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Police & Security
NationalGovt2024 cycle

CISF Constable/Tradesman

Central Industrial Security Force

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Overview

Conducting body

Central Industrial Security Force

What you get

Constable, Fire, Tradesman posts in CISF

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2024

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Eligibility

Planning reference — verify the current detailed notice

CISF CONSTABLE POSTS ARE A FAMILY, NOT ONE EXAM, AND THEY ARE FILLED BY DIFFERENT BODIES. CISF's own recruitment table shows Constable posts in General Duty, Fire, Driver, DCPO, Nursing Assistant and Ward Boy/Girl/Ayah streams alongside Constable/Tradesmen, plus Head Constable, ASI, Sub Inspector and Assistant Commandant grades - with the conducting agency differing by post: 'Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F.)' for Constable/Tradesmen, 'Staff Selection Commission (S.S.C.)' for Constable/General Duty and Sub Inspector/Exe, and UPSC for Assistant Commandant/Exe. Applying through the wrong body is a wasted cycle. Within Constable/Tradesman itself, each TRADE has its own qualification row and its own trade skill test, and CISF's table notes that Constable/Tradesmen vacancies are allotted 'On Regional/ Sector basis as per population ratio' - so the vacancy you can actually compete for depends on your state or region. Match the exact trade row AND the exact regional row in the current advertisement. Finally, the physical, PET and medical details in this record are incomplete because cisfrectt.cisf.gov.in was unreachable during this research pass - read the notification itself before you train for a race timing or assume you meet a standard.

Age range

Not stated

Reference date

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Nationality

Not stated in StudyBddy's verified extract of CISF's recruitment table. Confirm the nationality clause from the Constable/Tradesman advertisement itself.

Physical standards

VERIFIED from CISF's own recruitment table for Constable/Tradesmen: Height (male) '170 Cms'; Chest (male) '80 to 85 Cms' (i.e. 80 cm unexpanded to 85 cm expanded). The table records no weight requirement for any CISF post. NOT VERIFIED and therefore not published here: the female height standard for Tradesman, the category and region relaxations (ST, hill-area and North-Eastern candidates), the Physical Efficiency Test (race distance and timing), the trade skill test, and the detailed medical standards - all of these are in the Constable/Tradesman advertisement on cisfrectt.cisf.gov.in, which was unreachable. DO NOT substitute the SSC Constable (GD) standards: those (male 5 km in 24 minutes, female 1.6 km in 8.5 minutes, male height 170 cm, female height 157 cm, chest 80 cm unexpanded with 5 cm minimum expansion, medical fitness per the MHA 'Uniform Guidelines for recruitment Medical Examination for GOs and NGOs in CAPFs and AR' dated 20.05.2015 as amended) are published in the SSC Constable (GD) 2026 notice for GENERAL DUTY posts, which expressly exclude Constable Tradesman.

Exam pattern

Qualification pathway

Clear each applicable stage in order

Final selection or admission still depends on the published cutoff or merit list and any applicable counselling, document, medical, preference and vacancy rules.

Selection sequence

  1. 1

    Height Bar Test

    Required
  2. 2

    PET, PST, Documentation and Trade Test

    Required
  3. 3

    Written Examination

    Required
  4. 4

    Detailed and Review Medical Examination

    Required
  5. 5

    Final Merit List and offer of appointment

    Required

Paper and stage details

What each stage contains

5 records

Height Bar Test

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Maximum marks

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Duration

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PET, PST, Documentation and Trade Test

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Maximum marks

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Duration

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Written Examination

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Maximum marks

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Duration

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Detailed and Review Medical Examination

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Maximum marks

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Final Merit List and offer of appointment

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Syllabus

Showing all 22 topics, across all 8 subjects and 7 chapters.

