SSC CPO 2024: Admit card (Out), Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Result
Staff Selection Commission closed the SSC CPO 2024 answer key objection window on July 8, 2024 at ssc.gov.in. The SSC CPO 2024 tentative answer key for Paper 1 was released on July 5. 2024. SSC had conducted the SSC CPO 2024 exam from June 27 - 29, 2024. Earlier, the commission had issued the SSC CPO admit card 2024 online on June 18, 2024 on their respective regional websites. The commission provided the SSC CPO application form correction window 2024 from March 30 to 31, 2024 at ssc.gov.in. The SSC CPO 2024 application form was closed on March 28, 2024.
Candidates who fulfil the minimum eligibility could fill out the SSC CPO 2024 application form in online mode only. The commission released the SSC CPO notification 2024 on March 4, 2024. Along with the official notification, the commission also released the SSC CPO application form 2024. The notification was released in pdf format which contains all the important details related to the SSC CPO exam. The total of 4187 SSC CPO vacancies were declared in the official notification. The SSC CPO exam is also called SSC Sub Inspector (SI).
The SSC CPO is conducted to recruit Sub Inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) and ASI (Assistant Sub Inspectors) in CISF (Central Industrial Security Forces) under the Ministry of Home Affairs for Government of India. Candidates can check the exam pattern, syllabus, cut off and more information here.
SSC CPO 2024 – Overview
Aspirants can check the SSC CPO 2024 highlights from the below table.
| Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organisation (SSC CPO) |
Short name | SSC CPO is also known as SSC SI (Sub Inspector) |
Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission |
Official website | ssc.gov.in |
Mode of exam | Online and offline |
Vacancies | 4187 |
Stages of the SSC CPO exam |
|
SSC CPO 2024 Exam Dates
From the following table, candidates can check all the important dates of SSC CPO 2024. Aspirants are advised to refer to these dates to not miss any major events.
SSC CPO Exam Dates 2024
Events | SSC CPO 2024 |
Application Form Release | March 4, 2024 |
Last date to apply | March 28, 2024 |
SSC CPO Admit card release date | June 18, 2024 |
SSC CPO exam date 2024 for Paper 1 | May 9, 10 and 13, 2024 June 27, 28 & 29, 2024 |
SSC CPO result date for Paper 1 | To be announced |
Exam Date of SSC CPO Paper 2 | To be announced |
SSC CPO result date for Paper 2 | To be announced |
Release of final answer key | To be announced |
SSC CPO Application Form 2024
The Commission provided the SSC CPO 2024 application form correction window from March 30 to 31, 2024. The SSC CPO 2024 application form was closed on March 28 on its official website. The application form of SSC CPO 2024 was released on March 4, 2024. The application form of SSC CPO 2024 has to be filled in two parts - OTR and application form, candidates had to first register themselves on the official website by filling in basic details like their name, gender, date of birth, etc.
In the application form, they had to upload scanned documents, take a live photo and pay the online application fee of SSC CPO. After the successful submission of the application form of SSC CPO 2024, candidates will be issued the admit card to appear in the exam.
SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria 2024
The Staff Selection Commission prescribed SSC CPO 2024 eligibility criteria for all applicants willing to appear for the SSC CPO exam. SSC CPO eligibility criteria 2024 is prescribed by SSC in its official SSC CPO notification. SSC Central Police Organisation eligibility criteria consist of the SSC CPO age limit, academic qualification and nationality of the candidate.
Candidates must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree to apply for SSC CPO there are also some physical measurements that candidates must meet in order to apply for CPO. The detailed physical requirements are mentioned in the official notification PDF.
SSC CPO Exam Centres 2024
The Commission mentiond the SSC CPO 2024 exam centres in its official notification. The SSC CPO exam centres are the venue where the exam will be held. The detailed address of the CPO exam centre will be mentioned in the candidate's admit card. Aspirants who are willing to appear in the SSC CPO exam are required to choose an SSC CPO exam centre while filling out the application form.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024
The SSC CPO 2024 exam pattern is mentioned in the official notification. Candidates planning to prepare for the SSC CPO SI exam must refer to the detailed exam pattern of SSC CPO. From the following table, candidates can check the exam pattern CPO 2024.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2024
Tier | Type of Examination | Mode of examination |
Tier-I/Paper 1 | Objective Multiple Choice | Online |
PET/PST | Running, Long Jump, High Jump and Short Put | Physical exam |
Tier-II/Paper 2 | Objective Multiple Choice | Online |
SSC CPO PET/PST Test 2024
Candidate | 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 PET Test 2024
For Male Candidates
100 metre race to be covered in 16 seconds
1.6 Km Race to be covered in 6.5 minutes
High Jump: 1.2 metres in 3 chances
Long Jump: 3.65 metres in 5 chances
Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 metres in 3 chances
For Female Candidates
100 metre race to be covered in 18 second
800 metre race to be covered in 4 minutes
High Jump: 0.9 metres or 3 feet in 3 chances
Long Jump: 2.7 metres or 9 feet in 3 chances
SSC CPO Medical Test 2024
Criteria for the Medical Test are given below:
Candidates must not have a knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in their eyes.
Candidate’s eye standards should be without glasses/lenses.
Candidate’s minimum Near Vision: N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye)
Minimum Distant Vision: 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye)
SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2024
Time duration is 120 minutes.
