SSC GD Constable 2023 Application Form, Exam Dates & Eligibility

SSC GD Constable 2023: SSC or Staff Selection Commission is known for recruiting for the job of constables General Duty (GD). As per the need, SSC keeps on conducting recruitment tasks for this job. The candidate who are interested in the SSC GD must be applied before the last date of the application form. Given below are the details about the SSC GD Constable 2023 Examination which is as follows:

Number of Vacancies: N/A
Name conducts job: Staff Selection Commission
Official Website that provides all information: www.ssconline.nic.in

SSC GD Constable 2023 Exam Dates:

Event	Dates
Availability of application forms	December
Last Date to Apply	January
Admit Card Release for PST/PET	February
PST/PET Exam Date	March
PST/PET Result Date announced	April
Written exam Admit Card Release	May
Written Exam Date	July
Written Exam Result Date Announced	August
Medical Test Admit Card Release	September
Medical Test Exam Date	October
Medical Test Result Date	November

SSC GD Constable 2023 Eligibility Criteria:

• A recognized board Minimum 10th Pass.
• The minimum age is 18 and the maximum age is 23.
• Relaxation of age provided to categories reserved according to the rules of the government.

For Physical Standard Test (PST):

Type	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Height ( General ,SC & OBC)	170	157
Height ( ST )	162.5	150
Chest Expansion (General, SC & OBC)	80/5	N/A
Chest Expansion ( ST )	76/5	N/A

Relaxation Criteria for Age & Age Limits:

Category	Age Relaxation (Upper Age Limit)
SC / ST	5 yrs
OBC	3 yrs

Ex-Servicemen (after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age)

Unreserved / General	3 yrs
OBC	6 yrs (3 + 3)
SC/ST	8 yrs

Candidates who had been a residence during 1stJan 1980 – 31st Dec. 1989 in the Jammu & Kashmir State

Unreserved / General	5 yrs
OBC	8 yrs
SC / ST	10 yrs

SSC GD Constable 2023 Application Form:

In December 2023, the application form will be available. Interested and eligible candidates will be allowed by visiting the official website of the board to complete and submit the form via online mode. It is recommended that candidates read the important instructions first before starting the application form completion process. Applications will be made available in both online and offline for candidates from Jammu and Kashmir, the North-East States and the affected LWE parts.

Application Fee:

• The candidate may submit their application fee from online and offline.
• Applicants must pay a fee of Rs.50.
• And applicants can pay by Central Recruitment Fee (CRFS) stamps for offline mode.
• For online modes, candidates can pay via the bank and debit and credit card of SBI Challan / Net.

SSC GD 2023 Qualification:

Candidate applying for SSC Constable (GD) Examination 2023 must be 10^th passed or equivalent from any of the recognized board.

Selection Prosses of SSC GD Constable:

The selection process depends on the performance in the physical, written, and medical fitness test. A new and final list will be prepared as per the performance in the written exam.

SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2023:

General Awareness:	Culture, Economy, Geography, General Polity, Important Dates, Awards and Honors, Indian/World History, Scientific Inventions Sports.
General Intelligence and Reasoning:	Non-Verbal Reasoning, Spatial Orientation, Spatial Visualization, Arithmetical Reasoning, Analogies, Observation, Visual Memory, Coding-Decoding, Verbal Reasoning, Similarities, and Differences, Recent Studies and Theories.
English/Hindi:	Para Jumbles, Synonyms-Antonyms, Sentence Formation, Comprehension Writing.
Elementary Mathematics:	Time and Distance, Profit and Loss, Fundamental Arithematic Operations Number System, Ratio and Proportions, Averages, Interests, Discount, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work.

SSC GD Constable 2023 Exam Pattern:

• The test is conducted online and offline.
• The question paper is in a bilingual format for the online test.i.e English & Hindi.
• The question paper will also be in regional language in offline mode.
• The examination will consist of four sections: general knowledge, English, rationale and Quantitative Aptitude.
• The duration of the exam will be 2 hours.
• The examination will mention 100 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
• For the correct reply, 1 mark will be awarded and 0.25 mark deduces for an incorrect response.

Written Examination:

Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Knowledge & General Awareness	25	25
Elementary Mathematics	25	25
English/ Hindi	25	25
Total	100	100

Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

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

SSC GD Constable 2023-22 Admit Card:

• You will find the admission card on the official website.
• Only those who have successfully submitted their application form will receive the admission card.
• The admission card is available in May for the written test.
• The admission card is available in September for the medical test.
• All required information, such as name, date of birth, registration no., etc, is available on the admission card.
• The admission card needs to be received in the exam hall.
• Even not one candidate is entered without an admittance card in the examination hall.

SSC GD Constable 2023 Result:

• The results can be found on the official website for examination.
• The result is available for PST / PET in April.
• The results are available for the written test in August.
• The results will be available in November for medical examination.
• In order for candidates to attend the different stages of the examination, the results of each stage should be printed.

SSC GD Constable 2023 Answer Key:

• After the examination on the official SSC website, SSC Constable GD Answer Key will be published.
• The answer key for all sets of question paper will be published, applicants can use them accordingly.
• The answer key is the collection of all the answers asked in the examination.
• After each shift (morning and evening), the answer key of the Constable GD Exam will be published.

Cut Off:

• A Cutoff is published for the written examination of the Constable GD.
• According to the applicant’s category, the Commission will prepare the final merit list, with the final results also stated.
• For selection, the minimum cut off percentage is normally as per general: 35% and SC/ST/OBC: 33%.

For Male Candidates:

Forces	General	OBC	SC	ST
SSB	81	76	69	61
CISF	83	79	73	66
CRPF	72	69	61	66
BSF	71	67	63	59
ITBP	71	67	63	57
AR	86	83	79	71
SSF	87	84	76	69
NIA	91	86	81	73

For Female Candidates:

Forces	General	OBC	SC	ST
SSB	76	71	66	56
CISF	81	74	71	64
CRPF	69	65	56	51
BSF	71	66	63	56
ITBP	69	65	61	54
AR	81	76	69	61
SSF	85	83	78	71
NIA	88	83	78	72

Important Books to Prepare for SSC GD Constable 2023:

English/ Hindi

• Popular English Grammar (with Hindi Explanations): HS Bhatia
• Objective General English: S.P Bakshi
• Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs with Hindi Meanings: H S Bhatia
• General Hindi and Concise Grammar – An Indispensable Guide for all Competitive Exams: Dr. Brij Kishore Prasad Singh
• Adhunik Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna (Hindi): Basudeo Nandan Prasad

General Knowledge and Awareness

• Concise General Knowledge: Purushottam Kumar
  General Knowledge Latest Current Affairs & Who’s Who: RPH Editorial Board
• Current Affairs Roundup with 30+ Online Tests & 2 eBooks: Disha Experts
• General Knowledge Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness & Current Affairs: Manohar Pandey
• General Knowledge: Manohar Pandey

General Intelligence & Reasoning

• How to Crack Test of Reasoning- Revised Edition: Jaikishan & Prem Kishan
• Shortcuts in Reasoning (Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical) for Competitive Exams: Disha Experts
• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning: R S Aggarwal
• General Intelligence and Test of Reasoning: Vikas Publishing House
• A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal: B.S. Siwalik

Elementary Mathematics

• Lectures on elementary mathematics: Joseph-Louis Lagrange
• A Problem Book in Mathematical Analysis: G.N. Berman
• Popular Arithmetic Multiple Choice Questions: RPH Editorial Board
• Problems in Mathematics with Hints and Solutions: V. Govorov
• Elementary mathematics from an advanced standpoint: Felix Klein