(Notification) Constables (GD) in CAPFs, NIA & SSF & Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2025

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: - 

1.1 The Examination will be advertised by SSC based on vacancies intimated by MHA.

1.2 Applications will be accepted through on-line mode only. 

1.3 Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission only in English and Hindi and in 13 Regional Languages viz. (i) Assamese, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Gujarati, (iv) Kannada, (v) Konkani, (vi) Malayalam, (vii) Manipuri, (viii) Marathi, (ix) Odia, (x) Punjabi, (xi) Tamil, (xii) Telugu and (xiii) Urdu. 

1.4 Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs.

1.5 Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification will be carried out at the time of Detailed Medical Examination (DME) by the CAPFs. 
1.6 Vacancies of Constable (GD) in SSF and NCB will be filled on All India basis whereas vacancies in all other CAPFs will be filled 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. 
1.7 The list containing names of Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected areas are available at Annexure-XI and Annexure-XII respectively.
1.8 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 force opted by them subject to their qualifying the Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of Examination.
1.9 Court cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination, conduct of Computer Based Examination, preparation of merit list, force allocation of selected candidates and final result will be handled by SSC and issues relating to other matters namely scheme of examination, vacancies, conduct of PET/ PST, DME/ RME, Document Verification etc. will be handled by coordinating CAPFs. 
1.10 Admit Card for any stage of examination will not be sent by Post. Facility for download of Admit Cards will be provided at the websites of Regional Offices of the Commission as well as on the website of CRPF i.e. http://www.crpf.gov.in. 

Pay Scale:

Pay Level–1(Rs.18,000 to 56,900) for the post of Sepoy in NCB and Pay Level-3 (Rs. 21,700-69,100) for all others posts. 

2. Vacancies & Reservation are as follows:

3. NATIONALITY/ CITIZENSHIP:

Candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies are state/ UT wise hence a candidate must submit domicile/ PRC against his/ her state/UT.

4. AGE LIMIT: (as on 01-01-2025.)

Min :18 Years

Max : 23 years

(i.e.,candidates born not before 02-01-2002 and not later than 01-01-2007). 

5. 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. 

6. 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 (i.e., 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: - 
(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.
(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
(iii) Position yourself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
(iv) 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. 
(v) 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. Last date and time for submission of the Online Application Form is 14.10.2024 (23:00).

8.8. 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. 

8.9. 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. 

8.10. 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. 

7. APPLICATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT:

Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).

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.

Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or through cash in SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.

8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

1. Computer Based Examination ( Dates of examination will be intimated in due course).

All candidate whose online application are found to be in order will be called to appear in the Computer Based Examination (CBE). The Computer based examination will consist of one objective type paper containing 100 questions carrying 100 marks. with the following composition:

II. Physical Standard Test(PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET) :

Based on the performance in CBE, candidates will be short listed for PET/PST by the Commission. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) will be conducted at various centres finalized by the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of candidates' eligibility documents will be undertaken at the time of DME. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidates to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for CBE/ PST/ PET. During PET/ PST, candidates who are found eligible on height parameters will undergo PET (race) followed by biometric/technology aided identification. Scrutiny of eligibility of candidates for any relaxation i.e. age, height and chest measurement will be carried out after qualifying PET (race) before PST by CAPES PETI PST Boards.

I. Physical Standards Test : (Female candidates are eligible only for posts earmarked for them).

All candidates applying for the recruitment and prima-facie eligible will be called to appear in Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test at places finalized by the Commission in consultation with the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of their eligibility will not be undertaken before PET/ PST. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidate to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for PST/ PET.

(ii) Physical standards laid down for the post of Constable are –

a) Height:

• For Males : 170 cms.
• For Females : 157 cms.

b) Chest:

• For males only – Unexpanded : 80 cms.
• Expanded : Min expansion 5 cms.

Important Dates:

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