Constable (GD)

F. No. HQ-C-3007/12/2024-C-3: - As per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Staff Selection Commission will conduct an Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Secretariat Security Force (SSF), Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR), and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Medical Examination and Document Verification. The salient features of the Recruitment Examination are as follows: -

• The Notice of the Examination will be published by the SSC based on the Scheme of Examination and the vacancies provided by the MHA.
• Application Forms will be accepted through online mode only.
• Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission in English, Hindi and in 13 Regional Languages viz.
  1. Assamese
  2. Bengali
  3. Gujarati
  4. Kannada
  5. Konkani
  6. Malayalam
  7. Manipuri
  8. Marathi
  9. Odia
  10. Punjabi
  11. Tamil
  12. Telugu
  13. Urdu
• Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) and Document Verification (DV) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs.
• Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification will be carried out at the time of Detailed Medical Examination and Document Verification by the CAPFs.
• Vacancies of Constable (GD) in SSF and Sepoy in NCB will be filled up on an All-India basis whereas vacancies in all other CAPFs will be filled up as per the vacancies available in various States/ UTs. In addition, vacancies are earmarked for the Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts, which are reserved for the candidates of these districts only.
• The lists containing names of Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected areas are available at Annexure-XI and Annexure-XII respectively.
• Final results along with Force allocation will be declared by the Commission based on the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination and preference of Forces opted by them in the Online Application Form subject to their qualifying Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of the Examination.
• Court cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances relating to the conduct of the Computer Based Examination, preparation of merit list, Force allocation of selected candidates and final result will be handled by the SSC and the issues relating to other matters, namely, policy related issues arisen in the Examination, Scheme of the Examination, vacancies, conduct of PST/ PET, DME/ RME, Document Verification etc. will be handled by the MHA/ the coordinating CAPFs.
• Admit cards for all stages of the Examination will not be sent by Post. Facility for download of Admit Cards will be provided on the websites of Regional Offices of the Commission as well as on the website of CRPF i.e. http://www.crpf.gov.in. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission i.e. https://ssc.gov.in, the Regional Office concerned and the Nodal CAPF i.e. CRPF for updates on the Examination process and download Admit Cards for each stage of the Examination.

• Pay Scale: Pay Level -1 (₹18,000 to ₹56,900) for the post of Sepoy in NCB and Pay Level – 3 (₹21,700 to ₹69,100) for all other posts.
• Vacancies: The details of the vacancies will be published with the recruitment notification published by the SSC. Candidates are advised to visit https://ssc.gov.in for regular updates.
  • 3.1. The vacancies are Tentative. Vacancies in detail (state-wise, force-wise, gender-wise, category-wise, etc.) are available on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in → For Candidates → Tentative Vacancy). Any change in the number of vacancies will be intimated through the website of the Commission.
  • 3.2. 10% vacancies are earmarked for Ex-servicemen (ESM). If suitable ESM candidates are not available, vacancies reserved for ESM will be filled by non-ESM candidates of the respective categories.
  • 3.3. As the vacancies in CAPFs have been earmarked State/UT-wise, candidates are required to submit a Domicile/ Permanent Residential Certificate of the State/UT indicated by them in the online Application Form at the time of DME/ Document Verification. Failing this, their candidature will be cancelled forthwith and they will not be allowed to appear in the Detailed Medical Examination. If a candidate produces a Domicile/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by a State other than the State mentioned in his/her application, he/she shall not be allowed to change the State at the time of Document Verification and his/her candidature shall be cancelled straightaway. Therefore, candidates should fill in the Online Application Form very carefully.
  • 3.4. Candidates recommended for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India.
  • 3.5. The appointment of candidates after their selection is subject to the availability of seats in the training facilities of various CAPFs. As such, candidates may be appointed in phases in accordance with the availability of training space. The joining and in-service issues, seniority, training etc. will be regulated in accordance with the rules and regulations of various Organizations participating in this Examination.
  • 3.6. The Commission shall not prepare or maintain a waiting list/ reserve list after the declaration of the final result of the Examination.
• Nationality/ Citizenship: The candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies in CAPFs & AR are State/UT/area-wise, hence a candidate must submit a domicile certificate/ PRC against his domiciled State/UT. The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed.
• Age Limit: The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as 01-01-2025 in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 14017/70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. Accordingly, the age of the candidate must be 18–23 years as on 01-01-2025 (i.e., candidates born not before 02-01-2002 and not later than 01-01-2007).

