The last date to apply was 19.05.2026. Online applications for this recruitment are no longer accepted. If the date is extended, we will update this post.
CRPF has cut its Constable (Pioneer) posts from 20 to 8. The correction is dated 13 November 2026, almost six months after online applications closed on 19 May 2026. Mason posts fall from 13 to 1, Electrician posts stay at 7, and the 9,175 Technical and Tradesmen posts do not change. This page covers the whole recruitment with the correction already applied.
Constable (Technical and Tradesmen) – Driver, Motor Mechanic Vehicle, Cook, Bugler and 11 other trades; Constable (Pioneer) – Mason, Electrician. Male and female.
Organization
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification / Advertisement No.
Not specified in notification (Advertisement Notice dated 08.04.2026)
Location
All India / Central Govt
Total Vacancies
9,183 – 9,175 Technical and Tradesmen (9,096 male, 79 female) plus 8 Pioneer (male) after the 13.11.2026 correction. Tentative.
Qualification
Class 10 (Matriculation) pass plus trade skill. Driver needs a heavy vehicle licence. Motor Mechanic needs ITI and 1 year of experience.
Para 7 (age limit) and Para 9 (educational qualification) now count from 01.08.2026, not 01.01.2026. Driver birth dates: 02.08.1999 to 01.08.2005. Other trades: 02.08.2003 to 01.08.2008.
21.05.2026 to 23.05.2026
Window to correct online forms
The official notice board lists a notice of 12.05.2026 opening a correction window on these dates. It is now over.
13.11.2026
Corrigendum / Addendum
Constable (Pioneer) male posts reduced to Mason 1 and Electrician 7, a total of 8. The notice gives the reason as common staffing norms under directions of MoF/MoE. It does not spell out these abbreviations. All other posts stay unchanged.
You can read all three official notices in Important Links below.
Important Dates
Event
Date
Advertisement Notice
08.04.2026
Online applications opened
20.04.2026
Last date for online application and fee
19.05.2026 (closed)
Cut-off date for age and qualification (amended)
01.08.2026
Cut-off date to claim SC, ST, OBC or EWS status
19.05.2026
Corrigendum on Pioneer vacancies
13.11.2026
PET and PST dates
Not announced in the notice. Dates come on the admit card.
CBT date
Not announced in the notice. Date and centre come on the admit card.
Application Fee
Category
Fee
Male – General, EWS and OBC
Rs 100 for each post applied for
SC, ST, all women and ex-servicemen
Nil (exempt)
The fee was paid online through BHIM, UPI, net banking, Visa, Master, Maestro or RuPay cards, or CSC Wallet. It is not refunded under any circumstances.
Vacancy Details
The vacancies are tentative, and the notice says any change will be announced on the CRPF website. The 9,175 posts also include backlog vacancies (older unfilled posts) from the last recruitment.
Post
Male
Female
Total
Constable (Technical and Tradesmen)
9,096
79
9,175
Constable (Pioneer) – after correction
8
0
8
Total
9,104
79
9,183
The notice gives the 9,175 and the corrected 8 separately. The total of 9,183 is our addition of the two.
Constable (Pioneer) – Before and After the Correction
Trade
Version
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
UR
Total
Mason
Original
2
1
4
1
5
13
Mason
Corrected
0
0
0
0
1
1
Electrician
Original
1
0
2
1
3
7
Electrician
Corrected
1
0
2
1
3
7
Total
Original
3
1
6
2
8
20
Total
Corrected
1
0
2
1
4
8
There are no ex-servicemen posts in either version. Pioneer posts are filled on an All India basis, so a candidate from any state could apply.
Category-wise Vacancies – Technical and Tradesmen
Category
Posts (other than ex-servicemen)
Ex-servicemen (ESM) posts
SC
1,539
84
ST
765
33
OBC
2,076
139
EWS
641
69
UR (unreserved)
3,559
270
Total
8,580
595
Together these make 9,175. The notice says 10% of vacancies are earmarked for ex-servicemen, though the Annexure shows 595 such posts. If no suitable ex-servicemen are found, those posts go to non-ex-servicemen of the same category. The full state, trade and category breakup is in Annexure-A (pages 30 to 36) of the official notice.
