PNP

Overview

The Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP) recruits new police officers through admission processes run by its Dirección de Educación y Doctrina (DIREDDOC PNP). There are two entry routes:

• the Escuela de Oficiales (EO-PNP), which trains future commissioned officers ("oficiales de Armas")

• the Escuelas de Educación Superior Técnico Profesional (EESTP-PNP), which train future non-commissioned officers ("suboficiales de Armas")

Both routes use the same sequence of eliminatory stages: height and weight, documents, medical, physical and psychometric tests, an academic exam, an interview, and a drug test. Applicants who pass every stage are ranked on a final merit table, and places go in strict order of merit.

This page describes the Ordinary Admission Process 2026 (Promoción 2027) to the Escuela de Oficiales, and the Extraordinary Admission Process 2026 to the EESTP. Official information is published free of charge on gob.pe/pnp and the DIREDDOC website, and the PNP does not sell printed prospectuses.

Who can apply

Escuela de Oficiales (2026 ordinary process)

• Minimum height of 1.66 m for men and 1.61 m for women, with weight within the PNP health service's height and weight table

• Peruvian by birth, or born abroad to a Peruvian parent and entered in the consular register while still a minor

• Civilian applicants aged 17 to 22 on 31 December 2026. EESTP students and their armed forces equivalents can apply up to age 24, and PNP suboficiales and their armed forces equivalents up to age 25.

• Single, with no children or direct dependants, and not pregnant at any stage of the process

• Secondary school completed. Students in their fifth year of secondary school can apply if they sign a notarised sworn statement promising to hand in their official certificate before entering the school.

• No police, criminal or judicial record, and never expelled or dismissed from a school, college, or military or police institution for discipline or health reasons

• In good physical and mental health, not using banned substances, and with no visible tattoos in the zones the PNP's tattoo rules list

EESTP (2026 extraordinary process)

• Minimum height of 1.64 m for men and 1.58 m for women, with weight within the height and weight table

• Aged 18 to 24 on 31 December 2026

• The same nationality, marital status, secondary school, record and conduct rules as for the Escuela de Oficiales

Levels or stages

All stages are compulsory and eliminatory, and they run in this order. The figures below are from the 2026 Escuela de Oficiales prospectus. The EESTP process uses the same stages.

1. Height and weight

A selection board measures you barefoot. The result is APTO (fit) or INAPTO (unfit). Measurements from earlier processes or private clinics are not accepted.

2. Documents

Applicants found APTO hand in a document folder. It holds two passport-size colour photos, an original birth certificate, police, criminal, judicial and military-police record certificates no more than three months old, the official secondary school certificate (validated by Peru's Ministry of Education if earned abroad), and the sworn statements downloaded from the SIPROAD system. A complete folder earns an applicant number and an applicant card.

3. Medical examination

Run by the PNP health service in two phases. The first covers laboratory tests, imaging and clinical checks across several specialties. The second is a mental health assessment: psychological tests and an interview, with referral to a psychiatrist if risks are found. The PNP tattoo rules are applied at this stage.

4. Physical fitness and psychometric tests

Physical fitness: each event must be passed with at least 11 out of 20.

Psychometric test: 150 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, measuring thinking skills and personality traits. The result is APTO or INAPTO.

5. Academic aptitude and knowledge exam

100 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, marked on Peru's 0 to 20 scale, with a pass mark of 11.00.

6. Trust test and personal interview

The trust test uses a polygraph run by the PNP's intelligence directorate. Taking it is voluntary, and the result is only for reference, so it does not eliminate anyone. The personal interview, run by a selection board, looks at your education, how you present yourself, your lifestyle, motivation, vocation and integrity. It is marked from 0 to 20, with a pass mark of 11.00.

7. Drug test

A toxicology test for illegal drugs, run by the PNP's forensic directorate. The result is eliminatory.

Syllabus

The 2026 academic exam topics include:

• Mathematics: algebra, angles in a triangle, Pythagoras' theorem, trigonometric functions

• Communication: spelling rules, the sentence, narrative structure, Peruvian literature

• Social sciences: human evolution, the Tahuantinsuyo, national parks and reserves, ecosystems and sustainable development, road networks

• Science, technology and environment: matter and energy, the solar system, the periodic table, plants and photosynthesis, natural hazards and climate change

• Person, family and human relations: a culture of peace, human rights, personal and national identity, self-esteem, family roles and family violence

• Mathematical reasoning: sequences, logic, setting up equations, fractions, percentages

• Verbal reasoning: synonyms, antonyms, reading comprehension, logical connectors, writing plans

Marking and results

The final mark is a weighted average of three results:

The final mark must be at least 11.00 out of 20. Bonus points apply only if you have passed every stage, and you can claim only one bonus. Examples include 20% of the final mark for those who did at least three months of barracks-based military service, and 2 points out of 20 for serving PNP suboficiales and EESTP students applying to the Escuela de Oficiales. If two applicants are tied for the last place, the higher academic exam mark wins, then the physical mark, then the interview mark.

Important dates

Escuela de Oficiales, ordinary process 2026 (Promoción 2027)

Pre-registration and the early stages are split into alphabetical groups by surname. The PNP may change the timetable.

EESTP, extraordinary process 2026: pre-registration opened on 10 February 2026.

Fees

Each stage is paid separately at the Banco de la Nación. For the 2026 Escuela de Oficiales process:

For the 2026 EESTP extraordinary process, the height, weight and documents fee was S/ 22.80. Some groups get fee discounts or waivers, such as former military service members and registered victims under the reparations plan (Ley N.° 28592). Fees are not refunded if you withdraw or are eliminated.

How to apply

1. Pre-register online in the PNP's online admissions system (SIPROAD), available from gob.pe/pnp and the DIREDDOC website. Choose the school, enter your details exactly as they appear on your DNI (they are checked against the RENIEC register), add family and education details, and print your pre-registration code.

2. Go to the venue on the date set for your surname group, with your code, your original DNI and your payment voucher. For the 2026 Escuela de Oficiales process, all stages took place at the EESTP PNP Puente Piedra, Km 27.5 of the Panamericana Norte, Lima.

3. At every stage except the physical test, men wear a suit and women a dark trouser or skirt suit.

After the exam

For the Escuela de Oficiales, places go in strict merit order from the single final merit table. Admitted applicants must report on the set entry date, or they lose their place to the next person on the table. Escuela de Oficiales applicants who pass overall but do not win a place can choose to join an EESTP in the same year, after passing a medical check and paying the EESTP fees.

For the 2026 EESTP extraordinary process, the PNP announced 6,000 places spread across its EESTP campuses. The campuses are in Arequipa, Ayacucho, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Cusco, Huancayo, Huánuco, Ica, Iquitos, Lima (Puente Piedra and San Bartolo), Piura, Puno, Tarapoto and Trujillo. Men are ranked by campus, and women on a single national table.

Preparation tips

The academic exam carries the highest weight in the final mark (3 of 7), and 70% of it is school-level general knowledge, so revise secondary school mathematics, communication, social sciences and science. Train early for the physical tests, including the 25 m swim. Each event is eliminatory, and the swim is marked as a fail if you cannot swim. Get your record certificates late enough that they are under three months old when you hand them in.