5.1. Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are as under:-

Code No	Category	Age-Relaxation Permissible beyond the upper age limit
1	SC/ ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
4	Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved/ EWS)	5 years
5	Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC)	8 years
6	Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ ST)	10 years

• 5.2. Date of Birth (DoB) filled by the candidate in the Online Application Form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted. In case of a mismatch between DoB, the candidature of such candidate shall be liable to rejection at any stage of the Examination.
• 5.3. Ex-Servicemen (ESM), who have already secured employment in the civil side under the Government on a regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to Ex-Servicemen for their re-employment, are not eligible for reservation in the ESM category and fee concession. However, he can avail himself of the benefit of reservation as an Ex-Serviceman for subsequent employment if he, immediately after joining civil employment, has given a self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the DoP&T OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014.
• 5.4. The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for the purpose of age-relaxation.
• 5.5. For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his (hereinafter may be read as his/her) application for the Post/Service, the status of ex-servicemen or be in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete the specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date for receipt of applications i.e. 14-10-2024. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of application. However, if the selection process (last date of receipt of applications to declaration of final result) takes more than one year, ESM candidates will not be declared ineligible under Ex-servicemen category on the ground that they have got themselves released from the Armed Forces after one year from the last date of receipt of applications.

• 5.6. Explanation: An 'Ex-Serviceman' means a person:
  • 5.6.1. Who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy or Air Force of the Indian Union, and
    • who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or
    • who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or
    • who has been released from such service as a result of a reduction in establishment;
  • 5.6.2. Who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service;
  • 5.6.3. Personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of the Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army Postal Service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension;
  • 5.6.4. Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14th April 1987;
  • 5.6.5. Gallantry award winners of the Armed Forces including personnel of the Territorial Army;
  • 5.6.6. Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical grounds and granted medical disability pension.
• 5.7. The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement from service, would come under the category of Ex-Serviceman and will be permitted to apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specified term of engagement and avail themselves of all concessions available to Ex-Servicemen but shall not be permitted to leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union.

• 5.8. Age-concession/ reservation is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependents of Ex-Servicemen. Therefore, such candidates should not indicate their category as Ex-Servicemen.
• 5.9. Children means:
  • 5.9.1. son (including adopted son)
  • 5.9.2. daughter (including adopted daughter)
• 5.10. Dependent family member means:
  • 5.10.1. spouse
  • 5.10.2. children
  • 5.10.3. A brother or sister in the case of an unmarried victim, who was wholly dependent on that victim at the time of his getting killed in the riots, would be eligible. In order to be eligible for upper age relaxation in category 4/ 5/ 6, the Applicant should produce a certificate to that effect from the District Collector/ District Magistrate concerned wherein the victim was killed.

• 6.1. Candidates, who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies/ or seek age-relaxation, are required to submit the requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format, when such certificates are sought by the CAPFs concerned for document verification at the time of DME. Otherwise, their claim for the SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ ESM category will not be entertained and their candidature/ applications will be considered under the Un-reserved (UR) category. Further, if a candidate has sought any other age-relaxation or claimed ESM status and is not able to produce the relevant certificate, he will be considered in his respective category i.e., SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ UR. The formats of the certificates are annexed with the Notice of the Examination.
• 6.2. A candidate belonging to SC, ST or OBC category, on migration from his Origin State/ UT to another State/ UT (i.e. the State / UT of Domicile) will have to make an informed choice whether to get the benefit of reservation in the State/ UT of origin or to appear as an Unreserved candidate from the State of migration. Such choice will have to be exercised by the candidate in the Online Application Form. No request for change of such option, after the final submission/ Correction Window of the Online Application Form, will be entertained by the Commission. In case, a candidate opts to avail himself of the benefit of reservation from the State of origin, he will have to submit information about the District and State/ UT of his origin as well as the District and State/ UT of his domicile in the Online Application Form and his candidature will be considered from the State/ UT of Origin. Such candidates will not be required to submit a Domicile Certificate from the State/ UT of Origin. However, such candidates will be required to submit the Caste Certificate from / based on the State/ UT of Origin.
• 6.3. If a candidate declares in the Online Application Form that he has migrated from his State/ UT of Origin to another State/ UT (i.e. the State / UT of Domicile) and opts not to avail of the benefit of reservation from his State/ UT of Origin, such candidate will be considered as an Unreserved category candidate in his domiciled State/ UT irrespective of his possession of caste certificate.
• 6.4. If a candidate declares in the Online Application Form that he/ she has migrated from his/ her State/ UT of Origin to another state/ UT (i.e. the State / UT of Domicile) and opts to avail of the benefit of reservation from his/ her State/ UT of Origin, such a candidate has to produce caste certificate from / based on the State/ UT of Origin failing which his candidature will be considered as an Unreserved category candidate from the State/ UT of migration (i.e. the State / UT of Domicile). If, however, the candidate fails to produce the requisite domicile certificate from the domiciled State/ UT, his candidature shall be rejected forthwith.
• 6.5. The crucial date for a claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., will be the closing date for receipt of the Online Application Form.
• 6.6. A person seeking an appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must ensure that he possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not fall in the creamy layer on the crucial date.
• 6.7. A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to EWS must ensure that he possesses the Income & Asset certificate valid for the financial year 2024-2025 issued on the basis of Income for the financial year 2023-24 in accordance with the DoP&T OM No. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019.
• 6.8. Candidates may also note that in respect of the above, their candidature will remain provisional till the veracity of the document concerned is verified by the Appointing Authority. Candidates are cautioned that they will be debarred from the Examinations conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ ESM status or avail of any other benefit.
• 6.9. Candidates will be considered for recruitment in their respective State/ UT on the production of a valid “Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC)” issued by the competent authority so authorized by the State/ UT concerned to prove their domiciliary status at the time of Documents Verification (DV) failing which their candidature will be cancelled forthwith. The Domicile/ PRC certificate must be of the State/ UT indicated by the candidates in their Online Application Form failing which their candidature will be cancelled forthwith.
• 6.10. Since the State of Assam is not issuing a Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Residence Certificate, candidates belonging to the State of Assam are not required to submit the same. However, their selection will be subject to verification of residential status from the District Authority concerned.
• 6.11. West Pakistani Refugees (WPR), who have settled in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh but have not been given the status of citizens of the UTs, will be recruited without the condition of having a domicile certificate from the designated authority of the J&K and Ladakh UTs. However, such candidates will be required to submit a Nativity/ Identity Certificate for the WPR as per Annexure-XIII.

