Short Summary
SSC-CENTRAL POLICE ORGANISATION EXAMINATION, 2020
SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR CENTRAL POLICE ORGANISATION EXAMINATION
Candidates appearing for the SSC Combined Police Organization (CPO) Exam should be very particular about the latest SSC CPO Syllabus and exam pattern. The SSC has altered the exam dates and few other aspects related to the CPO. Therefore, candidates should be updated on every detail related to the SSC CPO exam. Before going through the detailed SSC CPO syllabus, candidates need to understand the SSC CPO exam pattern properly.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern
SSC CPO examination has four different phases that a candidate has to clear in order to get selected for various posts Central Police Organisation.
SSC CPO Paper I is Objective type Multiple Choice Question paper. The Physical Eligibility Test or PET/PST is conducted to ensure that candidate is physically fit to be a part of the nation’s police force.
SSC CPO Paper II is a Descriptive English Comprehension Test to check candidates’ understanding of English Language while the Medical Test is conducted to check that candidate is able bodied.
Check the below table for detailed SSC CPO exam pattern which includes subjects, questions, marks and duration of SSC CPO Paper I, PET/PST and Paper II.
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Subject |
Marks |
Duration |
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Paper I |
200 |
02 hours |
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Physical Eligibility Test |
– |
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Medical Examination |
– |
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Paper II |
200 |
SSC CPO Paper I Exam Pattern
SSC CPO Paper I is mandatory for all the posts and its marks are added for further process as well. If you do not clear cut-off of Paper I Exam then you will not be eligible for PET/PST and Paper II. Below table shows the section wise breakup of questions and marks asked in SSC CPO Paper I exam.
| Subject | Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Duration |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| General English (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
SSC CPO PET/PST Test Pattern
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Candidates |
Male |
Female |
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Height |
Chest (Expanded/Unexpanded) |
Height |
Chest |
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General |
170 |
80/85 |
157 |
NA |
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Belonging to Hilly regions & areas of J&K, North East & Sikkim |
165 |
80/85 |
155 |
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Scheduled Tribes |
162.5 |
77/82 |
154 |
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Both Male and Female candidates have to qualify the PET test. Some important points on the same is given below:
SSC CPO PET Test Qualifications
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Male Candidates |
Female Candidates |
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Medical Test is given below:
- Minimum Near Vision: (better eye)-N6 and (worse eye) N9
- Minimum Distant Vision: (better eye) 6/6 and (worse eye) 6/9
- Must not have flat foot, varicose vein, knock knee, or squint in eyes
- Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
SSC CPO Paper II Exam Pattern
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Subject |
Marks |
Duration |
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English Language & Comprehension |
200 |
02 hours |
PAPER OF THE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
The syllabus for SSC CPO is decided by the conducting body i.e. the Staff Selection Commission itself. The below mentioned SSC CPO syllabus 2019 is for two written exams Paper I & Paper II. Both paper I and paper II examination of SSC CPO are conducted online.
Let’s take a look at detailed SSC CPO Syllabus 2019 (Topics and section-wise) for Paper I.
PAPER-I SYLLABUS:
General Intelligence & Reasoning:
SSC CPO Syllabus 2019 for General Intelligence & Reasoning ask questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This can be really scoring if prepared well. The complete reasoning syllabus for SSC CPO exam is given below.
