SSC GD Constable Eligibility
Exam on : 10 Jan 2023 - 14 Feb 2023
SSC GD Constable Eligibility
Eligibility is one of the most important factors that every candidate must cross-check before applying. The SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria comprise various important components as mentioned below.
1. Age Limit 2022
- Minimum - 18 years
- Maximum - 23 years
Note:
The candidates must note that - It has been decided by the Government to grant three (03) years age relaxation in the upper age limit due to the covid pandemic.
Age Relaxation
Candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC, etc.)are eligible for age relaxation. Refer to the below table for more details about it. Know about the age relaxation for various categories
|
Category |
Age Relaxation |
|
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
5 years |
|
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
3 years |
|
Ex-Servicemen (ExSM) |
3 (after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning) |
|
Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved) |
5 years |
|
Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC) |
8 years |
|
Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1,984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST) |
10 years |
2. Education Qualification (As on 1st January 2023) & Nationality
Apart from the age limit set for the candidates by the exam conducting authority, there are a few more eligibility criteria that must be fulfilled to apply for the SSC GD Constable post. Have a look at the table below to know the nationality criteria and education qualifications.
|
Specification |
Parameters |
|
Nationality |
|
|
Educational Qualification |
|
SSC GD Constable Selection Process
The SSC GD Constable selection process includes 3 stages-
- Computer-Based Exam (CBT)
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST)
- Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME)
SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern
There is a major change in the SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern. Candidates can check the new SSC GD Constable 2022 Exam Pattern below to get a better understanding of the exam.
|
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Exam Duration |
|
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
20 |
40 |
60 mins |
|
General Knowledge & General Awareness |
20 |
40 |
|
|
Elementary Mathematics |
20 |
40 |
|
|
English/Hindi |
20 |
40 |
|
|
Total |
80 |
160 |
- The Computer Based Exam will consist of four different subjects. (General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics, and English/Hindi)
- There will be 80 questions in the exam of Objective Multiple Choice Type.
- Each question will carry +2 mark.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.50 mark for each wrong answer.
- The exam will be conducted in both Hindi and English languages.
The pattern for the physical efficiency test shall be as follows:
|
Activity |
Male |
Female |
Remarks |
|
Race |
5 Kms in 24 minutes. |
1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes |
For candidates other than those belonging to Ladakh Region. |
|
1.6 Kms in 6 ½ minutes |
800 meters in 4 minutes |
For candidates of the Ladakh Region. |
The pattern for the physical Standards test shall be as follows:
|
Standard |
Male Candidates |
Female Candidates |
|
Height ( General ,SC & OBC) |
170 |
157 |
|
Height ( ST ) |
162.5 |
150 |
|
Chest Expansion (General , SC & OBC) |
80/ 5 |
- |
|
Chest Expansion ( ST ) |
76 / 5 |
- |
The pattern for the Visual Standards test shall be as follows:
|
Visual Acuity Unaided |
Uncorrected Visual Acuity |
Refraction |
Colour Vision |
||
|
Near Vision |
Distant Vision |
- |
- |
||
|
Better Eye Standard |
Worse Eye Standard |
Better Eye Standard |
Worse Eye Standard |
- |
- |
|
N6 |
N9 |
6 / 6 |
6 / 9 |
Visual correction of any kind is not permissible even if it is by glasses |
CP-2 |
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