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SSC CPO (SI) Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version SSC SI in Delhi Police & CAPFs 2026 notice · current
SSC Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPFs, 2026. Paper-I (100 marks), PET/PST, Paper-II (320 marks, new pattern from 2026), then medical.
Exam facts
- Conducted byStaff Selection Commission
- PostsSub-Inspector in Delhi Police; Sub-Inspector (GD) in BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB
- Age (as on 1 Aug 2026)20 to 25 years (CISF SI-Fire: 18 to 30)
- QualificationGraduation
- StagesPaper-I → PST/PET → Paper-II → Medical
- Negative markingPaper-I: 0.25 per wrong answer. Paper-II: 0.50
- PET (men)100 m in 16 s; 1.6 km in 6.5 min; long jump 3.65 m; high jump 1.2 m; shot put 4.5 m
- PET (women)100 m in 18 s; 800 m in 4 min; long jump 2.7 m; high jump 0.9 m
Exam pattern
Paper-I (objective)
- General Intelligence and Reasoning25 Qs25 marks15 min
- General Knowledge and General Awareness25 Qs25 marks15 min
- Quantitative Aptitude25 Qs25 marks15 min
- English Comprehension25 Qs25 marks15 min
- Total100 Qs100 marks60 min
Paper-II (objective)
- General Intelligence and Reasoning20 Qs40 marks20 min
- General Knowledge and General Awareness20 Qs40 marks20 min
- Quantitative Aptitude20 Qs40 marks20 min
- English Comprehension100 Qs200 marks60 min
- Total160 Qs320 marks2 hours
Parts I–III together take 1 hour (20 minutes each); English Comprehension is a separate 1-hour part.
Topic-wise syllabus
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General Intelligence and Reasoning 13
- Analogy (semantic, number, figural)
- Classification (semantic, number, figural)
- Series (semantic, number, figural)
- Coding-decoding
- Venn diagrams
- Space orientation and visualisation
- Paper folding / punched hole
- Embedded figures
- Drawing inferences, critical thinking
- Indexing, address matching, date and city matching
- Numerical and symbolic operations
- Word building
- Emotional and social intelligence
General Knowledge and General Awareness 7
- Current events
- History and culture of India
- Geography of India and neighbouring countries
- Indian polity and constitution
- Economy and general policy
- Everyday science and scientific research
- Environment
Quantitative Aptitude 10
- Number system: whole numbers, decimals, fractions
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages
- Simple and compound interest, profit and loss, discount
- Partnership, mixture and alligation
- Time and distance, time and work
- Algebra: basic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations
- Geometry: triangle and its centres, congruence and similarity, circles (chords, tangents)
- Mensuration: triangle, quadrilaterals, polygons, circle, prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, pyramid
- Trigonometry: ratios, degree and radian, standard identities, complementary angles, heights and distances
- Charts: histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart
English Comprehension 12
- Spot the error
- Fill in the blanks
- Synonyms / homonyms, antonyms
- Spellings / misspelt words
- Idioms and phrases
- One-word substitution
- Improvement of sentences
- Active / passive voice
- Direct / indirect narration
- Shuffling of sentence parts and sentences
- Cloze passage
- Comprehension passage
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: SSC SI in Delhi Police & CAPFs 2026 notice (10 Sep 2026). Topic lists follow the notification’s syllabus where it gives one; otherwise they are the standard topics asked in past papers. Always confirm with the latest official notification before the exam.
Version history
- Current: SSC SI in Delhi Police & CAPFs 2026 notice
When a new notification changes the pattern or syllabus, the new version is added on top and the older versions stay listed here.