Short Summary
SSC-GENERAL DUTY – GD (CONSTABLE) EXAMINATION, 2020
SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR GENERAL DUTY -GD (CONSTABLE) EXAMINATION
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts an annual open examination for the recruitment of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Secretariat Security Force (SSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles.
SSC GD Exam Pattern:
The candidates must have prior knowledge of both the SSC GD Exam pattern. Candidates must go through them with a fine-tooth comb to have a better understanding of the SSC GD Exam.
Check the below table for detailed SSC GD exam pattern which includes subjects, questions, marks and duration of SSC GD Paper I, PET/PST and Paper II.
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Subject |
Marks |
Duration |
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Paper |
200 |
02 hours |
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Physical Eligibility Test (PET) |
– |
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Physical Standard Test (PST) |
– |
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Detailed Medical Examination (DME) |
200 |
SSC GD Paper Exam Pattern
Computer-Based Examination (CBE): This is an online test comprising of objective-type questions which are explained at length below under the syllabus section of the article. As per the SSC GD Exam Pattern, It is further divided into four parts:
| Subject | Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Duration |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
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General Knowledge and General Awareness |
25 | 25 | |
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Elementary Mathematics |
25 | 25 | |
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English/ Hindi |
25 | 25 |
SSC GD PET Exam Pattern
Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Once candidates clear the CBE, they would be shortlisted to take the PET/ PST organised by the Commission. During PET/ PST, candidates who are found eligible on the basis of height parameters are permitted to undergo PET (race) which is followed by biometric/ technology-aided identification test. The scrutiny of candidates’ eligibility for any relaxation in terms of age, height and chest measurement is done only after they qualify the PET (race) before PST conducted by CAPFs PET/ PST Boards.
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Candidates |
Male |
Female |
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Kilo Meters |
Minutes |
Kilo Meters |
Minutes |
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Race |
5 |
24 |
1.6 |
8½ |
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Race (Belonging to Ladakh Region) |
1 |
6½ |
0.8 |
4 |
NOTE: Pregnant women are disqualified from taking this test.
SSC GD Physical Standard Test (PST):
In this test, the physical standards of the candidates are being tested on the basis of three factors:
| Physical Standard | Category | Male (in cms) | Female |
| Height | General, SC & OBC | 170 | 157 |
| Chest | General, SC & OBC | 80/5 | – |
| Weight | – | Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards | Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards |
Detailed Medical Examination (DME): Candidates who qualify the PET/ PST are shortlisted for the DME. The selected candidates are medically examined by the Medical Boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness on the basis of the following points:
- Eyesight
- Medical Fitness
The criteria set by the SSC authority in for vision test is given in the table below:
PAPER OF THE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
The SSC GD Syllabus comprises a Computer Based Examination which includes an objective-type paper carrying 100 marks for 100 questions.
| S. No. | Section Name | Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Part A | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 1.5 hours (Cumulative) |
| Part B | General Knowledge and General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
| Part C | Elementary Mathematics | 25 | 25 | |
| Part D | English/ Hindi | 25 | 25 |
All the Objective-type questions mainly comprise of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The Computer Based Examination (CBE) is conducted in two languages – English and Hindi only.
The SSC GD Syllabus for the Computer Based Examination includes the following:
A.General Intelligence & Reasoning:
This General Intelligence syllabus section mainly consists of both verbal and non-verbal types of reasoning questions. This test particularly includes questions which test the candidate’s analytical and logical reasoning skills and his/ her ability to observe and distinguish patterns through questions principally of non-verbal type.
The list of topics under the General Intelligence & Reasoning syllabus are listed below:
- Analogies
- Arithmetic Number Series
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Coding-Decoding
- Discrimination
- Figural Classification
- Non-verbal Series
- Observation
- Relationship Concepts
- Similarities and Differences
- Spatial Orientation
- Spatial Visualization
- Visual Memory
B.General Knowledge and General Awareness:
The questions in this section aim at evaluating the candidate’s general awareness about day-to-day affairs and current affairs. These questions do not require the candidate to have special knowledge of any particular discipline. The questions in this component revolve around matters of everyday observations and test the candidate’s knowledge of the environment around him/ her and topics related to India and its neighbouring countries such as:
- Culture
- Economic Scene
- General Polity
- Geography
- History
- Indian Constitution
- Scientific Research
- Sports
C.Elementary Mathematics:
This section primarily assesses the candidate’s knowledge of high-school level mathematical problems. According to the SSC GD Syllabus, the following topics are:
- Averages
- Computation of Whole Numbers
- Decimals and Fractions
- Discount
- Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
- Interest
- Mensuration
- Number Systems
- Percentages
- Profit and Loss
- Ratio and Proportion
- Ratio and Time
- Relationship between Numbers
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
D.English:
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Synonyms/Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words
- Idioms & Phrases
- One Word Substitution
- Improvement of Sentences
- Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
- Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
- Shuffling of Sentence parts
- Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
- Cloze Passage
- Comprehension Passage
E.Hindi:
- वर्तनी की सामान्य अशुद्धियाँ तथा शब्दों के शब्द रूप
- शब्दों के स्त्रीलिंग
- बहुवचन, किसी वाक्य को अन्य लिंग में परिवर्तन
- मुहावरा व उनका अर्थ
- अशुद्ध वाक्यों के शुद्ध रूप
- विलोमार्थी शब्द
- समानार्थी व पर्यायवाची शब्द
- अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द
- कहावतें व लोकोक्तियां के अर्थ
- संधि विच्छेद
- क्रिया से भाववाचक संज्ञा बनाना
- रचना एवं रचयिता
The Question weightage that each topic in the SSC GD Constable Syllabus carries is as mentioned below:
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| Sections | Topics | Weightage |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | Current Affairs & Static G.K | 8-10 Questions & 13-15 Questions |
English/ Hindi |
Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks, Phrase replacements, Cloze test, Synonyms & Antonyms, Phrase and idioms meaning, One Word Substitution, Spellings, Reading comprehension | 3-5 Questions & 5 Questions & 3 Questions & 5 Questions & 6 Questions & 3-4 Questions & 3-4 Questions & 3-4 Questions & 5 Questions |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Analogy, Coding-Decoding , Classifications, Series, Order Ranking, Direction & Distances, Clock & calendar, Alphabet or word test, Venn diagram, Puzzles, Blood relations, Non- verbal reasoning, Syllogism, Verbal reasoning | 2-3 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 0-1 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions |
| Elementary Mathematics | Mixture Problems, Ratio Proportions, Number Systems, Simplification, Algebra, Profit and Loss, Percentage, Average, Time and workSpeed, Time and Distance, Mensuration, Simple Interest, Data Interpretations | 1-2 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 3-4 Questions & 4-5 Questions & 4-5 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 1-2 Questions & 2-3 Questions & 4-5 Questions |
English/Hindi: The questions in this component tests the candidates’ ability to understand and analyse basic English/Hindi and the comprehension skills in the language are being tested.