Punjab Police Eligibility, Important Dates
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Punjab Police recruits its own constables and sub-inspectors, with each drive run through a separate online portal linked from its website. The force's recruitment page lists advertisements for 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
The latest is the March 2026 constable drive, 3,298 posts (2,522 District cadre, 776 Armed cadre), with computer-based tests from 1 July 2026. See the Punjab Police Constable page for the details.
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Eligibility Criteria
Conditions are set per post, but the 2026 constable drive shows the pattern: 10+2, matriculation Punjabi, age 18 to 28 (5 years more for SC, BC and government employees of Punjab), and minimum height of 5 ft 7 in for men and 5 ft 2 in for women. Sub-Inspector drives ask for a graduate degree.
Selection Process
Recent drives follow the same shape: a computer-based test with a Punjabi qualifying paper, a physical screening and measurement test (both qualifying), then document scrutiny. Merit rests on the main paper alone.
Important Dates
| Year | Drive |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Sub-Inspectors in District, Armed, Investigation and Intelligence cadres; Constables and Head Constables in Investigation and Intelligence cadres; Sub-Inspectors (267) and Constables (2,340) in the Technical and Support Services cadre |
| 2023 | Sub-Inspectors in District and Armed cadres |
| 2024 and 2025 | Constables in District and Armed cadres |
| 2026 | Constables in District and Armed cadres, 3,298 posts |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I apply for Punjab Police jobs?
On the recruitment portal linked from the force's recruitment page for that year's advertisement.
Is a recruitment open now?
The March 2026 constable drive has closed for applications and is at the exam stage.
Is Punjabi required?
Yes. Matriculation-level Punjabi is a condition for the posts advertised recently.
Does the force recruit firemen and jail warders?
No. Those come through the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board.
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