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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:
To have a better understanding of the SSC CPO exam timeline, let’s take a look at the important dates associated with the exam:
- SSC CPO Paper-I Exam Date 2022: 09th to 11th November 2022
- SSC CPO PET/PST Exam Date 2022: 30th January to 4th February 2023
- SSC CPO PET/PST Result 2022: 24th March 2023
- SSC CPO Paper-II Exam Date 2022: 2nd May 2023
- SSC CPO Notification 2023 (New): 20th July 2023
- SSC CPO Paper-I Exam Date 2023 (Latest Update): 3rd October 2023 to 6th October 2023
Keep track of the dates and schedule preparation for the exam accordingly as preparation is the key to success.
SSC CPO SI Syllabus 2023 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.
- Paper-1
- Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)
- Paper-2
- Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
1. Exam Pattern of Paper 1
| Paper 1 | Subject | Mode | Time Duration | Number of Questions
|
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,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. Exam Pattern of Paper 2
| Subject | Mode | Time Duration | Number of Questions
|
Maximum Marks |
| English language & Comprehension | Objective | 2 hours | 200 | 200 |
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 2023
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.
| Topics
|
Type 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 | 6-7 Questions |
| 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. | 5-5 Questions |
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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.
| Topics | Type of Questions | Weightage |
| History | Ancient and Medieval History, India’s freedom struggle | 6-7 Questions |
| Geography | Indian and World Geography | 5-6 Questions |
| Politics | 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 Questions |
| 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 |
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
| Topics | Type 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 selling, 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 | Area, 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, Circles, Chords, Cubes, cones etc. | 4-6 Questions |
| Data Interpretations | Questions on Bar graph, Table, Pie Chart, Line Chart | 4-5 Questions |
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.
| Topics | Type 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 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.
| Topic | Number of questions | Level of difficulty |
| Spotting the Errors | 20 | Moderate |
| (Synonyms/Antonyms) | 7 | Easy |
| Spellings | 3 | Easy |
| Idioms phrases | 12 | Easy |
| Para Jumbles | 22 | Easy |
| One word substitution | 8 | Easy |
| Active and passive voice | 28 | Easy |
| Sentence improvement | 22 | Moderate |
| Direct indirect speech | 27 | Easy |
| Cloze test | 25 | Moderate |
| Reading comprehension | 25 | Moderate |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | Moderate |
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FAQ’s
Q1. What is the SSC CPO Exam Date for 2023?
Ans: As per the latest notification, the SSC CPO Tier-I exam will be held from 3rd October 2023 to 6th October 2023.
Q2. Is there any negative marking in the SSC CPO written examination?
Ans: Yes, for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Q3. How many questions will be asked in the Tier-I exam of SSC CPO?
Ans: There will be 50 questions in each section of the Tier-I exam. A total of 200 questions will be asked in Paper-1.
Q4. How many subject do I need to study for SSC CPO 2023 Exam?
Ans: Candidates need to study four subjects for Paper 1 (General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension) exam and one subject for Paper 2 (English Language and Comprehension).
