Police & Paramilitary Exams 2026

Police recruitment splits between central and state. The Staff Selection Commission recruits Constables (General Duty) for the central armed police forces and Sub Inspectors for the Delhi Police and the central forces. Each state separately recruits its own constables and sub inspectors through a state police recruitment board.

The selection sequence is broadly consistent: a written or computer-based test, then a Physical Standard Test measuring height, chest and weight, then a Physical Efficiency Test covering running and, depending on the force, long jump, high jump or shot put, and finally a detailed medical examination. Falling short at the physical stage ends the process regardless of your written score.

Physical standards are relaxed for women, for candidates from Scheduled Tribes, and in several forces for candidates from hill regions and specified states. Qualification requirements run from Class 10 for some constable posts through Class 12 to graduation for Sub Inspector grades, and age windows are generally narrower than in clerical recruitment.