Delhi APP and CBI APP Exam: Date and Syllabus Out, 140 Delhi Seats on the Table

One hundred and forty Assistant Public Prosecutor posts in Delhi. Five in the CBI. Five more in Puducherry. All of them will be filled through a single two-hour paper on one Saturday afternoon.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has now issued an addendum that fixes the date, the scheme and the syllabus of this Combined Recruitment Test. If you are preparing for the Delhi APP Exam, the CBI APP Exam or any other prosecutor post in this notice, this is the document your next ten weeks should be built around.

This blog explains what the addendum says, post by post and subject by subject, and how to read it as an exam candidate.

What the addendum announces

The Commission will hold an offline, pen and paper Combined Recruitment Test (RT) to shortlist candidates for 16 different posts. Only candidates shortlisted in the RT, and who meet every eligibility condition of the post, will be called for the interview.

So the RT is the gate. Without clearing it, there is no interview. Here are the core facts in one place.

The addendum does not carry eligibility conditions, fees or application dates. Read the full advertisement for your post before you apply. The advertisement numbers are given below with each post.

Delhi APP Exam: 140 vacancies in the Directorate of Prosecution

The Delhi post is Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Directorate of Prosecution, Home Department, Government of NCT of Delhi. The advertisement is Advt. No. 11/2026, Vacancy No. 26091106212.

This is the biggest single post in the notice, ahead of even the 100 Examiner of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications posts. The category-wise break-up is below.

The five categories add up to 140. The PwBD figure is listed alongside them in the notice.

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CBI APP Exam: five seats, same paper

The CBI post is Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Central Bureau of Investigation, Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The advertisement is Advt. No. 06/2026, Vacancy No. 26060658213.

Only five seats are open: UR 3, OBC 1 and SC 1, with PwBD 1 also listed. With so few seats, the cut-off will depend on how sharp the paper is. A candidate who targets both Delhi and CBI sits the same test, so one preparation plan covers both.

Notice that the syllabus includes the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. A CBI aspirant should not leave this Act for the last week.

The same test also covers five Assistant Public Prosecutor posts in the Directorate of Prosecution, Chief Secretariat, Home Department, Government of Puducherry (UR 4, OBC 1, PwBD 1; Advt. No. 06/2026, Vacancy No. 26060680213).

All 16 posts covered by this one test

The addendum is a combined notice, so the same paper decides several recruitments. The vacancies across all 16 posts add up to 335.

How the paper is built

The scheme is short but every line of it affects how you should practise.

•        Two hours, equal marks. Every question is worth the same, so a hard question gets no extra reward. Do not sink five minutes into one.

•        Objective, multiple choice, English only. Read bare acts in English and get used to the exact wording of sections.

•        One-third penalty for a wrong answer. If a question carries one mark, a wrong answer costs one-third of a mark. A question left blank costs nothing.

That last point changes your strategy. Guessing blindly loses marks over a full paper. Guessing after you have removed two options is a different matter. The only way to learn where your own line sits is to attempt timed Mock Tests and compare your marked and unmarked answers.

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The 15 laws you must cover

The syllabus is a list of statutes, not broad subjects. That is good news, because it means the paper is bounded by bare acts.

1.     The Constitution of India

2.     The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

3.     The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

4.     The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

5.     The Information Technology Act, 2000

6.     The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

7.     The Companies Act, 2013

8.     The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003

9.     Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

10.  The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

11.  The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

12.  The Competition Act, 2002

13.  The Trade Marks Act, 1999

14.  The Indian Contract Act, 1872

15.  The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

Three things stand out. First, the criminal law trio (BNS, BSA and BNSS) is named in its 2023 form, so your Judiciary Notes and Judiciary Study Material must be from the new codes. Second, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 sit together as the investigation and anti-corruption block. Third, several entries such as the Trade Marks Act, the Geographical Indications Act and the Competition Act are likely there because one paper serves all 16 posts, not only the prosecutor posts.

A sensible method is to finish the three criminal codes and the Constitution first, since the other statutes build on them, then move to the special statutes one by one. Solve PYQ of earlier prosecutor and APO papers after each Act to see how questions are framed from bare provisions.

After the paper: interview cut-offs and weightage

The RT and the interview carry a 75:25 weightage for candidates who are shortlisted in the RT and qualify for the interview. The RT therefore decides three-fourths of your final result. The standard of suitability for the interview is fixed as follows.

Centres, admit card and the ten weeks left

The test will be held at 15 centres: Ahmedabad (01), Bhopal (04), Chennai (12), Delhi (08), Dispur/Guwahati (09), Jaipur (11), Jammu (34), Kochi (24), Kolkata (06), Lucknow (26), Mumbai (05), Nagpur (13), Ranchi (41), Vishakhapatnam (51) and Port Blair (37). No request for a change of test centre will be entertained, so choose with care when you apply.

E-admit cards will be released three weeks before the test. Counting back from 09.01.2027, that points to around 19 December 2026.

From today, 28 October, about ten weeks remain. Spend the first five on the Constitution and the three criminal codes. Use the next three for the special statutes. Keep the last two for full-length Mock Tests under the two-hour limit, with the one-third penalty applied honestly when you score yourself.

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Questions candidates are asking

Q1. When will the Delhi APP and CBI APP written test be held?

On 09.01.2027, a Saturday, from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM, as per the UPSC addendum.

Q2. How many Delhi APP vacancies are there?

There are 140: UR 50, EWS 14, OBC 37, SC 30 and ST 9, with PwBD 8 also listed (Advt. No. 11/2026).

Q3. How many seats are there in the CBI APP Exam?

Five: UR 3, OBC 1 and SC 1, with PwBD 1 also listed (Advt. No. 06/2026).

Q4. Is the paper online or offline, and in which language?

It is offline, pen and paper based, and the medium is English only.

Q5. Is there negative marking?

Yes. Each wrong answer costs one-third of the marks assigned to that question. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Q6. Which laws are in the syllabus?

Fifteen, beginning with the Constitution of India, the BNS, BSA and BNSS, and ending with the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. The full list is given above.

Q7. Is one paper enough for both Delhi and CBI?

Both posts are part of the same Combined Recruitment Test, so the same paper applies. You must still meet the eligibility conditions of each post.

Q8. How is the final selection made?

Shortlisted candidates who qualify for the interview are assessed on a 75:25 weightage of RT and interview. The minimum interview standard is 50 for General/EWS, 45 for OBC and 40 for SC/ST/PWD.

Q9. When will the admit card come out?

E-admit cards will be released three weeks before the test date.

Q10. Can I change my exam centre later?

No. The notice states that no request for change of test centre will be entertained.

Start your preparation now

A fixed date, a fixed syllabus and a 335-seat combined test: this is the clearest signal a prosecutor aspirant could ask for. What remains is disciplined work on bare acts and regular practice.

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