SSC Sub-Inspector 2026 - 1,871 Posts in Delhi Police and the CAPFs, Any Degree
Staff Selection Commission has opened the Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination 2026 - 1,871 posts, and a bachelor's degree in ANY discipline is the qualification. Notice E/37/2026-C-2. Applications close 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 at 23:00. THIS IS AN ALL-INDIA EXAMINATION with no domicile requirement, and SSC runs centres in every region. The North Western Region alone lists Srinagar, Jammu, Samba, Leh, Chandigarh, Shimla, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda. AND THE HEIGHT AND CHEST RELAXATION IS BROADER THAN MOST PEOPLE REALISE. The notice grants relaxation on production of a certificate from the district authority to candidates from the hill areas of Garhwal and Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, the Kashmir Valley, the Leh and Ladakh regions, the North-Eastern States and Sikkim, and to Gorkhas, Dogras and Marathas. If the 170 cm standard has put you off, read that paragraph before ruling yourself out. A NOTE ON THE NUMBER. SSC prints no combined total anywhere in this notice. The 1,871 figure - ours and everyone else's - is the sum of four separate rows: SI (Executive) Delhi Police Male 205, SI (Executive) Delhi Police Female 112, SI (General Duty) in CAPFs 1,320, and SI (Fire) in CISF Male 234. We added them ourselves from the printed table. THE 1,320 CAPF POSTS are spread across CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB, with 132 of them reserved for Ex-Servicemen at 10 per cent. AGE IS 20 TO 25 as on 1 August 2026 for most posts. SI (Fire) in CISF is the exception at 18 to 30. Relaxation of five years for SC and ST, three years for OBC. QUALIFICATION is a bachelor's degree from a recognised university in ANY discipline. The one exception is SI (Fire) in CISF, which needs a bachelor's with Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics, or a relevant engineering diploma. THE FEE IS Rs 100 - AND WOMEN PAY NOTHING. Women candidates, and SC, ST and eligible Ex-Servicemen, are all fully exempt. PHYSICAL STANDARDS, because this is a uniformed post and they decide it. MEN, general: height 170 cm; chest 80 cm unexpanded and 85 cm expanded. Running: 100 metres in 16 seconds, and 1.6 km in 6.5 minutes. WOMEN: height 157 cm general, 155 cm for hill areas and the North East, 154 cm for Scheduled Tribes. Running: 100 metres in 18 seconds, and 800 metres in 4 minutes. Long jump 2.7 metres and high jump 0.9 metres, three chances each. The PET and PST stage is ELIMINATING - you either meet the standard or you are out, regardless of your written marks. THE EXAMINATION. Paper-I is a computer based test of 100 questions for 100 marks in one hour, across four sections of 25 questions each - General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Negative marking is 0.25 per wrong answer. Paper-II covers the same four subject areas, runs two hours with sectional timing, and is weighted heavily towards English Comprehension. NEGATIVE MARKING IN PAPER-II IS 0.50 PER WRONG ANSWER - double Paper-I, so guessing is expensive. Check the scheme table in the notice for the exact question and mark distribution. The examination schedule is stated as to be notified later. ONE MORE THING THAT COSTS PEOPLE THEIR APPLICATION. If you have applied to SSC before through the old ssc.nic.in site, that One-Time Registration does not work on ssc.gov.in. Register afresh before you open the form, and do it now rather than on 30 September. Apply at ssc.gov.in.
