Rajasthan Police Constable Exam Pattern 2026: Marks and Stages
The Rajasthan Police Constable exam pattern is a single written test of 150 objective questions, followed by a physical stage and verification. Knowing the pattern before you study tells you where marks come from, how much a wrong guess costs and how to split two hours across three sections.
The details here come from reports of the 2025 notification, the latest cycle we could verify. Where a figure is reported but not confirmed on the official site, it is marked as such. Check the current notification on the official Rajasthan Police website before relying on any number.
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Exam pattern at a glance
Stage | Format | Duration or limit | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
Written test | 150 objective questions, 150 marks | 2 hours | Merit and qualifying |
Physical measurement and PET | Height, chest or weight, 5 km race | 25 to 35 minutes for the race | Qualifying and scored as per notification |
Proficiency test | For Driver, Band, Mounted and similar posts | As per notification | Post-specific |
Medical test and documents | Fitness and certificate check | Not applicable | Qualifying |
Written test pattern
Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
Logical ability, reasoning and basic computer knowledge | 60 | 60 |
General knowledge, general science, social science, current affairs, women and child rights laws, government schemes | 45 | 45 |
Rajasthan polity, history, economy, geography, culture and arts | 45 | 45 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
The test is objective. Reports differ on whether the test is computer-based, so read the mode and the language options on your admit card. Some older pages list 195 questions or a different section structure, which does not match the notification.
Marking scheme and negative marking
Correct answer: one mark.
Wrong answer: 0.25 mark is deducted, as reported for the 2025 cycle.
Unattempted question: no deduction.
Qualifying marks are reported at 40 percent for General and OBC and 36 percent for SC and ST, but sources conflict, so treat these as tentative and confirm in the notification.
What the pattern means for you
Reasoning decides the paper: it carries 60 of 150 marks, so a slow reasoning section costs more than any other weakness.
Rajasthan GK is scoring: 45 marks come from questions that depend on facts, not speed.
A wrong guess is cheap but not free: four wrong answers cancel one correct mark, so guess only when you can remove two options.
About 48 seconds a question: 150 questions in 120 minutes gives under a minute each, so skip long questions first and return later.
Older pages may still show a previous pattern, so follow the current official notification.
Physical stage and later rounds
After the written test, shortlisted candidates appear for physical measurement and the 5 km race. Reported time limits are 25 minutes for men, 35 minutes for women and 30 minutes for ex-servicemen and tribal-area SC and ST candidates. General standards reported for 2025 are a height of 168 cm and chest of 81 cm (86 cm expanded) for men, and a height of 152 cm and weight of 47.5 kg for women. Lower standards apply for Sahariya and some tribal-area candidates. Candidates for Driver, Band and Mounted posts also face a proficiency test, followed by a medical test and document verification.
Detailed eligibility rules are on the Rajasthan Police Constable eligibility page.
Final merit
The final merit list combines written marks with marks for the physical stage and bonus marks as set in the notification. The exact weightage has varied between cycles and sources, so do not rely on a figure from an older article. Read the current marking rule in the advertisement, and use the cut-off guide to set your written-test target.
Time management
First 5 minutes: scan the paper and note your strongest section.
First pass, about 70 minutes: solve the questions you are sure of in all three sections.
Second pass, about 35 minutes: take the medium questions, using elimination before guessing.
Last 10 minutes: review marked questions and check that nothing sure was left blank.
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