SSC CPO Notification 2025 PDF was officially released on the Staff Selection Commission’s (SSC) website for 3073 Sub Inspector (SI Executive Male /Female) vacancies in Delhi Police and Sub Inspector (GD) Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). Interested candidates can find about the SSC CPO Notification 2025 PDF, SSC CPO Exam Dates 2025, SSC CPO Vacancies 2025, SSC CPO Eligibility 2025 and SSC CPO Selection Process 2025, SSC CPO Exam Pattern 2025, etc., here in this blog article from Veranda RACE. Candidates can submit their online applications from 26 September 2025 until 16 September on the SSC Official Website (https://ssc.gov.in/). The last date to pay the fee online is 17th October 2025, while the correction window will remain open from 24 October 2025 to 26 October 20225. For complete information about the SSC CPO Exam Official Notification 2025, SSC aspirants can go through the details given in this Veranda RACE article.
SSC conducts the SSC CPO Exam every year to recruit eligible candidates to the posts of Sub Inspector (Executive – Male/Female) in Delhi Police and Sub Inspector (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB. It is a national level recruitment exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for recruiting candidates into the Central Police Organisation. The SSC CPO stands for Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organisation.
The SSC CPO Exam remains an entryway into a career with the Indian Government as a Sub Inspector in Delhi Police or CAPFs. Many SSC exam and Central Government exam aspirants prepare for the SSC CPO Exam to kickstart their career as a Sub Inspector (SI) in various organisations of the Indian Government’s Central Police Organisations.
The SSC CPO Exam 2025 will be conducted in four stages – SSC CPO Paper I, SSC CPO Physical Standard Test (PST) or Physical Endurance Test (PET), SSC CPO Paper II and Detailed Medical Examination (DME). The following positions will be recruited through the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Selection Process:
Sub Inspector (Executive Male) – Delhi Police
Sub Inspector (Executive Female) – Delhi Police
Sub Inspector (GD) – Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Sub Inspector (GD) – Border Security Force (BSF)
Sub Inspector (GD) – Indo-Tibetan Border Police (CISF)
Sub Inspector (GD) – Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Sub Inspector (GD) – Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
The SSC CPO Official Notification 2025 for the direct recruitment of Sub Inspectors for Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for 3073 vacancies was released by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on 26 September 2025 on SSC website (www.ssc.gov.in). This SSC CPO Exam 2025 is considered as a golden opportunity for graduate candidates seeking central government jobs and join a career in the Indian Central Police organisations.
This year’s SSC CPO Notification 2025 also highlights equal opportunities encouraging woman candidates also to apply.
Candidates interested in the SSC CPO Exam 2025 can check all the complete details like important dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam selection process and exam pattern in this Veranda RACE blog post.
Candidates can start applying for this SSC CPO Exam 2025 from 26 September 2025. The last date to apply or submit the online application for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment of 3073 Sub Inspector (SI) vacancies in Delhi Police and CAPFs is 16 October 2025.
Candidates can find the detailed official notification and download using the direct link for the SSC CPO Exam here:
Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 and for the direct recruitment to Sub Inspector posts in Delhi and CAPFs can find the complete overview of the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE SSC CPO blog post:
SSC CPO Exam 2025: Overview | |
Recruitment Commission | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
Recruitment Name | SSC CPO Exam 2025 |
Posts | Sub Inspector (Executive Male) – Delhi Police , Sub Inspector (Executive Female) – Delhi Police, Sub Inspector (GD) – Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sub Inspector (GD) – Border Security Force (BSF), Sub Inspector (GD) – Indo-Tibetan Border Police (CISF), Sub Inspector (GD) – Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Sub Inspector (GD) – Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Notification Release Date | 26 September 2025 |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Online Application Start Date | 26 September 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 | 16 October 2025 (11:00 PM) |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 | 17 October 2025 (11:00 PM) |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Online Application Form Correction Window | 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 (up to 11.00 PM) |
SSC CPO Paper I Exam 2025 | November 2025 to December 2025 |
SSC CPO Vacancies 2025 | 3073 Sub Inspector vacancies |
Exam Application Mode | Online |
Official Website |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has officially started the SSC CPO Online Application Process for the SSC CPO Exam 2025. Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the Sub Inspector vacancies in the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) can submit their SSC CPO Exam Online Application 2025 from 26 September 2025 to 16 September 2025 on the SSC official website.
