About SSC GD Constable
Staff Selection Commission of India (SSC) conducts SSC GD every year to recruit eligible candidates to the post of BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF, Rifleman etc. SSC GD Notification 2018 has been released on 21st July 2018 by SSC. SSC GD or SSC General Duty is one of the most reputed exam conducted by SSC every year.
The candidates are selected for the post of Constable in BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSF, SSB, NIA and Rifleman. Every year lakhs of students appear for SSC GD Exam in order to fulfill their dream of joining the prestigious ministries of the Government of India.
SSC GD Job Profile
The responsibilities of a Constable GD in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF),Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), SashastraSeemaBal (SSB), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Special Security Force (SSF) are given below.
- After you are selected, you will be posted as a Guard or Escort.
- You will be supervised directly by the SHO and you have to obey his orders and duties.
- You will be in-charge of all activities in the absence of Assistant Sub-Inspector and Sub-Inspector.
- You will have the right to investigate any case if the Sub-Inspector asks you to do so.
- You may also be asked to perform the duty of a Station Writer in rural or urban areas.
- If you are promoted to the post of Head Constable, then you will be in charge of police stations.
Career Growth of GD Constables
Certain promotions are given on the basis of performance in departmental exam while certain are given on the service. The time period is different for all departments. The promotion of a GD Constable are as follows:
- Senior Constable
- Head Constable
- Assistant Sub-Inspector
- Sub-Inspector
- Inspector
SSC GD Notification 2018
SSC GD Official Notification has been released by the Staff Selection Commission of India. Candidates can read the official notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. A total of 54935 vacancies are declared in the official notification released by SSC for SSC GD 2018.
Click to check official SSC GD Notification 2018
SSC GD 2018 Exam Dates
SSC GD Notification 2018 has been released on 21st July 2018 by Staff Selection Commission of India. The Online Application Process will start from 24th July. Exam Dates to be notified later by Staff Selection Commission of India.
Events | Dates |
Notification Date | 21st July 2018 |
Starting Date of Application Form | 24th July 2018 |
Last Date to fill Application Form | 24th August 2018 |
Admit Card Declaration | To be notified soon |
Online Exam Date | |
Result Declaration |
SSC GD Vacancy 2018
The entire recruitment process of SSC GD 2018 will be completed in four stages: Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), computer based test and at the last the medical test.
SSC has introduced 54,953 vacancies for the recruitment of constables through SSC GD 2018 Exam. Let’s have a look at the Expected SSC GD 2018 Vacancies:
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 |
SSC GD 2018 Exam Pattern
SSC GD 2018 will be conducted in three phases:
- Written Exam
- Physical Efficiency Test
- Medical Examination
Theonline written exam constituting of 4 sections to be completed in a time span of 120 minutes. Around 100 questions will be asked carrying 1 mark each. 1/4th of the total mark of a particular question is deducted if attempted wrong by a candidate.
No. | Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
1 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
2 | General Knowledge & General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
3 | Elementary Mathematics | 25 | 25 | |
4 | English/ Hindi | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
For PET Tests:
Type | For Male Candidates | For Female Candidates |
Race | 5 Km in 24 minutes | 1.6 Km in 8(1/2) minutes |
For PST Test
For Male Candidates | For Female Candidates | |
Height (General, SC & OBC) | 170 | 157 |
Height (ST) | 162.5 | 150 |
Chest Expansion (General, SC & OBC) | 80/5 | NA |
Chest Expansion (ST) | 76/5 | NA |
For Medical Test
Visual Acuity Unaided | Uncorrected Visual Acuity | Refraction | Color Vision | ||
Near Vision | Distant Vision | – | – | ||
Better Eye | Worse Eye | Better Eye | Worse Eye | – | – |
N6 | N9 | 6 / 6 | 6 / 9 | Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses | CP-2 |
SSC GD 2018 Syllabus
To ace SSC GD 2018, a candidate must have a thorough knowledge of SSC GD Syllabus. Let’s discuss the detailed syllabus for SSC GD 2018 Exam:
English/Hindi | General Awareness | Elementary Mathematics | General Intelligence and Reasoning |
Comprehension Writing Sentence Formation Para Jumbles Synonyms-Antonyms | Scientific Inventions Sports Awards and Honors Important Dates Culture Geography Economy Indian/World History General Polity | Number System Percentages Averages Ratio and Proportions Interests Profit and Loss Discount Mensuration Time and Distance Time and Work Fundamental Arithematic Operations | Spatial Visualization Spatial Orientation Observation Visual Memory Arithematical Reasoning Verbal Reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Analogies Coding-Decoding Similarities and Differences Recent Studies and Theories |
RESULT
After the successful completion of SSC GD Constable exam, the result will be announced online on the official website. We will keep you posted on all the information regarding SSC GD Constable Result 2018.