SSC CPO Syllabus 2024 (PDF) CISF ASI Paper-1 & Paper-2 Exam Pattern

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the notification of SSC CPO Recruitment 2024. The recruitment is conducting to hire Sub Inspector (SI) in CAPF, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) in CISF and Sub Inspector (SI) in Delhi Police. The application process has already been completed and the dates of the exam will be announced soon. Applicants who are interested to take the exam must be aware of the Syllabus and Exam Pattern of SSC CPO 2024. Aspirants must have to start their preparation to score high in the exam.

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SSC CPO Syllabus, Exam Pattern 2024

Here we have given the detailed Syllabus of SSC CPO Recruitment 2024 and the structure of the exam pattern clearly. The aspirant can easy to understand the full details of syllabus and the area of questions which will be asked in the exam. Aspirants can visit the official website for more details @ ssc.nic.in

Exam Details:

 Name of the Organization Staff Selection Commission(SSC)
Exam Name SSC CPO
Name of the Post Sub Inspector (SI), Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)
Exam Mode Online
Category Syllabus
Official Website Ssc.nic.in

SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024

Exam Pattern is very important for the preparation of SSC CPO Exam. Without Exam Pattern, one can not study for the Exam. Following is the Exam Pattern for SSC CPO Mains and Prelims.

Selection Process of SSC CPO Exam:

SSC CPO Recruitment 2024 will be done in 2 phases:

  • Paper-I or Prelims
  • Paper-II or Mains

The exam is an online based test or CBT for both prelims and mains. It will contain the Objective type of multiple choice questions.

The candidates who are qualified in phase-I will have to appear in PET (Personal Efficiency Test)/PST. After that only the candidates will be eligible to Phase-II exam or Mains/Paper-II exam.

There will also be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. There will be no interview for Sub-Inspector, assistant sub-inspector in Delhi police.

SSC CPO Paper-I Exam Pattern: Prelims

SSC CPO Paper-1 consists of 200 Objective type Questions with 200 Marks. The duration of the Exam is 120 Minutes.

Subject Name Questions  Marks  

Duration Time

General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 50 2 hours
General Knowledge 50 50
Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
English Comprehension 50 50

SSC CPO PET/PST Test

Candidates those Qualified in phase-I (Prelims) must have to appear Physical Efficiency(Endurance) Test(PET).  After qualifying the PET/PST Test,  the candidates will be eligible to Phase-II exam or Mains/Paper-II exam.  Here are the Standards for Physical Test.

Candidate Category 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

For male candidates only

  1. 100 meters race in 16 seconds
  2. 1.6 Kms race in 6.5 minutes
  3. Long Jump: 3.65 meters in 3 chances
  4. High Jump: 1.2 meters in 3 chances
  5. Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 meters in 3 chances

For female candidates only

  1. 100 meters race in 18 seconds
  2. 800 meters race in 4 minutes
  3. Long Jump: 2.7 meters (9 feet) in 3 chances.

High Jump: 0.9 meters (3 feet) in 3 chances.

SSC CPO Medical Test

Criteria for the Medical Test for SSC CPO 2024 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)
  • 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 – II Exam Pattern: Mains

Test Name English Language and Comprehension
Type of Exam Online CBT
No. Of Questions 200
Total Duration 120 Minutes
Total Marks 200

SSC CPO Syllabus 2024

SSC CPO Paper-1 Syllabus: Prelims

General Reasoning General Knowledge Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension
Verbal Reasoning Current Affairs Percentage Reading Comprehension
Syllogism Awards and Honours Ratio and Percentage Grammar
Circular Seating Arrangement Books and Authors Data Interpretation Vocabulary
Linear Seating Arrangement Sports Mensuration and Geometry Verbal Ability
Double Line up 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 Data Sufficiency

SSC CPO Weightage Calculation

Below table shows the possibility of distribution of Marks among all Topics for Prelims exam of SSC CPO.

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning

Topics Questions
Analogy 5-7 Question
Classification 7-9 Questions
Series 3-5 Questions
Coding – Decoding 2-3 Questions
Blood Relations 1-2 Questions
Ordering and Ranking 0-2 Questions
Alphabet or Word Test 4-5 Questions
Direction and Sense 1-3 Questions
Venn Diagrams 4-5 Questions
Missing number 1-3 Questions
Puzzles 4-6 Questions
Data Sufficiency 5-7 Questions
  1. General Awareness

Topics Number of Questions Sub-Topics
Polity 3-5 Questions Constitution of India, Judiciary
Science & Technology 10-13 Questions Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, etc.
History 6-7 Questions Indian Freedom Struggle, Ancient & Medieval History.
Geography 5-6 Questions Indian Geography & World Geography.
Economy 4-5 Questions Indian & World Economy, Economic Organization.
National & International Affairs 10-11 Questions National & International News, Days & Events, Government Policies & Schemes,

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic Questions Syllabus
Simplification 4-6 Questions BODMAS, Fraction, Decimal,
Ratio and Proportion 5-7 Question Ratio & Proportion
Mixture Problems 0-1 Questions
Number Systems 0-1 Questions LCM, HCF, Integers, Rational Irrational Numbers.
Algebra 4-6 Questions Identities, Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations,
Profit and Loss 4-5 Questions
Average 1-2 Questions
Percentage 1-2 Questions
Time and Work 1-2 Questions
Interest 0-2 Questions Simple, Compound,
Speed, Distance and Time 0-2 Questions Problems on Trains, Boats, Rivers, Relative Speed
Mensuration 3-5 Questions
Geometry 4-6 Questions Triangles, Circles, Chords, Quadrilaterals
Trigonometry 2-4 Questions
Data Interpretation 7-10 Questions Pie Chart, Line Chart, Bar Graph, Table

SSC CPO Paper 2 Syllabus: Mains

The Mains exam will be conducted to test the Knowledge of English Language and comprehension ability of the candidate. It will score for 200 marks and 2 hours of time duration.

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 and Comprehension.

SSC CPO Topic wise Weightage of Questions

English Comprehension

Topics Expected Questions Syllabus
Grammar Section 8-10 Questions Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Fill in the Blanks
Vocabulary 20-30 Questions Cloze Test, Synonym Antonym, Spellings, Idiom Meaning, One Word Replacement
Reading Comprehension 5-10 Questions The passage will focus on topics like moral stories, humanities (medicine, psychology, arts, human behavior, etc.), social issues economy, business, etc.

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