SSC CPO Selection Process 2026

SSC CPO Selection Process 2026

1.     Paper 1 (Computer-Based Examination)

2.     Physical Standard Test (PST)

3.     Physical Endurance Test (PET)

4.     Paper 2 (Computer-Based Examination)

5.     Detailed Medical Examination (DME)

6.     Document Verification

SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2026 and PET/PST

Paper 1

Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25	15 Mins
General Knowledge & General Awareness	25	25	15 Mins
Quantitative Aptitude	25	25	15 Mins
English Comprehension	25	25	15 Mins
Total	100	100	1 Hour

Paper 2

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
I	General Intelligence and Reasoning	20	40	20 Mins
II	General Knowledge and General Awareness	20	40	20 Mins
III	Quantitative Aptitude	20	40	20 Mins
IV	English Comprehension	100	200	1 Hour
Total	–	160	320	2 Hours

Negative marking

Paper	Negative Marking per Wrong Answer
Paper-I	0.25 marks
Paper-II	0.50 marks

 

SSC CPO Physical Standards Test (PST) for Male Candidates

Category	Height	Chest
General	170 cm	80-85 cm
Hill Areas	165 cm	80-85 cm
ST Candidates	162.5 cm	77-82 cm

SSC CPO Physical Standards Test (PST) for Female Candidates

Category	Height
General	157 cm
Hill Areas	155 cm
ST Candidates	154 cm

SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test (PET) for Male Candidates

Event	Standard
100 Metre Race	16 Seconds
1.6 Km Race	6.5 Minutes
Long Jump	3.65 Metres (3 Chances)
High Jump	1.2 Metres (3 Chances)
Shot Put (16 lbs)	4.5 Metres (3 Chances)

SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test (PET) for Female Candidates

Event	Standard
100 Metre Race	18 Seconds
800 Metre Race	4 Minutes
Long Jump	2.7 Metres (3 Chances)
High Jump	0.9 Metres (3 Chances)

 

SSC CPO NCC Bonus Marks

S. No.	NCC Certificate	Bonus Marks in Paper-I & Paper-II
1	NCC ‘C’ Certificate	5% of the maximum marks
2	NCC ‘B’ Certificate	3% of the maximum marks
3	NCC ‘A’ Certificate	2% of the maximum marks