Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Recruitment for the post of Assistant Commandant is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The exam is conducted annually at the national level, and the examination is held under the name of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) recruitment exam.
The notification for CAPF 2021 is released on April 15th 2021, to conducted recruitment exam for SSB on August 8th 2021. Further details can be checked on the CAPF Recruitment page.
The UPSC CAPF exam is conducted for the recruitment of Assistant Commandants, and SSB is one of the five forces for which the exam is conducted. SSB comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the recruitment process is independently managed by UPSC.
The details regarding the UPSC CAPF exam are as mentioned below:
| Name of Organisation | Sashastra Seema Bal |
| Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission |
| Post | Assistant Commandant |
| Number of Vacancies | 01 (for the year 2021) |
| Job Location | Anywhere in India |
Candidates willing to appear for other Government exams can go through the link for information on upcoming exams.
SSB Recruitment
The UPSC CAPF recruitment for Assistant Commandants for Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is a lengthy procedure, and it takes around a year for the entire recruitment to be complete. The recruitment process starts with the release of the official notification, which gives data about important dates, vacancies, etc.
SSB Recruitment 2021
The SSB recruitment 2021 is announced by the commission. The dates for the SSB 2021 recruitment exam are as follows-
| SSB AC Exam 2021 | Exam Dates |
| Notification | April 15th 2021 |
| Last Date to Apply | May 5th 2021 |
| Admit Card | July 2021 |
| SSB written exam | August 8th 2021 |
| Personality Test | To be notified |
The candidates willing to apply for the recruitment process need to clearly go through the official notification before they apply for the exam. The recruitment process is conducted yearly, and the vacancies depend upon the requirements of the Commission.
SSB Recruitment 2020, 2019 and 2018
The important dates for the UPSC CAPF exam are mentioned in the official notification. The dates for 2020, 2019 and 2018 recruitment process are discussed below:
| SSB AC Exam | SSB Dates 2020 | SSB Date 2019 | SSB Date 2018 |
| Notification | August 18th 2020 | 24 April 2019 | 25 April 2018 |
| Last Date to Apply | September 7th 2020 | 20 May 2019 | 21 May 2018 |
| Admit Card | November 2020 | 24 July 2019 | 20 July 2018 |
| SSB written exam | December 20th 2020 | 18 August 2019 | 12 August 2018 |
| Personality Test | To be notified | May/ June 2020 | 24 June 2019 |
The result for SSB exam for Assistant Commandant is declared after all the phases of the recruitment exam are complete. The merit is announced at the end of the recruitment program.
CAPF SSB Vacancies
The total number of vacancies depend on the need of the Commission. The past three years have seen a total of 158 jobs released for the post of Assistant Commandants in SSB.
The data below shows the number of vacancies declared by UPSC for SSB AC recruitment:
| Year-wise Vacancies in SSB | Numbers |
| SSB Vacancy for 2021 | 01 |
| SSB Vacancy for 2020 | 22 |
| SSB Vacancy for 2019 | 66 |
| SSB Vacancy for 2018 | 29 |
| SSB Vacancy for 2017 | 63 |
The conducting body, UPSC, is liable to change the number of vacancies at any point of time during the CAPF recruitment process. It may increase or decrease depending upon the need of the security forces.