Delhi APP Preparation: Complete Strategy, Syllabus and Study Plan

If you have applied for Delhi Assistant Public Prosecutor recruitment, start with a plan you can repeat every day. Read the bare acts, solve questions on what you have read, and return to the provisions you keep getting wrong. That routine gives your preparation a clear direction even while you wait for the examination schedule.

This guide covers the current recruitment position, the subjects to begin with, a practical 90-day study plan, revision and interview preparation. The subject roadmap below is preparation advice. Match it to the official Delhi APP Recruitment Test syllabus when UPSC publishes the relevant notice.

Delhi APP 2026 recruitment and examination date

UPSC Advertisement No. 11/2026 includes 140 Assistant Public Prosecutor vacancies in the Directorate of Prosecution, Home Department, Government of NCT of Delhi. Applications for this post closed on 2 October 2026 at 6 pm.

As of this update on 10 October 2026, we could not locate an official Recruitment Test date for these 140 posts. Check the UPSC recruitment pages for the schedule, test scheme and admit card instructions. The application closing date is not the examination date.

The advertisement allows UPSC to shortlist through a Recruitment Test where required. Do not assume that an older paper’s question count, duration, negative marking or subject split is already confirmed for this recruitment. Use the notice for vacancy number 26091106212 to settle those details.

Delhi APP syllabus preparation roadmap

Begin with criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence and the Constitution. These subjects connect closely in a prosecution problem. An offence gives you the ingredients to prove, procedure tells you how the case moves, and evidence tells you how the facts can be established.

Keep the official syllabus beside your timetable once it is released. Add every listed Act, remove topics outside its scope, and adjust your practice to the announced test scheme.

Criminal law

Prepare the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and maintain a comparison with the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for older questions and any old-law coverage required by the syllabus. For each offence, write down its ingredients before memorising the punishment.

·        General exceptions, intention, knowledge, abetment and attempt.

·        Offences against the human body, including homicide and hurt.

·        Offences against women and children.

·        Theft, robbery, cheating, criminal breach of trust and other property offences.

·        Joint liability and the differences between closely related offences.

When an MCQ gives you a short fact situation, ask which ingredient is present and which is missing. That is more useful than recognising a section number without understanding the offence.

Criminal procedure

Read the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, alongside the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, where comparison is needed. Follow the progress of a case from information to the police through investigation, trial and challenge to the decision.

·        Arrest, safeguards, search and seizure.

·        FIR, investigation, remand and the police report.

·        Cognizance, jurisdiction, charges and trial procedure.

·        Bail, bonds and the powers of the relevant court.

·        Appeals, revision and the role of the prosecutor.

Make a separate sheet for time limits, competent authorities and procedural conditions. These details are easy to confuse when several provisions look similar.

Law of evidence

Use the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, as your current-law starting point and compare it with the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, when working through older material.

·        Relevancy of facts, admissions and confessions.

·        Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses.

·        Oral, documentary and electronic evidence.

·        Burden of proof, presumptions and estoppel.

·        Examination of witnesses and expert opinion.

Practise questions that ask whether a fact is relevant, whether evidence is admissible and what must be proved before it can be used. Keep those questions separate in your notes.

Constitution of India

Start with fundamental rights, especially Articles 14, 19, 20, 21 and 22. Then revise constitutional remedies, writ jurisdiction, the Supreme Court and High Courts, legislative competence and the constitutional position of public institutions. These are sensible starting topics, not a prediction of question numbers.

For case law, record the issue, the principle and the provision it explains. A short note you can recall accurately is more useful than several pages you cannot revise.

Special Acts

The earlier Delhi APP roadmap on our website discusses the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. Use that list to organise preliminary reading, then confirm the Acts against the new UPSC syllabus. A CBI APP notice should not be treated as the Delhi APP notice.

For each prescribed special Act, prepare its definitions, authorities, offences, powers and procedural requirements. Short Acts deserve their own revision slots rather than a hurried reading at the end.

Also Read: Delhi APP subject-wise weightage and roadmap

How to prepare the new criminal laws with older papers

The new criminal laws were brought into operation from 1 July 2024, subject to the notified commencement exceptions. This makes an old question bank useful for concepts, but it needs checking before you use it to memorise current provisions.

Build your comparison topic by topic. Record the old provision, the corresponding new provision and any change in wording or procedure. Verify the mapping from the Acts rather than assuming every provision has a direct replacement.

