SSC CPO Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Central Police Organization (CPO) has released the SSC CPO notification earlier 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, you will be able to get yourself updated with the SSC CPO SI Syllabus and SSC CPO Exam Pattern

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SSC CPO Exam Dates 

As per the ongoing recruitment process, the important dates for the SSC CPO Exam are as given below:

• Notification Date: June 17, 2020
• Application Period: June 17, 2020 to July 16, 2020
• Last Date for application: July 16, 2020
• Stage 01 written examination: September 29, 2020, to October 05, 2020
• Stage 03 written examination: March 01, 2021- postponed to May 08, 2021- further postponed indefinitely

Keep track of the dates and schedule preparation for the exam accordingly as preparation is the key to success.

SSC CPO SI Syllabus 2021 and Exam pattern 

Keeping yourself acquainted with the exam pattern is one of the prime factor in cracking any examination. The SSC CPO examination comprises of the following phases.

1. Paper-1
2. Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)
3. Paper-2
4. Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

1. Exam Pattern of Paper 1

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.

2. Physical Standard Test (PST) for all posts

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. Exam Pattern of Paper 2

Note:

• Questions asked will be bilingual, ie. in both Hindi and English
• Each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

5. Medical standard (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.

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SSC CPO SI Syllabus 2021

 Paper 1- Syllabus for General Intelligence & Reasoning

SSC CPO SI syllabus for General Intelligence & Reasoning consists of questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. However, this section can be very scoring if prepared well. The complete reasoning syllabus for SSC CPO exam and the type of questions are as given below.

Practice Logical reasoning quiz and boost your preparation for SSC CPO SI examination

Paper 1- Syllabus for General Knowledge & Awareness

SSC CPO SI syllabus for General knowledge & Awareness consists of various topics in different areas. Even though the syllabus is vast it can be very scoring if prepared well. Most importantly candidates have to keep them self updated regularly with the current affairs as this section is most common one in almost all the government exams. Hence thorough preparation for this topic is mandatory from the beginning. The complete general knowledge syllabus for SSC CPO exam and the type of questions are as given below.

 Paper 1- Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

This topic is again a vast one. Moreover it tests the candidate’s ability in usage of numbers hence the name Quantitative. However the two main factors that the candidate should constantly be aware of is the speed and accuracy. This can be achieved by frequent practice of solving SSC CPO SI previous year paper. The following are the topics included in Quantitative aptitude

Paper 1- Syllabus for English Comprehension

English Syllabus has more weightage on Vocabulary, Grammar and Comprehension. It basically tests the understanding of correct English, basic grammar, comprehension and writing ability. Following are the areas included in the English section of the paper 1 examination.

 SSC CPO SI Paper 2- Syllabus 

The SSC CPO SI Paper 2 consists of only one paper on English. The best way to improve your English is to immerse yourself in the language. By that, we mean read newspapers, online articles, books, magazines. The following the various areas included in the paper 2 of the exam. You have enough time to prepare for Tier 2 examination. Thus prepare well and score well. 

 As you wait for the results of paper 1 you can still begin your preparation for paper 1. Click on the link below to know more about the next selection process and to learn about the job profile of the posts offered by SSC CPO

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