Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) has released the official notification on 4th October 2024 for Male and Female Constables in Himachal Pradesh Police Department. The application process for HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024 has started today, 4th October 2024 on the official website of HPPSC http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/. Therefore, candidates who are waiting to submit Online Recruitment Application (ORA) for Male and Female Constable post can read the various detailed sections dealing with each and every aspect of HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024.
HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment Notification 2024
HPPSC has released a notification separately for both male and female candidates, as per the official notification there are 708 constable posts for male candidates while there are 380 constable posts for female candidates. Although the notifications were different, the HP Police Constable Recruitment process 2024 for both male and female constables is the same, which includes four stages, Physical Test in Stage 1, Written Exam in Stage 2, and Assessment and Document Verification in Stage 3, And step 4 is included. Which is a medical examination.
HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024
The first stage of the selection process, Physical Test, consisting of Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test (PET), is the only stage in HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024 which is different for both male and female candidates. The other three stages, written examination, document verification and medical examination are the same for both male and female candidates.
| HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024- Overview | |
| Organization | Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) |
| Post | police constable |
| vacancies | 1,080 |
| no ads. | 25/9-2024 (For Female Constable) 24/10-2024 (For Male Constable) |
| Social class | notification |
| application mode | Online |
| HPPSC Police Constable Application Date 2024 | 4 October 2024 |
| Last date to apply | 31 October 2024 |
| selection process | physical examination written examination Assessment and Document Verification medical examination |
| official notification | http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/ |
HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024- Important Date
All the candidates appearing for the exam must know all the Important Dates of HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024 to be successful in the exam. All the Important Dates are mentioned in the table below.
events |
date |
HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment Notification 2024 |
4 October 2024 |
start online application |
4 October 2024 |
online application ended |
31 October 2024 (11:55 pm) |
Last day to pay application fee |
31 October 2024 (11:55 pm) |
HPPSC Police Constable Vacancy 2024
According to the short notice released for the recruitment of police constable in Himachal Pradesh Police Department, a total of 1,080 vacancies have been released for 708 male constables and 380 female constables. The vacancies are divided into different categories, detailed description of all the categories is given in the table below.
| HPPSC Police Constable Vacancy 2024 | ||
| Social class | male constable | lady constable |
| Ur | 208 | 104 |
| UR WFF | 19 | 09 |
| UR Home Guards | 54 | 24 |
| UR ward of former SM | , | 31 |
| sc ur | 101 | 46 |
| sc wff | 16 | 05 |
| sc bpl | 24 | 10 |
| sc home guard | 27 | 13 |
| SC ward of former SM | , | 11 |
| st ur | 27 | 13 |
| st bpl | 08 | 03 |
| ST Home Guard | 04 | , |
| ST ward of former SM | 01 | 04 |
| OBC UR | 81 | 38 |
| OBC WFF | 14 | 05 |
| OBC Home Guard | 22 | 11 |
| obc bpl | 25 | 11 |
| OBC ward of former SM | 03 | 07 |
| EWS | 68 | 32 |
| EWS Home Guard | 13 | 03 |
| Total | 708 | 380 |
HP Police Constable 2024 Apply Online
Candidates who want to apply for the post of Male and Female Constable can fill the application on the official website of HPPSC http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/. To avoid any last minute hassles candidates should have soft copies of all their documents like photograph, signature, photo identity etc. Candidates can directly apply for HPPSC Police Constable 2024 by clicking on the link given below.
Steps to apply for HP Police Constable 2024
Candidates can easily apply for Female and Male Constable Post by following some easy steps without any hassle, following are the steps to apply for HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024.
- First of all go to the official website of HSSC http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/.
- Scroll down to “Apply Online” section and click on One Time Registration.
- Then fill all your personal details, email-id, category, education etc.
- Once this is done upload all the required documents like identity proof, category certificate and educational certificate etc.
Documents required while filling the application form
Candidates should have soft copies of some important documents that will be asked at the time of examination. As per the official notification the documents required while filling the form are given below.
