
SSC GD Constable 2019 – The Staff Selection Commission Or SSC will announce the vacancy/ recruitment for the General Duty constable soon. The candidates who want to get recruited for the post of GD constable in Central Industrial Security Force, Special Security Force, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Armed Police force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, or National Investigation Agency & Rifleman in Assam Rifles can submit their application form after the authority releases it. Staff Selection Commission conducts a national level exam every year. The candidates will get recruited on the performance of the PST/PET, written exam and medical test. Only the candidates who pass all the stages of the exam will get recruited in the end after qualifying the medical test by the month of October. The candidates who want to apply for SSC GD Constable 2019 can fill the application form after its release. The candidates are advised to fill the form before the deadline to avoid the rush. Applications for the SSC GD Constable 2019 will not be accepted after the deadline. The notifications of the SSC GD constable 2019 will be released by the month of November. The interested candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The candidates who don’t meet the eligibility criteria set by the authority will be rejected by the authority at any stage of the recruitment procedure. The candidates are advised to visit the SSC website regularly to stay updated regarding the matter. It is important for the candidates to be aware of the important dates of the events of the exam, eligibility criteria set by the Selection Staff Commission, vacancies for the recruitment, application procedure, fee, about the admit card, exam pattern, syllabus, answer key, result, cut off, selection procedure, and important preparation tips and books for the exam. Here in this article, we have mentioned it all down below.
SSC GD Constable Important Dates 2019
SSC GD constable 2019 Events | Dates (provisional) |
Release of application form | Mid of August 2019 |
Deadline to fill the application form | Last week of September 2019 |
Deadline to submit the application fee by challan | First week of October 2019 |
Admit card release | Few weeks before the exam |
Exam date | Will be notified |
Result announcement | Will be notified |
SSC GD constable 2019: Vacancies
Male candidates
Post |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Other Backward Class |
Unreserved |
vacancies |
BSF |
2351 |
1341 |
3267 |
7477 |
14436 |
AR |
290 |
361 |
448 |
1212 |
2311 |
ITBP |
533 |
366 |
726 |
1882 |
3507 |
CRPF |
3894 |
1586 |
4230 |
10263 |
19972 |
CISF |
26 |
13 |
47 |
94 |
180 |
SSB |
1041 |
610 |
1420 |
3450 |
6521 |
SSF |
38 |
47 |
75 |
212 |
372 |
NIA |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
Female candidates
Post |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Other Backward Class |
Unreserved |
vacancies |
BSF |
412 |
235 |
575 |
1326 |
2548 |
AR |
96 |
115 |
150 |
404 |
765 |
ITBP |
97 |
60 |
128 |
334 |
619 |
CRPF |
328 |
12 |
398 |
856 |
1594 |
CISF |
2 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
20 |
SSB |
338 |
159 |
477 |
1051 |
2025 |
SSF |
10 |
7 |
18 |
40 |
75 |
NIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria 2019
It is necessary to check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The candidates who don’t meet the eligibility criteria will not be able to appear for the exam. Those who are eligible can proceed to fill the application form post its release. The eligibility criteria set by the Selection Staff Commission is:
Nationality |
The candidate must an Indian citizen |
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Academic qualification |
The candidate must be at least 10th pass student from a recognized board.
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Age limit |
Min: 18 years; max: 23 years |
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Physical standards |
Weight |
The weight of the candidate must be proportionate to the height and medical standards of the male/female |
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Height |
Male:170 cm |
Female:157cm |
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Chest |
Male: 80 cm (5 cm expansion) |
Female: NA |
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Running |
Male: 5 km/24 minutes |
Female:1.6 km/8 minutes 30 sec |
Age Relaxation:
Category |
Age limit |
SC/ST |
26 years |
OBC |
28 years |
Ex-Servicemen ( unreserved) |
26 years |
Ex-Servicemen ( SC/ST) |
29 years |
Ex-Servicemen ( OBC) |
31 years |
SSC GD Constable Application Form 2019
The candidates who want to apply for the SSC GD constable can fill the Application Form once they confirm their eligibility as per the criteria set by the authority. The Application Forms will release by the mid of August 2019. The candidates are advised to fill the Application Form after the release, as early as possible. The link to get the application Form will be provided in the credential in the application form. After filling all the details accurately, submission of application fee and finally submission of the Application Form is done.
Procedure to fill the form:
- The candidates first have to open the SSC website and click on the Application Form link.
- The application form will appear in the desktop. Now fill in the credentials and upload your documents in the form.
- Recheck the information so there is no incorrect/false information.
- Proceed to pay the application fees after filling the necessary details.