BARBER1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • BARBER

    3 topics

    • Handling of tools
    • Hair Cutting
    • Shaving
BOOT MAKER1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • BOOT MAKER

    3 topics

    • Polishing of shoes
    • Handling of tools
    • Cutting of leather repair & stitching of Shoes
COOK1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • COOK

    3 topics

    • Cooking of Chapati & Rice for 100 men
    • Cooking of vegetable/Dal/Samber/Idli etc for 100 men
    • Cooking of Meat/Fish/Egg/Kheer
MALI1 chapters · 4 trackable topics
  • MALI

    4 topics

    • Plantations and making grafts.
    • Maintenance of plants
    • Knowledge of seeds and their sowing season, Fertilisers in seeti deseeti.
    • Knowledge of indigenous manures.
PAINTER1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • PAINTER

    3 topics

    • Knowledge of colours, paints and shades
    • Painting of sign-boards
    • Painting/drawing
SWEEPER1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • SWEEPER

    3 topics

    • Sweeping
    • Cleaning of toilets
    • Cleaning of Bathrooms etc.
WASHER MAN1 chapters · 3 trackable topics
  • WASHER MAN

    3 topics

    • Washing of clothes
    • Ironing of Khaki Cotton Uniform
    • Ironing of woolen, Terry cotton Uniforms
Written Examination0 chapters · 0 trackable topics

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Important dates

2024 cycle

Latest confirmed cycle has concluded

Application Closes: 2025-04-03

Concluded

Next examination date has not yet been published in StudyBddy's verified official record. The date above is historical—not an upcoming deadline.

The 2024-labelled CISF Constable/Tradesmen application window closed on 3 April 2025. CISF subsequently published PET/PST and Trade Test/Documentation notices. Do not treat this concluded window as a new application or confuse it with SSC Constable (GD), which is a different route.

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Application Closes

Completed

2025-04-03

Application Opens

Completed

2025-03-05

Historical cycle snapshot

CycleApplication WindowComputer Based ExaminationSource
Constable/Tradesmen-20222022-11-21/2022-12-202023-10-30/2023-10-31Open ↗
Job profile & salary
PostClassificationPayEmployers
Constable/Tradesman - Central Industrial Security Force. CISF's official recruitment table annotates the post 'On Regional/ Sector basis as per population ratio', i.e. vacancies are distributed regionally rather than as a single all-India pool.Constable rank in the Central Industrial Security Force, a Central Armed Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The exact service classification (Group and Ministerial/Non-Ministerial description) is printed in the advertisement, which StudyBddy could not retrieve.NOT published here. The pay level for CISF Constable/Tradesman is stated in CISF's own advertisement, which was unreachable from StudyBddy's research environment on 30 July 2026. FOR CONTRAST ONLY, AND NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE: the SSC Constable (GD) 2026 notice states 'Pay Level - 3 (Rs.21,700/- to Rs. 69,100/-) for all the posts', but that notice covers General Duty constables in the CAPFs and expressly excludes Constable Tradesman. Do not assume the two carry the same level - read the Tradesman notification.Central Industrial Security Force - security cover for industrial undertakings, atomic energy and space installations, airports, seaports, the Delhi Metro, government buildings and heritage monuments across India, with all-India transfer liability.
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Official & trusted free resources
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CISF - Recruitment (official post-wise table)The decisive page: post-wise age limit, educational qualification, height, chest AND the conducting agency for every CISF post, including the Constable/Tradesmen row (agency: CISF) and the Constable/General Duty row (agency: SSC)Open ↗
CISF Recruitment PortalWhere CISF publishes and receives Constable/Tradesman applications, admit cards and notices - the authoritative source for the notification itself (was unreachable from StudyBddy's research environment on 30 July 2026; try it directly)Open ↗
CISF official website (Ministry of Home Affairs)Force home page and notice boardOpen ↗
SSC - Notice of Constable (GD) in CAPFs and SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2026 (PDF)The DIFFERENT exam that fills CISF General Duty constable posts - read it to confirm you are chasing the right route; it covers General Duty only and does not include Constable TradesmanOpen ↗
Staff Selection Commission (official)Where the Constable (GD) notice, corrigenda and results are publishedOpen ↗
MHA - Scheme for Common Recruitment of Constables in Central Police Forces (PDF)The Ministry of Home Affairs scheme that routes CPF Constable (GD) recruitment through SSC - useful evidence that Tradesman is outside that common schemeOpen ↗
How to apply
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  1. 1Confirm the route before anything else. Constable/Tradesman is recruited by CISF itself ('Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F.)' in CISF's own conducting-agency column); Constable/General Duty is recruited through the Staff Selection Commission. Applying through the wrong body wastes a full cycle.
  2. 2Watch https://cisfrectt.cisf.gov.in/ and the CISF notice board at https://cisf.gov.in/ for the Constable/Tradesman notification. As of 30 July 2026 StudyBddy could not reach the portal, so no open window is confirmed here.
  3. 3When the notification appears, find your TRADE row - each trade has its own qualification requirement and its own trade skill test - and then find your REGION, because CISF allots Constable/Tradesmen vacancies 'On Regional/ Sector basis as per population ratio'.
  4. 4Check the basics against the notification, not against this page: Matriculation, age 18 to 23 years on the notification's own 'as on' date, and the physical standards for your category (CISF's summary table gives male height 170 cms and male chest 80 to 85 cms).
  5. 5Register and apply online on the CISF recruitment portal within the window and pay the prescribed fee.
  6. 6Prepare for the physical stages named in the notification - Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test - using the race distance and timing printed in that notification, NOT the SSC Constable (GD) timings.
  7. 7Prepare for the trade skill test in your trade; for tradesman posts this is a decisive stage, not a formality.
  8. 8Clear the written/computer-based examination, document verification and the detailed medical examination as sequenced in the notification.
  9. 9Keep every original document, category certificate and trade certificate ready - failure at document verification is a common elimination point in CAPF recruitment.
FAQs
Is CISF Constable/Tradesman filled through SSC GD?

