SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria 2023, Check age limit, educational qualifications and other details here

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SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: The Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CPO Exam to recruit eligible and interested candidates for various posts. Lakhs of candidates apply for this exam every year. It is expected that SSC CPO 2023 notification will be released on 20 July 2023. Candidates aspiring to apply for this exam should check all the details related to the exam inlcuding the eligibility criteria. Those candidates who do not fulfill the eligibility criteria will not be considered for the post and their candidature can be cancelled during any stage of the recruitment process.

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Table of Content

1. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Overview
2. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria
i. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Nationality
ii. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit
iii. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification
iv. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Physical Test
v. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Physical Endurance Test
3. SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria FAQs

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Overview

Nationality	Citizen of India
Age Limit	20 to 25 years of age
Educational Qualification	Graduation from a recognised university or college

Under the SSC CPO Exam candidates are recruited to the following posts:

Delhi Police Sub-Inspector
Border Security Force (BSF) Sub-Inspector
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Sub-Inspector
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sub-Inspector
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF) Sub-Inspector
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Sub-Inspector
Assistant Sub-Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

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SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria 2023

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria is categorized under different parameters which are as follows:

Nationality
Age Limit
Educational Qualificaitons

The details of each of these parameters are given below:

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Nationality

A candidate must be either:

A citizen of India
A subject of Nepal
A subject of Bhutan
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
A candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Check out the detailed SSC CPO Exam Pattern here.

SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit

The age limit for SSC CPO is 20 to 25 years of age. The minimum age to apply for the exam is 20 years and the maximum age is 25 years. There is age relaxation provided to candidates. The details are as follows:

Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Ex-servicemen (ESM)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
For the posts of SI and ASI in CAPFs only
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	5 years
For ASI in CISF only
For Group B posts: Central Government Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on the closing date.	General/OBC – Up to 40 Years of Age
	SC/ST – up to 45 Years of Age
For the post of SI in Delhi Police
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 re-married. (SC/ ST)	Up to 40 years of age
For Departmental candidates of Delhi Police against the vacancies of Delhi Police only
Departmental candidates (Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date.	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.	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.	Up to 35 years of age

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SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

Candidates should be graduates from a recognised university or college. Certain additional details are as follows:

The programs in Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Architecture, and Physiotherapy, etc are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode.
For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police (only) - Male candidates must possess a valid Driving License for LMV (Motorcycle and Car) as on the date fixed for Physical Endurance and Standard Tests. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to undergo Physical Endurance and Standard Tests.

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SSC CPO Eligibility Criteria: Physical Test

In addition to the above details, there are certain physical tests that candidates have to qualify in order to be considered for the post. The details are as follows:

Male candidates

Category	Height (in cms)	Chest( Unexpanded) in cms	Chest( Expanded) in cms
General	170	80	85
Candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States, and Sikkim	165	80	85

Female Candidates

Category	Height (in cms)
General	157
Candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States, and Sikkim	155