It depends on which defense entry you are appearing, or you have filled application form for.
Suppose the entry that you are appearing for is a Direct Entry you will get your SSB call letter within 1 month or 2 months of the last date of registration for that entry.
If you are appearing for CDS entry then it may take around 3 to 4 months for the SSB call up letter to arrive from your exam date.
Direct SSB entries:
Direct entry is a kind of entry in which you fill up an online application form and based on the cut off marks for eligibility criteria. An SSB merit list is generated and if you qualify the SSB merit list criteria then you will receive an SSB call letter on email for yourself.
Note: Indian Airforce and Indian navy doesn’t conduct direct SSB anymore.
Navy used to organize Direct SSB through its official website joinindiannavy.gov.in till 2018.
But since 2019, The Indian Navy has also introduced an online exam just like Indian Airforce has AFCAT.
And the Indian Navy Online Entrance Exam is known as INET ( INDIAN NAVY ENTRANCE TEST ).
Only the Indian Army still continues to organize direct entries.
The Direct SSB entries organized by Indian Army are:
- 10+2 tech entry
- NCC Special entry
- JAG
- UES
- TGC
- SSC
| Entries | Application Tentative Dates | Tentative SSB call letter dates | Total days(approx) |
| 10 + 2 tech Entry 1 | May- June | July – September | 60 – 120 days |
| 10 + 2 tech Entry 2 | October – November | December- February | 60 -120 days |
| NCC Special Entry 1 | January -February | May-July | 60 – 120 days |
| NCC Special Entry 2 | July- August | October – December | 60 – 120 days |
| JAG Entry 1 | January – February | May-July | 60 – 120 days |
| JAG Entry 2 | July – August | October – December | 60 – 120 days |
| SSC Tech 1 | January – February | May-July | 60 – 120 days |
| SSC Tech 2 | July-August | October – December | 60 – 120 days |
**UES is no more conducted.
**** These Dates and months may not be accurate to the point but they are tentative dates and months. They have been generated over deep research over the patterns of SSB call ups.
****** these dates mentioned in the above table may vary.
Note: The Indian Army and Indian Navy has stopped conducting UES entries since 2017(course 2018).
Entries Through Exam for SSB
In this type of entries, you are selected for SSB based on an exam that is conducted by UPSC for the board itself.
The entries which are conducted through exams:
- CDS(Combined Defense Service conducted by UPSC)
- NDA(National Defense conducted by UPSC)
- AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test conducted by Indian Airforce)
- INET (Indian Navy Entrance Test conducted by Indian Navy).
In this type of entries, you have to appear for prior written exams, you have to clear the cut out of their written exams, and only then if you can manage to clear the cutoff and b in the merit list, you will be called for SSB.
The Following is a representation of approx dates from the date of filling up Application forms of the respective entries.
| Entries | Application Tentative Dates | Tentative Exam Dates | Tentative Exam result dates | Tentative SSB call letter dates | Total days(approx) |
| CDS1 | October – November | January – February | March – April | April | 210 days |
| CDS 2 | August – September | October – November | January-February | February- march | 210-240 days |
| NDA 1 | January | April | June-July | July-August | 210-240 days |
| NDA 2 | June | September | November-December | December | 210-240 days |
| AFCAT 1 | December | February | February | March | 90-120 days |
| AFCAT 2 | June | August-September | September-October | September-October | 120- 150 days |
| INET 1 | November- December | February | March | March | 150 Days |
| INET 2 | May- June | August-September | September- October | October | 180 days |
**** These Dates and months may not be accurate to the point but they are tentative dates and months. They have been generated over deep research over the patterns of SSB call ups.
****** these dates mentioned in the above table may vary.
What to do if I haven’t received a mail for SSB call up letter?
Sometimes the mail received by you takes a long time as compared to your friend. Your friend may get a mail earlier than you. This doesn’t mean that you have to panic out.
There is nothing to panic, sometimes this happens because of the mail service.
Instead of panicking a better idea would be to visit the official website of the respective site of your entry and check the dashboard of your account or check out whether there is your name on the SSB list.
How to check if I am shortlisted for SSB if I haven’t received any mail.
Even if you haven’t received a mail but you feel confident that you have chances of getting a call letter for SSB.
Then I would suggest you get to the respective official website as soon as results are declared.
You should visit the website and login to your own account and check for any new update for the status of your applications.
If you are shortlisted for SSB, it is bound to show you on your Dashboard.
And if your Dashboard doesn’t show anything, then I may be sorry to say that but you were not shortlisted for the SSB and should have better luck next time.
How to check result status or SSB call letter status for AFCAT? (INDIAN AIRFORCE)
You can check your Result status and SSB call letter status for Indian Airforce at
Where you have to log in to your account and check for the result status of your recent AFCAT exam.
How to check result status or SSB call letter status for INET? (INDIAN NAVY)
For INET or INDIAN NAVY, you have to check your application status or your result status by logging into your account at
You have to check your own dashboard and check for any updates on any past application status.
Any SSB shortlisting updates would be posted to your dashboard.
You would be acknowledged even if you are not shortlisted.
How to check result status or SSB call letter status for 10+2 Tech Entry/ NCC special entry/JAG Entry/TGC Entry/SSC Tech? (INDIAN ARMY)
For 10+2 TECH ENTRY, NCC SPECIAL ENTRY , JAG ENTRY TGC ENTRY and SSC TECH ENTRY to check your SSB call letter status, You must log in to your account in
And check your dashboard for any SSB date selection Tab!
How to check result status or SSB call letter status for NDA and CDS?
For NDA and CDS, UPSC will notify priorly for the SSB and SSB board that you have managed to acquire for yourself.
Based on the marks in the exam and the cutoff, your service type would be allotted to you for your SSB.
If you still have any doubts regarding this. You may comment down and let me know.
You may even comment down if you have not received your SSB call letter mail yet!
You may even comment down if you have not received your SSB call letter mail yet!