Educational Qualifications (As on 01-01-2025):

• 7.1. The candidates must have passed the Matriculation or 10th Class Examination from a recognized Board/ University as on or before the cut-off date i.e., 01-01-2025.
• 7.2. Candidates, who have not acquired the essential educational qualification as on the stipulated date (i.e., 01-01-2025) will not be eligible and need not apply.
• 7.3. As per the Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in the Gazette of India, all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning modes of education, such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification.
• 7.4. All the candidates, who are called for Document Verification, will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Marksheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Matriculation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the cut-off date (01-01-2025) failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates, who are able to prove by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and have been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification.
  
  It is reiterated that the result of the requisite educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ Institute/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University/ Institute by the cut-off date does not fulfil the EQ requirement.
• 7.5. Incentive to NCC Certificate Holders: The incentive to ‘NCC Certificate’ holders will be granted at the following scales: -
  

  Certificate Category	Incentive/ Bonus Marks
  NCC ‘C’ Certificate	5% of the maximum marks of the Examination
  NCC ‘B’ Certificate	3% of the maximum marks of the Examination
  NCC ‘A’ Certificate	2% of the maximum marks of the Examination

• 7.5.1. The benefit of incentive/ bonus marks will only be provided to a candidate who has opted for incentive/ bonus marks for an ‘NCC certificate’ in the Online Application Form. If a candidate has not indicated that he is an NCC certificate holder in the Online Application Form, a request for subsequent change in the status will not be allowed irrespective of whether the candidate holds an NCC Certificate.
• 7.5.2. The benefit to the NCC Certificate Holder will be confirmed only on production of the original certificate supporting their claims at the time of Document Verification.
• 7.5.3. However, till the verification of the NCC Certificate, bonus marks will be awarded provisionally as per the claim of the candidate in the Online Application Form.
• 7.5.4. The crucial date for this purpose will be 01-01-2025 i.e. the NCC Certificate must have been issued on or before 01-01-2025.
• 7.5.5. This benefit is not available for the Ex-Servicemen.
• 7.6. Candidate may intimate their Sports-related information in the designated Sports Column of the Online Application Form as per Annexure-XIV.

8 How to apply

• 8.1. All the candidates, who wish to apply in response to this Examination Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in), will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website of the Commission (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to the OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill in the Online Application Form of the Examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the Examinations to be applied for on the new website. The detailed instructions for OTR are given in Annexure-I & IA to this Notice.
• 8.2. Applications must be submitted in online mode only through the website of the Commission i.e., https://ssc.gov.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II of this Notice. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and Online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IA and Annexure-IIA respectively.
• 8.3. For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling in the Online Application Form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand/sit before the camera of the computer/mobile phone when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing live photographs:
  • Find a place with good light and plain background.
  • Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
  • Position yourself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
  • Ensure that your face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.
  • Candidate must not wear a cap, mask, glasses/spectacles or earphones/headphones while capturing the photo.
• 8.4. The appearance of a candidate in the Examination should be as per the photograph in the Online Application Form. The candidates should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with a full-frontal view. Applications with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case, the candidate should capture the photographs of his pre-existing photograph. All such applications, where the photographs of his pre-existing photograph are captured, will be rejected.
• 8.5. Before the final submission of the Online Application Form, the candidate must ensure that the photograph is uploaded as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not uploaded by the candidate in the desired format, his application/candidature will be rejected or cancelled.
• 8.6. Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in .JPEG/ .JPG format (10 to 20 KB). The image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height) at a resolution of 300 DPI. Signature should be horizontally aligned. Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily. The major reasons for the rejection of signatures are “miniature” signatures. Candidates are advised to refer to the instructions to candidates for uploading signatures as given in Annexure-III.
• 8.7. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the Online Application Form much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
• 8.8. The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their Online Application Form within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
• 8.9. Before the final submission of the Online Application Form, candidates must check through the ‘Preview/Print Option’ that they have filled correct details in each field of the Online Application Form. They should also check that the photograph and signature meet all the above requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the final submitted Online Application Form.
• 9. Application Fee:
  • 9.1. Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only).
  • 9.2. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Ex-Servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
  • 9.3. Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or by using Visa, Master card, Maestro, RuPay Debit cards.
  • 9.4. Fee can be paid by the candidates up to the date mentioned in the notification (23:00 Hours) through online mode only. There will be no option to pay fees through any other mode.
  • 9.5. Online Application Forms received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained. The fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.
  • 9.6. Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment, must ensure that their fee has been deposited with SSC. If the fee is not received by SSC, the status of the Online Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the printout of the Online Application Form. Also, the status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status’ link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such Online Application Forms, which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee, will be SUMMARILY REJECTED and no request for consideration of such Online Application Forms and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of the Examination shall be entertained.

10. Window for Online Application Form Correction

• 10.1. After the closing date for receipt of Online Application Form, the Commission will provide a period of 3 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify Online Application Form parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit online applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the one-time registration/ Online Application Form data as per their requirement.
• 10.2. A candidate will be allowed to correct and re-submit his modified/ corrected Online Application Form two times during the ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ i.e., if he has made a mistake in his updated application also, he will be allowed to re-submit one more modified/ corrected Online Application Form after making requisite corrections/ modifications. No more corrections in the application form will be allowed under any circumstances.
• 10.3. Only those candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the Online Application Form, whose completed Online Application Form along with payment of the requisite fee have been received by the Commission within the specified period.
• 10.4. The Commission will levy a uniform correction charge of ₹200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) for making a correction(s) and re-submitting modified/ corrected Online Application Form for the first time and ₹500/- (Five Hundred Only) for making a correction(s) and re-submitting modified/ corrected Online Application Form for the second time. The correction charges will be applicable to all candidates irrespective of their gender/category.
• 10.5. The correction charges can be paid only by online mode through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Debit cards.
• 10.6. The correction charge(s) once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.
• 10.7. Subject to the receipt of applicable correction charges, the latest modified/ corrected Online Application Form will be treated as the valid one and the previous application(s) submitted by such candidates will be cancelled.
• 10.8. If the applicable correction charges are not received by the SSC, the status of the Online Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the Online Application Form printout. Such Online Application Form shall not be accepted and the previously submitted Online Application Form will remain valid.
• 10.9. Before submission of the corrected Online Application Form, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the Online Application Form. After the expiry of the ‘Window for Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.

11 Centres of Examination

A candidate must indicate the Centre(s) in the Online Application Form where he/ she desires to take the Computer-Based Examination. Details about the Examination Centres and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centres are located are as follows

S. No.	Examination Centres and Centre Code	SSC Region and States/ UTs under the jurisdiction of the Region	Address of the Regional Offices and their websites
1	Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209), Agra(3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur(3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003) and Varanasi(3013)	Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil Lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001. http://www.ssc-cr.org
2	Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (4601), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Dhenkenal (4611), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur (4609), Gangtok (4001), Burdwan (4404), Kolkata (4410) and Siliguri (4415)	Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal	Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building, (8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 www.sscer.org
3	Bengaluru (9001), Belagavi (9002), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Hubballi (9011), Udupi (9012), Ernakulam (9213), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211) and Thrissur (9212)	Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala	Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in
4	Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202) and Raipur (6204)	Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR)/ Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh	Regional Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th Floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492004 www.sscmpr.org
5	Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Tejpur (5112), Imphal (5501), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Dimapur (5301), Kohima (5302), Agartala(5601), Churachandpur (5502) and Ukhrul (5503)	North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura	Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, BeltolaBasistha Road, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781006 www.sscner.org.in
6	Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Udaipur(2409), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003) and Roorkee(2006)	Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand	Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 www.sscnr.nic.in
7	Chandigarh/ Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K)(1007), Leh (1005), Amritsar(1404), Bathinda (1401) and Patiala(1403)	North Western Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab	Regional Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160009 www.sscnwr.org
8	Chirala (8011), Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vizianagaram (8012), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604) and Warangal (8603)	Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana	Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 www.sscsr.gov.in
9	Panaji(7801), Ahmedabad(7001), Gandhinagar(7012), Mehsana(7013), Rajkot(7006), Surat(7007), Vadodara(7002), Amravati(7201), Aurangabad(7202), Jalgaon(7214), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207) and Pune(7208)	Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra	Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 www.sscwr.net

11. Examination Centres Options

• 11.1. A candidate has to give options for three centres, in the order of priority, within the same Region. No request for a change of centre will be considered later under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should choose the centres carefully and indicate the same correctly in their Online Application Form.
• 11.2. The Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted for by them in the Online Application Form. However, the Commission reserves the right to cancel any Centre and ask the candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. The Commission also reserves the right to include additional centres of the Examination and divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the Examination.
• 11.3. Centre of Computer-Based Examination (CBE), Physical Standard Test/ Physical Efficiency Test (PST/PET), Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME), and Document Verification (DV) will not be a criterion for selection of the candidates against vacancies of the State/ UT in which such centres are located. Domicile Certificate/ Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) will be the sole criterion for this purpose.

