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The NYPD Police Officer Entrance Exam

The Police Officer Written Exam is designed to gauge the cognitive ability, observational skills, and mental acuity of interested applicants. These are the traits that have been determined to be important to the effective performance of your duties as an officer. In order to start your career in law enforcement choice, you will have to achieve a passing score on the police exam. While passing the written test is not a guarantee of a job, if you don't pass the test you won't even be considered.

All of our Police Officer Entrance Exams are FREE.

Exams in New York City (Register Online)

March 2010 Exam
Filing: From Wednesday, September 2, 2009 through Friday, January 29, 2010.

Exam Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, or alternately on Friday evening, March 12, 2010, Thursday evening, March 18, 2010, or Sunday morning and/or afternoon, March 21, 2010.

Testing Center in Lower Manhattan (No Pre-Registration Required)
Walk in and take our free NYPD Police Officer Exam at the City's Computerized Testing Center in lower Manhattan. (POLICE OFFICER Exam. No. 0308)

2 Lafayette Street 17th floor
New York, NY 10007

November 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009:

  • Monday: 10am, 2pm, and 6:30pm
  • Tuesday: 2pm, 6:30pm
  • Wednesday: 10am, 2pm, and 6:30pm
  • Thursday: 2pm
  • Friday: 10am and 2pm
  • Saturday: 10am and 2pm
Test Center will be closed on: Tuesday, November 3rd, Wednesday, November 11th & Wednesday, November 25th (Closed only for the 6:30pm Session)

Note: You are not permitted to enter the test site with cellular phones, beepers, pagers, or other electronic devices. Calculators are NO LONGER PERMITTED. Electronic devices with an alphabetic keyboard or with word processing or data recording capabilities such as planners, organizers, etc. are prohibited. If you are found using these devices, you may be disqualified.
Exams Outside New York City (No Pre-Registration Required)

There are no exams scheduled outside New York City at this time.

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