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9 months agoContributor-Level 7
There are negative marks in SSC CPO exam. 0.25 marks are deducted for wrong answers in the exam. For correct answers, candidates score one mark. Candidates are advised to marks their answers properly in the exam to avoid negative markings.
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
Some of the important highlights of SSC CPO exam pattern are given below.
| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| Stages of exam | Paper 1, Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET), Paper 2 and Detailed Medical Examination (DME) |
| Number of sections |
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| Duration of the test | Paper 1 and 2 are held for 2 hours |
| Number of questions | Paper 1 and 2 comprise 200 questions |
| Total marks | Both the papers comprise 200 marks |
| Types of questions | Objective-Type Multiple Choice Questions |
| Language of question paper | Hindi and English |
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
SSC CPO Exam Pattern for Tier 1 and 2 | |
SSC CPO Paper 1 Subjects | Marks |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 |
General Knowledge & General Awareness | 50 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 |
English Comprehension | 50 |
Total | 200 |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Subject | Marks |
English Language & Comprehension | 200 |
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9 months agoContributor-Level 7
The distribution of questions in SSC CPO CBT 1 is given below.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern for Tier 1 and 2 | |||
SSC CPO Paper 1 Subjects | Questions | Marks | Time |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
General Knowledge & General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 | |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Subject | Questions | Marks | Time |
English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
SSC CPO exam duration for CBT 1 is two hours. There are no sectional timings in the exam.
SSC CPO Exam Pattern for Tier 1 and 2 | |||
SSC CPO Paper 1 Subjects | Questions | Marks | Time |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
General Knowledge & General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 | |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Subject | Questions | Marks | Time |
English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
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9 months agoContributor-Level 7
There are negative marking for wrong answers in SSC CPO exam. The marking scheme is given below.
- There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper 1 and 2. Earlier, the negative marking was one-third.
- For the correct answer, candidates score one mark
- Marks scored by candidates is normalised to prepare the result
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9 months agoContributor-Level 7
A total of 228 vacancies were announced for SI in Delhi Police-Male, 112 for Female and 3960 in CAPF.
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
In 2023. a total of 1876 vacancies were announced for Sub Inspector in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Sub Inspector (Exe.) in Delhi Police. The vacancies were announced for both male and female candidates. Out of 1876 vacancies, 162 vacancies were announced for SI posts in Delhi Police and the remaining 1714 posts were announced for CAPF. The post-wise and category-wise SSC CPO Vacancy 2023 details are given below:
| Post | SSC CPO Vacancy 2023 |
|---|---|
| Sub Inspector (Exe.) in Delhi Police- Male | 109 |
| Sub Inspector (Exe.) in Delhi Police- Female | 53 |
| Sub Inspector in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)- Males & Females | 1714 |
New answer posted
9 months agoContributor-Level 7
The age relaxation offered to SSC CPO exam is given below.
Sr.no | Category | Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
02 | OBC | 3 years |
06 | Ex-servicemen (ESM) | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
For the posts of SI and ASI in CAPFs only (Category Code-07) | ||
07 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 5 years |
For ASI in CISF only (Category Codes-10 and 11) | ||
10 | For Group B posts: Central Government Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on the closing date. | General/OBC – Up to 40 Years of Age |
11 | SC/ST – up to 45 Years of Age | |
For the post of SI in Delhi Police (Category Codes-12 and 13) | ||
12 | Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not re-married. | Up to 35 years of age |
13 | Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not re-married. (SC/ ST) | Up to 40 years of age |
For Departmental candidates of Delhi Police against the vacancies of Delhi Police only (Category Codes-17, 18 and 19) | ||
17 | Departmental candidates (Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date. | Up to 30 years of age |
18 | Departmental candidates (OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date. | Up to 33 years of age |
19 | Departmental candidates (SC/ ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date. | Up to 35 years of age |
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