UP Police Constable Syllabus 2026 – Subject-wise Topics, Exam Pattern, Negative Marking & Complete Selection Process

The UP Police Constable 2026 recruitment — announced by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) — is one of the most significant state government job opportunities in India, with 32,679 vacancies open to candidates who have passed Class 12 (Intermediate) from a recognised board.

For aspirants across Uttar Pradesh — and especially candidates from districts like Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, and Gorakhpur — this is the most accessible uniformed government job in the state with a clear, structured syllabus and a transparent selection process.

Two updates make the 2026 exam pattern different from previous cycles: First, negative marking has been removed — the 2026 exam pattern carries no deduction for wrong answers, meaning all 150 questions should be attempted without hesitation. Second, the exam is OMR-based offline, not computer-based — candidates mark answers on an OMR sheet with a pen, not on a computer screen.

This guide covers the complete UP Police Constable syllabus, section-wise topics, the revised exam pattern, physical standards, and a preparation strategy.

UP Police Constable 2026 – Recruitment Overview

Selection Process – Four Stages

Merit rule: The final merit list is based entirely on written examination marks. PET, PST, and Medical Examination are qualifying — they do not add marks to your score. Your written exam rank decides your position in the merit list; physical and medical tests decide whether you are eligible to occupy that position.​

Written Exam Pattern 2026 – Complete Structure

The written exam is a 150-question, 300-mark, OMR-based objective test conducted in 2 hours:

Key Exam Rules

• Marking scheme: Each correct answer awards +2 marks — questions carry 2 marks each.​

• Negative marking: NONE — the 2026 exam pattern has removed negative marking entirely. Wrong answers score zero, not a deduction.

• Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes).

• Mode: Offline — OMR sheet, pen-based. Not computer-based.

• Medium: Hindi and English (bilingual).​

• Minimum qualifying marks:​

  • General / Unreserved: 30% (90 out of 300 marks)

  • OBC / EWS: 25% (75 out of 300 marks)

  • SC / ST: 20% (60 out of 300 marks)

No negative marking strategy: Since wrong answers carry zero penalty, attempt all 150 questions without exception. Even a random guess has a 25% chance of adding 2 marks. Never leave a question blank in UP Police Constable 2026.​

Section 1: General Knowledge / General Science (38 Questions, 76 Marks)

This is the highest-question-count section — 38 questions across History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Science, and Current Affairs, with a specific emphasis on UP-specific GK that other state-level guides frequently underemphasise.

History of India (7–8 Questions)

Ancient India:

• Indus Valley Civilisation — major sites, features, decline.

• Vedic period — Rigvedic society, later Vedic developments.

• Maurya Empire — Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka’s Dhamma, Edicts.

• Gupta Empire — Golden Age of India, art, literature, science.

• Buddhism and Jainism — founders, doctrines, spread.

Medieval India:​

• Delhi Sultanate — major sultans, administrative system.

• Mughal Empire — Akbar (Navratnas, Din-i-Ilahi, administrative reforms), Aurangzeb.

• Bhakti and Sufi movements — Kabir, Mirabai, Raidas, Tulsidas (especially relevant for UP history).

• Maratha and Sikh empires — basics.

Modern India:

• British expansion — Subsidiary Alliance, Permanent Settlement, economic drain.

• Revolt of 1857 — causes, major centres in UP (Meerut, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi), leaders (Mangal Pandey, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Nana Sahib), outcome.

• Freedom struggle — Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movements.

• Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Subhas Chandra Bose — roles.

• India’s Independence and Partition (1947).

UP-specific History (High Priority):

• Important rulers of Uttar Pradesh region — Awadh Nawabs, Jhansi ki Rani Lakshmibai.

• Freedom fighters from UP — Chandrashekhar Azad (Allahabad), Ram Prasad Bismil (Shahjahanpur).

• Archaeological sites in UP — Hastinapur, Mathura, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti.

Geography (6–7 Questions)

India Geography:

• Physical features — Himalayas (ranges, major peaks), Northern Plains, Deccan Plateau, Coastal Plains.

• Major rivers — Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri; river systems.

• Climate of India — monsoon mechanism, seasons, cyclones.

• Natural vegetation and wildlife — biomes, national parks, Project Tiger.

• Resources — minerals, energy, water, soil types.

• Agriculture — Kharif, Rabi crops; major producing states.

• States and Union Territories — capitals, important cities.

UP Geography (High Priority):

• Rivers of UP — Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti, Rapti, Betwa, Son, Chambal.

• Districts and divisions of Uttar Pradesh — 75 districts across 18 divisions.

• Geographical features — Terai region, Bundelkhand plateau, Vindhya ranges.

