Delhi Police Constable

Constable (Executive) Male and Female in Delhi Police Examination, 2025

Know about Eligibility Criteria, Apply Online,  Exam Pattern, Vacancies, Job Profile etc. This article will cover all the details related to the Delhi Police Constable Recruitment 2025. F. No. HQ-C-3020/2/2025-C-3: As per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Delhi Police and the Staff Selection Commission, the Commission will conduct an Open Competitive Examination for the recruitment of Constable (Executive) Male and Female in the Delhi Police. Candidates from all parts of the country will be eligible to apply. The post is not identified as suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). 
A total of 7565 (Expected) vacancies have been announced under this recruitment 

 Delhi Police Constable Exam Details

The salient features of the recruitment Examination are as under: -

1 The Examination Notice will be published by the SSC based on the vacancies intimated by the Delhi Police.
2 The Application Form will be accepted only in online mode only.

3 Computer-Based Examination (CBE) will be conducted by the Commission in English and Hindi only.
4 Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT) will be scheduled and conducted by the Delhi Police in Delhi after the declaration of the result of the CBE. Further, the PE&MT is qualifying in nature.
5 Collection of required eligibility certificates/ documents from the candidates and their verification with the original certificates will be carried out at the time of PE&MT/ Document Verification (DV) by the Delhi Police.
6 Final result will be declared by the Commission based on the performance of candidates in the Computer Based Examination subject to their qualifying the PE&MT and other conditions stipulated in the Notice of the Examination.
7 RTI/ Public Grievances/ Representations relating to Online Application Forms, conduct of Computer Based Examination, Answer Keys, declaration of result, and preparation of Merit List would be handled by the SSC.
8 Court cases filed by the candidates at Delhi relating to conduct of Computer Based Examination, Answer Keys, short-listing of candidates for appearing in PE&MT and preparation of final result of provisionally selected candidates will be handled by Delhi Police. The court cases of other regions/out of Delhi on these matters will be handled by the SSC.
9 Court cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances/ Representations relating to all other issues like Scheme of Examination, vacancies, conduct of Physical Endurance & Measurement Test (PE&MT), Document Verification and Medical Examination, etc., will be dealt with by Delhi Police. Grievances, if any, in connection with PE&MT/ DV will be raised by the candidate before the Recruitment Board of the Delhi Police on the same day; thereafter, no representation will be considered by the Delhi Police/ the Staff Selection Commission. 

 Delhi Police Constable Exam Pattern 2025

The Examination will consist of a Computer Based Examination, Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT), followed by the Medical Examination of the shortlisted candidates.

Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide its Notice dated 02-06-2025 on the website, and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks of the Examination.

Computer-Based Examination: The Computer-Based Examination will consist of one objective-type multiple-choice paper containing 100 questions carrying 100 marks, with the following composition: -

 There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in English and Hindi only.

Tentative Answer Keys of Computer-Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after having conducted the CBE. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission, on payment of ₹ 50/- per question, which is non-refundable. Representations on the matter received through any other modalities, i.e., letter, application, email, etc., will not be entertained. Representation regarding the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalization of the Answer Keys, and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final.

The Final Answer Keys will be used for processing the result of Computer-Based Examination. Final Answer Keys as well as marks will be made available on the website of the Commission after the declaration of the result of the ComputerBased Examination

The schedule of the Examination indicated in the Notice is tentative. Any change in the schedule of the Examination will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission
There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of scores of any stage/ paper(s) of the Examination. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

The question paper shall be of Matriculation Level.

Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT):

The Standard of Physical Endurance and Measurement Tests is as follows: -

Physical Endurance Test for Male candidates:

Standard of Physical Endurance Test for male candidates, including ex-servicemen and Departmental candidates (age-wise), will be as under: -

Those candidates who qualify in the Race will be eligible to appear in the Long Jump and then the High Jump. The Long Jump and the High Jump are to be cleared in any one of the three chances given to a candidate. There shall be no appeal against disqualification in the Race/ Long Jump/ High Jump.

Physical Endurance Test for Female candidates:

Standard of Physical Endurance Test for female candidates, including Departmental candidates (age-wise), will be as under: -

Those candidates who qualify in the Race will be eligible to appear in the Long Jump and then the High Jump. The Long Jump and the High Jump are to be cleared in any one of the three chances given to a candidate. There shall be no appeal against disqualification in the Race/ Long Jump/ High Jump.

The female candidates, who are either pregnant or have given birth to a baby or had a miscarriage at the time of the PE&MT, will not be allowed to participate in the Physical Endurance Test and shall be declared temporarily unfit until the confinement is over. Till then result of such cases may be kept in a sealed cover, and the vacancies will be kept in reserve. She will be re-examined for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) six weeks after the expiry of confinement, subject to the production of a medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. The confinement period will be as follows: -
(i) 06 (six) months from the date of delivery of the baby,
(ii) 45 (forty-five) days from the date of miscarriage. 

