Scottish Police Service - Eligibility
Here you will find help to find out whether you are eligible to join the Scottish police service.
Scottish Police Sample Entrance Exam
There are three test papers which make up the Scottish Police Standard Entrance Test:
- Language
- Number handling
- Information handling
Time allocated for each paper:
Candidates have 30 minutes to complete each papers.
In all there are 1h30mins of testing although the full session will take longer depending on the amount of time between papers and the administrative arrangements in the test centre.
Marking:
There are two important criteria about the marking of the Standard Entrance Test:
Candidates must pass each paper:
The pass mark for each paper is deliberately set higher than 50%. Each paper test different skills,
and each of them is required by new recruits. The skills which are being tested are important if candidates
are going to benefit from their later training.
Candidates must pass each paper separately.
The marking for each paper is:
- Language - marked out of 40 and candidates must score 30 to pass.
- Number handling - marked out of 20 and candidates must score 13 to pass.
- Information handling - marked out of 24 and candidates must score 16 to pass.
Sample questions and answers are available to download.
Information Handling
Download Sample Information Handling Questions 76 kb
Download Information Handling Answers 28 kb
Language
Download Sample Language Questions 38 kb
Download Language Answers 22 kb
Numbers ** Try the Online Sample Exam **
Download Sample Number Questions 29 kb
Download Number Answers 12 kb
