While preparing for any competitive exam, only hard-work and dedication won't get you through. With the competitiveness of the recruitment exams going up every year, a candidate needs to study and work smart to crack the recruitment examination, clear all the stages, and acquire that dream chair of his/hers. This year, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the CPO notification inviting applications to fill 1564 vacancies for the posts of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police, Sub Inspector in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and Assistant Sub Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Read on to know the recruitment stages, exam syllabus, exam pattern, and other details that one needs to be aware of if he/she is looking forward to cracking the SSC CPO examination and grab a seat.
Recruitment Stages:
| Stage | Type of Examination | Mode of Examination |
| Tier-I | Objective Examination | CBT (Online) |
| PET/PST | Running, Long Jump, High Jump, and Shot Put | Physical Exam |
| Tier-II | Objective Examination | CBT (Online) |
| Medical | Medical Examination | Inspection |
Exam Pattern:
| Tier-I Exam Pattern | |||
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | |
*Questions will be set in Hindi and English in General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude sections of Paper-I.
*Candidates will get +1 mark for every correct answer, while -0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect choice.
*Disabled or physically handicapped candidates will get a cumulative time of 160 minutes.
| Tier-I Exam Syllabus | |||
| General Reasoning | General Knowledge | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
| Analogy | History | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Series | Geography | Algebra | Cloze Test |
| Classifications | Polity | Mixture Problems | Vocabulary |
| Coding-Decoding | Science & Technology | Ratio Proportions | Error Detection |
| Direction & Distances | Books and Authors | Number Systems | Idioms |
| Order Ranking | Economy | Percentage | Fillers |
| Alphabet or Word Test | National & International Affairs | Average | |
| Venn Diagram | Current events | Profit and Loss | |
| Missing numbers | International Organisations | Time & Work | |
| Puzzles | Simple & Compound Interest | ||
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | Mensuration | ||
| Data Sufficiency | Speed, Time, & Distance | ||
| Trigonometry | |||
| Data Interpretations | |||
| Geometry | |||
| PET/PST Test | |||
| Category | Height (cms) | Chest (cms) | |
| Unexpanded | Expanded | ||
| Male Candidates | |||
| GENERAL | 170 | 80 | 85 |
| For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim | 165 | 80 | 85 |
| For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes | 162.5 | 77 | 82 |
| Female Candidates | |||
| GENERAL | 157 | – | – |
| For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim | 155 | – | – |
| For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe | 154 | – | – |
For male candidates:
*100-meter race in 16 seconds
*1.6-KM race in 6.5 minutes
*Long Jump: 3.65 metres in 3 chances
*High Jump: 1.2 metres in 3 chances
*Shot Put (16 Lbs): 4.5 metres in 3 chances
For female candidates:
*100-metre race in 18 seconds
*800-metre race in 4 minutes
*Long Jump: 2.7 metres (9 feet) in 3 chances
*High Jump: 0.9 metres (3 feet) in 3 chances
| Tier-II Exam Pattern | |||
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 02 hours |
*Candidates will get +1 mark for every correct answer, while -0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect choice.
