New York · Police · Entry level
NYPD Police Officer Exam Prep
Exam authority: NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services · New York
Make sure this is your examFor the NYC DCAS Police Officer exam — not the state-written local and county police series.
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NYPD Police Officer Exam Prep
Prepares the New York City Police Officer Exam
Covers all nine abilities the Notice of Examination lists, including the two that need a diagram.
$49one-time
- Access
- 90 days from purchase
- Covers
- 9 prepared areas
No subscription. No automatic renewal.
Access starts when payment clears, on the email you use at checkout — no password to create.
What this prepares
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Memorization
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Spatial Orientation
- Visualization
How RankHigh helps you prepare
- Targeted practice across this exam’s prepared areas
- Worked explanations after every served question
- Missed-question and due-review queues
- Timed practice in this exam’s configured format
Depth and format— see the numbers
- Practice questions
- 408 outside the reserved simulations
- Full-length simulations
- 2 fixed forms of 46 questions
- Worked explanations
- Every served question, including the wrong options
- Timed practice
- In this exam's configured format
If you buy before taking the written examination and your official result says you did not pass, you can ask for your money back. Full conditions
See the questions before you buy
Answer one, then read the explanation you would get.
Sample question 1 of 3
Written Comprehension
A city that publishes its snow-clearance order in advance receives fewer complaints than one that explains the order afterwards, even when the two clear their streets in exactly the same sequence. The difference is not information — both cities eventually say the same thing — but timing. A rule published before it is applied reads as a rule; the same rule offered after a resident has waited reads as an excuse, and no amount of accuracy rescues it.
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NYPD Police Officer · Today
Example — not your history
Today’s training
15 minutes
Approximately 10–15 questions
Focused on your weakest areas
Written Comprehension + Written Expression
Your areas
- Written ComprehensionNeeds work58% · 24 answered
- Written ExpressionDeveloping71% · 31 answered
- MemorizationStrong88% · 26 answered
3 items due for review · 5 of 8 areas practised this week
StartOptional baseline
A short baseline sets your starting point. Skip it if you would rather practise.
TodayFocused practice
One session a day, aimed at the areas that need attention.
ReviewLearn from mistakes
The questions you missed come back, each with a worked explanation.
Keep goingFollow your plan
Pick up where you left off, and see how much of the exam you have covered.
$49 one-time · 90 days of access · no subscription
What you have to take
A twelve-month window, not a deadline
DCAS runs this examination across a filing period that spans a year rather than around one exam date, so preparation is not a race against one day. It is also a different test from the New York State series used by county and municipal agencies — nine abilities rather than four, written by the City rather than the State. Preparing one for the other is preparing for the wrong examination.
What RankHigh covers in this exam
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Memorization
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Spatial Orientation
- Visualization
Official exam information
Last successfully checked September 17, 2026Official exam information changed and is under review. Check the linked official source before making application decisions.
- Applications
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Verified exam details
- Exact exam
- New York City Police Officer Exam
- Administered by
- NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services
- Exam number
- 9633
- Current cycle
- Exam No. 9633
RankHigh preparation
A computer-based DCAS examination measuring nine cognitive abilities, with applications open across a twelve-month window
Exam-change alerts are planned as a separate opt-in.
- Abilities tested
- 9, all cognitive
- Passing score
- 70%
- Format
- Computer-based, multiple choice
- Administered by
- NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Decides your rank
The computer-based examination
9 abilities · 70% to pass
Multiple-choice, measuring written comprehension, written expression, memorization, problem sensitivity, deductive and inductive reasoning, information ordering, spatial orientation and visualization.
Prepared in full by the modules below
The stages after the written test
Set by the department
Candidates who pass go on to medical, psychological and physical assessments and a background investigation. None of those is a written test.
Not prepared by RankHigh — written examination only
Official listing
New York City Police Officer Exam
Exam identity checked 2026-09-17
Everything included
- Targeted practice across this exam’s prepared areas
- Worked explanations after every served question
- Missed-question and due-review queues
- Timed practice in this exam’s configured format
All of it is online: RankHigh runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to download and nothing is posted to you.
