Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector: Syllabus, Pattern and Dates

The Ladakh Police Subordinate Service Recruitment Board advertised 40 Sub-Inspector posts (General Cadre: Executive, Armed/IRP, SDRF, Women and Border Battalion) under notification 01 of 2026 dated 4 June 2026. Applications ran from 8 June to 7 July 2026. The physical tests were held in July and August, and the written exam date is to be notified.

Written examination (official)

• 100 objective questions, 1 mark each, in 80 minutes, with no negative marking
• General intelligence and reasoning: 20 marks
• General knowledge and awareness: 20 marks, with special emphasis on history, art and culture, geography and current affairs of Ladakh
• Quantitative aptitude: 20 marks
• English comprehension: 20 marks
• Computer proficiency: 20 marks

Other points

• Up to 5% additional marks are available for a master's degree, for which the board asked candidates to submit certificates in October 2026
• Pay level 6C (₹35,700 to ₹1,13,100)
• Physical tests: men run 1,600 m in 7 minutes 30 seconds and women 1,200 m in the same time

What to study

The syllabus is the standard SSC-style one: analogies, series, coding, Venn diagrams and syllogisms for reasoning; percentage, ratio, interest, mensuration, algebra and trigonometry for quantitative aptitude; grammar and comprehension for English; and Ladakh history, culture, geography and current affairs for general awareness.

The paper on our mocks

Our full mocks for Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector have 100 questions in 80 minutes with no negative marking, which is about 48 seconds per question. The weights follow the board's published syllabus, and the time and question count are our own estimate where the board has not given them.

• General Intelligence and Reasoning: 20 questions (20% of the paper)
• General Knowledge and Awareness: 20 questions (20% of the paper)
• Quantitative Aptitude: 20 questions (20% of the paper)
• English Comprehension: 20 questions (20% of the paper)
• Computer Proficiency: 20 questions (20% of the paper)

What the practice bank holds for this exam

Every topic has an answer and an explanation for each question.

• General sections (Reasoning, General Awareness & Science, Mathematics, English, Computer Proficiency): 4,277 questions shared with other JKSSB exams, split into topics with Easy, Medium and Hard sets

Worked questions

Try each question before you read the answer. They show the level of the practice sets.

Q1 (Reasoning). What is the relationship between 'Animals', 'Dogs' and 'Cats'? Options: A) Animals circle inside the Dogs circle and the Cats circle; B) Two small non-overlapping circles (Dogs, Cats) inside a larger circle (Animals); C) All the three circles are identical to each other; D) Dogs circle inside the Cats circle, which is inside Animals Answer: B) Two small non-overlapping circles (Dogs, Cats) inside a larger circle (Animals). Both Dogs and Cats are subsets of Animals, but a dog cannot be a cat, so their circles don't overlap.

Q2 (General Awareness & Science). Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis? Options: A) Oxygen; B) Hydrogen; C) Nitrogen; D) Carbon dioxide Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen during photosynthesis.

Q3 (Mathematics). Two angles of a triangle are 45° and 75°. Find the third angle. Options: A) 62°; B) 58°; C) 55°; D) 60° Answer: D) 60°. Third angle = 180° - 45° - 75° = 60°.

Q4 (English). Identify the part with an error: "Please give me (A) / some informations (B) / about the course. (C) / No error (D)" Options: A) some informations; B) about the course.; C) Please give me; D) No error Answer: A) some informations. 'Information' is uncountable and has no plural: 'some information'.

Q5 (Computer Proficiency). What does 'AI' stand for? Options: A) Advanced Internet; B) Automated Interface; C) Applied Informatics; D) Artificial Intelligence Answer: D) Artificial Intelligence. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.

Preparing section by section

General Intelligence and Reasoning (20 questions): Draw diagrams for relations and directions, and write series differences on paper. Do not try to solve everything in your head.

General Knowledge and Awareness (20 questions): Use a district-wise or era-wise table for facts, and answer a timed set every day to move the facts from short-term to long-term memory.

Quantitative Aptitude (20 questions): Do short timed sets of arithmetic every day. Check each answer by estimation, because a wrong sign or a missed zero is a common loss.

English Comprehension (20 questions): Learn the grammar rules that decide most questions (agreement, tense, articles, prepositions) and add ten words or idioms a day. Short daily sets work better than one long session.

Computer Proficiency (20 questions): Learn the full forms, shortcuts, memory units and the basic features of Word and Excel. A week of short daily practice is usually enough to score well.

Using the mocks and topic tests

Start with the diagnostic test to find your weakest subjects, then work through the topic sets for those subjects. Take a sectional mock each week for the section you find hardest. In the last two weeks, sit full papers of 100 questions in 80 minutes, and spend as long on review as on the paper. With no negative marking, guess only when you can remove at least one option.

Common mistakes

• Studying only the subjects you like and leaving the weakest for the end
• Taking mocks without reviewing the wrong answers
• Ignoring the time limit during practice, and then running short in the real paper
• Relying on one source and not checking the board's own notice for changes

Practise

Start with the diagnostic, then try the full-length mocks and sectional mocks.