12 Scheme of Examination:

• 12.1. Computer-Based Examination:- The Computer-Based Examination will consist of one Objective Type Paper containing 80 questions carrying 2 marks each with the following composition

Examination Scheme

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration/Time Allowed
Part-A	General Intelligence and Reasoning	20	40	60 minutes
Part-B	General Knowledge and General Awareness	20	40
Part-C	Elementary Mathematics	20	40
Part-D	English / Hindi	20	40

12. Examination Process and Physical Standards

• 12.1. Computer-Based Examination (CBE)
  • 12.1.1 All questions will be of Objective Multiple-Choice Type. The CBE will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13 Regional languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
  • 12.1.2 Negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer will apply.
  • 12.1.3 Dates of CBE will be informed through the Commission's website only.
  • 12.1.4 No provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of scores. No correspondence will be entertained.
  • 12.1.5 Marks scored in CBE will be normalized as per Commission’s formula and combined with bonus marks for NCC Certificate holders to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
  • 12.1.6 Tentative Answer Keys will be placed on the Commission website. Candidates can submit representations online within the stipulated time with a fee of ₹100 per question.
  • 12.1.7 Questions will be of Matriculation level.
  • 12.1.8 Walk-through video/Mock Test is provided in the ‘Candidate’s Corner’ on the Commission website.
  • 12.1.9 Candidates are not permitted to use calculators or other electronic gadgets inside the Examination Hall/Lab.
  • 12.1.10 Indicative syllabus:
    • 12.1.10.1 General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, coding and decoding, number series, non-verbal series, etc.
    • 12.1.10.2 General Knowledge and General Awareness: Environment, current events, India and neighbouring countries, sports, history, culture, geography, economy, polity, Indian Constitution, and scientific research.
    • 12.1.10.3 Elementary Mathematics: Number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions, fundamental operations, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit & loss, discount, mensuration, time & distance, time & work.
    • 12.1.10.4 English/Hindi: Basic comprehension and understanding of English/Hindi.
• 12.2 Physical Standard Test (PST) / Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
  • Candidates will be shortlisted for PST/PET based on CBE performance. PST/PET will be conducted at centres finalized by CAPFs. Eligibility and documents will be verified during DME/DV. PST includes measurement of height, weight & chest (as applicable).
• 12.3 Ex-Servicemen
  • Exempted from PST/PET. However, if shortlisted in CBE, they must appear in PST/PET for recording height, chest, and weight. PET will not be held for Ex-Servicemen, but they must qualify the Medical Examination.
• 12.4 Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Candidates have to clear the race within the following time limits: -
  

  Event	Male	Female	Remarks
  Race	5 Kms in 24 minutes 1.6 Kms in 7 minutes	1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes 800 metres in 5 minutes	For candidates other than those belonging to the Ladakh Region (first row). For candidates of Ladakh Region (second row).

  
  On reporting of female candidates for PST (Physical Standard Test)/ PET (Physical Efficiency Test), a self- declaration indicating about her pregnancy status shall be submitted. In case, if she declares that she is not pregnant then, she will be allowed to participate in the PST/ PET. In case of false declaration, all the risks for undergoing PST/ PET will be of her own. If the female candidate declares that she is pregnant before PST/ PET, then a confirmatory pregnancy test to be done and in case she is found to be pregnant, irrespective of duration of pregnancy, she will be declared temporary unfit and her candidature shall be held in abeyance until the confinement is over. Required vacancies will be kept reserved for temporary unfit candidates. She will be re-examined for PST/ PET six weeks after the date of confinement, subject to the production of the medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If she is found fit, she will be appointed to the post kept reserved for and allow the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the Government, as amended from time to time. In case female candidates is found negative for pregnancy, she may be allowed to participate in the PST/PET.
• 12.5 Physical Standard Test (PST): Physical Standards for the posts are as follows: -

• 12.5.1 Height:
• 12.5.1.1 Male: 170 cms
• 12.5.1.2 Female: 157 cms
• 12.5.1.3 Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in the heights mentioned above. Relaxed standard of height for such candidates are as follows:
  

  S. No.	Category of Candidate	Male (cms)	Female (cms)
  (a)	All candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	162.5	150.0
  (b)	All Scheduled Tribe candidates of North Eastern States (NE States)	157.0	147.5
  (c)	All Scheduled Tribe candidates of Left-Wing Extremism affected districts	160.0	147.5
  (d)	Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	165.0	155.0
  (e)	Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura	162.5	152.5
  (f)	Candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District (Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong) including specified “Mouzas”	157.0	152.5

