Overview
The Police Academy (Police College) trains officers for Egypt's Ministry of Interior. School leavers apply online after the secondary certificate results and are selected through a series of tests. The Ministry of Interior's site could not be reached from this review, so the facts below come from two Egyptian press reports of the Ministry's announcement for the 2026 call (for the 2027-2028 intake). Confirm details on the Ministry's site.
Who can apply
Qualification: the General Secondary Certificate (2026) or Al-Azhar secondary certificate, with a minimum of 65 percent for boys and girls. Graduates of 2025 with the same minimum, students from abroad and foreign certificates, and STEM school students are also covered by the reports.
Nationality: Egyptian, to Egyptian parents, with no other nationality by birth or naturalisation.
Character: good reputation, with no felony sentence or custodial sentence for a crime of dishonesty, and not previously dismissed from government service by a final disciplinary decision.
Not listed, and with no relative to the fourth degree listed, on terrorist lists.
Age: not above 22 on 1 October 2026.
Height: at least 170 cm, with maximum weight equal to height in cm minus 90.
Marital status: not married and never married, during study at the college.
Passing the medical, psychological, physical and personal-trait examinations set by the academy.
Exam pattern
The reports describe tests for size and bearing, medical, athletic, psychological, advanced psychiatric examination, personality-traits tests and a final selection by the board. Biometric face recording is used to log attendance.
Important dates
For secondary school leavers of 2026, online registration opens 48 hours after the results are announced and runs to Thursday 27 August 2026.
How to apply
Registration is online through the Ministry of Interior's website, which then sets dates for the first tests.
Preparation tips
Check age, height, weight and score against the limits before applying.
Train for the athletic tests.
Prepare documents showing both parents' nationality and your clean record.
Is a minimum secondary score required?
The reports give 65 percent as the minimum for secondary school leavers.