The Recruitment process SSC GD 2020 Exam is expected to start anytime soon as the exam dates for GD 2020 are announced. The SSC GD exam is the General Duty Constable examination conducted annually by the Staff Selection Commission for the recruitment of eligible personnel in various Government departments and Ministries of the country.
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SSC General Duty Constable Exam Update:
SSC GD Exam 2020 – SSC released the exam dates for SSC GD Constable 2020 examination on July 21st 2020. As per the notice, the exam for GD Constable 2020 is scheduled from November 27th 2020 onwards. Candidates can check the detailed information on dates in the SSC GD Exam Date page linked here.
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Candidates can check SSC Exam Dates for further information regarding the dates of all SSC exams.
SSC GD Exam 2018-2019 – SSC on July 22nd announced that the new dates for Review Medical Exam and Detailed Medical Exam 2018 will be announced after the situation of prevailing Corona Virus pandemic is improved. Detailed information can be checked on the SSC GD notification page.
Earlier, the Staff Selection Commission, on March 23rd notified stating that all SSC GD Medical Examination 2018 are postponed to cater to the emergent state of affairs.
- The Review Medical Examination (RME) scheduled to be conducted from March 24 to April 30, 2020.
- The Detailed Medical Examination (DME) scheduled to be conducted from March 23 to 30, 2020
- The Detailed Medical Examination (DME) scheduled to be held from March 26 to April 7, 2020.
SSC General Duty Constable Exam 2020
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) administers the SSC GD exam every calendar year to recruit eligible candidates for the posts 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.
- Staff Selection Commission had shortlisted 19,734 additional candidates for conducting PET/PST in order to fill up increased vacancies of CAPFs. Detailed information is given on SSC GD Notification page.
- The Final List of Both Male and Female candidates shortlisted for SSC GD Constable Medical Examination 2018-2019 is released by SSC. Candidates can check the details for SSC GD Constable PET/PST results at the bottom of the page.
- SSC has also released the exam date for SSC GD Constable Medical examination 2018-19. The detailed medical examination of the candidates who qualified the PET/PST test is scheduled to happen from 9 January 2020 to 13th January 2020.
SSC GD Recruitment 2019 – 2020
Every year the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) offers a golden opportunity to millions of aspirants across India by conducting an SSC GD recruitment drive for hiring new entrants for the posts of Constables (General Duty) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles (AR) from various States/ Union Territories across India.
The SSC GD full form is Staff Selection Commission, General Duty. The recruitment scheme is developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between SSC and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The recruitment process for the SSC GD Constable exam consists of Computer-Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST) and Detailed Medical Examination (DME). To know more about the recruitment process of other SSC Exams, visit our SSC Recruitment page
Candidates who are interested to apply for the SSC Constable (GD) exam 2020 are required to visit the SSC official website of SSC (ssc.nic.in) for online registration of the competitive exam. Or, candidates should ‘click here to apply’ link provided at (www.ssc.nic.in>Apply>GD-Constable).
The entire procedure for online submission of applications is updated in the Annexure-III section of the SSC GD Notification.
SSC GD Exam Dates
The official SSC GD Notification for the year 2020 is expected to release by September/October 2020. SSC conducted the last SSC GD exam for the 2018- 2019, information related to the same is discussed.
Here’s an approximation table comprising SSC GD Exam 2019 – 2020 Details and Important Dates (tentative) based on prior years’ dates:
| SSC GD Exam 2019 – 2020 Highlights | |
| Name of Recruitment Exam | SSC GD Constable Exam 2019 |
| Conducted by | Staff Selection Commission |
| SSC GD Notification 2019 | December 2019 – January 2020(tentative) |
| SSC GD Vacancy | To be announced via SSC GD Notification |
| Start Date for Receipt of Online Application | January – February 2020 (tentative) |
| Last Date of Receipt of Application | February to March 2020 (tentative) |
| SSC GD Admit Card on the official website (ssc.nic.in) | May 2020 (tentative) |
| SSC GD Exam Date | July 2020 (tentative) |
| SSC GD Result | August 2020 (tentative) |
SSC GD Notification
The Notification of SSC GD 2020 will be released anytime soon as SSC has given the exam dates from November 2020. Candidates can bookmark this article in order to stay updated about the latest information regarding the SSC Constable (GD) Exam. In the meantime, check the information related to SSC GD 2018-2019 notification.
On 24th July 2018, Staff Selection Commission officially released the SSC GD Notification for the 2018-19 exam to recruit fresh entrants for the post of Constables (General Duty) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles (AR). According to the notification, the application procedure closed on September 30, 2018 (5.00 P.M.). The SSC GD salary for this post is Rs. 21700- 69100/-.
SSC GD Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who are willing to appear for the SSC Constable (GD) exam 2020 are required to check the SSC GD eligibility criteria prior to filling up the Application Form. There are certain SSC GD requirements that a candidate has to fulfil before applying for SSC GD Post.
The Key SSC GD Eligibility Criteria that candidates must adhere to are as follows:
- Educational Qualifications: Candidates must hold the essential educational qualification as on 1st August, 2018 i.e, Matriculation or 10th class pass from a recognized Board/ University before applying for the GD post.
- Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen. For migrated candidates, they must submit domicile/ PRC against his/ her state/ UT.
- Age Limit: The candidates who took the SSC GD exam 2018-19 should fulfil the age requirement of 18-23 years as on 1st August 2018, which implies that they should not have been born earlier than 2nd August 1995 and later than 1st August 2000.
- Age Relaxation: There is an age relaxation in the upper age limit for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories of persons based on the Government’s orders.
The age relaxation codes for the different categories of candidates are listed below:
| SSC GD Age Relaxation | ||
| Code Number | Category | Permissible Age Relaxation |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | Ex-Servicemen | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning. |
| 04 | Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved) | 5 years |
| 05 | Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC) | 8 years |
| 06 | Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ ST) | 10 years |
| 07 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. | 5 years |
SSC GD Apply Online
The SSC GD 2020 online apply procedure will commence after the release of 2020 recruitment notification. The online application procedure is discussed for reference.
Candidates willing to take the SSC GS exam are required to apply for SSC GD online from through the SSC official website (ssconline.nic.in) or ‘Click here to apply’ link provided at ssc.nic.in>Apply>GD-Constable.
It is imperative for candidates to read the instructions thoroughly before proceeding with the SSC GD online one time ‘Registration Form’/ Application Form.
Applicants should provide all the requisite details while filling up the SSC GD Online Application Form. The Registration ID and password will be provided once the SSC GD Online Form is submitted. This would be the permanent Registration ID and Password which is required to apply for this exam.
SSC GD Application Fee
The application fee details for SSC GD Exam are given below:
| SSC GD Exam Application Fee Details | |
| Category | Application Fee |
| General (Male) | Rs 100/- |
| Women Candidates | Exempted |
| Ex-Servicemen | Exempted |
| Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | Exempted |
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