punjabpolice.gov.in Recruitment 2024 Constable (District & Armed Police Cadre) : Punjab Police

Organisation : Punjab Police
Recruitment Name : Constable (District and Armed Police cadre) 2024
Number of Vacancies : 1800
Application Last Date : 04.04.2024
Website : https://www.punjabpolice.gov.in/

Punjab Police Constable Recruitment

Recruitment Portal for submission of Online Application and for recruitment related information https://iur.ls/punjabpolicerecruitment2024 (herein after referred to as the Recruitment portal). A link to the above- mentioned recruitment portal shall also be made available on the official Punjab Police website www.punjabpolice.gov.in.

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Number of Vacancies for Constable

Name of the post : Constable (District and Armed Police cadre)
No. of Posts : 1800
Total tentative vacancies of Constables in District Police Cadre (excluding sportspersons)
Category No. of vacancies Vacancies reserved for women (out of the total given in column-ii)
General/Open/Unreserved 410 117
Scheduled Castes Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikhs, Punjab 100 40
Scheduled Castes Ramdasia & Others, Punjab 100 40
Backward Classes, Punjab 100 40
Ex-Serviceman (General), Punjab 70 40
Ex-Serviceman Scheduled Castes Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh, Punjab 20 0
Ex-Serviceman Scheduled Castes Ramdasia & Others, Punjab 20 0
Ex-Serviceman Backward Classes, Punjab 20 0
Wards of Police Personnel 20 7
Economically Weaker Sections, Punjab 100 30
Wards of Freedom Fighters, Punjab 10 3
Total 970 317

Total tentative vacancies of Constables in Armed Police Cadre (excluding sportspersons)
Category No. of vacancies Vacancies reserved for women (out of the total given in column-ii)
General/Open/Unreserved 328 94
Scheduled Castes Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikhs, Punjab 80 32
Scheduled Castes Ramdasia & Others, Punjab 80 32
Backward Classes, Punjab 80 32
Ex-Serviceman (General), Punjab 56 32
Ex-Serviceman Scheduled Castes Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh, Punjab 16 0
Ex-Serviceman Scheduled Castes Ramdasia & Others, Punjab 16 0
Ex-Serviceman Backward Classes, Punjab 16 0
Wards of Police Personnel 16 5
Economically Weaker Sections, Punjab 80 24
Wards of Freedom Fighters, Punjab 8 2
Total 776 253

Eligibility of Constable

Nationality :
The candidate should be a citizen of India, who has not obtained the citizenship/permanent residency/green card of any other country.

Age :
Eligibility criteria regarding age shall be as follows:
Minimum age as on January 1st, 2024 – 18 years.
Maximum age as on January 1st, 2024 – 28 years.

Relaxation in age shall, however, be applicable as mentioned below:
i. Relaxation up to five years in the prescribed upper age limit has been granted to the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, who are residents of Punjab. As such, maximum age for such candidates shall be 33 years as on January 1st, 2024.

ii. Ex-servicemen, who are residents of Punjab, shall be allowed to deduct the period of his/her service in the Armed Forces of the Union from his/her actual age, and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for direct appointment to such a vacancy by more than three years, he/she shall be deemed to satisfy the conditions regarding age limit.

iii. Relaxation up to five years in the prescribed upper age limit has been granted to candidates, who are serving regular employees of Punjab Government or of other State or Central Government. As such, maximum age for such candidates shall be 33 years as on January 1st, 2024.

Educational Qualifications :
i) 10+2 or its equivalent from a recognized Education Board/University.
ii) In case of Ex-Servicemen, the minimum educational qualification shall be Matriculation.

Selection Process of Constable

The recruitment for filling up the vacancies in the two cadres, mentioned in Para-3, shall be carried out through a Common Application Form (CAF) and Common Computer Based (CBT) process followed by Physical Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT) with specified qualifying parameters. All the candidates shall be required to indicate their choice of cadres, in order of preference, in the Application Form, provided that they meet the eligibility criteria.

The selection process shall be a 3 (three) stage process consisting of the following:
Stage-I: Stage-I will consist of two common Computer Based Test (CBT), multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type Paper viz. Paper-I and Paper-II, of which Paper-II shall be qualifying in nature.
Stage-II: Stage-II will consist of Physical Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT). Both Physical Screening Test and Physical Measurement Test shall be qualifying in nature.
Stage-III: Stage-III will consist of Document Scrutiny.

Application Fee of Constable

The fee applicable to candidates belonging to different categories shall be as follows:
Category Application Fee (Rs) Examination Fee (Rs) Total (Rs)
General 500 650 1150
Ex-Servicemen(ESM) of Punjab State
only/Lineal Descendants of ESM 500 0 500
SC/ST of all States and Backward
Classes of Punjab State only 500 150 650
Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) 500 150 650

Note: Application Fee applicable to Transgender candidates belonging to different categories shall be applicable, as per their reservation category.

Mode of payment:
Candidates are required to make online payment of the requisite fee. No other fee payment mode shall be considered.
Note: Fee once paid shall not be refunded.

Online Application Procedure for Constable

There shall be an Application Form for the recruitment of constable in District and Armed Police Cadre of Punjab Police.
i. Applications must only be submitted in the online mode on https://iur.ls/punjabpolicerecruitment2024. Candidates would be first required to fill a registration form followed by the Application Form, which in turn would be linked to the fee payment gateway.

ii. Candidates for the District Cadre shall be required to fill in 15 district preferences to which the candidate would want to be allocated in case of final selection. District allocation would be made on the basis of merit position in Merit List and the availability of vacancies in the preferred District. As per Punjab Govt. instructions No. 6/75/2019-7H3/1745 dated 21.05.2020, selected candidate shall not be posted in their home district.

iii. Applicants are advised to read the instructions, as given on the Recruitment Portal, carefully, before filling–up the application form. Incomplete application shall be rejected outright and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

iv. The applicants are advised to fill all details, including their correct and active email address and mobile number, in the online application.
v. Applicants must ensure that they have access to good internet facility with reasonable speed and facility to ensure proper completion of application process including online payment of fee.

vi. Before starting to fill-up the online application form, candidates must keep the following information/documents ready (including scanned copies of the documents to be uploaded) as the candidates would be required to upload the requisite documents, as applicable, in the online Application Form:
a) Any one ID proof (Aadhaar card, Passport, Voter I-Card, Driving License, PAN Card).
b) Personal details.
c) Address proof.
d) Valid and active E-mail ID.
e) Valid and active mobile number for receiving SMSs.
f) Matriculation certificate for proof of age.
g) Details/certificates pertaining to requisite educational qualifications including that for Punjabi language.
h) Certificates issued by the Competent Authority for claiming benefit of reservation, if applicable.
i) Online payment facility such as internet banking, debit /credit card etc.
j) Scanned recent (not older than 3 months) colored passport size (4.5 cm x3.5 cm) front facing photograph against white background (minimum 80 KB and maximum 200 KB size in JPEG format).
k) Scanned signatures (minimum 80 KB and maximum 200 KB size in JPEG format).

vii. Candidates should fill all details, including the Cadre and applying category, correctly in the online application form and submit the same only after ensuring that all the particulars/details are correctly reflected in it. No request (online or offline) for any change in the Application Form, after it is submitted, shall be entertained. However, a fresh online application can be submitted before the final date for submission of applications by paying the requisite fee.

Key Dates of Constable

Starting date for application 14.03.2024 at 07:00 PM
Last date for online submission 04.04.2024 at 11:55 PM

Detailed Recruitment Notification Download here : https://www.indianin.org/uploads-new/pdf2024/4740-co.pdf