Applying for HP Police Constable 2026 but not sure where to start your preparation? You’re not alone — thousands of candidates make the mistake of jumping straight into books without first checking the syllabus, and end up wasting weeks on topics that aren’t even part of the exam.
Here’s the good news: once you know exactly what to study, your prep becomes 10x more focused. The HP Police Constable written exam tests you on five key areas — General Awareness, Mathematics, Reasoning, English, and Hindi — and each carries its own weightage in the final selection.
In this article, we’ve broken down the complete HP Police Constable Syllabus 2026, along with the latest exam pattern, marking scheme, negative marking rules, and exam duration — all based on the official notification. Bookmark this page and use it as your one-stop prep guide.
HP Police Constable Syllabus 2026
The written examination tests candidates on five important subjects. Each subject covers different topics that candidates should prepare thoroughly. The complete subject-wise syllabus is given below.
General Awareness
- Sports
- Current Affairs – National & International (Current & Previous year)
- Important Days
- Abbreviations
- Science – Inventions & Discoveries
- Countries & Capitals
- Important Awards & Honors
- Geography and Culture of Himachal Pradesh
- Policies, Programs and Schemes of the Government
- International & National Organizations
- Books and Authors
Mathematics
- Averages
- Rational Numbers
- Probability
- Mensuration
- Profit and Loss
- Time and Distance
- Data Interpretation
- Comparison of Quantity
- Triangles
- Statistics
- Fraction and Decimals
- Surface Area & Volumes
Hindi
- संज्ञा
- सर्वनाम
- विशेषण
- क्रिया
- अव्यय
- मुहावरे
- पर्यायवाची शब्द
- विलोमार्थी शब्द
- एकार्थी शब्द
- अनेकार्थी शब्द
- स्वर
- व्यंजन
- लोकोक्तियाँ
English
- Tenses
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Correction of Sentences
- Articles & Determiners
- Antonyms & Synonyms
- Active & Passive Voice
- Parts of Speech (Nouns, Pronouns, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection, Preposition)
Reasoning
- Analogies
- Cubes and Dice
- Coding-Decoding
- Non-Verbal Series
- Alphabet Series
- Blood Relations
- Clocks & Calendar
- Visual Memory
- Number Series
- Arithmetic Reasoning
HP Police Constable Syllabus 2026 pdf download
Once the official syllabus PDF is released by the department, the direct download link will be updated here. Candidates are advised to visit the official website or we will also add link hare regularly for the latest updates regarding the syllabus and examination.
HP Police Constable Exam Pattern 2026
The HP Police Constable written examination is conducted in objective (MCQ) format. Candidates need to answer questions from all five subjects. Each question carries one mark, and there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
| S.No. | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Awareness | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Mathematics | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Reasoning | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | English | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Hindi | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 90 | 90 |
Exam Duration: 120 Minutes
Negative Marking: 0.25 Marks
HP Police Constable Exam Date 2026
The examination date for the HP Police Constable Recruitment 2026 has not been announced yet. Candidates should regularly check the official notification for the latest updates regarding the written examination.
