📌 The Border Security Force (BSF) has announced the recruitment for Constable Tradesman posts for the year 2025.
📅 Important Dates
📌 Online Application Start Date: July 25, 2025
📌 Last Date to Apply and Pay Fees: August 25, 2025
📌 Admit Card/Exam Date: To be announced later
📋 Vacancy Details
📌 Total Posts: 3588
📌 Male Candidates: 3406 posts
📌 Female Candidates: 182 posts
📌 Vacancies are available for various trades, including Cook, Waiter, Tailor, Sweeper, Washerman, Barber, and others.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
🔢 Age Limit
📌 Minimum Age: 18 years
📌 Maximum Age: 25 years
📌 The age is calculated as of August 25, 2025.
📌 Age Relaxation: Applicable as per government rules (e.g., 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC)
🎓 Educational Qualification
📌 Candidates must have passed 10th class or an equivalent examination from a recognized board.
📌 For trades like Cobbler, Tailor, Washerman, Barber, Sweeper, etc.: Proficiency in the respective trade and must pass the trade test.
📌 For Cook, Water Carrier, and Waiter: Must have an NSQF Level-I course in food production or kitchen from an NSDC-recognized institute.
📌 For Carpenter, Plumber, Painter, etc.: Must have 10th pass + two-year ITI certificate, or one-year ITI/vocational course with one year of experience in the trade.
📏 Physical Standards
- 📌 Height (Male): 165 cm (160 cm for Scheduled Tribes)
📌 Height (Female): 155 cm (148 cm for Scheduled Tribes)
📌 Chest (Male): 75-80 cm (including ST)
📌 Physical Efficiency Test (PET):
📌 Male: 5 km run in 24 minutes
📌 Female: 1.6 km run in 8.30 minutes
💰 Application Fee
📌 General/OBC/EWS: ₹100
📌 SC/ST/Female Candidates: ₹0 (Exempted)
📌 Fee Payment Methods: Online via Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking
📝 Selection Process
📌 Physical Standards Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) – Check physical standards and running.
📌 Trade Test – Test of practical trade skills.
📌 Written Examination – Conducted for 100 marks.
📌 Document Verification – Checking of original certificates/documents.
📌 Medical Examination – Comprehensive medical check-up.
📌 Final Merit List – Based on performance in all above stages.
📚 Written Exam Pattern and Syllabus
📌 Mode of Exam: Offline (Pen & Paper Based)
📌 Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes)
📌 Total Questions: 100
📌 Total Marks: 100
📌 Negative Marking: No negative marking for wrong answers
📌 Subjects:
📌 General Awareness/General Knowledge: 25 questions, 25 marks
📌 Elementary Mathematics: 25 questions, 25 marks
📌 Analytical Aptitude/Reasoning: 25 questions, 25 marks
📌 Basic English or Hindi: 25 questions, 25 marks
🌐 How to Apply
Online – https://www.bsf.gov.in/
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