Exam Dates
The Irving Police Department will be having another civil service exam on February 10, 2024. Sign-ups for this test will be on our website soon.
The hiring of police officers is an essential government function to support the health and safety of the City of Irving. Proper social distancing practices will be employed during testing.
Each applicant will be screened for symptoms related to the COVID-19 virus prior to admittance to the test. Any person found to have related symptoms will not be granted admittance.
Before
Before taking the exam, applicants should review the application information list (PDF). This requested information should be collected prior to attending the exam and will be used to complete the Personal History Statement (PHS).
- Review the written test study guide.
- Bring your own #2 pencil(s) for the written exam.
After
Upon successful completion of the written and/or physical test, the applicant will receive an email invitation to the Irving Police Department's online Personal History Questionnaire. The applicant will be required to complete the online PHQ within 10 days(Tuesday) of the date of the written exam.
In-state and out-of-state applicants and laterals will have to travel to Irving three times during the hiring process.
- Sign up online for the civil service test. If online registration is closed, walk-ins will be accepted on the day of the test.
- Take the civil service test and the fitness test in-person. Expect these tests will take up most of the day, until about 5 p.m.
- Applicants must score a 70 or above on the written test to move on to the fitness test.
- Information about the fitness test is available online.
Once the civil service and fitness tests are passed, the applicant is placed on an eligibility list based on the civil service test score. That eligibility list will be available on Police Recruiting website within 10 days of the civil service test administration.
- Eligible applicants will be invited back to Irving for a prepolygraph interview and a polygraph. Applicants must successfully pass both component to move into the background phase of the process.
- Once the background check is completed, eligible applicants will be invited back again for the oral board.
- Upon passing the oral board, applicants will be invited to sign a conditional hire agreement. The agreement is based on an applicant passing the psychological test and medical exam.
- After passing the psychological test and medical exam, an applicant is given a start date.
Police Academy
All noncommissioned and out-of-state lateral applicants will attend a five-month police academy to obtain a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) License. The academy is held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Subscribe to email alerts for the next testing dates at the Notify Me page. Enter your email address and select "Police Recruiting Updates" under the Notify Me category. Follow up with the verification email sent to your inbox and add "listserv@civicplus.com" to your Contacts list to ensure you receive messages when they are published.