NYC Police Officer Exam
Practice Tests

You get free study guides that explain Exams 7311 to 7322, the requirements, the 9 abilities and how your list number works, all written from official NYC sources, plus 30 free practice questions with answers explained. 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 NYC Police Officer exam, which many people call the NYPD exam, is a multiple-choice test of 9 abilities listed in the official notice: Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Memorization, Problem Sensitivity, Spatial Orientation, Visualization, Written Comprehension and Written Expression. Our study guides explain each ability with an example, and our practice questions cover all 9.

The City does not publish pass rates or average scores, so no one can say how hard it is in numbers. What makes it challenging is the range: 9 different abilities, no calculator and memory questions where the material is taken away before you answer. Passing needs 70%, but a higher score gets you a lower list number and an earlier call, so most candidates aim well above the minimum. Practicing each ability before test day is the most reliable way to raise your score.

One notice covers 12 monthly exams, Exam Nos. 7311 to 7322. Each has its own application and scheduling period of about two weeks, and its testing period falls in the following month. The windows run from July 1, 2026, to June 14, 2027. 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.

There is a new one about every month until June 2027. One notice covers 12 monthly exams, Exam Nos. 7311 to 7322, each with its own application and scheduling period and its own testing period. For example, Exam 7315 takes applications from November 2 to 16, 2026, with testing from December 1 to 5, 2026, and Exam 7316 takes applications from December 1 to 14, 2026, with testing from January 4 to 9, 2027. Check the notice for the full calendar.

You need at least 70% to pass. Passing places you on the eligible list in final score order with a list number. Candidates who qualify can get 10 points for New York City residency, and eligible veterans can get 5 points (10 for disabled veterans). All of these are added only to a passing score.

Ten points added to the multiple-choice score of candidates who qualify. You must pass the test, live in New York City continuously from the test date until the eligible list is established and apply by following the instructions given on the test date. Putting a City address on your application is not a request for the credit.

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 event is over. Calculators are not permitted on this exam. You get immediate, tentative results at the end of the test.

You must be at least 17 by the test date, at least 20 years and 6 months old to be appointed and under 43 on the date you file to be appointed. Qualifying military service can be deducted from your age, up to six years, for the maximum age. By appointment, you need a high school diploma or equivalent plus either 24 college credits with at least a 2.0 index or two years of honorable full-time US military service. You must also be a US citizen at appointment and live in New York City or Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland or Putnam County.

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, map questions use drawn street maps and visualization questions use drawings of rooms and racks. Memory and visualization questions that use pictures of faces or people are not part of our practice yet.

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