SSC CPO Eligibility 2025
Staff Selection Commission: Central Police Organisation (Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPFs)
Age at a glance
The standard SSC CPO 2025 age limit is 20 to 25 years as on August 1, 2025. Eligible candidates must have been born from August 2, 2000 through August 1, 2005.
Core eligibility
- Age20 to 25 years as on August 1, 2025
- Date of birthBorn from August 2, 2000 through August 1, 2005
- Educational qualificationBachelor's degree from a recognized university or equivalent
- Qualification cut-offRequired qualification must be possessed by October 16, 2025, the closing date for applications
Nationality
A candidate must be a citizen of India, a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan. Candidates who are subjects of Nepal or Bhutan require a Government of India certificate of eligibility before an appointment offer can be made.
Age relaxation and special upper-age limits
| Category | Relaxation or upper age |
|---|---|
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 3 years after deducting military service from actual age as on the application closing date |
| Widows, divorced women and judicially separated women not remarried, Delhi Police SI only | Up to 35 years |
| Same category, SC / ST, Delhi Police SI only | Up to 40 years |
| Delhi Police departmental candidates, UR / EWS, with at least 3 years regular continuous service | Up to 30 years |
| Delhi Police departmental candidates, OBC, with at least 3 years regular continuous service | Up to 33 years |
| Delhi Police departmental candidates, SC / ST, with at least 3 years regular continuous service | Up to 35 years |
Qualification and post-specific conditions
Bachelor degree requirement
A bachelor's degree from a recognized university or equivalent is required for all posts. Candidates awaiting a result could apply only if the qualifying result was declared and the qualification was possessed by October 16, 2025.
Delhi Police SI, male candidates
Male candidates need a valid driving licence for LMV, covering Motorcycle and Car, on the date fixed for the Physical Endurance and Measurement Tests to remain eligible for Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police. Without it, they remain eligible only for SI posts in CAPFs, subject to other conditions.
Matriculate Ex-Servicemen route
A Matriculate Ex-Serviceman with at least 15 years of Armed Forces service by the closing date can be considered only for Group C SI in Delhi Police posts reserved for Ex-Servicemen, subject to the notice conditions.
Verify before applying
Eligibility and post-specific conditions above are taken from the full SSC CPO 2025 recruitment notice, not the result write-up previously cited for pattern data. SSC CPO 2025 recruitment notice.