SSC GD Selection Process 2023 - CBT, PET, PST, DME

The Staff Selection Commission administers the SSC GD selection process 2023 over three main stages. Qualifying candidates must appear for the DME round in the end.

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC GD selection process 2023 of three vital phases to employ eligible prospects for the position of General Duty Constable. Notably, the GD post is based on several Indian forces. Candidates must first read through the eligibility before proceeding with the SSC GD selection process.

SSC GD Application Form 2023

SSC GD Eligibility Criteria 2023

Table of Contents:

SSC GD Selection Process 2023 - Program Outlines
Computer Based Exam
Physical Standard Test
Physical Efficiency Test
Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

SSC GD Selection Process 2023-Program Outlines

The SSC GD selection process 2023 is for admission into the forces mentioned below. However, aspirants must check out the eligibility requirements before proceeding towards applications.

Border Security Force (BSF)
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Secretariat Security Force (SSF)
Rifleman [General Duty] in Assam Rifles.

The SSC GD recruitment process consists of 4 stages. The initial stage is a computer-based test known as the SSC GD Exam. Likewise, the exam measures the candidate's capabilities in various subjects. Further, the authorities administer a physical efficiency and standards test over two rounds for the SSC GD selection process. In the end, shortlisted candidates must participate in the medical test to reach the final merit list.

SSC GD Selection Process - Program Outlines
Stage	Particulars
1	CBE - Computer Based Examination
2	Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
3	Physical Standards Test (PST)
4	Medical Test or Detailed Medical Exam (DME)

Computer Based Exam

After checking the eligibility requirements for the SSC GD selection process, aspirants must participate in the SC GD Constable online test. The examination mode will be online, and the medium of instruction will be in English and Hindi. Similarly, candidates must prepare for topics on the below subjects.

General Intelligence and Reasoning
Elementary Mathematics
English Language/ Hindi Language
General Awareness

Exam Pattern

The 90-minute SSC GD Constable written exam will consist of 100 objective-type questions, which will be for one mark each.

Exam Pattern
Subject/Topic	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25	90 Minutes
General Knowledge and General Awareness	25	25
Elementary Mathematics	25	25
English/ Hindi	25	25

Moreover, the Staff Selection Commission has decided on the cut-off requirement for the CBT exam, per the notification published on Mar 24, 2022.

General/Un-reserved - 30%
EWS/OBC - 25%
SC/ ST/Ex-Servicemen - 20%

Physical Standard Test

Candidates of the SSC GD selection process who are shortlisted after the written exam will proceed towards the second stage, called the Physical Standard Test. Subsequently, candidates must adhere to the physical standards set by the authorities. Notably, the benchmark to qualify for the next round is meeting the height, chest and weight eligibility criteria.

Physical Standard Test
SSC GD Physical Criteria	Candidate Category	Male (in centimetres)	Female (in centimetres)
Height	General, SC and OBC	170	157
Chest	General, SC and OBC	Expanded 80 cmsMinimum expansion of 5 cms	NA
Weight	-	Must be consistent to height and age	Must be consistent to height and age

Category-wise Relaxations for PST

The Commission has regulated certain relaxations in the SSC GD selection process requirements for the PST round.

Category-wise Relaxations for PST
Category	Height Requirement		Chest Requirement
Category	Male (in cms)	Female	Male	Female
General, SC, and OBC	170	157	80/5	-
Scheduled Tribes	162.5	150	76/5	-
Scheduled Tribes from the North-Eastern States and districts troubled by Naxal/ Left Wing Extremism	160	147.5	77/5	-
Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas, and aspirants from Assam, Himachal, and Jammu & Kashmir	165	155	78/5	-
Candidates from the North-Eastern States	162.5	152.5	77/5	-

Physical Efficiency Test

The Commission will further shortlist candidates based on their performance in the Physical Standard Test and check if these candidates meet the requirements for the Physical Efficiency Test. Hence, the third stage measures male and female aspirants' fortitude, health and shape. The Physical efficiency test is administered through a race. Although, participants must keep the following points in mind before appearing for the PET round of the SSC GD selection process.

Pregnant female candidates are barred from participation in the SSC GD PET.
Veterans are excluded from the Physical Efficiency Test round.
But veterans are required to take the Detailed Medical Examination, the final stage of the SSC GD selection process.

Physical Efficiency Test
Domain	Male Participant	Female Participant
Race	5 km in 24 Minutes	1.6 km in 8.5 Minutes

Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

The final stage is for candidates who have qualified in the previous three stages. The last stage of the SSC GD selection process is the Detailed Medical Examination round.

The medical tests are conducted and performed by a CAPF medical board for all eligible candidates.
The DME round's parameters are tested on physical and medical fitness grounds. SSC also tests the vision of the participants.
Importantly, for right-handed aspirants, the right eye is better and vice-versa.

Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
Desolate Visual Accuracy		Flawed Visual Acuity		Refraction	Colour Vision
Near Vision		Distant Vision		Visual correction of any kind is not permitted, even by glasses	CP - 2
Better Eye	Worse Eye	Better Eye	Worse Eye
N6	N9	6/6	6/9

In summary, candidates must note that SSC will select aspirants based on CBE scores and performance in the leading rounds. Consequently, the final merit list participants will be posted in the following Indian Forces.