SSC CPO syllabus

Recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, the CAPFs and CISF (Fire): Paper I (100 questions, 1 hour), physical tests, then Paper II.

Paper I (computer-based)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25 questions, 25 marks · 15 minutes (sectional timer)

Part I. +1 for a right answer, −0.25 for a wrong one.

  • Analogy and classification
  • Number and letter series
  • Coding-decoding
  • Blood relations and directions
  • Syllogism, statements and Venn diagrams
  • Order, ranking and arrangement
  • Mathematical operations and missing numbers
  • Figure-based questions (mirror images, paper folding, embedded figures)

General Knowledge and General Awareness

25 questions, 25 marks · 15 minutes (sectional timer)

Part II. +1 for a right answer, −0.25 for a wrong one.

  • History and culture
  • Geography
  • Polity and the Constitution
  • Economy
  • General science
  • Current events and static general knowledge

Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions, 25 marks · 15 minutes (sectional timer)

Part III. +1 for a right answer, −0.25 for a wrong one.

  • Number system and simplification
  • Percentage, profit and loss, discount, interest
  • Ratio, average, mixture and partnership
  • Time and work, time and distance
  • Algebra
  • Geometry and mensuration
  • Trigonometry and heights and distances
  • Data interpretation (tables, bar diagrams, pie charts)

English Comprehension

25 questions, 25 marks · 15 minutes (sectional timer)

Part IV, in English only. +1 for a right answer, −0.25 for a wrong one.

  • Error spotting
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Idioms, one-word substitution and spelling
  • Sentence improvement
  • Cloze passage
  • Reading comprehension

Paper II (computer-based)

General Intelligence and Reasoning

20 questions, 40 marks · 20 minutes (sectional timer)

Part I. +2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one.

  • As in Paper I, at a higher level of difficulty

General Knowledge and General Awareness

20 questions, 40 marks · 20 minutes (sectional timer)

Part II. +2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one.

  • As in Paper I, at a higher level of difficulty

Quantitative Aptitude

20 questions, 40 marks · 20 minutes (sectional timer)

Part III. +2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one.

  • As in Paper I, at a higher level of difficulty

English Comprehension

100 questions, 200 marks · 1 hour

Part IV, in English only. +2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one.

  • Error recognition
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Vocabulary and spelling
  • Grammar and sentence structure
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Sentence completion
  • Phrases and idioms
  • Comprehension