If she is declared qualified during the PE&MT, her result will be declared as per merit in the Examination. She will be appointed to the post kept reserved for her and allowed the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the Government of India, as amended from time to time.

The candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e., height and chest, may prefer an appeal on the same day, if they so desire, to the 18
Appellate Authority nominated for the Centre through the Presiding Officer (PO). The decision of the Appellate Authority will be final, and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained thereafter. There is no appeal in the Physical Endurance Test. 

Conduct of PE&MT and Medical Examination will be the sole responsibility of the Delhi Police. The Commission will not entertain any representation/ appeal/ RTI Applications/ CPGRAMs against the decision of the PE&MT/the Medical Examination.

Note: - A candidate who has earlier participated in the Physical Endurance Test and Measurement Test (PE & MT) to this Examination and disqualified in any event such as race, high jump or long jump shall have that result treated as final. If any, disqualified candidate re-appears for the test while concealing their prior participation or disqualification and subsequently  qualifies, the original result of the Physical Endurance Test shall prevail.

 Delhi Police Constable 2025 Apply Online
 

a) All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Examination Notice are required to complete their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.gov.in). The earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill up the Online Application Form for the Examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website(https://ssc.gov.in), it will continue to remain valid for all the Examinations to be applied for on the new website. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II of the Examination Notice. The 9 Sample Proforma of One-Time Registration and Online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IA and Annexure-IIA (In Detailed Notification). 

b) The Online Application Form must be submitted only in online mode, either at the website of SSC(HQ) (https://ssc.gov.in) or through the ‘my SSC’ mobile application (which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store). For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II of this Examination Notice as well as the Notice dated 02.06.2025 relating to a mobile app as available on the website of the Commission. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and Online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IA and Annexure-IIA (In Detailed Notification).

c) The candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar-Based Authentication, in terms of the Aadhaar Policy as published on the website of the Commission, while completing their OTR process. The Online Application Form of the Candidates who opt for Aadhaar Authentication will not be rejected on the ground that the photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per the prescribed standards. Such candidates will not be required to produce recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-Identity proof for admission to the Examination Venue at the time of the Computer Based Examination.

d) The candidates are not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/ herself for submitting the Online Application Form. The Online Application Form module has been so designed to capture a real-time photograph of the candidate while filling up the Online Application Form. The candidate will be required to stand/ sit before the camera when prompted by the Online Application Form module and to scrupulously observe the following instructions while capturing the photograph: - 

(i) Find a place with good light and a plain background.
(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
(iii) Position yourself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
(iv) Ensure that your face is fully inside the prescribed area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully, and no part of the face should be outside the area delineated by the camera.
(v) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/ spectacles while capturing the photo.
The Specimens of acceptable/ not-acceptable photographs are given in Annexure-III(4/4) In the detailed notification.

e) The appearance of a candidate, while appearing for the Examination, should be as per the photograph in the Online Application Form. The candidate should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without a cap or spectacles, and has a full-frontal view. The Online Application Forms with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such Online Application Forms where the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected summarily. However, the Online Application Form of candidates submitted through the Aadhaar-Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.

f) Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 10 20 KB). The image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Online Application Forms with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the prescribed requirement, will be rejected summarily. However, the Online Application Form of the candidates submitted using the Aadhaar-Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds. 

g) The last date and time for submission of the Online Application Form is 21-10-2025 (23:00 Hours).

h) Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the Online Application Form much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to log in to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days. 

I) The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their Online Application Form within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
J) Before submission of the Online Application Form, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the Online Application Form. They should also check that the photograph and signature are meeting all the above
requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the Online Application Form.
k) The information furnished by the candidates in their Online Application Form will be verified by the Delhi Police with reference to the original documents during the Document Verification. During verification of the documents, if it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in the Online Application Form is wrong, his/ her candidature will be rejected forthwith. The candidates should ensure that they have furnished correct information in the Online Application Form

Online Application Form Fee and Mode of Payment:

1. Fee payable: ₹100/- (Rupees One Hundred only).
2. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of the fee.
3. Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards.
4. Fee can be paid by the candidates up to 22-10-2025 (23:00 Hours) through online mode only. There will be no option to pay the fee through any other mode.
5. Online Application Form received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained. The fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances, nor will it be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.

6. Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has been deposited with the SSC. If the fee is not received by the SSC, the status of the Online Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’, and this information is printed at the top of the printout of the Online Application Form. Also, the status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status” link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such an Online Application Form, which remains incomplete due to non-receipt of fee, will be SUMMARILY REJECTED, and no request for consideration of such Online Application Form and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of the Examination shall be entertained.

7. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances, nor will it be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.
8. Any issue/concern relating to payment transaction can be filed at the candidate’s login portal through feedback mechanism. 

Window for Online Application Form Correction [29-10-2025 to 31-10-2025 (23:00 hours)]: 

1 After the closing date for receipt of the Online Application Form, the Commission will provide a period of 2 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify Online Application Form parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit Application Form after making requisite corrections/changes in the One-Time Registration/ Online Application Form data as per their requirement.
2 A candidate will be allowed to correct and re-submit his modified/ corrected Online Application Form two times during the ‘Window for Online Application Form Correction’ i.e., if he has made mistake in his updated Online Application Form also, he will be allowed to re-submit one more modified/corrected Online Application Form after making requisite corrections/modifications. No more corrections in the Online Application Form will be allowed under any circumstances.
3 Only those candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the Online Application Form whose completed Online Application Form, along with payment of the requisite fee, have been received by the Commission within the specified period.
4 The latest modified Online Application Form will be treated as the valid one, and the previous Online Application Form(s) submitted by such candidates will be cancelled.
5 The Commission will levy a uniform correction charge of ₹200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) for making correction(s) and re-submitting the modified/corrected Online Application Form for the first time and ₹500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) for making correction and re-submitting the modified/ corrected application for the second time. The correction charges will be applicable to all candidates irrespective of their gender/ category.
6 The correction charges can be paid only in online mode through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, or RuPay Debit cards. 
7 The correction charges once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances, nor will they be adjusted against any other Examination or selection.

8. Before submission of the corrected Online Application Form, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the Online Application Form. After expiry of the ‘Window for Online Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in this regard in any form, like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc., shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.

 Delhi Police Constable Syllabus 2025

 The complete syllabus for all subjects of Delhi Police Constable 2025 Online CBT (Computer Based Examination) is mentioned below:
 5.1 General Knowledge/ Current Affairs:
 The Questions in this section will be aiming at testing the candidate’s general awareness. Questions will also be aiming at testing knowledge of  current events and such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person.  This test will also include questions related to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography,  Indian Economy, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require any special  study of any discipline.
 5.2 Reasoning:
 Questions of non-verbal type shall be asked for analysing Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested. This  component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory,  discrimination, observations, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasons and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series,  coding and decoding etc.
 5.3 Numerical Ability:
 This section will include questions based on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and  relationship between Numbers, Fundamental Arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss,  Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work. Etc.
 5.4 Computer Awareness:
 This section shall include questions pertaining to Elements of Word Processing (Word Processing Basics, Opening and closing Documents, Text  Creation, Formatting the Text and its presentation features). MS Excel (Elements of Spread Sheet, Editing of Cells, Function and Formulas), Communication (Basics of E-mail, Sending/ receiving of Emails and its related functions). Internet, WWW and Web Browsers (Internet, Services  on Internet, URL, HTTP, FTP, Web sites, Blogs, Web Browsing Software, Search Engines, Chat, Video conferencing, e-Banking).

 Delhi Police Constable Cut offs
 Let’s check out the previous year’s cut off marks as obtained by last selected candidate for further rounds of selection process.

Delhi Police Constable Cut off Marks 2023

Delhi Police Constable (Executive)- Male

Delhi Police Constable (Executive)- Male, Ex-Servicemen (Others)

Delhi Police Constable (Executive)- Male, Ex-Servicemen (Commando)

Delhi Police Constable (Executive)- Female

Delhi Police Constable Cut off Marks 2017

Delhi Police Constable Cut Off Marks 2016

 Delhi Police Constable Vacancy 2025
 The fresh vacancies for Delhi Police Constable Recruitment 2025 are 7565 . The detailed vacancy distribution are as follows

 Delhi Police Constable Vacancy 2023

 The Online Application Fee for the exam of Delhi Police Constable is Rs. 100/-.
 Application Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST and Ex-Servicemen.

 Delhi Police Constable Salary & Job Profile 2025

Pay Scale: Pay Level-3 (₹ 21700- 69100/-) (Group ‘C’,)

 After getting recruited as a Delhi Police Constable, you are eligible for various allowances and perks. You will be entitled to the following  allowances:
 House Rental Allowance
 House Rent Allowance for X category cities is 24% of the Basic pay. Hence, for Delhi Police head constable, it will be around 6120.
 Transport Allowance
 The Delhi Police Head Constable will also be entitled to the transport allowance that will be added to the basic pay.
 Dearness Allowance
 The Dearness Allowance is a cost of living adjustment allowance and is currently 12% of the basic Pay under 7th Pay Commission.

