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UP Police Constable Syllabus 2026

UP Police Constable is among India's largest police recruitments — Civil Police and PAC constable posts for 12th-pass candidates. A written exam is followed by physical tests and medical examination.

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Selection Process

1Written Examination (OMR/CBT)
2Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Physical Standard Test (PST)
3Medical Examination
4Document Verification

Exam Pattern & Detailed Syllabus

Written Examination

📝 150 questions🎯 300 marks⏱️ 120 minutes➖ 0.50 mark deducted per wrong answer (2 marks per question).

Mode: Offline OMR / Computer Based, objective multiple-choice

SubjectQuestionsMarks
General Knowledge / General Awareness3876
General Hindi3774
Numerical & Mental Ability3876
Mental Aptitude / Reasoning3774
General Knowledge / General AwarenessIndian history, geography, polity, economy, general science, current affairs, UP-specific GK (history, culture, schemes, districts).
General HindiVyakaran (sangya, sarvanam, visheshan, kriya), sandhi, samas, muhavare, lokoktiyan, comprehension, error detection.
Numerical & Mental AbilityNumber system, percentage, ratio-proportion, average, SI-CI, profit-loss, time-work, time-distance, basic algebra, data interpretation.
Mental Aptitude / ReasoningAnalogies, coding-decoding, series, direction sense, blood relations, syllogism, statement-conclusion, non-verbal reasoning.

Each question carries 2 marks. Merit is based on written marks; PET/PST are qualifying.

📋 Source: Pattern as per the official UPPRPB constable recruitment notifications on uppbpb.gov.in. Physical standards and race norms are notified separately. Official website: https://uppbpb.gov.in

Previous Year Papers — Year-wise

UPPRPB publishes previous papers and answer keys on uppbpb.gov.in under its recruitment archives.

YearExamStatus
2024Written Aug 2024 (re-exam)Official source
Published on uppbpb.gov.in with answer keys
2024Written Feb 2024 (cancelled)Official source
Exam cancelled; paper archived on uppbpb.gov.in
2019Written Jan 2019Official source
Published on uppbpb.gov.in
2018Written Jun & Oct 2018Official source
Published on uppbpb.gov.in
2015Earlier cycleVerification pending
Verification pending — check uppbpb.gov.in archives

Get papers from the official portal: https://uppbpb.gov.in. NaukriRoz never links unverified Telegram / Drive / blog PDFs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the negative marking in UP Police Constable?A: 0.50 mark per wrong answer; each question carries 2 marks.
Q: Is the UP Police exam in Hindi?A: The paper is bilingual (Hindi and English). The General Hindi section tests Hindi grammar specifically.
Q: What happens after the written exam?A: Shortlisted candidates face PET (race) and PST (height/chest/weight), then medical and document verification.