Kamal Ghorui
The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) has released 4,543 vacancies for the post of Sub Inspector, including Sub Inspector (Civil Police), Sub Inspector (Civil Police – Women), and Sub Inspector/Platoon Commander in the Special Security Force. The online application process for the same is being conducted on upprpb.gov.in.Many candidates are in a rush to get their study material, but the first and most crucial step is to understand the pattern of the exam.
UP Police SI exam pattern 2025: Total questions, marks, and time
The UP Police Sub Inspector written exam is an objective-type exam. All questions are multiple choice. The exam contains 160 questions for a total of 400 marks. Candidates will be given two hours to sit for the exam.The exam is divided into four equal parts. Each subject has 40 questions and 100 marks. This implies that each part has equal weightage, and no topic can be skipped.The complete exam pattern is given below in a simple table:
Each correct answer carries marks, and wrong answers may attract negative marking as per official rules. So candidates must focus on accuracy along with speed.
Subject-wise breakup: What each section tests
General Hindi checks grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, sentence correction, and basic language skills. Daily reading and writing practice can help improve performance here.General Hindi checks grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, sentence correction, and basic language skills. Daily reading and writing practice can help improve performance here.General Knowledge and Current Affairs is the part that deals with Indian geography, basics of science, awards, sports, most important national and global events, and essential features of the Constitution and law. Staying updated with the newspaper and revising static GK regularly will be very beneficial.Numerical and Mental Ability tests one’s knowledge of elementary math like percentages, profit and loss, ratios, averages, simplification, and data interpretation. Practicing regularly makes one faster at calculations.Mental Aptitude, IQ, and Reasoning Ability aim to measure the power of logical thinking through series, coding, decoding, analogy, direction sense, blood relations, and problem, solving questions tests. Mock tests are very helpful for this section.All four subjects are equally weighted, so being well, prepared across the board is crucial.
How to apply for UP Police SI Recruitment 2025
Candidates can follow the steps elucidated here to apply for the UP Police SI recruitment 2026:
- Move to the official website at upprpb.gov.in
- Click on the link for UP Police SI Recruitment 2025 on the homepage
- Complete the One Time Registration (OTR) if not already done
- Log in using your registration details
- Fill in the online application form carefully
- Upload scanned copies of required documents
- Pay the application fee through the available online payment modes
- Submit the form after checking all details
- Download the confirmation page and keep a printed copy for future reference
Candidates can click on the link here to apply for the UP Police SI exam 2026.
