New Delhi, July 28 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the Sashastra Seema Bal (Combatised General Duty) Group 'C' Posts Recruitment Rules, 2026, under which "fifty per cent vacancies shall be reserved for ex-Agniveers for recruitment to the post of Constable (General Duty) in every recruitment year."

The notification, issued late on Monday, supersedes the 2011 recruitment rules governing SSB General Duty Group 'C' posts. The SSB, one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), is a border guarding force operating under the MHA, tasked with securing the 1,751 km India-Nepal and 699 km India-Bhutan borders.

The notification states that recruitment against the vacancies reserved for ex-Agniveers will be conducted in two pha...