UP Police Constable Syllabus 2026: Subject-wise Topic List

The UP Police Constable syllabus covers four subjects: General Knowledge, General Hindi, Numerical and Mental Ability, and Mental Aptitude with IQ and Reasoning. The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) lists these subjects and their broad topics in an appendix to the recruitment notification, written mainly in Hindi. The same syllabus applied to the latest cycle for 32,679 posts.

The official list is broad, and it does not tell you how many questions come from each topic. This page turns it into a working checklist: what each subject includes, which topics to start with, what to leave for later and how to cover everything in about 12 weeks. Section-wise question counts below are based on recent papers, so treat them as a guide rather than a fixed rule.

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UP Police Constable Syllabus 2026 at a Glance

Things to Know Before You Start

• The section is General Knowledge, not General Science: Some pages label the first section "General Science". Science is only one part of it. History, polity, geography, current affairs and Uttar Pradesh topics carry just as much weight.

• The exam is on OMR, not on computer: The written exam is a pen-and-paper test. Practise filling answers on paper during at least some of your mocks.

• Mental Aptitude is a police-specific area: It tests your judgement in policing situations such as law and order, communal harmony and gender sensitivity. Many English-language syllabus pages skip these topics because they appear only in the Hindi list.

• Two sections overlap: Numerical and Mental Ability includes coding, series and logical diagrams, which also appear under reasoning. Study these once and practise them in both contexts.

• Marking rules can change: The 2024 exam had a deduction of 0.5 marks per wrong answer, while reports on the June 2026 exam say no negative marking applied. Confirm the rule in each notification before deciding how much to guess.

General Knowledge Syllabus

General Knowledge is the widest section. It mixes static GK, current affairs and topics linked to Uttar Pradesh and policing.

Uttar Pradesh and police-related GK

This part separates the UP Police Constable syllabus from other state exams. Expect questions on:

• Uttar Pradesh studies: Education, culture, festivals, social practices, revenue system, administration and the state police set-up.

• Internal security: Terrorism, internal security challenges and the role of police forces.

• Cyber crime and digital life: Common cyber offences, online fraud and communication through social media.

• Laws on women and children: Basic protective laws and rights, at the level a general reader would know.

Keep a separate notebook for UP GK. It is a compact area, and most candidates who study it properly gain marks that others lose.

General Hindi Syllabus

General Hindi is set entirely in Hindi. It rewards clear grammar rules and a strong vocabulary more than long reading.

Questions in this section are usually short and direct. Grammar rules plus regular vocabulary revision can make General Hindi one of your fastest sections, leaving more time for calculation-based questions.

Numerical and Mental Ability Syllabus

This section combines arithmetic with basic mental ability questions. The maths level stays close to Class 10, but speed matters.

Numerical ability

Mental ability

• Logical diagrams and symbol relationships: Reading Venn-type diagrams and interpreting symbols.

• Codification and coding-decoding: Letter and number codes.

• Series and analogies: Letter and number series, word and alphabet analogy.

• Perception and word formation: Spotting patterns and forming words from given letters.

• Direction sense and common sense tests: Simple direction problems and everyday logic.

• Logical interpretation: Interpreting data, judging the strength of an argument and implied meanings.

Percentage is the base for profit and loss, interest and discount, so master it first. Learn squares up to 30 and cubes up to 15 to cut calculation time.

Mental Aptitude, IQ and Reasoning Syllabus

This section has three parts. The reasoning and IQ parts look like any competitive exam, while the mental aptitude part is written specifically for police recruitment.

Mental aptitude (police aptitude)

• Public interest, law and order, and the rule of law

• Communal harmony and crime control

• Adaptability and mental firmness

• Police system, professional knowledge and current issues in policing

• Interest in the profession

• Sensitivity towards minorities, weaker sections and gender issues

These questions usually describe a situation and ask for the most suitable response. For example, a question may describe a crowd gathering after a road accident and ask what a constable should do first. The right answer is usually the one that protects life, follows the law, stays neutral and keeps public order. Practise enough of these to recognise the pattern; they are quick marks once you understand the thinking behind them.

IQ and reasoning

Where to Start in Each Subject

The official syllabus does not rank topics. The order below is a practical starting point based on how often these areas appear in recent papers and how quickly they can be learned.

"Leave for later" does not mean "skip". It means these topics give fewer marks for the time they take, so cover them after the core areas are strong.

Study Resources for Each Subject

You do not need a large pile of books for this syllabus. A few reliable sources, revised several times, work better than many sources read once.

Whatever you choose, the real test of your preparation is timed practice, and short topic-wise tests on Testkart are one way to check each chapter as you finish it. Keep an error log for every subject and revise it each weekend, because repeated mistakes cost more marks than unfamiliar topics.

Is There a Syllabus for PST and PET?

No. The Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test have no study syllabus. The PST measures height, chest for men and weight for women, while the PET is a timed run of 4.8 km in 25 minutes for men and 2.4 km in 14 minutes for women. Both are qualifying stages. Check the exact standards on the UP Police Constable eligibility page, and start running early rather than waiting for the written result.

12-Week Plan to Cover the Syllabus

1. Weeks 1 to 4, foundations: Cover Hindi grammar rules, percentage and ratio chapters, basic reasoning (analogy, series, classification) and Constitution basics. Read current affairs for 30 minutes a day and keep monthly notes.

2. Weeks 5 to 8, full coverage: Finish remaining arithmetic, UP GK, geography, science basics and police aptitude. Start topic-wise tests of 20 to 25 questions after each chapter.

3. Weeks 9 and 10, sectional practice: Take timed sectional tests of 30 minutes for each subject. Note slow topics and questions you skipped but could have solved.

4. Weeks 11 and 12, full-length mocks: Attempt full 150-question papers in two hours, analyse each one the same day and revise from your error log.

Topic-wise practice is where the syllabus turns into marks. You can use UP Police Constable online tests on Testkart for chapter and sectional practice, then move to full-length tests to check timing across all four subjects. Solving UP Police Constable previous year papers alongside will show you which topics are asked repeatedly and at what level.

Common Syllabus Mistakes to Avoid

• Treating GK as only science: Polity, history, current affairs and UP GK carry equal or greater weight.

• Ignoring police aptitude: These questions are easy once you understand the approach, so skipping them throws away marks.

• Studying Hindi only from objective books: Learn the grammar rules first, then practise questions. Rules prevent repeated errors.

• Starting current affairs too late: Covering a full year of events in the last month rarely works. Make it a daily habit from week one.

• Not practising on paper: The OMR format needs practice for bubbling speed and accuracy.

The syllabus appendix in each notification is the final word, so download it from the UPPRPB official website when the next notification is released.