SSC GD 2026 Notification Released: Apply Online from 1 December, Exam Feb–April 26

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Dec 02, 2025

SSC GD Constable 2026 Notification: Full Details (As per Official Notice Dated 01.12.2025)

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has officially released the SSC GD Constable Notification for 2026 on 01 December 2025 on its website (ssc.gov.in). The recruitment will be conducted for Constable (GD) posts in CAPFs, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles.
This is one of India’s largest defence recruitment exams conducted every year.

📅 SSC GD 2026: Important Dates (Official)

All dates below are exactly taken from the official notification you uploaded:

📌 Vacancy Details (As per Notification)

The notice states that the vacancies are provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The exact force-wise and category-wise vacancy chart is given inside the full PDF, not on Page 1.

👉 Upload the vacancy page (Page 3–5 of PDF)
and I will extract and format the complete vacancy table for you.

🛡 Forces Included in SSC GD 2026 Recruitment

Candidates will be recruited into:

• Border Security Force (BSF)
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
• Assam Rifles (AR) – Rifleman (GD)
• Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
• Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) (as per scheme)

🎓 Eligibility Criteria

✔ Educational Qualification

• Candidate must have Matriculation / 10th Class pass from a recognized board.

✔ Age Limit

• 18 to 23 years
• Age relaxation:
  • OBC: +3 years
  • SC/ST: +5 years
  • Ex-servicemen: As per rules

📏 Physical Standard Test (PST)

Height

• Male: 170 cm
• Female: 157 cm
• Relaxation for ST, Gorkhas, Garhwalis, NE states, etc.

Chest (Male Only)

• Unexpanded: 80 cm
• Expanded: 85 cm

🏃 Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Male

• 5 km run in 24 minutes
• 1.6 km run in 6 min 30 sec (Ladakh)

Female

• 1.6 km run in 8 min 30 sec
• 800 m run in 4 min (Ladakh)

🧪 Medical Standards

• Vision:
  • Better Eye: 6/6
  • Worse Eye: 6/9
• No major physical deformity.

📝 SSC GD 2026: Exam Pattern

The Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages mentioned in the notification.

📘 SSC GD 2026 Syllabus Outline

1️⃣ General Intelligence & Reasoning

Analogy, series, puzzles, coding-decoding, directions, non-verbal reasoning.

2️⃣ General Knowledge

Current affairs, history, geography, polity, science, defence, sports.

3️⃣ Mathematics

Number system, ratio, percentage, mensuration, SI/CI, profit-loss, time-distance.

4️⃣ English / Hindi

Grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms/antonyms.

💰 Application Fee

• General / OBC / EWS: ₹100
• SC / ST: No fee
• Women: No fee

🖥 How to Apply Online (Step-by-Step)

1. Visit ssc.gov.in
2. Go to Apply → SSC GD Constable 2026
3. Complete registration
4. Upload documents (Photo, Signature, 10th Certificate)
5. Pay fee online
6. Submit & print application form

🏆 Selection Process

1. Computer Based Exam (CBT)
2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
3. Physical Standard Test (PST)
4. Medical Examination (DME/RME)
5. Document Verification

📌 Conclusion

The SSC GD Constable 2026 Notification provides a great career opportunity for 10th-pass candidates. Applications are open from 1 to 31 December 2025 and the exam will be held Feb–April 2026. Candidates should prepare early for CBT & physical tests.