The officers of the Central Police Organisations is recruited by the Staff Selection Commission, Evey year SSC recruits hundreds towards the CPO services through the SSC CPO recruitment. The SSC CPO salary would be in pay scale -06 and these posts are non-gazetted posts. Through SSC CPO recruitment candidates would be selected to either of the three posts;
- Sub Inspector in Delhi Police
- Sub Inspector in Central Armed Police Service, and
- Assistant Sub Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force.
The CAPF is a paramilitary force under the Central Home Ministry. The CAPF famil includes 06 different departments:
- Border Security Force (BSF)
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
- Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB), and
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
The Sub Inspectors in Delhi police will be posted in Delhi and they are responsible for the law and order in the Union Territory. While all other services are all India services and posting would be anywhere in India.
SSC CPO Salary
The all three groups in SSC CPO are under Non-Gazetted positions and the salary would be in Pay level-06. The Sub Inspector in Delhi Police(Male/ Female) and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) in CISF are Grade C positions while Sub Inspector in CAPF is a Grade B, Non-Gazetted post. The SSC CPO Salary (in hand) may vary depends upon the posting centre and department.
SSC CPO Salary Scale
| Name of the Post | Pay Level | Group | Pay Scale |
| Sub Inspector Executive in Delhi Police (Male/ Female) | 6 | ‘C’ Non-Gazetted | Rs. 35400-112400/- |
| Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in CISF | 6 | ‘C’ Non-Gazetted | Rs. 29200-92300/- |
| Sub Inspector in CAPF | 6 | ‘B’ Non-Gazetted | Rs. 35400-112400/- |
SSC CPO Allowances
The selected candidates will get the following allowances along with their basic pay. The allowances are:
- House Rent Allowance(HRA)
- Dearness Allowances (DA)
- Transport Allowances
- Ration Money
- Children Education Allowances
- Uniform Allowances
The House rent allowance(HRA) will depend upon your posting centre. The minimum entitled HRA for class X, Y & Z cities is Rs. 5400/- pm, Rs. 3600/- pm and Rs.1800/- pm respectively. The HRA would be 24%, 16% and 8% of the Basic pay for X, Y and Z class cities respectively.
The Dearness Allowance is 12% of Basic Pay under the 7th Pay Commission.
The transport allowances also vary with the posting centre. In the cities, it would be Rs. 3600 + and for all other places, the TA will be not less than Rs. 1800+.
The Diet allowance or the ration allowance is Rs 101.5 in Delhi Police. Ration money of Rs.97.85/ per head per day is available for the SI in CISF services.
Children Education Allowance of Rs. 27000/- per annum is available for children studying class Nursery to class XII. CEA also increases with an increase in DA. A Hostel subsidy of Rs.81000/- per annum for children studying in the hostel is also available.
Every year the officers will get Rs. 10000/ as uniform allowances.
Along with all these allowances around Rs. 5000 will get deducted from the monthly salary for pf, and insurance.
The in-hand salary of the Sub Inspector in the Delhi Police is around Rs. 44000/ and for SI in CAPF and ASI in CISF the salary would be in the range of Rs.31000 to Rs. 39000.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern
Paper-01 Computer-Based Test
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 02 Hours |
- For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Physical Standard Test and Physical Endurance Test
Physical Standard Test (for all Posts)
| SL NO | Category of Candidates | Height (in cm) |
Chest (in cm)
Unexpanded |
Chest (in cm)
Expanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | For male candidates only (UR) | 170 | 80 | 85 |
| 02 | For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim. |
160 | 80 | 85 |
| 03 | For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes |
162.5 | 77 | 82 |
| 04 | For Female candidates only (UR) | 157 | – | – |
| 05 | For female candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim |
155 | – | – |
| 06 | For all female candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes |
154 | – | – |
Physical Endurance Test (PET) (For all posts)
For male candidates only
- 100-metre race in 16 seconds
- 1.6 km race in 6.5 minutes
- Long Jump- 3.65 metres in 3 chances
- High Jump- 1.2 metres in 3 chances
- Shot put (16 Lbs)- 4.5 metres in 3 chance
For female candidates only
- 100-metre race in 18 seconds
- 800-metre race in 4 minutes
- Long Jump- 2.7 metres in 3 chances
- High Jump- 0.9 metres in 3 chances
PST/ PET will not carry any marks but will be of qualifying nature and compulsory.
Check here to find the SSC CPO Syllabus for Paper 01 and Paper 2: SSC CPO Syllabus
SSC CPO Exam Dates
SSC CPO exam dates are:
- Paper 1 written examination: September 29, 2020, to October 05, 2020
- Paper 2 written examination: March 01, 2021- postponed until further notice due to the ongoing pandemic.
The Physical Endurance Test is mandatory and only the successful candidates from PET will be selected for Paper III Descriptive test.
- Check here for SSC CPO Previous year question papers: CPO Previous Year Question Papers
Good Luck to All the Aspirants!
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