SSC GD Exam Date 2026: GD Constable Dates, Schedule & Timing

No, the SSC GD notification 2026 has not been released. The notification will be released in November 2025. The Staff Selection Commission will isse the SSC GD Constable notification as a PDF download file at ssc.gov.in.

The SSC GD Constable DV/ DME 2025 dates have not been announced yet. However, it is expected that the SSC GD medical exam will start in November 2025. The CRPF will soon announce the dates for the Constable DME exam after the declaration of PET/ PST result.

The SSC GD apply online 2026 link will be released in November 2025. The Commission will issue the notification and application form for the SSC GD 2026 session at ssc.gov.in. Candidates need to fill out the form in order to appear for the exam.

The SSC GD apply online 2026 link will be released along with the notification in November 2025. Candidates will be given over 30 days to fill out the application form. The last date to apply online for the SSC GD Constable 2026 exam will be in 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.

The Commission will conduct the Constable GD in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), SSF and Rifleman GD in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination, 2026 in January - February 2026. The SSC GD Constable 2025 exam will be conducted online in the computer-based exam (CBE) mode. The Staff Selection Commission organises the exam in various exam centres across India. The SSC GD Constable 2025 exam was held on February 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 25, 2025.

The Commission will offer the SSC GD form correction 2026 facility for three days. Candidates can make corrections or changes to the online form by logging to their registered accounts. The direct link will be provided here- https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ssc-gd-exam-application-form.

The SSC GD Constable exam was conducted from February 4 to 25, 2025. The result was released on June 17, 2025. The SSC GD 2025 result is out within 4 months of the exam. Candidates can check the results by downloading the SSC GD result/merit list PDF. 

Candidates must be Class 10 pass from a recognised Board/ University to apply for the SSC GD Constable exam. Candidates who are appearing for Class 10 exams cannot take part in the Constable GD recruitment exam.

Yes, there is physical test in the SSC GD Constable exam. Candidates who clear the SSC GD exam (CBE) are called to appear for the physical test which is conducted by the CRPF. The SSC GD physical test comprises following process:

• Candidates need to fulfill SSC GD height/ weight requirement and undergo measurement of height, weight and chest as mentioned in the official notification
• Candidates need to perform a race within the given SSC GD running time limits.

There are no such repetitive questions in the SSC GD Constable exam. However, the topics and types are generally the same almost every year. The Commission makes changes in the difficulty level of the same topics asked in the exam. Moreover, the Commission may give more weight to one topic this year and another topic next year. For example, there may be more questions on the number system in 2025, and in 2026, the Mathematics section may include more questions on Algebra. So, Candidates need to prepare all the topics and sections carefully.

Candidates need to wait about three to four months for the SSC GD result following the examination date. Previous examination results show that SSC GD Constable Result 2024 appeared on July 10, 2024 followed by the final outcome which was released on December 13, 2024. The result follows multiple stages starting from the answer key announcement and continuing with tier-1 result announcements and then winding up with tier-2 result announcements. Prior to April-May 2025 when the exam takes place the Staff Selection Commission adheres to a defined timeline by releasing results during June-July 2025.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conductes the SSC GD exam every year for the recruitment of Constable (General Duty) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and other forces. The SSC GD post is generally referred to Constable GD, Riflemen GD and Sepoy. These posts are filled in the following forces:

• Border Security Force (BSF)
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
• National Investigation Agency (NIA)
• Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
• Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles
• Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau

The SSC GD vacancies are released for Constable (General Duty), Rifleman (General Duty) and Sepoy in NCB posts. The SSC GD vacancy is distributed among all the forces including:

• Border Security Force (BSF)
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• Sashastra Seem Bal (SSB)
• Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
• Rifleman (General Duty) - Assam Rifle
• Sepoy-NCB

SSC GD Constable exam is a national-level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The SSC Constable exam is a popular exam among candidates because of its eligibility criteria, salary and the pride associated with working in the security forces.

The SSC GD Physical Test 2025 will be conducted from August 20 to September 12, 2025. The SSC GD Physical admit card 2025 for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) has been released by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on August 8, 2025. The SSC GD PET/PST admit card is released around 10 days before the allotted exam date.

You can get the latest answer key for the SSC GD exam once the Commission releases the official answer key on its website. The SSC GD answer key is released around 4 to 5 days after the exam. The answer key is displayed along with the SSC GD response sheet and question paper. Candidates need to login to their registered accounts to get the official the latest answer key.