SSC GD Syllabus 2025

Every year SSC GD Syllabus and other details are released along with its notification pdf. With the help of the SSC GD exam pattern and syllabus, the candidates can plan a well-mannered strategy for the upcoming exams and can prepare systematically. SSC GD constable syllabus and exam pattern remain the same for many years, so candidates can prepare for the upcoming SSC GD exam by reviewing the updated syllabus mentioned in this article. here, we have discussed detailed Exam Pattern, Syllabus (in Hindi also), Marking Scheme, Negative marking, and other important details. If you are planning to prepare for General Duty Constable Exams, then you must bookmark this page so as not to miss any important topics.

SSC GD Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

The candidates who are going to appear for the recruitment process must have planned to start their preparation for SSC GD 2025 with the latest Exam Pattern and Syllabus. The latest SSC GD Constable syllabus has been published in the official notification pdf and we have detailed it in this article for your reference. Have a glimpse of the SSC General Duty Constable Exam from the below table. 

SSC GD Syllabus 2025- Key Points
Name of Examination	SSC GD 2025
Type of Exam	• CBE – Online Test • PET, PST & DME
Duration of Online Exam	60 minutes (1 hour)
Maximum Marks (Online Exam)	160 marks
Selection Process	Computer-Based Examination (CBE)Physical Efficiency Test (PET)Physical Standard Test (PST)Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
Type of Questions	Objective type (MCQs)
Marking Scheme	2 marks for each correct answer
Negative Marking	-0.25 Marks for wrong answers

SSC GD Selection Process 2025

To get qualified and shortlisted for the vacancies, candidates have to go through each stage of the selection process as discussed below. 

1. Written examination (Computer Based): There will be 80 Multiple Choice Questions with 2 marks each and a negative marking of 0.25 marks, The duration to complete the exam is 60 minutes (1 hour) with no sectional timing.
2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST).
3. Medical Test- The last stage of the selection process which is mandatory to check whether the selected candidates are medically fit or not. After the medical test, the candidates shortlisted will have to appear for document verification.

SSC GD Exam Pattern 2025

SSC GD Constable Tier 1 exam will be conducted online mode, multiple-choice-based exam. The CBT test consists of 4 sections with 80 questions in total for a time duration of 60 minutes. There is also a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer. 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 Constable Exam Pattern 2025
Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	20	40	1 hour
General Knowledge & General Awareness	20	40
Elementary Mathematics	20	40
English/ Hindi	20	40
Total	80	160

SSC GD Syllabus 2025

The SSC GD Syllabus for the CBT exam includes 4 subjects namely Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Mathematics, and English/ Hindi. Most of the questions will be asked from the High School (10th) level. To begin with the preparation for the Online Exam, the candidate should be familiar with the SSC General Duty Constable Syllabus which has been discussed topic-wise below. Bookmark this page and do not miss any topic uncovered during your preparation.

General Intelligence & Reasoning Syllabus

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 following topics as:

1. Analogies
2. Similarities and differences
3. Spatial visualization
4. Spatial orientation
5. Visual memory
6. Discrimination
7. Observation
8. Relationship concepts
9. Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
10. Arithmetic number series
11. Non-verbal series
12. Figural Classification
13. Coding and decoding

GK and GS Syllabus

This section will be accessing the candidate’s general awareness GK of the day-to-day activities around. The candidate must have a 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 about

1. Sports (खेल)
2. History (इतिहास)
3. India & neighboring countries
4. Culture (संस्कृति)
5. Geography (भूगोल)
6. Economic Scene (आर्थिक परिदृश्य)
7. General Polity (सामान्य राजनीति)
8. Indian Constitution (भारतीय संविधान)
9. Scientific Research (वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान)

SSC GD 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.

1. Number Systems (संख्या प्रणाली)
2. Problems Related to Numbers
3. Computation of Whole Numbers (पूर्ण संख्याओं की गणना)
4. Decimals and Fractions (दशमलव और भिन्न)
5. Relationship between Numbers (संख्याओं के बीच संबंध)
6. Fundamental arithmetical operations (मूल अंकगणितीय संक्रियाएं)
7. Percentages (प्रतिशत)
8. Ratio and Proportion (अनुपात और समानुपात)
9. Averages
10. Interest (ब्याज)
11. Profit and Loss (लाभ और हानि)
12. Discount
13. Mensuration
14. Time and Distance (समय और दूरी)
15. Ratio and Time (अनुपात और समय)
16. Time and Work (समय और कार्य)

English Syllabus

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.

1. Fill in the blanks
2. Error Spotting
3. Phrase Replacement
4. Synonyms & Antonyms
5. Cloze Test
6. Phrases & Idioms meaning
7. Spellings
8. One Word Substitution
9. Reading comprehension

SSC GD Hindi Syllabus

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.

1. संधि और संधि विच्छेद
2. उपसर्ग
3. प्रत्यय
4. पर्यायवाची शब्द
5. मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
6. सामासिक पदों की रचना और समास विग्रह
7. विपरीतार्थक (विलोम) शब्द
8. शब्द-युग्म
9. वाक्यांश के लिए एक सार्थक शब्द
10. संज्ञा शब्दों से विशेषण बनाना
11. अनेकार्थक शब्द
12. वाक्य-शुद्धि : अशुद्ध वाक्यों का शुद्धिकरण और वाक्यगत अशुद्धि का कारण
13. वाच्य : कर्तृवाच्य, कर्मवाच्य और भाववाच्य प्रयोग
14. क्रिया : सकर्मक, अकर्मक और पूर्वकालिक क्रियाएँ
15. शब्द-शुद्धि : अशुद्ध शब्दों का शुद्धिकरण और शब्दगत अशुद्धि का कारण
16. अंग्रेजी के पारिभाषिक (तकनीकी) शब्दों के समानार्थक हिंदी शब्द
17. सरल, संयुक्त और मिश्र अंग्रेजी वाक्यों का हिंदी में रूपांतरण और हिंदी वाक्यों का अंग्रेजी में रूपांतरण
18. कार्यालयी पत्रों से संबंधित ज्ञान

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)
Type	For Male Candidates	For Female Candidates
Candidates other than Ladakh Region	5 km in 24 minutes	1.6 Km in 8½ minutes
For Ladakh Region	1.6 Km in 7 minutes	800 metres in 5 minutes

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 Required	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

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

Minimum Chest Required	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General, SC & OBC	80/ 5	N/A
Scheduled Tribes	76 / 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 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