AP Police Constable Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

1. Preliminary Written Test, 200 marks. Screening only.
2. Physical Measurement Test: height, chest or weight.
3. Physical Efficiency Test: qualifying for Civil, scored out of 100 for APSP.
4. Final Written Examination, 200 questions, graded out of 200 for Civil and out of 100 for APSP.

Written papers

A correct bubble gets full marks and a blank gets zero. No deduction for a wrong answer is prescribed.

Physical Measurement Test

* Agency areas of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari districts.

Physical Efficiency Test

Civil candidates must pass the 1,600 metres and one of the other two. APSP candidates must pass all three, and score out of 100 on a gradation table in Annexure I, so beating the standard earns more than just meeting it.

Annexure II of the notification sets one syllabus for both written papers, at Intermediate standard, objective type, 200 questions:

• English
• Arithmetic (SSC standard)
• Test of Reasoning / Mental Ability
• General Science
• History of India, Indian culture, Indian National Movement
• Indian Geography, Polity and Economy
• Current events of national and international importance

The questions aren't split between topics in the notification. Arithmetic is pitched at SSC level, one step below the rest.

English questions are set in English even in the Telugu and Urdu papers. Choosing a regional medium doesn't get you out of the English section.

The Board doesn't prescribe any textbook and isn't bound by any book. Disputed questions are settled by its Subject Experts Committee.

Post Code 21 (Civil): men and women. Post Code 23 (APSP): men only.

Age, as on 1 July 2022

The amendment of 23 December 2022 (following G.O. Ms. No. 155) raised the upper limit by two years.

No other relaxation is allowed. The only accepted proof of age is the SSC, Matriculation or equivalent certificate. Horoscopes, affidavits, municipal birth extracts and service records are refused.

Education, as on 1 July 2022

Intermediate or equivalent. SC and ST candidates need an SSC pass, plus having studied Intermediate and sat both years' exams. A higher qualification is also accepted. Proving the qualification is recognised is up to you.

Eyesight

6/6 distant vision and 0/5 (Snellen) near vision in each eye, with a full field of vision. Colour blindness, squint, or any morbid condition of the eye or lids disqualifies you. Check this before you start.

In both cases selection is strictly on relative merit among those who passed the Physical Efficiency Test. The Preliminary only screens.

The local candidate rule (Civil only)

Civil selection follows the AP Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 (G.O. (P) No. 763 of 15 November 1975). Under G.O. Ms. No. 8 of 8 January 2002, the first 20 per cent of posts go on a combined merit list of locals and non-locals, and the other 80 per cent to locals only.

The rule doesn't apply to APSP, where you compete state-wide.

Ties

Between candidates of the same category on equal marks, the one born earlier goes first.

You join as a Stipendiary Cadet Trainee, on a stipend, under the Contributory Pension Scheme. The notification doesn't give the stipend or the pay scale; those are set by State Government orders.

The notification also refers to the AP State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.

There are two application stages. Miss Stage 2 and you don't go on, however well you did in the Preliminary. A user guide is posted with each notification on slprb.ap.gov.in.

Have these ready

• SSC or Matriculation certificate (your only proof of age).
• Intermediate certificate, or for SC and ST the SSC certificate plus proof you studied Intermediate.
• Caste certificate and, for BC, the latest Non-Creamy Layer certificate.
• For local status, the School Study Certificate (Annexure III(A)) or the residence certificate.
• Service proof for Home Guards, ex-servicemen, NCC instructors or state employees; death certificate or court decree with affidavit for widows and divorced or separated women; the sports certificate in the Board's proforma (recognised events include the 400 metres, 1500 metres, long jump and shot put).

Certificates obtained after the notification date can't be used to claim reservation or age relaxation. False information ends your candidature.

The Board also runs SI recruitment (SCT SI Civil and SCT RSI APSP, notification 163/SLPRB/Rect.1/2022 of the same date, amended 27 December 2022 and 19 December 2023) and recruited Assistant Public Prosecutors in 2025 (amended 5 and 25 August 2025). All are on slprb.ap.gov.in.

The written tests are held at centres across Andhra Pradesh; the venue is on your hall ticket. For the physical tests, the Board tells qualifiers through its website when to download an Intimation Letter with the venue, date and time. Nothing comes by post.

Bring blue or black ball point pens to the written tests. Bring the Intimation Letter and your original documents, in person, to the physical tests.