• Agriculture in UP — sugarcane (UP is India’s largest producer), wheat, rice, potato, mentha (mint).

• Industries in UP — sugar mills, leather industry (Agra, Kanpur), carpet weaving (Bhadohi), glass industry (Firozabad).

• Important dams and reservoirs in UP — Rihand, Rajghat, Matatila.

• National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries — Dudhwa National Park, Katerniaghat, Chandra Prabha.

Indian Polity & Constitution (5–6 Questions)

• Preamble — key words, significance.

• Fundamental Rights (Part III) — key articles (14, 19, 21, 32) and their provisions.

• Fundamental Duties (Article 51A).

• Directive Principles of State Policy — important DPSP.

• Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; composition, powers.

• President and Vice President — election process, powers.

• Prime Minister and Council of Ministers — role.

• State government — Governor, Chief Minister, Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Parishad.

• Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts; writ jurisdiction.

• Election Commission — powers and functions.

• Panchayati Raj — 73rd Amendment, three-tier structure.

• UP-specific polity — UP Vidhan Sabha, Allahabad High Court (largest in India).​

Economics (4–5 Questions)

• Basic economic terminology — GDP, GNP, per capita income, national income.

• Five Year Plans and NITI Aayog — objectives and key differences.

• Inflation — types, measurement (WPI, CPI), control measures.

• RBI — functions, monetary policy tools (repo rate, CRR, SLR).

• Union Budget basics — fiscal deficit, revenue deficit.

• Major Central government schemes — PM-KISAN, MNREGA, Ayushman Bharat, PM Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission.

• UP government schemes — UP One District One Product (ODOP), Kanya Sumangala Yojana, Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana.

General Science (8–9 Questions)

Physics:

• Motion — speed, velocity, acceleration, Newton’s Laws.

• Work, Energy and Power — kinetic and potential energy, conservation.

• Sound — propagation, reflection, echo.

• Light — reflection, refraction, optical instruments.

• Electricity — Ohm’s Law, circuits, heating effect.

• Magnetism — magnetic fields, electromagnets.

• Modern physics basics — atomic structure, radioactivity (simple).

Chemistry:​

• Matter — states and changes.

• Periodic table — groups, periods, key elements.

• Acids, bases, salts — pH scale, common substances.

• Metals and non-metals — properties, reactivity series.

• Carbon compounds — fuels, common organic substances.

• Environmental chemistry — pollution types and effects.

Biology:

• Cell structure and functions.

• Human body systems — digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, excretory.

• Diseases — bacterial (TB, typhoid), viral (dengue, COVID), protozoan (malaria); prevention.

• Nutrition — vitamins, minerals, deficiency diseases.

• Plants — photosynthesis, respiration basics.

Current Affairs (5–6 Questions)

• National events — government decisions, policy launches, elections.

• International affairs — summits (G20, SCO, BRICS), bilateral agreements.

• Awards and Honours — Bharat Ratna, Padma Awards, Nobel Prize, Arjuna Award.

• Sports — national and international championships, UP sports achievements.

• Science and Technology — ISRO missions, defence launches, important tech announcements.

• UP-specific current affairs — UP government budget, new schemes, appointments, infrastructure projects, UP investor summit.

Section 2: General Hindi / सामान्य हिन्दी (37 Questions, 74 Marks)

General Hindi is the only section tested exclusively in Hindi — no English translation is provided for this section. It tests grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and language proficiency at Class 10–12 level.

Complete Hindi Syllabus

व्याकरण (Grammar):

• संधि और संधि विच्छेद (Sandhi — vowel, consonant, and visarga sandhi with examples)

• समास (Samas — compound words: Tatpurusha, Dvandva, Bahuvrihi, Avyayibhava)

• उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय (Prefixes and Suffixes)

• विलोम शब्द (Antonyms)

• पर्यायवाची शब्द (Synonyms)

• अनेकार्थी शब्द (Words with multiple meanings)

• तत्सम और तद्भव शब्द (Sanskrit-origin words and their Hindi derivatives)

• देशज और विदेशी शब्द (Native and foreign-origin words in Hindi)

• वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द (One Word Substitution in Hindi)

• मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ (Idioms and Proverbs)

• वर्तनी / शुद्ध वर्तनी (Spelling Correction)

• वाक्य शुद्धि (Sentence Correction — grammatically correct sentence)

• रस, छंद, अलंकार (Poetic elements — basic: Shringar Ras, Doha Chhand, Anuprasa Alankara)

• लिंग, वचन, काल (Gender, Number, Tense)

• कारक (Case markers — vibhaktis)

• क्रिया और क्रिया विशेषण (Verbs and Adverbs)