 Other extra allowances like petrol, etc.
 Apart from the above stated allowances, the Delhi Police Constable also gets various other allowances like Washing Allowance, Commando  Allowance, Medical Allowances, Ration Money, Provident fund, Gratuity, Pension.

 Delhi Police Constable Job Profile

• The Delhi Police Constable has many responsibilities. Some of the major responsibilities of Delhi Police Constable are mentioned below:
  •  Investigation of crimes, identifying the problems and situations that lead to crimes, assisting seniors in the cases
  •  Lodge complaints & FIR
  •  Promoting and preserving public order in Delhi
  •  Patrolling the streets
  •  Maintain law & order.
  •  Desk job- The Delhi police constable will be required to make daily reports and report it to the higher officers.

 Delhi Police Constable Career Growth

 As a Delhi Police Constable, you will get a lot of opportunities for internal growth. The promotions shall be done at regular intervals. Below is a  schematic representation of the career growth of a Delhi Police Constable.

         DCP
           ⇑
         ACP
           ⇑
    Inspector
          ⇑
  Sub-Inspector
          ⇑
Assistant Sub-Inspector
          ⇑
 Head Constable
          ⇑
    Constable                          

 Delhi Police Constable Eligibility Criteria 2025

 Age Limit: 18-25 years as on 01-07-2025. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02-07-2000 and later than 01-07-2007

Permissible relaxations in the upper age limit for different categories are as under: -

Essential Qualification (as on 21-10-2025, i.e. on the closing date of receipt of Online Application Form)

10+2 (Senior Secondary) passed from a recognized Board.

Educational qualification is relaxable up to 11th passed for the:
                          1 Sons/ daughters of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police Personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police, and
                          2 Bandsmen, buglers, mounted constables, drivers, dispatch riders, etc. of Delhi Police only.

Male candidates must possess a valid driving license for LMV (Motorcycle or Car) as on the date of the PE&MT. Learner License is not acceptable.

Candidates who have not acquired the essential educational qualification as on the stipulated date will not be eligible and need not to apply.

Delhi Police Constable Physical Standard and Endurance Test:

Standard of Physical Measurement for Male candidates:

Physical Measurement Test will be taken only of those candidates who qualify the Physical Endurance Tests. Standard of Physical Measurements is as follows: -
 Height: Minimum 170 cm, relaxable by: -
 05 cm for residents of Hill areas, i.e. Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to states of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh. (Candidates  claiming this relaxation would have to produce a certificate to this effect from the competent authority, i.e., DC/DM/SDM or Tehsildar of their place of residence at the time of Physical Measurement Test). The format of the certificate is annexed as Annexure-IX(In Detailed Notification)
 05 cm for ST candidates.
 05 cm in case of sons of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police.

 Chest: 81 cm with a minimum of 04 cm expansion (i.e., 81 - 85 cm), relaxable by:
05 cm for residents of Hill areas as listed at Para 12.14.2.1 above.
05 cm for ST candidates.
05 cm in case of sons of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police.

Standard of Physical Measurement for Female candidates:

 Physical Measurement Test will be taken only of those candidates who qualify the Physical Endurance Tests. Standard of Physical Measurements is as follows: -

Height: Minimum 157 cm, relaxable by:

02 cm for residents of Hill areas, i.e. Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to states of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunanchal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu& Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh. (Candidates claiming this relaxation would have to produce a certificate to this effect from the competent authority,i.e., DC/DM/SDM or Tehsildar of their place of residence at the time of Physical Measurement Test). The format of the certificate is annexed as Annexure-IX. (In Detailed Notification)
02 cm for SC/ ST candidates.
05 cm in case of daughters of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of the Delhi Police.

Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above will be permissible, only to those candidates who seek relaxation as per his/her category under the relevant column of the Online Application Form and on production of the requisite certificate at the time of the PE&MT. 

Medical Standard: 

The candidates should be in a sound state of health, free from defect/ deformity/ disease, vision 6/12 without glasses in both eyes, free from colour blindness and  without any correction like wearing glasses or surgery of any kind to improve visual acuity. Free from defect, deformity or disease likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties. No relaxation is allowed/ permissible to any category of candidates on this count. 

Tattoos on various parts of the body are permissible as per the details given below: -
a) Content - Tattoos depicting religious symbols or figures and the name, as followed in the Indian Army, shall be permitted.
b) Location – Tattoos marked on traditional sites of the body, like the inner aspect of the forearm, but only the left forearm, being nonsaluting limb or dorsum of the hands shall be allowed.
c) Size – Size must be less than ¼ of the particular part (Elbow or Hand) of the body.