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Topics |
Types of Questions |
Weightage |
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Analogy |
Semantic and Figural analogy, letters and numbers Symbolic/Numbers, images and meaning based |
6-8 Questions |
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Coding Decoding |
Coding decoding by letter shifting, coding by analogy and words |
3-5 Questions |
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Classifications |
Semantic and Figural classifications, Symbolic/Numbers classification |
6-7Questions |
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Series |
Semantic, Figural, number and mixed series and series based on general knowledge |
3-5 Questions |
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Order Ranking |
Sequence of order and ranking will be asked from the given data |
1-2 Questions |
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Direction & Distances |
Problems based on network, routes and distances travelled are asked |
1-3 Questions |
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Missing numbers |
Numbers and alphabet based Matrix and Diagrams |
2-3 Questions |
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Alphabet or word test |
Sequence and word formation, Matrix, jumbled words, suffix etc. |
3-5 Questions |
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Venn diagram |
Venn Diagram, Logical, Syllogism etc |
4-5 Questions |
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Puzzles |
Double line-up arrangements, circular arrangements, seating arrangements, linear arrangements etc. |
3-5 Questions |
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Data sufficiency |
Cubes and Dices, Arithmetic operation etc |
4-5 Questions |
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Non- verbal reasoning |
Paper folding, Cubes and dices, counting figures etc. |
5-7 Questions |
Quantitative Aptitude:
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Topics |
Types of Questions |
Weightage |
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Mixture Problems |
Questions on mixtures of Two or Three quantities and their ratios |
1-2 Questions |
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Ratio Proportions |
Simple and compound ratios, Direct and indirect proportions |
3-4 Questions |
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Number Systems |
Rational, irrational Numbers, LCM, HCF, integers |
1-3 Questions |
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Simplification |
Fraction, BODMAS, Decimals, Ratios etc. |
4-5 Questions |
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Algebra |
Quadratic and Linear Equation, Identities etc. |
4-6 Questions |
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Profit and Loss |
Partnership, Discounts and Marked Prices, Problems on Profit and Loss, successive sellings, etc. |
4-5 Questions |
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Percentage |
Basic Percentage Questions |
1-2 Questions |
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Average |
Average problems on Average of height, weight, Age, Marks, money expenditure, temperature etc. |
2-3 Questions |
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Time and work |
Time and Work, Work and wages, Work efficiency, Pipes and cisterns etc. |
1-2 Questions |
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Speed, Time and Distance |
Problems on River, boats and streams, Relative speed etc. |
1-3 Questions |
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Mensuration |
Are, Surface Area and volume of Various Geometric Shapes |
3-5 Questions |
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Simple Interest |
Problems on Simple and compound interest |
1-3 questions |
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Trigonometry |
Height and distances, Identities, Trigonometric ratios etc |
3-5 Questions |
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Geometry |
Quadrilateral, Triangles, Circlies, Chords,Cubes, cones etc. |
4-6 Questions |
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Data Interpretations |
Questions on Bar graph, Table, Pie Chart, Line Chart |
4-5 Questions |
General English:
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Topics |
Types Of Questions |
Weightage |
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Idioms |
One word substitution, meaning of Idioms |
3-5 Questions |
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Error detection |
Finding error in a sentence or a phrase |
4-5 Questions |
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Vocabulary |
Spellings, Synonyms and Antonyms |
5-10 Questions |
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Cloze test |
Questions based on passages containing particular idea, cloze tests |
5-10 Questions |
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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 |
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Grammar sections |
Spotting the error, Phrase Replacements, Fill in the blanks |
8-10 Questions |
General Knowledge & Awareness:
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Topics |
Types of Questions |
Weightage |
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History |
Ancient and Medieval History, India’s freedom struggle |
6-7 Questions |
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Geography |
Indian and World Geography |
5-6 Questions |
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Polity |
Government Portfolios, Judiciary and Constitution of India |
3-5 Questions |
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Science & Technology |
Environment, Nutrition, Diseases, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc. |
10-13 Questions |
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Books and Authors |
Authors and Famous books |
1.2 Question |
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Economy |
Economic Organisation, Indian and world organisation |
4-5 Questions |
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National & international Affairs |
Government policies and schemes, National and International days, events and news etc. |
10-11 Questions |
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International Organisations |
International Organisation headquarter and their year of establishments |
1-2 Questions |
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Current events |
Latest Sports events, Venues and Winners |
2-3 Questions |
PAPER-II SYLLABUS:
SSC CPO Syllabus Paper II is a descriptive exam comprising only English section. Relevant questions asked in this paper are as follows.
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English Language & Comprehension |
Error recognition, filling in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words, comprehension etc. |