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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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When is the next Police Officer
Entrance Examination?
This chart indicates the upcoming NYPD Police Entrance Exams:
If You Apply Between |
You Will Be Registered For Exam# |
Main Exam Date |
Alternate Exam Dates |
May 16, 2008 TO
September 15, 2008 |
8050 |
Saturday
October 18, 2008 |
Friday October 17, 2008
Thursday October 23, 2008
Sunday October 26, 2008 |
September 16, 2008 TO
January 16, 2009 |
8051 |
Saturday
February 21, 2009 |
Friday February 20, 2009
Thursday February 26, 2009
Sunday March 1, 2009 |
January 16, 2009 TO
May 15, 2009 |
8052 |
Saturday
June 13, 2009 |
Friday June 12, 2009
Thursday June 18, 2009
Sunday June 21, 2009 |
**You may only apply for an exam when its specified filing period is open as indicated in the above chart.
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When may I file
for the exam?
You may take Exam # 8050, and Exam # 8051 and Exam # 8052; however, you must file a separate application for each exam during the specified filing period.
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Is
there an application fee to take the Police Officer exam?
In conjunction with the New York City Department of Administrative Services (D.C.A.S.), the City of New York has now waived the filing fee. The exam is free.
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Where may I request
an application and a Notice of Examination?
You may request an application and a Notice of Examination
by:
- Applying on-line
(Click here)
- Calling 212-RECRUIT or 800-550-3836. Have an application
mailed to you.
- Visiting any Police Precinct, Transit Bureau or Police
Service Area and request an application.
- Visiting the Department of Citywide Administrative
Services, Application Section at 1 Centre Street,
New York, N.Y. 10007.
- Any Department of Labor office throughout the City.
- Any large library throughout the City.
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What is the application
process?
- You must complete and submit an application during the respective filing period indicated above:
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You may apply on-line (applications must be submitted by the last day of the filing period of the exam you are applying for)
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Applications must be postmarked by the last day of the filing period of the exam you are applying for and mailed to:
D.C.A.S.
Application Section
1 Centre Street, 14th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10007
C/O: Exam # _____, Exam Title: Police Officer
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You will receive an Admission Card from D.C.A.S. telling you when and where to go to take the exam. You will receive this card 5 to 10 business days before the Exam date. You must then take and pass the exam for New York City Police Officer.
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After you pass the written exam, your name will be placed on the Police Officer list. Once you are on the list, you usually have up to 4 years to get all the requirements necessary to be appointed.
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How will I know when and where I should take the exam?
You will receive an Admission Card from D.C.A.S. telling
you when and where to go to take the exam. You will receive
this card 5 to 10 business days before the exam date.
If you have not received an Admission Card within 5 days
of your exam date, please call the D.C.A.S. helpline at
(212) 669-1357 and have the exam number of the current
filing period and your Social Security Number available.
You can also obtain an Admission Card by going to D.C.A.S.
located at 1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007.
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What are the age requirements to
take the Police Officer Examination?
Age Requirements: An applicant who is at least 17 ½ years of age by the last date of the application period is permitted to take the examination. An eligible must have attained age 21 to be appointed as a Police Officer. Applicants who are too young for appointment on the date the eligible list is terminated will have no further opportunity for appointment from this list. Only persons who are less than 35 years of age on the first date of the application period for the examination may be appointed as a Police Officer. Thus, a candidate must not have reached his/her 35th birthday by May 16, 2008 for Exam. No. 8050, September 16, 2008 for Exam. No. 8051, or January 16, 2009 for Exam. No. 8052 to be appointed as a Police Officer.
Exception to Age Requirements: All persons who were engaged in military duty as defined in Section 243 of the New York Military Law may deduct from their actual age the length of time spent in such military duty, provided the total deduction for military duty does not exceed six years.
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What are the age requirements to
be hired as a Police Officer?
You must have reached your twenty-first birthday on the
date you are hired.
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Are there any education requirements
to be appointed as a NYC Police Officer?
Yes, on or before the date of hire, a candidate must
have successfully completed:
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60 college credits with a 2.0 G.P.A.
from an accredited college or university
OR
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2 years of full-time active military
service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable
discharge and have a high school diploma or it's equivalent.
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Do you have to be a
NYC resident to be a NYC Police Officer?
You do not have to be
a NYC resident to take the Police Officer Exam, but
on the day of appointment you must reside
in New York City or one of the surrounding counties of NYC
which are: Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Nassau,
or Suffolk counties.
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Do you have to be a United States
citizen to be a NYC Police Officer?
You do not have to be
a United States citizen to take the Police Officer Exam,
but you must be a United
States citizen on or before the date of hire.
