SSC GD Constable Recruitment 2024: Exam To Be Held In 13 Regional Languages For The First Time

The SSC GD Constable Recruitment Exam will be held from February 12 to March 12, 2024.

SSC GD Constable Recruitment exam To Be Held In 13 Regional Languages For The First Time (Representational Image)

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The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the admit cards for the SSC GD (General Duty) Constable Recruitment 2024. Those who have registered for the recruitment can check and download their SSC GD Constable Admit Cards from the official website - ssc.nic.in. Candidates will be required to download their hall tickets from the official website using their login credentials like registration number and password. 

Interestingly, candidates may note that the SSC GD Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 will be conducted in 13 regional languages for the first time, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. These languages include: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri and Konkani.

For the first time, the Constable (GD) examination for recruitment of constables in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be conducted in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English. The Examination will be conducted from 20 February to 7 March 2024 for around… pic.twitter.com/SM1NA8ZK68

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“For the first time, the Constable (GD) examination for recruitment of constables in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be conducted in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English. The Examination will be conducted from 20 February to 7 March 2024 for around 48 lakh candidates in 128 cities across the country: Ministry of Home Affairs,” ANI reported. 

Notably, as per the official schedule, the SSC GD Constable Recruitment Exam will be held on February 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, March 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12, 2024. The exam will be held in the online CBT (Computer Based Test) mode at designated exam centres across the country. The Preliminary examination will have a time limit of 2 hours and consist of a total 200 questions. 

The SSC will shortlist candidates for the recruitment based on a multi-stage selection process which would include: Computer Based Examination, Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET), and Medical Examination and Document Verification. 

The SSC aims to fill a total of 26,146 vacancies for the post of GD  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) and Rifleman (General Duty) in Assam Rifles (AR). For more details on the recruitment, candidates are advised to visit the official website.