- Lastly, click the submit button after carefully completing all the above-mentioned steps to finally submit the application form.
SSC GD Constable Admit Card 2019
The SSC GD Constable Admit Card 2019 is necessary to carry along with the other documents for entrance purpose and more. The candidates will not be allowed to appear for the exam if they fail to bring the Admit Card along with them. The Admit Card will release on the official website of the Selection Staff Commission a few weeks before the Exam. The candidates are advised to download and print the admit card as early as possible to avoid the rush. Information like the name of the candidate, exam date, and time, exam venue and address, etc. are mentioned in the admit card. The recruitment procedure has different stages of Exam and for every stage Admit Card will be issued to every candidate who qualifies the preceding Exam. The instructions to download the admit card is mentioned down below:
- As the admit card will be available online only, the candidate will have to go to the website of Selection Staff Commission where the link to the Admit Card must be provided.
- Click the link to download the admit card. After you click the link, you need to fill in the required credentials and login to your account where your admit card is uploaded by the authority.
- The SSC GD Constable 2019 Admit Card in your display screen will have your information that you have to check before you download the admit card.
- Lastly, download the Admit Card after checking the accuracy of the details provided. Take two copies of the admit card in case you misplace one for further use.
SSC GD Constable Selection Procedure 2019
The selection procedure of SSC GD Constable is the parameters and tests that will be conducted by the authority to check the eligibility of the candidate. The selection procedure is divided into four stages and the candidates will have to qualify every stage one after other to get recruited for the GD Constable in CRPF, SSF, NIA, CISF, ITBP, SSB, BSF, and Assam riflemen. The Admit card will be issued before every exam to the candidates who are eligible to apply as per the Authority rules. The results will be released in the official website of Selection Staff Commission after every stage of selection procedure. The candidate can appear for the next stage of the exam only after qualifying one stage. The stages all candidates have to pass are the following:
- Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Physical Standard Test (PST)
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Medical Test
SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern 2019
The official exam pattern of the SSC GD constable will be released in the official notification of SSC GD constable 2019. The exam pattern of the previous year is mentioned here so that the candidates have an idea of the basic structure of the question paper that comes every year. There are three stages of the exam and the candidates have to qualify every stage one after other to get shortlisted for the final stage of recruitment. The three primary stages of recruitment are:
- Written exam
- PST (Physical Standard Test) & PET (Physical Efficiency Test)
- Medical test
Written Exam:
Subjects |
Total questions |
Total marks |
Total time |
English/ |
25 |
25 |
90 minutes |
Elementary mathematics |
25 |
25 |
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General intelligence and reasoning |
25 |
25 |
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General knowledge and current affairs |
25 |
25 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
90 minutes |
PST (Physical Standard Test):
Physical Standard |
Male |
Female |
Weight |
The weight of the candidate must be proportionate to the height and medical standards of the male/female |
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Height (unreserved, OBC, SC) |
170 cm |
157cm |
Height ( ST) |
162.5 cm |
150cm |
Chest (unreserved, OBC, SC) |
80 cm (5 cm expansion) |
NA |
Chest (ST) |
76 cm (5 cm expansion) |
NA |
PET (Physical Efficiency Test)
Type |
Male: |
Female: |
Running |
5 km in 24 minutes |
1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 sec |
Medical Test
The candidates will have to go through the following test:
- Eyesight
- X-ray
- Laboratory Test (Blood Test)
The applicants must not have the following:
- Varicose vein
- Flat foot
- Knock knee
- Squint in eyes
Visual Acuity unaided (near vision) |
Uncorrected Visual Acuity (distant vision) |
Refraction/vision Test |
Color vision |
remarks |
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Better |
Worse |
Better |
Worse |
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N6 |
N9 |
6/6 |
6/9 |
Any type of vision correction will not be permitted by the official authority even by glasses. |
CP-III by ISHIHARA |
Right vision of right-handed person is better than left and vice versa |
SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2019
The preparation of the exam cannot start without knowing the syllabus. The syllabus as per the previous year exam is as follows:
English/ Hindi |
Elementary Mathematics |
General intelligence and Reasoning |
General knowledge and awareness |
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SSC GD Constable Answer Key 2019
The Answer key is the answers of all the questions that were asked in the question paper of SSC GD Constable 2019 Exam. The answer key will be released on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission after the exam is conducted. It is released so that the candidates can assess their performance in the Exam themselves and find their potential score.
