SSC Sub-Inspector 2026 - 1,871 Posts, Any Degree, and Height Relaxation for Kashmir Valley & Ladakh

About this job

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. FOUR EXAMINATION CENTRES IN J&K AND LADAKH - SRINAGAR (1007), JAMMU (1004), SAMBA (1010) and LEH (1005). All four sit in SSC's North Western Region at Chandigarh, which covers J&K, Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh. AND HERE IS SOMETHING ALMOST NOBODY REPORTS: THE HEIGHT AND CHEST RELAXATION NAMES US DIRECTLY. The notice grants relaxation in height and chest measurement, on production of a certificate from the district authority, to candidates from the KASHMIR VALLEY and the LEH & LADAKH regions - and separately to DOGRAS. If you have been put off by the 170 cm standard, read that paragraph before you rule 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.

What you'll do

• 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

What we're looking for

• 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.