NYC Correction Officer Exam
Practice Tests

You get free study guides that explain Exam 7302, the requirements and how your list number works, all written from official NYC sources. You also get one free 15-question practice test that mixes every ability, with your score, an ability-by-ability breakdown and every answer explained. Full access adds unlimited 40-question practice sets, tests on one ability at a time, targeted drills on your weakest abilities and a readiness score.

That is not published. The official notice lists the abilities the test may cover, but it gives no question count, no time limit and no weight for each ability. Our practice sets are 40 questions, our own length, with questions spread evenly across the abilities. That spread is our choice, not the City's weighting.

The filing period for Exam 7302 runs from September 2, 2026, to October 27, 2026. You apply online through OASys at www.nyc.gov/examsforjobs, or in person at a DCAS testing center. The application fee is $0: select "No Fee" as your payment method. Testing is expected to begin on Tuesday, December 15, 2026. DCAS also plans two more Correction Officer exams before June 30, 2027 (7303 and 7304).

Filing for Exam 7302 is open from September 2 to October 27, 2026. The DCAS exam schedule for the 2027 fiscal year plans two more Correction Officer exams: Exam 7303, with filing planned to start January 6, 2027, and Exam 7304, with filing planned to start April 7, 2027. Each exam gets its own notice, and planned dates can change, so check the notice when it posts.

You need at least 70% to pass. Passing places you on the eligible list in score order with a list number. Eligible veterans can get 5 extra points (10 for disabled veterans), added only to a passing score and only if claimed before the list is established.

Because the list is ranked by score, and the list sets the order in which candidates are considered for hiring. A higher score means a lower list number and an earlier call. No official source says what score is high enough to be hired, so the goal is simply the best score you can get.

Your Admission Notice appears on your OASys Dashboard 14 days before testing is expected to begin. Bring one valid ID with your photo and signature, with a name that matches your application. Phones, smartwatches and other devices are sealed in a pouch until the exam is over. A basic four-function calculator is allowed. You get immediate, tentative results at the end of the test.

DCAS sends the list to the NYC Department of Correction, which calls candidates to start screening. The Department lists these steps: orientation and a medical exam, a written and oral psychological evaluation, fingerprints and a background check, an investigation, a drug test and a qualifying physical agility test. Candidates who are hired then train at the Academy. The Department says the process can vary.

You must be at least 17 by the test date and at least 21 to be appointed. The notice states no maximum age. By appointment, you need one of the education or experience options in the notice, such as 39 college credits, or a high school diploma or equivalent plus 6 months of military service or 1 year of full-time work. You must also be a US citizen and live in New York City or Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland or Putnam County at appointment.

No. DCAS publishes no sample questions for this exam. All our questions are original practice content written from the official ability definitions. Memory questions hide the study material before you answer, and map questions use drawn floor plans. Visualization questions use drawings of rooms, boards and carts that you picture from another door or after they are turned.

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