Total number of questions asked will be 200 and maximum marks will be 200.
The test will be of English Language and Comprehension conducted online.
SSC CPO Syllabus 2024
The Staff Selection Commission mentioned the syllabus of SSC CPO 2024 in its official notification. The SSC CPO 2024 syllabus consists of the subjects, topics and sections on which the question paper of SSC CPO will be based. Before starting to prepare for the exam, every candidate should know the SSC CPO syllabus for better preparation.
SSC CPO Best Books 2024
Candidates planning to prepare for the SSC CPO exam must refer to the best SSC CPO books to cover all aspects. From the following table, we have shared some of the most popular and recommended SSC CPO preparation books for candidates. Check these subject-wise books for in-depth preparation of the SSC CPO.
SSC CPO 2024 Best Books - Paper 1
Subjects | Topics | Authors |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical | B.S. Sijwali, Indu Sijwali |
Reasoning For General Competition | KD Campus | |
General Knowledge and General Awareness | Lucent’s General Knowledge | Lucent Publication |
Manorama Yearbook | Mammen Mathew | |
Quantitative Aptitude | Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Arihant Publication |
English Comprehension | Quick Learning Objective General English | R.S. Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal |
Objective General English | S.P. Bakshi | |
High School English Grammar and Composition | Wren & Martin |
Best Books for SSC CPO 2024 - Paper 2
Subjects | Topics | Authors |
English Language & Comprehension | Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
Objective General English | R.S. Aggarwal | |
Objective General English | S.P. Bakshi | |
One Word Substitution | Kiran | |
A mirror of Common Error | Kiran |
SSC CPO Preparation Tips 2024
Candidates who planing to apper for the SSC CPO should know the SSC CPO 2024 preparation tips. Some of the following SSC CPO preparation tips can help candidates prepare in an efficient way for the SSC CPO exam -
Refer to the SSC CPO exam pattern and syllabus.
Make an SSC CPO study plan and divide time for all sections strictly.
Download and practice SSC CPO previous year question papers.
Analyze past years cut off marks to know about the difficulty level.
During the last days of the exam practice SSC CPO mock test papers and test series for better preparations.
During the preparations find out your weaker section and work on them.
SSC CPO Admit Card 2024
SSC has released the admit card for SSC CPO, 2024 on June 17, 2024 in online mode. To download SSC CPO 2024 admit card candidates will have to use their registration number and date of birth. SSC CPO admit card will be released region wise and candidates can download it from the regional websites. Candidates will have to carry their SSC CPO hall ticket 2024 along with valid photo ID - Aadhar card, voter ID, driving license etc.
SSC CPO Question Papers 2024
SSC doesn't release the official SSC CPO 2024 question papers. However, the unofficial SSC CPO 2024 question papers are released by various coaching institutions on the exam date. Candidates preparing for SSC CPO must go through SSC CPO previous year question papers to know about the types of questions asked in the exam. With the help of the SSC PO SI previous year question paper, they will also get an idea about the difficulty level.
SSC CPO Answer Keys 2024
The Commission released the tentative SSC CPO 2024 answer key on its official website from July 5 - 8, 2024 for candidates to raise objections. SSC first releases the provisional SSC CPO answer key 2024 and later after receiving the objections from candidates, it will release the SSC CPO final answer key. Candidates can download the SSC CPO answer key to calculate their expected marks, evaluate their performance etc. Candidates must use login credentials to download the CPO answer key.
SSC CPO Result 2024
The Staff Selection Commission will declare the SSC CPO 2024 result in online mode. The result of SSC CPO 2024 will be declared on its official website. The SSC CPO SI result 2024 is released in PDF format and consists of the roll number and name of all the qualified candidates. SSC CPO SI 2024 result is released paper wise and candidates who qualify in the exam as per the CPO result will be eligible to be recruited on the vacant posts. The SSC CPO sarkari result will be declared separately for all the papers.
SSC CPO Cut off 2024
The Commission releases SSC CPO 2024 cut off along with the result. The SSC CPO 2024 cutoff marks 2024 are released in PDF format and are mentioned in the result writeup. The cut off of SSC PO 2024 is released separately for all categories. Candidates who score equal to or more than cut off will qualify in the respective stages of the exam.
SSC CPO selection process 2024
The Staff Selection Commission mentions the SSC CPO 2024 selection process on the official notification. According to the selection process of SSC CPO 2024, candidates will have to appear for Paper 1, PET/PST, Paper 2 and Medical examination to get shortlisted for SSC CPO.
SSC CPO 2024 Selection Process
Paper 1 Written Exam
Physical Endurance Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST)
Paper 2 written exam
Medical Examination
SSC CPO Vacancy 2024
The SSC CPO 2024 vacancy details are announced in the official notification. A total of 4187 SSC CPO vacancies have been announced. The commission released the SSC CPO vacancies category-wise. The authorities announced the SSC CPO vacancy details 2024 separately for Sub Inspector in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Delhi Police.
SSC CPO Salary 2024
The Commission provides the SSC CPO 2024 salary details in the official notification. The salary of SSC CPO after the implementation of the 7th pay commission is Rs 35,400 - 1,12,400 for SSC CPO SI in Delhi Police & CAPF while it is between Rs. 29,200-Rs 92,300 for ASI in CISF.