SSB Previous Year Question Papers for Constable Tradesman, Head Constable Posts

Candidates who are preparing for the Head Constable and Constable Tradesman exams must solve the SSB previous year papers. Candidates can identify the topics, questions, and concepts that have been repeated in recruitment exams in the last years. This article shares the past year’s SSB question papers to help candidates perform better in exams.

SSB Previous Year Question Papers

SSB has announced a total of 1194 vacancies to be covered through the Constable Tradesman & Driver, Head Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Head Constable Paramedical Staff, and Sub-Inspector posts. It will conduct the CBT for respective posts after the first round or after the physical test is conducted. Candidates should begin their CBT preparation early by working through previous years’ papers. These papers will help the candidates score well and get familiar with the types of questions and build confidence before the actual exam.

SSB Head Constable Previous Year Question Papers

In this section, we have provided the SSB Head Constable previous year question papers of the exams held in 2016, 2018, and 2023. Candidates must download the free PDFs from the table below:

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SSB Constable Tradesman Previous Year Question Papers

Candidates can download SSB Constable previous year question papers of the past year’s recruitment in PDF format. The table below provides the link to download the previous year’s papers of 2016-17 for the plumber, painter, electrician, carpenter, and draughtsman posts:

Benefits of Solving SSB Previous Year Question Papers

Practicing SSB Previous Year Question Papers is helpful for candidates as it makes their exam preparation better. Candidates selected in previous SSB Constable and Head Constable recruitments recommend solving the previous year’s papers to fully prepare for the CBT. The points given below discuss the benefits that candidates will get from solving the previous year’s papers:

1. After solving the previous year’s papers, candidates understand the difficulty of the questions that were asked and have an idea of what could be asked in the upcoming year’s exam.
2. They identify the topics, questions, and concepts that are repeated over the years.
3. It helps candidates to distribute time across all sections so that they can finish the exam in time.
4. Regular practice of SSB Previous Year Question Papers helps candidates to avoid silly mistakes and improve accuracy.
5. Candidates can analyse which topics or any section(s) need more revision, and thus they can allot more time in their study plan for them.
6. Previous Year Papers help candidates to understand the level of their preparation required for the SSB Constable and Head Constable exams.

SSB Head Constable, ASI & Sub Inspector Exam Pattern 2026

This exam pattern is for the posts of Head Constables, Assistant Sub Inspectors, Head Constables as Laboratory Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistants, and Sub Inspector posts. In CBT, 150 objective-type questions are asked from two parts, which the candidates have to complete in 3 hours. Part 1 is for general subjects and Part 2 is for technical subject. Candidate gets +1 mark for a correct answer, but loses 0.25 mark for an incorrect answer. The SSB Head Constable Exam Pattern 2026 is given below:

SSB Constable Tradesman Exam Pattern 2026

This exam pattern is the same for the Constables in Tradesman and Nursing Assistant cum Medic posts. In the online exam, candidates have to complete 100 MCQs in 2 hours. For every correct answer, +1 mark, and for an incorrect answer, 0.25 marks are deducted. The questions are asked from 4 sections of General Knowledge, Reasoning, Mathematics, and Language papers. The SSB Constable Tradesman Exam Pattern 2026 is given below:

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