The selection process for Himachal Pradesh Police Constable starts from application form filling and ends at the merit list prepared on the basis of the score obtained in the written test. Various steps in the HP Police Constable Selection Process are listed below:
Application form: The first step for the candidates is to fill out the application form for the police constable which will be available from Oct 1, 2021, to Oct 31, 2021. Interested candidates have to visit the official website or they can click here,
Physical Standard Test: It can be considered as an eligibility test that students must clear in order to abe to appear in the written test. Candidates must be eligible physically in terms of height, weight, and age to apply for a post under the police academy. Various physical standards are listed below
Category | Age | Education | Height | | Chest (For male) |
Male | Female |
General | 18-25 | 10+2 | 5-6” | 5-2” | 31*32 |
General | 18-27 | 10+2 | 5-4” | 5-0” | 29*30 |
SC/ST | 18-27 | 10+2 | 5-6” | 5-2” | 31*32 |
Gorkhas | 18-27 | 10+2 | 5-4” | 5-0” | 29*30 |
Home Guard(General/OBC) | 20-28 | 10+2 | 5-6” | 5-2” | 31*32 |
Home Guard (SC/ST) | 20-28 | 10+2 | 5-4” | 5-0” | 29*30 |
Home Guards (Gorkhas) | 20-28 | 10+2 | 5-4” | 5-0” | 29*30 |
Distinguished Sportsmen | 18-27 | 10+2 | 5-6” | 5-2” | 31*32 |
Candidates who do fulfill the above requirements will not be able to proceed further in the selection process.
Physical Efficiency Test: Candidates after fulfilling the given requirements will now have to clear the Physical Efficiency Test to proceed further in the selection process. Physical Efficiency includes various tasks within time limits and other standards. Various tasks which the candidates have to complete are listed below:
Event | Minimum Qualifying Standards (For Male) | Minimum Qualifying Standards (For Female) |
1500-meter race (800-meter race for females) | 6 minutes 30 seconds | 4 minutes 15 seconds |
High Jump | 1.25 meter (3 attempts maximum) | 1 meter (3 attempts maximum) |
Broad Jump | 4 meter (3 Attempts maximum) | 3 meter (3 Attempts maximum) |
Candidates who do not qualify for the physical efficiency test will not eligible to move forwards in the selection process further.
Now the candidates have to show that they are physically fit to become a police constable. The only way to find out more suitable candidates is a test of their mental abilities in the form of a written test.
Written Test: Candidates who have cleared the Physical Efficiency Test have to appear in a written test which is a 1-hour test consisting of 80 questions from different subjects. Details of the written test are listed below:
Subjects | Number of Question |
English | 16 |
Hindi | 16 |
Mathematics | 16 |
General Awareness | 16 |
Reasoning | 16 |
Candidates, in order to qualify for the paper, have to secure a minimum of 50% marks on the paper. Selected candidates have to get their documents verified.
Scrutiny of Documents: Candidates have to get their documents verified by the authorities. Documents include educational certificates and other documents verifying their achievements in other fields like sports and others. Documents verification has a 15% weightage in the final merit. Marks distribution according to the certificate are listed below:
Criteria | Maximum Marks |
Educational qualification | 2.5 marks (.025 * percentage marks obtained) |
Belonging to any backward area | 1 mark |
Landless Family | 1 mark |
NCC Certificate | 4 marks (depending on the type of certificate) |
LMV Driver License | 1.5 marks |
Sports Certificate | 5 marks (Depending on qualification) |
Final Selection: Final Selection will be based on the merit list which has weightage from the following fields:
Criteria | Maximum Marks Awarded |
Height | 5 marks |
Written Test | 80 marks |
Certificates | 15 marks |
