Eligibility Conditions for Constable -

For an appointment to the post of Constable in SSB the candidates must meet following eligibility conditions:-

1) Age : Between 18 to 23 years.(Cut off date for age will be 1st August every year)

2) Educational Qualification: Matriculation or Xth Class pass.

3) Physical Standards

a) Height : For male : 170 cms. For Females : 157 cms.

b) Chest : For males : Unexpanded: 80 cms. Expanded : Minimum Expansion 5 Cms.

c) Weight : For both males and females: Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards

4) Medical Standards:
a) Eye Sight : The Minimum distant vision should be 6/6 & 6/9 of 2 eyes without correction i.e. without wearing of glasses.

b) The candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should possess high colour vision. 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.

5. Relaxation There will be relaxation in age for SC/ST/OBC, Ex Servicemen and other categories of persons in accordance with the Government order on the subject.

Relaxation will be permissible in height and chest to the candidates as follows-

Height: Minimum height of candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K will be 165 cms for male and 155 cms for females. The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 162.5 cms for males and 150 for females.

Chest: The minimum chest of male candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K will be 78 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion). The minimum chest for all male candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 76 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion).


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