline number 011-26160255.
  • In addition to the Admission Certificate, it is mandatory to carry two passport size recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-ID proof having the date of birth printed on the Admission Certificate, such as:
  • 1 Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar,

    2  Voter’s ID Card

    3  Driving License,

    4  PAN Card,

    5  Passport,

    6  ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,

    7  Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),

    8  Ex-Serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence,

    9  Any other photo bearing ID card issued by the Central/ State Government.

  • If the Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it then the candidate must carry an additional original document (e.g. Matriculation Certificate, Marks Sheet issued only by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Boards; Birth Certificate, Category Certificate) as proof of his date of birth. In case of mismatch in the date of birth mentioned in the Admission Certificate and photo ID/ Certificate brought in support of date of birth, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
  • Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be carried by the candidates while appearing in the Examination.
  • Applications with blurred photograph and/or signature will be rejected.
  • Mode of selection:

  • The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST), Medical Examination (DME/ RME) and Document Verification.
  • Candidates scoring below-mentioned cut-off marks (without adding bonus marks to NCC certificate holders) will be considered eligible for shortlisting to the next stage i.e. PET/ PST
  • EWS/ ESM/ UR : 35%
  • SC/ ST/ OBC : 33%
  • NCC Certificate holders will be granted following incentive marks provisionally which will be added to the normalized scores of the candidates:
  • NCC ‘C’ Certificate : 5 marks
  • NCC ‘B’ Certificate : 3 marks
  • NCC ‘A’ Certificate : 2 marks
  • Male and female candidates will be shortlisted State/ Area-wise and category-wise on the basis of their merit in the Computer Based Examination (including NCC bonus marks, if applicable) for appearing in the PET/ PST. The number of candidates shortlisted for PET/ PST on the basis of their merit in the Computer Based examination will be about 12 times of the number of vacancies. More number of candidates can be shortlisted against the vacancies of SSF.
  • The candidates who are successful in the PET/ PST will be considered eligible for short-listing to the next stage i.e. Detailed Medical Examination (DME) and Document Verification (DV).
  • Male and female candidates who qualify in the PET/ PST will be shortlisted State/ Area-wise and category-wise on the basis of their merit in the Computer Based Examination (including NCC bonus marks, if applicable) for appearing in the DME/ DV. The number of candidates shortlisted for the DME/ DV on the basis of their merit in the Computer Based examination will be about 3 times of the number of vacancies. More number of candidates can be shortlisted against the vacancies of SSF.
  • Document verification (i.e. collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification with original documents) will be conducted by the CAPFs along with the Detailed Medical Examination.
  • If the candidate has claimed to be a holder of NCC Certificate and he is not able to produce valid NCC Certificate at the time of DV, incentive marks awarded provisionally to the candidate will be withdrawn.
  • Candidates have to give preference for following CAPFs/ Organizations, in the order of priority, in the online Application Form. Filling of all Six preferences shall be essential:
  • BSF (A)
  • CISF (B)
  • SSB (D)
  • ITBP (E)
  • Assam Rifles (F)
  • SSF (H)
  • The candidates who are qualified in the PET/ PST and DV/ Medical Examination will be considered for inclusion in the final merit list.
  • On the basis of normalized marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination (including NCC bonus marks), the final selection of candidates, along with force allocation, in each category namely, UnReserved, SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM will be made 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 will be made on All India basis.
  • Allotment of CAPFs/ Organizations to finally selected candidates will be made on the basis of 'merit in the Computer Based Examination (including NCC bonus marks)'-cum-'preference of CAPFs/ Organization' exercised by the candidates in the online Applications submitted by them. CANDIDATES SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL AND MUST EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE WHILE GIVING PREFERENCES OF FORCES/ ORGANIZATIONS, IN THE ORDER OF PRIORITY, IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, NO REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN PREFERENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
  • Candidates will be considered for the vacancies of a State/ UT and further for the vacancies of Border Guarding Districts, Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts based on the information provided by them in the online Application Form and subsequent submission of relevant Domicile Certificate at the time of DME/ Document Verification CANDIDATES SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL AND MUST EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE WHILE PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT DOMICILE STATE AND DISTRICT IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. NO REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF DOMICILE STATE AND DISTRICT WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE COMMISSION AFTER SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THERE IS ANY VARIATION OF DISTRICT AND/ OR STATE MENTIONED BY THE CANDIDATE IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM AND THE DOMICILE CERTIFICATE SUBMITTED BY THEM AT THE TIME OF DME/ DOCUMENT VERIFCATION, THEIR CANDIDATURE WILL BE CANCELLED FORTHWITH AND THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DETAILED MEDICAL EXAMINATIO
  • SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, along with candidates belonging to other communities, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such candidates will be accommodated against the unreserved vacancies as per their position in the overall Merit List. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM candidates.
  • SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards viz. age limit, height and chest measurement, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances, extended zone of consideration larger than what is provided for general category candidate etc., irrespective of his/ her merit position, such SC, ST, OBC, EWS and ESM candidates are to be counted against reserved vacancies. In so far as cases of ex-serviceman are concerned, deduction of the military service rendered from the age of ex-servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption will not be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age.
  • If a district belongs to Border Guarding area as well as Naxal/ Militancy affected area, vacancies will be filled in the order of Border Guarding area followed by Naxal/ Militancy affected area.
  • The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification, at any time before or after the Computer Based Examination. PET/ PST and Medical Examination as well as after issue of Offer of Appointment/ joining the Force/ Organization, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature/ selection for the post will be cancelled by the Commission/ CAPFs.
  • Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless Government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service.
  • If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks in any Paper/ stage of the examination is not qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must represent to the concerned Regional Office of the Commission within two months of the declaration of the result or two week prior to the conduct of next stage of the examination, whichever is earlier.
  • If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the Commission or CAPF/ Organization concerned within a period of one year from the declaration of final result, he must communicate immediately with the CAPF/ Organization concerned.
  • Resolution of Tie-cases:

