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Taking your career into police will be challenging and interesting. Most of the kids dream of becoming a police officer. Most of the kids used to play police thief games when they are young. Becoming a police officer is not easy. You need to pass various exams and you need to keep yourself fit and healthy. There are entrance exams like Police Initial Recruitment Test or Standard Entrance Test which has to be taken by individual to get into police department. Not everyone can apply for this exam. There are certain criteria to take up this test. You have to be 18 years of age in order to take up this exam.

Generally there is no upper are limit but in most of the cases it will be 50 or 55 years of age. Apart from that the person has to be good in driving, swimming and running. You should have undergone mathematics and accounting or computer applications as your major subject in college. Make sure you maintain a good physique. Written test is given to candidates to check whether they can remember things. People are asked to run for miles in order to check their physical fitness. Each and every year the number of candidates taking this test to become a police officer is increasing. This shows that people are more interested in taking their career into police department.

Every police officer plays a major role in protecting their country. As every department is computerized people should have good knowledge in computers. It is compulsory for every individual to take up a oral interview, polygraph test and psychological test. Each and every individual will be trained according to his / her talents. Not every one can become a police officer. Not every one will get into field work. Depending on their talent people will be trained on particular department. Medical test is compulsory for every individual. These recruitment processes is generally done by ex-police officers. Once you have cleared all the tests you will be given a sample field work and depending on that you will be appointed in a particular department.

It often helps, but is not required, that you have an advanced degree in Criminal Justice. With all the competition for police jobs in the marketplace many experts agree that you should get a degree before applying to Police Academy; However, with busy schedules and current jobs it can be hard to go back to school. Many students choose to do an on-line degree where they can balance there home life and also expand their education.



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