SSB Reporting Day — Documents, Dress, Call Letter & What Happens Next
Documents Required for SSB — Checklist Before You Leave Home
Missing one original at the gate can stall reporting before screening even starts. Pack two sets in two envelopes: originals in one, attested photocopies in the other. Then hold both against the list printed on your call letter. The list below is the set most entries ask for. Strike out anything your letter does not mention, and add anything it does.
Carry these for almost every entry
Keep originals and photocopies separate. Take the photocopies your letter asks to be attested — usually by a gazetted officer or the school or college — and do that before the journey, not on the platform.
- SSB call letter, printed. Carry a second printout in the bag that is not your hand luggage.
- Photo identity that matches the application: Aadhaar, passport, voter ID, PAN or driving licence. The name and date of birth should match the form you submitted.
- Class 10 certificate and mark sheet — original and photocopies. This is the usual proof of date of birth.
- Class 12 certificate and mark sheet, if your entry requires them.
- Degree, provisional certificate or all-semester mark sheets if you are a graduate entry. If the result is awaited, carry the bonafide or result-awaited certificate the letter names.
- Photographs exactly as specified: count, size and background colour are on the letter. Do not guess “20” or “30” from memory.
Carry these only if they apply to you
Do not invent certificates on the PIQ and then fail to produce them. If you wrote it, carry it.
- NCC certificate, if you are an NCC entry or you claimed NCC on the form.
- Sports or extracurricular certificates, only for levels you actually wrote down.
- No-objection certificate, if you are in a government job or a PSU and the letter asks for one.
- Risk certificate signed by a parent or guardian, if you are under 18 and the letter includes that form.
- Name or date-of-birth affidavit, if documents do not match each other.
- Prescription and prior-surgery papers, if you expect a medical question later. These are not a Day-1 gate document, but they save a scramble if you are recommended.
PIQ is a document you create
You will fill the Personal Information Questionnaire at the centre, usually in a short window. Draft it at home so handwriting and facts are stable. Every hobby, every gap year and every preference you write will be reused by the Interviewing Officer. A blank heroic draft is worse than a short honest one.
Frequently asked questions
Are photocopies enough if I am scared of losing the originals?
No. Centres check originals. Carry originals in a folder that stays with you, and keep photocopies as the set you actually hand over when asked.
How many photographs should I print?
The number on your call letter. Specifications change by entry. Printing a random extra set is fine; printing the wrong background colour is not.
I am in final year and the degree is not issued. Will they send me back?
Not if you carry the exact bonafide or result-awaited certificate the call letter describes, signed by the authority it names. A casual letter from a lecturer is often rejected.