    In the event of tie in scores of candidates in the Computer Based Examination (including NCC bonus marks), such cases will be resolved by applying following criteria, one after another in the given order, till the tie is resolved:

  • Marks in Part-A of Computer Based Examination
  • Marks in Part-B of Computer Based Examination.
  • Date of Birth, with older candidates placed higher.
  • Alphabetical order of names
  • Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:

  • If candidates are found to indulge at any stage in any of the malpractices listed below during the conduct of examination or thereafter, their candidature for this examination will be cancelled and they will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission for the period
  • The Commission may also report the matter to Police/ Investigating Agencies, as deemed fit. Further, the Commission may also take appropriate action to get the matter examined by the concerned authorities/ forensic experts, etc.
  • Commission’s Decision Final

    The decision of the Commission in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s), allotment of examination centres, debarment for indulging in malpractices, preparation of merit list and force allocation, etc will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/ correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

    Procedure for filling online Application

    The process of filling online application for the examination consists of two parts:

    I.  One Time Registration

    II.   Filling of online Application for the Examination

    Part-I (One-Time Registration)

    1 Read the instructions given in the Notice of Examination carefully before filling up the online 'Registration Form' and ‘Application Form’.

    2 Before proceeding with One-time Registration, keep the following information/ documents ready:

    a Mobile Number (to be verified through OTP)

    b  Email ID (to be verified through OTP).

    c Aadhaar Number. If Aadhaar Number is not available, please give one of the following ID Numbers. (You will be required to show the original document at a later stage):

      Voter ID Card
        PAN
        Passport
        Driving License
        School/ College ID
        Employer ID (Govt./ PSU/ Private)

      d Employer ID (Govt./ PSU/ Private) Information about the Board, Roll Number and Year of Passing of the Matriculation (10th) Examination.

      e Disability Certificate Number, if you are a person with benchmark disability

      3 For One-time Registration, click on ‘Register Now’ link provided in ‘Login’ Section on https://ssc.nic.in.

      4 One-time Registration process requires filling up of following information:

      a Basic details

      b Additional and contact details

      c Declaration.

