SSC CPO SI Notification 2026

The Staff Selection Commission uploaded the notice of the Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination, 2026 on ssc.gov.in, marked for upload on 10.09.2026. File number E/37/2026-C-2. Online applications run from 10.09.2026 to 30.09.2026, 23:00 hours. The fee can be paid until 01.10.2026, 23:00 hours. The correction window is 08.10.2026 to 10.10.2026, 23:00 hours. The computer-based examination date is still to be notified. SSC CPO SI Notification 2026 is that notice. The tentative vacancy total printed in the notice is 1,871.

SSC CPO SI Notification 2026 @ssc.gov.in

The examination is for Sub-Inspector (Executive) in Delhi Police, Sub-Inspector (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces, and Sub-Inspector (Fire) in the CISF. Pay for each post is Level-6, Rs 35,400 to Rs 1,12,400. Delhi Police classifies the Sub-Inspector (Executive) post as Group C. The CAPF and CISF Fire posts are Group B, non-gazetted and non-ministerial. CAPF Sub-Inspectors are liable to serve anywhere in India. The Commission does not allocate these posts state-wise.

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Posts

The Delhi Police male total of 205 already includes the ex-servicemen rows. The female total of 112 is the open row. In the CAPF and CISF Fire tables, the ex-servicemen share is horizontal and sits inside the printed total.

Age and education

Age is reckoned on 01.08.2026. For every post except Sub-Inspector (Fire) in the CISF, the limit is 20 to 25 years. The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.2001 and not later than 01.08.2006. For Sub-Inspector (Fire), the limit is 18 to 30 years, born not earlier than 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008. SC and ST candidates get 5 years over the upper limit, and OBC candidates get 3 years, apart from the departmental limits printed for Delhi Police. The date of birth on the matriculation certificate is the one the Commission accepts.

Delhi Police and CAPF (GD) ask for a bachelor's degree from a recognised university, or equivalent, by 30.09.2026. A candidate who has appeared for the degree can apply, and must hold the qualification on or before that closing date. Sub-Inspector (Fire) asks for a bachelor's degree in science with physics, chemistry and mathematics, or matriculation plus a three-year diploma in mechanical, civil, electrical, automobile, chemical, mining, aeronautical or telecommunication engineering, or an equivalent examination. A citizen of India can apply. A subject of Nepal or Bhutan needs an eligibility certificate from the Government of India.

Fee and tests

The fee is Rs 100. Women, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and ex-servicemen who are eligible for reservation do not pay it. Payment is online, by BHIM UPI, net banking, or a Visa, MasterCard, Maestro or RuPay debit card, up to 01.10.2026, 23:00 hours. The application itself closes a day earlier, at 23:00 hours on 30.09.2026.

Paper-I has four parts of 25 questions and 25 marks each: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Time is 1 hour, with a sectional timer of 15 minutes for each part. A wrong answer costs 0.25 mark. Paper-II is harder. General Intelligence, General Knowledge and Quantitative Aptitude are 20 questions and 40 marks each, in 1 hour with a 20-minute sectional timer. English Comprehension is 100 questions and 200 marks, in 1 hour. A wrong answer in Paper-II costs 0.50 mark. Parts I, II and III are set in Hindi and English. If the test is held in more than one shift, scores are normalised under the Commission's notice dated 02.06.2025.

The Physical Standard Test and the Physical Endurance Test carry no marks. They qualify or eliminate. Ex-servicemen do not take the endurance test. They still have to meet the physical standards and the medical standards. For men, the endurance test is a 100 metre race in 16 seconds, 1.6 km in 6.5 minutes, a long jump of 3.65 metres in three chances, a high jump of 1.2 metres in three chances, and a shot put of 16 lbs to 4.5 metres in three chances. For women, it is 100 metres in 18 seconds, 800 metres in 4 minutes, a long jump of 2.7 metres, and a high jump of 0.9 metre. The ordinary height is 170 cm for men, with chest 80 cm unexpanded and 85 cm expanded for Delhi Police and CAPFs, and 81 cm and 86 cm for CISF Fire. The ordinary height for women is 157 cm. Hill-area and Scheduled Tribe relaxations are in paragraph 12.10 of the notice.

How the form is filled

The candidate completes One-Time Registration on ssc.gov.in and then fills the application for this examination. A registration made on the old ssc.nic.in site does not work on the new site. The candidate picks three centres in the same region. The centre is not changed later. The toll-free helpline for difficulty in the form is 1800 309 3063.

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