SSC CPO 2026 Answer Key (Paper-I)

From official Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Government of India notices · last checked 8 October 2026

Not released yet

SSC has not released the CPO 2026 Paper-I answer key yet (checked 9 October 2026). Paper-I is scheduled from 20 to 28 November 2026 (SSC notice of 1 October 2026). The CPO 2026 notice says tentative answer keys are put up after the exam, with an online window to challenge them at ₹50 per question. Last year the CPO 2025 key came on 24 December 2025, 12 days after that cycle's last exam day. We update this page as soon as SSC publishes the notice.

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How to check the answer key and your response sheet

  1. Go to ssc.gov.in and click Login. Enter your Registration Number and your SSC password.
  2. On the Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPFs exam card, click "Answer Key Challenge". Accept the undertaking (the saved question paper is for your personal use only), then click "Click Here". This opens your own response sheet.
  3. Read the colours: green = you chose the right answer, red = you chose a wrong answer, yellow = the correct answer, grey = you did not attempt it. Use the "Click Here for PART-A / B / C / D" buttons to see each part.
  4. Count your right and wrong answers in each part and enter them in the score calculator below.
  5. To challenge an answer, click "Click Here to Challenge Question No.", choose the type of complaint, explain why (you can attach a scanned image), then "Proceed to Pay". On the payment page click "Proceed for payment" and then "Pay". A challenge counts only after payment, and only online challenges are accepted.
  6. Use the "Save / Print" button to keep your response sheet. SSC removes it when the window closes and does not accept individual requests after that.
  7. Note: in the challenge module the order of questions and options can differ from your exam. Your own answers are shown exactly as you marked them.

Calculate your score from the answer key

Count your right and wrong answers per section from the response sheet, enter them below, and compare with last year's official cut-off.

SectionRightWrongScore
General Intelligence and Reasoning
25 Q · +1 / -0.25
0
General Knowledge and General Awareness
25 Q · +1 / -0.25
0
Quantitative Aptitude
25 Q · +1 / -0.25
0
English Comprehension
25 Q · +1 / -0.25
0
Your score
0 / 100
Attempted
0
100 left
Accuracy
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Paper-I has 100 questions for 100 marks, and 0.25 mark is cut for each wrong answer (CPO 2026 notice, para 12.1–12.2). This gives your raw score. SSC normalizes marks across shifts and adds NCC bonus marks, so your official score may be different. Cut-offs from 2025 and earlier were out of 200, so do not compare them directly.

When was the answer key released in past years?

From SSC's own notices — a guide to when this year's key may come.

CycleExam heldKey releasedObjection windowFee
CPO 2025 ↗9–12 Dec 202524 Dec 2025 (6 pm)24 Dec (6 pm) to 27 Dec 2025 (6 pm)₹50 per question
CPO 2024 ↗27–29 Jun 20245 Jul 2024 (7 pm)5 Jul (7 pm) to 8 Jul 2024 (7 pm)₹100 per question

Frequently asked questions

When will the SSC CPO 2026 Paper-I answer key be released?

SSC has not announced a date. Its notice only says the tentative keys come after the exam, and Paper-I ends on 28 November 2026. In past cycles the key came 12 days after the last exam day (CPO 2025: exam ended 12 December, key on 24 December) and 6 days after the last exam day (CPO 2024: exam ended 29 June, key on 5 July).

How do I download the SSC CPO answer key? Is there a PDF?

There is no public answer key PDF. Each candidate sees their own response sheet with the correct answers after logging in on ssc.gov.in with their Registration Number and password, then clicking Answer Key Challenge. Print or save it, because it is removed when the challenge window closes.

What is the fee to challenge an answer?

₹50 per question. This is printed in the CPO 2026 notice (para 12.4). SSC cut the fee from ₹100 to ₹50 on 22 August 2025 until it builds a refund system, so CPO 2024 charged ₹100 and CPO 2025 charged ₹50. SSC's latest answer key notice (9 October 2026) also charges ₹50. The fee is paid online and is non-refundable.

How long is the objection window?

3 days in both recent cycles, with no extension: CPO 2025 ran from 24 December (6 pm) to 27 December 2025 (6 pm), and CPO 2024 from 5 July (7 pm) to 8 July 2024 (7 pm). Challenges after the deadline are not accepted, so don't wait for the last day.

What happens if my challenge is correct?

Under SSC's challenge guidelines of 10 April 2026, a question that is ambiguous, has no correct option or is out of syllabus is dropped and its marks are given to everyone. If more than one option is correct, everyone who chose a correct option gets full marks. SSC then uses the final keys to evaluate all candidates.

Will my score from the answer key match my official score?

Not exactly. The answer key gives your raw score. Paper-I is held in many shifts, so SSC normalizes the marks, and NCC certificate holders get bonus marks on top. The normalized marks are used to shortlist for PST/PET, so your official score can be higher or lower than your raw score.

When do the final answer key and the result come?

SSC uploads the final key after the result. For CPO 2025 the Paper-I result came on 30 March 2026 and the final key on 21 April 2026. For CPO 2024 the result came on 2 September 2024 and the final key on 23 October 2024. No date has been announced for CPO 2026 yet.

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