Trade-wise Vacancies – Technical and Tradesmen
Trade
Male posts
Female posts
Driver
3,176
–
Cook
1,426
–
Bugler
1,263
11
Motor Mechanic Vehicle
739
–
Safai Karamchari
547
–
Water Carrier
502
27
Washerman
363
–
Barber (male) / Hair Dresser (female)
231
3
Tailor
195
2
Brass Band
157
18
Mali (Gardener)
141
1
Carpenter
123
–
Cobbler
118
–
Painter
83
1
Pipe Band
32
16
Total
9,096
79
State-wise Vacancies – Technical and Tradesmen
State / UT
Male
Female
Total
Andaman and Nicobar (UT)
1
–
1
Arunachal Pradesh
20
–
20
Andhra Pradesh
504
3
507
Assam
286
2
288
Bihar
694
6
700
Chandigarh (UT)
7
–
7
Chhattisgarh
205
1
206
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)
1
–
1
Delhi (UT)
114
–
114
Goa
16
–
16
Gujarat
449
3
452
Haryana
152
1
153
Himachal Pradesh
42
–
42
Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
167
–
167
Jharkhand
255
2
257
Karnataka
466
5
471
Kerala
304
2
306
Maharashtra
680
8
688
Manipur
47
–
47
Meghalaya
52
–
52
Mizoram
14
–
14
Madhya Pradesh
449
5
454
Nagaland
86
1
87
Odisha
286
2
288
Puducherry (UT)
11
–
11
Punjab
243
2
245
Rajasthan
430
4
434
Sikkim
7
–
7
Tamil Nadu
673
8
681
Telangana
353
3
356
Tripura
46
–
46
Uttar Pradesh
1,215
15
1,230
Uttarakhand
73
–
73
West Bengal
748
6
754
Total
9,096
79
9,175
What the Numbers Say
One trade is a third of the male posts. Driver has 3,176 of the 9,096 male posts, or 34.9% (trade-wise table). Driver, Cook and Bugler together make up 64.5%.
Uttar Pradesh has the most posts, 1,230 including 15 for women. The top five states (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu) hold 4,053 of the 9,175 posts, or 44.2% (state-wise table).
Women have 79 of the 9,175 posts, or 0.86%, in 8 trades. Water Carrier has the most, 27 (trade-wise table).
The correction removes 12 Pioneer posts, a 60% cut from 20 to 8. All 12 come from Mason (Pioneer table above).
Eligibility Criteria
Criterion
Detail
Nationality
Indian citizen.
State / domicile
Technical and Tradesmen posts are filled state-wise. You had to apply for one state or UT and prove it with a domicile certificate (also called a PRC, Permanent Residence Certificate) at document verification. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh candidates need not give the certificate, but their residence is checked by district authorities. Pioneer posts are open to all states.
Education – Driver
Class 10 pass, a heavy transport vehicle driving licence, and a driving test.
Education – Motor Mechanic Vehicle
Class 10 pass, plus either a 2-year ITI certificate in Mechanic Motor Vehicle and 1 year of experience, or a 3-year apprenticeship certificate in the same trade and 1 year of experience.
Education – all other trades
Class 10 pass. You must be proficient in your trade and have worked in it.
Education – Pioneer (Mason, Electrician)
Class 10 pass and 1 year of experience in the trade. An ITI trade certificate is preferred, not required.
Persons with disabilities are not eligible for these posts.
Applications
One online application only. You could apply for one post in the Technical and Tradesmen group and one in the Pioneer group, but only one application was allowed.
Age Relaxation
Category
Relaxation beyond the upper age limit
SC / ST
5 years
OBC
3 years
Ex-servicemen
3 years after subtracting military service from actual age
Children and dependents of 1984 riot victims – unreserved
5 years
Children and dependents of 1984 riot victims – OBC
8 years
Children and dependents of 1984 riot victims – SC/ST
10 years
🧮 CAN I APPLY? THREE QUICK EXAMPLES
Unreserved candidate for Cook, born 15.06.2005. On 01.08.2026 this person is 21 years 1 month old. The limit for this trade is 18 to 23. ✅ Eligible.
