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SSC CPO Physical Standard Test and Physical Endurance Test

SSC CPO Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Endurance Test (PET)

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SSC CPO Physical Standard Test and Physical Endurance Test will not carry any marks but will be of qualifying/elimination nature. Only those candidates, who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the Commission in Paper-I would be required to appear in the Physical Endurance Test(PET) and Physical Standard Test(PST). Only those candidates who qualified in PET/PST will be called for Paper-II and the Medical Examination would be conducted subsequently.

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Physical Standard Test (for all Posts):
Category of candidates Height(in cms) Chest(in cms)
Unexpanded Expanded
1. For male candidates only General 170 80 85
For 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
For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes 162.5 77 82
2. For Female candidates only General 157 - -
For 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 - -
For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe 154 - -
Physical Endurance Test (PET) (For all posts):
For male candidates:
  1. 100 meters race in 16 seconds
  2. 1.6 Kms race in 6.5 minutes
  3. Long Jump : 3.65 metres in 3 chances
  4. High Jump : 1.2 metres in 3 chances
  5. Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 metres in 3 chance
For female candidates:
  1. 100 metres race in 18 seconds
  2. 800 metres race in 4 minutes
  3. Long Jump: 2.7 metres (9 feet) in 3 chances.
  4. High Jump : 0.9 metres (3 feet) in 3 chances.
Weight: Corresponding to height for all posts.
Medical standard: For all posts
Eye sight: The minimum near vision should be N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye). The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye). In right handed person, the right eye is better eye and vice versa. The standards should be without visual correction of any kind even by glasses.
The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties. Medical Examination: All the candidates who qualify in Paper-II will be medically examined by the Medical Officer of the CAPFs or any other Medical Officer or Assistant Surgeon belonging to Grade I of any Central/ State Govt. Hospital or Dispensary. Candidates, who are found to be unfit, will be informed of the position and they can make an appeal before Review Medical Board within the prescribed time limit of 15 days. Decision of Re-Medical Board/ Review Medical Board will be final and no appeal/ representation against the decision of the Re-Medical Board/ Review Medical Board will be entertained.
Eye sight: The minimum near vision should be N6 (better eye) and N9 (worse eye). The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 (better eye) and 6/9 (worse eye) of both eyes without any correction like wearing glasses or surgery of any kind to improve visual acuity. In right handed person, the right eye is better eye and vice versa.
    1. The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should possess high colour vision. 2. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.

Finally selected candidates for the posts of Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector would, as part of training curriculum, have to pass seven obstacle events as mentioned below, failing which they may not be retained in the Force:
  1. Jumping over the Vertical Board
  2. Holding the rope on jumping from the Board
  3. Tarzan Swing
  4. Jumping on the Horizontal Board
  5. Parallel Rope
  6. Monkey Crawl
  7. Vertical Rope
Tattoo: Tattoos will be allowed as per following stipulations only:
    1. Content: Tattoo depicting religious symbol or figures and the name, as followed in Indian Army arepermitted. 2. Location: Tattoos marked on traditional sites of the body like inner aspect of forearm but only left forearm, being non saluting limb or dorsum of the hands will be allowed. 3. Size: Size must be less than ¼ of the particular part (Elbow or Hand) of the body