per job-portal reports of West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) Notice No. WBPRB/NOTICE-2026/21 dated 29 October 2026: the Final Written Examination for the Kolkata Police Constable and Lady Constable recruitment is tentatively set for 29 November 2026, 12 noon to 1 PM. Still pending: the final-exam admit card, exam centres, and the list of candidates who pass the physical tests. I could not open the official notice or any official syllabus PDF, so the topic lists below come from preparation sites and should be checked against what WBPRB publishes.
The “2026” in the title needs explaining
This is not a new 2026 recruitment. The exam is the final stage of the Constables and Lady Constables in Kolkata Police recruitment titled “2024,” covering 3,734 posts, 3,464 Constables and 270 Lady Constables, with the preliminary result reported on 13 October 2026 and PMT/PET beginning on 28 October 2026. One other page gives vacancy figures of 3,624 and 345, which does not match the 3,734 total, so I am treating the 3,734 figure, tied to the official notice, as the one to rely on.
A syllabus page that says “2026” is describing the exam year, not a fresh notification. If you search for “Kolkata Police Constable 2026 apply online,” you may find unrelated or new-cycle pages. Match the recruitment name “Kolkata Police – 2024” before you trust any date.
Where you are in the process
Only candidates who passed the preliminary written test and then clear the PMT and PET can sit the final written exam. So the syllabus that matters now is the final-exam one. The reported selection chain is the preliminary test (screening only, marks not counted in final merit), PMT and PET (both qualifying), the final written exam of 85 marks, and an interview of 15 marks, with final merit on those 100 marks.
That first point has a consequence. Your preliminary score does not carry forward, so a candidate who barely passed the preliminary test starts the final stage on level terms with one who topped it.
Final exam pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness / General Knowledge | 25 | 25 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 25 | 25 |
| Reasoning and Logical Analysis | 25 | 25 |
| English | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 85 | 85 |
The paper is objective multiple-choice, one hour long, with one mark per correct answer and a deduction of 0.25 for each wrong one. The language is Bengali and Nepali, except for the English section. One report describes the final paper as offline. The guidelines reported for the day mention an OMR sheet and a black ballpoint pen.
Compare it with the preliminary test. One source gives the preliminary pattern as 100 questions with General Awareness 40, Elementary Mathematics 30 and Reasoning 30. General knowledge drops from 40% of the paper to about 29% in the final (25 of 85), and mathematics plus reasoning rise to about 59% (50 of 85). A candidate who passed the preliminary mainly on current affairs has to shift effort.
Syllabus by subject
These lists come from prep-site summaries of the notification, so read them as a guide.
General Awareness and General Knowledge. Reported topics include ancient and modern Indian history, geography, polity, national and international current affairs, sports, awards and honours, important days, science and technology, and Indian art and culture. One source adds a focus on West Bengal general knowledge. Given that the exam is for Kolkata Police and the paper is in Bengali and Nepali, expect state-level material to matter. That is an inference, not a published weightage.
Elementary Mathematics. The standard is described as Madhyamik, which is Class 10 level in West Bengal. Reported topics include number systems, interest, discount, ratio and proportion, averages, percentages, profit and loss, mensuration, time and work, time and distance, decimals and fractions, and use of tables and graphs. Nothing in the sources suggests algebra or geometry beyond Class 10.
Reasoning and Logical Analysis. Reported topics include analogy, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, directions, non-verbal reasoning, syllogism, puzzles, statements and conclusions, and order and ranking. Another list adds calendars, cubes, seating arrangement and binary logic.
English. Reported topics include verbs, tenses, adverbs, comprehension, synonyms and antonyms, vocabulary, error correction, unseen passages, idioms and phrases, sentence rearrangement, fill in the blanks, subject-verb agreement and articles. This is a 10-mark section, but it is the only one set in English. Bengali- and Nepali-medium candidates should not skip it, as 10 marks on a 100-mark merit is a visible chunk.
The physical test is part of the process, not the syllabus
The reported PET standards are a 1,600-metre run in 6 minutes 30 seconds for males, 800 metres in 4 minutes for females and 800 metres in 3 minutes 30 seconds for third-gender candidates, as qualifying tests. The PMT standards were not in the sources I read. If your PMT/PET result has not come yet, do not neglect the final-exam syllabus: the exam is a month away.
Two numbers worth working out
The first is time. 85 questions in 60 minutes is about 42 seconds each. That is workable for general knowledge and English, and tight for arithmetic and puzzles. This is my calculation, not an official comment.
The second is guessing. The usual advice is to avoid blind guesses under negative marking, but the numbers are more forgiving here. If each question has four options, which the sources do not state, a random guess has a one-in-four chance of earning 1 mark and a three-in-four chance of losing 0.25. That is 0.25 minus 0.1875, a small positive expected gain of about 0.06 marks. If you can eliminate even one wrong option, the expected gain rises. This does not mean guess everything, since variance is real and your time is limited. It does mean that leaving an easy-to-narrow question blank can cost you marks, while a pure coin-flip on a 50-50 call is clearly worth it. Confirm the number of options on the paper before applying this.
A simple preparation order
With about four weeks left, give reasoning and mathematics, 50 of the 85 marks, the largest share of study time, because they are the most improvable in a short window. Keep general awareness for daily short revision, with state-level facts and current affairs, and practise English in short daily sets. Take at least a few timed 85-question tests in the 60-minute window. That ordering is my suggestion.
Cut-off
No cut-off for the final exam is published. Since final merit combines the written exam and the 15-mark interview, any “expected cut-off” ignores the interview and is a guess.
Kolkata Police Constable Syllabus 2026 – Important Links
FAQs
Is there a new Kolkata Police Constable recruitment in 2026?
The syllabus pages refer to the recruitment titled “Kolkata Police – 2024,” with the final exam in 2026. I found no sign of a separate new constable notice in these sources.
Do my preliminary marks count in the final merit?
According to the report, no. The preliminary test is a screening test, and final merit comes from the final written exam and the interview.
Is the 29 November date final?
No. The notice describes it as tentative, and the admit card and centres are not announced.
In what language is the final exam?
Bengali and Nepali, except the English section, per the reports.
Is the PMT or PET part of the syllabus?
They are qualifying tests, not written subjects. The reported PET standards are in the section above.