CG Police SI Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Prelims

Mains (objective, OMR)

The prelims syllabus in the advertisement covers: Indian history, geography, Constitution, economy, science and technology, culture, current events and environment; Chhattisgarh history, geography, literature and culture, tribes and festivals, economy, forests, agriculture and police, administration, industry and minerals, current events and the Naxal problem; computers at Class 12 level; reasoning; arithmetic (metric units, number system, fractions, square roots, averages, percentage, speed and distance, interest, profit and loss, ratio, lines, angles, plane figures, directions); Hindi grammar and vocabulary; and basic English grammar. The mains syllabus is in the same document.

• Local resident of Chhattisgarh.
• Age: 21 to 28 on 1 January 2024, plus a five-year relaxation the Home Department granted for this cycle. SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy layer) get five more years.
• Education: any graduate degree for Subedar, SI, SI (Special Branch) and Platoon Commander; a graduate degree with maths, physics and chemistry for SI (Fingerprint) and SI (Questioned Documents); BCA or B.Sc. (Computer) for SI (Computer) and SI (Cyber Crime).
• Physical: height 168 cm for men and 153 cm for women; chest 81 cm unexpanded and 86 cm expanded for men. No knock-knee or flat foot. Eyesight 6/6 and 6/9 without glasses, with normal colour vision.
• All certificates must be held by the last date of the prelims application.

1. Physical measurement and document check (Police Department).
2. Prelims: 100 questions, 300 marks. Twenty candidates per post go through to the mains.
3. Mains: objective papers, see the pattern below. Separate merit lists are drawn up for each post group, and five candidates per post move on.
4. Physical efficiency test, 300 marks: long jump, high jump, shot put, 100 m and 1,500 m, 60 marks each. You need 30% overall. For SI (Computer) and SI (Cyber Crime) it is qualifying only.
5. Interview, 100 marks.

The final merit list adds the mains, the PET and the interview, plus up to 10 bonus marks for national or international sport. Prelims marks do not count.

Pay Matrix Level 8, plus DA and allowances. Three years of probation.

Prelims applications ran from 23 October to 21 November 2024 on CGPSC's online portal. Chhattisgarh residents paid no fee. Shortlisted candidates fill a separate online form for the mains.

CGPSC posts written results on its results page. Physical test results come from Police Headquarters on cgpolice.gov.in.

• Prelims marks only decide who reaches the mains, so aim to clear the cut-off comfortably and spend most of your time on the mains papers.
• The mains Hindi paper alone is worth 125 marks. Don't neglect grammar.
• The PET carries 300 marks in the final merit, more than the interview.

• CGPSC advertisements and notifications
• SI recruitment 2024 advertisement (PDF)
• Prelims result, 4 August 2026 (PDF)
• Mains postponement notice, 13 October 2026 (PDF)
• Chhattisgarh Police

Who conducts the CG Police SI exam?

CGPSC for the 2024 cycle; the physical tests are run by the police.

How many posts are there in 2024?

341, of which 278 are Sub Inspector.

When is the mains?

It was due on 2 to 4 November 2026 but has been postponed. Watch the CGPSC site for the new date.

What is the age limit?

21 to 28 on 1 January 2024, plus five years for this cycle and further relaxation for reserved categories.

What is the pay?

Level 8 of the state pay matrix.