MP Police Constable 2026: exam pattern, marks, negative marking, age limit

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At a glance

Selection stages: First stage: online written test → Second stage: Physical Efficiency Test and document verification
First stage: Questions / Marks / Time: 100 / 100 / 120 min
Negative marking: No negative marking

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Exam pattern

First stage: online written test

Applies to: Constable (G.D.), both Special Armed Force (SAF) and other units. Home Guard candidates are exempt from the written test.

Online written test (computer based)

Section	Questions	Marks each	Marks	Time (min)
General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning	40	1	40	—
Intellectual Ability and Mental Aptitude	30	1	30	—
Science and Simple Arithmetic	30	1	30	—
Total	100		100	120

Time allowed: 120 minutes. Two shifts a day (10 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 5 pm). Negative marking: No negative marking: nothing is deducted for wrong or unattempted questions.

100 objective multiple-choice questions, 1 mark for each correct answer. The rule book gives the marks for each part; questions are counted at 1 mark each. All questions are at the level of Class 8 of the MP Board of Secondary Education.
Results are made by the percentile method. Candidates up to 7 times the advertised posts in each vertical category (UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS) are called for the physical test on the cut-off percentile; everyone equal to the cut-off percentile is called. One cut-off percentile is set for SAF and non-SAF posts together, and no separate cut-off is set for women, ex-servicemen or home guards.
Home Guard candidates are exempt from the written test. Instead they get 5 marks for up to 5 years of Home Guard service, 10 marks for more than 5 and up to 10 years, and 15 marks for more than 10 years; 7 times the posts reserved for them are called for the physical test.

Second stage: Physical Efficiency Test and document verification

Applies to: Candidates called on the cut-off percentile; held by the Police Department

Physical Efficiency Test (800 m run, long jump, shot put)

Marks: 100.

100 marks, added to the first-stage marks for the final merit list. A candidate must score at least 30 of the 100 marks.
800 m run (one chance): up to 40 marks. Men get full marks for under 124.2 seconds, women for under 176 seconds.
Long jump (3 chances): up to 30 marks. Men get full marks for over 5.57 m, women for over 4.36 m.
Shot put (3 chances): up to 30 marks. Men (7.26 kg shot) get full marks for over 8.76 m, women (4 kg shot) for over 7.20 m. Home Guards and ex-servicemen are scored on separate, relaxed tables.
Physical standard, no relaxation at any stage. Men for Special Armed Force (SAF) posts, height: 168 cm Unreserved and OBC; 165 cm SC, ST and Maratha; 157 cm Gorkha, Garhwali and Kumaon; chest 79 cm unexpanded and 84 cm expanded. Men for other units, height: 168 cm Unreserved, SC and OBC with chest 81 cm and 86 cm; 160 cm ST with chest 76 cm and 81 cm. Women (other units only), height 155 cm in all categories. A chest expansion of at least 5 cm is compulsory.

Source: Departmental recruitment rules and examination rule book for the Selection Test 2026 for direct recruitment of Constable (G.D.) under Police Headquarters, Home (Police) Department, Madhya Pradesh (MP Employees Selection Board, uploaded 9 September 2026) ↗ · Last verified: 15 October 2026 · Report an error

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Syllabus: subjects tested

The subjects in short, as the official syllabus lists them. The exam body's own notification is final.

General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning: One of the three areas named in the rule book. The rule book sets the level (Class 8 of the MP Board of Secondary Education) but does not list topics under it.
Intellectual Ability and Mental Aptitude: The second area named in the rule book, again at Class 8 level, with no topic list published.
Science and Simple Arithmetic: The third area named in the rule book, at Class 8 level, with no topic list published. Practise Class 8 science and basic arithmetic.

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Age limit and qualification

Minimum age 18 years as on 6 October 2026. Maximum age for Madhya Pradesh domicile candidates: 33 years for Unreserved and EWS men; 38 years for women of all categories and for SC, ST and OBC men, and for government, corporation and board employees and Nagar Sainik men. Candidates domiciled outside Madhya Pradesh can apply only under Unreserved, with a maximum of 33 years and no relaxation. Ex-servicemen may deduct their defence service from their age, if this leaves them no more than 3 years above the upper limit. Age is counted as on 6 October 2026.

Posts	Requirement
Constable (G.D.): Unreserved, SC and OBC candidates	Class 10 pass under the 10+2 system from a recognised board or institution, or Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination.
Constable (G.D.): ST candidates	Class 8 pass or an equivalent examination.

Physical Efficiency Test: at least 30 of the 100 marks. After the written test, candidates are called on a cut-off percentile that is decided only after the exam.

Important dates

Event	Date	Source
Online applications	22 September 2026 to 6 October 2026	official notice ↗
Application correction window	22 September 2026 to 11 October 2026	official notice ↗
Online written test (start date)	Probable start date 19 November 2026; the rule book gives no end date	official notice ↗

Practice questions by section

Free questions, each with its answer, in the subjects this exam tests. Every topic opens a list of question pages.

Reasoning

State GK

Madhya Pradesh General Knowledge 396 questions

General Studies

Quantitative Aptitude

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Free notes (PDF)

Notes for every topic in this exam’s syllabus, one PDF per subject: each lesson ends with a quick-revision box, and each PDF ends with a revision sheet. Written by an AI assistant and not reviewed by a subject-matter expert.

Quantitative Aptitude (89 pages, 1.1 MB)
Reasoning (74 pages, 954 KB)
General Awareness (208 pages, 2.3 MB)
Madhya Pradesh GK (19 pages, 305 KB)

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Frequently asked questions

What are the selection stages of MP Police?

First stage: online written test → Second stage: Physical Efficiency Test and document verification, as per the Police Constable (G.D.) Recruitment Test 2026 notification.

How many questions are in the MP Police first stage?

First stage: online written test: 100 questions for 100 marks in 120 minutes, as per the Police Constable (G.D.) Recruitment Test 2026 notification.

Is there negative marking in MP Police?

First stage: online written test, as per the Police Constable (G.D.) Recruitment Test 2026 notification: No negative marking.

What is the age limit for MP Police?

What qualification do I need for MP Police?

Constable (G.D.): Unreserved, SC and OBC candidates: Class 10 pass under the 10+2 system from a recognised board or institution, or Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination. Constable (G.D.): ST candidates: Class 8 pass or an equivalent examination.

What are the minimum qualifying marks in MP Police?

Physical Efficiency Test: at least 30 of the 100 marks. After the written test, candidates are called on a cut-off percentile that is decided only after the exam.

When is the last date to apply for MP Police?

Online applications: 22 September 2026 to 6 October 2026 (now closed). As per the Police Constable (G.D.) Recruitment Test 2026 notification.

Which subjects does the MP Police exam test?

The official syllabus lists: General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning; Intellectual Ability and Mental Aptitude; Science and Simple Arithmetic.

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