At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Post-wise vacancies published in the combined advertisement The advertisement is issued post by post across the Constable, Head Constable, Assistant Sub Inspector and Sub Inspector cadres; read the official advertisement on the SSB recruitment portal for the exact numbers. No unofficial total is reproduced here.
- Education
- 10th · 12th · ITI / Diploma · Graduate Post-specific, ranging from matriculation with a trade certificate for the Constable trades to a nursing or technical qualification for the paramedical and Sub Inspector posts; read the row for the post applied for.
- Age
- Post-specific; the age band and cut-off date are stated separately for each post in the combined advertisement. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the official combined advertisement on the SSB recruitment portal. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post-specific Group 'B' or Group 'C' combatised pay levels as stated in the combined advertisement. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Combined advertisement 524 (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
21 Mar 2026
- completed
Applications closed
4 May 2026
- current
Next selection stage
Official schedule not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- This is a single combined advertisement covering several cadres, so education, age, physical standard and trade or professional-registration conditions are fixed post by post rather than by one common standard.
- The Sub Inspector posts (Staff Nurse, Communication, Pioneer) are Group 'B' non-gazetted, combatised and non-ministerial; the Head Constable and Constable posts are Group 'C', per the advertisement titles on the SSB recruitment portal.
- Read the official advertisement for the post applied for on the SSB recruitment portal before relying on any eligibility summary.
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 post-wise in the combined 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 trade or skill-test standard printed in the official combined 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 524/RC/SSB/Combined-Advt./CT to SI (Non-GD)/2025
- Published / changed
- Advertisement listing checked 4 Aug 2026; application window 21 Mar 2026 to 4 May 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:00 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.