TNUSRB Physical Test: Height, Chest, Events and Marks (PC and SI)

• These are the same for constable and SI.

• Measurements are rounded to the nearest 0.5 cm. For example, 169.8 cm counts as 170.0 cm, but 169.7 cm counts as 169.5 cm. Chest is rounded the same way.

• Only the board's measurement counts. The SI notification says height or chest certificates from hospitals are not accepted, and that a candidate who disputes a measurement can appeal for re-measurement at the centre.

• Ex-servicemen are exempt from the measurement test.

• Transgender candidates choose to appear as male or female in the application, then take every test with that group and to its standards. The choice can't be changed later.

The run is qualifying only, and it is the same for constable and SI. Both notifications say no excuse of ill health or injury will be accepted at the centre, so plan your training to be fit on the day.

This is the TNUSRB PC physical test that earns marks, and it applies to Grade II Police Constable, Jail Warder and Fireman candidates alike. There are three events. In each, a one-star performance earns 4 marks and a two-star performance earns 8. Six stars make the maximum of 24.

• Below the one-star mark, you get 0 for that event and still go on to the next.

• You must take part in every event. Missing one means disqualification.

Men

You choose long jump or high jump, and 100 m or 400 m. The rope must be climbed with the hands only: using your legs or body earns zero stars. You get two chances at rope climbing and at the jump, and the better attempt counts. The run is one chance only.

Women

Two chances for the long jump and the throw; one chance for the run.

Ex-servicemen

Ex-servicemen have their own three events: a 7.26 kg shot put (one star 5.0 m, two stars 6.0 m), long jump (3.25 m / 4.50 m) or high jump (0.90 m / 1.40 m), and a 100 m run (17.00 / 13.50 seconds) or 400 m run (85.00 / 70.00 seconds).

These tables are from the 2025 Common Recruitment notification (PDF, in Tamil). TNUSRB's Common Recruitment page shows the same targets but older rules (three chances per event), so go by the notification for your recruitment.

The SI physical test uses the same height, chest and endurance standards, and the same event targets for men and women as the constable tables above. What changes is the scoring (TNUSRB SI notification 2025, PDF):

• SI candidates must also take part in all three events, or they are disqualified. Only those who clear the measurement test and the run and take part in every PET event are eligible for the viva-voce.

• In the 2025 SI notification, men got two chances at rope climbing and the jump, women two at the jump and the throw, and one chance at the run.

• Departmental-quota candidates (serving police personnel) are exempt from the measurement test and the PET. They still run the endurance test.

A man in the constable recruitment who gets two stars in rope climbing and the 100 m run but one star in the long jump scores 8 + 8 + 4 = 20 of 24. When written scores are bunched close together, those PET marks often decide who makes the final list. The written exam still matters most: see how it works in the TN Police Constable exam guide and the TN Police SI exam guide.

The written result usually leaves only weeks before the physical tests, so start training while you study.

• Build up the run gradually. Increase your distance and pace a little each week rather than jumping to full distance. Once a week, time yourself over the exact test distance.

• Practise every event, not just running. Rope climbing with the hands only takes grip and upper-body strength that build slowly. Practise the long or high jump and the throw with the right technique, ideally with a PT instructor or an experienced trainer watching.

• Pick your options early. Decide between long jump and high jump, and between the shorter and longer sprint, by timing and measuring yourself, then train for those.

• Warm up properly before every session and on test day.

• Wear shoes you have trained in. Test day is not the time to break in new footwear.

• Rest before the test. Avoid hard training in the last day or two, sleep well, and eat and drink as you normally do.

• Have your documents ready. Certificate verification comes first: carry the originals of everything you uploaded with your application, with photocopies.

If you have an injury or a health condition, see a doctor before training hard.

The written exam carries 70 of the 100 marks and decides who gets called for the physical test at all. Thervu's TN Police mock tests are timed, in Tamil and English, marked the moment you submit, and bring your wrong answers back for revision.

Wondering what the job pays once you clear all this? See our TN Police salary guide for constable and SI pay.