Gujarat Police Constable Eligibility, Important Dates

• Qualification: Class 12 pass, or an equivalent exam recognised by the Gujarat government.
• Age: 18 to 33 years on the last date, which meant birth between 23 December 1992 and 23 December 2007. Women in the general category and reserved men get 5 years more, reserved women 10, ex-servicemen their service period plus 3. The ceiling is 45.
• Height: men 165 cm (162 cm for Gujarat-origin Scheduled Tribe), chest 79 cm and 84 cm expanded. Women 155 cm (150 cm for Gujarat ST).
• Basic computer knowledge and Gujarati or Hindi.

The advertisement says selected candidates join on a fixed monthly pay under contract and move to the regular pay scale after satisfactory service. It does not state the amount for constables. Armed SRPF constables must hold a light or heavy motor vehicle licence within two years of joining.

Online on OJAS. The fee was ₹100 plus bank charges for general category candidates (₹200 if applying for PSI as well). EWS, SC, ST, SEBC and ex-servicemen did not pay.

For the 2025-26 round, applications ran 3 to 23 December 2025, the physical test result for Lokrakshak was out on 2 April 2026 and the written test was on 14 June 2026. Candidates were called for document verification in August 2026.

The Board has said a new round of 3,000 posts (1,000 unarmed, 1,000 armed, 1,000 SRPF) will be advertised around September or October 2026, with the physical test in December 2026 or January 2027 and the written test in March or April 2027. It was not advertised when this page was checked.

Marks, rechecking and the provisional merit list are on the Board's results page after each stage.

• Gujarat Police Recruitment Board
• Advertisements
• Detailed instructions, December 2025
• Lokrakshak 2026-27 alert
• Results
• OJAS

How many constable posts did Gujarat advertise last?

12,733 across unarmed, armed, SRPF and jail sepoy posts.

What qualification is needed?

Class 12 pass.

What is the age limit?

18 to 33 years for the general category, before relaxations.

When is the next recruitment?

About 3,000 posts were announced on 29 August 2026 for September or October. Check the Advertisements page.