SSC CPO Exam Guide 2026
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📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Book | Author | Publication | Why Study from this Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Objective General English | S.P Bakshi | Arihant | This book is widely popular among aspirants of MBA, MCA, Hotel Management and various UPSC exams. The book consists of 4 sections. The first section deals with language syntax, the second deals with verbal ability and the last two deal with grammar usage. |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis | Goyal Publisher | Undoubtedly the most popular books among various competitive exam aspirants. This book can be used for vocabulary building. It helps in improving vocabulary through root words. |
| A Mirror Of Common Errors | Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh | - | The book is especially used for the aspirants to tackle the error detection type of questions asked in the English language section The book is available in both Hindi and English. |
| Paramount English for General Competitions Volume – 1 | Paramount Authors | KD Publication | This book can be used for both concept building and practice. It includes basic topics like verbs, tenses, active-passive voices, subject-verb agreement, etc. |
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| Book | Author | Publication | Why Study from this Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma | Arihant | This book can also be used for other SSC examinations like CHSL, CGL, MTS, etc. This best-seller provides basic concepts as well as tricks to attempt quants questions. |
| Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations | R.S. Aggarwal | S Chand | The book is most widely used for the preparation of the quants section for a plethora of examinations. This is a comprehensive book that provides everything from notes, and formulae, solves questions, practise sets and answer keys. |
| Advance Maths | Rakesh Yadav | - | This book is more exam-focused and has adequate coverage of each topic. The sample papers given in the book are very helpful to boost one's confidence and also to analyze the preparation level. |
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| Book | Author | Publication | Why Study from this Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Reasoning | MK Pandey | Bsc Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd | This book is among the best-seller books for practising logical reasoning. The book makes use of simple language in expounding the various types of reasoning questions. |
| A Modern Approach to Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal | S Chand | This book covers the latest questions asked in various competitive examinations for practice along with solutions. The author is most widely known for his various books that aspirants use to prepare for competitive exams. |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | - | Arihant | The Arihant'sNon-Verbal Reasoning will help candidates master the 'Tricks of the Trade' as it covers all aspects of Non-Verbal Reasoning very much comprehensively. This book has a section on recent questions (based on memory) and their answers/solutions from different competitive examinations for SSC CPO Exam. |
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| Book | Author | Publication | Why Study from this Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manorama Yearbook | Mammen Mathew | The Malayala Manorama | The Malayala Manorama publications release a book every year that covers the latest GK facts, recent developments in the field of Science & Technology, etc. Other than yearly current affairs, it also covers topics like Indian Polity and history. |
| Quick General Awareness | - | Disha Publication | This book also covers the yearly current affairs in each of its latest editions. The book can not only be used by SSC CPO aspirants but also by SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, etc. exam aspirants. |
📊 Recommended Books & Authors
| SSC CPO Book PDF Download | Download Links |
|---|---|
| Books PDF for Quant | Fastrack Objective Mathematics Paramount Maths Vol 1 in Hindi |
| Books PDF for GK and GA | General Knowledge -History 1000 MCQs by Disha Publications |
| Books PDF for GI and Reasoning | Data Interpretation & Sufficiency Book |
| Books PDF for English | Objective General English by SP Bakshi Plinth to Paramount Vol 1 Plinth to Paramount Vol 2 |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.Should I follow multiple books for preparation?
You must follow 1 or 2 books from the books mentioned above. Kindly refrain yourself from using multiple books at the same time.
Q2.What are some good books for the SSC CPO General Awareness Part?
The Manorama GK book is widely used by the SSC CPO aspirants.
Q3.Can I completely rely on the SSC CPO books mentioned in this article?
The books mentioned in this article are merely recommendations, candidates can also have their own study plan and notes to prepare.
Q4.Is the General Awareness book enough to cover all yearly current affairs?
Candidates must not rely merely on the books, they must read newspapers and watch the news regularly.
Q5.Can I follow GRE/GMAT books to prepare for Quants and English?
Candidates may use, but the level of difficulty is on the higher side so use them when you have ample time for preparation.
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