Sub-Inspector (SI)

SSC conducts an All-India Examination for the following posts:

• Sub-Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
• Assistant Sub-Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
• Sub-Inspector in Border Security Force (BSF)
• Sub-Inspector in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Sub-Inspector in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF)
• Sub-Inspector in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
• Intelligence Officer in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

Pay Scales and other Information about the posts:

Sub-Inspector in CPOs :

The post carries pay scale of s 9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of s 4200 and is classified as Group `B’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial.

Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF:

The post carries pay scale of s 5200-20200 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of s 2800 and is classified as Group `C’.

Intelligence Officers in NCB :

The post carries pay scale of s 9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of s 4600 and is classified as Group `B’ (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial).

Candidates may contact following Regional Help Lines for clarifications, if any, about filling/submitting applications :

(i) SSC(NR), New Delhi - 01164715222, 01165570666

(ii) SSC(CR), Allahabad - 08765214571, 08765214572

(iii) SSC(SR), Chennai - 09445195946, 04428251139

(iv) SSC(WR), Mumbai - 09869730700, 07738422705

(v) SSC(ER), Kolkata - 09477461228, 09477461229

(vi) SSC(MPR) Raipur - 09407921504, 09407921505

(vii) SSC(KKR), Bangalore - 09483862010, 09483862020

(viii) SSC(NWR), Chandigarh - 08699111498, 08699103985

(ix) SSC(NER), Guwahati, - 09864217001, 09435711335

SI-Eligibility

Eligibility for SSC-Sub Inspector positions

Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be either:

1. a citizen of India, or
2. a subject of Nepal, or
3. a subject of Bhutan, or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania ( Formerly
6. Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
7. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary will be admitted to the Examination provisionally but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

Age Limit

AGE LIMIT for the post of Sub-Inspector in CPOs and Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF; 20-25 years as on the normal closing date for receipt of application.  

Age Limit for the post of Intelligence Officer in NCB is 20-27  as on the normal closing date for receipt of application.  

Note I: The upper age limit is relaxable for Central Government Civilian Employees

Note II: The age-limit is reckoned with reference to the Closing Date for receipt of applications

Note III: Candidates should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate only available on the closing date of submission of application is accepted by the Commission for determining the age eligibility.  No subsequent request for its change is considered or granted.

Age-Relaxation:

Code No.	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
06	For Group ‘B’ Post Ex-Servicemen ( Unreserved)	5 years
07	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	8 years
08	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	10 years
09	For Group ‘C’ post Ex-Servicemen( Unreserved / General)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date.
10	Ex-Servicemen ( OBC )	06 years (3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date.
11	Ex-Servicemen ( SC/ST )	08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the Closing date.
16	Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( General) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on Closing date	5 years
18	Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( OBC ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on Closing date	8 (5+3) years
20	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on Closing date	10 (5+5) years
21	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (Unreserved)	5 years
22	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (OBC)	8 years
23	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (SC/ST)	10 years
24	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (Unreserved)	Up to 35 years of age
25	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (OBC)	Up to 38 years of age
26	Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (OBC)	Up to 40 years of age
30	Departmental Candidates (Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date.	5 years
31	Departmental Candidates (OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date.	8 (3+5) years
32	Departmental Candidates (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date.	10 (5+5) years

NOTE-I: Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are NOT eligible for fee concession or for claiming benefits of reservation under EXS category. However, they are eligible for age relaxation.

NOTE-II: The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation.

NOTE-III: For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-

Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post / Service, the status of ex-serviceman and /or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the CLOSING DATE  

NOTE- IV: AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS, DAUGHTERS AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN

NOTE – V: A Matriculate Ex-Serviceman (which term includes an Ex-Serviceman, who has obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or the Air Force), who has put in not less than 15 years of service as on closing date with Armed Forces of the Union shall be considered eligible for appointment to the posts being advertised through this examination. Thus, those Non-Graduate Ex-Servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service as on the last date for receipt of applications are not eligible.

SI-Physical Standards

Physical Standards for SSC- Sub Inspector

Physical endurance test (pet) is mandatory. Physical endurance test does not carry any marks but will be of qualifying/elimination nature.

NOTE -I: Candidates will have to undergo PET / MEDICAL Examination.

NOTE-II: Only those candidates who secure qualifying marks in Paper I of the written examination, as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, and also clear Eligibility and Physical Endurance Test (PET) and medical test, will be called for the Personality Test / Interview based on their combined performance in Paper I and II of the written examination.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS

ELIGIBILITY TESTS:

For the post of Sub-Inspector & Assistant Sub-Inspector:

	Category of candidates	Height (in cms)	Chest (in cms)
			Unexpanded	Expanded
i	For Male candidates only
	GENERAL	170	80	85
	For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim	165	80	85
	For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	162.5	77	82
Ii	For Female candidates only
	General	157	-	-
	For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim	155	-	-
	For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	154	-	-

Physical Efficiency (Endurance) Test (PET) [To be tested by NCB after final selection but before appointment]

For Male candidates only

• 100 meters race in 16 seconds
• 1.6 Kms race in 6.5 minutes
• Long Jump : 3.65 metres in 3 chances
• High Jump : 1.2 metres in 3 chances
• Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 metres in 3 chances

For Female candidates only

• 100 metres race in 18 seconds
• 800 metres race in 4 minutes
• Long Jump: 2.7 metres (9 feet) in 3 chances
• High Jump: 0.9 metres (3 feet) in 3 chances