• 12.5.2 Chest: Male candidates should have the following standards of chest measurement:
• 12.5.2.1 Un-expanded: 80 cms
• 12.5.2.2 Minimum expansion: 5 cms
• 12.5.2.3 Few categories of candidates are allowed relaxation in chest measurement. Relaxed Standards of chest measurement for such candidates are as follows:
  

  S. No.	Category of Candidate	Un-expanded (cms)	Minimum Expansion (cms)
  (a)	All candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	76	5
  (b)	Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	78	5
  (c)	Candidates hailing from North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA)	77	5

• 12.5.2.4 Chest measurements for female candidates will not be taken. However, it will be ascertained that the chest is well-developed.

• 12.5.3 Weight: Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.
• 12.5.4 Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for relaxations in height and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) and before PST by the CAPF PST/PET Boards. Relaxation for candidates other than ST will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PST/PET as per Annexure-IX. ST candidates may avail relaxation on production of a valid ST Certificate.
• 12.5.5 Candidates declared not qualified in Physical Standards (height and chest) may appeal on the same day to the Appellate Authority through the Presiding Officer (PO). Decision of the Appellate Authority is final. There is no appeal for PET (Race).
• 12.5.6 Conduct of PST/PET and DME/RME is the sole responsibility of CAPFs. Commission will not entertain any representation/appeal/RTI/CPGRAM against PST/PET and DME/RME Board decisions.
• 12.6 Medical Examination/Document Verification: Candidates will be shortlisted for DME/DV from those qualifying PST/PET.
  • 12.6.1 At the time of DME/DV, the following documents will be verified:
    • 12.6.1.1 Matriculation/Secondary Exam Certificate for age, name, and qualification.
    • 12.6.1.2 Domicile Certificate/Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC).
    • 12.6.1.3 Valid NCC Certificate, if applicable.
    • 12.6.1.4 Certificate from serving defence personnel (Annexure-IV).
    • 12.6.1.5 Undertaking from Ex-servicemen (Annexure-V).
    • 12.6.1.6 Caste Certificate for reservation/age relaxation (Annexures VI-VIII).
    • 12.6.1.7 Certificate for relaxation in height/chest (Annexure-IX).
    • 12.6.1.8 Certificate from District Collector/Magistrate for dependents of riot victims.
    • 12.6.1.9 Nativity/Identity Certificate for West Pakistani Refugees (Annexure-XIII).
  • 12.6.2 Medical Boards of CAPFs will examine shortlisted candidates as per Uniform Guidelines for recruitment Medical Examination for GOs and NGOs in CAPFs and AR.
• 13 Admission to the Examination:
  • 13.1 Candidates registering by the closing date and whose Online Application Forms are accepted will be assigned Roll numbers and Admission Certificates (AC) for CBE and subsequent stages.
  • 13.2 Scrutiny of Online Applications is provisional. Candidates must ensure eligibility for educational, age, physical, and medical standards.
  • 13.3 Admission Certificates will be issued online only.
  • 13.4 ACs for CBE: Regional Office websites; PST/PET/DME/DV: CRPF website (http://crpf.gov.in).
  • 13.5 Examination timetable and centre info will be uploaded ~2 weeks before CBE.
  • 13.6 Candidates must mention Registration Number, Email, Mobile, Name, DOB, and Exam Name in communications.
  • 13.7 Facility to download ACs:
    • CBE: 3-7 days before Exam on Regional Office website.
    • PST/PET/DME/DV: ~2 weeks before Exam on CRPF website.
    • Bring printout of AC to Examination Hall.
  • 13.8 If unable to download AC for PST/PET/DME/RME, contact CRPF ≥1 week before test. Helpline: 011-26160255.
  • 13.9 Mandatory to carry:
    • Two passport-size recent color photographs.
    • Original valid Photo ID with DOB (e.g., Aadhaar, Voter ID, Driving License, PAN, Passport, University/Employer ID, Ex-Serviceman Discharge Book, other Govt. ID).
  • 13.10 If Photo ID lacks DOB, carry additional proof (Matriculation, Birth Certificate, Marks Sheet, Category Certificate).
  • 13.11 Carry any other documents mentioned in AC.
  • 13.12 Applications with blurred photos/signatures will be rejected.

