Central Police of Organisations Examinations (for Sub-Inspector’s posts)

Scheme of Examination:

It would consist of two parts :

A) Part I - 500 marks and

B) Part II - Personality test/Interview 100 marks

A – Part I:

Written examination:

It will have two Papers –

Paper I (Objective Type Multiple Choice); and

Paper II (Conventional Type).

No. of Maximum
Paper Subject Duration Time
questions Marks
General Studies
a) General Intelligence and
50 9.30 AM to
I Reasoning 400 2 Hours
11.30 AM
b) General Awareness 75
c) Numerical Ability 75
Total 200
General English

2:00 PM to
II a) Language Comprehension, 100 1 Hour
3:00 PM

b) Communication/Writing skill

Note I:

Paper I (Objective Type Multiple choice) will be bilingual (in Hindi & English languages) and will have 200
questions.

Note II:

Paper-II (Conventional type) will be evaluated in respect of only those candidates who qualify in Paper- I
(Objective type paper) at the standard which may be decided by the Commission at its discretion.

Note III:

Only those candidates who attain minimum qualifying standard in Part-I of the Examination (Written
Examination), as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion, and clear Physical Efficiency
(Endurance) Test (PET) will be eligible to be called for Personality Test/Interview.

SYALLABUS:

Paper I: General Studies:

• General Intelligence and Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non verbal
type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities, and differences, space visualization
problem solving analysis judgment, decision making visual memory discriminating observation,
relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning verbal and figure classification arithmetical number
series non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidates'
 ability to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations
and other analytical functions.

• General Awareness: Questions will be aimed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test
knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in
their scientific aspects as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include
questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture,
Geography, economic scene, General polity and scientific research.

• Numerical Ability: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers
and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole
numbers, decimals and fractions and relationship between numbers, decimals and fractions, and
relationships between numbers, It will test sense of order of magnitude, estimation or prediction
for the solution to real life problems and knowledge of alternative computation procedure to find
answers.

Paper- II GENERAL ENGLISH:

The candidates will be mainly tested in the following areas:-

1) Simple and plain use of English Language and clarity of expression.

2) Effective Communication skill in English with due economy of words.

Questions will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and working knowledge of English
language, their comprehension and their ability at communication skill. There will also be questions on
précis writing, letter writing, paragraph or report writing etc.

PERSONALITY TEST/INTERVIEW: 100 Marks

The interview/personality test is structured in such a manner that the candidates’ interests, knowledge,
various traits, aptitude, suitability etc. are probed among other things, through academic qualifications,
experience, extra-curricular activities, general awareness/knowledge, depth of knowledge of the subjects
studied (10+2 onwards), communicative skills and over-all personality etc.

Central Police Organisations, covered in this Examination, are:

A. Border Security Force (BSF);

B. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF);
C. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF);
D. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP);
E. Special Services Bureau(SSB).
Section Officer (Audit
Section Officer (Audit)

Scheme of selection consists of two parts – A and B. Part A is written examination which comprises of two
Papers i.e. Paper I and Paper II. Part B contains Personality Test/Interview.

A - Part I:

Written Examination: The written examinations will have two papers to be held on single day in two
shifts:

Paper Subject Marks Duration Time

Paper-I
Part A General English 100
2 hours 10.00 AM to
General 12.00 Noon
Part B 100
Awareness
Total 200 2 hours
2.00 PM to
Paper –II Arithmetic 100 2 Hours
4.00 PM

NOTE:

Paper I will be Objective Type Multiple Choice; and Paper II will be of conventional type.

1. Candidates have the option to answer Paper II either in Hindi or in English language.

2. Both the Papers I (Part B) & II will be in bilingual form (English & Hindi).

3. Commission will have full discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in any of these paper or
both the papers separately.

4. Paper II (Conventional Type) will be evaluated in respect of only those candidates who qualify in
Paper I at the standard which may be decided by the Commission at its discretion.

5. Only those candidates who secure in the written examination the minimum qualifying marks as
may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion, would be eligible to be called for
interview/personality test.

