UP Police

Overview

The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB/UPPBPB) conducts direct recruitment to Uttar Pradesh Police posts, including Constable (Civil Police) and Sub-Inspector (Civil Police), each run as a separate recruitment cycle with its own notice and timeline, tracked on the Board's Notice page. The current Constable (Civil Police) and equivalent posts cycle — Advertisement No. PRPB-B (Constable, PAC & Other Cadres) 07/2025, notified 31 December 2025 for about 32,679 vacancies, with online applications open until 30 January 2026 — has its written examination, document verification/physical standard test, and physical efficiency test stages tracked through a series of official notices; as of 25 September 2026 its PET admit-card and schedule notices were current on the Board's Notice page.

Who can apply

Candidates must have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) from a recognised board and hold Indian citizenship (or belong to a defined category of foreign citizenship). Reported age limits for the current cycle: for unreserved candidates, 18–22 years for men and 18–25 years for women; SC/ST/OBC candidates get an extended upper limit of 31 years (men) and 34 years (women). A one-time additional age relaxation of 3 years was granted to all categories for this cycle by government order (notified 22 January 2026). Candidates must also meet the prescribed physical standards for height and chest measurement, and pass the Physical Efficiency Test described below.

Exam pattern — written examination

Physical Standard Test (PST) — Constable

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) — Constable

Candidates who fail to meet the PST measurements or complete the PET run within the stated time are disqualified from further selection, regardless of their written-exam score.

Selection process

Based on the Board's published notices, the Constable (Civil Police) selection runs through: a written (OMR-based) examination; Document Verification and Physical Standard Test (DV/PST) for candidates shortlisted from the written exam; a Physical Efficiency Test (PET); and a medical examination, before a final, district-wise merit list is prepared. For the current cycle, the written examination was held on 8, 9 and 10 June 2026, with the final answer key published 31 July 2026; DV/PST admit cards were released 10 August 2026; and PET admit cards and the PET schedule were published in September 2026.

Fees

Reported for the current cycle: an application fee of Rs 400 for General/OBC candidates; SC/ST candidates were not charged a fee. Confirm the exact fee, including any separate PwD exemption, against the current notification.

How to apply

Applications for UPPBPB recruitment cycles are submitted online during the window specified in each cycle's own notice on the Board's website, using a desktop or laptop browser (mobile application was not supported for this cycle); candidates upload photograph, signature and required documents (Class 10 and 12 marksheets, Aadhaar, date-of-birth proof, caste certificate where applicable) before paying the fee online.

Preparation tips

Because UPPBPB runs multiple recruitment cycles (Constable, Sub-Inspector and others) at overlapping times, and dates have shifted before (PET dates for one 2025 cycle were postponed due to rain), always confirm the current stage and schedule for your specific post on the Board's Notices page. Since the written exam has negative marking, prioritise accuracy over guessing; since the PET is a pass/fail stage independent of the written score, begin running and fitness practice (targeting the 4.8 km/25-minute or 2.4 km/14-minute standard) well before the written result is out.