MP Police SI

MP Police SI is the recruitment exam for Subedar and Sub Inspector posts in the Madhya Pradesh Police. The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) conducts it for Police Headquarters under the Home (Police) Department. The current cycle is the Subedar and Sub Inspector Cadre Recruitment Selection Test 2026, notified in September 2026 for 507 posts across non-technical and technical streams.

This page brings the whole cycle together: key dates, post-wise vacancies, eligibility, fees, the prelims and mains pattern, physical tests, the selection process and pay. Applications for the main window closed in September 2026, and the preliminary exam is scheduled to begin on 28 October 2026. Each section links to a detailed page when you need more depth.

Table of Contents

• MP Police SI 2026 at a glance

• Notification overview

• Important dates

• Vacancy details

• Eligibility

• Application fee and how to apply

• Exam pattern

• Syllabus summary

• Selection process

• Salary and career growth

• How to prepare

• Cut-off reference

MP Police SI 2026 at a Glance

MP Police SI Notification 2026 Overview

MPESB released the rulebook for the 2026 cycle on 1 September 2026 and posted an updated version on 9 September 2026, when the online application window opened. The cycle covers 507 posts: 462 in non-technical streams and 45 in technical streams. Non-MP candidates can apply only against unreserved posts and do not get reservation or age relaxation.

On 15 October 2026 the official application portal reopened the form for 15 to 20 October 2026. This window is only for applicants covered by a High Court interim order in related court cases. It is not a general reopening.

The 2026 cycle follows the structure of the 2025 cycle. The 2025 test, for 500 posts, held its prelims from 16 to 21 January 2026, the mains on 29 April 2026 and declared the final result in July 2026. If you took that cycle, the stages and paper structure will look familiar.

MP Police SI Important Dates 2026

Tentative dates come from the rulebook schedule and can change. Track the official notices on esb.mp.gov.in and your registered email.

MP Police SI Vacancy 2026

These figures are indicative. MPESB can add or reduce posts, and some pages show 504 instead of 507. The category-wise and horizontal reservation split (women, ex-servicemen, police personnel) is in the rulebook.

MP Police SI Eligibility

Educational Qualification

• Subedar, SI (SAF) and SI (District Police Force): Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university.

• SI (Arms): A three-year diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised technical institution.

• SI (Photo), SI (Q.D.) and SI (Finger Print): Graduation with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Age Limit

The minimum age is 18 years. The upper limit depends on your category and domicile.

Other Conditions

• Physical standards: Men need a minimum height of 167.5 cm and a chest of 81 cm unexpanded with 5 cm expansion. Women need a minimum height of 152.4 cm.

• Vision: 6/9 in the better eye and 6/12 in the other, without glasses, with normal colour vision.

• Two-child rule: Candidates with more than two living children, one of whom was born on or after 26 January 2001, are not eligible.

Application Fee and How to Apply

A portal fee is added on top: Rs. 60 through an MP Online kiosk or Rs. 20 through a registered citizen login. The departmental fee is reported as payable by candidates who qualify for the second-stage written exam; confirm this in the rulebook.

1. Complete your profile registration with e-KYC on the MPESB online portal. e-KYC is mandatory before filling any form.

2. Open the Subedar and Sub Inspector 2026 form and read the declaration on the rulebook.

3. Enter personal, category, domicile and educational details, and choose your post preferences.

4. Upload your photo and signature in the specified format.

5. Pay the fee online and save the application number and confirmation page.

Common reasons for rejection include a wrong category or domicile claim, a qualification not held by the cut-off date, and a mismatch between the uploaded photo and the candidate at verification.

MP Police SI Exam Pattern

Stage 1: Preliminary Exam

There is no negative marking in prelims, and the score is used only to shortlist for mains.

Stage 2: Main Exam

In mains, one-third of the marks for a question are deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions are not penalised.

What this means for you:

• Prelims is a filter: Attempt every question you can reason through, because a wrong answer costs nothing.

• Mains decides your rank: With negative marking, guess only when you can rule out at least two options.

• Reasoning is half a paper: Part B of Paper II carries 150 marks, so steady numeracy practice pays off directly.

Older pages may still show the earlier single-stage written pattern, so follow the 2026 rulebook.

MP Police SI Syllabus Summary

MP Police SI Selection Process

1. Preliminary exam: Qualifying only. Candidates are shortlisted for mains at about 10 times the vacancies in each category.

2. Main exam: Paper I and Paper II, plus a technical paper for technical posts. Candidates are shortlisted at about 3 times the vacancies for the physical test.

3. Physical Proficiency Test (100 marks): 800 m run (40 marks), long jump (30) and shot put (30), along with physical measurement.

4. Document verification and interview (50 marks): Only for candidates who reach the minimum PET score.

5. Medical examination and final merit: Merit is based on mains, PET and interview marks.

The shortlisting ratios and minimum PET scores here come from the reported rulebook terms, so treat them as indicative until you check the official PDF.

MP Police SI Salary and Career Growth

Your actual in-hand pay depends on the stipend rule, posting and current DA. This is not an official in-hand figure. With service, a Sub Inspector can move up to Inspector and higher ranks through departmental promotion.

How to Prepare for MP Police SI

Prelims

Prelims covers ten subjects, so breadth matters more than depth. Build a daily routine of Hindi and English reading, reasoning sets and 30 to 40 minutes of current affairs. Since there is no negative marking, practise attempting all 100 questions within the two hours.

Mains

Mains rewards depth in Indian history, polity, society and internal security, and accuracy in reasoning. Make short notes topic by topic, and add MP-specific facts such as tribes, districts and state schemes. Practise mixed sets with the one-third penalty in mind.

Physical Test

Start running practice early, not after the mains result. The 800 m run alone carries 40 of the 100 PET marks, and the time between mains and PET can be short.

MP Police SI Cut-Off Reference

For the 2025 cycle, reported prelims qualifying scores were normalised values close to 98 for unreserved candidates and lower for reserved categories. Mains and final cut-offs are published by MPESB as PDFs with the results.

Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them.

Official source: read the MP Police SI 2026 rulebook and check notices on the MPESB website.