SSC Havaldar Eligibility 2025: Age, Qualification, PET/PST

SSC Havaldar eligibility for the 2025 cycle needs a Matriculation (Class 10) pass, an age of 18 to 27 years as on 1 August 2025, Indian citizenship or another listed status, and the physical standards for the post. The rules come from the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) notice for the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC and CBN) Examination, 2025, dated 26 June 2025.

Both the age and education cut-off date for this cycle was 1 August 2025, so a candidate who met the conditions on that date was eligible. Read this page to check your age window, category relaxation and physical fit before the next cycle opens. Dates and limits can change in a new notice, so confirm them on the official site.

Table of Contents

• Eligibility at a Glance

• Educational Qualification

• Age Limit and Relaxation

• Nationality

• Physical Standards

• Other Conditions

• Who Is Not Eligible

• Fee and Documents

Eligibility at a Glance

Educational Qualification

You must have passed the Matriculation examination or an equivalent from a recognised board on or before 1 August 2025. No higher degree is needed for the Havaldar post.

• Result date matters: The board must have declared your result by the cut-off date. A result still being processed by that date does not count.

• Equivalent qualifications: You must produce an equivalence certificate at document verification, and the final decision rests with the user department.

• Distance learning: Degrees and certificates through open and distance learning count only if the institution is recognised and approved by the Distance Education Bureau of the University Grants Commission for the relevant period.

Document verification takes place after the final result, and you must show your original certificates then. Without them your candidature is cancelled.

Age Limit and Relaxation

The age limit for Havaldar in CBIC and CBN is 18 to 27 years as on 1 August 2025. The MTS post has a lower limit of 18 to 25 years for most vacancies, so make sure you are checking the right post.

The date of birth in your application must match the Matriculation or Secondary Examination certificate. A mismatch is a ground for rejection, and a later change is not allowed.

The crucial date for claiming SC, ST, OBC, PwBD or ESM status was the closing date for applications. OBC candidates must not fall in the creamy layer, and EWS candidates need an income and asset certificate for the relevant financial year.

Nationality

A candidate must be one of these:

• Indian citizen: No further certificate is needed on nationality grounds.

• Subject of Nepal or Bhutan: A certificate of eligibility from the Government of India is required.

• Person of Indian origin: Someone who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or certain East African countries or Vietnam to settle permanently in India, with a certificate of eligibility.

Candidates who need an eligibility certificate may sit the exam, but an offer of appointment follows only after the certificate is issued.

Physical Standards

Havaldar is the only post in this recruitment that needs a physical stage. You must meet these standards when called for the PET and PST.

Candidates with benchmark disabilities can apply only if their disability is on the suitable list for Havaldar, which includes hard of hearing, one arm affected, one leg affected, one arm and one leg affected, leprosy cured, acid attack victims, and spinal deformity or injury without neurological or limb dysfunction. Some of these may be exempted from walking with a medical certificate from a Government Medical Officer or Medical Board.

Other Conditions

• Willingness to serve: Candidates should be ready to serve in the Cadre Controlling Authority (CCA) they are allotted. Preferences chosen in the form are final.

• Local language: Selected candidates may be required to gain proficiency in the local language of the allotted region for confirmation.

• Provisional admission: Admission at every stage is provisional, and candidature can be cancelled if you are found ineligible at any point.

Who Is Not Eligible

• Matric not passed by the cut-off: If the board declared your result after 1 August 2025, you were not eligible for this cycle.

• Outside the age window: Born before 2 August 1998 or after 1 August 2007, without a valid relaxation.

• Unsuitable disability: A benchmark disability that is not on the list for Havaldar.

• Marriage rule: A person who has a living spouse and marries again, or marries someone with a living spouse, is ineligible unless the Government grants an exemption.

• False claims: Candidates who claim a category or benefit they cannot prove can be debarred from SSC exams.

Fee and Documents

The fee for the 2025 cycle was Rs. 100. Women, SC, ST, PwBD and eligible ex-servicemen candidates were exempt. Keep your Matriculation certificate, category certificate and photo ID ready, as document verification happens after the final result.

The rules in this page come from the official SSC notice.