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Do you have to possess a valid NYS
Driver's License to be a NYC Police Officer?
On the date of hire you must
possess a valid, unrestricted New York State Driver's License.
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Will the next examination
give additional exam credits?
Yes.
- Five points will be added to the passing written score
of those candidates who have maintained continuous residency
within the five boroughs of NYC (Manhattan, Queens, Bronx,
Brooklyn or Staten Island). This residency must be maintained
through the date the eligible list is established.
- Ten points will be added to the passing written test
score of those candidates who have had a parent die while
engaged in the discharge of his or her duties as a uniformed
member of the NYPD. FDNY, NYC Transit PD or NYC Housing
Authority PD.
- Ten points will be added to the passing written test
score of those candidates who are siblings of police officers
or firefighters killed in the line of duty during the
attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
- Five points will be added to the passing written test
score of those candidates who have all of the following:
- Resident of New York State at the time of eligible
list establishment
- Have been discharged honorably or released under
honorable conditions
- Have served full-time active duty, other than active
duty for training in the United States Armed Forces
During the Persian Gulf conflict, August 2nd 1990 through
date to be determined OR
- Have received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,
Navy Expeditionary Medal or the Marine Corps Expeditionary
Medal for either:
- Hostilities in Lebanon: June 1, 1983 through December
1, 1987
- or Hostilities in Grenada; October 23, 1983 through
November 21, 1983 or
- Hostilities in Panama; December 20, 1989 through
January 31, 1990.
Note: The above credits
(points) will only be added to an already passing score
and cannot be used to supplement a failing test score to
make that score a passing one. All such claims will be investigated.
Instructions on how to apply for these credits will be provided
on the day of the exam.
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Will tutorial classes
be available before the exam?
Yes. The NYPD offers free
tutorial classes to help candidates enhance and/or build
their testing skills. These classes are offered in every
borough. The locations are available in this website or
by calling 212-RECRUIT. You may also download the free Test
Preparation Kit on this website.
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Can prior law-enforcement
experience in other municipalities count on the examination?
No, you do not receive extra credit/points towards the
written police entrance exam. In addition, this experience
does not count as an exception towards the education requirement.
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Does the NYPD accept
lateral transfers from other police departments?
No, you still have to take and pass the written police
officer entrance exam and
meet the education requirement.
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What are the benefits
and salary for a NYC Police Officer?
Click here to visit our benefits
page.
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What does a Police Officer's
duties entail?
Police Officers perform general police duties and related
work in the New York City Police Department. They patrol
an assigned area on foot or in a vehicle; apprehend crime
suspects; intervene in various situations involving crimes
in progress, aided cases, complaints, emotionally disturbed
persons, etc; respond to and investigate vehicular accidents;
investigate specific offenses; interact with prisoners;
operate and maintain patrol vehicle; issues summonses; obtain
information regarding incidents by interviewing witnesses,
victims, and/or complainants; safeguard and voucher found,
seized or recovered property; provide information to the
public; handle situations involving maltreated, abused or
missing children; interact with juveniles; prepare forms
and reports; testify in court; and perform related work.
Some of the physical activities by police officers and
environmental conditions experience are: working outdoors
in all kinds of weather; walking and/or standing in an assigned
area during a tour; driving or sitting in a patrol car during
a tour while remaining alert; running after a fleeing suspect;
climbing up stairs; carrying an injured adult with assistance;
gripping persons to prevent escape; restraining a suspect
by use of handcuffs; detecting odors such as those caused
by smoke or gas leaks; engaging in hand to hand struggles
to subdue a suspect resisting arrest; being physically active
for prolonged periods of time; understanding verbal communications
over the radio with background noise; reading and writing
under low light conditions; carrying or wearing heavy equipment
and wearing a bulletproof vest.
(This is a brief description of what
you might do in this position and does not include all the
duties of this position.)
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After I pass the written
exam what other requirements are needed to be hired?
After a candidate has successfully passed the written examination,
candidates must also pass a character and background examination,
oral psychological and written exam, drug/alcohol screening,
medical physical and physical agility test.
Some factors that are cause for disqualifications:
- Any Conviction of an offense which is punishable by
one or more years imprisonment (Felony)
- Any repeated convictions of an offense which indicate
a disrespect for the law, a lack of good moral character
or disposition towards violence and disorder
- Discharge from employment, where such discharge indicates
poor behavior and/or inability adjusting to discipline
- A Dishonorable Discharge from the Armed Forces
- Persons convicted of a Petit Larceny
- Persons convicted of Any Domestic Violence offense
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When will the next academy
class of police officers be hired?
The NYPD hires police officers twice yearly; usually during January and July.
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How may I get
more information? For more
information please call (212) RECRUIT or (800) 550-3836.
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