DSSSB Assistant Superintendent Exam Pattern, Eligibility

One Tier (General): 200 MCQs, 200 marks, 2 hours, 40 marks each on General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Arithmetic, Hindi, and English. Wrong answers cost 0.25. The paper is bilingual apart from the language sections.

• Graduation from a recognised university. A master's in Criminology, Sociology, Social Work, Law or Psychology is desirable.
• Age: not over 30, with the usual relaxations; government servants get up to 5 years.
• Open to men and women. Not open to PwBD candidates.

Height and chest are relaxed by 5 cm for hill-area candidates (Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, and the north-eastern and Himalayan states listed in the notice) with a certificate from the DC, SDM or Tehsildar. Vision must be 6/6 and 6/12 without glasses, with no colour blindness, knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins or squint.

1. CBT, with minimum marks of 40% (UR/EWS), 35% (OBC Delhi) and 30% (SC/ST).
2. Physical measurement and PET:

   	Men	Women
   Race	1,600 m in 6 min 30 s	800 m in 4 min 30 s
   High jump (3 chances)	3 ft 6 in	3 ft
   Long jump (3 chances)	13 ft	9 ft

   Only those who pass the race go on to the jumps. There is no appeal against the PET.
3. Document verification through the e-dossier, and medical examination.

The PET has pass standards only. Final merit uses the CBT score, normalised if the paper ran in several shifts.

Pay Level 6, ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400, Group B, General Central Service, non-ministerial, non-gazetted.

Applications for 32/25 are closed. They were taken on OARS with a ₹100 fee, waived for women, SC, ST and ex-servicemen.

The PET admit card is downloaded from OARS from 12 October 2026. Help was available at the Board office on 14 and 15 October, or by email to dsssb-secy@nic.in until 1 pm on 14 October.

The final result follows the PET and document check, on the Latest Result page.

• The CBT is the general five-subject paper; Hindi and English together are 80 marks.
• Train the 1,600 m (or 800 m) over months, not weeks. The jumps come only after you pass the race.
• Check your height and eyesight before applying. The eyesight standard is without glasses.

• Advertisement 02/2025 (PDF)
• PET notice for 32/25, October 2026
• Advertisement 03/2023, post code 111/23
• DSSSB current vacancies
• DSSSB results

How many posts are there in the 2025 round?

93: UR 38, OBC 25, SC 14, ST 7, EWS 9.

Can women apply?

Yes. Women need 157 cm height and run 800 m in 4 min 30 s.

When is the PET?

17 and 18 October 2026 at the Sports Complex, East Vinod Nagar.

Does the PET add to my score?

No. It is pass or fail; rank comes from the CBT score.

Is there an interview?

No.