SSC CPO Exam Pattern

One of the most important things while looking at any official notification is the exam pattern. SSC CPO exam pattern comprises four sections namely Quantitative Aptitude, English, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness. All the sections hold equal weightage in the exam; therefore, it is important to give equal importance to each and every section. Detailed SSC CPO exam pattern has been provided below.
SSC CPO Paper 1 Exam Pattern
SSC CPO Paper 1 is a computer-based test i.e. it is conducted online. The time duration of the SSC CPO 2022 exam will be 2 hours. There will be four sections - Quantitative Aptitude, General English, General Awareness, and General Intelligence and Reasoning from which questions will be asked. Each section contained 50 questions. Detailed SSC CPO Paper 1 exam pattern 2022 has been provided below.
Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
General Knowledge and General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
SSC CPO Paper 2 Exam Pattern
After the SSC CPO Paper 1 online exam Paper 2 will be held. SSC CPO Paper 2 exam comprises of English language and Comprehension of 200 marks. A composite time of two hours is allotted for this exam. More details on the SSC CPO Paper 2 exam pattern is given below.
Part | Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
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I | English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
SSC CPO Marking Scheme
For every incorrect answer in the SSC CPO exam 2022, 1/4th of the marks will be deducted as a penalty. The details for SSC CPO 2022 marking scheme is given below.
SSC CPO 2022 Exam Marking scheme
SSC CPO 2022 Exam Marking scheme | Considered Marks |
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For correct answers (Tier 1 and Tier 2) | 1 mark |
For wrong answers (Tier 1 and Tier 2) | -0.25 marks |
For not attempted (Tier 1 and Tier 2) | 0 (no marks) |
SSC CPO Exam Language
SSC CPO exam will be bilingual in nature. You can attempt the exam in either of the languages i.e. English or Hindi. One thing that should be kept in mind is that the English Language section will be provided in English Language only.
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