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The SSC conducts a national level test called the CPO exam for recruiting candidates into the Central Police Organization. The SSC CPO stands for Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization.
In order to ace SSC CPO exam, all candidates should be aware about the SSC CPO syllabus 2020 as well as SSC CPO exam pattern. It is crucial to know the structure of the exam and the syllabus that needs to be prepared in and out for the upcoming SSC CPO Exam.
But first, let’s start with understanding the exam pattern of SSC CPO Exam:
SSC CPO exam has three different phases that candidates need to clear in order to get selected for various posts in Delhi Police, CAPFs, and CISFs etc. SSC CPO Paper 1 is Objective Multiple Choice Question paper. Paper II exam is English Comprehension Test, while PET/PST Test is conducted to check the endurance (medical and physical strength) of candidate.
Tier |
Type of Examination |
Mode of examination |
Tier-I |
Objective Multiple Choice |
CBT (Online) |
PET/PST |
Running, Long Jump, High Jump and Short Put |
Physical exam |
Tier-II |
Objective Multiple Choice |
CBT (Online) |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
2 hours |
General Knowledge |
50 |
50 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
|
English Comprehension |
50 |
50 |
candidate |
Height |
Chest |
|
Unexpanded |
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 |
– |
– |
Male Candidates
100 meter race in 16 seconds
1.6 Km Race in 6.5 minutes
Long Jump: 3.65 metres in 5 chances
High Jump: 1.2 meters in 3 chances
Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 meters in 3 chances
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
A criterion for the Medical Test is given below:
Minimum Near Vision: N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye)
Minimum Distant Vision: 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye)
Must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes
Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
SSC CPO Paper-2 will be conducted after PET/PST Test for SSC CPO 2020 is conducted.
The Syllabus of SSC CPO is for two written exams conducted online- Paper-1 & Paper-2. Let’s have a look at the SSC CPO Syllabus for 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 |
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Code Inequalities |
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Data Sufficiency |
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SSC CPO Paper 2 Syllabus:
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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