Physical Measurement and Physical Efficiency Standards
Physical Measurement and Physical Efficiency Standards covers the qualifying test held after the written exam: height, chest, weight screening and timed running events. Always re-check the current advertisement, because figures and relaxations change between recruitment cycles.
What is measured
- Height is recorded barefoot against a stadiometer; chest is measured with a tape, first at rest and then expanded.
- Weight and general medical fitness are screened; vision standards are checked.
- Efficiency events are run on a measured track and are timed; walking, cutting lanes or being assisted leads to disqualification.
Standards commonly notified
- Historically for the Chhattisgarh police constable post: male height about 165 cm with chest around 81 cm plus 5 cm expansion; female height about 155 cm.
- Male endurance: 1600 m in roughly 6 minutes 30 seconds; female: 800 m in roughly 4 minutes 30 seconds.
- Relaxations for SC/ST/OBC, ex-servicemen and home guards are notified separately and must be read from the advertisement, not from coaching notes.
Worked example
If the male standard is 1600 m in 6:30, what pace is needed per 400 m lap? Reasoning: 6:30 = 390 seconds, and 1600 m is four laps. 390 ÷ 4 = 97.5 seconds, so roughly 1 minute 38 seconds per lap. Training at about 1:35 per lap leaves a buffer for the final sprint.
Traps
- Training only for the run and losing marks on chest expansion measurement.
- Assuming last year's relaxation applies to your category.
- Starting too fast; a 75-second first lap usually costs more time than it saves.