PUNJAB POLICE RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF HEAD CONSTABLES
IN INVESTIGATION CADRE OF PUNJAB POLICE – 2021
Advt. No. 4 of 2021 Date of Publication: 4 August, 2021
Recruitment Portal for submission of Online Application and for recruitment related
information https://iur.ls/punjabpolicerecruitment2021 (hereinafter referred to as the
Recruitment portal).
A link to the above mentioned recruitment portal shall also be made available on the
official Punjab Police website www.punjabpolice.gov.in
Opening Date and Time for Submission of Online
Application 04 August, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Closing Date and Time for Submission of Online
Application (Applications received after 11:55 pm on 25 August, 2021 shall not be entertained)
25 August, 2021 at 11:55 PM
Helpline Number (Toll-free) 18002102565
Grievance window (for resolving problems faced by candidates) shall be available on
the portal https://iur.ls/punjabpolicerecruitment2021
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Online Applications available on https://iur.ls/punjabpolicerecruitment2021 are
invited from Indian citizens for direct recruitment to fill vacancies of Head
Constables (except for the vacancies against the sports quota, which shall be
filled separately) in the Investigation Cadre of Punjab Police.
1.2 The recruitment for filling up the vacancies in the above said cadre shall be carried
out through an Online Application Form and Computer Based Test (CBT)
process followed by Physical Measurement Test (PMT) and Physical
Screening Test (PST) with specified qualifying parameters.
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2. POSTING/DEPLOYMENT
(a) Recruited candidate(s) can be posted/deployed anywhere in Punjab, India or
abroad.
(b) Since some of the vacancies of Head Constables are based in the State
Headquarters in Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, newly recruited Head Constables should
be ready to be posted and serve in Chandigarh/SAS Nagar.
(c) All candidates are informed that as per Section 4(b) of the Punjab Police Act,
2007, transfer of a member from one cadre to another cadre shall not be allowed.
(d) All newly recruited Head Constables shall be subject to various Rules, policies
and instructions issued/laid down by the Punjab Government/Punjab Police from
time to time, as regards members/officials of various cadres of Punjab police with
aim to ensure efficiency, transparency, fair dealing, accountability in public dealing
and police functioning including the:
(i) Initial Placement/Range/District Allocation
(ii) Posting and Transfer Policy and
(iii) Tenure Policy
3. TENTATIVE VACANCIES OF HEAD CONSTABLES IN THE INVESTIGATION
CADRE OF PUNJAB POLICE
3.1 INVESTIGATION CADRE – Total vacancies of Head Constables – 811
Posts reserved for sportspersons – 24
Balance – 787
Note 1: The number of posts may be increased or decreased by the Punjab
Government/Punjab Police at any time before the completion of the recruitment
process, without giving any prior notice to the candidates.
Note 2: The reservation for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes shall be strictly
implemented in accordance with the Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward
Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and
the existing instructions of the Punjab government.
Note 3: The reservation for Ex-serviceman/ wife or dependent child of an Exserviceman/ grandchild of a Gallantry Award Winner shall be implemented in
accordance with the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982, as
amended from time-to time and the existing instructions of the Punjab
Government.
Note 4: Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF, SSB etc.) are not
eligible to be considered for recruitment under the Ex-Servicemen category.
Note 5: The reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) shall be implemented
strictly in accordance with the Punjab Govt. Department of Social Justice,
Empowerment and Minorities (Reservation Cell) instructions issued vide Letter
no. 1/3/2019-RC1/700 dated 30.10.2020
Note 6: The reservation for women shall be implemented in accordance with the
instructions of Punjab Department of Social Security, Women and Child
Development (Social Security Branch) notification no. G.S.R.87/Const/Arts 309
and 15/2020 dated 21.10.2020
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Note 7: The reservation for wards of Freedom Fighters shall be implemented in
accordance with the instructions issued by Punjab government from time to time.
Note 8: The reservation of 2% posts in Direct Recruitment for the wards of deserving
policemen shall be implemented in accordance with the instructions issued by
Punjab government vide memo No. 1(211)94-2H(1)/10176 dated 11.06.96,
whereby wards/dependents of Punjab Police personnel who have suffered
casualties /permanent disability on account of action against terrorists or who
have been awarded President’s Police Medal for Gallantry or Police Medal for
Gallantry for showing bravery in action, or who have been in the forefront of the
fight against terrorism, shall be eligible.
4. PAY SCALE
The pay for the post of Head Constable has been fixed at Rs 25,500/- (minimum
pay admissible) at Level 4 of 7th CPC/Pay Matrix on the recommendations of in-house
committee of Finance Department, vide its Letter No. FD-FP-10MISC/87/2020-2FP1
dated 29.12.2020 subject to the following conditions:-
i. As per the instructions issued by the Department of Finance, Government of
Punjab vide Notification No. 7/204/2015-4FP1/66 dated 15.01.2015 and No.
7/204/2015-4FP1/853793 dated 04.10.2016, during the probation period of 3
years, only minimum pay admissible will be paid and there will be no entitlement
of annual increment and any other allowances except travelling allowance.
ii. Except minimum pay admissible, the decision regarding allowances will be taken
later.
iii. On receipt of the Report of 6th Pay Commission, there will be no revision in this
pay matrix.
5. ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES
5.1 Nationality
The candidate should be a citizen of India. She/he should not have obtained the
citizenship/permanent residency/green card of any other country.
5.2 Age
Eligibility criteria regarding age shall be as follows:
Minimum age as on 1 January, 2021- 21 years
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Maximum age as on 1 January, 2021 – 28 years. Relaxation in age shall,
however, be applicable as mentioned below:
i. Relaxation upto five (5) years in the prescribed upper age limit has been
granted to the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Backward
Classes, who are residents of Punjab. As such, maximum age for such
candidates shall be 33 years as on 1 January, 2021.
ii. Ex-servicemen, who are residents of Punjab, shall be allowed to deduct the
period of his/her service in the Armed Forces of the Union from his actual age,
and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for
direct appointment to such a vacancy in the Service Rules concerned by more
than three (3) years, she/he shall be deemed to satisfy the conditions
regarding age limit.
iii. Relaxation upto five (5) years in the prescribed upper age limit has been
granted to candidates, who are serving regular employees of Punjab
Government or of other State or Central Government. As such, maximum age
for such candidates shall be 33 years as on 1 January, 2021.
5.3 Educational Qualifications
5.3.1
1. Head Constable (Investigation Cadre) : Candidate should be a graduate from a recognized
university, or its equivalent
: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਤੇ ਗਵਰਨਰ ਨੂੰ ਧਮਕੀ, ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ‘ਤੇ ਲਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਝੰਡਾ ਤਾਂ ਝੱਲਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ
for full details see PUNJAB POLICE RECRUITMENT POST OF HEAD CONSTABLES : Notification-Punjab-Police-Head-Constable-Posts
