Senior Content Specialist | Updated On - May 9, 2024
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Head Constable examination is undertaken by SSC to hire suitable candidates to the post of Head Constable (Ministerial) in Delhi Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Assam Rifles, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), etc. It is the second only to the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam and it is conducted at the national level. The selection process is carried out in a test with a computer, physical efficiency test, physical standard test, and medical exam. The test on a computer includes questions on general intelligence/reasoning, general knowledge/awareness, quantitative aptitude/numerical ability, and English language/comprehension.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the SSC Head Constable 2022 result, for the computer-based test, was made public in January 2023. More than 1.55 lakh candidates sat for the examination conducted in last November. The dates for SSC Head Constable 2024 examination are still to be declared from the commission’s side till now. This notification is published around mid-2022, and the examination date is in October/November 2023. Announcing the results of the computer-based exam within 2 months after the exam is over. The final groups of the chosen applicants will be required to go through the remaining procedures of the selection process and will be placed to various central government institutions accordingly.
Analogy, Similarities and Differences, Spatial Visualization, Spatial Orientation, Visual Memory, Discrimination, Observation, Problem Solving, Relationship Concepts, Arithmetical Reasoning and Figural Classification, Arithmetic Number Series, Non-verbal Series, Coding and Decoding, Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Puzzle Solving
General Awareness
Current Affairs (National and International), History, Geography, Polity, Economy, General Science, Static GK (India and World)
Quantitative Aptitude
Number Systems, Basic Operations, LCM and HCF, Fractions and Decimals, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Averages, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration (Area and Volume), Data Interpretation, Graphs and Charts
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is expected to announce the official notification for SSC Head Constable (GD) Vacancies in December 2023. The exact number of vacancies will be revealed at that time, but it is estimated to be around 20,000-25,000 across various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and other paramilitary forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Force
Estimated Vacancies
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
5000-7000
Border Security Force (BSF)
4000-6000
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
3000-5000
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
2000-4000
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
1000-2000
Other CAPFs & Paramilitary Forces
5000-7000
SSC Head Constable Important Books 2024
Section
Book Title
Author
Publisher
General Intelligence & Reasoning
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
R.S. Aggarwal
S. Chand Publishing
Analytical Reasoning
M.K. Pandey
Arihant Publications
Intelligence Tests & Psychological Tests
Edgar Thorpe & Showick Thorpe
Pearson Education
General Awareness
Lucent's General Knowledge
Manik Verma
Lucent Publishing House
Current Affairs Yearly
Arihant Publications
Arihant Publications
Manorama Yearbook
M.S.M. Annual
Malayala Manorama
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations