Which are the important topics for SSC CPO Reasoning section?
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SSC CPO syllabus for Reasoning section is given below:
Topics Types of Questions Analogy Semantic and Figural analogy, letters and numbers Symbolic/Numbers, images and meaning-based Coding-Decoding Coding decoding by letter shifting, coding by analogy and words Classifications Semantic and Figural classifications, Symbolic/Numbers classification Series Semantic, Figural, number and mixed series and series based on general knowledge Order Ranking Sequence of order and ranking will be asked from the given data Direction & Distances Problems based on network, routes and distances travelled are asked Missing numbers Numbers and alphabet based Matrix and Diagrams Alphabet or word test Sequence and word formation, Matrix, jumbled words, suffix etc. Venn diagram Venn Diagram, Logical, Syllogism etc. Puzzles Double line-up arrangements, circular arrangements, seating arrangements, linear arrangements etc. Data sufficiency Cubes and Dices, Arithmetic operation etc. Non- verbal reasoning Paper folding, Cubes and dices, counting figures etc.
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SSC CPO 2018 vacancy break-up is given below.
| Posts | Number of vacancies |
|---|---|
| SI (Exe.)/Male in Delhi Police | 361 |
| SI (Exe.)/Female in Delhi Police | 123 |
| SI (GD) in CAPFs | Total - 1094 Male: 1052 Female: 42 |
A total of 2745 vacancies were announced. The table below highlights the post-wise SSC CPO final vacancies for 2019.
| Posts | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| SI in Delhi Police-Male | 132 |
| SI in Delhi Police-Female | 79 |
| SI (GD) in CAPFs | 2534 |
A total of 3,237 vacancies were announced for SSC CPO recruitment. Candidates can refer below for SSC CPO 2020 vacancies.
| Posts | Vacancy |
|---|---|
| Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police-Male | 91 |
| Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police-Female | 78 |
| Sub-Inspector in CAPFs | CRPF: 1,072 BSF: 244 ITBP: 43 CISF: 20 SSB: 16 Total number of vacancies is 1395 |
SSC CPO 2020 Vacancy: Category-Wise
The category-wise number of vacancies for SSC CPO 2020 is given below:
Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police-Male
| Details | Total |
|---|---|
Open | 73 |
Departmental candidates | 09 |
Ex-Servicemen | 09 |
Total | 91 |
Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police-Female
| Details | Total |
|---|---|
Open | 78 |
Sub-Inspector in CAPFs
| S. No. | Name of the Force | Category | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CRPF | Male | 1,040 |
1,072 |
Female | 32 | |||
2 | BSF | Male | 232 |
244 |
Female | 12 | |||
3
| ITBP
| Male | 36 | 43
|
Female | 07 | |||
4
| CISF
| Male | 18 | 20
|
Female | 02 | |||
5 | SSB
| Male | 16 | 16
|
| Female | 00 | ||
Total
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| Male | 1342 | 1395
|
| Female | 53 | ||
Vacancies for Ex-Servicemen in CAPF
| Force | Total vacancies |
|---|---|
| CRPF | 107 |
| BSF | 244 |
| ITBP | 04 |
| CISF | 02 |
| SSB | 02 |
| Total | 139 |
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