B - Part II:

Personality Test/Interview (100 Marks)

The interview/personality test is structured in such a manner that the candidates’ interests,
knowledge, various traits, aptitude, suitability etc. are probed among other things, through academic
qualifications, experience, extra-curricular activities, general awareness/knowledge, depth of knowledge of
the subjects studied (10+2 onwards), communicative skills and over-all personality etc.

Candidates called for interview/personality test have the option to converse either in Hindi or English
language during the interview process.

Syllabus:
Paper-I: (Objective type multiple choice)

Part-A (English Language): Questions in this component will be designed to test the
Candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on
error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc.), vocabulary,
spellings, grammer, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion,
phrases and idiomatic use of words, etc. There will be questions on close passage and
comprehension of passages also. The standard of questions will be only of the 10+2
level.

Part-B (General Awareness): Questions in this component will be aimed at testing

the candidate’s General Awareness of the environment around him and its application to
the society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of
such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be
expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions pertaining to
Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General polity, Indian Constitution,
Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special
study of any discipline.

Paper II: (Conventional)

Arithmetic : This test will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems,
Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between
Numbers, percentages, ratio and proportions, averages, estimation, use of table and
graphs, mensuration, time and distance, ratio and time, Profit and loss, discount,
interest, relations between numbers, fundamentals Arithmetical operations etc.

Combined Preliminary (Matric

level) Examination
Combined Preliminary (Matric level) Examination

Written Examination (one paper having two parts)

Test Marks Time

Part I General Intelligence 100
2 Hours
Part II General Awareness 100
200 The questions in all
the tests will be ‘Objective Multiple Choice Type’. Candidates will be required to qualify in each of the
two tests separately. The Commission will have full discretion to fix the minimum qualifying marks in the
two tests separately or comulatively. The Questions will be set in Hindi and English Languages.

Syllabus

General Intelligence : The syllabus for General Intelligence would include questions of both
verbal and non verbal type. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space
visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination
observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical
number series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidates' abilities to deal
with abstract ideas, any symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations and other analytical
functions.

General Awareness : Questions will be designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test
knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their
scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions
relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, and
Geography, economic scene, General polity, Indian Constitution and scientific research, etc.

Section Officer (Commercial) :

Section Officer (Commercial) :

Scheme of selection consists of two parts - A and B. Part A is written examination which
comprises of two Papers i.e. Paper I and Paper II. Part B contains Personality
Test/Interview.

A - Part I : Written Examination :

The written examinations will have two papers to be held on single day in two shifts :

Paper Subject Marks Duration Timming

a) General
75
Awareness
I b) Arithmetical 2 hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon
50
Ability
c) English 75
Total : 200
II Commerce 200 2 hours 2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.
NOTE:

Paper I will be Objective Type Multiple Choice; and Paper II will be of conventional type.

1. Candidates have the option to answer Paper II either in Hindi or in English language.

2. Both the Papers I & II (except English Language) will be in bilingual form (English & Hindi).

3. Commission will have full discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in any of these papers or
both the papers separately.

4. Paper II (Conventional Type) will be evaluated in respect of only those candidates who qualify in
Paper I at the standard which may be decided by the Commission at its discretion.

5. Only those candidates who secure in the written examination the minimum qualifying marks as
may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion, would be eligible to be called for
interview/personality test.

B - Part II: Personality Test/Interview (100 Marks)

1. The interview/personality test is structured in such a manner that the candidates’ interests,
knowledge, various traits, aptitude, suitability etc. are probed among other things, through
academic qualifications, experience, extra-curricular activities, general awareness/ knowledge,
depth of knowledge of the subjects studied (10+2 onwards), communicative skills and over-all
personality etc.

2. Candidates called for interview/personality test have the option to converse either in Hindi or
English language during the interview process.

Syllabus

Paper I (Objective Type Multiple Choice):

• General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s
general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will
also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday
observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person.
The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially
pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General polity, Indian
Constitution, and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that do not require a
special study of any discipline.

• Arithmetical Ability: This part will include questions on problems relating to number system,
computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers,
fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages , interest, profit
and loss, discount, use of table and graphs, mensuration, time and distance, ratio and time etc.
• English: Questions in this component will be designed to test the Candidate’s understanding and
knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using
verbs, preposition, articles etc.), vocabulary, spellings, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms,
antonyms, sentence completion, phrases and idiomatic use of words, etc. There will be questions
on close passage and comprehension of passages also. The standard of questions will be only of
the 10+2 level.

Paper II ( Conventional)

Commerce: This paper will cover all the subjects of Commerce commonly taught in the Degree Courses
of Indian Universities, namely:
• Accountancy: Conceptual framework, Income measurement, Final accounts, Accounting for
partnership firms, Hire-purchase accounting, Corporate accounting (Issue, forfeiture and re-issue
of shares), stock exchanges' functioning.

• Business Organisation: Business objectives, Business environment, Business entrepreneurship

(including location, choice of form of business and growth strategies), Business operations
including finance, production, marketing and human resource development.

• Management: Concept of management, Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling,

Operational Research, marketing management.

• Micro-economics: Price-mechanism, Theory of consumer behaviour, Elasticity of demand,

Production function, Theory of costs, Market structures, Price determination under perfect
competition and monopoly.

• Indian Economics: Issues involved in planning for economic development, Sectoral analysis of
Indian economy including agriculture, industry and foreign trade.

• Business Statistics: Analysis of univariate data involving measurement of central tendency and
dispersion, correlation and regression analysis, index numbers, analysis of time-series, Theory of
probability, Mathematical ability.

• Business Law: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Partnership Act 1932 and
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, laws relating to Banking & Insurance.

• Company Law: Kinds of Companies, matters involving incorporation of a company, shares and
share capital and matters relating to issue and transfer of shares, members of a Company,
management of company, meetings and resolutions, winding up of a company.

• Cost accounting: Procedures involved in cost accounting, marginal costing, cost volume, profit
analysis, Budgetary control, Standard costing.

• Auditing: Meaning and objects of auditing, types of audit, Audit process.

• Income Tax: Basic concepts, Residence and tax liability, heads of Income.

• Labour Laws: Labour welfare laws including Payment of Minimum Wages Act, Trade Union Act,
Industrial Dispute Act etc.
Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise Depts.) Examination

Scheme of Examination

The examination will be conducted in two parts:

A. Part I Written Examination: 300 marks

B. Part II Skill Test.

A. Part I: Written Examination:

The Examination will consist of two Papers I and II. Paper I will be Objective Type Multiple Choice whereas
Paper II will be of Conventional Type.

Paper Subject Marks Duration Time

Part A – General English 100 9.30 AM to
I 2 Hours
Part B – General Awareness 100 11.30 AM
Total 200 2 Hours
2.00 PM to
II Arithmetic 100 2 Hours
4.00 PM

NOTE I:
 Question Paper (Test Booklets ) for part B of Paper I (General Awareness) and Paper II
(Arithmetic) will be set both in English and Hindi.

NOTE II:

Paper II (Conventional Paper) will be evaluated in respect of only those candidates who
qualify in Paper I at the minimum standard which may be decided by the Commission at
its discretion.

B. Part II: SKILL TEST

Data Entry Speed of 8000 Key Depressions per hour (appropriate to the text) on
computer. This Data Entry Speed/Skill Test would be of qualifying nature. Candidates
allowed to take this test will have to qualify the test at the prescribed speed on
Computer, to be provided by the Commission or agency authorized by the Commission
to conduct such skill test at the Centre/venue so notified.

NOTE I:

The Skill Test will be conducted by an agency duly authorized by the Commission for the
purpose, under the supervision and control of Commission.

NOTE II:

Only those candidates who secure in the written examination the minimum qualifying
marks as may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion, will only be eligible to appear
in the SKILL TEST. The SKILL TEST will be held at the Commission’s Regional Offices or
other Centres as may be decided by the Commission.

Syallabus:

Paper I (Objective Type)

Part A: English Language:

Questions in this component will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and
knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks
(using verbs, preposition, articles etc), vocabulary, spellings, Grammar, sentence-
structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, sentence completion, phrases and idiomatic use of
words, etc. There will be a question on passages and comprehension of passages also.
The standard of the questions will be only of 10+2 level.

Part B: General Awareness:

Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness
of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be
designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday
observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any
educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its
neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Geography, Economic, General
policy, Scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a
special study of any discipline.

Paper II (Conventional): Arithmetic:

This part will include questions on problems relating to number systems, Computation of
whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental
arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and proportions, averages, interest, profit &
loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, mensuration, time & distance, ratio and time
etc.
Investigator Examination(for NSSO – FOD)

Scheme of Examination: It will consist of two parts -

A) Part I - Written Examination(Proficiency Test) 400 Marks

B) Part II - Personality Test/Interview 100 Marks

A. Part I: Written Examination

It will consist of two Papers –

Paper I (Objective Type Multiple Choice)

Paper II (Conventional type)

Paper Subject Marks Duration Time

a) General Intelligence 50
9.30 AM to
I b) General Awareness 50 2 Hours
11.30 AM
c) General English & Comprehension 100
Total 200 2 Hours
 Mathematics 200
OR
Economics 200
2 Hours 2.00 PM to
II OR
(for any option) 4.00 PM
Statistics 200
OR
Commerce 200

Paper I (Objective Type Multiple choice) will have 200 questions.

Paper II (Conventional Type) - The candidates will be required to answer questions on any one of the
above subjects mentioned against Paper II.

Note I:

Paper-II (conventional type paper) will be evaluated in respect of only those

candidates who qualify in Paper- I (Objective type paper) at the standard which may be
decided by the Commission at its discretion.

Note II:

Only those candidates who attain minimum qualifying standard in Part-I of the
Examination, as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion, will be eligible to be
called for Personality Test/Interview.

B. Part II Interview - 100 Marks

The interview/personality test is structured in such a manner that the candidates’

interests, knowledge, various traits, aptitude, suitability etc. are probed among other
things, through academic qualifications, experience, extra-curricular activities, general
awareness/knowledge, depth of knowledge of the subjects studied (10+2 onwards),
communicative skill and over-all personality etc.

Candidates called for interview/personality test have the option to converse either in
Hindi or English language during the interview process.

Syllabus:

Statistics:

Probability, Probability Distribution:

Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential, Compilation, classification, tabulation of

statistical data, Graphical presentation of data, Measures of central tendency, measures
of dispersion, measures of association and contingency, scatter diagram, correlation
coefficient, rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis (for two or more
variables) excluding partial correlation coefficients, concept of population, random
sample, parameters, statistics, sampling, distribution of x, properties of estimators and
estimation of confidence intervals. Principles of sampling, simple random sampling,
stratified sampling, systematic sampling, etc. Sampling and Non-sampling errors, type-I
and type-II errors.

Concepts of Hypothesis:

Null and alternate: Testing of hypothesis for large samples as well as small samples
including Chi-square tests (Z,T,F,X tests), Index Numbers, Time-series analysis-
components of variation and their estimation.
Economics:

(A) General Economics:

1. Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction.

2. Production Function and Laws of Returns.
3. Commodity pricing, characteristics of various Market Forms & such Market
forms.
4. Theory of Factor pricing- Rent, Wage, interest and profit.
5. Theory of Employment- classical and Neo-classical Approach.
6. Keynesian Theory of Employment-Principle of Effective importance of
investment, Relation between saving and inv Effect and the process of Income
Generation, post-Keynesian.
7. Nature and Functions of Money, value of Money, Fluctuation of Money-inflation
and Deflation, Monetary policy, Index Numbers.
8. International Trade- free trade and protection, Theories of Trade.
9. Foreign Exchange-Determination of the rate of Exchange, Parity Theory and
Balance of Payment theory.
10. Public Finance- Nature, Scope and importance of public Finance.
11. Taxation- meaning, Classification and principles of Taxation.
12. Deficit Financing.
13. Fiscal policy.

(B) Indian Economics & General statistics:

1. Statistical investigation-Meaning and planning of investigation.

2. Collection of data and editing of data.
3. Types of sampling.
4. Schedule and questionnaire.
5. Presentation of data-classification, tabulation, etc.
6. Measures of Central Tendency.
7. National income and Accounting- Estimation of National Income, Structural
changes in the Indian Economy, income Data.
8. Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during planning, credit,
Agricultural price policy, Rural Development, Co-Operative Raj.
9. Industrial Policy and industrial Development.
10. Problems of Economic Development- Indian Planning-Objective and its
evolution, Five Year plans and Role of National Development.
11. Profile of Human Resources- Population and Economic Development, Profile of
India, Nature of population problem-poverty, population control and
Government.
12. New Economic policy and Welfare Schemes.
13. Indian public Finance-Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid.
14. Indian Banking and Currency system.

Mathematics:

Algebra:

Algebra of sets, relations and functions of a function, equivalence relation. The system of
complex numbers, De Moivre’s Theorem and its simple applications, Relation between
roots and coefficients of polynomial equation – Evaluation of symmetric function of roots
of cubic and biquadrate equation.

Algebra of Matrices: Determinants, simple properties of determinants, multiplication of

determinants, multiplication of determinants of orders two and three, singular and non-
singular matrices. Inverse of a matrix, Rank of a matrix and application of matrices to
the solution of linear equations (in three unknowns). Convergence of sequences, and
sense, tests of convergence of series with positive terms, Ratio, Root and Gauss tests.

Analytical Geometry: Straight lines, Circles, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in

standard form and their elementary properties, classification of curves of second degree.
 Differential Equation: First order differential equation, Solution of second and higher
order liner differential equations with constant coefficients and simple applications.

Differential and Integral Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability of functions,

successive differentiation, derivatives of standard functions, Rolle’s and mean-value
Theorems, Maclaurins and Taylor’s series (Without proof) and their applications, maxima
and minima of functions of one variable. Tangents and normal, curvature, Partial
differentiation, Euler’s theorem for homogeneous function, Tracing of curves. Standard
methods of Integration, Reimann’s definition of definite integral, fundamental theorem of
integral calculus, quadrate, rectification, volumes and surface of solids of revolution.

Statistics: Frequency distributions, Measures of central tendency, measures of

dispersion, Skewness and kurtosis. Random and distribution function. Distributions and
poisson distribution, continuous distributions, rectangular, Normal and exponential
distributions, principles of least squares and regression. Random sampling, random
numbers, sampling attributes, Large sample tests for mean and proportion test of
significance, based on t, F AND Chi square distributions.

Commerce with Statistics: This paper will cover all the subjects of Commerce
commonly taught in the Degree Course of Indian Universities, namely Accountancy,
Business Economics, Taxation, Company Law, Auditing, Business Communication,
Mathematical Ability including Statistics, Operational Research, International Trade,
Marketing and Advertising, Business Management, Business Organisations, Human
Resource Management, Banking, Insurance, Partnership, Mercantile Law, Investments,
Shares/Debentures, etc. (for details of Statistics topics, refer to Statistics).

Commerce:

covering all the subjects of Commerce commonly taught in the Degree Course
of Indian Universities, namely:

Accountancy: Conceptual framework, Income measurement, Final accounts,

Accounting for partnership firms, Hire-purchase accounting, Corporate accounting
(Issue, forfeiture and re-issue of shares), stock exchanges functioning.

Business Organisation: Business objectives, Business environment, Business

entrepreneurship (including location, choice of form of business and growth strategies),
Business operations including finance, production, marketing and human resource
development.

Management : Concept of management, Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling,

Operational Research, marketing management.

Micro-economics: Price-mechanism, Theory of consumer behaviour, Elasticity of

demand, Production function, Theory of costs, Market structures, Price determination
under perfect competition and monopoly.

Indian Economics: Issues involved in planning for economic development, Sectoral

analysis of Indian economy including agriculture, industry and foreign trade.

Business Statistics: Analysis of univariate data involving measurement of central

tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression analysis, index numbers, analysis of
time-series, Theory of probability, Mathematical ability.

Business Law: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Partnership Act
1932 and Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, laws relating to Banking & Insurance.

Company Law: Kinds of Companies, matters involving incorporation of company,

shares and share capital and matters relating to issue and transfer of shares, members
of a Company, management of company, meetings and resolutions, winding up of a
company.

Cost accounting: Procedures involved in cost accounting, marginal costing, cost

volume, profit analysis, Budgetary control, Standard costing.
Auditing: Meaning and objects of auditing, types of audit, Audit process.

Income Tax: Basic concepts, Residence and tax liability, heads of Income.

Labour Laws: Labour welfare laws including Payment of Minimum Wages Act, Trade
Union Act, Industrial Disputes Act etc.