Selection Process
SSC GD Constable Selection Process 2026
Staff Selection Commission: Constable (GD) in CAPFs, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles
How selection works
The recruitment moves from the Computer Based Examination to PET/PST, then Detailed Medical Examination, Review Medical Examination where applicable, and Document Verification. Final selection and force allocation are based on CBE merit, including NCC bonus marks where applicable, plus force preferences, subject to qualifying the later stages.
Stage-by-stage process
Computer Based Examination
Candidates first take the 160-mark CBE. SSC uses normalized CBE marks and applicable NCC bonus marks to shortlist candidates for the physical stage.
Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test
Candidates shortlisted from the CBE undergo PET and PST conducted by the CAPFs. These are qualifying requirements for continuing in the selection process.
Detailed Medical Examination / Review Medical Examination and Document Verification
Candidates who clear PET/PST are shortlisted for DME and DV. Review Medical Examination may follow where applicable. The CAPFs verify original eligibility and category documents alongside the medical stage.
Final merit and force allocation
Candidates who qualify the required physical, medical and document stages are considered for final merit. Force allocation uses CBE merit, including NCC bonus where applicable, together with the force preferences submitted in the application.
Official source
Source: Staff Selection Commission GD Constable 2026 notice. The recruitment sequence, qualifying physical and medical stages, document verification and force-allocation rules are governed by this notice. View the official SSC GD Constable 2026 notice.
Frequently asked questions
What is the SSC GD Constable selection process?
It runs to 4 stages, in this order: Computer Based Examination, Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, Detailed Medical Examination / Review Medical Examination and Document Verification and Final merit and force allocation. Each is described on this page with what it involves and what clearing it requires. You reach a stage only by clearing the one before it, so the whole process is a funnel rather than a checklist you work through in parallel.
Do marks from every SSC GD Constable stage count towards the final merit?
Not necessarily, and it is worth checking rather than assuming. Multi-stage recruitments usually mix two kinds of stage: qualifying ones, which you must clear but whose marks are discarded afterwards, and merit-bearing ones, whose marks carry into the final ranking. Clearing a qualifying stage comfortably earns nothing beyond clearing it, so effort spent pushing that score higher is effort not spent on the stage that decides your rank. The stage descriptions on this page say which is which, and the notification is the authority on it.
Which SSC GD Constable stage should I prepare for first?
Computer Based Examination, because nobody sees stage two without it. It is also the stage with the most competition in it: every applicant sits it, and it exists to cut that field down. Preparing for a later stage before clearing the first is the commonest way candidates waste a cycle. There are 12 free tests for SSC GD Constable here to work on it with.
What happens at SSC GD Constable document verification?
Everything you declared when you applied is checked against original documents: date of birth, category, educational qualification, and any relaxation or reservation you claimed. Nothing is re-assessed and no marks are awarded; the stage exists to confirm that the application the whole process was run on was true. A candidate who cannot produce an original at this point is rejected here, after clearing every stage, which is why the conditions are worth checking against your own papers before applying rather than after.
Can the SSC GD Constable selection process change between cycles?
Yes, and it does. Stages get added, merged or dropped, a qualifying paper becomes merit-bearing, or a skill test moves from one stage to another, and the change is announced in the notification for that cycle rather than separately. The sequence on this page is read from the official SSC GD Constable 2026 notice, cited and linked at the foot of the page, so check it against the current notification before assuming the process you prepared for last year is the one you will sit.