UP Police SI Syllabus 2020 | Exam Pattern and Important Topics

UP SI Syllabus includes topics in General Hindi, Numerical & Mental Ability Test, Mental Aptitude Test/Intelligence Test/Test of Reasoning, and Law/ Constitution & General Knowledge sections. The UP Police is soon going to start the recruitment process for the post of Sub Inspector for a total of 9534 vacancies and knowing the syllabus in its entirety is important to ace the exam. Candidates can check the UP Police SI Recruitment notification here. To help candidates through this phase, Oliveboard is here with the detailed UP Police SI Syllabus and the analysis of previous year papers. Candidates are advised to visit the official UP police website or this space for complete details and updates.

UP SI Syllabus | यूपी पुलिस उप निरक्षक (दरोगा ) पाठ्यक्रम

General Hindi/ Hindi Essay – सामान्य हिन्दी/हिन्दी निबन्ध

Here is the UP Police SI Syllabus for Hindi and Essay papers respectively.

(क)- सामान्य हिन्दी

1. दिये हुए गद्यांश का शीर्षक, सारांश एवं प्रश्नोत्तर,
2. पत्र लेखन:-सरकारी एवं अर्द्ध -सरकारी पत्र, तार, कार्यालय आदेश, अधिसूचना एवं परिपत्र
3. शब्द ज्ञान एवं प्रयोग:-उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची, विलोम वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द, तद्भव एवं तत्सम, वर्तनी एवं वाक्य शुद्धि अलंकार, समास।
4. लोकोक्ति एवं मुहावरे।

(ख)- हिन्दी निबन्ध

• साहित्य एवं संस्कृति
• सामाजिक राजनीतिक व आर्थिक क्षेत्र, विज्ञान, पर्यावरण एवं प्रौद्योगिकी, कृषि, उद्योग व व्यापार, राष्ट्रीय व अन्तर्रा्ट्रीय घटनाएं
• प्राकृतिक आपदाः- भूस्खलन, भूकम्प, बाढ़, सूखा. महामारी इत्यादि
• राष्ट्रीय विकास योजनाएं
• आदर्श एवं महान विभूतियों का जीवन चित्रण,
• पुलिस व्यवस्था पुलिस सुधार, आदर्श व्यवस्था, उत्पत्ति, आवश्यकता

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UP Police SI Exam Analysis – सामान्य हिन्दी/हिन्दी निबन्ध 

As per the UP Police SI Exam held in 2017 (3 Shifts), here is the comparative list and average number of questions asked

गधांश	5
अलंकार	2
रस/छंद	2-3
संधि	3-4
उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय	2-3
मुहावरे	3-4
एकार्थी शब्द	2
हिंदी व्याकरण (वचन,कारक, संज्ञा, लिंग, सर्वनाम आदि)	10-12
वाक्य क्रम स्थापन	2-3
प्रसिद्द कवि की कृतिया	2-3
रिक्त स्थान	3-4

General Knowledge / Basic Law & Constitution (सामान्य ज्ञान / मूल विधि एवं संविधान)

Here is the UP Police SI Syllabus for General Knowledge and Basic Law & Constitution respectively.

(A) Basic Law & Constitution

The most important topics covered in the Basic Law & Constitution sections of UP Police SI syllabus include the Indian Constitution and Social Laws.

• Indian constitution – Objective of constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Parliamentary system, Formation of Central and State Governments and determination of their rights, Right to make laws, Procedure and limitations of constitution amendment, Procedure for election of MPs, Writ system, Constitutional schedules, nationality, formation of federal and territorial justice bodies, general knowledge about All India Services and their selection method etc.
• General knowledge of social laws – legal provisions related to protection of women, children, members of scheduled caste etc., traffic rules, environmental protection, wildlife protection, human rights protection, cyber crime, right to public information, prevention of corruption
• Constitutional Acts, National Security Act, Public Interest Litigation, Principles of Criminal Punishment, Principles of Natural Justice.
• General knowledge of the laws relating to the right to self-defense.

(B) General Knowledge 

History, Current Affairs (India, World), Geography, General Science, Science & Technology, IT and Communication, Agriculture, Environment, Sports, Awards, Trade and Commerce, Misc.

 UP SI Exam Analysis : Basic Law and Constitution and GK

The distribution of questions asked from different topics in previous year papers of UP SI Exam are –

1. Questions were from articles in Constitution, from article 14, 17, 44, 51 and more.
2. In History section, Questions from modern history
3. 3-4 questions from Police Traffic controller system
4. 8-10 questions from Women’s act, Child Act, Marriage act and other acts.
5. 2-3 questions from Geography
6. There were questions on traditional GK like Sports, Awards and Important dates.

 Numerical and Mental Ability Test (संख्यात्मक एवं मानसिक योग्यता परीक्षा)

Here is the UP SI Syllabus for Numerical and Mental Ability Test.

(A) Numerical Ability

The most important topics covered in the Numerical Ability sections of UP Police SI syllabus include the following topics in Arithmetic, Geometry etc.

• Number System
• Simplification
• Decimals and Fraction
• Highest common factor and lowest common multiple
• Ratio and Proportion
• Percentage
• Profit and Loss
• Discount
• Simple interest
• Compound interest
• Partnership
• Average
• Time and Work
• Time and Distance
• Use of Tables and Graphs
• Miscellaneous
• Mensuration

(B) Mental Aptitude Test

Mental Aptitude section tends to test the logical ability of the candidates. Here are the topics that form the UP SI Syllabus for Mental Aptitude Test.

• Logical Diagrams
• Symbol-Relationship Interpretation
• Codification
• Perception Test
• Word formation – Test
• Letter and number series
• Word and alphabet Analogy
• Common Sense Test
• Letter and number coding
• Direction sense Test
• Logical interpretation of data
• Forcefulness of argument
• Determining implied meanings

UP SI Exam Analysis  – Numerical and Mental Ability Test

Average number of questions asked in Numerical and Mental Ability Test in previous year UP SI Exam papers are –

Topic	No. Of Questions
Simple Interest & compound Interest	1-2
Profit, loss and discount	4
Number System	3
Data Interpretation	5
Speed, time and Distance	3
Mixture and Ratio	4
Fraction and Simplification	5
Time and Work	3
Mensuration	4
Average	3
Percentage	2
Miscellaneous questions	Rest

Mental Aptitude/Intelligence Quotient /Test of Reasoning (मानसिक अभिरूचि/ बुद्धिलब्धि / तार्किक) 

Here is the UP SI Syllabus for Mental Aptitude Test/Intelligence Quotient Test/Test of Reasoning.

(A) Mental Aptitude Test (मानसिक अभिरूचि परीक्षा) 

Mental Aptitude section tends to test the logical ability of the candidates. Here are the topics that form the UP SI Syllabus for Mental Aptitude Test.

• Public Interest
• Law and order
• Communal harmony
• Crime Control
• Rule of law
• Ability of Adaptability
• Professional Information (Basic level)
• Police System
• Contemporary Police Issues & Law and order
• Basic Law
• Interest in Profession
• Mental toughness
• Sensitivity towards minorities and underprivileged
• Gender sensitivity

(B)  Intelligence Quotient Test – (बुद्धिलब्धि परीक्षा)

This section tends to test the Intelligence Quotient of the candidates. Here are the topics that form the UP SI Syllabus for Intelligence Quotient.

• Relationship and Analogy Test
• Spotting out the dissimilar
• Series Completion Test
• Coding and Decoding Test
• Direction Sense Test
• Blood Relation
• Problems based on alphabet
• Time sequence test
• Venn Diagram and chart type test
• Mathematical ability Test
• Arranging in order

(C)  Test of Reasoning (तार्किक परीक्षा)

This section tends to test the reasoning ability of the candidates. Here are the topics that form the UP SI Syllabus for Reasoning.

• Analogies
• Similarities
• Differences
• Space visualization
• Problem-solving
• Analysis judgement
• Decision -making
• Visual memory
• Discrimination
• Observation
• Relationship
• Concepts
• Arithmetical reasoning
• Verbal and figure classification
• Arithmetical number series
• Abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships
• Arithmetical computations and other analytical functions

 UP SI Exam Analysis : Mental Aptitude/Intelligence Quotient/ Reasoning

Average number of questions asked in Mental Aptitude /Intelligence Quotient /Reasoning tests in previous year UP SI Exam papers are –

1. Input Output	5
Blood Relation	2
Coding and Decoding	2-3
Statements and Conclusions	2-3
Syllogism	2-3
Sitting Arrangement	2-3
Number and Alphabet Series	4
Assumptions	2-3
Paper cutting	2
Embedded Figures	2
Mathematical Operations	3-4

UP Police SI Exam Pattern

To summarize it all, the UP SI Syllabus is based on the following patten. General Hindi consists of 40 questions, Numerical & Mental Ability Test (40 questions), Mental Aptitude Test/Intelligence Test/Test of Reasoning (40), and Law/ Constitution & General Knowledge (24 and 16) respectively.

Subject	Questions	Marks	Qualifying Marks
General Hindi	40	100	35
Law/ Constitution General Knowledge	24 16	100	35
Numerical & Mental Ability Test	40	100	35
Mental Aptitude Test/Intelligence Test/Test of Reasoning	40	100	35

Points to Remember

1. UP Police SI exam will be an objective type online test.
2. There is no negative marking in UP Police SI Exam.
3. UP Police is conducted in both Hindi and English except the General Hindi which will be in Hindi.
4. Each of the 160 questions will carry 2.5 i.e a total of 400 marks.
5. Test duration is 2 hours. (120 minutes).
6. Candidates need to score a total of 200 with a minimum of 35 in individual sections.

That’s all we have for you in this blog UP Police SI Syllabus. You are advised to constantly follow the official UP Police website and this space for regular updates. Hope this information is helpful to aspirants.

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