SSC GD Exam: Frequently Asked Questions

SSC General Duty exam is conducted to recruit suitable candidates in paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, and other organizations under Home Ministry like: NIA, SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles. This is an all-India Level Exam and with lacks of candidates appearing for the exam. The eligibility criteria and exam pattern is given in the official notification. The SSC GD Exam as per the job role and organization is described below.

SSC General Duty Constables

1. Border Security Force (BSF)
2. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
3. Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
4. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
5. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
6. National Investigation Agency (NIA)

SSC GD Exam Rifleman

1. Assam Rifles

SSC GD 2022 Exam Highlights

Name Of Exam	SSC Constable (General Duty) Exam
Conducted by	Staff Selection Commission
Conducted For	Constable (Males and Females)
Exam level	All India
Vacancies	To be announced
Selection stages	Computer-Based Exam (CBE) Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST) Medical Exam (Detailed Medical Exam)
Mode of exam	Online
Exam language	English and Hindi

SSC GD Exam Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for the exam is mentioned in the official notification. Candidates must ensure they meet all the criteria before they apply for the exam. The SSC GD Exam Eligibility criteria is as follows:

Parameter	Details
Nationality	Indian
Age Limit	Should be aged between 18 and 23 years.
Educational Qualification	Must have passed Class 10 from a recognised board. Candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class 10) are not eligible for the exam.

 

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SSC GD Exam Selection Process

There are three satages in SSC GD selection process:

SSC GD Computer Based Test

All the candidates with valid admit cards can appear for this Stage. This is a computer-based exam, where 5 sections are tested for 100 marks in total. The candidates who are successful in this stage are called for the Physical Round.

SSC GD Physical Efficiency Test

The physical test is mandatory and there are no marks awarded for this exam. The candidates who meet the criteria are considered for the medical examination. Otherwise, candidates are rejected.

SSC CD Medical Examination

Before the final selection candidates who have made it through the written round and physical efficiency test are made to go through a medical examination.

 

SSC GD Exam Pattern

There are three phases to the exam, only candidates who clear the three stages and are found medically suitable are selected for various posts under BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP,NIA, SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles.

These phases are mentioned below:

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Stage 1: – Written Exam (Objective type)
Stage 2: – Physical Standard Test/ Physical Efficiency Test
Stage 3: – Medical Test
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SSC GD Written Exam Pattern 

The first phase of the SSC GD exam is the online exam. Where candidates will have to secure marks more than a certain cutoff, in order to be eligible for other phases of the exam. Questions in Stage 1 are objective type carry 1 mark each, stipulated time for completion of stage one is 2 hours. SSC GD Stage one is a bilingual exam, conducted in Hindi and English.

The exam pattern is illustrated below:

Section	Number of questions	Maximum marks
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25
General Knowledge and General Awareness	25	25
Elementary Mathematics	25	25
English/Hindi	25	25
Total	100	100

 

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Physical Standard Test/ Physical Efficiency Test Pattern

All candidates will have to undergo a physical endurance & measurement test. They should meet fixed criteria. Candidates not found medically fit are rejected.
Though there are no marks allotted for this test, it is mandatory to be physically fit is one is to serve in posts under BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP,NIA, SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles. Following are the physical parameters set for males and females.

 

SSC GD Physical Standard for Male Candidates

Height	170 cm (minimum)
Chest	81 (Unexpanded), 85 (Expanded)
Race	5 km in 24 minutes
Long Jump	14 feet , candidates will get three chances
High Jump	3’9’’ (In three chances)

 

SSC GD Physical Standards for Female Candidates

Height	157 cm (minimum)
Race	1600 meters in 8.30 minutes
Long Jump	1o feet , candidates will get three chances
High Jump	3’ (In three chances)

 

SSC GD Syllabus

 
The SSC GD Exam Syllabus is mentioned below:
 

Section	Topics
General Intelligence and Reasoning	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
General Knowledge and General Awareness	Sports History Culture Geography Economic Scene General Polity Indian Constitution Scientific Research Current Events
Elementary Mathematics	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
English/Hindi	Spot the Error Fill in the Blanks Synonyms/Homonyms Antonyms Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words Idioms & Phrases One Word Substitution Improvement of Sentences Active/Passive Voice of Verbs Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration Shuffling of Sentence parts Shuffling of Sentences in a passage Cloze Passage Comprehension Passage

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