To complete the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Apply Online process, eligible candidates must visit the official SSC website and navigate to the Exams section.
Candidates can start applying for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 from 26 September 2025. They can also find the direct link to apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 here in Veranda RACE website.
The SSC CPO Exam 2025 Notification PDF was officially released by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on its official website on 26 September 2025. Interested and eligible SSC CPO candidates can find the SSC CPO Important Dates 2025 and SSC CPO Exam Dates related to SSC CPO Exam 2025 here in the below table:
SSC CPO Exam Important Dates 2025 | |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification Release Date | 26 September 2025 |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Online Application Start Date | 26 September 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 | 16 October 2025 (11:00 PM) |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 | 17 October 2025 (11:00 PM) |
SSC CPO Exam 2025 Online Application Form Correction Window | 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 (11:00 PM) |
SSC CPO Paper I Computer Based Exam Date 2025 | November / December 2025 |
The SSC CPO Computer Based Exam Dates 2025 will be tentatively conducted in the month of November or December 2025 as mentioned in the SSC Revised Exam Calendar 2025 PDF and the SSC CPO Notification PDF.
Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or blog to know further updates about the SSC CPO Computer Based Exam Dates 2025 when they are announced officially by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
To view the SSC Revised Exam Calendar PDF, check this Veranda RACE SSC blog post:
The SSC CPO Notification PDF 2025 released by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is mainly for the direct recruitment to the posts of Sub Inspectors (Executive – Male / Female) in Delhi Police and Sub Inspectors (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB.
The number of SSC CPO Vacancies 2025 was officially announced in the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF. A total of 3073 Sub Inspector (SI) Vacancies in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) was announced by the SSC.
The vacancies are divided across various categories such as Unreserved, OBC, SC, ST, EWS along with reservations for Ex-Servicemen and Departmental candidates. Candidates can check the detailed category-wise vacancy distribution for the SSC CPO Exam to understand the opportunities available for each post.
Category | Gen / UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | Total |
Open | 50 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 114 |
Ex-Servicemen (Others) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
Ex-Servicemen (Special Category) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
10% Departmental Candidates | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Total Vacancies | 63 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 142 |
Category | Gen / UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | Total |
Open | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 70 |
Name of the Force | Gender | Gen / UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
CRPF | Male | 407 | 101 | 272 | 151 | 75 | 1029 |
Female | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
BSF | Male | 87 | 21 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 223 |
Female | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
ITBP | Male | 85 | 18 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 233 |
Female | 15 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ||
CISF | Male | 473 | 116 | 314 | 175 | 86 | 1294 |
Female | 53 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 10 | ||
SSB | Male | 30 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 82 |
Female | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total Vacancies (Male + Female) | 2861 |
Here you can find the SSC CPO Post-wise vacancies for the Sub Inspector posts as mentioned in the SSC CPO Notification PDF 2025:
Delhi Police Sub Inspector (Executive Male) – 142
Delhi Police Sub Inspector (Executive Male) – 70
CAPFs Sub Inspector (GD) – 2861
Interested and eligible applicants for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 for the recruitment to various Sub Inspector posts in Delhi Police, CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP and SSB should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the SSC CPO Selection Process 2025.
The eligibility criteria for the SSC CPO Selection Process 2025 include nationality, age limit, essential educational qualification, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification blog post of Veranda RACE:
Candidates applying for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 must be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan.
Candidates interested to apply for the 3073 Sub Inspector vacancies in Delhi Police and CAPFs through the SSC CPO Exam 2025 should be within 20 years to 25 years.
Candidates must have been born not earlier than 2 August 2000 and not later than 1 August 2005 to be eligible to apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025.
