Delhi Police Constable Syllabus 2026: Section-wise Topics
The Delhi Police Constable syllabus is short compared with most SSC exams, but it is not the same as an exam you can finish in a few weeks without a plan. The computer-based examination (CBE) tests General Knowledge, Reasoning, Numerical Ability and Computer Fundamentals in a single 90 minute paper, and General Knowledge alone carries half the marks.
SSC names these four test areas in its notice for the Delhi Police Examination 2025 but does not publish a detailed topic list. The notification for the next cycle had not been released on 22 October 2026, so the topics below are built from the 2025 notice and from the questions asked in earlier papers. Use them as a working checklist, not as an official list.
Table of Contents
Delhi Police Constable exam at a glance
Key points to know about the syllabus
General Knowledge and Current Affairs syllabus
Reasoning syllabus
Numerical Ability syllabus
Computer Fundamentals syllabus
Syllabus for the physical stage
Weightage and priority order
How to cover the syllabus in 12 weeks
Delhi Police Constable exam at a glance
Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 50 | 50 | 90 minutes for the whole paper |
Reasoning | 25 | 25 | No sectional time limit |
Numerical Ability | 15 | 15 | No sectional time limit |
Computer Fundamentals, MS Excel, MS Word, Communication, Internet | 10 | 10 | No sectional time limit |
Total | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
The paper is in English and Hindi, and each wrong answer carries a 0.25 mark deduction.
Key points to know about the syllabus
The level is basic: Questions in the earlier papers were around matriculation to 10+2 level, so concepts matter more than advanced tricks.
General Knowledge is the largest block: Fifty questions come from static subjects and recent events together.
Computer is a separate scoring section: Ten marks come from basic Windows, Word, Excel and internet knowledge.
The physical stage has its own preparation: It is a qualifying stage run by Delhi Police and is not part of the CBE syllabus.
Older pages may differ: Some websites still show an earlier pattern or an older topic list, so follow the official notification when it appears.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs syllabus
This section covers 50 questions. Static topics change slowly, so you can build them once and revise. Current affairs needs steady daily reading.
Area | Topics to cover | Start with |
|---|---|---|
History | Ancient, medieval and modern India, freedom struggle, important movements and leaders | Modern India and the freedom struggle |
Geography | Physical features of India, rivers, climate, soils, resources, states and capitals, basic world geography | Indian physical geography |
Polity and Constitution | Features of the Constitution, fundamental rights and duties, Parliament, President, Prime Minister, judiciary | Fundamental rights and duties |
Economy | Basic Indian economy, banking terms, budget, taxes, government schemes | Budget and banking basics |
General science | Basic physics, chemistry and biology from school level, human body, diseases, everyday science | Biology and the human body |
Culture and sports | Art forms, festivals, awards, important sports events and personalities | Awards and major tournaments |
Current affairs | National and international events, appointments, summits, schemes, books, defence and science news | Last six to twelve months |
For a police recruitment exam, also keep an eye on Delhi-specific facts, criminal law basics that appear in the news, and recent security or defence developments. These topics are not formally listed, but they appear often enough in general awareness papers to be worth a few revision notes.
Reasoning syllabus
Reasoning is 25 questions. Most of them can be solved in under 40 seconds once you know the pattern, so this section is where you save time for General Knowledge.
Topic | What is asked |
|---|---|
Analogies | Word, letter and number relationships |
Series | Number, letter and figure series, finding the missing term |
Coding-decoding | Letter shift, symbol and number coding |
Classification | Finding the odd one out among words, numbers or figures |
Similarities and differences | Comparing items and spotting what differs |
Spatial visualisation and orientation | Folding, cutting, mirror and water images, direction sense |
Arithmetical reasoning | Simple number-based problems and ranking |
Visual memory, observation and discrimination | Figure patterns, details and non-verbal series |
Begin with analogy, series and coding-decoding because they appear in nearly every paper. Leave figure-heavy topics for the second phase.
Numerical Ability syllabus
There are only 15 questions, but they decide whether you finish the paper in time. The topics are arithmetic only.
Core arithmetic
Number system and computation: Whole numbers, decimals, fractions, simplification and divisibility.
Percentage: Percentage change, successive percentage and population-style problems.
Ratio and proportion: Ratio, proportion, partnership and mixtures.
Average: Average of groups and changes in average.
Applied arithmetic
Profit and loss: Cost price, selling price, discount.
Interest: Simple and compound interest.
Time and work: Work done together, pipes and cisterns.
Time, speed and distance: Trains, boats and relative speed.
Mensuration: Area and perimeter of basic shapes and volume of simple solids.
Computer Fundamentals syllabus
These 10 marks are the easiest to secure because the topics are basic and finite.
Topic | Cover |
|---|---|
Computer basics | Hardware, software, input and output devices, memory, operating system terms |
MS Word | Word processing elements, formatting, shortcuts, tables, mail merge |
MS Excel | Cells, formulas, functions, charts, basic spreadsheet terms |
Communication and internet | Email, web browsers, services on the internet, WWW, blogs, search engines, network basics |
Keyboard shortcuts and terminology | Common shortcuts, file extensions, abbreviations |
Syllabus for the physical stage
The PE&MT is separate from the written syllabus and is conducted by Delhi Police. Based on the 2025 cycle, it measures height and chest (for men) and then tests endurance through a 1600 metre race, a long jump and a high jump. Check the new notification before you build a training routine around any number.
Weightage and priority order
Priority | Section | Marks | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 50 | Half the paper, and the main reason candidates miss the cut-off |
2 | Reasoning | 25 | Fast scoring once patterns are known |
3 | Numerical Ability | 15 | Needs regular calculation practice |
4 | Computer Fundamentals | 10 | Low effort for good return |
Because each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks, accuracy in the high-weight section matters more than attempting every question.
How to cover the syllabus in 12 weeks
Weeks 1 to 4, build the base: Cover static General Knowledge subject by subject, learn basic Reasoning patterns and revise arithmetic formulas. Start a daily current affairs habit of 30 minutes.
Weeks 5 to 8, practise by topic: Take topic tests in Maths and Reasoning, finish the Computer syllabus and make monthly current affairs notes.
Weeks 9 to 10, mix sections: Take sectional tests of 20 minutes and solve previous year papers to see the real difficulty level.
Weeks 11 to 12, simulate the exam: Attempt full 90 minute mocks, analyse them the same day and revise your error log.
For the latest notice, visit the Official SSC website: https://ssc.gov.in/.
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