For the post of Intelligence Officer in NCB:

	Category of candidates	Height (in cms)	Chest (in cms)
			Unexpanded	Expanded
i	For Male candidates only
	GENERAL	165	77	82
	For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Sikkim, Leh & Ladakh, Kashmir Valley and North-Eastern States and Tribals/Adivasis (STs) including Mizos and Nagas.	162.5	75	80
Ii	For Female candidates only
	General	157	-	-
	For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Sikkim, Leh & Ladakh, Kashmir Valley and North-Eastern States and Tribals/Adivasis (STs) including Mizos and Nagas.	154	-	-

Physical Efficiency(Endurance) Test (PET)

For male candidates only

• Walking : 1600 Meters (1.6 Km) in 15 minutes.
• Cycling : 08 Km in 30 minutes.

For female candidates only

• Walking : 01 Km in 15 minutes.
• Cycling : 05 Km in 30 minutes.

Weight : Corresponding to height for all Posts. 

Medical Standard :

1. Eye sight:

For the posts of Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector
The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 and 6/9 of two eyes without correction i.e. without wearing of glasses.

For the posts of Intelligence Officers in NCB.
The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 and 6/9 of two eyes with or without wearing of glasses.

2. The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyesand they should possess high colour vision for the post of Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector.
The candidate must not have knock knees, flat foot, bow legs, varicose vein, squint in eye, any loss of part of body and they should posses high color vision for the post of Intelligence Officers in NCB.

3. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.

SI-Exam Pattern

Examination Patter: Written Examination

PAPER-I

	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration/ Time Allowed
Part A	General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50	Two Hours (10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon)
Part B	General Knowledge and General Awareness	50	50
Part C	Numerical Aptitude	50	50
Part D	English Comprehension	50	50

PAPER-II

	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration/ Time Allowed
	English language & Comprehension	200	200	Two Hours (2.00 PM to 4.00 PM)

Questions in both papers is of Objective Multiple Choice Type. Questions are set in Hindi and English in Parts A, B and C of Paper I.

Deduction of 0.25 marks is made for each incorrect answer marked on OMR Answer Sheet.

SI-Exam Syllabus

Exam Syllabus for SSC-Sub Inspector Examination

Paper -I

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern –folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.

B. General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day 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 pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

C. Numerical Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart.

D. English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested. (The question in components C&D will be of matriculation/10th Standard.

Paper-2:

English Language & Comprehension: Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, filling in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words, comprehension etc. (The standard of the questions will be Higher Secondary 10+2 level)

Sub Inspector in CAPFs Examination

About Exam:

Commission conducts All India Examination for recruitment to the post if sub inspectors in Central Police Organizations (CPOs), Assistant Sub-Inspectors in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Intelligence Officers in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

Educational Qualification:

Graduation from a recognised University or equivalent.

Examination:

The examination comprise of Written Objective Type (Multiple Choice) followed by Physical Endurance Test (PET), Medical Examination and Interview/Personality test.

Fee:

Rupees One Hundred Only (Rs.100/-) payable through CRF Stamp for offline application or SBI Challan or on-line payment through State Bank of India for online application. All Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are also exempted from Fee as per rules.

Age:  

Post	Age
Sub-Inspector in CAPFs and Assistant Sub-Inspector	20-25 years
Intelligence Officer in NCB	20-27

Written Examination

Paper	Part	Subject	Maximum Marks(Each)	Time(Each)
Paper I	A	General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	2 Hrs
	B	General Knowledge and General Awareness
	C	Numerical Aptitude
	D	English Comprehension
Paper II		English language & Comprehension	200	2 Hrs

Syllabus

Paper: I
A. General Intelligence & Reasoning: It includes questions of verbal and nonverbal type. This contains questions on:

• Analogies
• Similarities and differences
• Spatial visualization
• Spatial orientation
• Problem solving
• Analysis
• Judgement
• Decision making
• Visual memory
• Discrimination
• Observation
• Relationship concepts
• Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
• Arithmetic number series
• Non-verbal series
• Coding and decoding
• Statement conclusion
• Syllogistic reasoning.

B. General Awareness: Here questions are aimed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. Also to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day 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 pertaining to:

• Sports
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General Polity
• Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research

C. Numerical Aptitude: The questions are to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate.

This test contains:

• Computation of whole numbers
• Decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers

It will test sense of order among numbers, ability to translate from one name to another, sense or order of magnitude, estimation or prediction of the outcome of computation, selection of an appropriate operation for the solution of real life problems and knowledge of alternative computation procedures to find answers. The questions would also be based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical computation.

D. English Comprehension: Candidate’s ability to understand correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability is tested. (The question in components C&D will be of Higher Secondary (10+2) level).

Paper-II

English Language & Comprehension: Questions here are designed to test the candidate understands and knowledge of English Language which will be based on error recognition;

Fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc)

• Vocabulary
• Spellings
• Grammar
• Sentence Structure
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Sentence Completion
• Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words

 There will be a question on passages and comprehension of passages also. (The standard of the questions will be Higher Secondary 10+2 level).

NOTE - 1: The Commission have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each part of Paper I taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates. Candidates qualifying in Paper-I would be required to appear in the Physical Endurance Test/Medical examination. .