Reading and Comprehension:​

• गद्यांश पठन बोध (Reading comprehension — 1–2 prose passages with inference and vocabulary questions)

• पद्यांश (Poetry comprehension — theme, mood, figure of speech identification)

Practical Hindi:​

• पत्र लेखन की भाषा (Formal letter language — recognition level)

• रिक्त स्थान पूर्ति (Fill in the blanks with correct grammatical form)

• वाक्य क्रम (Sentence ordering)

Preparation note: Sandhi, Samas, Vilom Shabd, Paryayvachi, Muhavare, and Vakya Shuddhi together account for approximately 55–60% of all Hindi questions in UP Police exam history. These six topic areas are the non-negotiable preparation core for the Hindi section.​

Section 3: Numerical & Mental Ability Test (38 Questions, 76 Marks)

This section is split between Numerical Ability (arithmetic) and Mental Ability — approximately 20 Maths and 18 Mental Ability questions, though the official notification does not specify an exact internal split.

Numerical Ability – Arithmetic Topics

Priority cluster: Percentage + Profit & Loss + SI/CI + Time & Work + Ratio & Proportion account for approximately 45–50% of Numerical Ability questions — these five topics must be mastered before moving to geometry and mensuration.

Mental Ability Test (मानसिक क्षमता परीक्षण)

Mental Ability in UP Police tests practical thinking, perception, and cognitive speed — not just formal reasoning:

• Logical diagrams (Venn diagrams)

• Symbol-relationship interpretation

• Codification (pattern-based symbol coding)

• Perception test (visual identification)

• Word formation test

• Letter and number series

• Word and alphabet analogy

• Common sense test

• Letter and number coding

• Direction sense test

• Logical interpretation of data

• Forcefulness of argument (evaluating strong vs. weak arguments)

• Determining implied meanings

Section 4: Mental Aptitude / Intelligence Quotient / Reasoning (37 Questions, 74 Marks)

This section tests three interrelated areas — Mental Aptitude (attitudes and values relevant to police service), Intelligence Quotient (IQ), and Logical/Reasoning Ability:

Mental Aptitude (मानसिक अभिरुचि)

This sub-section is unique to UP Police — it does not appear in SSC, Railway, or banking exams. It tests whether a candidate has the right orientation, values, and attitude for police service:

• Public Interest (सार्वजनिक हित) — orientation toward serving the public.

• Law and Order (कानून और व्यवस्था) — understanding and commitment to law enforcement.

• Communal Harmony (सांप्रदायिक सौहार्द्र) — sensitivity toward different communities.

• Crime Control (अपराध नियंत्रण) — attitude toward preventing and controlling crime.

• Rule of Law (कानून का शासन) — belief in legal processes over personal judgment.

• Ability of Adaptability (अनुकूलता) — flexibility in different policing situations.

• Professional Information — Basic Level (व्यावसायिक जानकारी) — basic knowledge of police functions.

• Police System (पुलिस व्यवस्था) — structure and functioning of UP Police.

• Contemporary Police Issues and Law and Order — current challenges in policing.

• Basic Law (बुनियादी कानून) — IPC, CrPC, Constitution basics as relevant to policing.

• Interest in Profession (व्यवसाय में रुचि) — motivation for choosing police service.

• Mental Toughness (मानसिक कठोरता) — resilience under pressure.

• Sensitivity towards Minorities and Underprivileged — awareness of equity in policing.

• Gender Sensitivity (लिंग संवेदनशीलता) — respectful attitude toward all genders.

How to prepare for Mental Aptitude: These questions present scenario-based situations — “A constable witnesses a senior officer taking a bribe. What is the correct response?” or “A communal conflict breaks out in your area. What is the first action?” The correct answers align with public interest, legal procedure, non-discrimination, and professional ethics — not personal judgment or community bias.​

Intelligence Quotient (बुद्धिलब्धि / IQ)

Standard IQ-type questions:

• Relationship and analogy test

• Spotting the dissimilar (odd one out)

• Series completion (number and letter)

• Coding-decoding

• Direction sense test

• Blood relations

• Problems based on alphabets

• Time sequence test

• Venn diagrams and chart-type tests

• Mathematical operations and reasoning

Logical / Reasoning Ability

• Similarity, equality, difference

• Fill in the blanks (reasoning-based)

• Problem-solving and analytical judgment

• Decision-making ability

• Visual memory and discrimination ability

• Observation, relationship, and concept

• Arithmetic reasoning

• Word and figure classification

• Number series

• Understanding abstract ideas, symbols, and their relationships

• Common sense applications

Physical Standard Test (PST) – Stage 2

PST is conducted after written exam qualification and DV — qualifying only:

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) – Stage 3

PET events and standards — qualifying only, no marks added:

The UP Police PET running standard is more achievable than SSC GD — 4.8 km in 25 minutes (male) requires a pace of approximately 5 minutes 12 seconds per km. However, it still requires 2–3 months of consistent running training to achieve comfortably on the PET day.​

Medical Examination – Stage 4

Standard physical fitness examination by a government medical board:​

Age Relaxation Rules

Subject-wise Weightage Summary

The four sections are almost perfectly balanced — within 2 marks of each other. This means no single section dominates the paper. A candidate who scores 70–75% in every section will comfortably outperform a candidate who scores 90% in two sections but only 50% in the other two.​

Key Difference: 2026 Pattern vs Previous Cycles

The removal of negative marking is the most significant change in the 2026 pattern. In previous cycles, guessing wrong on an uncertain question cost 0.50 marks — now it costs nothing. Smart candidates who attempt all 150 questions have a statistical advantage over those who leave blanks.​

5-Month Preparation Strategy

Month 1: GK + Hindi Foundation

• Lucent’s General Knowledge — complete History, Geography, Polity (focus on UP-specific chapters).

• NCERT Class 9–10 Science for General Science sub-section.

• Hindi grammar: Start with Sandhi, Samas, Vilom Shabd, Paryayvachi — these four topics give the highest return per preparation hour.

• Current Affairs: Begin a UP-focused monthly CA magazine.

Month 2: Maths + Reasoning

• NCERT Class 8–10 Maths — Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI/CI, Ratio, Average, Time & Work.

• R.S. Aggarwal Reasoning — Analogy, Series, Coding, Direction Sense, Blood Relations.

• Mental Aptitude: Read UP Police Act basics, IPC sections relevant to police duty (Sections 96–106: right of private defence; Section 302: murder; Section 376: rape; Section 379: theft).

Month 3: Section-wise Practice

• Daily: 38 GK questions, 37 Hindi questions.

• Daily: 38 Maths/Mental Ability questions, 37 Reasoning/IQ/Aptitude questions.

• Weekly: 2 UP Police previous year section-wise tests.

• Physical training: Begin 2 km daily run.

Month 4: Full Paper Practice

• 3 full 150-question mock tests per week — strict 120-minute limit.

• No negative marking strategy: Every question attempted, including uncertain ones.

• Focus: Reduce time per question to under 45 seconds average (150 questions in 120 minutes).

• Physical training: Build to 4.8 km continuous run.

Month 5: Revision + PET Training

• Revise all 4 sections — GK notes, Hindi grammar rules, Maths formulas, Reasoning shortcuts.

• UP Current Affairs for the last 8 months — daily 30-minute review.

• Physical training: Achieve PET target time consistently — 4.8 km in under 24 minutes (aim for 22 minutes to have a safety margin).

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FAQs

Q. Is there negative marking in UP Police Constable 2026?
No — the 2026 exam pattern has removed negative marking entirely. Every question is worth +2 marks for a correct answer and 0 marks for a wrong answer. All 150 questions must be attempted.

Q. What is the total marks for UP Police Constable written exam?
300 marks — 150 questions worth 2 marks each. Duration is 2 hours.

Q. What is the minimum qualifying score for UP Police Constable 2026?
General/Unreserved: 30% (90 marks). OBC/EWS: 25% (75 marks). SC/ST: 20% (60 marks). However, actual competition means candidates typically need 55–65% or above for a realistic chance of selection.​

Q. Is UP domicile mandatory for UP Police Constable?
Yes. UP Police Constable recruitment is specifically for UP domicile candidates. A valid UP domicile/residence certificate is mandatory at the Document Verification stage.​

Q. What is the education qualification for UP Police Constable 2026?
Class 12 (Intermediate) pass from a recognised board. Class 10-only pass is not sufficient — UP Police Constable requires 12th pass, unlike SSC GD and Railway Group D which accept Matric.

Q. Is the Mental Aptitude section tested differently from normal Reasoning?
Yes. Mental Aptitude in UP Police Constable is unique — it tests your orientation toward police values, public service, law and order, communal harmony, and gender sensitivity through scenario-based MCQ questions. This is separate from the IQ and Logical Reasoning sub-sections in the same section.

Q. What is the PET standard for UP Police Constable male candidates?
Male candidates must complete a 4.8 km run in 25 minutes. This is the qualifying standard — no marks are awarded for finishing faster.

Q. Is the UP Police exam conducted online or offline in 2026?
The exam is offline — OMR-based (pen and paper). Candidates mark answers on an OMR sheet. It is not a computer-based test like SSC or RRB exams.