SSC GD Physical Standard – Running Time, Height, Chest, Weight Complete Information

SSC GD Physical Standard

SSC GD Physical Standard – The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the General Duty (GD) Constable examination to recruit eligible candidates for various security forces such as BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, NIA, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles. The selection process includes multiple stages such as a computer-based examination, physical efficiency test (PET), physical standard test (PST), and medical examination. The physical standard test includes various parameters such as running time, height, chest, and weight that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for the further rounds of the recruitment process. In this article, let’s delve deeper into the physical standards required for the SSC GD Constable examination.

SSC GD Physical Standard – Height for Male and Female

The SSC has prescribed certain height standards that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for further rounds of the recruitment process. The height requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Category	Height (in cms)
Male	Female
General, SC & OBC candidates (except those mentioned below)	170	157
Relaxations:
The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	162.5	150
All Scheduled Tribe candidates of North Eastern States (NE States)	157.0	147.5
All Scheduled Tribe candidates of Left Wing Extremism affected districts	160.0	147.5
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States/ UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh	165.0	155.0
Candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura	162.5	152.5
Candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, and includes the following “Mouzas” Sub-Division of these Districts : (1) Lohagarh Tea Garden (2) Lohagarh Forest (3) Rangmohan (4) Barachenga (5) Panighata (6) ChotaAdalpur (7) Paharu (8) Sukna Forest (9) Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11) Mahanadi Forest (12) Champasari Forest (13) SalbariChhatpart-II (14) Sitong Forest (15) Sivoke Hill Forest (16) Sivoke Forest (17) ChhotaChenga (18) Nipania.	157.0	152.5

SSC GD Physical Standard – Weight for Male and Female

An important parameter in the PST is weight, which is different for male and female candidates. The SSC has prescribed certain weight standards that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for further rounds of the recruitment process. The weight requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Weight – For males and Females : Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards

SSC GD Physical Standard – Chest For Male

The SSC has prescribed certain Chest standards that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for further rounds of the recruitment process. The Chest requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Criteria	Chest(in cms)
Male (Unexpanded (cms)/ MinimumExpansion (cms))	Female
General, SC & OBC candidates (except those mentioned below)	80/5
Relaxations:
The minimum chest for all male candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	76/5
Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathasand candidates belonging to the States UTs of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.	78/5
Candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, and includes the following “Mouzas” Sub-Division of these Districts :(1) Lohagarh Tea Garden (2) Lohagarh Forest (3) Rangmohan (4) Barachenga (5) Panighata (6) ChotaAdalpur (7) Paharu (8) Sukna Forest (9) Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11) Mahanadi Forest (12) Champasari Forest (13) SalbariChhatpart-II (14) Sitong Forest (15) Sivoke Hill Forest (16) Sivoke Forest (17) ChhotaChenga (18) Nipania.	77

SSC GD Physical Standard – Running Time for Male and Female

The physical efficiency test includes a running test, which is different for male and female candidates. The SSC has prescribed certain running time standards that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for further rounds of the recruitment process. The running time requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Activity	Male	Female
Race	5 Kms in 24 minutes.	1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes
1.6 Kms in 6 ½ minutes	800 metres in 4 minutes	For candidates of Ladakh Region.

SSC GD Physical Standard – Long Jump and High Jump for Male and Female

The physical efficiency test also includes long jump and high jump tests, which are different for male and female candidates. The SSC has prescribed certain standards for long jump and high jump that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for further rounds of the recruitment process. The long jump and high jump requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Activity	Male	Female
Long Jump	14 feet , candidates will get three chances	1o feet , candidates will get three chances
High Jump	3’9’’ (In three chances)	3’ (In three chances)

SSC GD Physical Standard – Vision for Male and Female

The medical examination includes a vision test, which is important for candidates to meet certain standards to be eligible for recruitment. The SSC has prescribed certain vision standards for male and female candidates. The candidate should have good binocular vision and should be able to read 6/6 in a distant vision chart with both eyes without glasses. The vision requirements for male and female candidates in the SSC GD Constable examination is given below.

Visual Acuity Unaided	Uncorrected Visual Acuity	Refraction	Color Vision
Near Vision	Distant Vision	Visual correction of any kind is not permitted, even by glasses	CP – 2
Better Eye – N6 Worse Eye – N9	Better Eye – 6/6 Worse Eye – 6/9

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