SSC GD 2026 Notification out ?, Exam Date & Latest Updates

Students preparing for government jobs are eagerly waiting for the SSC GD notification. Now this wait is going to end as SSC is going to release the SSC GD notification soon. Talking about last year, SSC GD Notification 2024 was released in August, This year also it is expected to be released in October or November as per the SSC 2026 calendar

SSC has already released the official notification in its 2026 calendar, stating that its exams are likely to be held in January or February.SSC releases the calendar from time to time so that students can prepare easily. Similarly, SSC will also release the notification of GD on its official website ssc.gov.in. In this article you will know everything related to SSC GD.

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Posts in SSC GD

There are many types of posts in SSC GD which are as follows.

SSC GD  Notification

SSC has released its 2026 exam calendar, with the SSC GD notification likely to be released in October or November.When the SSC GD notification is released, you can download it by visiting the official website of SSC.

SSC GD Exam date 2026

Conduct By	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Notification Release	Expected Oct–Nov2025
Application Mode	Online
Exam Date	Likely Jan- Feb 2026
Official Website	ssc.gov.in

No official notification has been released yet regarding SSC GD 2026. Last year the SSC GD exam was conducted in February. This year also its forms may start in October or November and its exam is likely to be held in February 2026.

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Eligibility

If you want to fill SSC GD Exam Form then you must have passed 10th class from a recognized board and your age should be 18 years.

Nationality	Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
Age Limit	18 to 23 years (age relaxation as per govt rules).
Education	Minimum qualification is 10th pass from a recognized board.
Physical Standards	Candidates must meet SSC’s physical and medical requirements.

SSC GD Application Fee

(SC),(ST) and Ex-Servicemen (ESM) exempted from payment of fee.

other for – Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only).

Relaxations in upper age limit

Category	Age-Relaxation upper age limit
SC/ST	5 year
OBC	3 year
EWS	5 year
Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning

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NCC Certificate Bonus Marks

Certificate Category	Bonus marks
NCC ‘C’ Certificate	5% of the maximum marks of the Examination
NCC ‘B’ Certificate	3% of the maximum marks of the Examination
NCC ‘A’ Certificate	2% of the maximum marks of the Examination

Exam Pattern

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Durtaion
Part- A	Gneral Intelligence and Reasoning	20	40
Part- B	General Knowledge and General Awareness	20	40	All 60 minutes
Part- C	Elementary Mathematics	20	40
Part- D	English/ Hindi	20	40

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in SSC GD. You can choose the language of your choice – English, Hindi and one of the 13 regional languages, namely (i) Assamese, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Gujarati, (iv) Kannada, (v) Konkani, (vi) Malayalam, (vii) Makdi, (viii) Marathi, (ix) Oriya, (x) Punjabi, (xi) Tamil, (xii) Kannada and (xiii) Arabic. Choose the language for which you wish to appear for the exam.

SSC GD 2026 Selection Process

If we talk about the selection process of SSC GD then there will be three processes which are as follows.

1. First is Computer-Based Exam (CBE)
2. Second is Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ (PST)
3. Third is Medical Test / Document Verification (DV)

Salary For SSC GD Post

If we look at the post wise salary in SSC GD: The Pay Level-1 for the post of Constable in NCB is (Rs. 18,000 to 56,900) and the Pay Level-3 for all other posts is (Rs. 21,700-69,100).

Post	Salary
BSF	₹21,700-69,100
CISF	₹21,700-69,100
CRPF	₹21,700-69,100
ITBP	₹21,700-69,100
SSB	₹21,700-69,100
SSF	₹21,700-69,100
NIA	₹21,700-69,100
Assam Rifles	₹21,700-69,100
NCB	₹18,000-56,900

SSC GD 2026 Application form fill up

As soon as the SSC GD notification is released, you can visit the official SSC website and fill out the application form. If you already have an account, you can directly proceed to fill out the form. If you don’t have an account, create one first and then fill out the application form.

Read: How to fill SSC GD Application form in 2026

Application Process

1. Visit New Website ssc.gov.in
2. Complete One-Time Registration.
3. Fill in the online application form.
4. Upload scanned documents (photo, signature, etc.).
5. Pay the application fee.
6. Submit and download the confirmation page.

Admit Card

The SSC GD admit cards are expected to be released in January 2026. Once the SSC GD admit cards are released, you can download them by logging into your account on the SSC website.

SSC GD 2026 Answer Key

The SSC GD exam will be conducted in different shifts during January and February. The answer key for the GD exam is likely to be available in early April, which you can download from the SSC website. Please note that the answer key will only be available for a limited time, so if you don’t download it then, you won’t be able to access it later.

Vacancy of SSC GD 2026

No official announcement regarding the number of vacancies in SSC GD has been made yet. However, last year, the initial number of vacancies was 39,481, which was later increased to 53,690. Similarly, a large number of vacancies are expected in SSC GD this year as well.

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Syllabus

1. General Intelligence and Reasoning:

• Analogies, Coding-Decoding
• Series (Number/Alphabetical)
• Puzzles, Seating Arrangement
• Spatial Visualization & Orientation
• Syllogism, Decision Making
• Non-verbal reasoning (Figure based questions)

2. General Knowledge and General Awareness:

• Current Affairs (National & International)
• Important Days & Events
• Indian History, Geography, Polity
• Economy & General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology basics)
• Sports, Books & Authors
• Awards & Honours
• Static GK (Capitals, Rivers, National Parks etc.)

3. Elementary Mathematics:

• Number System, Simplification
• Percentage, Ratio & Proportion
• Average, Profit & Loss
• Simple & Compound Interest
• Time & Distance, Time & Work
• Mensuration, Geometry, Trigonometry (basic level)
• Data Interpretation

4. English/Hindi:

• English:
• Comprehension Passage
• Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Sentence Improvement
• Cloze Test
• Hindi:
• व्याकरण (संधि, समास, कारक, वचन, लिंग)
• पर्यायवाची, विलोम शब्द
• मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
• गद्यांश आधारित प्रश्न
• वर्तनी शुद्धि

Download SSC GD official Syllabus Pdf

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Examination Centres For SSC GD 2026

Central Region(CR)/Bihar and UttarPradesh

Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206), Purnia (3209), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003) and Varanasi (3013).

Eastern Region (Eastern Region)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal

Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (4601), Berhampur (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneswar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Dhenkanal (4611), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur (4609), Gangtok (4001), Burdwan (4404), Kolkata (4410) and Siliguri (4415).

Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala

Bengaluru (9001), Belagavi (9002), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Hubballi (9011), Udupi (9012). Ernakulam
(9213), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211) and Thrissur (9212).

Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR)/ Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202) and Raipur (6204).

North Eastern Region (NER)/Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura

Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Tejpur (5112), Imphal (5501), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Dimapur(5301), Kohima (5302), Agartala(5601), Churachandpur (5502) and Ukhrul (5503).

Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand

Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Udaipur(2409), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani (2003) and Roorkee(2006).

North Western Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and

Chandigarh/ Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K)(1007), Leh (1005), Amritsar(1404), Bathinda (1401)

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