Notice

1.10Admit Card for any stage of examination will not be sent by Post. Facility for download of Admit Cards will be provided at the websites of Regional Offices of the Commission as well as on the website of CRPF i.e. http://www.crpf.gov.in. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission i.e. https://www.ssc.nic.in, Regional Office concerned and the Nodal CAPF i.e.CRPF for the updates on examination process and download of Admit Cards for each stage of examination.

1: The Staff Selection Commission will conduct an open competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (General Duty) in Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Secretariat Security Force (SSF), Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR) and Sepoy in NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau as per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Home Affairs and the Staff Selection Commission. The recruitment process will consist of Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST), Medical Examination and Document Verification. The salient features of the recruitment are as under:

1.1 The Examination will be advertised by SSC based on vacancies intimated by MHA.

1.2 Applications will be accepted through on-line mode only.

1.3Computer Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission only in English and Hindi.

1.4Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Detailed Medical Examination (DME)/ Review Medical Examination (RME) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs.

1.5Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification will be carried out at the time of Detailed Medical Examination (DME) by the CAPFS.

1.6Vacancies of Constable (GD) in SSF and NCB will be filled on All India basis whereas vacancies in all other CAPFS will be filled as per the vacancies available in various States/ UTS. In addition, vacancies are earmarked for the Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected Districts which are reserved for the candidates of these districts only.

1.7The list containing names of Border Guarding Districts and Militancy/ Naxal affected areas are available at Annexure-XI and Annexure-XII respectively.

1.8Final results along with force allocation will be declared by the Commission based on the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination and preference of force opted by them subject to their qualifying the Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test. Medical Examination and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of Examination.

1.9Court cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination, conduct of Computer Based Examination, preparation of merit list, force allocation of selected candidates and final result will be handled by SSC and issues relating to other matters namely scheme of examination, vacancies, conduct of PET/ PST, DME/ RME, Document Verification etc. will be handled by coordinating CAPFs.

2 Pay Scale: Pay Level-1 (Rs. 18,000 to 56,900) for the post of Sepoy in NCB and Pay Level-3 (Rs. 21,700-69, 100) for all others posts.

3 Vacancies: The details of vacancies are as follows:

3.1 The vacancies are Tentative. Any change in the number of vacancies will be intimated through the website of the Commission.

3.2 10% vacancies are earmarked for Ex-servicemen (ESM). If suitable ESM candidates are not available, vacancies reserved for ESM will be filled by non-ESM candidates of respective categories.

3.3 As the vacancies in CAPFS have been earmarked States/ UT-wise, candidates are required to submit Domicile/ Permanent Residential Certificate of the State/ UT indicated by them in the online Application Form at the time of DME/ Documents Verification failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith and the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the Detailed Medical Examination. If a candidate produces Domicile/ Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issued by a State other than the State mentioned in his/ her application, he/ she shall not be allowed to change the State at the time of Document Verification and his/her candidature shall be cancelled straightaway. Therefore Candidates should fill the Application Form very carefully.

3.4 Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India.

3.5 The appointment of candidates after selection is subject to availability of seats in training facilities of various CAPFS. As such, candidates may be appointed in phases in accordance with availability of training space. The Joining and in-service issues, seniority, training, etc will be regulated in accordance with the rules and regulations of various Organizations.

4 Nationality/ Citizenship: Candidate must be a citizen of India. Vacancies in CAPFS & AR are state/UT/area wise hence a candidate must submit domicile/ PRC against his state/ UT.

5 Age Limit: 18-23 years as on 01-01-2023. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02-01-2000 and later than 01-01-2005 in normal course. However, after relaxation of three (03) years in upper age, the candidate should not have been born earlier than 02-01-1997.

Note: Due to unprecedented 'Covid Pandemic', it has been decided by the Government to grant three (03) years age relaxation beyond respective prescribed upper age limit for all categories of the candidates as one-time measure for this recruitment. Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for different categories are as under

5.2Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.

5.3Ex-Servicemen (ESM) who have already secured employment in civil side under Government on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee concession. However, he can avail the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he immediately after joining civil employment, has given self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DoP&T.

5.4 The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for the purpose of age relaxation.

5.5For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post/ Service, the status of ex-serviceman or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement with the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of applications. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of applications. The decision on the issue of eligibility of ex-servicemen shall be governed by the decision taken by the DOP&T on the judgment of Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 520/2020 dated 01.12.2020.

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