Notification of SSC CPO | SSC CPO & Constable Mock Tests & Previous Year Paper with Solutions 2025 PDF Download

NEW DELHI: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts SSC Central Police Organization (CPO) exam for the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assistant Sub Inspectors in CISF. Here is the SSC CPO Syllabus, New Exam Pattern, Dates, Admit Card and other details to help you prepare better.

SSC CPO Stage 1 exam is a computer based test and the second Stage is also an online exam of English language only. SSC CPO Stage 1 and stage 2 papers will be objective multiple choice type questions.

After clearing the stage 1 exam, you have to clear the Physical endurance test (PET)/medical examination then only you will be eligible for stage 2 exam.

There will also be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. There will be no interview for Sub-Inspector, assistant sub-inspector in Delhi police.

SSC CPO Age Limit

• Minimum: 20 years
• Maximum: 25 years
• Age Relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates

SSC CPO Application Fee

• For UR/OBC: Rs. 100
• SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/Female: Nil

Pay Scale

• SI in Delhi Police: Rs.9300 to 34800
• SI in CAPFs: Rs 9300 to 34800
• Assistant SI in CISF: Rs.5200 to 20200

SSC CPO exam pattern

• Paper 1
• PET/PST and Medical Test
• Paper 2

Important dates (tentative)

• Notification : September 17, 2019
• Application Form:  September 17, 2019
• Last Date: October 16,2019
• Release of Tier-I Exam Admit Card: November 2019
• Tier-I Exam Date: December 11-13, 2019
• Tier-I Exam Result: To be notified
• Release of Tier-II Admit Card: To be notified
• Tier-II Exam: To be notified
• Tier-II Result: To be notified

Paper 1

• Reasoning and General Intelligence
• General Knowledge
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Comprehension

Each section will be of 50 marks and will have 50 questions. A candidate will get 120 minutes to solve 200 questions.

SSC CPO detailed syllabus and weightage

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning: Verbal and non-verbal type.

The candidates are likely to get questions that include

Analogy: 5 to 7 questions on symbolic/number analogy, semantic analogy, figural analogy

Classification: 7 to 9 questions on symbolic/number classification, semantic classification, figural classification

Series: 3 to 5 questions on number series, semantic series and figural series

Coding Decoding: 2 to 3 questions on Coding by words, coding by analogy, coding-decoding by letter shifting etc.

Blood Relations: 1 to 2 questions on coded blood relation and family tree

Ordering & Ranking: 0 to 2 questions

Alphabet or Word Test: 4 to 5 questions on jumbled words, matrix, sequence & word formation etc.

Distance and Direction: 1 to 3 questions

Venn Diagrams: 4 to 5 questions on Venn diagrams, syllogisms, logical etc.

Missing Number: 1 to 3 questions on Matrix & Diagrams (Number & Alphabet based)

Puzzles: 4 to 6 questions circular arrangement, seating arrangement, linear arrangement etc.

Data Sufficiency: 5 to 7 questions on Cubes & Dices, Arithmetic Operations etc.

Note: One or two questions may be asked from the following topics

Drawing inferences, & unfolding
Figural Pattern- folding and completion
Indexing Address matching
Date & city matching
Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification,
Embedded Figures
Critical thinking
Emotional Intelligence
Social Intelligence
Other sub-topics, if any


2. SSC CPO Syllabus: General Awareness

Polity: 3 to 5 questions on Judiciary, Constitution of India, etc.

Science & Technology: 10 to 13 questions on Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, etc.

History: 6 to 7 questions on Ancient & Medieval History and Indian Freedom Struggle etc

Geography: 5 to 6 questions on World Geography and Indian Geography

Economy: 4 to 5 questions on World & Indian Economy, Economic Organisation.

National & International Affairs: 10 to 11 questions on National & International News, Government Policies & Schemes, Days & Events, etc.

Note: One or two questions may be asked from the following topics

India and its neighbouring countries and their History, Geography, Culture, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research, etc.


3. SSC CPO Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

The questions will test candidate's ability of appropriate use of numbers and 'number sense'.

Simplification: 4 to 6 questions on Decimal, Fraction, BODMAS, and Ratio & Proportion etc.

Ratio & Proportions: 5 to 7 questions

Mixture Problems: 0 to 1 question

Number System: 0 to 1 questions on Integers, Rational Irrational Numbers, LCM, and HCF

Algebra: 4 to 6 questions on Quadratic Equations, Linear Equations, Identities, etc.

Profit & Loss: 4 to 5 questions

Average: 1 to 2 questions

Percentage: 1 to 2 questions

Time and Work: 1 to 2 questions

Interest: 0 to 2 questions on Simple and Compound interest

Time & Distance, Speed: 0 to 2 questions on Relative Speed, Problems on Trains, Boats, and Rivers etc.

Mensuration: 3 to 5 questions

Geometry: 4 to 6 questions on Circles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Chords, etc.

Trigonometry: 2 to 4 questions

Data Interpretation: 7 to 10 questions on Bar Graph, Table, Pie Chart, and Line Chart.

4. SSC CPO Syllabus: English Comprehension

English, basic comprehension and writing ability

Grammar Section: 8 to 10 questions on Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, and Phrase Replacement

Vocabulary: 20 to 30 questions on One Word Replacement, Synonym-Antonym, Spellings, Idiom Meaning, etc.

Reading Comprehension: 5 to 10 questions


SSC CPO Syllabus (Paper II)

The SSC CPO Paper 2 will be a descriptive exam and consist of English language (Vocabulary, grammar and Spellings) only.

Error recognition
Filling in the blanks (using preposition, verbs, articles etc)
Sentence Structure
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sentence Completion
Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words
Comprehension


SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test (PET): For Male Candidates
 

• 100 Meters Race: 16 Seconds
• 1.6 Km Race: 6.5 Minutes
• 3.65 Metres Long Jump: 3 Chances
• 1.2 Metres High Jump: 3 Chances
• Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 Metres, 3 Chances

SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test (PET): For Female Candidates
 

• 100 Meters Race: 18 Seconds
• 800 Metres Race: 4 Minutes
• 2.7 Metres (9 Feet) Long Jump: 3 Chances
• 0.9 Metres (3 Feet) High Jump: 3 Chances

SSC CPO Cut Off (SI & ASI) 2017

SSC CPO Cut Off: Male

GEN: 293.50
OBC: 271.75
SC: 217.50
ST: 230.00
ExSM: 204.00

SSC CPO Cut Off: Female

GEN: 264.75
OBC: 192.00
SC: 161.00
ST: 140.50

SSC CPO Paper I Cut Off: Male

Year: 2016 2015 2014
General: 89.75 88.25 85.00
OBC: 77.00 74.00 70.00
SC: 67.75 68.00 63.25
ST: 67.25 65.00 59.25
Ex-Servicemen: 30.00 63.00 40.00