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SSC GD Constable Exam 2024- All you need to know about this recruitment test

Deepto Banerjee
| TOI Education | Last updated on - Nov 20, 2023, 14:49 IST
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SSC GD Constable Exam 2024- All you need to know about this recruitment test

Starting on November 24, the Staff Selection Commission will begin accepting online applications for the positions of Rifleman (GD) in the Assam Rifles Examination 2023, NIA, SSF, and Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). Interested candidates may visit the Commission's official website at ssc.nic.in for registering. Before that, here's a peek into what the recruitment test is all about.

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What is the recruitment for?

The SSC GD Constable 2023 registration period is scheduled to take place from November 24 to December 28, 2023. The test is scheduled for February of 2024. The candidates who make the short list will be commissioned for a variety of positions, including those of Constable (General Duty) in the Border Security Force (BSF), Rifleman (General Duty) in the Assam Rifles (AR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Secretariat Security Force (SSF), and Sepoy in the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

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What is the selection process? Are you eligible?

Computer-based testing (CBE), physical efficiency testing (PET), physical standard testing (PST), medical examination, and document verification will all be part of the hiring process.
As of August 1, 2023, the applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 23. However, candidates from the reserved categories are eligible for an age relaxation.
The candidates must have graduated from a recognised board or university with honours in their matriculation or 10th class examination.
For SSC GD Constable 2023, there is a Rs. 100 application fee. Nonetheless, candidates who are women, members of Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), or eligible ex-servicemen (ESM) are not required to pay the application fee.

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What is the examination pattern?

There will be one type of question only: objective multiple choice. There will be a single objective-style paper with 80 questions worth two marks each in the computer-based exam. For each incorrect response, a deduction of 0.50 marks will be applied.

Part A - General Intelligence and Reasoning, lasts 60 minutes and consists of 20 questions worth 40 marks.

There are 20 questions in Part B, which focuses on general knowledge and awareness, and also has a total of 40 marks.

Part C, which covers elementary mathematics, has 20 questions worth a total of 40 marks.

Twenty questions totaling forty marks are included in Part D, which is devoted to English and Hindi Language.


These are the four syllabus sections that are we discuss below in detail.

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General Intelligence and logical reasoning

Tests of analytical aptitude and the capacity to recognise and identify patterns will mostly consist of nonverbal questions. This section could contain questions about relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualisation, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, and observation.

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General knowledge and awareness

This component's questions will be designed to gauge the candidate's overall awareness of his surroundings.

Additionally, as might be expected of any educated person, questions will be designed to test knowledge of current events as well as topics related to common observations and experience in their scientific context.

Along with questions about sports, general policing, Indian constitution, history, culture, geography, economy, and science, the test will also cover India and its neighbouring countries.

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Elementary mathematics

Number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and the relationship between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, mensuration, time and distance, ratio and time, time and work, etc. are some of the topics covered in this paper's questions.

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English and Hindi languages

With an emphasis on candidates' comprehension and grasp of written passages, the SSC GD Constable Exam attempts to evaluate candidates' basic English or Hindi proficiency. It is essential that candidates pass this exam to make sure they have the language proficiency needed to carry out their responsibilities and communicate effectively.

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