VICTORIA Police recruits will now be exempt from an entry exam with an ATAR above 65 and a study score above 25 in English.

Paramedics, firefighters and defence force personnel wanting to take up a career in policing will also be fast-tracked, no longer needing to be employed for at least five years to be exempt from the entrance exam.

The changes come as the force looks to fill more than 1000 vacancies statewide and bolster support for members on the ground.

Current university students in their final year of a criminology bachelor's degree or similar at a university in Australia, New Zealand or the United Kingdom are also being added to the entrance exam exemption list.

Acting Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent said these changes mean quality applicants will no longer be held up with unnecessary obstacles to start their policing journey.

"We want to make sure we're doing everything we can to attract those people and back the hardworking police making a difference out in the community each and every day,” he said.

"To that end we're also taking double squads at the Victoria Police Academy for the first time in a year, with three intakes scheduled."

The recruitment process changes will be implemented at police immediately.

For more information about Victoria Police's recruitment process go to https://www.police.vic.gov.au/police-recruitment-process.