In order to ace the SSC CPO 2024 exam, all candidates should be aware of the SSC CPO syllabus 2024 as well as the SSC CPO exam pattern. It is important to know the structure of the exam and the syllabus that needs to be well-prepared for the upcoming SSC CPO 2024 Exam. If you are preparing for , do bookmark this page and not skip any topic for the examination. SSC has updated the negative marking for the SSC CPO 2024 Exam; from now onwards, there will be a deduction of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer instead of ⅓rd mark. The SSC CPO PET PST Exam for the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police and Sub Inspector in CAP is scheduled to be held from 14th to 25th October 2024. In this article, we have provided the complete SSC CPO syllabus & exam pattern as released by the Staff Selection Commission.
SSC CPO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024
Going through the SSC CPO syllabus and exam pattern is the first step towards understanding the complete syllabus and exam pattern and preparation for the examination. Have a look at the important details regarding the SSC CPO Exam from the below table.
| SSC CPO Syllabus and Exam Pattern | |
| Exam Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission |
| Posts | Sub-Inspector (Executive) posts in Delhi Police and Sub-Inspector (GD) in CAPF |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Mode of Exam | Paper 1 & 2- Online |
| Marking Scheme | 1 mark awarded for correct answer 0.25 mark deducted for incorrect answer |
| Selection Process | Tier 1, PET/PST, Tier 2, Detailed Medical Examination |
| Official website | www.ssc.nic.in |
SSC CPO Selection Process 2024
The SSC CPO exam has four different phases that candidates need to clear in order to get selected for various posts in Delhi Police, CAPFs, CISFs, etc. SSC CPO Paper 1 is an Objective Multiple Choice Question Paper. The paper-II exam is the English Comprehension Test, while the PET/PST Test is conducted to check the endurance (medical and physical strength) of the candidate.
| SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024 | ||
| Tier/Stages | 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) |
| DME | Detailed Medical Examination | Offline |
SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024
Candidates SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper 1, Paper 2, and parameters for PST & PET have been discussed here. Let’s start with understanding the exam pattern of SSC CPO 2024.
SSC CPO Paper-1 Exam Pattern
- There would be 200 multiple-choice questions in SSC CPO Paper 1.
- Each correct answer will score you 1 mark, and for each incorrect answer, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 mark.
- The duration of SSC CPO 2024 Paper 1 will be 2 hours (120 minutes).
| SSC CPO Paper-1 Exam Pattern 2024 | |||
| Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| General Knowledge & General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | |
SSC CPO 2024 Physical Standard Test (PST)
The candidates, after qualifying in the SSC CPO Paper 1, have to appear for the Physical Standard Test and the Physical Efficiency Test. The details for SSC CPO PST and PET have been tabulated below.
| SSC CPO PET/PST Test | |||
| 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 | – | – |
SSC CPO 2024 Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
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 metres in 3 chances
- Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 metres in 3 chances
Female Candidates
- 100-meter race in 18 seconds
- 800-meter race in 4 minutes
- Long Jump: 2.7 metres or 9 feet in 3 chances
- High Jump: 0.9 metres or 3 feet in 3 chances
SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2024
SSC CPO Paper-2 will be conducted after the PET/PST Test for SSC CPO 2024 is conducted.
• The total time duration of the exam is 120 minutes, i.e., 2 hours.
• The total number of questions asked will be 200, and the maximum marks for Paper-2 will be 200
• The test will be of English Language and Comprehension conducted online.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.
| SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2024 | |||
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
SSC CPO Medical Test
Criteria for the medical test are 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 Syllabus 2024
The syllabus of SSC CPO 2024 is for two written exams conducted online: Paper-1 & Paper-2. Let’s have a look at the SSC CPO Syllabus for 2024 Paper 1:
SSC CPO Paper-1 Syllabus
| 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 Author | 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 | Data Sufficiency |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Syllabus
| Section | Syllabus |
| English Language and Comprehension | Error RecognitionFill in the BlanksVocabularySpellingsSentence StructureSynonymsSentence Completion Comprehension |
SSC CPO Syllabus 2024
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