SSC CGL VS SSC CPO: All You Need To Know

Are you a young graduate looking for a well paid government job? The Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CGL and SSC CPO exams annually. So, the young graduates looking for highly paid and prestigious government jobs can target SSC CGL and SSC CPO. The official notification of SSC CPO 2024 is out and the last date to apply is March 28, 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity and apply now. Take a look at the key highlights on SSC CGL VS SSC CPO: Selection Process, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, and career growth.

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SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level): Highlights

• SSC CGL exam is conducted for recruitment to various Group B and Group C posts in ministries, departments, and organizations of the Government of India.
• The exam is open to graduates from any discipline.
• The posts offered through SSC CGL include Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Accounts Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Inspector (Central Excise, Income Tax, etc.), Sub Inspector in various organizations, Auditor, Accountant, Junior Statistical Officer, etc.
• The exam consists of four tiers: Tier-I (Computer Based Examination), Tier-II (Computer Based Examination), Tier-III (Descriptive Paper), and Tier-IV (Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test).
• SSC CGL offers a wide range of job opportunities in various government departments and ministries.

SSC CPO (Central Police Organization): Highlights

• SSC CPO exam is conducted for the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors (SI) in various Central Police Organizations like Delhi Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
• The eligibility criteria usually require candidates to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• The job profiles under SSC CPO include Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police, Sub-Inspector in CAPFs like BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, and SSB, and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in CISF.
• The exam consists of Paper I (Computer Based Examination), Physical Standard Test (PST)/Physical Endurance Test (PET), Paper II (English Language & Comprehension), and Detailed Medical Examination (DME).
• SSC CPO offers opportunities for candidates interested in law enforcement and working with central police organizations.

SSC CGL EXAM PATTERN 2024 VS SSC CPO EXAM PATTERN 2024

The SSC CGL and SSC CPO Exam Pattern is as follows:

SSC CGL TIER 1 EXAM PATTERN 2024

The SSC CGL Tier 1 exam pattern has four sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, English Language & Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. The exam will be conducted online with a total of 200 marks for 100 questions. The exam lasts for 60 minutes, or one hour. There is no sectional time limit for the Tier 1 exam. 

The SSC CGL Tier-I Exam Pattern consists of four sections:

1. General Intelligence and Reasoning
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. General Awareness
4. English Comprehension

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S.NO.	SECTIONS	NO. OF QUESTIONS	MARKS	TIME
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	Cumulative Time – 60 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
3	General Awareness	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

Note:  For every incorrect answer in Tier  1 there will be a negative marking of 0.5 mark.

SSC CGL TIER 2 EXAM PATTERN 2024

The SSC CGL Tier-2 exam will be conducted in 3 phases – Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3. 

• Paper I which is compulsory for all the posts
• Paper-II for candidates who apply for the posts of Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
• Paper III for candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

S.NO.	PAPERS	POSTS	TIME
1	Paper 1	Compulsory for all Posts	2 Hour 30 Minutes
2	Paper 2	Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	2 Hours
3	Paper 3	Assistant Audit Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer	2 Hours

Tier 2 in SSC CGL is completed in several stages. Paper I will be divided into two sessions: Session I and Session II, which will take place on the same day in two shifts.The table shown below explains the SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam pattern schema:

Session	Section	Module	Subject	Questions	Marks	Weightage	Duration
Session 1	Section 1	Module 1	Mathematical Ability	30	90	23%	1 Hour
		Module 2	Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90	23%
	Section 2	Module 1	English Language and Comprehension	45	135	35%	1 Hour
		Module 2	General Awareness	25	75	19%
Session 2	Section 3	Module 1	Computer Knowledge Test	20	60	Qualifying	15 Minutes
		Module 2	Data Entry Speed Test	One Data Entry Task		Qualifying	15 Minutes

Candidates who qualify Paper I in Tier 2 SSC CGL exam will be qualified to appear for Paper II and Paper III depending on the post they have applied for. 

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SSC CGL TIER 2
Paper	Section	Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Paper 2	Statistics	100	200	2 Hours
Paper 3	General Studies (Finance and Economics)	100	200	2 Hours

Note: For every incorrect response in Section I, Section II, and Module I of Section III of Paper I, there is a negative marking of one mark; for each incorrect answer in Paper II and Paper III, there is a negative marking of 0.5 marks.