The minimum age to apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 is 20 years.
The SSC CPO cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age with respect to maximum age for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 will be 1 August 2025.
The detailed requirement of age-limit for various category of posts in the SSC CPO Exam 2025 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:
SSC CPO Age Limit 2025 | ||
Exam name | Minimum age | Maximum age |
SSC CPO Exam 20225 | 20 years | 25 years |
Age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories as per government norms for the SSC CPO Exam 2025.
As per the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF, age relaxation for the upper age limit will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories, except the departmental candidates of Delhi Police.
Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the SSC CPO Age Relaxation 2025:
SSC CPO Age Relaxation 2025 | ||
Category | Age Relaxation | |
Other Backward Castes (Non-Creamy Layer) (OBC-NCL) | 3 years | |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 5 years | |
Schedules Tribe (ST) | 5 years | |
Ex-serviceman (ESM) | 3 years (after deduction of military service rendered from actual age) | |
For the post of Delhi Police (Category Codes 12 and 13) | ||
Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not re-married. | Up to 35 years of age | |
Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried. (SC/ST) | Up to 40 years of age | |
For Departmental Candidates of Delhi Police against the vacancies of Delhi Police only | ||
Departmental candidates (UR/ EWS) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. | Up to 30 years of age | |
Departmental candidates (OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. | Up to 33 years of age | |
Departmental candidates (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. | Up to 35 years of age | |
Candidates interested to apply for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 3073 Sub Inspector vacancies in the Delhi Police and various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Educational Qualification for all posts mentioned in the SSC CPO Notification PDF 2025 is Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or equivalent.
Candidates who have appeared in their Bachelor’s degree or equivalent examination can also apply; however they must possess Essential Qualification on or before the cut-off date on 16 October 2025.
For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police (Male Candidates only): Male candidates must possess a valid Driving License for LMS (Motorcycle and Car) on the date fixed for Physical Endurance and Measurement tests (PE&MT) to be eligible for the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police. Male candidates who do not posses a valid driving license for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) are eligible for the post of Sub Inspector in CAPFs only.
SSC CPO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification | |
Post | Educational Qualification |
Sub Inspector (Delhi Police) | Bachelor’s Degree |
Sub Inspector (CAPFs) | Bachelor’s Degree |
The selection process for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 includestwo separate Computer Based Exams. The scheme of examination for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 selection process involves Paper I, Physical Standard Test (PST)/Physical Endurance Test (PET), Paper II and Detailed Medical Examination (DME). All the stages in the SSC CPO Selection Process are mandatory.
SSC CPO Paper I CBE Exam 2025
SSC CPO Physical Standard Test (PST) / SSC CPO Physical Endurance Test (PET) 2025
SSC CPO Paper II CBE Exam 2025
SSC CPO Detailed Medical Exam (DME) 2025
The SSC CPO Paper I CBE Exam 2025 will be held for a total of 200 marks with 200 questions and a duration of 2 hours (with sectional timer of 30 minutes for each part). This will be a objective type MCQ questions. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
The SSC CPO Paper II CBE Exam 2025 will be held for a total of 200 questions for 200 marks and a time duration of 2 hours. The SSC CPO Paper II will consist of questions from English language and comprehension.
SSC CPO 2025 Exam is conducted in a series of stages for the selection process including Paper I, Physical Standard & Efficiency Tests, Paper II and Detailed Medical Examination.
Candidates can find all the essential details regarding the exam pattern for Paper I and Paper for the SSC CPO Selection Process here:
Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Time Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
General Knowledge & Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
Total | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
The SSC CPO Paper I CBE Exam consists of four sections: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Knowledge & Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. This exam will be a computer based exam and will consist of objective type MCQ questions. It will consist of 200 questions for 200 marks and the total time duration will be 2 hours.
There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Time Duration |
English Language & Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
Total | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
The SSC CPO Paper II CBE Exam consists of one single section: English Language & Comprehension.
