SSC GD PET PST 2026: Quick Answer
The SSC GD PET/PST 2026 physical test is tentatively scheduled from 26 November to 11 December 2026 at 31 recruitment centres, for the 1,97,408 candidates shortlisted in the result declared on 12 October 2026. The race is 5 km in 24 minutes for men and 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds for women; the height standard is 170 cm for men and 157 cm for women, with a chest of 80 cm plus 5 cm expansion for men only. The physical test is qualifying only — it carries no marks, and final merit is decided by the computer-based test score. The call letter is downloaded from rect.crpf.gov.in, not from the SSC login. The dates are tentative, not confirmed: they come from CareerPower and Testbook citing a CRPF notice, and no SSC or CRPF notice with these dates has been read directly for this page as of 6 November 2026. Your own call letter is the final word.
Key takeaway: Train for your exact race, measure your height and chest honestly at home, carry the relaxation certificate in the prescribed format if you claim one, and download the call letter from rect.crpf.gov.in the moment the link goes live. The race has no appeal and no second chance.
SSC declared the result on 12 October 2026, shortlisting 1,97,408 candidates out of 21,56,776 who appeared for the computer-based test (27 April–30 May 2026), for 25,487 Constable (GD) posts. See the SSC GD result 2026 note.
SSC GD PET PST 2026 at a Glance
| Fact | What it is |
|---|---|
| Physical test window | 26 November to 11 December 2026 — TENTATIVE, per CareerPower and Testbook citing a CRPF notice; not confirmed on an official notice read directly as of 6 November 2026 |
| Recruitment centres | 31 recruitment centres, per CareerPower |
| Candidates shortlisted | 1,97,408 (result declared 12 October 2026) |
| Conducting authority | Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the nodal force, through the CAPF boards |
| Call letter | rect.crpf.gov.in — NOT the SSC login |
| Call letter timing | About 2 weeks before the test, per the GD 2026 notice; not yet released as of 6 November 2026 |
| PET race (men) | 5 km in 24 minutes (Ladakh: 1.6 km in 7 minutes) |
| PET race (women) | 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds (Ladakh: 800 metres in 5 minutes) |
| PST height (men / women) | 170 cm / 157 cm (general); relaxations for ST and hill categories |
| PST chest (men only) | 80 cm unexpanded, minimum 5 cm expansion |
| Medical weight rule | No rejection on weight at PST; BMI of 18 to 25 assessed at the medical examination |
| Nature of the stage | Qualifying only — no marks; final merit on computer-based test marks |
What Changed for SSC GD PET PST 2026
The biggest change is the weight rule. Under the revised Ministry of Home Affairs medical guidelines (MHA office memorandum dated 9 March 2026, as reported by Testbook), candidates are no longer rejected on the basis of weight during the PST. Weight is now assessed during the medical examination on Body Mass Index, with a qualifying BMI range of 18 to 25 for both men and women. The older notice wording — "weight proportionate to height and age" — still appears in the GD 2026 notice, but the revised guidelines move the weight decision to the medical stage. A BMI outside 18 to 25 there is still a problem, and the medical examination comes immediately after the physical test.
The date conflict is worth stating plainly. CareerPower and Testbook both report 26 November to 11 December 2026, but a purported SSC letter (30 October 2026) and a CRPF notice (29 October 2026) — both circulated only as photographs on social media — say 25 November as the start, and a CRPF signal claiming 17 November to 26 December 2026 has been called fake by a creator who shared it. None of these has been read on ssc.gov.in or crpf.gov.in directly. The 26 November start is used here because two established portals cite a CRPF notice for it — but keep 25 November free as well and follow your call letter.
The Complete SSC GD PET PST Standards Table
This is the full table: every race, height and chest standard by gender and category, from the SSC GD Constable 2026 notice as reported across convergent secondary sources. Read the row that applies to you, not the general row.
| Standard | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| PET race, all regions except Ladakh | 5 km in 24 minutes | 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds |
| PET race, Ladakh region | 1.6 km in 7 minutes | 800 metres in 5 minutes |
| PST height, General / OBC / SC | 170 cm | 157 cm |
| PST height, Scheduled Tribes (all states) | 162.5 cm | 150 cm |
| PST height, ST candidates of North-Eastern states | 157 cm | 147.5 cm |
| PST height, Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 165 cm | 155 cm |
| PST chest (unexpanded), General / OBC / SC | 80 cm | Not measured |
| PST chest (unexpanded), Scheduled Tribes | 76 cm | Not measured |
| PST chest (unexpanded), Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 78 cm | Not measured |
| PST chest expansion, all categories | Minimum 5 cm | Not measured |
| Weight at PST | Proportionate to height and age; no rejection on weight at this stage under the revised guidelines | Proportionate to height and age; no rejection on weight at this stage under the revised guidelines |
| Weight at medical examination | BMI 18 to 25 | BMI 18 to 25 |
Three points need emphasis. First, the 5 cm chest expansion is the same for every category. Second, female candidates are not measured for chest at all. Third, the North-Eastern ST row (157 cm for men, 147.5 cm for women) is a separate relaxation from the general ST row. The Ladakh race row is the one place where sources disagree: one portal (class24) reports the Ladakh men's race as 1.6 km in 6.5 minutes, while five others report 1.6 km in 7 minutes. This page uses 7 minutes, and the 6.5-minute figure is flagged for the lead to confirm against the notice.