SSC CPO EXAM PATTERN 2024

Candidates must clear three phases of the SSC CPO test. After that, they must pass a medical test to be considered for positions in the Delhi Police, CAPFs, and CISFs, among others. The first phase is an objective multiple-choice question paper. The second phase will consist of an objective-based English comprehension test. The third phase is a PET/PST Test, which assesses the candidate’s endurance. 

SSC CPO EXAM PATTERN OVERVIEW
TIER	EXAMINATION TYPE	MODE OF EXAM
TIER – 1	Objective Multiple Choice	CBT (Online)
PET/PSTT	Running, Long Jump, High Jump and Short Put	Physical exam
TIER – 2	Objective Multiple Choice	CBT (Online)

• The questions in both papers will be objective multiple choice.
• Each incorrect answer in Papers 1 and 2 will result in a 0.25 Marks deduction.
• The duration of Paper I and Paper II is 2 hours each.

SSC CPO Tier 1 Exam Pattern (Paper 1)

According to the SSC CPO exam pattern, the first paper will comprise four sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Each subject will have 50 questions with one mark each. There is a negative marking scheme, which means that every incorrect response results in a deduction of one-third, or 0.25, of the marks allotted to that question. The exam pattern is as follows:

SSC CPO TIER 1 EXAM PATTERN
Subject	Questions	Marks	Time
General Knowledge & General Awareness	50	50	2 Hours
English Comprehension	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50
Total	200	200

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SSC CPO Tier 2 Exam Pattern (Paper 2)

Check out the SSC CPO Tier 2 Exam Pattern:

SSC CPO TIER 2 EXAM PATTERN
Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language and Comprehension	200	200	2 Hours

SSC CPO Physical Standard Test (PST & PET)

The qualification requirements for the SSC CPO PET test are a bit different between male and female candidates. The PET exam pattern is as follows:

Male Candidates

• Shot Put 16 Lbs.: 5 meters in 3 chances
• High Jump: 2 meters in 3 chances
• Long Jump: 65 meters in 5 chances
• 6 km race: In 6.5 minutes
• 100-meter race: In 16 seconds

Female Candidates

• High Jump: 3 feet in 3 chances or 0.9 meters
• Long Jump: 9 feet in 3 chances or 2.7 meters
• 800-meter race: In 4 minutes
• 100-meter race: In 18 seconds

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Paper-II

The SSC CPO Paper-II is scheduled following the conclusion of the PET test. The details of the exam pattern are provided below.

• The exam will consist of two subjects: English Language and Comprehension, and it will be administered online.
• There will be 200 questions, with each question carrying one mark. As a result, the total number of marks will be 200.
• The exam lasts two hours.

SSC CPO Medical Criteria

• Minimum Near Vision: N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye)
• Eye standards should be without any vision correction, including glasses.
• Must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein, or squint in eyes
• Minimum Distant Vision: 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye)

SSC CGL vs SSC CPO – Syllabus

The following is the SSC CGL and SSC CPO syllabus is as follows:

SSC CGL – Syllabus

Sections	Syllabus
English Language	Cloze Test, Passage, Sentence Improvement, Common Errors, Spellings, Antonyms, Synonyms, One Word Substitution, Jumbled Sentences, Idioms & Phrases, Fill in the Blanks
General Awareness	Questions based on India and its neighbouring countries and regarding the current events. Also includes questions from subjects such as General Policy, Culture, Economics, Geography, History, and Scientific Research (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).
Quantitative Aptitude	Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, LCM & HCF, Square and Cube roots, Age problems, Averages, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Partnership, Discount, Time & Distance, Boat & Streams, Time & Work, Numbers, Pipes & Cistern, Geometry, Algebra, Heights & Distances and Trigonometry. Pie Chart, Bar Diagram, Frequency Polygon, Histogram, Complementary Angles, Standard Identities, Circle & its Chords, Radian & Degree Measures, Trigonometric Ratio, Regular Right Pyramid with a square or triangular base. Rectangular Parallelepiped, Hemispheres, Sphere, Right Circular Cylinder, Right Circular Cone, Right Prism, Circle, Regular Polygon, Quadrilaterals, Triangle, Graphs of Linear Equations, Decimals and Divisions, and Remainders
Reasoning & General Intelligence	Social Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Embedded Figures, Classification & Encoding, Capital & Small Letters, Roll Numbers, City & Date Matching, Indexing, Folding & Completion, Drawing Inferences, Venn Diagrams, Space Visualization, Space Orientation, Trends. Calendar, Clock, Questions on dice, Symbolic Operations, Numerical Operations, Seating Arrangement, Word Building, Problem Solving, Input-Output Questions, Figural Classification, Semantic Classification, Number Classification, Ranking Test, Figural Analogy, Number Analogy, Semantic Analogy, Syllogism in Reasoning, Statement Conclusion and Coding & Decoding. Figural Classification, Arithmetical Reasoning, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Observation, Discrimination, Visual Memory, Decision Making, Judgement, Analysis, Problem Solving and Spatial Orientation