This exam will also be a computer-based exam and will consist of objective type MCQ questions.
It will consist of 200 questions for 200 marks and the total time duration will be 2 hours.
There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
NCC certificate holders will be given bonus marks in Paper I and Paper II which will be added to the normalised scores of such candidates as the scheme announced in SSC CPO Notification PDF 2025.
Candidates who clear the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Selection Process and get posted as a Sub Inspector will get the SSC CPO Salary as structured according to the 7th Pay Commission. Candidates can know the SSC CPO Salary 2025 using the below table:
SSC CPO Salary 2025 | |||
Post Name | Level | Group | Pay Scale / Salary |
Sub Inspector in Delhi Police | 6 | Group ‘C’ Non Gazetted | ₹35,400 - ₹1,12,400 |
Sub Inspector in CAPF | 6 | Group ‘B’ Non Gazetted | ₹35,400 - ₹1,12,400 |
The SSC CPO Exam 2025 Application Fee will be ₹ 100 that is to be paid using online mode only. It is mentioned in the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that candidates belonging to the SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen and female candidates are exempted from paying the exam fee for the SSC CPO Exam 2025.
Candidates are required to pay the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Online Application Fee using online mode either by BHIM UPI/Internet Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card.
The online application fee can be paid through online mode only till 17 October 2025 (up to 11.00 PM) for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 Selection Process.
SSC CPO Exam 2025: Application Fee | |
Category | Fee |
General / OBC / EWS | ₹ 100 |
Women | Fee exempted |
SC / ST / Ex-Servicemen | Fee exempted |
The window for application form correction by the candidates can be done from 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 (up to 23:00 PM) as mentioned in the SSC CPO Notification PDF 2025.
The computer-based exam centres for the SSC CPO Exam 2025 under the nine regional offices of the Staff Selection Commission are given below in this table collated by Veranda RACE:
SSC CPO Exam Centres 2025 | |
Regions | Exam Centres & Codes |
Central Region (CR) / Bihar & Uttar Pradesh | Bhagalpur (3201, Gaya (3203), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206), Agra (3001), Prayagraj (3003), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Varanasi (3013) |
Eastern Region (ER) / Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim & West Bengal | Sri Vijaya Puram (4802), Ranchi (4205), Dhanbad (4206), Jamshedpur (4207), Suri (4416), Asansol (4426), Burdwan (4422), Durgapur (4426), Balasore (4601), Berhampore (4602), Bhubaneswar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Sambalpur (4609), Rourkela (4610), Dhenkanal (4611), Gangtok (4001), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415), Kalyani (4419) |
Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) | Bengaluru (9001), Belgavi (9002), Kalaburagi/Gulbarga (9005), Mangalore (9008), Mysore (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Hubballi (9011), Udupi (9012), Kannur (9202), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Ernakulam (9213), Kollam (9210), Thrissur (9212), Kavaratti (9401) |
Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR) / Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg Bhilai (6205) |
North-Eastern Region (NER) / Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura | Itanagar (5001), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Dibrugarh (5102), Imphal (5501), Shillong (5401), Aizawl (5701), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503) |
Northern Region (NR) / Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand | Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Udaipur (2409), Sikar (2411), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Roorkee (2006) |
North-Western Region (NWR) / Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab | Chandigarh / Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K) (1007), Bathinda (1401), Amritsar (1404), Jalandhar (1402), Patiala (1403), Ludhiana (1405) |
Southern Region (SR) / Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana | Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Ongole (8014), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupathi (8006), Vijayawada (8008), Visakhapatnam (8007), Vizianagaram (8012), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirappalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal (8603), Krishnagiri (8209), Srikakulam (8015), Eluru (8016) |
Western Region (WR) / Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra | Ahmedabad (7001), Vadodara (7002), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Mehsana (7013), Amravati (7201), Kolhapur (7203), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (7202), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208), Panaji (7801), Jalgaon (7214) |
Each candidate has the option to give the preference of three exam centres anywhere in India for appearing in the Computer-based examination, in order or priority.
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