Serve as a Sub-Inspector in the Delhi Police, or as a Sub-Inspector (General Duty) in one of the Central Armed Police Forces - CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF or SSB - or as a Sub-Inspector (Fire) in CISF Discharge the duties of a Group B non-gazetted uniformed post, with posting anywhere the force requires Meet and maintain the prescribed physical and medical standards throughout the selection process Clear the Physical Endurance Test and Physical Standard Test, which are eliminating stages
THE 1,871 POSTS - AND WHERE THE NUMBER COMES FROM SI (Executive) in Delhi Police, Male ......... 205 SI (Executive) in Delhi Police, Female ....... 112 SI (General Duty) in CAPFs ................. 1,320 (of which 132 are for Ex-Servicemen at 10 per cent) SI (Fire) in CISF, Male ...................... 234 SSC PRINTS NO COMBINED TOTAL. The 1,871 is the sum of those four printed rows, added by us. Treat any source quoting it as an official figure with care. The 1,320 CAPF posts are distributed across CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB. QUALIFICATION, as on the closing date A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university or equivalent, in ANY discipline, for the Delhi Police and CAPF posts. SI (Fire) in CISF is the exception: a bachelor's degree with Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics, or a diploma in a relevant engineering discipline. AGE, as on 01.08.2026 20 to 25 years for most posts. SI (Fire) in CISF: 18 to 30 years. Relaxation: 5 years for SC and ST, 3 years for OBC, and as prescribed for other categories. PHYSICAL STANDARD TEST - MEN Height 170 cm for general candidates. Chest 80 cm unexpanded, 85 cm expanded. PHYSICAL STANDARD TEST - WOMEN Height 157 cm general; 155 cm for candidates from hill areas and the North East; 154 cm for Scheduled Tribes. HEIGHT AND CHEST RELAXATION - READ THIS BEFORE RULING YOURSELF OUT The notice allows relaxation in height and chest, on production of a certificate from the competent district authority, for candidates belonging to specified categories and regions. Those named include the KASHMIR VALLEY, the LEH AND LADAKH regions, and DOGRAS - alongside the hill areas of Garhwal and Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Marathas, the North-Eastern States and Sikkim. Scheduled Tribe candidates have their own lower thresholds. Get that certificate organised early; it is not issued overnight. PHYSICAL ENDURANCE TEST Men: 100 metres in 16 seconds; 1.6 kilometres in 6.5 minutes. Women: 100 metres in 18 seconds; 800 metres in 4 minutes; long jump 2.7 metres in three chances; high jump 0.9 metres in three chances. The PET and PST are ELIMINATING stages - failing them ends your candidature whatever your written score. THE EXAMINATION Paper-I: computer based, 100 questions for 100 marks in one hour. Four sections of 25 questions each - General Intelligence and Reasoning; General Knowledge and General Awareness; Quantitative Aptitude; English Comprehension. NEGATIVE MARKING 0.25 per wrong answer. Paper-II: covers the same four subject areas, runs two hours with sectional timing, and is weighted heavily towards English Comprehension. NEGATIVE MARKING 0.50 per wrong answer. Refer to the scheme of examination table in the notice for the exact question and mark distribution in Paper-II. The schedule for the computer based examinations is stated as to be notified later. BEFORE YOU START The One-Time Registration generated on the old SSC website, ssc.nic.in, is not functional on ssc.gov.in. A fresh OTR is required before the application form can be opened.
Notice E/37/2026-C-2, Staff Selection Commission - Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination, 2026. DATES Online applications: 10.09.2026 to 30.09.2026, 23:00 hours. Fee payment last date: 01.10.2026, 23:00 hours. Correction window: 08.10.2026 to 10.10.2026, 23:00 hours. Age reckoned as on 01.08.2026. Examination schedule to be notified later. DO THIS FIRST Your One-Time Registration from the old ssc.nic.in site does NOT work on ssc.gov.in. Complete a fresh OTR before you can open the application form - not on the closing day. HOW TO APPLY Online only, at ssc.gov.in. FEE Rs 100. WOMEN PAY NOTHING. SC, ST and eligible Ex-Servicemen are also fully exempt. EXAMINATION CENTRES SSC runs centres across nine regions; the North Western Region includes Srinagar, Jammu, Samba, Leh, Chandigarh, Shimla, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda. GET THE RELAXATION CERTIFICATE EARLY Height and chest relaxation is available on production of a certificate from the competent district authority, for candidates from specified hill and border regions and communities named in the notice. If you qualify, start that paperwork now - the PST eliminates, and the certificate must be in hand. CHECK BEFORE YOU APPLY Are you 20 to 25 as on 01.08.2026 - or 18 to 30 if applying for SI (Fire) in CISF? Do you hold a bachelor's degree in any discipline? SI (Fire) additionally needs Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics, or a relevant engineering diploma. Can you meet the PET and PST standards? They eliminate, regardless of written marks. ON THE VACANCY NUMBER SSC prints no combined total. The 1,871 is the sum of four printed rows - Delhi Police Male 205, Delhi Police Female 112, CAPFs 1,320 and CISF Fire 234. The Commission describes the vacancies as tentative. THE PAPERS Paper-I: 100 questions, 100 marks, one hour, negative marking 0.25. Paper-II: same four subject areas, two hours with sectional timing, negative marking 0.50.
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