Staff Selection Commission will make recruitment to the posts of Constable (GD) in ITBPF, BSF,CISF,CRPF and SSB and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles.Female candidate will be considered for posts earmarked for them in different CAPFs. Matriculation or 10th class pass is the minimum educational qualification. The recruitment will comprise of Physical Standards Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Written Examination and Medical Examination. Constabulary forms the major component of the forces. The working mainly depends upon the effectiveness of the personnel at this level. Therefore, it is important that only the candidates having the right aptitude, capability and fitness in all respects apply for the posts.

Constable (GD)

Pay Scale: Pay Band – I, R 5200-20200 + Grade Pay R 2000/-

Age Limit: 18-23 years as on 01.01.2013. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1995.

Education Qualification: Matriculation or Xth class pass from a recognized board/university.

Application Fee:

FEE: RUPEES FIFTY ONLY (Rs.50.00) payable through CRF Stamp or SBI Challan or on-line payment through account with the State Bank of India. Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation.

Scheme of Examination:

Physical Standards:

Height:

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

Chest:

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

Race:

• For Male candidates : 5 Kms in 24 minutes
• For Female candidates : 1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes

Written Examination – 12th May, 2013

The candidates qualifying in PST/PET will be called for a Written Examination. Though the Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted by him / her, it may combine the centres or divert the candidates to other centres, depending on administrative convenience. The Written examination will consist of only one objective type paper containing 100 questions and carrying 100 marks, with the following composition

• General Intelligence and Reasoning  : Question - 25 Marks - 25
• General Knowledge and General Awareness : Question - 25 Marks - 25
• Elementary Mathematics: Question - 25 Marks - 25
• English/Hindi : Question - 25 Marks - 25

All questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Types. Questions will be set bilingually in Hindi and English/ Trilingually in English and Hindi/Kashmiri (Urdu Script for J&K), Marathi(Maharashtra), Gujarati(Gujarat), Malayalam(Kerala), Kannada(Karnataka), Telegu (Andhra Pradesh),Tamil (Tamil Nadu), Oriya(Odisha), Bengali(West Bengal and Tripura), Punjabi (Gurmukhi script for Punjab),Assamese (Assam & Arunachal Pradesh),Manipuri(Manipur) and Mizo(Mizoram). Accordingly the paper can be answered in any of these languages in Parts A, B and C. Candidates are required to attempt either Hindi or English section of Part ‘D’ of the question paper.

Syllabus:

General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal
series, coding and decoding, etc.

General Knowledge and General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture,Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Elementary Mathematics: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and 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.

English/Hindi : Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi, his basic comprehension would be tested.

Mode of Selection:

The final selection of the candidates will be made in order of merit in each category in each state.

The minimum cut off percentage of marks for selection will normally be as under :

• General and Ex-servicemen : 35%
• SC/ST/OBC : 33%

The cut off is relaxable at the discretion of the Commission.

Important Dates:

• PST/PET : Feburary- March , 2013
• Written Examination : 12th May, 2013
• Medical Examination : June-August, 2013
• Declaration of Result : 30th September, 2013
• CLOSING DATE: 11.01.2013 (upto 5:00 P.M.)

How To Apply:

CANDIDATES DESIROUS OF SUBMITTING ON LINE APPLICATIONS MAY DO SO. THE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION MAY BE MADE ON WEBSITE http://ssconline.nic.in. AND http://ssconline2.gov.in. FACILITY OF ON-LINE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 15.12.2012 TO 09.01.2013 FOR FILLING UP PART-I AND TILL 11.01.2013 FOR PART-II. SUCH
CANDIDATES SHOULD RETAIN THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THEM ON LINE FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSION. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PRINT OUTS OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION.

Courtesy : Staff Selection Commission