SSC GD Constable Result 2019
The SSC GD Constable 2019 Result will be released by the Selection Staff Commission Board after every stage of Exam on their official website. The results will be available in PDF format to download for future purpose. The result sheet will contain the roll number of the candidates who qualify the exam. Every stage will have the result in which the name of the candidates who qualify the exam will be announced. The candidates will have to qualify the PST/ PET to reach the final stage of recruitment procedure i.e. shortlist candidates. The final shortlisting will be done on the basis of the scores of Computer-based exam.
SSC GD Constable Events |
Provisional Dates |
SSC GD constable 2019 Computer Based Examination |
February 11–March 11, 2019 |
Computer Based Examination results |
May 2019 |
PST (Physical Standard Test) /PET (Physical Efficiency Test) |
June 2019 |
PST/ PET Results |
August 2019 |
SSC GD Constable 2019 medical Examination |
September 2019 |
Final Results |
December 2019 |
SSC GD Constable Cut Off 2019
The cutoff of SSC GD Constable Exam is the minimum marks required to score by the candidate to get selected for the final selection stage. The candidates have to score good marks so that they can meet the cutoff percentile set and required by the officials. The cutoff of the previous year is not yet released by the Examination conducting body.
SSC GD Constable 2017 for male candidates:
States |
UR |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
XS |
Andhra Pradesh |
49 |
51 |
35 |
44 |
35 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
35 |
37 |
34 |
33 |
35 |
Assam |
44 |
43 |
42 |
42 |
35 |
Bihar |
75 |
76 |
61 |
73 |
35 |
Chhattisgarh |
52 |
57 |
42 |
51 |
35 |
Delhi |
68 |
66 |
63 |
58 |
35 |
Goa |
35 |
34 |
– |
– |
35 |
Gujarat |
46 |
43 |
40 |
42 |
35 |
Haryana |
80 |
80 |
74 |
– |
35 |
Himachal Pradesh |
66 |
61 |
63 |
63 |
35 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
45 |
36 |
44 |
37 |
35 |
Jharkhand |
64 |
61 |
42 |
56 |
35 |
Karnataka |
42 |
42 |
36 |
42 |
35 |
Kerala |
35 |
33 |
34 |
33 |
35 |
Madhya Pradesh |
68 |
69 |
59 |
57 |
35 |
Maharashtra |
56 |
55 |
500 |
49 |
35 |
Manipur |
43 |
39 |
39 |
36 |
35 |
Meghalaya |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Mizoram |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Nagaland |
44 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Odisha |
46 |
46 |
36 |
44 |
35 |
Punjab |
55 |
51 |
50 |
– |
35 |
Rajasthan |
78 |
82 |
71 |
73 |
35 |
Sikkim |
35 |
33 |
– |
33 |
35 |
Tamil Nadu |
35 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Telangana |
46 |
44 |
36 |
47 |
35 |
Tripura |
42 |
45 |
40 |
33 |
35 |
Uttar Pradesh |
77 |
77 |
70 |
69 |
35 |
Uttrakhand |
70 |
65 |
62 |
68 |
35 |
West Bengal |
53 |
47 |
49 |
47 |
35 |
Andaman & Nicobar |
36 |
33 |
– |
– |
35 |
Chandigarh |
54 |
49 |
43 |
– |
35 |
Dadra & Nagar haveli |
35 |
– |
– |
35 |
35 |
Daman & Diu |
37 |
37 |
– |
– |
35 |
Lakshadweep |
62 |
– |
– |
– |
35 |
Puducherry |
35 |
33 |
33 |
– |
35 |
SSC GD Constable 2017 for female candidates:
States |
UR |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
XS |
Andhra Pradesh |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Assam |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Bihar |
55 |
49 |
66 |
52 |
35 |
Chhattisgarh |
51 |
49 |
44 |
47 |
35 |
Delhi |
60 |
53 |
52 |
49 |
35 |
Goa |
35 |
33 |
– |
– |
35 |
Gujarat |
38 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
Haryana |
70 |
67 |
58 |
– |
35 |
Himachal Pradesh |
62 |
57 |
54 |
54 |
35 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Jharkhand |
52 |
46 |
33 |
50 |
35 |
Karnataka |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Kerala |
35 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
Madhya Pradesh |
58 |
54 |
48 |
50 |
35 |
Maharashtra |
47 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
35 |
Manipur |
42 |
36 |
– |
39 |
35 |
Meghalaya |
35 |
33 |
– |
33 |
35 |
Mizoram |
35 |
– |
– |
33 |
35 |
Nagaland |
35 |
– |
– |
33 |
35 |
Odisha |
41 |
38 |
33 |
38 |
35 |
Punjab |
53 |
48 |
49 |
– |
35 |
Rajasthan |
66 |
64 |
54 |
58 |
35 |
Sikkim |
35 |
– |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Tamil Nadu |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Telangana |
35 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Tripura |
35 |
– |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Uttar Pradesh |
65 |
62 |
55 |
53 |
35 |
Uttrakhand |
56 |
53 |
49 |
55 |
35 |
West Bengal |
43 |
36 |
37 |
40 |
35 |
Andaman & Nicobar |
48 |
– |
– |
– |
35 |
Chandigarh |
51 |
47 |
– |
– |
35 |
Puducherry |
35 |
33 |
– |
– |
35 |
Category based selection:
- UR= Unreserved/General
- OBC= Other Backward Caste
- SC=Schedule Caste
- ST=Schedule Tribe
- XS=Ex Servicemen
Important Tips and Books for the Exam
The candidates who want to excel in the examination will start preparing for the examination early. Here we have mentioned few important books and instructions that will help you in your preparation.
