1. Eligibility Criteria
The criteria that an applicant has to fulfil for the eligibility to appear in the SSC CPO Exam are given below:
Educational Qualifications:
• A candidate should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a renowned University.
Age Limit:
• Minimum Age Limit for an applicant is 20 years
• Maximum Age Limit for an applicant is 25 years
Age Relaxation:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| Jammu & Kashmir, domiciled from, 01.01.1980 to 1.12.1989 (UR/GEN) | 5 years |
| Jammu & Kashmir, domiciled from 01.01.1980 to 1.12.1989 (OBC) | 8 years |
SSC CPO Exam Pattern
SSC CPO Exam is held on objective mode with MCQs. There is a negative marking of 0.25 as a penalty for every mistake. SSC CPO comprises of three stages as given below:
SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Pattern
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SSC CPO PET, PST and Medical Test.
| Candidate | Height | Chest Unexpanded | Chest Expanded |
| Male (Gen) | 170 | 80 | 85 |
| Belonging to Hilly regions & areas of J&K, North East &
Sikkim | 165 | 80 | 85 |
| Scheduled Tribes | 162.5 | 77 | 82 |
| Female (Gen) | 157 | - | - |
| Belonging to Hilly regions & areas of J&K, North East &
Sikkim | 155 | - | - |
| Scheduled Tribes | 154 | - | - |
Details for SSC CPO PET Test
For Male Candidates
• 100 meters race in 16 seconds
• 1.6 meters race in 6.5 minutes
• Long Jump: 3.65 meters in 5 chances
• High Jump: 1.2 meters in 3 chances
• Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 meters in 3 chances
For Female Candidates
• 100-meter race in 18 second
• 800-meter race in 4 minutes
• Long Jump: 2.7 meters or 9 feet in 3 chances
• High Jump: 0.9 meters or 3 feet in 3 chances
SSC CPO Medical Test
• Eligibility Criteria for the Medical Test is mentioned below:
• Minimum Near Vision: N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye)
• Minimum Distant Vision: 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye)
• Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern
SSC CPO Paper-2 will be conducted after PET/PST Test for SSC CPO is conducted.
| Subject | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| English language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
• The total time duration of the exam is of 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours.
• The total number of questions asked will be around 200 and the maximum marks for Paper-2 will be 200.
• The test will be of English Language and Comprehension conducted online
2. Syllabus
SSC CPO Paper 1
| General Reasoning | General Knowledge | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
| Verbal
Reasoning | Current
Affairs | Percentage | Reading
Comprehension |
| Syllogism | Awards
and Honors | Ratio
and Percentage | Grammar |
| Circular
Seating Arrangement | Books
and Authors | Data
Interpretation | Vocabulary |
| Linear
Seating Arrangement | Sports | Mensuration
and Geometry | Verbal
Ability |
| Double
Lineup | Entertainment | Quadratic
Equation | Synonyms-Antonyms |
| Scheduling | Obituaries | Interest | Active
and Passive Voice |
| Input
Output | Important
Dates | Problems
of Ages | Para
Jumbles |
| Blood
Relations | Scientific
Research | Profit
and Loss | Fill
in the Blanks |
| Directions
and Distances | Number
Series | Error
Correction | |
| Ordering
and Ranking | Speed,
Distance and Time | ||
| Data
Sufficiency | Time
and Work | ||
| Coding
and Decoding | Number
System | ||
| Code
Inequalities | Code
Inequalities |
SSC CPO Paper 2
| Section | Syllabus |
| English
Language and Comprehension | • Error Recognition • Fill in the Blanks • Vocabulary • Spellings • Grammar • Sentence Structure • Synonyms • Antonyms • Sentence Completion • Phrases and Idiomatic Use of Words • Comprehension |
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