OBC candidate for Barber, born 10.03.2001. On 01.08.2026 this person is 25 years 4 months old. OBC gets 3 extra years, so the upper limit is 26. ✅ Eligible, because of the 3-year relaxation.
Unreserved candidate for Tailor, born 01.08.2003. This person is exactly 23 on 01.08.2026, but the notice says born on or after 02.08.2003. ❌ Not eligible, by one day.
These are made-up examples that apply the rules in the tables above. Ages are counted on 01.08.2026. To check your own date of birth, use the Age Calculator linked in the age rows above.
Who Should Apply
This is a combat-force job. The notice calls all posts “combatised” and says selected candidates can be posted anywhere in India. It does not explain the word further.
You compete inside your own state, because Technical and Tradesmen posts are filled state by state. Only Pioneer posts are open all-India.
The notice lists no interview stage. The final merit list is based on normalised CBT marks, and you must clear the other stages.
Women have 79 posts in 8 trades: Brass Band, Bugler, Hair Dresser, Mali, Pipe Band, Painter, Tailor and Water Carrier. Women pay no fee.
Final selection for the Pioneer posts is on an All India merit list, kept separate from the state lists.
Who should skip this: persons with disabilities, because the notice says these posts are not open to them. Anyone who cannot produce a domicile certificate of the state chosen in the form should also skip it. A mismatch cancels the candidature at document verification.
Selection Process
Stage
Details
1. PET
The Physical Efficiency Test, a timed race. It is qualifying only. Ex-servicemen skip the race. There is no appeal against the race result.
2. PST
The Physical Standard Test, which measures height, chest and weight. It is qualifying only. Ex-servicemen are measured but not tested. You may appeal the same day if you fail on height or chest.
3. CBT
The Computer Based Test: one paper, 100 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours, English or Hindi. Each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks. Scores are normalised, a way of making marks fair across different test sessions. The normalised score is used for the final merit list.
4. Trade Test
A practical test in your own trade, out of 50 marks. You need 20 to qualify. Only candidates who cleared the CBT cut-off are called.
5. Document Verification
Originals are checked, with the domicile certificate and the category certificates. It is held together with the medical test.
6. DME / RME
The Detailed Medical Examination. If you are declared unfit, you may give written consent for a Review Medical Examination (RME), preferably held the next day.
In short: the PET and PST only decide who gets to sit the CBT. The final merit list uses normalised CBT marks, and the trade test, documents and medical must also be cleared.
Cook, Water Carrier, Barber, Hair Dresser, Washerman, Safai Karamchari
1.6 km in 10 minutes
1.6 km in 12 minutes
Mason and Electrician (Pioneer)
1.6 km in 9 minutes
No female posts
PST – Height Standards
Group
Male (cm)
Female (cm)
General minimum
170
157
All Scheduled Tribe candidates
162.5
150.0
ST candidates of North-Eastern states
157.0
147.5
ST candidates of Left-Wing Extremism affected districts
160.0
147.5
Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas, and candidates from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
165.0
155.0
Candidates from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
162.5
152.5
Candidates from the Gorkha Territorial Administration (Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong areas)
157.0
152.5
PST – Chest Standards (Male Only)
Group
Unexpanded (cm)
Minimum expansion (cm)
General standard
80
5
All Scheduled Tribe candidates
76
5
Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas, and candidates from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
78
5
Candidates from the North-Eastern states and the Gorkha Territorial Administration
77
5
Chest is not measured for women. Weight must be in proportion to height and age as per medical standards.
CBT Exam Pattern
Part
Subject
Questions
Marks
A
General Intelligence and Reasoning
25
25
B
General Knowledge and General Awareness
25
25
C
Elementary Mathematics
25
25
D
English / Hindi
25
25
Total (2 hours)
100
100
Questions are at Matriculation level and calculators are not allowed. If two candidates tie, the notice breaks it by marks in Part A, then Part B, then date of birth (older first), then alphabetical order of names.
