SSC GD Syllabus 2026 - Important Topics & Official Syllabus PDF

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC GD Syllabus 2026 at the official website www.ssc.gov.in along with the release of the SSC GD Notification 2025 PDF. Candidates appearing in the SSC GD Exam scheduled for February-April 2026 are advised to refer to the SSC GD Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 for their effective preparation strategy to ace the exam with a high score. SSC GD Constable written exam syllabus covers General Intelligence & Reasoning, Elementary Mathematics, General Knowledge & General Awareness, and Hindi/English subjects. 

SSC GD Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026

 SSC is going to conduct the SSC GD 2026 exam to recruit 25487 vacancies for General Duty Constable posts in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, AR, SSF, and NCB. Candidates must thoroughly go through the complete SSC GD Syllabus, as well as the SSC GD Exam Pattern, subject-wise important topics, to be well-prepared for the exam. 

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To qualify and be shortlisted for the vacancies, candidates must go through each stage of the selection process as detailed below. 

1. Written examination (Computer Based): The CBT exam consists of 80 Multiple Choice Questions with 2 marks each and a negative marking of 0.25 marks. The duration to complete the exam is 60 minutes (1 hour) with no sectional timing.
2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST).
3. Medical Test- The last stage of the selection process, which is mandatory to check whether the selected candidates are medically fit or not. After the medical test, the candidates shortlisted will have to appear for document verification.

SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern 2026

• SSC GD Constable Tier 1 exam will be conducted in an online mode, a multiple-choice-based exam.
• The CBT test consists of 4 sections with 80 questions.
• The total time duration is 60 minutes.
• There is also a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
• The Computer-Based Examination (CBE) is conducted in English, Hindi and 13 Regional Languages viz. Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

SSC GD Constable Written Exam Pattern 2026

SSC GD Syllabus 2026

The SSC GD Syllabus for the CBT covers various topics from 4 subjects: Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Mathematics, and English/ Hindi. The difficulty level of questions will be High School (10th). The subject-wise syllabus topics are discussed below.

SSC GD General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

This section will include Analytical aptitude and the ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of a non-verbal type.  This component may include questions on the following topics:

1. Questions on analogies
2. Similarities and differences
3. Spatial visualization
4. Spatial orientation
5. Visual Memory
6. Discrimination observation
7. Relationship Concepts
8. Arithmetical Reasoning
9. Figural Classification
10. Arithmetic Number Series
11. Non-Verbal Series
12. Coding and Decoding, etc.

SSC GD GK and GS Syllabus

This section will assess the candidate’s general awareness (GK) of the day-to-day activities around. The candidate must have a vast knowledge of current affairs (events) and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person.

The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries, especially about

1. India & its neighbouring countries
2. Sports (खेल)
3. History (इतिहास)
4. Culture (संस्कृति)
5. Geography (भूगोल)
6. Economic Scene (आर्थिक परिदृश्य)
7. General Polity (सामान्य राजनीति)
8. Indian Constitution (भारतीय संविधान)
9. Scientific Research (वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान)

SSC GD Elementary Mathematics Syllabus

The topics that are covered in this section will be at a high school level. This section requires proper practice with speed and accuracy of solving tricky questions. The mathematical problems will be from the following topics.

1. Number Systems (संख्या प्रणाली)
2. Computation of Whole Numbers (पूर्ण संख्याओं की गणना)
3. Decimals and Fractions (दशमलव और भिन्न)
4. Relationship between Numbers (संख्याओं के बीच संबंध)
5. Fundamental arithmetical operations (मूल अंकगणितीय संक्रियाएं)
6. Percentages (प्रतिशत)
7. Ratio and Proportion (अनुपात और समानुपात)
8. Averages
9. Interest (ब्याज)
10. Profit and Loss (लाभ और हानि)
11. Discount
12. Mensuration
13. Time and Distance (समय और दूरी)
14. Ratio and Time (अनुपात और समय)
15. Time and Work (समय और कार्य)

SSC GD English Language Syllabus

The candidates’ ability to understand basic English and its basic comprehension would be tested. Whether you choose to appear in English or Hindi, this section will be in English only for all candidates.

1. Fill in the blanks
2. Error Spotting
3. Phrase Replacement
4. Synonyms & Antonyms
5. Cloze Test
6. Phrase and idioms meaning
7. Spellings
8. One Word Substitution
9. Reading comprehension

SSC GD Hindi Language Syllabus

This section will be only in Hindi language to assess the candidate's knowledge for the language. The topics covered under this section are listed below.

1. संधि और संधि विच्छेद
2. उपसर्ग
3. प्रत्यय
4. पर्यायवाची शब्द
5. मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
6. सामासिक पदों की रचना और समास विग्रह
7. विपरीतार्थक (विलोम) शब्द
8. शब्द-युग्म
9. वाक्यांश के लिए एक सार्थक शब्द
10. संज्ञा शब्दों से विशेषण बनाना
11. अनेकार्थक शब्द
12. वाक्य-शुद्धि : अशुद्ध वाक्यों का शुद्धिकरण और वाक्यगत अशुद्धि का कारण
13. वाच्य : कर्तृवाच्य, कर्मवाच्य और भाववाच्य प्रयोग
14. क्रिया : सकर्मक, अकर्मक और पूर्वकालिक क्रियाएँ
15. शब्द-शुद्धि : अशुद्ध शब्दों का शुद्धिकरण और शब्दगत अशुद्धि का कारण
16. अंग्रेजी के पारिभाषिक (तकनीकी) शब्दों के समानार्थक हिंदी शब्द
17. सरल, संयुक्त और मिश्र अंग्रेजी वाक्यों का हिंदी में रूपांतरण और हिंदी वाक्यों का अंग्रेजी में रूपांतरण
18. कार्यालयी पत्रों से संबंधित ज्ञान

Topic Wise Weightage & Marks Distributions

After reading the official SSC GD Constable syllabus and exam pattern, you must know the topic-wise weightage for each section included in the SSC GD Computer-Based Exam. The marks distribution in each subject has been discussed below as per the questions asked in the previous year's SSC GD Exams. 

General Intelligence and Reasoning Important Topics

Elementary Mathematics Important Topics

English/Hindi Important Topics

General Awareness Important Topics

SSC GD Constable Syllabus PDF

The syllabus PDF includes the complete exam pattern, marking scheme, time duration, and subject-wise topics to be studied. Download the PDF and keep it on your study table so you don't miss any topic of the exam. 

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Note- After going through the SSC GD Syllabus, you must follow some important and effective SSC GD Preparation Tips to excel in the exam with good scores. 

1. Review and analyse the subject-wise SSC GD syllabus and exam pattern.
2. Need to learn and improve reasoning and numerical ability.
3. Stay updated on the last 6 months' current affairs through newspapers and reliable online education sites.
4. Arrange the SSC GD previous years' question papers to check the difficulty level of questions and the topics from which they are.
5. As you know, the SSC GD exam will be conducted through a computer-based examination. So all aspiring candidates have to attempt mock tests to improve their speed and accuracy.
6. Allocate sufficient time for each section and give more effort to the tough subjects.