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SSC CPO – Syllabus

Section	Syllabus
English Comprehension	Synonyms, Grammar, Comprehension, Unseen Passages, Vocabulary, Cloze Passage, Sentence Formation, Sentence, Rearrangement, One word substitutions, Idioms & Phrases, Fill in the Blanks, Shuffling of the sentence parts, Error Correction, Antonyms, Subject-Verb Agreement
General Knowledge and General Awareness	Economy,Social Issues, Award and Honors, Personalities, Environment, Science and Tech, Current Affairs
Quantitative Aptitude	Bar diagram & Pie chart, etc., Relationships between numbers, Angles subtended by chords of a circle, Quadrilaterals, Computation of whole numbers, decimals & fractions, Triangle and its different kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Degree and Radian Measures, Trigonometric ratio, Interest, Profit & Loss, Discount, Time & work, Square, Roots, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Time and distance, Circle and its chords, Tangents, Averages, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Basic algebraic, Equations
General Intelligence & Logical Reasoning	Arithmetic number series, Analogies, similarities and differences, Non-verbal series, Coding, Verbal and non-verbal type, Problem-solving, decision making, visual memory, Discrimination, observation, Semantic Analogy, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Figural Pattern Folding and completion, Numerical Operations, Symbolic Operations, Relationship concepts, Syllogistic reasoning, Space visualization

SSC CGL VS SSC CPO SALARY AND CAREER GROWTH

SSC CGL Salary

SSC CGL Salary 2024: The SSC CGL Salary 2024 differs by post, therefore candidates should consider their choices when filling out the application form. There are five salary tiers for SSC CGL posts, are as follows:

• Pay Level 4
• Pay Level 5
• Pay Level 6
• Pay Level 7
• Pay Level 8

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SSC CGL Salary Structure: In-hand Salary, Perks & Allowances

The SSC CGL salary ranges from 25,500 to 1,51,000. In addition to the basic pay, the SSC CGL job provides perks such as dearness allowance, HRA, and travel allowance etc.

Pay Levels of SSC CGL

Pay Levels	Pay Scale
4	25,500 – 81,100
5	29,200 – 92,300
6	35,400 -1,12,400
7	44,900 – 1,42,400
8	47,600-1,51,100

SSC CPO Salary Structure

In 2024, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Central Police Organization (CPO) will offer a competitive compensation structure to attract candidates interested in a career in law enforcement. The SSC CPO salary for 2024 consists of several components, including basic pay, allowances, and benefits. The in-hand salary is subject to deductions for taxes, insurance, and other mandatory contributions.

Allowances such as dearness allowance, house rent allowance, and transportation allowance also contribute to the whole remuneration package, increasing employees’ overall wages. The SSC CPO wage structure ensures financial stability and rewards dedication, with prospects for career advancement within the organisation.

SSC CPO SALARY 2024
Name of Posts	Group	SSC CPO Salary 2024	Grade Pay
Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police	Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted	Rs 35,400 to Rs 1,12,400	Rs 4200
Sub-Inspector in CAPF	Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted and Non-Ministerial	Rs 35,400 to Rs 1,12,400	Rs 4200
Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF	Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted	Rs 29,200 to Rs 92,300	Rs 4200

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Conclusion

Cracking the SSC CGL and SSC CPO exams can be difficult, it is not impossible. If you understand the exam pattern and syllabus and are willing to work hard, you will undoubtedly succeed. Sign up to take a free mock test to test your knowledge of SSC Exams.