CBT Cut-off Percentage
Category
Technical and Tradesmen
Pioneer
UR (unreserved)
30%
35%
EWS and OBC
25%
33%
SC and ST
20% (the notice calls this “all other categories”)
33%
Salary and Benefits
Component
Detail
Pay Scale
Pay Level 3 of the Pay Matrix (a government pay grade): Rs 21,700 to Rs 69,100 a month
Allowances and benefits
Not specified in notification
Posting
Anywhere in India
Training
Basic training at a CRPF training institution. Those who fail training can be terminated.
In plain terms, pay starts at Rs 21,700 a month before any allowances. The notice lists no allowances, so none are added here.
What to Do Now
Check rect.crpf.gov.in regularly. The notice says amendments and updates will be published only on that website.
Download your admit card from the CRPF website. The notice says the CBT date and centre are told to candidates only through the admit card on that website.
Carry one original photo ID and two recent passport-size colour photographs to the exam venue. If your ID does not show your date of birth, carry an original certificate that does.
For help, the CRPF helpline is 011-26160255 (Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00).
Keep your domicile certificate, Matriculation certificate and any category certificates ready for document verification.
Documents Required
Document
Format / Notes
Matriculation or Secondary certificate
Proves age, name and education. Originals plus self-attested photocopies.
Domicile / PRC certificate
From the competent authority, for the state chosen in the form
Caste and category certificates
SC, ST, OBC or EWS, in the prescribed annexure format. OBC must not be in the creamy layer on 19.05.2026.
Serving defence personnel certificate
Annexure-II format
Ex-servicemen undertaking
Annexure-III format
Height or chest relaxation certificate
Annexure-VI format
Certificate for 1984 riot dependants
From the District Collector or District Magistrate
Do not use the old 01.01.2026 date from the original notice. The 17.04.2026 amendment moves the age and qualification date to 01.08.2026. Item 35 of the original still shows 01.01.2026, but the amendment names only Paras 7 and 9, so check the official notice if in doubt.
Your state on the domicile certificate must match the state in your form. A mismatch cancels your candidature straight away, and the state cannot be changed at document verification.
Your name, date of birth and parents’ names must match your Matriculation certificate.
If the date of birth on your admit card and photo ID differ, you will not be allowed to appear at that stage.
A mobile phone found with you, switched on or off, can mean a 3-year ban from the exam.
CRPF takes no money for recruitment. If anyone asks for money to get you selected, tell the Presiding Officer of the Recruitment Board or the nearest police station.
Frequently Asked Questions
What changed in the 13.11.2026 corrigendum? It cut the Constable (Pioneer) male posts to Mason 1 and Electrician 7, a total of 8, and left all other posts unchanged.
How many posts are there now? There are 9,175 Technical and Tradesmen posts plus 8 Pioneer posts, which makes 9,183 in all.
What is the age limit? Drivers must be 21 to 27, and all other trades 18 to 23, counted on 01.08.2026 after the 17.04.2026 amendment.
What qualification do I need? You need Class 10 pass plus trade skill, and Driver and Motor Mechanic Vehicle posts have extra licence or ITI rules.
What is the application fee? It is Rs 100 for male General, EWS and OBC candidates, and nothing for SC, ST, women and ex-servicemen.
Can I still apply? No, online applications closed on 19.05.2026.
How are candidates selected? They clear the PET and PST, take a 100-mark CBT, then pass the trade test, document verification and medical, and the final merit list uses normalised CBT marks.
Which state can I choose? You had to apply for your own state or UT and prove it with a domicile certificate, and only Pioneer posts are open to all states.
Update Log
Date
What changed
14.11.2026
Post published, with the 17.04.2026 amendment and the 13.11.2026 corrigendum already included.
Disclaimer: The information above has been compiled from the official notification for the convenience of job seekers. Candidates are advised to verify all details from the official website before applying.
