Police Constable & SI Exam Preparation Guide

Who can usually apply

• Constable: usually class 10 or class 12 pass, depending on the state
• Sub-inspector: usually any graduate
• Physical standards (height, chest, running) apply to most posts and differ by state and category

How selection usually works

1. Written test
2. Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test: running, long jump, high jump or shot put
3. Document verification and medical examination; an interview for some posts

Subjects to cover

• General Knowledge and Current Affairs
• Reasoning / Mental Ability
• Basic Mathematics
• Hindi or the state language
• Computer basics (some states)

How to prepare

1. Read the notification of your state's police recruitment board: the pattern and physical standards differ a lot between states
2. Start physical training early: running stamina takes months to build
3. Study your state's geography, history and schemes along with national general knowledge
4. Practise reasoning and maths every day for the written test
5. Solve your state's previous papers and keep your certificates (education, caste, domicile) ready