      5 For filling up the ‘One-Time Registration Form’, please follow the following steps:

      A.   Few critical details (e.g. Aadhaar Number, name, father’s name, mother’s name, date of birth, gender, category etc.) are required to be entered twice, in the relevant columns of the Registration Form to avoid any inadvertent mistakes in filling up of the form. If there is mismatch between the original and verify data columns, it will not be accepted and an indication to this effect will be given in red text.

      B.   S No-1, provide information about Aadhaar Number/ Identity Card and its Number. Any one of these Numbers is required to be given.

      C.   S No-2: Fill your name exactly as given in Matriculation (10th Class) Certificate. In case, you have made any changes in your name after matriculation, indicate the same at S No-2c and 2d.

      D.   S No-3: Fill your father’s name exactly as given in Matriculation (10th Class) Certificate.

      E.   S No-4: Fill your mother’s name exactly as given in Matriculation (10th Class) Certificate.

      F.   S No-5: Fill your date of birth exactly as given in Matriculation (10th Class) Certificate.

      G.   S No-6: Fill your Matriculation (10th Class) Examination details which include:

        Name of Education Board
        Roll Number
        Year of passing

      H.   S No-7: Provide information about your gende

      I.   S No-8: Provide information about your Level of Educational Qualification (highest).

      J.   S No-9: Your Mobile Number which must be a working mobile number as it will be verified through ‘One Time Password’ (OTP). It may be noted that any information which the Commission may like to communicate with you through mobile, will be sent on this mobile number only. Your mobile number will also be used for retrieval of password, if required.

      K.   S No-10: Your Email-ID which must be a working Email-ID as it will be verified through OTP. It may also be noted that any information which the Commission may like to communicate with you through email, will be sent on this Email-ID only. Your Email-ID will also be used for retrieval of password/ Registration Number,\ if required.

      L.   Provide detail of State/ UT of your Permanent Address.

      M.   When the Basic Details provided at S No-1 to 10 are saved, you will be required to confirm your mobile number and email ID. On confirmation, your data will be saved and your Registration-Number will be displayed on the screen. Your Registration Number and Password will be provided to you on your mobile number and Email ID.

      N.   You have to complete the Registration Process within 14 days failing which your Registration Details saved so far will be deleted.

      O.   Login using your Registration-Number as username and auto generated password provided to you on your mobile and email. Change your password, when prompted on first login.

      P.   After successful password change, you need to login again using your Registration-Number and changed password.

      Q.   On successful login, information about the ‘Basic Details’ so far filled by you will be displayed. You may edit it, if required or proceed further by clicking on ‘Next’ button at the bottom to complete your one-time Registration.

      R.   S No-11: Provide information about your Categor

      S.   S No-12: Provide information about your Nationality

      T.   S No-13: Provide information about visible Identification Mark. You may be required to show the above Identification Mark at various stages of examination.

      U.   S No-14: Provide information about benchmark disabilities, if any. If you are suffering from any specific benchmark disability identified suitable for government jobs, then provide Disability Certification Number

      V.   S No: 15 to 18: Provide information about your permanent and present address. Save the data and proceed further to the last part of the Registration Process.

      W.   Save the information provided. Take draft printout and review the information filled in the Registration Form carefully, before ‘Final Submit’.

      X.   Read the ‘Declaration’ carefully, if you agree with the declaration, click ‘I Agree’.

      Y.   Upon clicking ‘Final Submit’ different OTPs will be sent on your mobile number and Email ID. You need to enter one of the two OTPs at designated field to complete the Registration Process.

      Z.   After submission of Basic information, if the registration process is not completed within 14 days, your data will be deleted from the system.

      6   After completion of registration process, ‘Basic Details’ can be changed only twice. THEREFORE, BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WHILE MAKING ONE TIME REGISTRATION.

      7    YOU ARE AGAIN CAUTIONED THAT NAME, FATHER’S NAME, MOTHER’S NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, MATRICULATION EXAMINATION DETAILS SHOULD BE FILLED EXACTLY AS RECORDED IN MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE. YOUR CANDIDATURE MAY GET CANCELLED IN CASE OF INCORRECT/ WRONG INFORMATION.

