Staff Selection Commission has announced 39481 vacancies to be filled through SSC GD Exam 2025 for which online registration is ongoing and the last date is 14th October 2024. The computer-based exam will be conducted in January-February 2025 for which candidates who are going to appear in the exam must prepare in advance with the latest SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025. This article covers details about the SSC GD Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, No. of Questions, and Exam Languages.

SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates must note that planning a preparation strategy begins with the knowledge of the detailed SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern 2025. Some important details for SSC GD 2025 are as follows- 

  1. The exam will be conducted in online mode.
  2. The questions will be of multiple-choice-based/Objective type.
  3. The CBT test consists of 4 sections General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Elementary Mathematics, and English/ Hindi.
  4. There will be 80 MCQS in total (20 MCQs each section).
  5. The time duration to complete the exam is 60 minutes (1 hour) and there is no sectional timing.
  6. Total marks for SSC GD CBT Exam is 160 (2 marks fo each correct answer).
  7. A penalty of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer will be marked.
  8. The Computer-Based Examination (CBE) is conducted in English, Hindi and 13 Regional Languages viz. Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025
Sno.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksExam Duration
1.General Intelligence & Reasoning2040

1 hour (60 minutes)

 

2.General Knowledge & General Awareness2040
3.Elementary Mathematics2040
4.English/ Hindi2040
Total80160

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SSC GD Qualifying Marks

As notified by the commission, there shall be a critieria of minimum qualifying marks in SSC GD Constable CBT Exam and candidates scoring more than that will be considered eligible for short-listing to the next stage i.e. Physical Test (PET & PST). The minimum qualifying marks for each catgeory is as follows- 

CategoriesMinimum Qualifying Marks
UR30%
OBC/EWS25%
All Other Categories20%

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SSC GD Constable PET Details

The candidates who score more than the cut-off marks for the SSC GD Online exam will be eligible to appear in the Physical Efficiency Test for which the standards have been set by SSC.

For the Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
TypeFor Male CandidatesFor Female Candidates
Candidates other than Ladakh Region5 km in 24 minutes1.6 Km in 8½ minutes
For Ladakh Region1.6 Km in 7 minutes800 metres in 5 minutes

Note: Pregnancy at the time of Physical will be considered a disqualification and pregnant female candidates shall be rejected at this stage. The Ex-servicemen who will be shortlisted in Computer Based Examination will have to appear in PET/PST stage for recording measurements of height, chest and weight only. PET will not be held for these Ex-servicemen candidates. Further, they will have to qualify for a Medical Examination (DME).

SSC GD Constable PST Details

The PET will be followed by the Physical Standard Test which will shortlist the candidates on the basis of physical parameters including height, chest size, and vision. The candidates qualifying at this stage will be called for medical examination. The details have been discussed below:

Minimum Height Required for SSC GD Constable Exam for both Male and Female Candidates:

Minimum Height RequiredFor Male CandidatesFor Female Candidates
General, SC & OBC170157
Scheduled Tribes162.5150
Schedule Tribe candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, 
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura and 
Naxal/ Left Wing Extremism affected districts
160147.5
Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, 
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura
162.5152.5
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and 
candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
165155

Minimum Chest Required for SSC GD Constable Exam for both Male and Female Candidates:

Minimum Chest RequiredMale CandidatesFemale Candidates
General, SC & OBC80/ 5

N/A

 

Scheduled Tribes76 / 5
Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, 
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
78 / 5
candidates hailing from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, 
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
77 / 5

Eye Vision Required for SSC GD Constable Exam:

Visual Acuity UnaidedUncorrected Visual AcuityRefractionColor Vision
Near VisionDistant Vision
Better Eye Worse Eye Better Eye Worse Eye
N6 N9 6 / 6 6 / 9 Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glassesCP-2

Note: Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will be scheduled and concluded by CAPFs.

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SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025- FAQs

The detailed SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025 for Computer Based Test is discussed in the article.

Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 mark in SSC GD CBT Exam 2025.

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