How the PET PST Day Actually Runs
Biometric verification comes first — thumb impression and digital photography. The race comes next, then the PST measurements; relaxation claims are scrutinised after the race and before the PST, by the CAPF boards. Candidates who clear both stages go on to document verification and the Detailed Medical Examination.
The race is timed, not ranked. The men's 5 km in 24 minutes is 4 minutes 48 seconds per kilometre; the women's 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds is about 5 minutes 19 seconds per kilometre — those paces are the training targets. Height is measured barefoot, and chest is measured twice — breathing normally and fully expanded. The difference must be at least 5 cm, so practise the expansion: breathe fully in, push the chest out, and hold it while the tape is read.
There is no appeal for the PET race. If you do not finish inside the time, you are disqualified and the result is final. For the PST, a candidate declared unfit on height or chest may appeal to the Appellate Authority on the same day, through the Presiding Officer at the centre, and that decision is final. That asymmetry is the whole strategy of the stage: the race is unforgiving, the measurements have one same-day second chance, so spend your preparation time on the race. Ex-servicemen are exempted from the PET/PST, but they must still appear for measurement recording and qualify the medical examination.
How to Download the SSC GD PET PST Call Letter
The written examination's admit card came from SSC. The PET/PST call letter does not. It is issued by the Central Reserve Police Force, the nodal force, on the CRPF recruitment portal at rect.crpf.gov.in, as the SSC result write-up of 12 October 2026 states. Under the GD 2026 notice, CRPF puts the admission certificates online about two weeks before the test.
When the link goes live, open rect.crpf.gov.in, find the SSC GD PET/PST admit card link, and log in with your registration number or roll number and password or date of birth. Download the call letter, take a printout, and check your reporting date, time and centre immediately — late reporting can cost you the attempt. If you cannot download the call letter, contact CRPF at least one week before the test. Two CRPF helpline numbers appear in secondary coverage — 011-24368630 and 011-26160255 — and the discrepancy is unresolved; use the number on your own call letter. The companion note is the SSC GD physical admit card 2026 note.
Carry the printed call letter, one original photo identity proof, two recent passport-size photographs identical to the one uploaded in the application, and every original certificate named on the call letter. Candidates without a printed admit card were not permitted in the 2025 cycle. For the relaxation claim, carry the certificate in the format given in the notification (Annexure-IX) — a certificate in the wrong format is treated as no certificate.
Training for the Race in Three Weeks
Three weeks is short but workable if you are already running at all. This plan assumes you can currently run 3 km without stopping; if you cannot, start with run-walk intervals and build the distance first. Week one: run 3 to 4 km on alternate days at a comfortable pace, ending with one timed trial over the full race distance. Week two: add one interval session of 400-metre efforts at faster than race pace, plus one longer slow run of 6 km (men) or 2.5 km (women). Week three: taper with two easy runs, one short session of 4 x 400 metres, then rest for two full days before the test. Do the final trial in the shoes you will wear on the day, on a track if you can find one.
Three training mistakes are worth naming. First, training only on a treadmill: the test is on a track, outdoors, in November. Second, starting the race too fast: the most common failure is a blazing first kilometre followed by a walk in the last kilometre — run the first kilometre 10 to 15 seconds slower than your target pace and hold it. Third, new shoes on test day: blisters at kilometre 3 end attempts that fitness would have passed. Wear broken-in shoes and carry a spare pair.
Measure your height barefoot against a wall today, with someone else marking it, and your chest with a tailor's tape, three times.
Common Mistakes at SSC GD PET PST
The most expensive mistake is the portal: candidates keep checking the SSC login for the call letter, find nothing, and conclude it has not been released, while the link has been live on rect.crpf.gov.in for days — check the CRPF portal every day from the second week of November. The second mistake is training for the wrong race: train for your row in the table above and no other. The third mistake is the chest: candidates who have never practised expanding their chest lose the test at the tape, not at the race. Two minutes of expansion practice a day for two weeks is enough to find the extra centimetre.
