Syllabus
SSC CPO Syllabus 2026
The exam pattern and the official topic lists for SSC CPO, read from the recruiting body’s own notice — with the notice’s own caveats kept, not trimmed.
Paper-I
| Section | Questions | Max marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 25 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 |
| English Comprehension | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Duration60 minutes
Negative marking0.25
Minimum marks to be shortlisted
| Community | Minimum |
|---|---|
| UR | 30% |
| OBC/ EWS | 25% |
| All other categories | 20% |
Syllabus, section by section
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type.
- Semantic Analogy
- Symbolic/Number Analogy
- Figural Analogy
- Semantic Classification
- Symbolic/ Number Classification
- Figural Classification
- Semantic Series
- Number Series
- Figural Series
- Problem Solving
- Word Building
- Coding & de-coding
- Numerical Operations
- Symbolic Operations
- Trends
- Space Orientation
- Space Visualization
- Venn Diagrams
- Drawing inferences
- Punched hole/ pattern-folding & un-folding
- Figural Pattern-folding and completion
- Indexing
- Address matching
- Date & city matching
- Classification of centre codes/ roll numbers
- Small & Capital letters/ numbers coding, decoding and classification
- Embedded Figures
- Critical thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Intelligence
General Knowledge and General Awareness
The environment around the candidate and its application to society, current events, and India and its neighbouring countries.
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene
- General Polity
- Indian Constitution
- Scientific Research
Quantitative Aptitude
- Computation of whole numbers
- Decimals
- Fractions and relationships between numbers
- Percentage
- Ratio and Proportion
- Square roots
- Averages
- Interest
- Profit & Loss
- Discount
- Partnership Business
- Mixture and Alligation
- Time and distance
- Time & work
- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds
- Graphs of Linear Equations
- Triangle and its various kinds of centres
- Congruence and similarity of triangles
- Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles
- Triangle
- Quadrilaterals
- Regular Polygons
- Circle
- Right Prism
- Right Circular Cone
- Right Circular Cylinder
- Sphere
- Hemispheres
- Rectangular Parallelepiped
- Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
- Trigonometric ratio
- Degree and Radian Measures
- Standard Identities
- Complementary angles
- Heights and Distances
- Histogram
- Frequency polygon
- Bar diagram & Pie chart
English Comprehension
- Error recognition
- Filling in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles, etc.)
- Vocabulary
- Spellings
- Grammar
- Sentence Structure
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Phrases and Idiomatic use of words
- Comprehension
The notice calls these topics illustrative, not exhaustive.
From SSC CPO 2026 notice, paragraphs 12.1, 12.9 and 16.2 (Paper-I), read on 27 October 2026.
Paper-II
| Section | Questions | Max marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 20 | 40 |
| General Knowledge and General Awareness | 20 | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 40 |
| English Comprehension | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 160 | 320 |
Duration120 minutes
Negative marking0.50
Minimum marks to be shortlisted
| Community | Minimum |
|---|---|
| UR | 30% |
| OBC/ EWS | 25% |
| All other categories | 20% |
From SSC CPO 2026 notice, paragraphs 12.1, 12.9 and 16.2 (Paper-II), read on 27 October 2026.