SSC Head Constable (AWO/ TPO) Recruitment 2025 

🏛️ Overview

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC), in collaboration with Delhi Police, invites online applications for the recruitment of Head Constable (AWO/TPO) in Delhi Police for the year 2025.
Candidates from all over India are eligible to apply.


📅 Important Dates

EventDate
Online Application Start Date24 September 2025
Last Date to Apply Online15 October 2025 (23:00 hrs)
Last Date for Online Fee Payment16 October 2025 (23:00 hrs)
Correction Window23 – 25 October 2025
Computer-Based Exam (CBE)December 2025 / January 2026 (Tentative)

Toll-Free Helpline (For Application Issues): 180 030 930 63


🧾 Post Details

  • Post Name: Head Constable (Assistant Wireless Operator / Tele-Printer Operator)
  • Department: Delhi Police
  • Pay Matrix: Level 4 (₹25,500 – ₹81,100)
  • Group: ‘C’
  • Mode of Selection: Through SSC

📊 Vacancy Details

Male Candidates (Total: 370)

CategoryOpenEx-SMDepartmentalTotal
UR1261616158
EWS29040437
OBC76090994
SC33110448
ST21090333

Female Candidates (Total: 182)

CategoryOpenDepartmentalTotal
UR700878
EWS160218
OBC420547
SC210223
ST140216

Total Vacancies: 552
Note: Vacancies are tentative and may change.


🇮🇳 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

  • Must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit

  • 18 to 27 years as on 01 July 2025 (Born between 02.07.1998 and 01.07.2007).

Age Relaxations

CategoryRelaxation
SC/ST5 years
OBC3 years
Ex-Servicemen3 years (after service deduction)
Sports Quota5 years (10 years for SC/ST)
Departmental (Delhi Police)40 years (UR), 43 years (OBC), 45 years (SC/ST)
Widows/Divorced Women35 years (UR), 38 (OBC), 40 (SC/ST)

🧠 Educational Qualification (as on closing date)

  • 10+2 (Senior Secondary) from a recognized board with Science & Mathematics, OR
  • National Trade Certificate (NTC) in Mechanic-cum-Operator Electronic Communication System.

Additional Qualification (Mandatory)

  • Proficiency in Computer Operation (Qualifying):
    • English Word Processing Speed: 1000 key depressions in 15 minutes
    • Basic Computer Skills (MS Office, Saving/Printing, etc.)

🪖 Physical Standards

For Male Candidates

  • Height: 170 cm (relaxable by 5 cm for Hill area residents and wards of Delhi Police staff)
  • Chest: 81–85 cm (relaxable by 5 cm for eligible categories)

For Female Candidates

  • Height: 157 cm (relaxable by 5 cm for eligible categories)

🏃 Physical Endurance Test (PET)

Male

Age1600m RaceLong JumpHigh Jump
Up to 30 yrs7 min12’6”3’6”
30–40 yrs8 min11’6”3’3”
Above 40 yrs9 min10’6”3’

Female

Age800m RaceLong JumpHigh Jump
Up to 30 yrs5 min9’3’
30–40 yrs6 min8’2’6”
Above 40 yrs7 min7’2’3”

🧩 Selection Process

StageTestConducted ByNature
1Computer-Based Exam (CBE)SSC100 Marks
2Physical Endurance & Measurement Test (PE&MT)Delhi PoliceQualifying
3Trade Test (Reading & Dictation)Delhi PoliceQualifying
4Computer Proficiency TestDelhi PoliceQualifying
5Document & Medical VerificationDelhi PoliceFinal

💻 Exam Pattern (CBE)

PartSubjectQuestionsMarks
AGeneral Awareness2020
BGeneral Science2525
CMathematics2525
DReasoning2020
EComputer Fundamentals1010
Total100100

Duration: 90 minutes
Negative Marking: 0.25 per wrong answer


🎓 Bonus Marks

CertificateMarks
NCC ‘C’5%
NCC ‘B’3%
NCC ‘A’2%
Degree/PG Diploma from RRU2–5% (based on grade)

💰 Application Fee

  • ₹100 (One Hundred only)
  • Exempted: SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, and Women candidates
  • Payment Mode: Online (UPI, Net Banking, Debit/Credit Cards)

🌐 Application Procedure

  • Apply online at: https://ssc.gov.in
  • Aadhaar-based authentication is preferred.
  • One-Time Registration (OTR) required on new SSC portal.

🩺 Medical Standards

  • Vision: 6/6 (better eye), 6/9 or 6/12 (worse eye)
  • No color blindness, must be in good mental and physical health.

🏁 Final Selection

  • Based on merit in Computer-Based Exam + Bonus marks.
  • Subject to document verification, medical fitness, and character verification.
  • A 15% reserve panel will be maintained by Delhi Police.

⚖️ Key Points

  • Exam conducted in English & Hindi.
  • No re-evaluation allowed.
  • PE&MT held in Delhi only.
  • Malpractice during exam or test will lead to disqualification.
  • RTI/public grievances handled separately by SSC and Delhi Police.

🧭 Official Websites

Last Date : October 15th, 2025

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