The Fallen Official Page My Page Email Recruit Graduation Please remember - nobody said it would be easy. Exams are only scheduled as authorized by the state personnel department, and each time an exam is given, enough candidates are selected so that several recruit classes can be processed. What this means is that exams are not given on a regular, or frequent basis, and the luck of the draw may dictate that you will apply at a time when an exam has been recently conducted and there is a sufficient pool of qualified candidates to supply several recruit classes.
Many prospective applicants wait more than a year for an exam.
The best course of action is to contact the Connecticut State Police Recruiting Section and request that you be included on a list to be contacted for the next scheduled exam. Those interested in a state police career should also read the sections below, and take note of the time involved in the actual selection process. This process often takes up to two years. Of those making initial application, about two percent successfully pass all phases. Once selected and appointed to a class as recruits, trainees enter the State Police Academy where they begin a rigorous training regimen lasting up to six months.