MP Police SI / Subedar Syllabus 2026: 507 Posts

Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board, Bhopal, is conducting the Subedar and Sub-Inspector Cadre Recruitment Test 2026 for Police Headquarters, Home (Police) Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The recruitment overview lists 507 posts (Subedar 81 + Sub-Inspector cadres 426). Some news summaries printed 504 — treat 507 as reported on the recruitment overview and confirm the seat table in the 2026 rulebook on esb.mp.gov.in. Online apply is 09.09.2026–23.09.2026; correction till 28.09.2026. The written exam is reported from 28.10.2026 onwards. This page covers the official pattern and syllabus family used in the MPESB SI/Subedar rulebook (follow the 2026 PDF if any line differs).

MP Police SI / Subedar Syllabus 2026 PDF Out @esb.mp.gov.in

Scheme, negative marking, PET/PST, interview and post-wise EQ sit in the Board rulebook, not in third-party notes. Download the updated Subedar / SI 2026 book from the Rulebooks index.

Open MPESB rulebooks (Subedar / SI 2026).

Official links

• esb.mp.gov.in

• Rulebooks index — download the 2026 SI/Subedar book

Highlights

Post-wise vacancy (overview 507)

Horizontal rows (open / ex-servicemen / departmental / female) are inside the rulebook tables. Outsiders from other States compete only in the UR open slice; reservation benefits are for MP domicile as printed.

Important dates

Eligibility (education, short)

• Subedar and SI (SAF / District Force) — graduate from a recognised university, as in the 2026 notice summaries.

• SI (Arms) — diploma in Mechanical Engineering (technical paper on mechanical engineering).

• SI (Photo / Questioned Documents / Finger Print) — science degree with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (or the exact combination printed); one technical paper on PCM.

• Age, height, chest, vision and MP domicile rules — only the 2026 rulebook. Maximum age lines commonly used for MP UR male / other-State candidates sit around the early-thirties band with extra years for reserved MP categories; do not apply a guess — open the PDF.

Selection process

Prelims pattern (follow 2026 rulebook)

Same family as recent MPESB SI/Subedar books: 100 marks, two hours, objective questions on:

• Hindi language comprehension

• English language comprehension

• Analytical ability

• History

• Geography

• Science

• Civics

• Basic computer knowledge

• Reasoning (tarkshakti)

• Current affairs

Prelims is compulsory for both non-technical and technical applicants. The last SI-family rulebook states no negative marking in Prelims and that Prelims marks do not enter the final merit. Verify that sentence in the 2026 PDF before you assume it. Separate merit lists are drawn for non-technical and technical streams.

Mains pattern

Mains syllabus (rulebook annexure, condensed)

Paper-I General Studies (300)

• Part A (150) History and Indian society — Harappa to Constitution-making outline (Maurya, Gupta, Harsha, medieval bhakti-Sufi, Vijayanagara, Mughals, Company rule, 1857, colonial cities, Gandhi and the national movement); post-independence reorganisation; features and diversity of Indian society; demography of India and MP including tribes; women, poverty, urbanisation; globalisation and Indian society.

• Part B (150) Constitution, politics, social justice — Constitution (history, features, amendments, basic structure); Union-State functions and local bodies; separation of powers; Parliament and State legislatures; executive and judiciary; welfare schemes and institutions for weaker sections; poverty and hunger issues.

Paper-II General Studies (300)

• Part A (150) — current affairs; science and technology in daily life; IT, space, computers, robotics, nano, bio-tech, AI and IPR awareness; environment and EIA; Indian economy and planning; GIS/GPS and other applied tech in policing, transport and planning; conventional and renewable energy; role of police in a democracy; development and extremism; internal security (state and non-state actors, media/social networks, cyber basics, money laundering); organised crime and terrorism links.

• Part B (150) Reasoning and numerical ability — numbers and elementary statistics, probability; data handling (charts, graphs, tables); mean/median/mode and deviation; ratio, unitary method; profit-loss, percentage, discount, SI/CI; area, perimeter, volume; logical and analytical problem solving.

Technical papers

• SI (Arms) — mechanical engineering diploma standard, 100 MCQ.

• SI (Photo / QD / Finger Print) — one PCM paper, 100 MCQ.

How to download the official syllabus

1. Open esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/rule_books.htm.

2. Download the Subedar / Sub-Inspector 2026 rulebook (updated file if a later date stamp appears).

3. Read Stage-1 Prelims subjects, Stage-2 paper scheme, PET events and the education/age chapters.

4. Apply only on the Board portal from 09.09.2026; keep fee receipts (departmental exam fee in the book is typically ₹200 unreserved and ₹100 for SC/ST/OBC/EWS who are MP residents, plus MP Online portal charges).

Note

Physical standards and medical rules can fail a candidate even after written merit. Confirm every number on esb.mp.gov.in. This page is a reading aid, not the rulebook.

FAQ

Where is the MP Police SI / Subedar 2026 syllabus? Open the Subedar / Sub-Inspector cadre 2026 rulebook on esb.mp.gov.in/rulebooks/rule_books.htm and read the pattern and syllabus annexures.

How many vacancies? 507 as reported on the recruitment overview (Subedar 81 + SI cadres 426). Some reports said 504 — confirm the seat table in the ESB rulebook.

What is the Prelims pattern? Per the 2026 rulebook family: 100 marks, 2 hours; Hindi/English comprehension, analysis, history, geography, science, civics, basic computer, reasoning, current affairs. Recent MPESB SI rulebooks have no negative marking in Prelims — verify in the 2026 PDF.

When can I apply? 09.09.2026 to 23.09.2026; correction till 28.09.2026. Exam from 28.10.2026 onwards as reported — confirm the shift notice on esb.mp.gov.in.