- The first thing you must do is, prepare a study plan and go through the syllabus. This will help you manage your time for every subject and topic.
- Give more time to prepare for the important topics and your weaker sections.
- Preparation tip for reasoning– This section is of 25 marks in the exam and the questions are less time consuming than the quantitative aptitude. With the help of tricks and practice, the candidates have the chance of scoring high in this section which will improve the total score.
- Some important topics in reasoning– analogies, similarities and differences, coding and decoding, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, and figural classification, and arithmetic number series.
- Preparation tips for general awareness– the candidates must read newspaper and watch news channels to stay updated with the current affairs.
- Some important topics in general awareness- history, culture, polity, Indian constitution, and geography.
- Preparation tips for elementary mathematics- the candidates must give more time to practice mathematics so that they get familiar with the nature of the questions that might come in the exam. Also, consistent practice will improve the speed of attempting the questions.
- Some important topics in elementary mathematics- number system, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, mensuration, time and distance.
- Preparation tip for English- the candidates must read English newspapers and novels, watch English documentaries and movies with the subtitles, to improve the English understanding, reading, and speaking skills. Also, learn a new word daily to improve your vocabulary.
- Some important topics in English- finding errors, synonyms/homonyms, antonyms, passage comprehension, spelling detection, and idioms and phrases.
- After studying the entire syllabus, start practicing the sample papers and previous year papers.
- At last, stay calm and confident while attempting the question paper.
Best Books For SSC GD Constable 2019
Reasoning-
NAME |
AUTHOR |
a new approach to reasoning verbal and nonverbal |
B. S. Sijwalii |
A modern approach to verbal and nonverbal reasoning |
R S Aggarwal |
General intelligence and test of reasoning |
Vikas Publishing House |
How to crack test of reasoning- revised edition |
Jaikishan & Premkishan |
Shortcuts in reasoning ( verbal, nonverbal and analytical) for competitive exams |
Disha Experts |
General Awareness-
NAME |
AUTHOR |
Current affairs round-up with 30+ online test & 2 eBooks |
Disha Experts |
General knowledge 2019 |
Manohar Pandey |
General knowledge 2019 essential knowledge capsules in general awareness & current affairs |
Manohar Pandey |
Concise general knowledge 2019 |
Purushottam Kumar |
General knowledge 2019 latest current affairs and who’s who |
RPH Editorial Board |
Elementary Mathematics-
NAME |
AUTHOR |
Elementary mathematics from an advanced standpoint |
Felix Klein |
Problems in mathematics with hints and solutions |
V. Govorov |
Lectures on elementary mathematics |
Joseph-Louis Lagrange |
A problem books in mathematical analysis |
GN Berman |
Popular arithmetic multiple choice questions |
RPH Editorial Board |
English-
NAME |
AUTHOR |
15 practice sets for SSC Constable GD tier 1 Exam |
Arihant Experts |
Recruitment of constables (GD ) in all central armed police forces 5th edition |
Arihant Experts |
SSC Constable GD quick preparation guide |
GKP Publications |
Best guide for CAPFS NIA SSF Constable GD tier 1 exam |
RPH |
Objective General English |
SP Bakshi |
SSC GD Constable FAQ 2019
- Are the candidates who are physically disabled allowed to apply for the Exam?
- No, the candidates who are physically disabled can not apply for the Exam.
- How can I check the status of my SSC GD Constable Application Form 2019?
- the candidates can check their application status and payments status by visiting the link provided on the latest notification tab under the candidates’ dashboard.
- I did not sign the application form earlier; can I fill the application again?
- no, the candidate must not fill more than one application form for the SSC GD Constable 2019. The application form will not be accepted. Also, if the candidate forgot to sign the application form, the application form will get rejected.
That is all about the SSC GD Constable 2019. If you have any doubts or queries regarding this matter, leave it down in the comment box.