SSC Exam 2025: Staff Selection Commission Dates, Notification, Eligibility for CGL/GD/MTS/CPO

Yes, there will be the SSC GD Constable exam in 2026. The Commission has notified the tentative dates for the conduct of the Constable (GD) in CAPFs, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination, 2026. The SSC GD Constable 2026 recruitment exam will be held in January-February 2026. The SSC GD 2026 notification will be released in October 2025.

Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. The SSC GD exam is an objective type exam conducted online as Computer Based Exam (CBE). The marks assigned for the correct answer is 2 marks and the negative marking is 0.25 marks. No marks are deducted for unattempted questions. It is advisable that candidates should avoid the guesswork in the exam as the wrong guess would lower down the overall score.

The Staff Selection Commission has introduced new SSC normalization formula for all the exams including- SSC CGL, CHSL, GD, MTS, JE, CPO, etc. This SSC normalization of marks formula is valid for exams notified from June 2025. Here is the SSC marks normalization formula:

 

All the SSC exams are popular in their respective ways. The most popular SSC exams include SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC GD and SSC MTS. The Staff Selection Commission is an attached office to the Ministry of Personnel and Training. It was established after the recommendation of First Administrative Reforms Commission (1^st ARC) in 1975 as the Subordinate Service Commission through an executive resolution

SSC GD recruitment is done in total eight forces. For the post of Constable (GD), the recruitment is done in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Assam Rifles (AR), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Secretariat Security Force (SSF). For the post of Rifleman (GD), recruitment is done in Assam Rifles and Sepoy is posted in the NCB.

SSC GD Constable exam is a national level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). SSC GD exam is a popular exam among candidates because of its eligibility criteria, salary and the pride associated with working in the security forces. It is conducted to recruit candidates for the posts of Constable (General Duty) and Rifleman (General Duty) in the following Central Armed Police Forces: SSC GD Constables are recruited for following Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs): Border Security Force (BSF) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Sashastra Seem Bal (SSB) National Investigation Agency (NIA) Secretariat Security Force (SSF) Recruitment of Rifleman (General Duty) - Assam Rifle

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination every year for recruitment to the Group C posts including Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,  etc..

CPO is a Central Police Organization. The exam is held by the Staff Services Commission. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was established in 1975, it is  mandated to select staff for various Group B and Group C posts that come under various ministries in the Government of India. SSC CPO is a national-level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. The full form of SSC CPO is Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization. The recruitment is done for the post of Sub Inspector and Assistant Sub Inspector. 

No, SSC is not a State Government job. The SSC offers the Central Government job. Candidates recruited through the SSC exams are allocated Central Government ministries or departments. The SSC exams are conducted under these names:

• SSC CGL
• SSC CHSL
• SSC GD
• SSC CPO
• SSC Stenographer
• SSC JHT
• SSC MTS
• SSC Selection Post Exam

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a government agency in India that conducts various examinations for the recruitment of candidates to the Group-B (Non-Gazetted) and Group-C (non-technical) posts under the Central Government. The SSC-recruited candidate gets a Government job. The Commission conducts various recruitement exams including SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC GD Constable, SSC MTS, SSC CPO, SSC JHT and others. These SSC exams offer:

• Clerical Jobs
• Police and Paramilitary Jobs
• Defence Jobs
• Assistant Jobs
• Engineering Jobs
• Translator Jobs

The SSC GD physical result 2025 was released on October 13, 2025. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released the SSC GD result 2025 on June 17, 2025 after the completion of the assessment process. The SSC GD result has been announced at ssc.gov.in. Along with the GD result, the commission announces the force-wise and category-wise GD Constable Cut Off. The SSC GD marks 2025 will also be released. The SSC GD marks and score card contain the section-wise scores of candidates. The SSC GD result only contains the qualifying status, cut off marks and force-wise qualifying numbers. 

The SSC GD physical date 2025 for the PET/ PST exam was announced by the CRPF. The Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) of the SSC GD 2025 recruitment exam was carried out from August 20 to September 12, 2025 by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on behalf of the CAPF. Candidates who qualified the SSC GD Constable exam, that is, CBE (online exam) appeared for the PET/ PST.

The SSC GD apply online 2026 link will be activated by the Commission in November 2025, along with the release of official notification. The Commission will release the official notification and application form for the SSC GD 2026 session on its official website. Candidates are required to fill out the SSC GD Constable application form 2026 in order to appear for the exam. The SSC GD last date 2026 to fill out the online form will be of December 2025.

Candidates must be of minimum 18 years of age in order to be eligible for SSC GD exam. The upper SSC GD age limit is 23 years. However, the Commission provides a relaxation in the upper age limit for all the reserved categories such as OBC, SC, ST, ExS and others. The SSC GD age limit relaxation for SC category is five years, for OBC and Ex-Servicemen is three years. Refer SSC GD Eligibility Criteria for detailed age limit criteria.

According to the SSC CHSL official notification, applicants must be between the age group of 18 to 27 years to be eligible to apply for the SSC CHSL exam, as per the cutoff date prescribed by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The upper age limit for the general category is 27 years, Whereas reserved category candidates are given age relaxation in the upper age limit. The SC/ ST category candidates get 5 years relaxation, OBC category candidates et 3 years and PwD category get 10 years relaxation.

The SSC GD score card 2025 was released on June 26, 2025. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released the SSC GD scorecard or marks on the official website- ssc.gov.in. Candidates who took the SSC GD 2025 exam can download their score cards by logging to their registered accounts. The direct SSC GD marks 2025 download link will be shared here - https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/ssc/articles/ssc-gd-marks-score-card-blogId-122595

SSC CPO paper 1 exam will be held in November/December. The exam is conducted in three stages. All the stages are considered for final selection.

The age of candidates should be between 20 and 25 years. Relaxation in the upper age limit of five years is provided to SC/ST candidates and three years to OBC and Ex-Servicemen categories.

 

SSC CPO educational qualification is given below.

• Educational Qualification for all posts is a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university or equivalent.
• The programs in Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Architecture, and Physiotherapy, etc. are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode.
• Candidates who have not acquired the educational qualification will not be eligible and need not apply.
• For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police (only) - Male candidates must possess a valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) as on the date fixed for Physical Endurance and Standard Tests. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to undergo Physical Endurance and Standard Tests.

The SSC GD Constable Exam is conducted to recruit constables for general duty GD in multiple forces. You can join the following Central Armed Police Forces after passing the SSC GD for Constable (General Duty): 1. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 2. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 3. Sashastra Seem Bal (SSB) 4. Secretariat Security Force (SSF) 5. Border Security Force (BSF) 6. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 7. National Investigation Agency (NIA) 8. You can also join the Assam Rifles for the post of rifleman (general duty). The SSC GD pay scale is Level 3 and ranges from Rs. 21,700 to Rs. 69,100. You can know in detail at this Shiksha page: https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ssc-gd-exam-notification.

SSC CPO notification was released to select candidates for the posts of Sub-Inspector (SI) in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). 

SSC CPO syllabus for General Awareness section is given below.

Topics	Types of Questions
History	Ancient and Medieval History, India’s freedom struggle
Geography	Indian and World Geography
Polity	Government Portfolios, Judiciary and Constitution of India
Science & Technology	Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc.
Books and Authors	Authors and Famous books
Economy	Economic Organisation, Indian and world organisation
National & international Affairs	Government policies and schemes, National and International days, events and news etc.
International Organisations	International Organisation headquarter and their year of establishments
Current events	the latest Sports events, Venues and Winners