SSC CPO Exam Latest Syllabus Topic Wise Paper I & II
General Reasoning General Knowledge Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension
Reading
Verbal Reasoning Current Affairs Percentage
Comprehension
Awards and Ratio and
Syllogism Grammar
Honours Proportion
Circular Seating Books and
Data Interpretation Vocabulary
Arrangement Authors
Linear Seating Mensuration and
Sports Verbal Ability
Arrangement Geometry
Synonyms-
Double Lineup Entertainment Quadratic Equation
Antonyms
Active and Passive
Scheduling Obituaries Interest
Voice
Input-Output Important Dates Problems of Ages Para Jumbles
Scientific
Blood Relations Profit and Loss Fill in the Blanks
Research
Directions and
Number Series Error Correction
Distances
Ordering and Speed, Distance and
Ranking Time
Data Sufficiency Time and Work
Coding and
Number System
Decoding
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
SSC CPO Exam Old Syllabus
for Paper 1
General Intelligence and Reasoning - Analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial
orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation,
relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal
series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic
Analogy, Symbolic/ Number 9 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, etc
General Knowledge and General Awareness - History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General
Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc.
English Comprehension-Proficiency in the English Language, Comprehension and Writing Ability.
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 Allegation, 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, etc
Paper 2
Questions in this paper of SSC CPO are asked from English Language and Comprehension. Candidates can
check the topics below-
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 etc
