SSC CPO Exam Pattern
SSC CPO examination has four different phases that a candidate has to clear in order to get selected for various posts Central Police Organisation.
SSC CPO Paper I is an Objective type Multiple Choice Question paper. The Physical Eligibility Test or PET/PST is conducted to ensure that a candidate is physically fit to be a part of the nation’s police force.
SSC CPO Paper II is a descriptive English Comprehension Test to check candidates’ understanding of English Language while the Medical Test is conducted to check that the candidate is able-bodied.
The four stages of SSC CPO exam pattern are as follows.
- Paper I
- Physical Test
- Paper-II
- Medical Examination
Detailed SSC CPO Exam Pattern is as mentioned below:
SSC CPO Paper Pattern – Paper I
| Subject | Marks | Duration |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 02 hours |
| General Knowledge & Awareness | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 |
SSC CPO Paper Pattern – Paper II
| Subject | Marks | Duration |
| English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 02 hours |
SSC CPO PET/PST Test Pattern
| Candidates | Male | Female | ||
| Height | Chest (Expanded/Un-expanded) | Height | Chest | |
| General | 170 | 80/85 | 157 | NA |
| Belonging to Hilly regions & areas of J&K, North East & Sikkim | 165 | 80/85 | 155 | |
| Scheduled Tribes | 162.5 | 77/82 | 154 | |
Both Male and Female candidates have to qualify the PET test. Some important points on the same is given below:
| SSC CPO PET Test Qualifications | |
| Male Candidates | Female candidates |
| 100 metre race – 16 seconds
1.6 Km Race in – 6.5 minutes Long Jump: 3.65 metres –5 chances High Jump: 1.2 metres – 3 chances Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 metres –3 chances |
100 metre race – 18 second
800 metre race – 4 minutes Long Jump: 2.7 metres or 9 feet –3 chances High Jump: 0.9 metres or 3 feet –3 chances SSC CPO Medical Test |
Salient points about SSC CPO Exam Pattern:
- As mentioned in the SSC CPO Exam Pattern, questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type.
- Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts-I, II and III of Paper-I.
- There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I & Paper-II.
- The SSC (Staff Service Commission ) reserves the rights of altering the exam pattern.
- As per the SSC CPO Exam pattern, the Physical test and Medical Exams are to be conducted only after a successful score in Paper I & II. This is to ensure that the candidate is perfectly fit for the applied post.
- The physical test is done to determine the basic physical structure of the candidate like height, chest, etc.
- Medical Exam is done to verify certain aspects like fitness, vision, flat foot, knock knee, squint eyes, etc. to ensure that is free from all sorts of deformities that would hinder the efficiency during the duties.
The criteria for the Medical Test is given below:
- Minimum Near Vision: (better eye)-N6 and (worse eye) N9
- Minimum Distant Vision: (better eye) 6/6 and (worse eye) 6/9
- Must not have flat foot, varicose vein, knock knee, or squint in eyes
- Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
SSC CPO Syllabus
The syllabus for SSC CPO is decided by the conducting body i.e. the Staff Selection Commission itself. The below mentioned SSC CPO syllabus is for two written exams Paper I & Paper II. Both paper I and paper II examination of SSC CPO are conducted online.
Let’s take a look at detailed SSC CPO Syllabus (Topics and section-wise) for Paper I.
- General Intelligence & Reasoning
SSC CPO Syllabus for General Intelligence & Reasoning ask questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This can be really scoring if prepared well. The complete reasoning syllabus for SSC CPO exam is given below.
| SSC CPO Syllabus for General Intelligence & Reasoning | ||
| Topics | Types of Questions | Weightage |
| Analogy | Semantic and Figural analogy, letters and numbers Symbolic/Numbers, images and meaning based | 6-8 Questions |
| Coding Decoding | Coding decoding by letter shifting, coding by analogy and words | 3-5 Questions |
| Classifications | Semantic and Figural classifications, Symbolic/Numbers classification | 6-7Questions |
| Series | Semantic, Figural, number and mixed series and series based on general knowledge | 3-5 Questions |
| Order Ranking | Sequence of order and ranking will be asked from the given data | 1-2 Questions |
| Direction & Distances | Problems based on network, routes and distances travelled are asked | 1-3 Questions |
| Missing numbers | Numbers and alphabet based Matrix and Diagrams | 2-3 Questions |
| Alphabet or word test | Sequence and word formation, Matrix, jumbled words, suffix etc. | 3-5 Questions |
| Venn diagram | Venn Diagram, Logical, Syllogism etc | 4-5 Questions |
| Puzzles | Double line-up arrangements, circular arrangements, seating arrangements, linear arrangements etc. | 3-5 Questions |
| Data sufficiency | Cubes and Dices, Arithmetic operation etc | 4-5 Questions |
| Non- verbal reasoning | Paper folding, Cubes and dices, counting figures etc. | 5-7 Questions |
- SSC CPO Syllabus for General Knowledge & Awareness
General Awareness is always a scoring part to gain an edge in the exam. This section is really vast and consists of a number of topics. The list is given below.
