SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam शुद्धिपत्र 2025

8. Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 07-10-2026):

8.1 For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade „A‟ in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Staff Selection Commission and Ministry of Culture: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.

8.2 For LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade „A‟ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1 above): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

8.3 The candidates who have appeared in their 12th Standard or equivalent examination can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the cut- off date i.e. 07-10-2026.

8.4 As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education, such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification.

8.5 As per the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020, as amended from time to time, programmes in Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Architecture, Physiotherapy and other prohibited disciplines are not permitted to be offered through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode or Online mode, except where such programmes are permitted by the concerned statutory/regulatory body and notified by the University Grants Commission. Accordingly, qualifications obtained through the ODL/Online mode in such prohibited programmes shall not be accepted, except where they are recognized in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions, regulations or judicial orders. Further, pursuant to the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated 11.03.2019 in M.A. No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 (Mukul Kumar Sharma & Others vs. AICTE & Others), the B.Tech. Degree/Diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to students enrolled up to the academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.

8.6 Document Verification (DV) will be conducted by the User Departments/ Ministries/ Organizations after declaration of the final result. Candidates will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Intermediate/ Higher Secondary/ 10+2/ Senior Secondary in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the cutoff date, when such certificates are sought by concerned Indenting Departments/ Organizations for the purpose of document verification failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission or User Department. The candidates who can prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of required educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ University by the cut-off date i.e. 07.10.2026. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University by the cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.

8.7 In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Ministries/ Organizations/ Appointing Authorities concerned.

1 Physical Efficiency Test

(i) Criteria for Physical Efficiency Tests are placed as „Schedule-I‟ of the Notification The Physical Efficiency Tests will be conducted at GREF Centre or respective Recruitment Centre as applicable, by a Board of Officers, detailed by the Headquarters, Director General Border Roads. 2 Physical Standards: Region wise requirement of Physical Standards of personnel for recruitment in GREF (Border Roads Organization) is placed as „Schedule-II‟ of the Notification. 3 (A) Medical Standards: The specified Medical Standards are requirement for recruitment of candidates for their service in GREF (BRO) as per their job profile, charter of duties and anticipated deployment, including extreme remote areas, high altitude areas and difficult areas of hilly terrain etc. Medical Standards have been specified in „Schedule-III' of the Notification.

(B) Medical Examination & Medical Tests: Medical examination and medical tests will be carried out as per guidelines of this Notification for each provisionally selected candidate. The Medical Examination will be carried out by a Medical Board nominated by HQ DGBR. The guidelines to be followed for conduct of Medical Examination and the procedure for declaring candidates as Temporary or Permanent UNFIT are enumerated in succeeding sub-paras:

(i) After detailed checking of all documents, Officer-In-Charge Recruiting Section will handover medical papers (duly affixed with passport size photograph) of selected candidates to Medical Board of respective Recruitment Centre, including GREF Centre, and the candidates will report as per schedule decided Medical examination of provisionally selected candidates will be carried out by two Medical Officers at each Recruitment Centre including GREF Centre.

(ii) Recruitment Medical Board will examine the medical fitness of the candidates as per guidelines of this Notification.

(iii) Candidates found medically fit or unfit will be informed of their medical result by the Medical Board themselves so that the candidates are clear about their position.

(iv) Where the medical officer needs the opinion of a Specialist, the case will be referred to Military Hospital or any service/Army Hospitals in proximity of respective Recruitment Centre or GREF Centre Based on the day of the OPD of concerned Specialist, doctor would personally brief the candidate about the conduct of medical examination at Military Hospital and subsequent procedure.

(v) Medical papers in respect of fit and unfit candidates will be given to Recruiting Section/ Mobile Regional Recruitment Team by MI Room after completion of medical examination preferably on the same day of medical examination but not later than 5 days from the date of examination.

(vi) Details about cases referred to Military Hospitals or any Service/ Army Hospitals will also be informed by Medical Board to Recruiting Section simultaneously.

(vii) Referred cases returned by Medical Specialist duly reviewed by concerned Specialist will be disposed of by Regimental Medical Officer expeditiously according to the remarks of Specialist and Recruiting Section be informed simultaneously by Regimental Medical Officer.