The fourth mistake is the certificate: the relaxation is permissible only on production of the certificate in the prescribed format, and scrutiny happens at the venue after the race. The fifth mistake is food and water: do not eat a heavy meal within two hours of the race, do not try a new energy drink on test day, and do not arrive dehydrated after an overnight journey. Crash dieting in the last week is now pointless under the revised BMI rule and harms your race. The sixth mistake is skipping the test because you think you will fail the height or chest — a same-day appeal can correct a measurement error, but it cannot correct an absence.
Memory Tricks for the PET PST Standards
Men run 5 km in 24 minutes — "five in twenty-four" — and women run 1.6 km in 8.5 minutes — "sixteen in eight and a half". Height is 170 for men, 157 for women. Chest is 80 plus 5 for men, and women skip it entirely. The ST relaxation is 162.5 and 150 — 7.5 cm below general for men (170 − 162.5 = 7.5) and 7 cm below general for women (157 − 150 = 7). The hill relaxation is 165 and 155 — 5 cm below general for men (170 − 165 = 5) and 2 cm below general for women (157 − 155 = 2). Ladakh is the short race: 1.6 km in 7 minutes for men, 800 metres in 5 minutes for women. And the portal is the one thing to remember above all: CRPF, not SSC — rect.crpf.gov.in.
SSC GD PET PST 2026 Practice Questions
- What is the PET race for men? 5 km in 24 minutes; Ladakh-region men run 1.6 km in 7 minutes.
- What is the PET race for women? 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds; Ladakh-region women run 800 metres in 5 minutes.
- What is the minimum height in the PST? 170 cm for men and 157 cm for women under the general standard.
- What height relaxation applies to Scheduled Tribe candidates? 162.5 cm for men and 150 cm for women; North-Eastern ST candidates 157 cm and 147.5 cm.
- What is the chest standard for men? 80 cm unexpanded, minimum 5 cm expansion. ST men 76 cm and hill-category men 78 cm unexpanded, but the 5 cm expansion applies to every category.
- Is chest measured for female candidates? No. The medical examination only ascertains that the chest is well developed.
- From where is the call letter downloaded? From rect.crpf.gov.in, the CRPF portal — not from the SSC login.
- How many candidates were shortlisted for PET/PST? 1,97,408 in the result declared on 12 October 2026.
- Is the PET/PST qualifying or does it carry marks? Qualifying only. Final merit is based on the computer-based test marks.
- Is there an appeal if a candidate fails the PET race? No — the result is final. A candidate declared unfit in the PST may appeal on the same day, and that decision is final.
SSC GD PET PST 2026 FAQs
When is the SSC GD PET PST 2026?
Tentatively 26 November to 11 December 2026 at 31 centres, per CareerPower and Testbook citing a CRPF notice. Not confirmed on an official notice read directly — follow your own call letter.
How many candidates are called for the physical test?
1,97,408 candidates, against 25,487 Constable (GD) posts.
What is the race timing for SSC GD PET 2026?
Men: 5 km in 24 minutes. Women: 1.6 km in 8 minutes 30 seconds. Ladakh: men 1.6 km in 7 minutes, women 800 metres in 5 minutes.
What are the height and chest requirements?
Height 170 cm for men and 157 cm for women; ST 162.5 cm and 150 cm; hill categories 165 cm and 155 cm. Chest for men only: 80 cm unexpanded with a minimum 5 cm expansion.
Where do I download the PET PST admit card?
From rect.crpf.gov.in, the CRPF portal. The SSC login used for the written examination does not carry the PET/PST call letter.
What is the BMI rule for SSC GD medical?
Weight is not a rejection ground at the PST; it is assessed at the medical examination on BMI, with a qualifying range of 18 to 25.
What happens after PET PST?
Document verification and the Detailed Medical Examination. Final selection is on computer-based test marks, with NCC bonus marks (5% for C, 3% for B, 2% for A) as reported in the result coverage.
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Sources: SSC GD Constable 2026 result write-up, 12 October 2026 (1,97,408 shortlisted; 25,487 posts; CBT 27 April–30 May 2026), as reported by Testbook, Schools360, DU Updates and CareerBox; SSC GD Constable 2026 notice (physical standards, PET/PST scheme, ex-servicemen exemption, appeal rules) as reported by Testbook, DefenceStudy, Prepp, GovtCareerHub and Class24; CareerPower and Testbook on the tentative 26 November–11 December 2026 window at 31 centres, citing a CRPF notice; Aglasem and Shiksha on the rect.crpf.gov.in call letter; Testbook on the revised MHA medical guidelines (BMI 18–25, MHA OM 9 March 2026). Dates are tentative and unverified against an official notice read directly; the training plan, paces and memory tricks are BookOfExams study advice. As of 6 November 2026.