Official sources checked: 26 October 2026. This page is based on the Maharashtra Police website (mahapolice.gov.in): “Police Bharti 2024-25 – Instructions for Candidates” (revised, dated 12.11.2025), the Police Constable (Recruitment) Rules, 2011 (dated 16.06.2011) and the Amendment Rules, 2025 (dated 17.10.2025). When the next (2026) advertisement comes out, its rules are final.
Selection process in short
Police Shipai (Constable) selection has three stages:
- Online application – only on the official portal (policerecruitment2025.mahait.org).
- Physical test (ground test) – 50 marks. Only candidates who get at least 50% (25 marks) can go ahead.
- Written test – 100 marks. From the candidates who pass the physical test, in order of marks, candidates are called in the ratio 1:10 of the vacancies in each category.
The final merit list is made from physical + written marks together (150 marks). Document verification and medical test come after that.
Written exam pattern
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Total marks | 100 |
| Question type | Multiple choice (MCQ), one correct out of four |
| Time | 90 minutes |
| Language of the paper | Marathi |
| To qualify | Minimum 40% marks (below 40 = not eligible) |
| Exam day | Same day across the whole state for one post |
The 4 written subjects (official list):
| No. | Subject (Marathi name) | What comes (in short) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arithmetic (अंकगणित) | Numbers, percentage, profit-loss, interest, average, ratio, time-work-speed, area |
| 2 | General Knowledge & Current Affairs (सामान्य ज्ञान व चालू घडामोडी) | Maharashtra & India history, geography, Constitution, police & laws, current affairs |
| 3 | Intelligence Test / Reasoning (बुद्धिमत्ता चाचणी) | Number/letter series, coding, blood relations, directions, ranking, clock-calendar |
| 4 | Marathi Grammar (मराठी व्याकरण) | Sandhi, parts of speech, vibhakti, tense, prayog, samas, alankar, idioms & proverbs |
Note (unofficial / not confirmed): the official instructions do not give marks per subject. Past papers usually had about 25 questions (1 mark each) per subject, but this is not officially announced. We also did not find any mention of negative marking in the official instructions – always read the advertisement and the hall-ticket instructions.
Because the paper is in Marathi, learn the Marathi terms (शेकडेवारी = percentage, सरासरी = average, सरळव्याज = simple interest) even if you study in English.
Physical test (ground test) – 50 marks
| Men | Marks | Women | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 m run | 20 | 800 m run | 20 |
| 100 m run | 15 | 100 m run | 15 |
| Shot put | 15 | Shot put | 15 |
| Total | 50 | Total | 50 |
(Transgender candidates take the test of the identity – male or female – chosen in the application.) The marks-per-timing tables are given in the recruitment rules and the advertisement.
The old 2011 rules had a 5 km / 3 km run, long jump, pull-ups and a 100-mark ground test. That has changed – the current recruitment uses the 50-mark test above.
Physical standards (height and chest)
| Item | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Height | At least 165 cm | At least 155 cm |
| Chest | At least 79 cm unexpanded; at least 5 cm expansion | Not applicable |
Eligibility, age and fee (as per Bharti 2024-25)
- Education: HSC (Class 12) pass, or a qualification the government treats as equal.
- Age (Police Shipai): Open category 18 to 28 years; backward classes 18 to 33 years. Separate relaxations exist for women, sportspersons, ex-servicemen, project-affected, earthquake-affected, home guards, police wards, orphans etc.
- One-time age relaxation (amendment of 17.10.2025): candidates of all categories who crossed the maximum age between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2025 were made eligible for the recruitment of the 2024 and 2025 vacancies.
- Fee (Police Shipai): Open ₹450, backward classes ₹350 (non-refundable).
- Bharti 2024-25 applications: taken online from 29.10.2025 to 30.11.2025.
How to prepare (simple 30-day plan)
- Days 1–10: Arithmetic and reasoning – 2 topics a day + 30 practice questions. Keep all formulas in one notebook.
- Days 11–20: Marathi grammar – vibhakti, samas, prayog and alankar first (they give sure marks).
- Days 21–27: GK – Maharashtra geography, history, Constitution, police and laws; 15 minutes of newspaper daily.
- Days 28–30: Full practice papers – 100 questions in 90 minutes. Do GK and Marathi first (fast), then maths and reasoning.
- Ground: keep running every day. If you get less than 25 in the physical test, you don't get a chance at the written test at all.
Notes for each subject, with examples and practice questions with answers, are below.