SSC CPO Syllabus
The SSC exam syllabus and paper pattern information for the Central Police Organization (CPO) exam is covered in this section.
The SSC CPO Exam has a pattern which consists of:
- Paper-I
- Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)
- Paper-II
- Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
All these stages of the examination are mandatory.
The detailed SSC CPO Exam Pattern is as follows:
| Paper | Subject | No. of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| General Knowledge & General Awareness | 50 | 50 | ||
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | ||
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | ||
| Paper 2 | English language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
The SSC exam syllabus-related information regarding the SSC CPO Exam is given below.
SSC CPO Syllabus for Paper I covers the same topics as in SSC Syllabus for the CGL examination.
The SSC Exam syllabus for CPO Paper-II covers English Language & Comprehension. The topics that need to be focused while preparing for Paper II are as mentioned below.
SSC CPO Syllabus for Paper-II
| English language & Comprehension | Error recognition, filling in the blanks (using verbs, Tenses, Conjunction, prepositions, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases, and Idiomatic use of Words, comprehension etc. |
SSC CPO Exam Pattern- Salient Points:
- As per the SSC CPO Exam Pattern, the questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type.
- Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts-I, II and III of Paper-I.
- As per the SSC Exam Pattern, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I & Paper-II.
- The Commission at its discretion may fix qualifying marks in Paper-I, Paper-II and any part(s) of Paper-I.
- The Commission reserves the right to alter/ modify the scheme of examination.