(viii) Temporarily Unfit: Candidates declared temporarily UNFIT will be divided in two categories:

(a) Temporarily Unfit due to Medical Reasons: Candidates who are declared Temporary UNFIT due to medical reasons will be informed of their disability in writing by Medical Board and Officer-In-Charge Recruiting or Board of Officer or Mobile Regional Recruitment Team. Such candidates have a right to appeal against the medical examination conducted by the Recruitment Centre Medical Board and such appeal should be made within the period of 60 days from the date of being declared temporarily unfit initially by the Medical Board of Recruitment Centre. Such candidates should report for medical examination by Specialist 05 (five) days in advance with an appeal and will be referred to concerned Specialist of nearest Military Hospital/ Service Hospital on Review Certificate in duplicate. Such candidates will not be required to deposit Rs.40/- as fees for re- medical examination. If such candidates are found UNFIT again on review, no further chance will be given for re-medical examination and their candidature shall stand cancelled automatically. After re-medical examination, if candidates are found FIT, the whole process of induction shall be completed within a period of six months from the date of initial medical examination. In case induction is not completed within a period of six months from the date of initial medical examination, candidature of such a candidate for recruitment shall stand cancelled automatically, where delay is due to acts attributable to the candidate himself.

(b) Temporarily Unfit for being Below Physical Standards: Candidates declared Temporary UNFIT due to physical standards will also be informed of their disability or shortcoming in writing by the Medical Board and Officer-In-Charge Recruiting or Board of Officer or Mobile Regional Recruitment Team. Candidates protesting in writing against Physical measurements will be once again measured by Medical Board of Recruitment Centre in the presence of Commandant or Officer-In-Charge Recruiting in case Medical Examination is carried out at GREF Centre and in the presence of Board of Officers in case it is carried out at Mobile Regional Recruitment Team Centre within 24 hrs of the Medical Examination. Candidates declared Temporary UNFIT for being Below Physical Standards in weight or Chest measurement only will be given a reasonable time not exceeding two months from the date of initial Medical Examination for attaining the desired standards. After re-measurement, if candidate is found FIT the whole process of induction shall be completed within a period of six months from the date of initial medical examination. In case induction is not completed within a period of six months from the date of initial medical examination, candidature of such a candidate for recruitment shall stand cancelled automatically, where delay is due to acts attributable to the candidate himself.

13. Scheme of Examination:

13.1 The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

13.1.1 Tier-I

13.1.2 Tier-II

13.2 Marks scored by the candidates in Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be, normalized by using the procedure published by the Commission vide Notice dated 02-06-2025 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

13.3 Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Based Examinations will be placed on the website of the Commission after the Examination. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the stipulated time limit on payment of ₹ 50/- per question, which is non-refundable. Representations received through any other mode e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representations regarding the Tentative Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final. The Final Answer Keys will be used for processing the result of Computer Based Examination and the same will be uploaded on the website of the Commission after the declaration of result of Computer Based Examination.

13.4 The Commission has published „Guidelines regarding Challenge/ Objection Management System‟ vide its Notice dated 10.04.2026 on its website. The candidates are advised to go through the guidelines carefully as these will be applicable for this Examination.

13.5 The schedule of examinations indicated in the Notice is tentative. Any change in the schedule of examinations or any other information about the examination will be communicated to candidates only through the website of the Commission.

13.6 In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights and measures will be used.

13.7 There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of the scores of any stage/ Tier(s) of the examination. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

13.8 Scheme of Tier-I Examination: Tier Part Subject (Not in sequence) Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks Time Duration (For all four Parts) I English Language 25/ 50 (Basic Knowledge) 60 Minutes (with sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject) II General Intelligence 25/ 50 (80 Minutes (with sectional timer of 15+5=20 minutes for each subject) for candidates eligible for Scribe as per Para 7.1,7.2 and 7.3 I III Quantitative Aptitude 25/ 50 (Basic Arithmetic Skill) IV General Awareness 25/ 50

13.8.1 The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set in English, Hindi and any language opted by the candidate in the application form, as given at Annexure-XV for Part-II, III & IV of Tier-I examination.