Civil vacancies and cut-offs are by district unit (Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam City and Rural, East Godavari, Rajahmundry, West Godavari, Krishna, Vijayawada City, Guntur Urban and Rural, Prakasam, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur, Chittoor and Tirupati Urban), which is where the local rule bites.

Age and qualification were reckoned on 1 July 2022. The whole cycle took about two and a half years. New notifications and results go up on the Recruitment page and Latest News on slprb.ap.gov.in.

Hall tickets are download only, from the Hall Ticket column against each recruitment on slprb.ap.gov.in. For the Preliminary on 22 January 2023 they were available from 9 January 2023, 11.00 a.m. until the exam. The physical tests use an Intimation Letter, and the Final Written its own hall ticket, through the same page.

Complete Stage 2 of the application, or you won't get further.

On 8 August 2025 the Board published, on slprb.ap.gov.in:

• Selection lists for SCT PC (Civil) (Men and Women) and SCT PC (APSP) (Men).
• Revised cut-off marks for both, broken down by district unit, category and sub-quota (General, Women, Home Guard, Meritorious Sports Person, Children of Police Personnel, NCC).

The Board publishes preliminary and then final answer keys for each question paper set. For its Assistant Public Prosecutor recruitment it also offered verification and recounting.

The Board publishes selection cut-offs by district unit, category and sub-quota, not as a state figure. In the Civil cut-off table of 8 August 2025, the OC General cut-off for SCT PC (Civil) ran from about 138 to 155 out of 200 across the units, with Srikakulam highest at 155. OC Women ran lower, mostly from the 110s to the low 140s.

That's a record of one cycle, not a forecast. For Civil, the local rule means the same mark can select you in one unit and not in another. APSP is scored out of 200 on the written paper and physical test combined.

Know your post code

If you're going for APSP, train as hard as you study. The physical test is worth as much as the written paper, and it's graded, so meeting the standard puts you at the bottom of the table.

Clear the Preliminary and move on

It doesn't count. You need 40 per cent (OC, EWS), 35 (BC) or 30 (SC, ST, ex-servicemen). The syllabus is the same as the Final, so the work isn't wasted.

Answer every question

There's no penalty for a wrong answer, so a blank is worth the same as a wrong guess. Fill every bubble.

Practise English in English

It's set in English even in the Telugu and Urdu papers.

Pick your second event (Civil)

You need the 1,600 metres plus either the 100 metres or the long jump. Train the one that suits you.

Check measurements and eyesight early

Men 167.6 cm with an 86.3 cm chest expanding 5 cm; women 152.5 cm and 40 kg. Eyesight 6/6 in each eye with no colour blindness or squint.

Use the published cut-offs and keys

The unit-wise cut-off tables show where the line actually fell. Practise on the 200-question format in three hours, and check your answers against the Board's final keys rather than any book's.

No sample papers are available from SLPRB, AP as of now. The Board doesn't publish model papers.

It does post preliminary and final answer keys after each written test, and selection lists and cut-offs, on slprb.ap.gov.in. The syllabus is Annexure II of the notification.

• slprb.ap.gov.in: the Board's site, with the Recruitment page (notification, apply online, user guide, hall ticket, My Application), Press Release and Latest News
• The notification Rc. No. 161/SLPRB/Rect.2/2022, with the gradation table (Annexure I), syllabus (Annexure II) and School Study Certificate (Annexure III)
• The amendment of 23 December 2022, raising the age limit to 26 (34 for Home Guards)
• The Civil cut-off table, 8 August 2025

Who conducts AP police constable recruitment?

The State Level Police Recruitment Board, Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri.

How many posts were there?

6,100, of which 2,520 were APSP (men only) and the rest Civil (men and women).

Does the Preliminary count?

No. It only screens.

Is there negative marking?

None is prescribed.

Does the physical test carry marks?

Only for APSP, where it's 100 of the 200. For Civil it's pass or fail.

What is the age limit?

18 to 26 on 1 July 2022, or up to 34 for serving Home Guards meeting the conditions.

What is the educational qualification?

Intermediate. SC and ST candidates can apply with SSC if they studied Intermediate and sat both years.

What eyesight do I need?

6/6 distant vision in each eye, with no colour blindness or squint.

What is the local candidate rule?

For Civil, 80 per cent of posts go to locals. It doesn't apply to APSP.

What were the cut-offs?

OC General for Civil ran about 138 to 155 out of 200 across the units in 2025.

Is there a second application stage?

Yes. In this cycle it ran 13 to 20 February 2023.