No. This is the most common and most costly confusion. CISF's own recruitment table names the conducting agency for 'Constable/Tradesmen' as 'Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F.)', while 'Constable/General Duty' is shown against 'Staff Selection Commission (S.S.C.)'. The SSC notice for the 'Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2026' covers General Duty posts only and does not include Constable Tradesman, and the MHA 'Scheme for Common Recruitment of Constables in Central Police Forces' likewise applies to Constable (GD). Apply for Tradesman through CISF's own recruitment portal.

What are the basic eligibility and physical standards for CISF Constable/Tradesman?

From CISF's official recruitment table: education 'Matriculation'; age 'Between 18 to 23 years'; height (male) '170 Cms'; chest (male) '80 to 85 Cms'. CISF's table records no weight standard for any post. The female height standard, the category and region relaxations, the race distance and timing in the Physical Efficiency Test, the trade skill test and the detailed medical standards are in the Constable/Tradesman notification itself, which StudyBddy could not retrieve - read it before you assume you qualify.

Do the SSC GD race timings (5 km in 24 minutes) apply to Tradesman?

Not verified, and StudyBddy does not publish them for Tradesman. The 5 km in 24 minutes (male) and 1.6 km in 8.5 minutes (female) timings, the 157 cm female height and the 80 cm chest with 5 cm minimum expansion come from the SSC Constable (GD) 2026 notice, which covers General Duty posts and expressly excludes Constable Tradesman. CISF sets and publishes the Tradesman PET in its own notification.

What does a CISF Constable/Tradesman get paid?

StudyBddy does not publish a figure, because CISF's Constable/Tradesman advertisement could not be retrieved. For contrast only: the SSC Constable (GD) 2026 notice states 'Pay Level - 3 (Rs.21,700/- to Rs. 69,100/-) for all the posts' - but that is the General Duty notice, not the Tradesman one. Read the pay clause in the Tradesman notification.

Are Tradesman vacancies all-India?

No. CISF's recruitment table annotates the post 'On Regional/ Sector basis as per population ratio', so vacancies are distributed regionally and your effective competition depends on your region or sector - check the region-wise vacancy table in the notification.

Why does this record leave sections blank?

Because the official document could not be read. CISF publishes Constable/Tradesman notifications on cisfrectt.cisf.gov.in, which did not respond to StudyBddy's research environment across repeated attempts on 30 July 2026. StudyBddy publishes only what it verified from an official source - the exam pattern, syllabus, PET, trade test, medical standards, pay level and dates are therefore marked pending rather than filled in from a coaching site.

Final eligibility and dates are always subject to the latest official notification. Content marked “Pending verification” is not presented as verified advice.