| Tier-II Exam Syllabus | |
| Section | Topics |
| English Language & Comprehension | Error Recognition |
| Spellings | |
| Grammar | |
| Synonyms | |
| Antonyms | |
| Sentence Structure | |
| Sentence Completion | |
| Reading Comprehension | |
| Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words | |
| Fillers | |
| Vocabulary | |
| Medical Examination |
| 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. |
Previous Year Cut-Offs:
| Tier-I Exam Cut-Off 2019 | ||
| Category | Male | Female |
| UR | 101.19 | 104.12 |
| OBC | 91.28 | 97.78 |
| SC | 70.67 | 75.45 |
| ST | 74.54 | 73.59 |
| EWS | 86.95 | 91.72 |
| Tier-I Exam Cut-Off For Male Candidates | |||||
| Category | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| General | 85.00 | 88.25 | 89.75 | 117.25 | 140.08 |
| OBC | 70.00 | 74.00 | 77.00 | 102.00 | 133.36 |
| SC | 63.25 | 68.00 | 67.75 | 90.25 | 111.17 |
| ST | 59.25 | 65.00 | 67.25 | 90.00 | 111.17 |
| Ex-Servicemen | 40.00 | 63.00 | 30.00 | 43.00 | 70.00 |
| Tier-I Exam Cut-Off For Female Candidates | |||||
| Category | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| General | 81.85 | 83.00 | 83.50 | 112.50 | 137.60 |
| OBC | 68.00 | 70.75 | 69.50 | 97.75 | 127.51 |
| SC | 61.00 | 62.00 | 60.25 | 84.75 | 99.50 |
| ST | 54.00 | 60.00 | 58.25 | 81.00 | 110.31 |
| Ex-Servicemen | – | – | 30.00 | – | – |
| Tier-I + Tier-II Exam Cut-off Marks 2018 | ||
| Category | Male | Female |
| UR | 300.15 | 286.81 |
| OBC | 196.50 | 258.38 |
| SC | 190.02 | 223.26 |
| ST | 169.03 | 207.46 |
| ESM | 211.93 | – |
Pay Scale:
| Post | SI (Sub Inspector) in Delhi Police | SI (Sub Inspector) in CAPFs | ASI (Assistant Sub Inspector) in CISF |
| Payscale | ₹ 35,400-1,12,400/- | ₹ 35,400-1,12,400/- | ₹29,200-92,300/- |
| Basic Pay | ₹ 35,400 | ₹ 35,400 | ₹ 29,200 |
| HRA | ₹ 8496 | X Cities (24%)- ₹ 8496 Y Cities (16%)- ₹ 5664 Z Cities (8%)- ₹ 2832 | X Cities (24%)- ₹ 7008 Y Cities (16%)- ₹ 4672 Z Cities (8%)- ₹ 2336 |
| DA | ₹ 4248 (12% of basic) | ₹ 4248 (12% of basic) | ₹ 3504 (12% of basic) |
| TA | ₹ 3600 | Cities- ₹ 3600 Other Places- ₹ 1800 | Cities- ₹ 3600 Other Places- ₹ 1800 |
| Other Extra Allowances(Petrol, Diet, etc.) | ₹ 500 to ₹ 700 and other benefits | ₹ 500 to Rs 700 and other benefits | ₹ 500 to ₹ 700 and other benefits |
| Gross Salary | ₹ 52,400 | X CIties- ₹ 52,400 Y Cities- ₹ 47,812 Z Cities- ₹ 44,980 | X CIties- ₹ 44,012 Y Cities- ₹ 39,876 Z Cities- ₹ 37,540 |
| Deductions | Approx ₹ 5-6k | Approx ₹ 5-6k | Approx ₹ 5-6k |
| Total In Hand Salary(Approx) | Around ₹ 46,000 to ₹ 47,000 | X Cities- ₹ 46,000 to ₹ 47,000 Y Cities- ₹ 41,000 to ₹ 42,000 Z Cities- ₹ 39,000 to ₹ 40,000 | X Cities- ₹ 39,000 to ₹ 40,000 Y Cities- ₹ 33,000 to ₹ 34,000 Z Cities- ₹ 31,000 to ₹ 32,000 |
Important Books:
| General Reasoning | General Knowledge | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
| Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey | Lucent’s General Knowledge | Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Objective General English by SP Bakshi |
| Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal | Manorama Yearbook | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations (RS Aggarwal) | Objective General English by RS Aggarwal |
| A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali | News Paper | Arithmetics For General Competition Vol 1& 2 by Neetu Singh | A mirror of Common Errors by AK Singh |
| Plinth To Paramount by KD Campus | |||
| English For General Competition by Neetu Singh | |||
| Word Power Made Easy | |||
| One Word Substitution by Kiran |
Also Read: 2020 SSC CPO Notification Released, Apply For 1564 SI and ASI Posts
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