13.8.2 There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

13.10 Indicative Syllabus (Tier-I):

13.10.1 English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.

13.10.2 General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if any.

13.10.3 Quantitative Aptitude: i. Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers. ii. Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work. iii. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. iv. Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: 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. v. Mensuration: 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. vi. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc. vii. Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.

13.10.4 General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidate‟s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.

13.10.5 For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude parts.

13.11 Indicative Syllabus (Tier-II):

13.11.1 Mathematical Abilities: i. Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers. ii. Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and work. iii. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. iv. Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: 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. v. Mensuration: 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. vi. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc. vii. Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.

13.11.2 Reasoning and General Intelligence: Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de- coding, Numerical operations, Other sub- topics, if any.

13.11.3 English Language and Comprehension: Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.

13.11.4 General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidates‟ general awareness of the environment around them and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.

13.11.5 Computer Knowledge/Proficiency: i. Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts. ii. Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc. iii. Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking. iv. Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.

13.11.6 For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the Mathematical Abilities and Reasoning and General Intelligence modules.

17. Mode of Selection:

17.1 Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, and Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Tier-II Examination are as follows:

17.1.1 UR : 30%

17.1.2 OBC/ EWS : 25%

17.1.3 All other categories : 20%

17.2 Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I Examination. Normalized scores of candidates will be used to determine merit and for final selection.

17.3 There may be separate category-wise cut-offs in Tier-I and subsequent Tiers for different posts i.e. (i) DEO/ DEO Grade 'A' in Department/Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1, (ii) DEO/ DEO Grade 'A' except in Department/Ministry mentioned at Para 8.1, and (iii) LDC/ JSA.

17.4 Tier-II Examination will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Tier-I. In Tier-II, all the candidates will be required to appear in all four sections.

17.5 In Tier-II, it will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections.

17.6 Section-III and Section-IV i.e. Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test/ Typing Test are qualifying in nature. Skill Test for DEOs is mandatory for all the qualified candidates. Typing Test for posts other than DEOs is mandatory for all candidates except those who are exempted from appearing in the Typing Test as per Para 13.9.13.7(vii).

17.7 Preference for various posts and departments will be taken from the candidates through Online Option Form on the website of the Commission before declaration of FRTA/Result. A candidate will not be considered for a Post and Ministry/ Department/ Organization, if he has not indicated his preference for it. Options once submitted shall be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in exercise of such options.

17.8 Candidates, who do not submit their post preference(s) on the website of the Commission within the stipulated time, will not be considered for any post in the FRTA/ Result. Such candidates shall not be provided with another opportunity to exercise preference for posts and will be solely responsible for the same. Any grievance received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.

17.9 Merit list ((FRTA/Final Selection) will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Tier-II Examination only. Merit List (FRTA/Final Selection) will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks scored in Section-I & Section-II of Tier-II examination only subject to qualifying Section-III and Section-IV of Tier-II as per the qualifying standards fixed by the Commission.

9. How to Apply:

9.1 Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the new website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.gov.in or through my SSC mobile application (which can be downloaded from Google Play Store). For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV of this Notice as well as Notice dated 02.06.2025 relating to the mobile app, available on the website of the Commission. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IV and Annexure-IVA.

9.2 All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website. The detailed instructions for OTR are given in Annexure-III to this Notice.

9.3 The candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar Based Authentication, in terms of Aadhaar Policy as published on the website of the Commission, while completing their OTR process. The application(s) of the Candidates who opt for Aadhaar Authentication will not be rejected on the ground that photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per prescribed standards. Such candidates will not be required to produce recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-Identity proof for admission to the examination venue at the time of Computer Based Examination.

9.4 For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/ herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand / sit before the camera when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing the photograph:

(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.

(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.

(iii) Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.

(iv) Ensure that his face is fully inside the prescribed area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the area delineated by the camera.

(v) Candidates should not wear a cap, mask or glasses/spectacles while capturing the photo.

9.5 The appearance of a candidate in the examination should be as per the photograph in the application form. The candidates should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with a full frontal view. Applications with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected. However, the applications of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.

9.6 Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily. However, the application of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.

9.7 PwBD and PwD candidates willing to avail the benefit of reservation or scribe or compensatory time or any combination of them are required to upload Certificate of Disability as per Annexure-I, Annexure-IA and Annexure-XI to XII whichever is applicable, at the time of filling online application form.