APSSB Constable Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

The written stage is a 200-mark objective paper in 2 hours: General Awareness, Reasoning, Arithmetic and English, 25 questions of 2 marks each. No negative marking. In 2026 the minimum was 33% in aggregate; in CSLE 2025 it was 33% in each subject.

Physical efficiency test:

Band and Bugler candidates also take a trade test on their instrument. Ex-servicemen skip the PET but still take the PST.

The paper follows APSSB's common syllabus. General Awareness covers current events, history, polity, geography, economics, everyday science, sports and culture, with Arunachal-specific questions. Reasoning covers verbal and non-verbal items such as analogy, series, classification and coding. Arithmetic runs from simplification and percentages to interest, mensuration, time and work, and data tables. English tests grammar, vocabulary, sentence order and comprehension.

Class 10 pass, age 18 to 22 on the closing date. APST candidates get 5 extra years. Ex-servicemen deduct their service from their age. In 2026 a one-time age relaxation was given to people who had sat the July 2025 written exam under the old 2020 constable advertisement.

Physical standards (2026):

Men need a chest of 79 cm, expanding to 84 cm. Vision must be 6/6 in the better eye and 6/12 in the worse, corrected, with no colour blindness.

1. Written exam (merit).
2. Shortlist for PST/PET: three times the vacancies in 2026, eight times in CSLE 2025.
3. PST, PET and, for Band and Bugler, a trade test. All qualifying.
4. Medical fitness test.
5. Final list on written marks and the post preferences you gave.

Constable posts are at Level 3, ₹21,700 to ₹69,100 basic pay a month, plus allowances.

Online through the APSSB portal. Fee in 2026: ₹150 for APST, ₹200 for unreserved. Rank the constable posts and the Fireman and Special Tiger Guard posts in your preferred order when you apply; the order is final.

The 2026 written test was held in 14 districts, including the Itanagar Capital Region. CSLE 2025 offered 15 centres, among them Bomdila, Seppa, Pasighat, Aalo, Itanagar, Ziro, Tezu, Namsai, Changlang, Tawang, Khonsa, Roing, Longding and Yingkiong. You pick three in order.

APSSB publishes PST/PET results day by day during the physical tests, then a final list with each candidate's marks and allotted unit. Everything is on the notices page and the results page.

• The 2026 cut for the physical round was only three candidates per seat, so a good written score matters more than usual.
• Train for the 1500 m (8 minutes) well ahead of the physical round.
• Past constable papers with keys, including the 2026 drive and the 2020 Civil Police exam, are on the question papers page.

• APSSB advertisements, for the next constable notice
• Uniformed Services drive 2026 advertisement and rescheduling notice
• Final result, 5 September 2026
• CSLE 2025 advertisement (constable posts 15/25 to 17/25)
• Previous papers

What is the age limit for APSSB Constable?

18 to 22, with 5 more years for APST candidates.

Can women apply?

Yes, for Constable Civil Police (Female). IRBn, Band and Bugler posts were for men in 2026.

Is the physical test scored?

No. PST, PET and the medical are pass or fail; merit comes from the written exam.

Is a constable recruitment open now?

No. The 2026 drive finished in September 2026.