      Part-II (Online Application Form)

      1.    Before proceeding with filling of online application, keep the following data ready:

      a.    Recent scanned colour passport size photograph (i.e. not more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination) in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both ears should be visible. The date on which the photograph has been taken must be clearly printed on the photograph. Applications without the date printed on the photograph will be rejected. Applications with blurred photograph will also be rejected.

      b.    Scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 4.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with illegible signature will be rejected.

      c.    Details of qualifying educational qualification like passing year, roll number, percentage/ CGPA, name of Board, etc.

      2.    Login to online system through your ‘Registration-Number’ and password.

      3.    Click ‘Apply’ link in ‘Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examinationsection under ‘Latest Notifications’ tab

      4.    Information in columns at S No-1 to 13 will be filled automatically from your Onetime Registration data which is non-editable However, if you want to modify any of One-time Registration details, click on ‘Modify Registration’ tab provided at the left-hand top corner of your dashboard and make suitable corrections before proceeding further.

      5.    If you are an Ex-serviceman (ESM) or serving in the Armed Forces, fill up the required information. Wards of ex-servicemen are not treated as ex-servicemen and therefore they should select ‘No’.

      6.    Select ‘Yes’, if you are seeking age relaxation and select appropriate age-relaxation category

      7.    Select ‘Yes’, if you are a NCC Certificate Holder and provide the detail of NCC Certificate.

      8.    Give your preference of Examination centers. You may choose examination Centers within the same Region. Choice for all the three Centers must be given in the order of preference.

      9.    Select your Domicile State/ UT and District of Domicile. As the vacancies for the posts of Constable (GD) in CAPFs and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles are domicile based and vacancies are also reserved for Border Districts and Districts affected by Naxal/ Militancy, therefore you will only be considered from the State/ UT and District mentioned by you at S No-18 and 19 respectively. You will be required to produce Domicile Certificate of the State/ UT and District specified by you respectively at the time of Document Verification. If there is any mismatch between Domicile State/ UT and District mentioned by you and the State/ UT and District in the Domicile Certificate produced by you at the time of Document Verification, your candidature will be summarily rejected.

      10.     If you belong to SC/ ST/ OBC category and have migrated from the State/ UT of your origin to another State/ UT, you have the option to either avail the benefit of reservation from the State/ UT of your origin or be considered as un-reserved/ EWS candidate against the vacancies of the State/ UT of your present domicile. Make your considered decision and fill up information in this column accordingly.

      11.   Information will be filled up automatically based on your Domicile State/ UT and District.

      12.   Give your preference of CAPFs/ Organizations. Filling up of all Six options will be mandatory.

      13.    Indicate your highest qualification.

      14.   Provide details of the qualifying educational qualification.

      15.   Please see Para-18 of the Notice of Examination and fill up accordingly.

      16.    Information with regard to Present and Permanent Address will be filled up automatically from the One-time Registration Data.

      17.    Upload your recent Photograph (not more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination) as specified at S. No-1a above. Ensure that the date on which the photograph has been taken is clearly printed on it as the applications without the date printed on the photograph will be rejected. Applications with blurred photograph will also be rejected

      18.   Upload your signature as specified , Applications with blurred signatures will be rejected.

      19.    The photograph uploaded above should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination and the date on which the photograph has been taken should be clearly printed on it. Fill-up the date on which your photograph has been taken.

      20.   Click ‘Yes’, if the date on which the uploaded photograph has been taken is clearly printed on it.

      21.   Go through the declaration carefully and click on “I agree” check box if you accept the same. Fill up Captcha code

      22.   Preview and verify the information provided by you. If you want to modify any entry, When you are satisfied that the information is correctly filled, preview and verify the information and submit the Application. click on ‘Edit/ Modify’ button and make requisite corrections before proceeding further. When you are satisfied that the information is correctly filled, preview and verify the information and submit the Application. You will not be able to make any correction in the online application after submission of the application.

      23.   Proceed to make fee payment if you are not exempted from payment of fee.

      24.   Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan. Refer the Notice of Examination for further information on the payment of fee.

      25.   When an application is successfully submitted, it will be accepted 'Provisionally'. Candidates should take printouts of the application form for their own records. Printout of the 'Application Form' is normally not required to be submitted to the Commission at any stage. However, you may be required to provide printout of the online application form to address grievances related to online application, if any.