·        Read the current bare act before learning from an old answer key.

·        Mark questions that depend on a changed provision.

·        Keep old-law and new-law section numbers clearly separated.

·        Check commencement, repeal and savings provisions when a question turns on dates or pending proceedings.

A daily method for Delhi APP preparation

Choose one manageable topic for each sitting. Read the provision, close the book and explain it in your own words. Then solve questions on that topic. If you cannot explain why an option is wrong, return to the provision before moving on.

·        Read the main rule together with its explanation, proviso and exceptions.

·        Solve a short set of section-wise MCQs immediately after reading.

·        Check every incorrect answer and every answer you guessed.

·        Write the reason for the mistake in a small error notebook.

·        Revisit the same topic the next day, after a week and again during monthly revision.

Keep one main set of notes for each subject. Add corrections and useful case principles to it. Rewriting the same topic from several resources takes time away from recall and practice.

A 90 day Delhi APP study plan

This is a suggested preparation cycle, not a countdown to an announced exam. If the test date leaves you less time, shorten the first reading and protect revision and practice. If you have more time, repeat the final phase with fresh questions.

Do not leave the earlier subjects untouched while reading the next one. Keep a short revision block every day. Once the official syllabus arrives, give any newly listed topic time within this plan.

A timetable for four hours a day

If you are practising at the Bar or working full time, use a two-hour weekday routine: one hour of reading, 40 minutes of questions and 20 minutes of revision. Keep a longer weekend sitting for a mixed test and its review. Measure progress by what you can answer correctly, not just by hours spent at your desk.

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Previous papers and mock tests

Begin previous papers after you have a working understanding of the core subjects. First solve them to identify the style of questioning. Then attempt them under timed conditions, using the official scheme for this recruitment once available.

Start with one mixed test a week. Increase the frequency in the final phase only if you can review each test properly. Another mock will do little for you if the mistakes from the last one remain unresolved.

·        Separate gaps in knowledge from misreading, confusion between provisions and careless guessing.

·        Find the bare-act provision behind each error.

·        Track accuracy by subject as well as the overall score.

·        Reattempt incorrect questions after a few days without looking at the answer.

If the notified scheme includes negative marking, apply that rule in your practice scores. Decide your approach to uncertain questions from your own results. Do not set an attempt target before checking the marking scheme.

Interview preparation should begin during study

Keep a few minutes each week for speaking practice. Explain a legal issue aloud in clear sentences, identify the applicable provision and respond to a follow-up question. Start with bail, witness evidence, charging decisions and the prosecutor’s responsibilities.

Prepare to discuss your actual legal experience and the work you have mentioned in your application. Keep your documents organised according to UPSC’s instructions. If you do not know an answer, say so clearly instead of inventing a provision or case.

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Questions candidates are asking

When is the Delhi APP examination in 2026

No official test date for the 140-post recruitment was located in the UPSC notices checked for this 10 October 2026 update. Check the official recruitment pages for subsequent announcements.

Is the Delhi APP syllabus confirmed in this guide

The topics here form a preparation roadmap. The official Recruitment Test notice for the current vacancy will control the syllabus and paper scheme.

Should I study IPC CrPC and the Evidence Act as well

Keep them available for older papers and comparisons. Give the new criminal laws proper attention and follow the exact old-law and new-law coverage in the official syllabus.

Can I complete preparation in 90 days

A candidate with a sound foundation can use 90 days for a focused preparation cycle. If you are beginning from scratch, use the same sequence but allow more time for the first reading. Check your progress through topic tests.

Are bare acts enough for Delhi APP preparation

Bare acts are the starting point. Add MCQs, selected case principles, previous papers and mock-test review so that you can recall and apply what you read.

How should I use past subject weightage

Use it to understand an earlier paper and plan provisional priorities. It does not guarantee the number of questions from a subject in 2026.

Start with the work you can finish today

Choose one criminal-law topic, read its provisions and solve a short question set. Correct the mistakes before you close your books. Repeat that routine tomorrow and keep the official syllabus checklist beside your plan when it becomes available.

If you need help organising your Delhi APP preparation, contact Nitesh Sir and the Aashayein Judiciary team to discuss available classes and study support. Bring your current preparation level and daily study time so that the guidance fits your schedule.