MP Police Constable Recruitment Test (PCRT) 2023
Question papers, vacancy details & cutoff marks
Vacancy details
- Total vacancies
- 7,411
- Exam dates
- 12 Aug 2023 – 12 Sept 2023
- Conducted by
- MP Employee Selection Board (ESB)
Posts: Constable (GD) — District Force (DEF), Special Armed Force (SAF) & Radio Operator
| General (UR) | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | 2,002 | 741 | 1,185 | 1,482 |
Written exam (CBT): 100 questions · 100 marks · 2 hours · no negative marking · bilingual (Hindi + English). Held in 70 shifts (3 a day) from 12 Aug to 12 Sep 2023. Sections: General Knowledge 20 · General Reasoning 20 · General Science 15 · General Maths 15 · Mental Ability 15 · General Aptitude 15. Radio Operator candidates also took a technical paper. Selection: written exam → physical test (PET/PST) → documents & medical. Final merit = written + physical marks (out of 200). Timeline: applications 26 Jun – 10 Jul 2023 · written exam 12 Aug – 12 Sep 2023 · written result 7 Mar 2024 · final result (87% of posts) 11 Mar 2025. The remaining 13% of posts are held back under MP's 87:13 formula (OBC reservation case). Vacancies (7,411): GD District Force 4,444 · GD SAF 2,646 (male only) · GD Radio Operator 321. Radio Operator final cutoffs: UR 144.88 (female 132.99) · OBC 141.27 (female 127.28) · EWS 138.35 (female 119.44) · SC 128.12 (female 113.40) · ST 117.43 (female 102.39). Home Guard quota posts have separate, lower cutoffs and are not shown in the table.
Cutoff marks
Final selection cutoffs: marks of the last selected candidate in each category, written exam + physical test combined.
| Category | Gender | Post | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| General (UR) | — | Constable GD — SAF (male only) | 153.1 / 200 final |
| OBC | — | Constable GD — SAF (male only) | 152.96 / 200 final |
| EWS | — | Constable GD — SAF (male only) | 150.75 / 200 final |
| SC | — | Constable GD — SAF (male only) | 145.91 / 200 final |
| ST | — | Constable GD — SAF (male only) | 140.49 / 200 final |
| General (UR) | — | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 157.87 / 200 final |
| General (UR) | female | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 143.55 / 200 final |
| OBC | — | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 156.36 / 200 final |
| OBC | female | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 151.07 / 200 final |
| EWS | — | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 153.67 / 200 final |
| EWS | female | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 146.17 / 200 final |
| SC | — | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 148.38 / 200 final |
| SC | female | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 137.48 / 200 final |
| ST | — | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 144.17 / 200 final |
| ST | female | Constable GD — District Force (DEF) | 141.48 / 200 final |
