| Tier | Type of Examination | Mode of examination |
| Tier-I | Objective Multiple Choice | CBT (Online) |
| PET/PST | Running, Long Jump, High Jump and Short Put | Physical exam |
| Tier-II | Objective Multiple Choice | CBT (Online) |
| Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Comprehension | 50 | 50 |
SSC CPO PET/PST Test
| Category | 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 | – | – |
- 100 metre race in 16 seconds
- 1.6 Km Race in 6.5 minutes
- Long Jump: 3.65 metres in 5 chances
- High Jump: 1.2 metres in 3 chances
- Short put 16 LBS: 4.5 metres in 3 chances
Female Candidates
- 100 metre race in 18 second
- 800 metre race in 4 minutes
- Long Jump: 2.7 metres or 9 feet in 3 chances
- High Jump: 0.9 metres or 3 feet in 3 chances
SSC CPO Medical Test
Criteria for the Medical Test is given below:
- Minimum Near Vision: N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye)
- Minimum Distant Vision: 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye)
- Must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes
- Eye standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
SSC CPO Paper – 2 Exam Pattern
CPO Paper-2 will be conducted after PET/PST Test for SSC CPO 2022 is conducted.
• The total time duration of the exam is of 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours.
• The total number of questions asked will be around 200 and the maximum marks for Paper-2 will be 200
• The test will be of English Language and Comprehension conducted online.
SSC CPO Syllabus 2022
The Syllabus of CPO 2022 is for two written exams conducted online- Paper-1 & Paper-2. Let’s have a look at the CPO Syllabus for 2022 Paper-1:
SSC CPO Paper-1 Syllabus
| General Reasoning | General Knowledge | Quantitative Aptitude | English Comprehension |
| Verbal Reasoning | Current Affairs | Percentage | Reading Comprehension |
| Syllogism | Awards and Honours | Ratio and Percentage | Grammar |
| Circular Seating Arrangement | Books and Authors | Data Interpretation | Vocabulary |
| Linear Seating Arrangement | Sports | Mensuration and Geometry | Verbal Ability |
| Double Lineup | Entertainment | Quadratic Equation | Synonyms-Antonyms |
| Scheduling | Obituaries | Interest | Active and Passive Voice |
| Input Output | Important Dates | Problems of Ages | Para Jumbles |
| Blood Relations | Scientific Research | Profit and Loss | Fill in the Blanks |
| Directions and Distances | Number Series | Error Correction | |
| Ordering and Ranking | Speed, Distance and Time | ||
| Data Sufficiency | Time and Work | ||
| Coding and Decoding | Number System | ||
| Code Inequalities | Data Sufficiency |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Syllabus
| Section | Syllabus |
| English Language and Comprehension | Error Recognition Fill in the Blanks Vocabulary Spellings Grammar Sentence Structure Synonyms Antonyms Sentence Completion Phrases and Idiomatic Use of Words Comprehension |
