SSC CPO 2026 Syllabus

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

Paper-I and Paper-II (same topics; Paper-II is harder)

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
Semantic, symbolic/number and figural analogy
Semantic, symbolic/number and figural classification; similarities and differences
Semantic, number, figural and non-verbal series; arithmetic number series
Space visualization and spatial orientation
Problem solving, analysis, judgment and decision making
Visual memory, discrimination and observation
Relationship concepts and arithmetical reasoning
Coding and decoding; numerical and symbolic operations; trends
Statement and conclusion; syllogistic reasoning
Venn diagrams and drawing inferences
Punched hole / pattern folding and unfolding; figural pattern folding and completion
Word building; embedded figures
Indexing, address matching, date and city matching
Classification of centre codes / roll numbers; small and capital letter / number coding
Critical thinking, emotional intelligence, social intelligence

Whole numbers, decimals, fractions and number relationships
Percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages
Interest, profit and loss, discount, partnership business
Mixture and alligation, time and distance, time and work
Basic algebraic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations
Triangles and their centres; congruence and similarity of triangles
Circles: chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords, common tangents
Mensuration: triangle, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, circle, right prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, cuboid, pyramid
Trigonometric ratios, degree and radian, standard identities, complementary angles, heights and distances
Data interpretation: histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart

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