SSC CPO Syllabus 2025 for Paper 1 & Paper 2: Check Subject-wise Topics

SSC CPO Syllabus 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribes the SSC CPO syllabus in the official notification. Aspirants who wish to ace the SSC CPO exam 2025 must check the syllabus. Moreover, they can check the syllabus online on the official website, i.e., ssc.nic.in. We have also updated the detailed syllabus on this page to help candidates get familiar with the exam topics.

*Steps to practice exam questions are mentioned below in this article.

Candidates aspiring to ace the exam must go through the syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Knowing the syllabus will help them understand which topics to cover to score good marks on the exam. Additionally, if they check the exam pattern and know the marking scheme, they can make a well-planned preparation strategy. Read on to find out more!

Subject-wise SSC CPO Syllabus 2025

There are many stages in the SSC CPO selection process, namely Paper 1, PST/PET, Paper 2, and Medical Exam. SSC CPO Paper 1 consists of four subjects, i.e.,

• General Intelligence and Reasoning
• General Knowledge and General Awareness
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Comprehension

On the other hand, SSC CPO Paper 2 has only one subject, i.e., English language & Comprehension. Aspirants can check the paper-wise exam pattern below:

SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Pattern:

SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern:

Important Points:

• Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 have objective-type multiple-choice questions.
• Except for the English Language section, all other three sections of Paper 1 is in both English and Hindi.
• There is a penalty for wrong answers, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

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Access the SSC CPO exam questions from Embibe by following the below-mentioned steps:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on the menu bar “Getting a Government Job”.
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “SSC” from the dropdown and click on “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and select “SSC CPO Paper I/SSC CPO Tier II” on the search bar and click on “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Practice” from the header section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any SSC CPO Paper 1 subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the practice.

SSC CPO Paper 1 Syllabus 2025

The SSC CPO Paper 1 exam has four sections. Furthermore, the exam comprises 200 MCQs for 200 marks. Candidates can check the subject-wise syllabus for SSC CPO Paper 1 here.

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Aspirants can check topics for Quantitative Aptitude below:

English Comprehension Syllabus

Find important topics for the English Comprehension sections below:

General Awareness Syllabus

Candidates can check topics for General Awareness below:

General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

Find important topics for General Intelligence and Reasoning below:

SSC CPO Paper 2 Syllabus 2025

The SSC CPO Tier 2 exam has one section, i.e., English Language and Comprehension. Aspirants can check topics for English Language and Comprehension in the table below:

SSC CPO Important Topics

There are some topics that are asked more frequently in the SSC CPO exam. That is why candidates must learn and practice those questions properly to increase their chances of clearing the exam. Check some of the important topics below:

SSC CPO Physical Standard Test

Find details of the SSC CPO PST round for all posts below:

Note: Both Male and Female candidates must qualify for the PET test. 

SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test

Aspirants can check the details of SSC CPO PET for all posts below:

SSC CPO Medical Examination

Candidates who pass the Paper-2 must undergo a medical examination by the Medical Officer of the CAPFs. Besides this, candidates who are declared unfit can appeal before Review Medical Board within the prescribed 15 days. Check the following key points of the SSC CPO medical examination mentioned below:

• The minimum eyesight should be N6 and the minimum distant vision should be 6/6 of both eyes without any corrections in terms of wearing glasses or surgery.
• The candidate should not have a knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins or squint eyes.
• Candidates should be healthy and from any physical defects.
• Candidates will be asked to perform activities like Jumping over the vertical boards, holding the rope on jumping from the board, Tarzan swing, jumping on the horizontal board, parallel rope, monkey crawl and vertical rope.

SSC CPO Document Verification

All the qualified candidates are required to appear for the Document verification and photocopies and original documents. Candidates should carry two passport size recent colour photographs and one original ID proof during document verification. The documents to be carried are as follows:

• Aadhaar Card
• Voter ID Card
• PAN Card
• Passport
• Driving License
• Government School/ College ID Card.
• Any other Photo bearing ID Card issued by the Central/ State Govt
• Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate
• Educational Qualification Certificate
• Caste/ Category Certificate, if the candidate belongs to reserved categories

Also, check:

FAQs on SSC CPO Syllabus 2025

Let us take a look at a few frequently asked questions related to the SSC CPO exam topics:

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