| SSC CPO Syllabus for General Knowledge & Awareness | ||
| Topics | Types of Questions | Weightage |
| History | Ancient and Medieval History, India’s freedom struggle | 6-7 Questions |
| Geography | Indian and World Geography | 5-6 Questions |
| Polity | Government Portfolios, Judiciary and Constitution of India | 3-5 Questions |
| Science & Technology | Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc. | 10-13 Questions |
| Books and Authors | Authors and Famous books | 1.2 Question |
| Economy | Economic Organisation, Indian and world organisation | 4-5 Questions |
| National & international Affairs | Government policies and schemes, National and International days, events and news etc. | 10-11 Questions |
| International Organisations | International Organisation headquarter and their year of establishments | 1-2 Questions |
| Current events | Latest Sports events, Venues and Winners | 2-3 Questions |
- SSC CPO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
Huge list of Topics are covered in this section. It tests candidates ability to use numbers appropriately. The main and major to score good in this section is speed and accuracy. Below is the glance of complete QA syllabus for SSC CPO exam.
| SSC CPO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude | ||
| Topics | Types of Questions | Weightage |
| Mixture Problems | Questions on mixtures of Two or Three quantities and their ratios | 1-2 Questions |
| Ratio Proportions | Simple and compound ratios, Direct and indirect proportions | 3-4 Questions |
| Number Systems | Rational, irrational Numbers, LCM, HCF, integers | 1-3 Questions |
| Simplification | Fraction, BODMAS, Decimals, Ratios etc. | 4-5 Questions |
| Algebra | Quadratic and Linear Equation, Identities etc. | 4-6 Questions |
| Profit and Loss | Partnership, Discounts and Marked Prices, Problems on Profit and Loss, successive sellings, etc. | 4-5 Questions |
| Percentage | Basic Percentage Questions | 1-2 Questions |
| Average | Average problems on Average of height, weight, Age, Marks, money expenditure, temperature etc. | 2-3 Questions |
| Time and work | Time and Work, Work and wages, Work efficiency, Pipes and cisterns etc. | 1-2 Questions |
| Speed, Time and Distance | Problems on River, boats and streams, Relative speed etc. | 1-3 Questions |
| Mensuration | Are, Surface Area and volume of Various Geometric Shapes | 3-5 Questions |
| Simple Interest | Problems on Simple and compound interest | 1-3 questions |
| Trigonometry | Height and distances, Identities, Trigonometric ratios etc | 3-5 Questions |
| Geometry | Quadrilateral, Triangles, Circlies, Chords,Cubes, cones etc. | 4-6 Questions |
| Data Interpretations | Questions on Bar graph, Table, Pie Chart, Line Chart | 4-5 Questions |
To analyse the preparation level and understand the weak areas that need more attention for the main exam, aspirants of can take SSC CPO Mock Test daily.
- SSC CPO Syllabus For English Comprehension
English Syllabus has more weightage on Vocab, Grammar and Comprehension. It basically tests the understanding of correct english, basic grammar, comprehension and writing ability. Detailed syllabus for English section is as mentioned below.
| SSC CPO Syllabus For English Comprehension | ||
| Topics | Types Of Questions | Weightage |
| Idioms | One word substitution, meaning of Idioms | 3-5 Questions |
| Error detection | Finding error in a sentence or a phrase | 4-5 Questions |
| Vocabulary | Spellings, Synonyms and Antonyms | 5-10 Questions |
| Cloze test | Questions based on passages containing particular idea, cloze tests | 5-10 Questions |
| Reading comprehensions | Passages will focus on topics related to social issues, business and economies moral stories and humanities like Art, human behaviour, Psychology, medicine etc. | 5-10 Questions |
| Grammar sections | Spotting the error, Phrase Replacements, Fill in the blanks | 8-10 Questions |
SSC CPO Syllabus – Paper II
SSC CPO Syllabus Paper II is a descriptive exam comprising only English section. Relevant questions asked in this paper are as follows.
| SSC CPO Syllabus Paper II | |
| English Language & Comprehension | Error recognition, filling in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words, comprehension etc. |