- matriculation certificate.
- +2 Certificate.
- NCC certificate
- category certificate
- Service certificate issued by Commandant Home Guard in case of HG candidates (Home Guard)
- Bonafide Himachali Certificate, (if Matriculation and 10+2 examination has been passed
Passed by the candidate from institutions located outside the State).
HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024 Fee
When the candidates were filling their form the last step was to pay the application fee as per their categories. Candidates should be aware of the category wise application fees that they have to pay to complete the application process. So, category wise application fee is given in the table below.
| Social class |
fees | |
| male constable | female candidate | |
| General, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) (not included in BPL category), Ward of Freedom Fighter Categories (WFF)/Home Guards of HP/Candidates from other states (including reserved category candidates from other states). | Rupee. 600 | Exempted |
| SC, ST, OBC and EWS come under UR-BPL categories of Himachal Pradesh | Rupee. 150 | Exempted |
HPPSC Police Constable Eligibility Criteria 2024
As per the official notification of HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024 candidates are required to possess the minimum eligibility criteria. HPPSC has established some parameters and candidates have to clear each parameter, they are as follows.
- Educational qualification
- age
- height and chest
Educational qualification
To fill the application form, candidates should have minimum educational qualification of Matriculation and +2 from any Institute/School/Board.
Himachal Pradesh.
Age (as on 01-01-2024)
The age limit prescribed by HPPSC is 18-26 years as on 01-01-2024 but the age limit is same for male and female candidates but it varies depending on different categories. The detailed description of age limit of different categories is given in the table below.
Social class |
Age (as on 01-01-2024) |
Ward of General/EWS/Ex SM |
18 to 26 years |
SC/ST/SC-ST Ward of East SM |
18 to 28 years |
OBC/OBC Ward of Former SM |
18 to 28 years |
Home Guard (Gen/OBC/EWS) |
18 to 29 years |
Home Guard (SC/ST) |
18 to 29 years |
height and chest
HPPSC has prescribed eligibility for candidates on the basis of height and chest, however the chest category is not applicable to female candidates. Again height and chest varies for different category which is given in the table below.
| Social class | male candidate | female candidate | ||
| Height | Chest | Height | Chest | |
| General/EWS | 5 feet 6 inches | 31″x32″ | 5 feet 2 inches | He |
| Ward of former SM | , | , | 5 feet 2 inches | |
| SC/ST/SC-ST Ward of East SM | 5 feet 4 inches | 29″x30″ | 5 feet | |
| OBC/OBC Ward of Former SM | 5 feet 6 inches | 31″x32″ | 5 feet 2 inches | |
| Home Guard (Gen/OBC/EWS) | 5 feet 6 inches | 31″x32″ | 5 feet 2 inches | |
| Home Guard (SC/ST) | 5 feet 4 inches | 29″x30″ | 5 feet | |
HPPSC Police Constable Selection Process 2024
The selection process for HP Police Constable Recruitment 2024 has four stages, Stage 1 is Physical Test, Stage 2 is Written Exam and Stage 3 is Assessment and Document Verification and Stage 4 is Medical Examination. A brief description of each stage of the selection process is given below.
- Stage 1: The first stage involves physical examination consisting of PST and PMT.
- Stage 2: Stage 2 consists of a 2-hour written examination consisting of 90 questions for 90 marks.
- Stage 3: The third stage of the examination involves evaluation and verification of documents
- Step 4: The final step is the medical test to see whether the candidate is medically fit or not.
HPPSC Police Constable Exam Pattern 2024
Candidates registering for HPPSC Police Constable Recruitment 2024 should be aware of various details regarding Like Number. Number of questions, total number of marks prescribed and negative marking etc. for HPPSC Police Constable Written Exam 2024. The HPPSC Police Constable Exam Pattern 2024 is as follows.
- Method of Examination: offline
- Type of Exam: OMR-based
- total marks: 90 points
- Number of Questions: 90 questions
- marking scheme: 1 mark is assigned for each correct answer
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer
