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Delhi Police Constable physical test (PET / PST)
Delhi Police Constable (Executive) Male and Female 2025. Every figure below is as printed in the official notice linked at the end, read on 27 Oct 2026; where the notice gives no figure, this page says so.
How it counts: Pass or fail: the Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT) is qualifying in nature (paras 1.4 and 16.8). Only those who clear the race go on to the long jump, then the high jump (three chances each).
Race
| Who | For | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Up to 30 years | 1600 metres | within 6 min |
| Men | Above 30 to 40 years | 1600 metres | within 7 min |
| Men | Above 40 years | 1600 metres | within 8 min |
| Women | Up to 30 years | 1600 metres | within 8 min |
| Women | Above 30 to 40 years | 1600 metres | within 9 min |
| Women | Above 40 years | 1600 metres | within 10 min |
Other events
- Men, Long jump: 14 feet (up to 30) · 13 feet (above 30 to 40) · 12 feet (above 40)
- Men, High jump: 3'9" (up to 30) · 3'6" (above 30 to 40) · 3'3" (above 40)
- Women, Long jump: 10 feet (up to 30) · 09 feet (above 30 to 40) · 08 feet (above 40)
- Women, High jump: 3' (up to 30) · 2'9" (above 30 to 40) · 2'6" (above 40)
Height, chest and weight (PST)
| Category / area | Min. height | Chest (unexpanded / expanded) |
|---|---|---|
| All candidates (no relaxation) | 170 cm | 81 / 85 cm |
| Hill areas (Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas; Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Leh & Ladakh) | 165 cm | chest relaxable by 05 cm |
| Scheduled Tribes | 165 cm | chest relaxable by 05 cm |
| Sons of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel / Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police | 165 cm | chest relaxable by 05 cm |
| Category / area | Min. height |
|---|---|
| All candidates (no relaxation) | 157 cm |
| Hill areas (same list as for men) | 155 cm |
| SC / ST | 155 cm |
| Daughters of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel / Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police | 152 cm |
- Men's chest: 81 cm with at least 4 cm expansion (81-85 cm), relaxable by 05 cm for hill areas, ST and sons of Delhi Police staff (the notice does not print the relaxed figures).
- Heights in the relaxed rows are 170 − 5 cm (men) and 157 − 2 cm or − 5 cm (women), worked out from the notice's 'relaxable by' lines.
- Hill-area relaxation needs a certificate from the DC / DM / SDM or Tehsildar (Annexure-IX), shown at the PE&MT.
- Measurement is taken only of those who clear the endurance test. No appeal against the race or jumps; a same-day appeal against height and chest.
Not in the notice (left out, not guessed): A weight standard; Any chest standard for women.
Source
- Constable (Executive) Male and Female in Delhi Police Examination, 2025 — Notice — Staff Selection Commission, F. No. HQ-C-3020/2/2025-C-3, 22-09-2025; paras 12.12 to 12.21. Read on 27 Oct 2026.
Always check the latest notice before your test: a newer notice can change these figures.
Check your run time and height
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Race
The limit means about 3 min 45 s per km.
Height and chest
8-week walk-run plan
Shishya's own general plan (not from any exam body or government source). Three sessions a week. For ages 16 and up.
Not medical advice
- This is general fitness guidance, not medical advice, and it is not a plan made for you.
- See a doctor before you start if you have a heart or lung condition, asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, a recent injury or surgery, or if you are pregnant.
- Stop and see a doctor if you get chest pain or tightness, feel faint or dizzy, are far more breathless than the effort explains, or have pain that stays the next day.
- Some exams (Rajasthan Police, for one) ask for a government doctor's certificate that you are fit to run, before the test.
| Week | Each session | About | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 min brisk walk, then 6 rounds of 1 min easy jog + 2 min walk, then 5 min walk | 28 min | Get used to jogging; you should be able to talk. |
| 2 | 5 min walk, then 6 rounds of 2 min jog + 2 min walk, then 5 min walk | 34 min | Same easy pace, longer jogs. |
| 3 | 5 min walk, then 5 rounds of 3 min jog + 1½ min walk, then 5 min walk | 33 min | Less walking between jogs. |
| 4 | 5 min walk, then 4 rounds of 5 min jog + 1½ min walk, then 5 min walk | 36 min | An easier week if your legs are sore — repeat week 3 instead. |
| 5 | 5 min walk, then 3 rounds of 8 min jog + 2 min walk, then 5 min walk | 40 min | Longer steady jogs. |
| 6 | 5 min walk, 20 min continuous easy jog, 5 min walk | 30 min | First non-stop run. Slow down rather than stop. |
| 7 | Two days: 5 min walk, 25 min easy jog, 5 min walk. One day: 5 min walk, 6 rounds of 1 min faster run + 2 min walk, 5 min walk | 35 min | One faster day; keep the other two easy. |
| 8 | Two days: 30 min easy jog with walk breaks if needed. One day: run your exam distance once at a steady pace and note the time | 35 min | Use that time in the checker above. |
- Three sessions a week with a rest day between them; walk on the other days if you like.
- Warm up with the 5-minute walk and cool down the same way. Drink water.
- Run on flat ground first; wear running shoes that fit.
- If a week feels too hard, repeat it. Moving on slowly is better than getting hurt.
- Avoid running in the hottest part of the day.
WHO: adults (18-64) should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week. WHO fact sheet 'Physical activity', 26 June 2024.