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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has notified that the computer-based test for SSC GD Constable posts has been scheduled for 14 days from 4th to 25th February 2025. Each day, the exam will be conducted in three to four shifts. Lakhs of SSC aspirants who applied for the SSC GD Constable 2025 examination can check the detailed schedule given below. The candidates will be recruited for the General Duty post of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, AR, and SSF forces after they qualify in all stages i.e. CBT, PET/PST, Document verification, and Medical Examination.
SSC GD Exam Date 2025 Out
This year, SSC has announced 39481 vacancies to be filled for General Duty Constable posts for which computer-based test, physical efficiency tests, and physical standard tests will be conducted to select eligible candidates. To get selected for the vacancies, the candidates have to appear in all stages and score marks more than cut off of that particular stage. As the exam dates for the first stage i.e. SSC GD CBT have already been announced from 4th February 2025 onwards, the candidates who have submitted their applications must buckle up their exam preparation as the exam is heading near.
SSC GD Exam Date 2025 Official Notice
The exact dates for SSC GD 2025 for Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), SSF, Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination, 2025 have been announced officially through an official notice at www.ssc.gov.in. The CBT Exam has been scheduled for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 25th February 2025.
Further details regarding the respective candidate’s exam date and shift timings will be announced through SSC GD Admit Card 2025 which is expected by the end of January 2025. The exam city will be informed through SSC GD Application Status 2025 for which the link will be activated in 3rd week of January 2025.
SSC GD Exam Date 2025 Shift Timings
For each day, SSC will conduct 4 shifts and each shift is of 60 minutes (1 hour). The candidates need to report to the exam centre around 45 minutes before the exam starts. The shift timings for all shifts as per previous year’s exam has been tabulated below.
Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Starts | Exam Ends |
Shift 1 | 7:45 am | 9 am | 10 am |
Shift 2 | 10:45 am | 12 pm | 1 pm |
Shift 3 | 1:15 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
Shift 4 | 3:45 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm |
SSC GD 2025 Selection Process
To shortlist eligible candidates for the SSC GD vacancies, the candidates have to qualify in each stage of the selection process which begins from CBT test which is the 1st stage of selection process. .
Stages | Name |
Stage 1 | Written examination (Computer Based) |
Stage 2 | Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Physical Standard Test (PST) |
Stage 3 | Medical Examination |
Stage 4 | Document Verification |
SSC GD 2025 Exam Pattern
The first stage of the recruitment process, a Computer-Based Test (CBT), will be conducted to shortlist candidates for physical tests. The exam will consist of 80 multiple-choice questions, each worth 2 marks, for a total of 160 marks. For each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. The duration of the exam will be 1 hour (60 minutes).
Subjects included in the SSC GD CBT Exam are-
- General Intelligence and Reasoning- 20 questions
- General Knowledge and General Awareness- 20 questions
- Elementary Mathematics- 20 questions
- English/Hindi language- 20 questions
Minimum Qualifying Marks for SSC GD Constable are as follows-
- UR- 30%
- OBC/EWS- 25%
- All other categories- 20%
After qualifying in the 1st stage, the candidates must appear for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST). Later the list of finally shortlisted candidates will be released after the medical examination.
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