14 Mode of selection

• 14 Recruitment Process and Merit:
  • 14.1 Recruitment stages: Computer-Based Examination (CBE), Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Medical Examination (DME/RME), and Document Verification (DV).
  • 14.2 Minimum qualifying marks in CBE for shortlisting to PST/PET:
    • UR: 30%
    • OBC/EWS: 25%
    • All other categories: 20%
  • 14.3 NCC Certificate bonus marks (provisional):
    • C Certificate: 5% of max marks
    • B Certificate: 3% of max marks
    • A Certificate: 2% of max marks
  • 14.4 Shortlisting for PST/PET: state-wise, area-wise, category-wise, approx. 8x vacancies. More for SSF/NCB vacancies.
  • 14.5 Successful PST/PET candidates eligible for DME/DV.
  • 14.6 Shortlisting for DME/DV: state-wise, area-wise, category-wise, approx. 2x vacancies. More for SSF/NCB.
  • 14.7 DV conducted along with DME by CAPFs.
  • 14.8 NCC bonus marks withdrawn if certificate not produced at DV.
  • 14.9 Candidate preferences for CAPFs (all 8 mandatory):
    • 14.9.1 BSF (A)
    • 14.9.2 CISF (B)
    • 14.9.3 CRPF (C)
    • 14.9.4 SSB (D)
    • 14.9.5 ITBP (E)
    • 14.9.6 Assam Rifles (F)
    • 14.9.7 NCB (G)
    • 14.9.8 SSF (H)
  • 14.10 Candidates qualified in PST/PET and DME/DV considered for final merit list.
  • 14.11 Final selection: based on normalized CBE marks (including NCC bonus), separate for male/female, State/UT, and earmarked areas. SSF/NCB selection on All-India basis.
  • 14.12 CAPFs allocation: based on CBE merit + candidate preferences. No change allowed after submission.
  • 14.13-14.14 Domicile-based vacancies: only info from Online Application Form and supporting certificate considered. No changes allowed later.
  • 14.15-14.16 Reservation rules:
    • SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ESM selected on merit without relaxation counted against unreserved vacancies.
    • SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ESM selected with relaxed standards counted against reserved vacancies only.
  • 14.17 Naxal/militancy and border area candidates considered first for respective areas then general areas.
  • 14.18 Candidates must satisfy all eligibility conditions at all stages; provisional admission only.
  • 14.19 Success does not guarantee appointment unless Government satisfied of suitability.
  • 14.20 Candidate scoring above cut-off but not qualifying next stage must contact Regional Office within 2 months or 2 weeks prior to next stage.
  • 14.21 Selected candidates not receiving correspondence within 1 year must contact CAPF/Organization.
• 15 Resolution of Tie-cases:
  • 15.1 Marks in Part-A of CBE
  • 15.2 Marks in Part-B of CBE
  • 15.3 Date of Birth (older candidate higher)
  • 15.4 Alphabetical order of names
• 16 Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:
  • 16.1 Suspected and mismatched candidates:
    • Mismatch in DOB, district, domicile, or parents' name in Online Form.
    • Biometric mismatch in LTI, signature, handwriting, photo, etc. at any stage.
  • 16.2 Malpractice during Examination or thereafter:
    • Candidature will be cancelled and candidates debarred for the specified period.

S. No.	Type of Malpractice	Debarment Period
1	Leaving the Examination Venue uninformed during the Examination.	2 Years
2	Misbehaving, intimidating or threatening in any manner with the Examination functionaries i.e., Supervisor, Invigilator, Security Guard or Commission’s representatives.	3 Years
3	Obstruct the conduct of the Examination / instigate other candidates not to take the examination.	3 Years
4	Making statements which are incorrect or false, suppressing material information, submitting fabricated documents, etc.	3 Years
5	Obtaining support/influence for his/her candidature by any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature.	3 Years
6	Possession of Mobile Phone in either ‘switched on’ or ‘switched off’ mode.	3 Years
7	Appearing in the same Examination more than once in contravention of the rules.	3 Years
8	A candidate who is also working on Examination-related matters in the same Examination.	3 Years
9	Damaging Examination related infrastructure/equipment.	5 Years
10	Appearing in the Exam with a forged Admit Card, identity proof, etc.	5 Years
11	Possession of firearms/weapons during the examination.	5 Years
12	Assault, use of force, causing bodily harm in any manner to the examination functionaries i.e., Supervisor, Invigilator, Security Guard or Commission’s representatives.	7 Years
13	Threatening/intimidating Examination functionaries with weapons/firearms.	7 Years
14	Using unfair means in the Examination Hall like copying from unauthorized sources such as written material on any piece of paper or a part of the body, etc.	7 Years
15	Possession of Bluetooth Devices, spy cameras, and any other electronic gadgets in the Examination Hall.	7 Years
16	Impersonate/ Procuring impersonation by any person.	7 Years
17	Taking snapshots, making videos of question papers or Examination material, labs, etc.	7 Years
18	Sharing Examination terminal through remote desktop software/ Apps/ LAN/ VAN, etc.	7 Years
19	Attempt to hack or manipulate Examination servers, data and Examination systems at any point before, during or after the examination.	7 Years

16.3 The Commission may also report the matter to the Police/ Investigating Agencies, as deemed fit. Further, the Commission may also take appropriate action to get the matter examined by the authorities/ forensic experts concerned etc.

