MP Police SI Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Stage 1: preliminary (qualifying)

100 marks, 2 hours, objective, no negative marking. Questions on Hindi and English comprehension, analytical ability, history, geography, science, civics, basic computers, reasoning and current affairs. The marks only decide who reaches the mains (ten times the vacancies, by category).

Stage 2: mains

The mains papers deduct one third of a mark for each wrong answer. Blank answers cost nothing.

Stage 3: physical test and interview

Three times the vacancies are called. The physical test is out of 100: 800 m run (40, one try), long jump (30) and shot put (30), with three tries at each field event. You need at least 30 (non-technical) or 20 (technical) to stay in. The interview is out of 50.

Paper I, part A: Indian history from Harappa through the Mauryas, Guptas, medieval India, the Bhakti-Sufi movements, Vijayanagar, the Mughals, the Company and colonial rule, 1857, the national movement and the making of the Constitution; post-independence consolidation; Indian society and diversity; India's and MP's population and MP's tribes; women, population, poverty, urbanisation; globalisation.

Paper I, part B: the Constitution and its amendments; Union-state relations and local bodies; separation of powers; Parliament and the state legislature; executive and judiciary; welfare schemes for weaker sections; poverty and hunger.

Paper II, part A: current affairs; science and technology in daily life; IT, space, robotics, nanotechnology, AI and IPR; conservation and environment; the Indian economy; new technology in policing; the role of police in a democracy; extremism, internal security, cyber security, money laundering, organised crime and terrorism.

Paper II, part B: numbers and basic statistics, charts and tables, mean, median, mode, ratio and proportion, profit and loss, percentage, simple and compound interest, mensuration, logical reasoning and problem solving.

Upper age limit on 23 September 2026

• 33 for unreserved and EWS men from MP, and for everyone from outside MP.
• 38 for MP women of any category, MP SC/ST/OBC men, and government, corporation and Home Guard staff.
• Five more years for Vikram award winners; 43 is the ceiling.

Non-domiciles may apply only against open unreserved posts.

Physical standards

• Height: men 167.5 cm, women 152.4 cm.
• Chest (men): 81 cm unexpanded, 86 cm expanded, with at least 5 cm expansion.
• Vision 6/9 in one eye and 6/12 in the other without glasses, normal colour vision (Ishihara), no knock knee or flat foot.

1. Preliminary exam (MPESB). Qualifying only.
2. Mains (MPESB): two 300-mark papers, plus the technical paper for technical posts.
3. Physical measurement, document check and physical test (Police Headquarters).
4. Interview, 50 marks.

The final merit list adds mains, physical test and interview marks, separately for technical and non-technical posts. Posts are then given in the order of preference you entered in the form. Equal scores go to the older candidate. Selected candidates serve at least five years in the unit they join and are not posted to their home district.

Subedar and every Sub Inspector post are on Level 9, ₹36,200 to ₹1,14,800. For the first three years you get a stipend of 70%, 80% and 90% of the minimum of the scale, then full pay. The contributory pension scheme applies.

Apply on MPOnline through the MPESB link. Fees:

The portal charge is ₹60 at a kiosk or ₹20 through your own citizen login. The Board takes a separate processing fee from those who qualify for the mains. Government employees need prior permission from their appointing authority.

Each table has horizontal shares for ex-servicemen (10%), police staff (15%) and women (35%, not in SAF). About 13% of each post is held in a provisional OBC/notional UR list until the High Court decides the OBC reservation case. You can apply for the non-technical posts plus one technical group.

Mains, physical test and interview dates are announced later. For scale, the 2025 cycle held its mains on 29 April 2026, declared the mains result on 18 May 2026 and the final result on 7 July 2026.

Admit cards come out on the MPESB admit card page a few days before each stage. Bring an original photo ID (Aadhaar, voter ID, PAN, driving licence or passport) plus your Aadhaar details. Entry needs Aadhaar-based biometric verification, so keep your Aadhaar biometrics unlocked.

The 2025 final cut-offs (mains plus physical test plus interview) for the main 87% list included:

The full sheet is in the 2025 final cut-off PDF. Prelim cut-offs are percentiles and change with every shift and cycle.

• Don't over-invest in the prelim. It only has to get you into the top ten times the vacancies; the mains and the physical test decide the list.
• The mains is the old MPPSC-style general studies syllabus. Learn MP's demography, tribes and history alongside the national material.
• Guess carefully in the mains: a wrong answer costs a third of a mark.
• Train for the 800 m from the start. A weak run can drop you below the 30-mark floor however well you wrote.
• Work through the 2025 SI paper in the MPESB archive.

• Subedar and SI rulebook 2026 (Hindi, PDF)
• All MPESB rulebooks
• Results and admit cards
• 2025 final result note
• Old question papers (has the 2025 SI paper)
• MPOnline

How many posts are there in 2026?

507: 81 Subedar and 426 Sub Inspector posts of various kinds.

When is the 2026 prelim?

From 28 October 2026.

Is there negative marking?

Not in the prelim. In the mains, one third of a mark per wrong answer.

Can women apply for SI (SAF)?

No. SAF posts are for men only. Women can apply for every other post.

Do prelim marks count in the final merit?

No. Only mains, physical test and interview marks count.