The online form submission process for the SSC GD (Constable) Exam 2018 will commence on Friday, August 17. 

SSC GD (Constables) Exam 2018 will be conducted to recruit candidates for the General Duty post of BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF, Rifleman, etc.

How to submit the application?
Applicants of Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2018 may please note that the process of submitting applications for the said recruitment examination consists of the following two parts:
(i) One-Time Registration

(ii) Filling of online Application Form

The Commission had provided both these facilities on its new website w.e.f. 25.07.2018, but because of a very heavy load of applications, the new website of the Commission had become very slow, for which reason, it was temporarily withdrawn by the Commission.

However, while withdrawing these facilities, the Commission had informed all candidates that both the facilities i.e. One-Time Registration and filling of online Application Forms would be resumed on the Commission’s website w.e.f. 17.08.2018 at 10 AM and the last date for receipt of applications would be 17.09.2018 at 5 PM. This position is maintained by the Commission. 

Any applicant, who wishes to apply for the said examination may register themselves on the website of the Commission w.e.f. 14.08.2018 and submit online application after 17.08.2018. It is reiterated that last date for submission of online applications would be 17.09.2018 (5 PM).

As the new website of the Commission may take some time to stabilize, for initial few days, to minimise the inconvenience to candidates, applicants are advised to also utilize off-time or non-peak hours of 10 PM to 8 AM for making One-Time Registration and filling of online Application Forms. 
SSC notification 
The Commission has for the convenience of the candidates resumed the facility of One-Time Registration, on its website i.e. www.ssc.nic.in w.e.f. 14.08.2018, wherein candidates can start registering themselves as per procedure given vide Notice dated 22.07.2018. However, as indicated above, the facility for submission of online applications would only re-commence from 17.08.2018 at 10 AM.

SSC GD (Constable) Exam 2018 syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning
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, coding and decoding, etc.

General Knowledge and General Awareness
Current events, matters of every day observations and experience, scientific aspect, 
questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries, sports updates, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research, etc.


Elementary Mathematics
Problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

English/Hindi
Candidates’ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi, comprehension and writing ability, 

About SSC
The Estimates Committee of the Parliament, in its 47th Report (1967-68), recommended the setting up of a Service Selection Commission for conducting examinations for recruitment to lower categories of posts.
Pursuant to this, and as an interim measure, an Examination Wing was initially added to the Secretariat Training School, subsequently renamed as the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM).

The SSC is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training and comprises of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations who are appointed on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time. 

Functions of SSC
To make recruitment to 
(i) all Group “B” posts in the various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices which are in the pay scales the maximum of which is Rs.10,500 or below and 
(ii) all non-technical Group “C” posts in the various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices, except those posts which are specifically exempt from the purview of the Staff Selection Commission.

Note: The questions in all the above components will be of Matriculation level.