Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Central Police Organisation (CPO) already released the SSC CPO Exam Date on its official website. Entri provides beneficial platform in guiding the potential candidates to get into various posts under the Central Police Department of the Indian government. SSC CPO examinations aims at recruiting candidates to the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police, Sub Inspector in (Central Armed Police Forces) CAPFs, Assistant Sub Inspector in (Central Industrial Security Force) CISF, Inspector posts and Sub Inspector posts. In this article most importantly you will be able to get yourself updated with the SSC CPO SI Exam Dates and exam pattern.
SSC CPO SI Exam Date 2021
As per the notification released in 2020, the important dates for the SSC CPO Exam are as given below:
Event | Date |
Notification Date
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June 17, 2020 |
Application Period:
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June 17, 2020 to July 16, 2020 |
Last Date for application | July 16, 2020
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Last date for making fee payment (Online) | July 18, 2020
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Last date for making fee payment (Offline) | July 20, 2020
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Paper 1 written examination | September 29, 2020, to October 05, 2020
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Paper 2 written examination | July 26, 2021
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SSC CPO 2021 Exam Date Official Notification
Keep track of the dates and schedule preparation for the exam accordingly as preparation is the key to success. Now that we are aware of the exam dates let us look into the exam pattern of SSC CPO Exam.
Exam Pattern of SSC CPO Exam
Keeping yourself acquainted with the exam pattern is one of the prime factor in cracking any examination. The SSC CPO SI examination comprises of the following phases.
- Paper-1
- Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)
- Paper-2
- Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
1. Paper 1
Paper 1 | Subject | Mode | Time Duration | Number of Questions
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Maximum Marks |
Part A | General Intelligence and Reasoning | Computer based-Objective type | 2 hours | 50 | 50 |
Part B | General Knowledge and General Awareness | 50 | 50 | ||
Part C | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | ||
Part D | English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | ||
Total Marks :200 |
Note:
- Questions asked will be bilingual, i.e. in both Hindi and English.
- Each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.
2. Physical Standard Test (PST) for all posts
SI.No | Category of candidates | Height (in cm) | Chest (in cm) | |
Unexpanded | Expanded | |||
1 | For male candidates only (UR) | 170 | 80 | 85 |
2 | 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. | 165 | 80 | 85 |
3 | For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes | 162.5 | 77 | 82 |
4 | For Female candidates only (UR) | 157 | — | — |
5 | 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 | — | — |
6 | For all female candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes | 154 | — | — |
Weight: Corresponding to height (for all posts).
3. Physical Endurance Test (PET) (For all posts)
For male candidates only:
- 100 metre race in 16 seconds
- 6 km race in 6.5 minutes
- Long Jump: 3.65 metre in 3 chances
- High Jump: 1.2 metre in 3 chances
- Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 metre in 3 chance
For female candidates only:
- 100 metre race in 18 seconds
- 800 metre race in 4 minutes
- Long Jump: 2.7 metre in 3 chances
- High Jump: 0.9 metre in 3 chances.
Note:
- There shall be no minimum requirement of chest measurement for female candidates.
- PST/ PET will not carry any marks but will be of qualifying/ elimination nature.
- Those candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e. height and chest, can send an appeal to the appellate authority present on the PET/ PST ground. The decision of the appellate authority will be final.
4. Paper 2
Subject | Mode | Time Duration | Number of Questions
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Maximum Marks |
English language & Comprehension | Objective | 2 hours | 200 | 200 |
Note:
- Questions asked will be bilingual,e. in both Hindi and English
- Each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.
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5. Medical standard test (For all posts)
All the candidates who qualify in Paper-2 will be medically examined by the Medical Officer of the CAPFs or any other Medical Officer.
The following are the eligibility criteria to clear the medical test.
- The minimum near vision should be N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye).
- The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye).
- The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes.
- The candidate should possess high colour vision.
- Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses
Note that all the stages of the SSC CPO examination are mandatory. The final merit list will be tabulated on the basis of a candidate’s performance in all the three phases of the SSC CPO Exam.
Now that we are clear with the exam date and pattern let us check the eligibility criteria that allows the candidate to be eligible to appear in the SSC CPO SI examination.
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SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria
- Education Qualification: Graduation in any Discipline or its equivalent from any UGC recognized university. For SI in Delhi Police, male candidates must possess a valid Driving License for LMV.
- Age Limit: The candidate’s age shall be between 20 years to 25 years as of January 01, 2021. Candidates shall be born between January 02, 1996, and January 01, 2001. Age relaxations according to the government norms are applicable.
The exam dates are announced for this year already. Hence you can plan a schedule to prepare for the SSC CPO Paper 2 exam. Entri includes all the necessary strategies required to help the candidates in preparing for the examinations. Entri also provides platform for the candidates to take mock tests appropriately.
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