How this preparation is built
These are the automated checks every question goes through before it can be served. They are run over the whole bank, by software, every time it changes.
- Every question is original
- Every question carries an approval record
- Every answer is explained
- The bank is measured, not just proofread
How questions are checked
- Every question is original
- Each one is written for RankHigh. Nothing is taken from a real examination, a competitor's bank or a public question set, and every new batch is checked for duplicates against every other question in the catalog.
- Every question carries an approval record
- A question that has not been through these checks is not served at all. That is what this product serves, not what has been written.
- Every answer is explained
- All of them, not the hard ones. An explanation says why the keyed answer is right and what each of the other options gets wrong, so a question you got wrong is worth more to you than one you got right.
- The bank is measured, not just proofread
- Answer positions, answer lengths and repeated scenarios are measured across the whole bank against chance. Where a pattern would let somebody pick the answer from its shape instead of its content, the questions are repaired — because a pattern you can learn here is one that will not be there on the day.
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90 days of access from payment clearance. No subscription. No automatic renewal.
Questions
Is this the same exam as the New York State police test?
No, and it is the most important thing to get right before you study. New York City runs its own examination through DCAS, measuring nine cognitive abilities. The New York STATE Entry-Level Police Officer Series, used by county and municipal civil service agencies, tests four subject areas and is set by the Department of Civil Service. They are different tests on different schedules, and RankHigh keeps them as separate products for that reason.
How is the memory section tested?
The NYPD's own Test Preparation Kit tells candidates to study the material for five minutes and then turn the page away and answer from what they remember, and prints that they may not look back. RankHigh's memory items work the same way: the material is shown, the time runs out, and it cannot be reopened. The official kit uses photographs and mug shots; RankHigh does not, and these items exercise the same recall over written material instead.
What are the spatial orientation and visualization questions like?
They need a picture, which is why most preparation skips them. Spatial orientation asks where you are in relation to somewhere else — typically a street map with one-way markings. Visualization asks how a shape looks once it is turned or rearranged. Every diagram here is generated from data written for this bank, not copied from anywhere, and each carries a written description so the item is answerable without relying on the image alone.
What score do I need?
The Notice of Examination states 70% to pass. Beyond that, appointment runs down a ranked eligible list, so the practical question is not whether you passed but where you rank — and that depends on who else took the examination.
When can I apply?
DCAS publishes a filing period rather than a single date, and the current series runs across roughly a year with testing spread over the same window. Check the current Notice of Examination at nyc.gov/dcas for the exam number that applies to you — RankHigh does not publish filing dates because they change with each series.
Is this a subscription?
No. It is a single payment of $49. Nothing recurring, nothing to cancel, and no card kept on file for later.
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How long do I have access?
Your access opens online as soon as payment clears — there is nothing to wait for in the post. Your one-time purchase includes 90 days of access from the time payment clears. No subscription. No automatic renewal. One payment, nothing recurring, nothing to cancel.
Does RankHigh guarantee a passing score?
No, and be careful with anyone who does. What this does is show you which areas are costing you points and give you focused practice on them. The work is still yours to do.
Guides and resources
- NYPD Spatial Orientation QuestionsWhat are the map questions, and how do I stop losing them?
- NYPD Visualization QuestionsWhat are the shape questions, and how are they different from the map questions?
- NYPD Memorization QuestionsHow does the memory section work, and can I look back at the material?
- NYPD Written Comprehension QuestionsWhat does the reading section ask, and why do sensible answers keep being wrong?
- NYPD Written Expression QuestionsWhat is the written expression section, and is it a grammar test?
- NYPD Reasoning and Ordering QuestionsWhat do the deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, problem sensitivity and information ordering questions ask?
- The NYPD Exam Format — What Is Actually on ItWhat does the NYPD exam consist of, how is it scored, and how do I apply?
RankHigh is an independent preparation product. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the New York government, or any city, county or department. Application and hiring decisions are made by the hiring authority — check the official posting for anything that decides your application.