SSC GD Syllabus 2023: The SSC GD Syllabus is the first and foremost step, to begin, your preparation for the upcoming General Duty Constable Exam. With the help of the SSC GD exam pattern and syllabus, the candidates can plan a well-mannered strategy for the upcoming SSC GD and can prepare in a systematic manner. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the SSC GD Exam Pattern for the post of constables. Now there will be 80 questions for 160 marks to be solved in 60 minutes and there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks.
SSC GD Syllabus 2023
The candidates who are going to appear for the recruitment process must have planned to start their preparation for SSC GD 2023 with the updated SSC GD Exam Pattern and Syllabus. The latest SSC GD Constable syllabus has been published in the official notification of SSC GD and we have detailed it in this article for your reference. Have a glimpse of the SSC GD Constable Syllabus and Exam Pattern from the below table.
SSC GD Syllabus 2023 Highlights | |
Name of Examination | SSC GD 2023 |
Post Name | General Duty Constable |
Type of Exam | • CBE – Online Test • PET, PST & DME – Offline/ Physical Test |
Duration of Online Exam | 60 minutes (1 hour) |
Language of Online Exam | • English • Hindi |
Maximum Marks (Online Exam) | 160 marks |
Category | SSC GD Syllabus & Exam Pattern |
Selection Process |
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Type of Questions (Online Exam) | All questions of CBE will be of Objective type (MCQs) |
Marking Scheme | 2 marks for each correct answer |
Negative Marking | 0.50 negative marking for wrong answers |
SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern 2023 [Revised]
As per the revised SSC GD Constable Exam pattern, the Tier 1 exam is an online, multiple-choice-based exam.
• The exam consists of 4 sections with 80 questions in total.
• The duration for the SSC GD Constable Tier I exam is 60 minutes.
• The Computer Based Examination (CBE) is conducted in bilingual languages – English and Hindi only.
• There is a 0.50 negative marking for every incorrect answer in the SSC GD online test.
• The questions asked in the online examination will be of High School (10th) level.
SSC GD Constable Exam Pattern 2023 | |||
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 20 | 40 | 60 minutes (1 hour) |
General Knowledge & General Awareness | 20 | 40 | |
Elementary Mathematics | 20 | 40 | |
English/ Hindi | 20 | 40 | |
Total | 80 | 160 |
SSC GD Constable Syllabus 2023
To begin with the preparation for SSC GD Constable Online Exam 2023, the candidate should be familiar with SSC GD Syllabus which has been discussed topic-wise below. Bookmark this page and do not miss any topic uncovered during your preparation.
SSC GD Syllabus (General Intelligence & Reasoning)
This section will include the questions that will determine the candidate’s analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns of non-verbal type. The questions in this section will be on the topics as:
- 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
- Figural Classification
- Coding and decoding
SSC GD Syllabus (GK & GS)
This section will be accessing the candidate’s general awareness GK of the day-to-day activities around. The candidate must have the vast knowledge of current affairs (events) and of such matters of everyday 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 neighbouring countries especially pertaining to
- Sports
- History
- India & its neighbouring countries
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene
- General Polity
- Indian Constitution
- Scientific Research
SSC GD Syllabus (Elementary Mathematics)
The topics that are covered in this section will be of high school level. This section requires proper practice with speed and accuracy of solving tricky questions. The mathematical problems will be from the below-mentioned topics.
- Number Systems
- Problems Related to Numbers
- Computation of Whole Numbers
- Decimals and Fractions
- Relationship between Numbers
- Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Percentages
- Ratio and Proportion
- Averages
- Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Discount
- Measurement
- Time and Distance
- Ratio and Time
- Time and Work
SSC GD Syllabus (English)
The candidates’ ability to understand basic English and its basic comprehension would be tested. Whether you choose to appear in English or Hindi language, this section will be in English language only for all candidates.
- Fill in the blanks
- Error Spotting
- Phrase Replacement
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Cloze Test
- Phrase and idioms meaning
- Spellings
- One Word Substitution
- Reading comprehension
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SSC GD Constable Syllabus in Hindi
The candidates who have been planning to appear in SSC GD 2023 Exam in the Hindi language can go through the subject-wise topics from the below section.
SSC GD Syllabus (Hindi)
This section will be only in Hindi language to assess the candidate’s knowledge for the language. The topics covered under this section are listed below.
- treaty and treaty break
- Prefix
- suffix
- Alternative words
- Idioms and Proverbs
- Composition of compound words and composition of compounds
- Antonyms (inverse) words
- Word Combinations
- a meaningful word for the phrase
- making adjectives from nouns
- polysemous words
- Sentence purification: Correction of incorrect sentences and the reason for grammatical inaccuracy.
- Verbal: Subject, verb and adjective uses
- Verb: Transitive, Intransitive and Preterite Verbs
- Shabd-shuddhi: purification of incorrect words and the cause of verbal inaccuracy.
- Hindi words equivalent to English technical words
- Conversion of simple, compound and compound English sentences into Hindi and conversion of Hindi sentences into English.
- Knowledge related to official letters
SSC GD GK & General Awareness Syllabus in Hindi
The topics for General Knowledge and General Awareness topic has been mentioned below in Hindi Language.
- India and its neighboring countries
- game
- Indian Constitution
- Culture
- Geography
- History
- economic scene
- general politics
- scientific research
SSC GD Elementary Mathematics Syllabus in Hindi
The topics covered in Elementary Mathematice in SSC GD Syllabus 2023 has been listed below in Hindi language.
- Problems related to number system
- fractional number
- fundamental arithmetic problems
- Calculating whole numbers
- Decimal
- relationship between numbers
- Percent
- time and work
- average & interest
- Profit and Loss
- ratio and proportion
- Discount
- Time
- distance
- field is
- ratio and time
SSC GD Reasoning Syllabus in Hindi
Check SSC GD Syllabus for Reasoning and General Intelligence section in Hindi from below.
- spatial visualization
- Similarities, Differences
- arithmetic logic
- arithmetic number series
- spatial orientation
- coding and decoding
- visual memory
- Discrimination
- Overview
- relationship concept
- pictorial classification
- non-verbal chain
SSC GD Constable PET
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) | ||
Type | For Male Candidates | For Female Candidates |
Race | 5 km in 24 minutes | 1.6 Km in 8(1/2) minutes |
Note: Pregnancy at the time of PET 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 measurement of height, chest and weight only. PET will not be held for these Ex-servicemen candidates. Further, they will have to qualify for medical Examination (DME).
SSC GD Constable PST
For Physical Standard Test (PST)
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, vision. The candidates qualifying this stage will be called for medical examination. The details have been discussed below:
Physical standards laid down for the post of Constable/Rifleman are:
Physical Standard Test (PST)- Height | ||
Minimum Height Required for SSC GD Constable | For Male Candidates | For Female Candidates |
General, SC & OBC | 170 | 157 |
Scheduled Tribes | 162.5 | 150 |
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 | 160 | 147.5 |
Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura | 162.5 | 152.5 |
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir | 165 | 155 |
Physical Standard Test (PST)- Chest | ||
Minimum Chest Required for SSC GD Constable | For Male Candidates | For Female Candidates |
General, SC & OBC | 80/ 5 | N/A |
Scheduled Tribes | 76 / 5 | N/A |
Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir | 78 / 5 | N/A |
candidates hailing from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura | 77 / 5 | N/A |
Visual Acuity Unaided | Uncorrected Visual Acuity | Refraction | Color Vision | ||
Near Vision | Distant 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 glasses | CP-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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