UP Police Exams - New Normalization Formula Released

Many students in Uttar Pradesh are aspiring to become Police officers and are eagerly awaiting official notification. Some UP Police aspirants are concerned that the selection process for police officers is unfair and that some candidates are given preferential treatment. To address this issue, the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPBPB), Lucknow announced that the normalization system will be implemented in the upcoming recruitment examinations.  

This system is intended to ensure that the UP Police selection process is fair to all candidates and that the best candidates are chosen for the job. This article will describe the new UP Police Normalization formula, how it works, and its significance.

UP Police Normalization Marks

The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment & Promotion Board (UPPRPB) issued a notice on 18 December 2023 regarding the normalization marks in the selection process of Police personnel. 

As per the official notice issued on the official website (uppbpb.gov.in), a provision has been made in various service manuals to the effect that in case the written examination is conducted in two or more shifts, the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment & Promotion Board will consider the normalization of candidates’ marks.

UP Police - Formula of Normalization 

After studying the process of normalization in the case of conducting multi-shift examinations by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), the UPPRPB has decided that the UP Police Department will follow the following procedure for normalization in the written examination. 

Mij=M‾tg-MqgM‾ti-MiqMij-Miq+Mqgm

Click here to view the official notice PDF 

How Does New UP Police Exam Normalization Work?

Candidates appearing for the various UP Police recruitment examinations must understand the normalization process and how the exam conducting body calculates the final scores. The new UP Police Normalization Formula is explained below:

• Mij = Normalized marks of the candidates who appeared in shift 1.
• M‾tg = Average marks of the top 0.1% candidates of all shifts.
• Mqg = sum of mean and standard deviation marks of the candidates of all shifts examination.
• M‾ti = average marks of the top 0.1% of the candidates in the ith shift.
• Miq = sum of mean marks and standard deviation of the ith shift
• Mij = actual marks obtained by the candidates in the ith shift.
• Mqgm = sum of mean marks of the candidates in the shift having maximum mean and standard derivation of marks of the candidates in all shifts of the examination. 

Note: The calculation of marks will be done up to the 05 decimal points. 

Candidates are advised to regularly visit the official website of the board for further updates of the examination.