At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Discipline-wise vacancies published in the sports-quota advertisement The advertisement lists vacancies by sports discipline and category; read the official advertisement on the SSB recruitment portal for the exact numbers.
- Education
- 10th · 12th Stated in the sports-quota advertisement, together with the sporting achievement levels that make a candidate eligible.
- Age
- Stated in the sports-quota advertisement; no age band is asserted here. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the official sports-quota advertisement on the SSB recruitment portal. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Constable (General Duty) pay level as stated in the advertisement. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Advertisement 541 (applications 2026) Central · All India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Applications opened
9 May 2026
- completed
Applications closed
7 Jun 2026
- current
Next selection stage
Official schedule not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Eligibility rests on the sporting achievement levels and the education, age and physical standards printed in the sports-quota advertisement; read that advertisement before relying on any summary.
- The advertisement is issued by the SSB directly and is listed on its recruitment portal under advertisement number 541/RC/SSB/CT(GD)SQ-2025/2026.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Stages are fixed by the sports-quota advertisement; use the SSB recruitment portal's stage notices and admit cards for this advertisement number.
Syllabus snapshot
- Use only the scheme of examination and trial standard printed in the official sports-quota advertisement.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- SSB recruitment portal advertisement listing — Advt 541/RC/SSB/CT(GD)SQ-2025/2026
- Published / changed
- Advertisement listing checked 4 Aug 2026; application window 9 May 2026 to 7 Jun 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:05 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.