Staff Section Commission.
Last Date: 31/12/2025.
Staff Section Commission (SSC) has released the official notification 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.
Staff Section Commission (SSC) has released the official notification 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.
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
No of posts: 25,487 posts
# Male: 23,467 posts
# Female: 2,020 posts
Organization-wise vacancy details:
| Organization | No of posts |
| BSF | 616 |
| CISF | 14595 |
| CRPF | 5490 |
| SSB | 1764 |
| ITBP | 1293 |
| Assam Rifles | 1706 |
| SSF | 23 |
| Total | 25487 |
Eligibility Criteria of SSC Constable GD Recruitment
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.
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
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.
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.
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:
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:
| Category | Fee |
| UR | Rs 100/- |
| OBC/MOBC | Rs 100/- |
| SC/ ST/ Women/ | Nil |
| Ex-Servicemen | Nil |
SSC Examination Centres in Assam and Other North East 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) | Tejpur (5112) |
| Imphal (5501) | Shillong (5401) | Agartala (5601) |
| Aizwal (5701) | Dimapur (5301) | Kohima (5302) |
| Churachandpur (5502) |
How to Apply SSC Constable GD Recruitment?
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 GD recruitment.
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
# Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process by clicking "New User ? Register Now".
# In the next stage, click on "Online Application Form" Link and Login.
# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
# Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
# At the end, take a print out of the application form .
Important Dates of SSC Constable Recruitment 2026
# Starting date to apply online: 1st December 2025
# Last date to apply online: 31st December 2025
# Last date to apply online: 31st December 2025
# Schedule of Computer Based Examination: Feb- April, 2026
Important Web-Links of SSC Constable Recruitment
| Online Application Form | Register | Login |
| Advertisement Details | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
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 Standard Test (PST)
c) Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
d) Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) and
e) Document Verification
Computer Based Examination
Candidates who submitted online applications for 25,487 vacancy as Constable (General Duty) must first appear in Computer Based Examination (CBE). The detail structure of Computer Based Examination (CBE) is as mentioned below.
No of questions: 80 MCQs
Total marks: 160 marks
Duration: 60 minutes
Type of exam: Online (CBE)
Level of questions: Matriculation level
Negative marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
Language: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
No of questions: 80 MCQs
Total marks: 160 marks
Duration: 60 minutes
Type of exam: Online (CBE)
Level of questions: Matriculation level
Negative marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
Language: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Exam pattern:
| Part | Subject | No of MCQs | Marks |
| A | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 20 | 40 |
| B | General Knowledge and General Awareness | 20 | 40 |
| C | Elementary Mathematics | 20 | 40 |
| D | English/ Hindi | 20 | 40 |
| Total | 80 | 160 |
Syllabus of Computer Based Test (CBT)
The syllabus for the Examination will be as follows:
A) 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.
B) 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 every day 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.
C) 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.
D) English/ Hindi:
Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi and his basic comprehension would be tested.
A) 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.
B) 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 every day 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.
C) 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.
D) English/ Hindi:
Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi and his basic comprehension would be tested.
Physical Standard Test (PST)
Based on the performance in CBE, candidates will be shortlisted for PST/ PET by the Commission. Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) will be conducted at various centres finalized by the CAPFs.
Physical Standards for the posts are as follows:
Height
| Category | Height |
| Male | 170 cms |
| Female | 157 cms |
Relaxation in Height
| Relaxation for | Male (Cms) | Female (Cms) |
| ST | 162.5 | 150.0 |
| ST candidates of NE States | 157.0 | 147.5 |
| ST candidates of Left Wing Extremism affected districts | 160.0 | 147.5 |
| Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/ UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 165.0 | 155.0 |
| Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura | 162.5 | 152.5 |
| Candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) | 157.0 | 152.5 |
Chest
Male candidates should have following standards of chest measurement:
Male candidates should have following standards of chest measurement:
| Status | Expansion |
| Un-expanded | 80 cms |
| Minimum expansion | 5 cms |
Relaxation in chest
| Relaxation for | Un-expanded (cms) | Minimum Expansion (cms) |
| ST | 76 | 5 |
| Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/ UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 78 | 5 |
| North-Eastern Sates of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) | 77 | 5 |
# Chest measurement for female candidates will not be taken. However, it will be ascertained that the chest is well developed.
Weight
Weight must be proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.
Weight must be proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Candidates have to clear the race within the following time limits:
| Region | Male | Female |
| Other region | 5 Kms in 24 minutes. | 1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes |
| Ladakh region | 1.6 Kms in 7 minutes | 800 metres in 5 minutes |
Medical Examination
Candidates will be shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) from the pool of candidates who qualify PST/ PET.
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 vide MHA UO No. A.VI-1/2014-Rectt(SSB) dated 20.05.2015 and MHA OM No: E.32012/ADG(Med)/DME&RME/DA-1/2020(Part File)/1166 dated 31.05.2021 and as amended from time to time by the government. These instructions are accessible at following link: https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/policedevison_17062021_0.pdf
