UP Police

UP Police recruitment is conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB), Lucknow, which fills posts such as Constable, Sub-Inspector (SI), Jail Warder, Radio Operator and Fireman across the state police. The biggest drive running right now is the Constable Civil Police and Equivalent Posts Direct Recruitment-2025, notified on 31 December 2025 for 32,679 posts. Its written exam was held from 8 to 10 June 2026 and the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) is under way in October 2026.

This page brings together everything a UP Police aspirant needs in one place: vacancies, eligibility, physical standards, the exam pattern for Constable and SI, a syllabus summary, salary, the latest cut-off and a practical preparation plan. Where figures are tentative or reported rather than official, we say so, so you know what to verify on the official website.

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UP Police Recruitment 2026

Latest UP Police Updates

• Constable PET in progress: Between 29 September and 8 October 2026, UPPRPB published several notices on PET dates and centres, including date changes for the Gorakhpur and Azamgarh centres. Check the notice section of the official website before you travel.

• Constable written result: Declared on 31 July 2026. Out of about 21.9 lakh candidates who appeared, 76,184 were shortlisted for Document Verification and Physical Standard Test (DV/PST), which began on 17 August 2026.

• SI 2025 completed: The final result for 4,543 Sub-Inspector and equivalent posts was released on 14 July 2026, after the written exam on 14 and 15 March 2026.

• Home Guards enrolment 2025: The board published the final selection result on 3 October 2026.

Posts Filled Through UP Police Recruitment

"UP Police" is not a single exam. UPPRPB runs separate recruitments for different cadres, each with its own notification, qualification and paper. The table below shows the main ones aspirants track.

Because the Constable drive is the largest and most searched, most of this guide focuses on it, with SI details added wherever the two differ.

UP Police Constable Recruitment 2025-26

Important Dates

PET dates have already been revised more than once for some centres. Track the notice board on the official website and your registered mobile number and email.

Post-wise Vacancy

Across all posts, the category split is 13,093 Unreserved, 3,264 EWS, 8,818 OBC, 6,857 SC and 647 ST. Candidates had to give a post preference in the application form, and allocation follows merit and that preference.

UP Police Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

For Constable and Jail Warder posts, candidates must have passed Class 12 (Intermediate) from a recognised board or hold an equivalent qualification. Candidates who were still appearing in the qualifying exam were not eligible. For SI posts, a bachelor's degree from a recognised university is required.

Age Limit

The 3-year relaxation came through a government order dated 5 January 2026 and applies only to this recruitment. Do not assume it will carry over to the next cycle.

Physical Standards

A minimum chest expansion of 5 cm is required for male candidates. Standards for SI posts are similar but are set separately in each SI notification, so check them there.

Application Fee and How to Apply

Applications are accepted only online. For the next cycle, the process will follow the same broad steps:

1. Complete One Time Registration (OTR) on the UPPRPB portal. OTR was mandatory before applying in the 2025-26 cycle.

2. Log in, open the active recruitment and fill in personal, educational and category details.

3. Mark your post preference order carefully, because it decides which cadre you are allotted.

4. Upload your photograph and signature in the size given in the notification.

5. Pay the fee online and download the confirmation page.

Common reasons for rejection include a mismatch between the name or date of birth and the Class 10 certificate, an invalid category certificate format, and unclear photographs.

UP Police Exam Pattern

Constable Written Exam

The paper is objective, OMR based and lasts 2 hours, with 2 marks per correct answer. The notification fixes the total but not an exact split, so the section-wise numbers above reflect recent papers. Minimum qualifying marks are 30% for Unreserved, 25% for EWS and OBC, and 20% for SC and ST candidates.

The 2024 Constable exam deducted 0.5 marks for each wrong answer. Reports on the 2025-26 notification say negative marking was not applied this cycle. Older pages may still show the old rule, so confirm the marking scheme in each new notification before deciding how much to guess.

SI Written Exam

The SI exam is a 2-hour online test with no negative marking. Candidates need at least 35% in every subject and 50% overall to qualify.

What this means for you:

• Speed decides Constable merit: You get under a minute per question, and the 2026 cut-offs crossed 250 out of 300 for some categories, so accuracy at speed matters more than covering rare topics.

• No weak subject for SI: A score below 35% in any one section disqualifies you, however well you do elsewhere.

• Hindi carries real weight: General Hindi is a full section in both exams and is often the easiest place to gain marks quickly.

UP Police Syllabus

The SI paper uses the same four areas but adds basic law and the Constitution to the general knowledge section. Topic-by-topic lists for both posts are in the UP Police syllabus page.

Selection Process

1. Written exam: Screening and merit stage. Candidates are shortlisted on normalised marks, category-wise.

2. Document Verification and Physical Standard Test (DV/PST): Original certificates are checked and height, chest and weight are measured. This stage is qualifying.

3. Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Male candidates must run 4.8 km in 25 minutes and female candidates 2.4 km in 14 minutes. PET is qualifying only.

4. Medical examination: Candidates in the provisional selection list are examined for fitness before final appointment.

For SI, the written exam is followed by DV/PST and PET in the same way, and the final merit list is drawn from written exam marks.

UP Police Salary

Dearness allowance, house rent allowance and other state allowances are added to basic pay, so the monthly in-hand amount is higher than the starting basic. The exact figure depends on the posting city and the current DA rate, so treat any in-hand number you see online as indicative. Constables can rise to Head Constable and then to SI through departmental promotion exams conducted by the same board.

UP Police Cut-off 2026

These are normalised marks used to shortlist candidates for DV/PST in the Constable 2025-26 cycle, rounded to two decimals. EWS and ST figures are in the official result PDF. Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants.

How to Prepare for UP Police Exams

With cut-offs this high, preparation is less about finishing the syllabus and more about getting most questions right within the time. A practical sequence looks like this:

1. Weeks 1 to 6, build basics: Revise Class 6 to 10 maths and science, start General Hindi grammar, and read one source of current affairs daily.

2. Weeks 4 to 10, add UP GK and reasoning: Cover UP history, geography, culture and schemes, plus daily reasoning sets of 20 to 25 questions.

3. Weeks 8 onwards, timed practice: Take sectional tests, then full-length papers in 2 hours, and keep an error log of every mistake.

4. Parallel physical training: Start running early. A 4.8 km run in 25 minutes needs weeks of build-up, and PET usually follows the result within a few months.

Checking the official UPPRPB website for notices.