SSC CPO Admit Card 2026: Paper-I on 23–28 Nov, City Slip and Download Steps

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has not yet released the SSC CPO Admit Card 2026. The admit card for Paper-I will be available to download 2–3 days before each candidate’s exam date, from ssc.gov.in and the concerned SSC Regional Office websites. Paper-I of the Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) Examination, 2026 will now be held on 23–28 November 2026, after a corrigendum dated 26 October 2026 changed the earlier 20–28 November schedule. The recruitment covers 1,871 posts (tentative). This guide gives the exact city-slip and admit-card timeline, the ssc cpo admit card 2026 download paper 1 steps, and the new Paper-I pattern — all from the official notification and corrigendum. For other open recruitments, see the Latest Jobs section on New Sarkari Results.

SSC CPO Admit Card 2026 – Overview

The admit card is called the Admission Certificate in SSC notices. It is available online only and is never sent by post. Candidates will need their registration number and date of birth to download it.

SSC CPO Admit Card 2026 – Important Dates

Do not trust a single fixed admit-card date from unofficial pages. SSC has announced no single release date for the admit card. The only confirmed rule is 2–3 days before each candidate’s own exam date, so the download date depends on the date printed on that candidate’s city slip.

City Slip vs Admit Card – What Each Is and When It Comes

The city slip and the admit card are two different documents, released at different times. The city slip tells you the exam city and the date of your exam. The admit card is the document you must carry to the exam centre, with your exact venue, reporting time and shift. Both appear on the concerned SSC Regional Office websites, and the admit card is also available on ssc.gov.in.

Every date in this table is derived from the notice — the city slip about 10 days before the exam, the admit card 2–3 days before the exam — and is labelled expected. Check the concerned SSC Regional Office website for the confirmed city slip, because your exact exam date decides your admit-card date.

SSC CPO Admit Card 2026 Download Paper 1 – How to Download

When the admit card is released, download it from ssc.gov.in or your concerned SSC Regional Office website. The ssc cpo admit card 2026 download paper 1 process is fully online. Follow these steps:

1. Visit the official website ssc.gov.in or the website of your concerned SSC Regional Office.
2. Find the link for the SSC CPO 2026 admit card or Admission Certificate on the homepage or in the admit-card section.
3. Enter your registration number and date of birth as asked on the login page.
4. Submit the details and check that the name, photograph, exam date, reporting time, shift and exam centre on the admit card match your application.
5. Download the admit card and take a clear printout. Keep a copy saved on your phone as a backup, but carry the printout to the exam centre.

Download only from the official website. The admit card is never sent by post, and SSC does not send it by email or message. If the link is not live yet, the admit card for your exam date has not been released — check again closer to your exam date, 2–3 days before it.

New SSC CPO Paper-I Exam Pattern 2026

Paper-I has a new pattern in the 10 September 2026 notification. There are 100 questions for 100 marks, in four sections of 25 questions each, with 15 minutes for each section and a total of 60 minutes. Each correct answer carries 1 mark, and 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

Negative marking. In Paper-I, 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Some sources report that Paper-II negative marking has been revised from 0.25 to 0.50 — that is a reported change, not a verified headline fact here, and it does not change the Paper-I rule above. The sectional timing matters for planning: each section gets only 15 minutes, so time cannot be moved from one section to another.

What to Carry on the Exam Day

Carry a clear printout of your admit card and a valid photo identity card to the exam centre. Check the reporting time and venue printed on your admit card before the exam day, and reach the centre well before the reporting time. Read every instruction printed on your admit card itself — those instructions are the final authority for the exam day. Do not rely on lists shared on unofficial pages for what to carry.

What Happens Next After SSC CPO Paper-I 2026

Candidates who qualify in Paper-I will be called for the Physical Standard Test and Physical Endurance Test (PST/PET). Those who qualify in PST/PET will then appear for Paper-II, followed by a medical examination. The dates for PST/PET, Paper-II and the medical examination have not been announced in the verified facts, so no dates are given here. Keep checking ssc.gov.in for the Paper-I result and the next-stage schedule. Candidates tracking other recruitments can also read our RRB Junior Engineer 2026 guide and our DSSSB MTS and JE Recruitment 2026 guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is the SSC CPO admit card 2026 released?

No, the SSC CPO admit card 2026 has not been released yet. It will be available to download 2–3 days before each candidate’s exam date from ssc.gov.in and the concerned SSC Regional Office websites, using registration number and date of birth.

How can I do the SSC CPO admit card 2026 download for Paper 1?

Visit ssc.gov.in or your concerned SSC Regional Office website, open the SSC CPO 2026 admit card link, enter your registration number and date of birth, submit the details, and download and print the admit card. The admit card is available online only and is never sent by post.

When is the SSC CPO Paper-I exam in 2026?

SSC CPO Paper-I 2026 will be held on 23–28 November 2026. The dates were revised by a corrigendum dated 26 October 2026; the earlier schedule was 20–28 November 2026.

When will the SSC CPO city slip 2026 be released?

The exam city and time table will be available on the concerned SSC Regional Office websites about 10 days before the exam. For candidates whose exam is on 23 November 2026, that means around 13 November 2026, which is an expected date derived from the 10-day rule.

What login details are needed to download the SSC CPO admit card 2026?

You need your registration number and date of birth to download the SSC CPO admit card 2026 from ssc.gov.in or the concerned SSC Regional Office website.

What is the new SSC CPO Paper-I exam pattern for 2026?

Paper-I has 100 questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes, with four sections of 25 questions and 25 marks each: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Each section gets 15 minutes, and 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

How many posts are there in SSC CPO 2026?

There are 1,871 posts (tentative) in SSC CPO 2026 — Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs (BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB) and CISF Fire — under Advertisement No. E/37/2026-C-2, dated 10 September 2026.

What happens after SSC CPO Paper-I 2026?

After Paper-I, qualified candidates will be called for the Physical Standard Test and Physical Endurance Test (PST/PET), followed by Paper-II and then a medical examination. The dates for these stages have not been announced yet.

For more government jobs and admit cards, browse the Latest Jobs section of New Sarkari Results, and always verify the final details in the official notification and corrigendum on ssc.gov.in before the exam.

Written by Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh is the Editor (Government Jobs) at New Sarkari Results, an independent information portal for Sarkari Result, Sarkari Naukri, admit card, answer key, syllabus and admission updates. He has 10+ years of experience covering Government Jobs, Railway Jobs, SSC, Banking, Teaching, Police, Defence and state recruitment boards. Every update on this site is verified directly from the official notification PDF issued by the commission or board — never from third-party aggregators.