SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit, Educational Qualification

• SSC GD Constable Eligibility Educational Qualifications 
• Nationality for SSC GD Constable Eligibility 
• SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria – Physical Fitness Standard  
• SSC GD Constable Age Limit 
• SSC GD Constable Age Limit Relaxation 

SSC GD Constable Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Based on the performance in CBE, candidates will be shortlisted for PST/ PET by the Commission. Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) will be conducted at various centres finalized by the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of candidates’ eligibility/ documents will be undertaken at the time of DME. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidates to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for CBE/ PST/ PET. Candidates shortlisted for PST/PET will be asked to go through biometric verification followed by PST & PET. The PST shall include measurement of height, weight & Chest (as applicable).

• Ex-Servicemen are exempted from PST/PET, However, Ex-servicemen who are shortlisted in the Computer Based Examination for PST/ PET will have to appear in PST/ PET for recording of measurement of height, chest and weight for record PET will not be held for these Ex-servicemen candidates. However, they will have to qualify the medical examination.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) 

SSC GD Constable Physical Efficiency Test (PET) : Candidates have to clear the race within the following time limits:

• On reporting of female candidates for PST (Physical Standard Test)/ PET (Physical Efficiency Test), a self-declaration indicating about her pregnancy status shall be submitted. In case, if she declares that she is not pregnant then she will be allowed to participate in the PST/PET. In case of false declaration, all the risk for undergoing PST/PET will be of her own. If the female candidates declares that she is pregnant before PST/PET, then a confirmatory pregnancy test to be done and in case she is found to be pregnant, irrespective of duration of pregnancy, she may be declared temporary unfit and her appointment shall be held in abeyance until the confinement is over. The vacancy against which a women candidate was selected should be kept reserved for her. She will be re-examined for PST/PET six week after the date of confinement, subject to the production of a medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If she is found fit in PST/PET & DME, she will be appointed to the post kept reserved for and allow the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the Government, as amended from time to time. In case female candidate are found negative for pregnancy, she will be allowed to participate in the PST/PET

Physical Standard Test (PST): Physical Standards for the posts are as follows:

Height: Male: 170 cms, Female: 157 cms. Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in heights mentioned above. Relaxed standard of height for such candidates are as follows:

Chest: Male candidates should have following standards of chest measurement: Un-expanded: 80 cms, Minimum expansion: 5 cms. Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in chest measurement. Relaxed standard of chest measurement for such candidates are as follows:

Chest measurement for female candidates will not be taken. However, it will be ascertained that the chest is well developed.

Weight: Proportionate to height and age as per medical

• Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for relaxations e. height and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) and before PST by CAPFs PST/ PET Boards. Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above for the candidates other than those belonging to ST category will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PST/ PET in the proforma as prescribed in Annexure-IX from the competent authorities. ST candidates may avail the relaxation on the production of valid ST Certificate.
• The candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e. height and chest may prefer an appeal on same day, if they so desire, to the Appellate Authority nominated for the Centre through Presiding Officer (PO). The decision of the Appellate Authority will be final and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained thereafter. There is no appeal in PET (Race).
• Conduct of PST/ PET and DME/ RME will be the sole responsibility of the The Commission will not entertain any representation/ appeal/ RTI Applications/ CPGRAMs against the decision of the PST/ PET and DME/ RME Board.

SSC GD Constable Medical Examination 

Medical Examination : Candidates will be shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) from the pool of candidates who qualify PST/ PET. At the time of DME, following documents will be verified:

• Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate to prove age, name and educational qualification.
• Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by the competent authority.
• Valid NCC Certificate, if applicable.
• Certificate from serving defense personnel in the format prescribed at Annexure-IV of the notice.
• Undertaking in the format prescribed in Annexure-V from Ex­ Servicemen candidates.
• Caste Certificate (as applicable) in the format prescribed at Annexure-VI, Annexure-Vll and Annexure-Vlll of the notice from the candidates seeking reservation/ age relaxation.
• Certificate from candidates who wish to avail relaxation in height/ chest measurement as prescribed in Annexure-IX of the notice.
• Certificate from District Collector/ District Magistrate in respect of dependent applicants of riot victims as mentioned in category 41 51 6 under Para-5.1 of the Notice.
• Nativity/ Identity Certificate by West Pakistani Refugee in the format prescribed at Annexure-Xlll of the notice.

The shortlisted candidates will be medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical The medical examination of the candidates will be conducted in terms of Uniform Guidelines for recruitment Medical Examination for GOs and NGOs in CAPFs and AR issued vide MHA UO No. A.Vl- 1/2014-Rectt(SSB) dated 20.05.2015 and MHA OM No: E.32012/ADG(Med)/DME&RME/DA-1/2020(Part File)/1166 dated 31.05.2021 and as amended from time to time by the government.

Nationality Eligibility Criteria for SSC GD Constable

Candidate must be a citizen of Vacancies in CAPFs & AR are State/ UT/ area wise hence a candidate must submit domicile/ PRC against his state/ UT.

SSC GD Constable Age Limit

SSC GD Constable Age Limit: 18-23 years as on 1st January of the year of exam.

SSC GD Constable Age Limit Relaxation

Allowed SSC GD Constable Age Limit Relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are as under:

• Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or
• Ex-Servicemen (ESM) who have already secured employment in civil side under Government on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee However, he can avail the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he immediately after joining civil employment , has given self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No. 36034/112014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DoP&T.
• The period of “Call up Service” of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for the purpose of age
• The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex­ servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Service and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time and the instructions issued by the Government vide DoP&T’s OM 36012/3/ 2021-Estt. (Res.II) dated 27.02.2023 , which provides, inter-alia, as under :-

” Candidates working in the Armed Forces would become eligible for applying Civil posts only when he completes the prescribed period of Armed Forces Service within a year from the last date of receiving application in connection with Special Recruitment/Examination , etc., prescribed by the Competent Authority. Provided, when selection process takes more than one year, from the last date of receiving of applications, the candidate will not be declared ineligible under Ex-servicemen category only on the ground that he has got himself released from Armed Forces after one year from the last date of receiving of application. “

Such candidates are also required to be in possession of the prescribed certificate and the Undertaking as at Appendix-V(A) and V(B) of the Rules, by the closing date of the application as may be notified by the Commission in the Notice for the examination

SSC GD Constable Educational Qualifications Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualifications Eligibility Criteria: The candidates must have passed Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/
• Candidates who have not acquired the essential educational qualification as on the stipulated date will not be eligible and need not
• As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06- 2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.
• All the candidates who are called for Document Verification will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Marksheets, Provisional Certificates for completion of Matriculation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the cut-off date, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of requisite educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ Institute/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University/ Institute by the cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.
• Incentive to NCC Certificate Holders: The incentive to ‘NCC Certificate’ holders will be granted at the following scales:

• • The benefit of incentive/ Bonus marks will only be provided to a candidate who has opted for bonus marks/ incentive for ‘NCC certificate’ in online If a candidate has not indicated that he is a NCC certificate holder in the online application form, subsequent change in the status will not be allowed.
  • The benefit to NCC Certificate Holder will be confirmed only on production of the original certificate supporting their claims at the time of document
  • However, till the verification of NCC Certificate, bonus marks will be awarded provisionally as per the claim of candidate in the online application
  • The crucial date for this purpose will be the closing date of receipt of online
  • This benefit is not available for Ex-servicemen.

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