SSC GD Constable Notification 2018 FAQ's

Dear Readers,

SSC GD Constable 2018 Notification 2018 has been released on 21st July 2018 on the official website by the Commission. With the release of the notification, Online Applying process for SSC GD 2018 has started from today (17th August 2018). Candidates will be distributed to multiple posts as Constables in BSF, CISF, CRPF etc. according to their eligibility once they crack the exam successfully. SSC GD Constable 2018 will be conducted to recruit eligible candidates to the post of General Duty.

The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST) and Medical Examination. The date of examination is not mentioned in the official notification and is to be notified later.

☛ What are the posts available under this recruitment project for freshers?

The posts which are available in this recruitment project are:-

Constables (General Duty) in BSF,CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, NIA, SSF
Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR)

☛ When will be the exam conducted?
The date of examination is not mentioned in the official notification it is to be notified later.

☛ How many vacancies are there?

The total number of vacancies are 54953 vacancies, which are to be filled through SSC GD 2018 Exam.

For Male Candidates

Positions	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	Vacancy
BSF	2351	1341	3267	7477	14436
CISF	26	13	47	94	180
CRPF	3894	1586	4230	10263	19972
SSB	1041	610	1420	3450	6521
ITBP	533	366	726	1882	3507
AR	290	361	448	1212	2311
NIA	0	1	2	5	8
SSF	38	47	75	212	372

For Female Candidates

Positions	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	Vacancy
BSF	412	235	575	1326	2548
CISF	2	0	5	13	20
CRPF	328	12	398	856	1594
SSB	338	159	477	1051	2025
ITBP	97	60	128	334	619
AR	96	115	150	404	765
NIA	0	0	0	0	0
SSF	10	7	18	40	75

☛ Will the exam be conducted online or offline (OMR Based)?

The recruitment process will include a Computer Based online examination (CBE).

☛ What is the Structure of Examination, the recruitment process?
The structure of the recruitment process will consist of four phases as follows:

1. Computer Based Examination (CBE)

The Computer-Based Exam will be of 100 marks.
The time of 90 minutes will be given to the candidates. There will be four sections in the examination- GK , Reasoning , Mathematics and English/Hindi.

Parts	Name of Disciplines	Questions	Marks	Duration
Part-A	General Intelligence and reasoning	25	25	90 minutes
Part-B	General Awareness and General Knowledge	25	25
Part-C	Elementary Mathematics	25	25
Part-D	English/Hindi	25	25
	Total	100	100

Computer Based Examination will be held in English & Hindi only.

2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Based on the performance in CBE, candidates will be shortlisted for PET/PST by the commission.

Criteria for PET:

	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Race	5 km in 24 minutes	1.6 km in 8(1/2) minutes

3. Physical Standard Test (PST)

Criteria for PST:

	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Height ( General ,SC & OBC)	170	157
Height ( ST )	162.5	150

	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Chest Expansion (General , SC & OBC)	80/ 5	N/A
Chest Expansion ( ST )	76 / 5	N/A

4. Medical Examination

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

The selected candidates will be medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness as prescribed in the official notification.

Eye sight:

The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 and 6/9 of two eyes without correction i.e. without wearing of glasses.

➡The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should possess high colour vision.

☛ What is the age criteria to apply in this common written exam?

Minimum Age: 18 years
Maximum Age: 23 years

The crucial date of age-limit will be calculated with reference to 01-08-2018.

☛ What is the educational qualification required for various posts in this recruitment process?

The candidates must have passed 10th class or equivalent from a recognized board.

☛ What is the application Fee?

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/-
Last date for submission of applications:17th September 2018 (up to 5PM)
Fee can be paid through SBI Challan/ SBI Net banking or through credit/ debit cards of any bank.
Candidates who wish to make the payment through challan of SBI, may make the payment to designated branches of SBI within the working hours of bank upto 20th September 2018.

☛ Is there a criterion for negative marking?

There is negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.