SSC Constable GD Exam 2026: Registration Open at ssc.gov.in

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) 2026 officially started its recruitment process for the position of Constable General Duty. The online application window opened on December 2 2025, and will remain active until December 31, 2025 till 11 pm. The fee payment must be completed by January 1, 2026. A correction window for any modifications post-submission will remain open from January 8 to 10, 2025. Applicants are advised to complete fresh registration on the new SSC portal (ssc.gov.in), since One-Time Registrations from the older portal (ssc.nic.in) are not valid for this cycle. The recruitment will be up for the Central Armed Police Forces, Assam Rifles and the Secretariat Police Forces.

SSC Constable GD Exam 2026: Important Dates and Events 

SSC Constable GD Exam 2026: Vacancies 

The recruitment drive covers a total of 25,487 vacancies to be filled across various central forces including the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo‑Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Assam Rifles (AR) and the Secretariat Security Force (SSF). 

Vacancy distribution (tentative) is as follows: 23,467 posts are reserved for male candidates, while 2,020 are set aside for female candidates. Among the forces, CISF has the highest number of openings of 14,595 posts, followed by CRPF with 5,490, and then the Assam Rifles, ITBP, BSF, SSB and SSF. 

Additionally, 10% of the vacancies have been marked for ex-servicemen, and the majority of allocations will follow a state/union-territory-wise roster, except for SSF, which will conduct recruitment on an all-India basis. 

SSC Constable GD Exam 2026: Eligibility & Age Criteria

To be eligible, candidates must have passed Class 10  from a recognised board as of January 1, 2026. The age criteria state that the applicants must be between 18 and 23 years old as of January 1, 2026, that is, to be born between January 2, 2003 and January 1, 2008. Age relaxations will apply for candidates from reserved categories and ex-servicemen, as per the government norms. Candidates with disabilities are ineligible for this round of recruitment.

How to apply for the SSC Constable GD Exam 2026?

The steps to apply for the position of the SSC General Duty Exam are as follows:

Step 1: Visit the SSC 2026 official website @ssc.gov.in.  

Step 2: Create an account by providing the required details.

Step 3: After logging in successfully, fill out the application form and upload the required documents. 

Step 4: Pay the required application fees.

Step 5: Complete your application and carefully review it before submitting. 

Step 6: Take a printout of the same for future reference.  

SSC Constable GD Exam 2026: Selection Process & Exam Details

The selection process for the SSC GD Exam 2026 consists of multiple stages, which are a Computer-Based Examination, Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Detailed Medical Examination, and Document Verification 

The computer-based examination is expected to take place between February and April 2026. The exam will feature 80 objective-type questions, each carrying 2 marks, with a penalty of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. The test will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13  other regional languages. Selected candidates under this recruitment drive will be placed at Pay Level-3, which ranges from INR 21,700 to INR 69,100 per month.