17 Commission’s Decision Final: The decision of the Commission in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, a penalty for false information, mode of selection, the conduct of the Examination(s), allotment of Examination centres, debarment for indulging in malpractices, preparation of merit list and force allocation, etc. will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/ correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

18 Court’s Jurisdiction: Any dispute in regard to this Recruitment Examination will be subject to courts having jurisdiction over the place of the Regional Office concerned of the Commission where the candidate has appeared for the Computer-Based Examination.

19 In accordance with the directions issued by DoP&T vide its O.M. No. 39020/1/016/Estt(B) dated 21.06.2016 for increasing access of the unemployed candidates to job opportunities, it has been decided that after the declaration of the final result, the Commission will make available-scores and ranking of candidates in the recruitment Examination on its website. Accordingly, it has been decided that apart from Roll Number-scores, ranking of the candidates in the final Examination, Name of the candidate, name of parents/ husband, educational qualification, date of birth, category, sex (male/ female), total marks in qualifying Examination, complete address including an e-mail address will be made available on the website of the Commission after having declared the final result. However, the candidates will have the option to opt out of the disclosure scheme to disclose their information publicly at the time of filling up the application.

20 Important instructions to candidates:

S. No.	Instruction
1	Before applying, candidates must go through the instructions given in the Notice of the Examination, published in Hindi & English. In case of any dispute, the English version will prevail.
2	Candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well before the closing date to avoid website issues due to heavy traffic.
3	Candidates must generate a new One-Time Registration (OTR) on https://ssc.gov.in; old OTR from https://ssc.nic.in will not be functional.
4	Document verification will be done at the time of DME by CAPFs. Candidature is provisional until documents are verified.
5	Candidates seeking reservation/ relaxation must possess relevant certificates in prescribed format.
6	SC/ST/OBC candidates migrating between states must choose whether to avail reservation from state of origin or migrate; no changes allowed later.
7	Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are not eligible to apply for this Examination.
8	Fill correct and active e-mail and mobile number as correspondence will be made via email/SMS.
9	Fee payable: ₹100/-; Women, SC, ST, and ESM candidates eligible for reservation are exempted.
10	Candidate’s name, DOB, father’s & mother’s name must match matriculation certificate; otherwise candidature may be cancelled.
11	Photograph must be captured using the application module; no cap, spectacles, or pre-existing photos allowed.
12	Follow instructions for capturing photograph (good lighting, plain background, full frontal view). Signature to be uploaded in JPEG format (10-20 KB, 6x2 cm, 300 DPI).
13	Applications with inappropriate photos or blurred signatures will be rejected summarily.
14	Provide correct domicile state and district; no change allowed after submission. Mismatch leads to cancellation.
15	Exercise due diligence while giving CAPF/ Organization preferences; no change allowed post submission.
16	Only one Online Application Form allowed; multiple submissions will lead to cancellation and debarment.
17	Check all details before final submission. Correction requests post submission will not be entertained.
18	Successfully submitted Online Application Form will be provisionally accepted. Printout recommended for records.
19	Carry two recent passport-size photos and valid Photo ID Proof to examination; mismatched DOB will disallow entry.
20	Fake/fabricated applications using dignitary names/photos will lead to legal action.
21	Candidates are responsible for their own safety during the recruitment process; recruitment agencies are not liable for accidents.
22	Admit cards for PST/PET/DME/RME issued by CRPF; CBE admit cards issued by SSC Regional Offices; not sent by post.
23	Queries regarding admit cards can be directed to the Special Selection Board (Cell), Recruitment Branch, R.K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066 or helpline 011-26160255.
24	Appellate authority available at each PST centre; no appeal against PET (race).
25	Deliberate height manipulation (head injury, tamarind, etc.) will lead to debarment.
26	Candidates under the influence of energetic medicine during PET will be debarred.
27	Check and agree to declaration at the end of Online Application Form carefully; misrepresentation leads to cancellation.
28	Check SSC and CRPF websites regularly for updates on examination dates, vacancies, etc.
29	Regional Help Lines for queries: SSC-HQ Toll free: 1800 309 3063 SSC (CR), Allahabad: 0532 2460511, 0532 6541021 SSC (ER), Kolkata: 09477461228, 033 22902230 SSC (KKR), Bengaluru: 080 25502520, 09483862020 SSC (MPR), Raipur: 0771 2282507, 0771 2282678 SSC (NER), Guwahati: 09085073593, 09085015252 SSC (NR), New Delhi: 011 24363343 SSC (NWR), Chandigarh: 0172 2749378, 0172 2744366 SSC (SR), Chennai: 09445195946, 044 28251139 SSC (WR), Mumbai: 09869730700, 07738422705 CRPF Helpline: 011 26160255
30	Candidate scoring more than cut-off but not qualified for next stage must represent Regional Office within 2 months of result declaration or 2 weeks before next stage, whichever is earlier.
31	Selected candidates not receiving correspondence within 1 year of final result must immediately contact the concerned User Department.